Give Mogoditshaneits roads!
Friday, March 14, 2025 | 160 Views |
Residents have been patiently waiting since 2021, and what do they get? A tangled mess of bureaucratic delays, tender disputes, and frankly, a lack of clear answers from those in charge.
The recent proceedings at the Public Procurement Tribunal have exposed a worrying level of incompetence and confusion within the Mogoditshane-Thamaga Council. This has also been noticed at various cases becoming before the Tribunal where it appears that if those entrusted to procure goods and services did it by the book, the country could have advanced way more.
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...