Botswana Police Service

Organisation Record

Organisation	Botswana Police Service
Alternate Name
Abbreviation
Parent	Ministry of the State President
u.r.l.
email
Country	Botswana
Location	Gaborone
Address
Postal Address	P/Bag 0012
Telephone	+267 351-161
Management u.r.l.
Fax
Sector	Police - General
Organisation Type	African Government
Status
Stated Role
Activities
Geographical Focus
Notes	Section 6 of the Botswana Police Act stipulates that the force shall be employment in and throughout the country to protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, repress internal disturbances, maintain security and public tranquillity, apprehend offender, bring offenders to justice, duly enforce all written laws with which it is directly charged and generally maintain peace. For the performance of their duties under this act, Police officers may carry arms. The police shall also perform such military duties within Botswana as may be required of it under the authority of the President as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The Police Department is divided into three divisions, namely North, South Central and South. The divisions are headed by Divisional Commander. The Police services are divided into eight branches namely; General Duties, Criminal Investigation Department, Special Support Group, Special Branch, Traffic, Telecommunications and Transport, Police College and Departmental Management.

Current Positions
Position	Name	From	To
Deputy Commissioner of Police	Kenny Kapinga	2006
Police Commissioner	Commissioner Thebeyame Tsimako	2007

Links to Related Organisations

Parent Tree	Ministry of the State President
	Office of the President
	Government of Botswana

Sibling Organisations	Chamber of the Attorney General [5]
	Directorate of Public Service Management
	Department of Government Printing & Publishing Services
	Department of the State House
	Office of the Ombudsman
	Botswana Defence Force [1]
	International Law Enforcement Academy

Associated Organisations

Donor Recipients

Record last updated on 17 DEC 2007