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
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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