The return of women
Friday, March 01, 2024 | 440 Views |
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Dinah MaratheAfter spending 90% of her life as a police officer, Marathe was transferred and appointed the Commissioner of Botswana Prison Service becoming the first female commissioner of prisons back in 2021. Then, she left the Botswana Police Service as a Deputy Commissioner but she is returning home to head the institution that she has served for almost her entire adult life.
With her appointment as the Commissioner of Police, President Masisi seem to be showing confidence on her and trusted her with this position, which Phemelo Ramakorwane led for almost two years as an acting police Commissioner after the departure of Keabetswe Makgophe.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...