Police receive over 57, 600 applications

Kakoma Kanganja – Inspector General of Police

The Zambia Police Service received 57, 601 applications across the country for the recently advertised 1,000 Police Constable Positions.

Lusaka received has the number of applicants at 10,000, Copperbelt 9,000, Southern 6,000, North Western, 5,278, Western 5,113, Muchinga 5,020, Eastern 4,800, Northern 4,605, Luapula 4,006 while Central Province has 3,779 applicants.

Inspector General of Police, Kakoma Kanganja says all the shortlisted candidates should check for their names at Provincial Centers and are expected to undergo physical tests on 31st July, 2018.

Mr Kanganja says those that will make it will be expected to write an aptitude test on 1st August, 2018 from their respective Provinces.

Meanwhile, the Police Chief has thanked all Political leaders and members of the general public for observing peace during the just ended elections which were held in selected parts of the Country.

Mr. Kanganja says the general conduct by all Political players during campaigns through to the poll day was a clear indication that it is possible for the country to have clean, mature and violence free elections.

Mr. Kanganja says the accomplishment of a peaceful electoral process was as a result of concerted efforts towards peace and commitment exhibited by all electoral stakeholders in the electoral process especially political leaders who played a pivotal role in denouncing violence.

This is contained in a statement issued to Q-News by Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo.