Meet the beautiful and intelligent Miss Teen Universe Botswana
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Machobane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Showbiz: Can you briefly describe your crowning moment?
Gorata: To be honest when I was crowned I was over the moon and ecstatic. It is something words cannot describe. I was in a state of bliss. I was competing against 15 participants. There was a moment when I looked at each and every one of them and analysed their abilities and all of them were threats. At the 11th hour I decided to compete with myself rather than with those girls.
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...