Felinah marries a limbless sweetheart
Monday, March 02, 2015
The newly weds
They have lived together for 16 years, bearing seven children, three boys and four girls. Ditshupo had been living a normal and productive life as a construction worker until 2012, when a fatal electricity accident cost him all the limbs while on duty at a site at Game City.
“We have gone through rough times together. We stood and fell together and believe me my wife is a very remarkable woman,” he said with a light smile on his face. He said that even though he was not making a lot of money as a carpenter, he was able to feed his family and pay for his children’s school fees.
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...