PPADB new strategy to eliminate conflicting roles
Thursday, December 05, 2013
PPADB Executive Chairperson Ms Bridget P John launching strategic plan Pic Kabo Mpaetona
Amongst the conflicting roles the PPADB undertakes are procurement processing (tender vetting and adjudication), serving as an appeals body, and playing an oversight role.
PPADB Executive Chairperson Bridget John said at the launch of the strategy that the organisation aims to resolve the issues in the current plan through a staged process of devolution at the beginning of the plan period, and transformation to a regulatory authority, subject to the approval of government.
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...