The president’s office has heeded the call from South Africa’s business sectors to put the brakes on corruption and has ordered a probe into allegations of corruption in no less than seven government departments. The departments’ procurement practices have come under the scrutiny of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). “The SIU is treating these matters […]
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It has been estimated unofficially that R30-billion per year, 20% of the overall government procurement budget of R150-billion, is being lost or is disappearing into a black hole of corruption. Much of the loss is through rip-offs, overpricing and the failure of contractors to deliver on their promises, says Carol Paton, of the Financial Mail,
Corruption in government procurement, how are they doing it? Read More »
Ashney Chetty, Manager of Policy and Governance at Transnet, and her group offer the following commentary on the draft Preferential Procurement Regulations (“the Regulations”) to SmartProcurement readers. It will focus on the impact and effects of the Regulations upon SOEs that are currently exempted from the PPPFA. “It is commendable that National Treasury has decided
Comment: Draft preferential procurement regulations’ effect on currently exempt SOEs Read More »
There is a greater need for public sector tenders to be more strictly awarded according to government’s guidelines. The outcome of tender awards influenced by government officials with stakes in corporate companies, bribery and financial mismanagement is not just that incompetent people receive a contract, but also the waste of government’s steadily shrinking pockets. Professor
Larger fiscal deficits call for stricter compliance to government tender guidelines Read More »
In SmartProcurement’s May Newsletter, we discussed the Public Procurement Law Review’s opinions on Phoebe Bolton’s new legal work ‘The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa’. This month, SmartProcurement publishes a review of the book by Mr Isac Smith, director Supply Chain Management at the Western Cape Department of Health. ‘The Law of Government Procurement
Peer Reviewed: The law of Government Procurement in South Africa Read More »
The IPSA/ CIPS Pan African Conference, held at Emperors Palace on 26th and 27th May, attests to the significant role that public sector supply chains are playing in ensuring the resilience of the South African economy against the worst effects of the present global downturn. In particular, the State supply chain management machine is managing
Public Sector Supply Chains helping to keeping economy afloat Read More »
“A must-read for anyone who is pursuing a professional career in Procurement & Supply Management!” Owing to the fragmented regime governing public procurement in South Africa, it is exceedingly difficult to form a coherent view of the legal regime of government contracting. Professor Phoebe Bolton’s book, The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa, provides
New work provides easy access to government’s procurement policies Read More »
Organisations that do not use an automated travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management service are falling behind in almost every measure of financial management. These organisations as ‘laggards’ and presents figures showing that they pay 37% more to process their expense reports; they take three times longer to reimburse employees; and they are essentially working
The ‘silver bullet’ in managing travel and entertainment expenses Read More »
It’s been two years since the introduction of BBBEE (Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment) and yet there is still a critical need for information about this phenomenon. This lack of information perpetuates misconceptions around BEE – rather than empowering employers with the right framework for implementation, the limited knowledge available creates an emotional environment that
A minefield of misinformation – Tackling the challenges of BEE perception Read More »
The Association of BEE Verification Agencies (ABVA) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mandisi Mpahlwa, in terms of verification agencies that have completed the accreditation process conducted by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
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