Botswana Closes Doors on Foreign Teachers, Truck Drivers

A Botswanan official said this week the nation will no longer issue work permits to foreign teachers and truck drivers in order to protect local jobs.

Minister of Labor and Home Affairs Pius Mokgware told a group of unemployed teachers protesting in Gaborone that the government already has stopped issuing permits to foreign educators and truck drivers.

He said that last month the government rejected 140 applications for work permits.