Venson-Moitoi's presidential race an uphill battle
Friday, April 05, 2019
Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s presidential campaign faces insurmountable obstacles in pursuance of its objectives, as their numbers seemingly don’t add up. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) structures have simply connived against her first ever challenge of the sitting President and endorsed the incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports that it will only take a miracle of Biblical proportion for team Venson-Moitoi to oust the well-resourced Team Masisi
FRANCISTOWN: In some quarters, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the Venson-Moitoi team also known as the New Jerusalem axis is going to emerge badly bruised from the Kang special congress.
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...