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Using the new PPPFA Regulations for successful supplier adoption

The new Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) regulations are set to go into effect on 7 December 2011. This is great news that will positively impact the lives of many in South Africa as well as the country’s overall economic outlook, Catherine Hills, Partner: Global Accounts at Ariba, tells SmartProcurement. The regulations state that […]

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DTI, UNISA and WITS create Management Development Programme

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The B-BBEE Management Development Programme (MDP), created by the dti and Unisa School of Business Leadership (including Wits), has recently been launched. The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) partnered with these two prominent institutions to develop a standardised national Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Management Development Programme (MDP). The programme gives impetus to

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PPPFA – Is Level 4 Good enough?

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The difference between a level 3 and level 4 can have a massive impact on your company’s profitability. Wayne Oosthuizen, CEO of Engeli Enterprise Development highlights some interesting facts about the evaluation of tenders in terms of the PPPFA, in this month’s SmartProcurement. The new PPPFA must be applied in the adjudication of all tenders

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Do the Preferential Procurement regulations apply to you?

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If you want to do business with any government department, then yes they do, say Shaun Scott, Director of Worldwide integrated Logistics. From a supply chain management point of view the Preferential Procurement regulations (the regulations) have a broad applicabality, covering municipalities to government departments and any business that wants to work with them. All

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Black Economic Empowerment: How far have we come?

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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) was a form of Economic Empowerment initiated by our government in response to criticism against Narrow Based Empowerment instituted in the country during 2003/2004. While Narrow Based Black Economic Empowerment led to the enrichment of a few black (Black African, Coloured or Indian) individuals, the target of Broad-Based Empowerment was

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Expenditure analysis system now provides BEE scorecard data

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The July 2011 update of its expenditure analysis module now provides data on a supplier’s BEE scorecard, in addition to a consolidated BEE expenditure analysis report, says Procurement information solutions provider Ezee-Dex. “This feature enables companies to analyse B-BBEE expenditure on the spot. Any B-BBEE report you need on a vendor should take no longer

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PPPFA amended – A big day for B-BBEE

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Effective 7 December 2011, government departments will be forced to consider compliance to the Codes of Good Practice when evaluating tenders for government business. The publication of the amended Preferential Procurement Regulations, issued in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), has been eagerly anticipated following the circulation of draft amendments for public

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BEE codes do not speak enterprise development

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The best way for an organisation to become involved in enterprise development is through its own supply chain, said Claudia Manning, MD of development consultancy ECIAfrica and a member of President Jacob Zuma’s BEE advisory council. However, pushing this will take strategic effort from the top leadership of companies, said Manning: the highly concentrated structure

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Cabinet to align treasury procurement regulations with BEE Act.

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Cabinet announced in March that it will approve the alignment of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) and the Broad-Based Black Economic empowerment Act (BEE Act). Public entities follow the regulations of PPPFA to procure goods and services. Alignment of these two Acts will ensure that government departments and municipalities include BEE when awarding

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Generate BBBEE expenditure reports in minutes

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Easily calculate your annual BBBEE expenditure from your ERP or accounting system. Procurement information solutions provider Ezee-Dex has released an expenditure analysis feature that makes it possible for organisations to generate broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) expenditure reports in only a few minutes, MD Cathrin Heath tells SmartProcurement.

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Using the new PPPFA Regulations for successful supplier adoption

DTI, UNISA and WITS create Management Development Programme

PPPFA – Is Level 4 Good enough?

Do the Preferential Procurement regulations apply to you?

Black Economic Empowerment: How far have we come?

Expenditure analysis system now provides BEE scorecard data

PPPFA amended – A big day for B-BBEE

BEE codes do not speak enterprise development

Cabinet to align treasury procurement regulations with BEE Act.

Generate BBBEE expenditure reports in minutes

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