'Greening Botswana's post-COVID-19 economic recovery

National pride: The Icon Building is not only one of the countryu00e2u20acu2122s most costly, but also its most advanced, built in line with the latest green standards
National pride: The Icon Building is not only one of the countryu00e2u20acu2122s most costly, but also its most advanced, built in line with the latest green standards

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There’s a need and an appetite for multidisciplinary and new-fangled approaches to usher in a new era of economic development.

The era of the Asian Tigers and others demanded different. Today, those of us tracking behind have a different playbook: post-industrial, high tech, services driven economies. In addition to that, post-pandemic economic recovery will likely be dominated by narratives of ‘clean growth’, characterised by balancing rapid industrialisation and economic growth with sustainability and climate change in mind.

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Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

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...

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