Survival International responds to Khama
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Not content with starving the Bushmen off their lands, he launched an attack on their way of life, calling it 'primitive', 'primeval' and 'backward'.
This has sinister echoes of racial superiority which should have no place in any modern democracy.
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...