MultiChoice announces talent finalists
Friday, August 30, 2019
Masego Mogwera
The organisation says after a two-month long rigorous selection process across 13 African countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers representing East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa will begin their 12-month training programme at the MTF Academies in Nairobi, Lusaka and Lagos in October this year.
It also says two young Batswana students Lorato Orapeleng and Masego Mohwasa have been selected to attend the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Class of 2019.
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...