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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Foreigners working in Botswana\u2019s private security industry could pose a threat to the country\u2019s national security, the Chairman of Security Association of Botswana (SAB), Grembo Kealotswe, has said.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware that our industry is swarming with foreign nationals, particularly as guards,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have discovered is that private security companies employ bouncers for live entertainment events such as music festivals, sports events nightclubs and bars.<\/p>\n

Former military officers<\/p>\n

\u201cThese foreigners are mostly Zimbabweans and South Africans who are usually not licensed to work in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is more disturbing is that some of the foreign nationals are former military officers. Other than taking away jobs from Batswana, they could pose a threat to the national security of Botswana because they can detect loopholes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kealotswe added they long raised these concerns but the government, particularly the Ministry of Defence and Security, seems to be paying no heed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the government is concerned about compliance of security companies, the issue of guards is always overlooked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Muscular men<\/p>\n

The Security Officers Association Botswana (SOAB) has expressed similar concerns. Its president, Batanani Morapelo also raised the issue of licensing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have observed is that a group of muscular men come and claim to be operating in security and offer bouncing services,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because they are muscular, companies fall for it without running a background check. Security is a sensitive field that should not be compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Press enquiries, the Minister of Defence and Security, Kagiso Mmusi, claimed to be unaware of the concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am neither aware of this issue nor have I received such complaints,\u201d he said. \u201cI have an open door policy with the security association but they have not brought the matter to my attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

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