In times of economic and political turmoil, consumers, employees and constituencies will always look to leadership for some level of direction. It is against this backdrop that the latest Edelman Trust Barometer is a cause for alarm as it details a steep decline in global trust in leadership. However, Zach Mogotsi, Branch Manager of TechPro […]
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Several organisations invest effort into improving their material master only to have their material master improperly used. The problem is firstly that users often place a unique (free-text) order for goods and services that have already been created in the material master, and, secondly that the material master is incomplete and does not cater for
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The new PPPFA regulations became effective from 7 December 2011. Lucille Jansen van Vuuren of Volition Consulting Services outlines the implications if government entities do not comply with the amendments, in this month’s SmartProcurement. “In addition to an adverse Audit General Report, non-compliance with the PPPFA regulations as amended may result in expenditure to be
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Purchasing Index (PI) is running a ‘free issue tea and coffee’ survey, around the different models and cost structures clients have in place for free issue tea and coffee. Are you interested in learning more about what other companies South Africa are doing to manage this area of spend? Do you often wonder what models
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) launched its anti-corruption unit, Corruption Watch, in January 2012. The organisation, funded by charitable donations, is independent and will gather and publicise information about official corruption and hand evidence to authorities. Whistle-blowers are encouraged to submit information anonymously online to the new Corruption Watch site and cell
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The consensus among procurement professionals is that the Accountant General’s initiative to outline a Contract Management Framework for government contracts is long overdue and is to be welcomed. For instance, under the framework, contracts must provide watertight termination clauses, which would assist prosecutors in dealing effectively with corruption and fraud, including corruption in the award
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South Africa’s revised Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) will need to be tied to a number of other strategies, as it will be inadequate on its own to ensure South Africa’s re-industrialisation, Manufacturing Circle chairperson Stewart Jennings said earlier this week in media reports. While Government argues that its procurement power has the potential
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Distribution and logistics are among the sectors of the economy that employed more people during the last quarter of 2011 compared with Q3. Loan Sharp, Adcorp labour analyst, reported earlier this week that the economy’s Q4 employment growth – 180 000 jobs created in the formal sector as of figures released yesterday – was supported
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Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has applied to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for engineering consulting services to be given “designated” status under government’s preferential procurement rules. CESA president Naren Bhojaram said in reports earlier this month that the “designation of consulting engineering services has the potential to stimulate additional work for the
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Recovering from a weak December level, the seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose strongly to 53.2 in January. The index rose 3.8 points to its highest level since June 2011 and above the 2011 average of 52.1. Although the move higher for the domestic PMI is in line with the January flash estimates
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