Simon Hirschfeld

Simon Hirschfeld ( born and bred in Molepolole in 1935) is one of the longest serving police service commissioners. He served 24 years as a Botswana Police service commissioner. Quotes “Ke innela le mosadimogolo wame hela re le babedi,” “I only learnt very recently that what we referred to as kabus is actually a cab-house”, I would hold her drinking glass and stand by her side throughout as she danced at the gala dinner. Kene kele motlhanka wa gagwe”, “Whites being whites, they had already smelt a rat. They knew Khama was getting rid of them”, Hirschfeld: From Std II To Police Comissioner 16 May 2016 “I would love to see a woman being appointed as police commissioner. But I will have a problem if the tried and tested criteria of appointment on merit and set procedures is compromised for the sake of gender,” ‘Appoint female commissioner on merit’ – former police chiefs 28 March 2010