Koketso Is The African Queen

Koketso Moremi seems to be so much in love with beauty pageants, and her passion for the ramp and the glitz that goes with it were finally rewarded on Friday when she was crowned the queen in the inaugural Miss African Queen pageant held at the Big Five Lodge, Mogoditshane.

In the past, she had tried her luck in several Miss Botswana as well as the Miss Earth pageants, while last year she took it upon herself to organise one called Miss Independence without much success.

But this time around Koketso's time seemed to have arrived at last. From the very start of the proceedings on Friday night, the fans watching the event were whistling and shouting Koketso's name, as she stole the limelight in this unique pageant designed for girls wearing size 32-36.

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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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