Orange Empowers Women In Business

Orange winner Thato Mahube (Black dress).PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Orange winner Thato Mahube (Black dress).PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Orange Foundation has embarked on initiatives that support its strategy of empowering women in business to become economically independent.

Three years ago, the foundation launched a women’s corporate gift challenge that provides an opportunity for women in business to showcase their products and services, learn from one another and also receive skills on business management.

The public relations manager at Orange Botswana, Boga Chilinde-Masebu, said these businesses ranged from arts and crafts, fashion design, textiles, leatherworks, bakery, body and beauty, food and beverages to upholstery and linen making.

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Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

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...

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