Book review

'Botswana Books for the New Year'

There are a surprising number of books both by Batswana and about Botswana that are hard to find, but are worth knowing about and reading.  I have chosen a few of the best of the recent crop of these books.

These four were all published in the United States, one in Cambridge by Harvard, the other three in New York City by different publishers. If you cannot find them in your favourite book store you can request that they be ordered for you or seek them out on Amazon or Kalahari Books.

Editor's Comment
Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

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...

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