Mono Live Sessions Now Monthly
Monday, April 08, 2019
Nicole Martinez PIC: MOMPATI TLHANKANE
Bang Gae!, organiser of Mono Live Sessions, held the first monthly session on Friday at the No.1 Ladies Coffee Shop in Thapong Visual Arts Centre. The mono live session was held under the theme ‘Appreciating Women’.
As women play a pivotal role in the community, the organisers wanted to appreciate their existence in acknowledgement of the saying that ‘Mme ke thari ya sechaba’ (woman is pillar of the nation). The crew saw it fit to acknowledge women in the music industry with Tirelo Tsheole, a producer and DJ by the stage name, Black Passo, telling Showtime that as a team they decided to turn things around.
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...