Masama snag delays
Monday, August 26, 2019
President Mokgweetsi Masisi. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This has put the prospects of jobs from the project in doubt, as the new investor in the town, a citrus fruit company, cannot be allowed to draw water from the nearby Letsibogo Dam since it is a high national security feature delivering water to the water-stressed southern Botswana and greater Gaborone areas.
The investor has been described as one of the greatest citrus fruit producers in the world and the company currently operates two of the largest fruit production and packaging plants in the world found in Brazil and South Africa.
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...