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Non-citizens in the police, army ranks

Special Constable PIC: BPS
Special Constable PIC: BPS

While citizenship is a prerequisite for one to be employed by the Botswana Police Service (BPS), it has emerged that there are individuals who cheat the system.

This came to the fore last week in Parliament after Defence and Security minister, Kagiso Mmusi, revealed that three individuals were dismissed from the police service after it emerged that they had questionable citizenship.

The minister stated the trio was employed as Special Constables at different stations, as he responded to a question asked by Member of Parliament for Francistown West, Ignatious Moswaane.

Editor's Comment
Uphold our school uniform rules now

As reported elsewhere in this publication, the country’s school uniform industry is being shaken by widespread smuggling, fronting and deceit.This is not just a business issue, but a direct attack on a national policy designed to build Botswana’s own economy and protect Batswana jobs.We call on the Ministry of Education, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), the Police and all relevant bodies to take immediate and decisive action to...

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