No postponement to Afrobasket tourney
Thursday, January 29, 2015
The seven-day qualifiers were postponed to this month last December and then moved again to next month with fears that it could clash with another FIBA engagement.
The initial date was November 20 last year, but it clashed with the Africa Club Championships in Mozambique and had to be moved to January 17 before the new dates February 21 to 28.
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...