Race intensifies for basketball slots
Friday, November 06, 2015
The ball is mine: Basketball teams are fighting for a top four finish. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
Third-placed Spartans face log leaders, Dolphins at the UB Courts tomorrow night. The match starts at 8 pm. Spartans face a rather tough assignment against a team that has not lost in the league this season.
Dolphins have won all their eleven games; scoring 771 points while conceding 612 points. On the other hand, Spartans have the best defensive record as they have only conceded 600 points. Of the 11 games played, they lost four while winning seven. Up next at 8:30pm, Police welcome second-placed Troopers at the UB Courts in their last game of the season. Police are sitting in fifth position and would look to increase their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals over a side which has only lost two games of the eleven played. Police lost their last match before the break 43-36 to Dolphins while Troopers beat Flames 65-57.
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...