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No allowance for BDF's Ceremonial Guard Unit

Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | 3240 Views |

BDF ceremonial gurd PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers from the Ceremonial Guard Unit (CGU) will not be getting any allowance as it has been established that they do not perform any special duties similar to those of the Commandos.

The 14 soldiers lost their claim for allowance on Friday following an appeal lodged with the Court of Appeal by their boss, Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo and the Attorney General.

The appeal came after the soldiers were awarded the Special Forces allowance by the High Court, but Segokgo disagreed saying they did not hold the counter-terrorism training that was a prerequisite for the allowance.

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No allowance for BDF's Ceremonial Guard Unit

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers from the Ceremonial Guard Unit (CGU) will not be getting any allowance as it has been established that they do not perform any special duties similar to those of the Commandos.

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