Botswana, Türkiye business sectors sign MoU
Monday, October 17, 2022 | 260 Views |
Gobusamang Keebine PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Botswana's private sector umbrella organisations form the tripartite MoU with Türkiye foreseeing the cooperation establishing a Business Council between the private sectors of both countries.
The new council will promote critical areas of collaboration between Türkiye and Botswana's private sectors to identify potential and focus interests of cooperation on a win-win basis.
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...