Relief for GGC as golf project hits dead end
Friday, October 27, 2017
Gaborone Golf Club
The landlord, Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) had terminated GGC lease and the club was given up to January to vacate the premises.
But assistant minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC), Kefentse Mzwinila has stepped in and stopped the project, after the intervention of President Ian Khama, who announced last week that the developments were not going ahead.
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...