SPTC spoils Real Movers� first match
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Speaking to Mmegi Sport after their match against Francistown’s Ecco City Greens on Saturday, which they lost 2-0, Leposo said the game was moved at the last minute from the stadium to Nico United grounds, as the stadium’s lawn was uncut and deemed unfit to host the match.
He added that they have long offered to assist the council in preparing the field, noting that their assistance was turned down, as the council did not want to share the costs that came with the assistance. “The council told us that their lawn cutting machine was not working, so we offered to lend them one that was supposed to be paid for. That is where the problem emerged as they did not want to share the cost of hiring that machine with us,” he said.
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...