Stakeholders embrace #PushaBW
Friday, November 24, 2023 | 150 Views |
Keletsositse Olebile PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The launch of the campaign has seen local retailers increasing the number of local products on their shelves and also committing to engaging local producers on their listing requirements.
Under the stewardship of BITC, the campaign has spurred local retailers, including prominent names like Woolworths, Square Mart, Fours Cash and Carry, Trans Africa, Choppies, and Sefalana, to augment their offerings with more local products.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...