BFL secures P25m but...
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 830 Views |
All systems go: The BFL leadership briefing the media yesterday PIC: BFA
The league was forced into a lengthy delay mainly due to failure to secure sponsors.
Yesterday, the Botswana Football League (BFL) announced a P25 million broadcast sponsorship deal with the national broadcaster, the Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS).
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...