Of certified copies by the Botswana police

It beats me and boggles my mind when it comes to the logic behind the Botswana Police Service resources turned into a “certified copies unit” with a dedicated desk in some of our Police Stations.


At Gaborone Central Police Station alone the certified copies desk spills over with customers every weekday. At this desk, the police certify all sorts of credentials, from birth certificates to Phd certificates! On any given day one will find an officer presented with an original and copies by a customer. One quick glance at the original and first copy and stamp hits paper for the rest of the copies, then next customer please!”

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Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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