Police should be exemplary

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) in its vision statement says it will strive towards creating a national road network environment where all road users in Botswana are as safe as possible when using the roads.

The BPS will achieve this by working as a team with their stakeholders and the community in contributing to the national road safety strategy by enforcing the traffic laws of Botswana, facilitating the free and orderly flow of traffic, and assisting in educating road users.

The service also acknowledged that many external factors influence road deaths and injuries. It appears that the very same service has thrown its own vision out of the window.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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