The year 2025: Media's sniveling year
Friday, December 19, 2025 | 0 Views |
Lebogang Mosikare (Reporter)
In the vernacular, sometimes a bad year is condemned to the gutters, to the extent of wishing it never existed, “Ngwaga o o sa nthateng ga o fete.”
To their fellow scribes and family members, the year 2025 is a year they will definitely choose to forget swiftly. This is because the year had inflicted untold pain and misery, as death had struck when it mattered the most. Journalists are comfortable telling their stories, including bereavement or tributes of the people they cover. When death struck the fraternity, pain was written everywhere.
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...