Kuaho�s illustrious fashion odyssey thus far
Friday, November 07, 2014
Kuaho
“Ever since winning Redds African Fashion Award, I haven’t entered another fashion competition as I have realized that now I have a duty to groom up and coming fashion designers in Botswana behind the scenes,” said the fashion designer, Mpho Kuaho, explaining why she no longer makes news headlines.
She told Arts & Culture that ever since winning the glamorous award, she has been invited to a number of top fashion events internationally such as the Swahili Fashion Week in Tanzania and the Vastra Textile Fair in India where she has acted as a judge and a mentor.
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...