Directorate of Intelligence and Security

Directorate of Intelligence and Security
AbbreviationDIS
Established2007
PurposeCyberwarfare
Counterintelligence
Internal security
Intelligence agency
Security agency
Region served
Botswana
Director General
Brigadier Peter Magosi
Parent organization
Government of Botswana
BudgetBWP 40 million PER annum
StaffUndisclosed
Formerly called
Directorate on Intelligence and Security Services

The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is the internal intelligence agency of Botswana founded under the Intelligence and Security Service Act which commenced in 2008. The DIS was formed to oversee matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of Botswana. The DIS has investigative jurisdiction to arrest or detain and interrogate over a wide range of criminal offenses.