PPADB gets tougher on contractors
Friday, March 29, 2013
In its work against corruption that has milked the country of millions of pulas, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) has introduced Code of Conduct, which aims at governing the behaviour of contractors.
Clause 3.1 under the heading Collusion and Fronting, it states that a contractor shall not manipulate his or her true shareholding, directorship, management, employees or financial resources in order to be compliant with the requirements of Section 121 of the Act regarding categorisation of contractors in terms of ownership.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...