Zakhem not keen on BFA presidency
Friday, February 03, 2023 | 160 Views |
Not interested: Zakhem says he will not run for BFA presidency PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The BFA is due to hold its elections towards the end of next year and corridor talk has linked the businessman with the top post, currently held by Zakhem's close ally, Maclean Letshwiti.
Although there has been no confirmation, the 2024 election is expected to pit the 'usual culprits', Letshwiti and former BFA president, Tebogo Sebego. Sebego was at the helm between 2012 and 2016 but lost out to Letshwiti in the two subsequent elections.
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...