Gilport announce deals worth P2m

Gilport Lions have a suit of backers for the new season
Gilport Lions have a suit of backers for the new season

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The club, which has been in existence for three years now, announced Jack’s Gym, Star Satellite Botswana, Tops Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services, Evolia Sports Brand as well as Slim Holdings as the new partners. Star Satellite Botswana, which is a pay television company, sponsors the club to the tune of P1 million.

Through their managing director, Booker Matenge, the company announced that P600,000 will be paid in cash while P400,000 will be for equipment needed by the club. He said the fact that Gilport Lions are the only team in the Premier League owned by a Motswana and run as a company, was one of the factors that attracted his company to the side.

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Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

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...

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