COPPERBELT commissioner of police Charity Katanga says 9,177 people have applied for admission into the police service in the province with 4,094 shortlisted for physical tests next Tuesday. And 1,900 applicants have been shortlisted in the recruitment exercise in North-Western Province.

Mrs Katanga said 98 percent of the applications received were from within the Copperbelt with the remainder coming from other provinces.
She said during the shortlisting process, 5,083 applications were rejected, while 4,094 are expected to endure a two-kilometre physical interview on Tuesday.

“The shortlisted will undergo physical interviews on Tuesday and the following day, the remaining 350 are expected to be subjected to aptitude tests,” she said. The physical tests for the shortlisted will be conducted at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.