BSA urged to close gaps
Friday, June 07, 2019
Softball action on the final day of the season PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Maforaga, who is also Rail Giants coach, said there is still room for the club administration to improve. “BSA administration needs to seriously introspect because they seem to regress. The maintenance of the National Diamond is poor,” he said.
Maforaga said there has been a high turnover of officials and there was no training of officials this season. He said the northern zone league needs an overhaul. He pointed out that the zone will always play second fiddle to their counterparts in the south. Maforaga stated that there has not been any all round improvement from last season.
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...