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P3 million shot in the arm for DPP

BPS will be relieved of prosecutorial duties PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BPS will be relieved of prosecutorial duties PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Government has allocated P3 million to relieve the police of delegated prosecution services. The funds are to be used to open more satellite offices for the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Presenting the budget to the Committee of Supply, Minister of Justice, Machana Shamukuni said the rollo-ut of the project will continue in the financial year 2023/2024.

For the 2022/2023 financial year, Shamukuni revealed that the project was allocated P2.4 million to establish two satellite offices in Tsabong and Kasane. “These two satellite offices will be completed at the end of the financial year 2022/2023,”he said.

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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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