Singita enters Delta high-end tourism
Friday, December 13, 2024 | 450 Views |
Luxury in the wild: Singita’s Ebony Lodge in South Africa PIC: SINGITA.COM
The Delta is the country’s most prized tourism destination, with nights fetching in the thousands of US dollars, and the clients who fly in from across the world have to book well in advance to experience the World Heritage Site.
Singita, a 31-year-old group, operates luxury private lodges in South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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...