The Electric Car - A dream by people without electricity!
Friday, August 02, 2019
Promising to change mass market industrialisation with something seemingly far-fetched may not pass as a great reputation to have, let alone acknowledge. President Masisi wishes to see Botswana successfully develop an electric vehicle (EV)
This bullish announcement was first made at a BDP Regional Congress in February 2019, a few days after a return from Davos, Switzerland, where Audi provided 50 green electricity powered EVs for the annual meeting.
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...