BISA Gets BOPEU Sponsorship
Monday, May 21, 2018
During the meeting, BISA North-Central regional organiser Ontuetse Otukile said they had to squeeze the awarding ceremony in the agenda since some of the awards were pending from the initial ceremony, which was held earlier this year.
“During the ceremony held earlier this year as BISA we did not award other awards hence we squeezed this day which is supposed to be our annual meeting in order to allow BOPEU to donate the awards that were pending,” said Otukile.
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...