BIE vets out unscrupulous engineers

BIE delagates from left to right Alemarumo, Kwerepe, Moseki and Chuma at Engineering week press conference held in Gaborone PIC: KABO MPAETONA
BIE delagates from left to right Alemarumo, Kwerepe, Moseki and Chuma at Engineering week press conference held in Gaborone PIC: KABO MPAETONA

The Botswana Institution of Engineers (BIE) has started a process to vet engineers who want to practise in Botswana.

Close to 20 applications from Chinese, Indian and Nigerian nationals, among others, have been rejected for further clarification.

"I don't have the correct figure at the moment, but there are more than 10 applications that had to be returned for further investigation of the authenticity of the qualifications," said president of the Botswana Institution of Engineers Linda Moseki

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