This chapter presents a discrepancy analysis of the goals and outcomes of public procurement restructuring in Botswana. While the objectives of decentralization have mostly been achieved through the establishment of public procurement bodies at the national and local levels, there remain important ...
"We need to avoid conflict of interest and undue influence and act ethically and professionally at all times," said Bridget Poppy John, Executive Chairperson of Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) on Tuesday in Gaborone, capital of Botswana. PPADB's calls come fresh on the ...
As explained in the background, countries have cross-border responsibilities for child rights in other countries, are duty bearers, and are required to act in terms of international cooperation to ensure all children have their rights fulfilled. In view of these obligations and the finding that t...
When it comes to public procurement, the choice is often, at a broad level, between PPP and traditional public procurement (i.e., procurement that is solely publicly financed, mostly, using taxpayers money). Whether the government goes the route of PPP or traditional public procurement, there ...
Public procurement accounts for a big proportion of public budget outlays, hence, it is important that there be demonstrated Value for Money (VfM) in public purchases. To ensure VfM in public procurement, Botswana introduced a modern public procurement system in early 2001. The system is yet to...
The paper aims to investigate challenges facing small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in public procurement in Botswana from the view of a buyer.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers conducted consultative workshops, succeeded by focus groups and follow-up telephone interviews, to ...
Governance in the Health Sector Procurement: The Role of Public and Private Practitioners in BotswanaThis chapter investigates the role of public and private agents in the procurement of medicines and medical equipment through interviews with informants at the ministry of health, the central medical ...