World Relays debacle: Athletics enters murky territory
Friday, May 09, 2025 | 1090 Views |
Fire-fighting: Theetso PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO Flashback: The victorious 4x400 men’s relay team
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has become a reference point for disputes over allowances. Successive Zebras generations have been at loggerheads with the association for failing to timeously honour financial obligations.
This week, it was the turn of athletics, as Oabona Theetso, the BAA vice president-administration had a busy week trying to put out the fires in the media.
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...