Miss Millennium vows to continue empowering women
Monday, April 03, 2023 | 40 Views |
Kelebeletse Nthobatsang PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
“We purposely decided to celebrate this price giving which started three years ago.
The inception of Miss Millennium started in 2008. We decided to host this price giving in April to celebrate the month of women hence our decision to have this prize giving celebration a month after the Miss Millennium grand finale,” said said the event coordinator Zenzel Hirschfield who is also the director of Zen Promotions. Furthermore, she said they used to have a beauty pageant and then give them their prizes on stage.
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...