Aon Botswana supports Government's COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Aon Botswana supports Government's COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund
Aon has committed to a second donation towards the end of April to Government’s COVID 19-Disaster Relief Fund, bringing its contribution to the fund to P200 000.
Botswana is already on a 28-day lockdown, after President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared a state of emergency to help curb the spread of coronavirus on 2 April 2020.
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...