President Khama speaks on Public Service Day

I wish to thank all of you for your hard work, and for being committed to being an excellent Public Service.

I wish to commend and appreciate all Public Officers for the service they have been rendering to the nation for the past 49 years since we attained Independence in 1966.

Having started from a humble beginning as a country, we owe our gratitude as a nation to the men and women who throughout the years have worked tirelessly to develop this country. Botswana has a good record of Public Service which you can justifiably take pride in. We need to sustain this record going forward. The Public Service has a key role to play as we seek to transform the way we deliver public services.

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Gov't must guard against cadre deployment

As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...

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