Amaroto fans spoilt for choice
Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 900 Views |
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New comers in the music promoting business Bantu Gold and As Majita have partnered to bring the Boatle event which will also include Busta 929 and Pabi Cooper on the line-up. Lukundo Simpemba from a fashion and design company called Bantu Gold said they are relatively new and started during the pandemic.
He said even the trending artists who they brought on the line-up like Amaroto and Pabi Cooper were not known before the pandemic. “COVID--19 has been tough but it was an opportunity for certain gaps to be closed. We are diamonds that have come out of these rough times,” he highlighted.
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...