Boxing champion Oteng to quit?
Friday, November 20, 2015
Oteng Oteng at Mooka Mageu 2014 National Boxing Championship
Mmegi Sport is reliably informed that the bantamweight boxer has lost interest in boxing. The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) reportedly sent a team to persuade the boxer to change his mind, but in vain. However, BoBA vice president-technical, Orapeleng Mosalakgotla, said they had not sent a delegation to talk to the boxer. He said Oteng is still their boxer and only had a quiet year due to school commitments.
He said the boxer had requested to be excused due to academic commitments. “We could not deny him the opportunity because we have used him a lot in different competitions,” he said.
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...