Addressing stakeholders at the 12th annual National Community Policing Cluster Awards at Adansonia Hotel, he highlighted the growing unemployment crisis, which has left over 40,000 graduates roaming the streets. In his address, Mmolotsi stated that the country's security is at risk due to the large number of unemployed graduates going without jobs, emphasising that many possess advanced skills, including expertise in explosives—some acquired during their education and others as former mine workers now out of work. He said that crime has become extremely complex because it is committed by highly educated people with sophisticated minds.
“These are proficient individuals, for instance, a handful of them have degrees in science or are scientists who can create anything by combining chemicals. The same people can use their knowledge to put things together to survive," Mmolotsi continued. He elaborated that the same graduates are now in a situation where their qualifications aren't helping them secure jobs as the unemployment crisis heightens. The Francistown South MP said that police officers in the country find themselves having to deal with highly skilled individuals. "These individuals pose a significant risk to us and we aren't safe. Bombing cash-in-transit vehicles and ATMs is an easy task for them to make a living, as they have been trained to make things explode," he added. The MP also noted that crime in Botswana, like in many other parts of the world, is not only increasing in numbers but also in complexity.
