Meagre BOT50 budget forces tender cancellation

Thapelo Olopeng
Thapelo Olopeng

Government has withdrawn a multimillion Pula tender to brand more than 100 vehicles as part of the publicity of Botswana’s Golden Jubilee which is five months away.

Bidders have been notified that government has cancelled the tender due to financial constratints. The government had initially awarded the committee P54 million to run the prorgammes, but the commitee requested a supplement to make it P100 million. The BOT50 tenders have been marred by controversy with many accusing the authorities of corruption.

In an interview with The Monitor last week, the Commitee Coordinator, Charity Kgotlafela said one of the challenges they continue to encounter was that of insufficient funds.

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