Orange Botswana announces new CEO
Friday, November 21, 2014
Dr Benon becomes the third new CEO at Orange Botswana in hardly two years since Cameroonian Elizabeth Medou-Badang was replaced by Phillipe Baudin in January this year.
All the three have sat on the coveted seat thanks to glamorous CV’s; the immediate outgoing Baudin has been in the industry for more than 30 years and has international exposure in various telecommunications, network and business environments in Europe, Japan, the Middle East and North- America.
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...