Govt purges the 'foreign legion' from the pulpit?

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The Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) has welcomed the decision by the government to remove the exemption on work and residence permits for non-citizen pastors and church leaders that became effective on August 1 this year.

The president of the BCC, Reverend Mpho Moruakgomo, says the move will strengthen church leadership in Botswana and that the voice of the Church is often not loud enough partly because of the expatriate factor.

The removal of the exemption means that unlike before when churches could engage pastors as their work and residence permits were being processed, non-citizen pastors will also have to apply for the permits beforehand.

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