Batswana Must Gain From McCall's Movie
Monday, August 06, 2007
I suppose the elections will have to be postponed again next year when the executive will be organising the next BOMU awards, this time not for the 2007 reasons given, but this time on account of precedence.
Ke gore 'we postponed the elections last year, so why don't we postpone them again this year, and then next year and the after, and then the year after that...iyoo. Hae?
The other day I ran to the Gaborone West offices of this McCall Smith movie, not because I really give a damn about American movies, but because the bioscope would have given me an opportunity to speak to the legendary John Kani.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...