PITP awards Business Botswana president
Monday, February 21, 2022 | 430 Views |
Lekwalo Mosienyane
The award is for a professional urban planner in recognition of his/her outstanding planning work that has made a major impact in the public or private sector developments and thereby a significant contribution to the urban planning profession in Botswana.
Mosienyane is an architect, urban designer and arbitrator by profession with more than 20 years of experience. He has served on both local and international boards including university councils, professional institutes as well as Professional Registration Council, gaming regulatory bodies and syndicate investment boards.
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...