At the start of the millennium, the program was synonymous with the deep voice of Senior Superintendent Dipheko Motube. It was at this time that I became a loyal listener of Crime File, the police crime-prevention show hosted on Radio Botswana I. The deep voice of presenter Dipheko Motube would come through the small radio, painting a picture of the dramatic tales of the criminal world. I was introduced to the magic of radio, and therein I developed a keen interest in police work. However, that was then. I doubt any teenager in this day in age has time for shows like Sepodise Gompieno.
The program began in 1984, after the then Botswana Police Force realized that there was a gap between them and the public and that community policing strategy was not yet in place. They resolved to start crime prevention committees, that consisted of the police and members of the public.The resolution was made in a meeting that was held in Mahalapye and in an effort to find a way of disseminating information, they agreed on introducing a radio program that was then called 'Sepodise gompieno' and a magazine to communicate with the public.The main content of the program at the beginning was broadcasting the speech of the Police Commissioner and information that was said at the crime prevention committee meetings.
