By-law officers to be armed with pepper sprays

The Jwaneng Town Council has proposed that council by-law enforcement officers in the country should be armed with pepper sprays so that they can effectively execute their duties.

 

In a letter to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Jwaneng Town Council through its clerk Dick Kalantle argues that for the officers to use force, search or seize and detain property and persons as required by the new Local Government Act, basic security equipment is required.

Editor's Comment
A step in the right direction

It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...

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