Lawsuits from aggrieved bidders swamp PPADB

John PIC: KATLEGO MOTSAMAI
John PIC: KATLEGO MOTSAMAI

The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) said it had seven of its awarded tenders challenged in court during the 2015/16 financial year.

Addressing the media on Friday, PPADB executive chairperson, Bridget John noted that this is a major problem, especially in the procurement of construction services as it leads to delays in project implementation.

“Most litigious matters take many years to resolve, depending on the complexity of the case,” she said.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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