BOCRA receives 12 complaints in Q2 of 2015/16

The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) says it received 12 complaints during the second quarter of the financial year 2015/2016.

Ten of them were resolved while two are still pending. According to BOCRA deputy director of corporate communications, Aaron Nyelesi the escalated reports were restricted to telecom and value-added network service providers.

Nyelesi said the resolution was made possible by monitoring and enforcing defined metrics with respect to pricing, availability, standards and quality of services and products offered by the regulated service providers.

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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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