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War erupts over P3m National Arts Festival tender

2D1A2003
2D1A2003

Trouble is brewing at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture following a legal dispute over a P3 million National Arts Festival tender.

Allegations of favouritism and corruption for a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) council candidate who has been awarded the tender by the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture have surfaced.

At the heart of the controversy lies a lucrative tender allegedly awarded to Molebeledi "Chilly" Segona, owner of Afro-Heavens Creations who is also a BDP council candidate for Sefophe ward. The announcement of Segona’s win was met with uproar from other bidders, who have since cried foul.

Editor's Comment
Public servants deserve better than union infighting

‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...

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