COMMENT | In the bad old days, it was said that no good proposals should be submitted to a particular government agency.

It was claimed that such proposals were copied and passed on to third parties, typically cronies close to the decision-makers.

Hardly anything in the proposals has changed, except for the cover letter, which indicates that it is submitted as a fresh proposal from a different party.

Despite being disappointed that their proposals had been “stolen” and being used to rake in millions, most parties did not seek redemption or remedies for fear of being blacklisted by the agency.

After the unity government came into place in November 2022, one would have thought that such alleged malpractices of the past would be relegated to the archives.

However, on April 26, an innocuous social media post changed that...