Botswana�s diversity inspires fashion designers
Friday, July 17, 2015
This year’s fashion show at the President competition finals lived up to that adage as the fashion designers were mainly inspired by their respective backgrounds to make creative outfits that were showcased on the ramp.
About 40 fashion designers from across Botswana showcased their outfits, which they said were inspired by their backgrounds.
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...