May
MVA Fund Donates to Botswana Police Services
Motor Vehicle Accident Fund donated refreshments worth over P50 000 to the Botswana Police Services recently, as support towards roadside campaigns for the upcoming festive season.The patnership between BPS and MVA Fund comes a very long way as they are both charged with the responsibility to promote road safety in the country.
When handing over the donations, Motor Vehicle Accident Fund CEO, Mr Michael Tlhagwane said the gifts are essential for the road side campaigns as there is increased movement of travellers and road users visiting their relatives at different destinations for the holidays.Mr Tlhagwane further mentioned that the donations were intended to boost the morale and motivate police officers deployed during the festive season.
He further indicated that on average about 82 people perished annually during the months of November and December from the year 2015 to 2019 due to road accidents.
“For her part Deputy Commissioner responsible for Police Operations Ms Dinah Marathe highlighted that both MVA Fund and BPS have a common mandate and in preceding years have been engaged in joint roadside campaigns in efforts to curb the escalating road accidents and fatalities.She also pointed that the refreshments which included ,Energy Drinks,Bottles of Water and Packets of Raisins amongst others were to be distributed accordingly to engaged officers. “
Mr Tlhagwane