Entrepreneur Says He Owes It All to LEA
Monday, November 02, 2015
Beneficiary: Musa Jele
After running the supermarket for over a decade, Jele opened up a filling station after identifying a gap in the fuel supply business along the Francistown and Nata road.
According to Jele, he managed to get assistance from the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) in 2008, which helped him turn around the business by engaging a consultant to coordinate their operations and track their performance.
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...