Independence for soldiers, prisoners

Imagine Independence celebrations without the involvement of Botswana Defence Force (BDF). Boring! Of course that is what most young people would say. This day of celebration is often centred on the capital city and the military.

The reason why the military seems to be always at the forefront of things is because they are always almost ready to do all the odd jobs that government would want done. It’s cheaper to do any of these menial odd jobs by way of engaging the military.

The fact is; this group has significant levels of human resource as compared to other institutions in government. And because we are still at peace time, soldiers are an appropriate group that can fill up the gaps.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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