Miss Teen International Botswana search nears
Friday, March 29, 2019
Miss Teen International Top 30 Finalists
The winner will represent Botswana at Miss Teen International in India in December.
The organiser of the pageant Michelle Ashley told Arts & Culture that the newly introduced pageant is open to girls between 13 and 18 years of age. “We don’t take 19 because by December most would have turned 20,” she emphasised.
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...