Laughter as ex-BNSC boss bids affiliates farewell
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
She mentioned Sexton Kowa of Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Botswana Softball Association president Marumo Morule as the most difficult characters that she has worked with. She remembered how Kowa became disruptive deliberately in a meeting to resolve the crippling factional fight in football in 2003. Makgato-Malesu demonstrated how Kowa would talk on his phone to challenge her to call him to order. "Mosadi ga a ikalela gore gololola, a o nneelele dintsa tsame dijo tuu," she demonstrated to the laughing crowd.
She said that Morule on the other hand never looked satisfied with answers given by her.
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...