WIBA Penetrates Regional Markets
Monday, November 12, 2018
Nametso Ntsosa PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Speaking to Monitor Business, WIBA president Nametso Ntsosa-Carr said most of their members have benefited from their trips to business forums in Lesotho and the North West region in South Africa.
“Most of the MoUs we signed have been beneficial to our members. We met other women in business in Lesotho through the SADC training where some of our members managed to get partnerships with even more women in Tanzania and Kenya,” she said.
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...