Is Amos’ career headed for a crash-landing?
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Crash-landing: Amos takes a fall during last year’s Olympics PIC: WWOS.NINE.COM.AU
Exactly a decade separates Amos’ career-defining moments.
This time, 10 years ago, the nation was about to erupt in unbridled joy to celebrate the first Olympic Games medal delivered through the unorthodox running gait of Amos.
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...