Bogadi turned into a money-spinning scheme
Friday, March 06, 2015
Bakgatla and Bakwena women during Bogadi negotiations. PIC: KEBOFHE MATHE
The servant was sent by Abraham to find a wife for his son Isaac and after identifying Rebekah, gave her the beautiful gold bracelets and nose rings.
According to this bible scripture, Rebekah’s brother Laban ran to the spring as soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms. He then invited the servant to his father’s yard where a house had been prepared him.
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...