Audit on PPADB to be released October
Friday, September 23, 2011
The audit sought to identify opportunities for corruption and loopholes within the procurement organisation. Speaking at a two-day workshop of Ministerial Tender Committees (MTC) on Monday, the executive chairperson of PPADB, Bridget John, said the audit was prompted by the board's concern over "the view held by some that there is corruption in public procurement".
"We are curious to know what the real situation is and the basis for corruption perceptions," John said. She also disclosed that PPADB had acquired the support of the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) governance programme to fund a Corruption Perception Survey by independent experts.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...