As we bade farewell to Mr Molelowatladi, we welcomed Ms Mmopa Juma who joined the Office as Deputy Auditor General on transfer from Accountant General where she was Deputy Accountant General. 

## 12. Obituary 

It is with great sadness that I have to report the untimely death of the former Auditor General, and my former boss, Mosweu Bartholomew Masisi, on the 20 March 2018, at the age of 74. Mr Masisi’s career in the public service was devoted to the Office of the Auditor General having joined the Department of Audit, as the Office was then called, in January 1969 as an auditor and rising through the ranks to become the head of the Office as Auditor General in 1993. 

Mr Masisi’s deserved retirement in April 2003 marked the culmination of 34 years of illustrious career in the Office, 10 of which he held the position of Auditor General 

## 13. Currency 

The monetary values in this report are in the Pula currency, unless expressly indicated. The year-end balances in foreign currencies are translated to the Pula equivalent at the applicable middle-market rate as at 31 March 2018. For the Botswana Diplomatic Missions, a fixed exchange rate for each host country, as determined by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, has been used throughout the year, unless advised by the Ministry. 

