Govt gives local suppliers new deal

Government has finally responded to calls for the empowerment of citizen entrepreneurs as it will soon bypass the tendering process and procure from local companies provided their prices are competitive.

In his State of the Nation address last Friday, President Ian Khama said the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) have been instructed to prepare a list of companies that produce goods locally so they can be empowered.

"If the pricing is competitive, central Government, local authorities and parastatals will be instructed to procure from such companies with immediate effect," he said. 

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