Rest in peace DwD: Death you're so cruel!
Friday, November 30, 2018
Dubani wa Dubani PIC: THE VOICE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK
Dubani worked for The Voice, either freelancing or on a full time basis, all the time. To his early grave, Dubani never wavered in his dedication for The Voice and particularly co-founder, Beata Kasale, who usually treated employees of the newspaper as if they were family.
Dubani, or DwD as we got to call him, covered mostly sports for The Voice. One such story was a blow-by-blow account of the trip to South Africa of the Zebras under the tutelage of Serbian coach Jelusic Veselin, who had turned the fortunes of the team around such that it was now on everyone’s lips.
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...