09 Nov 2026

Professor Lekoko Kenosi has been appointed the new Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and has assumed service yesterday.

This follows the retirement of Brigadier Peter Magosi, whose contract ended on October 13. President Advocate Duma Boko announced this during the State of the Nation Address, thanking the retired officers for their service to the country.

He noted that since the last State of the Nation Address, two Directors General had completed their tenures and retired.

President Boko stated that the Director General of the DCEC left at the end of her contract, while Mr Batlhalefi Moeletsi was appointed and assumed service on November 1.

He added that the government was committed to transforming its institutions to restore credibility, integrity, and public trust. ENDS