Navigating the legislative environment applicable to state procurement is no easy task and arriving at a workable understanding has for many, since the 2017 Preferential Procurement Regulations (“2017 Regulations”) were set aside, taken on the form of trying to solve a five-sided Rubik’s cube. Sean Sim, Director of Sim & Buzo Attorneys in Johannesburg, enlightens […]
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While others are saying “we are back to 2001 Preferential Procurement Regulations (PPR)”, Sanele Khomo, Deputy Director: SCM Transversal Policies at the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury, tells SmartProcurementNews that in fact we are dealing with a new phenomenon. It is now well known that South Africa has started implementing the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2022, replacing
Preferential Procurement in SA: Where to from here? Read More »
Several questions arise when it comes to negotiating. As one goes into a negotiation, there is one striking question that one needs to ask oneself: “Is the price the only subject for negotiation?” Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Managing Director of Commerce Edge South Africa, discusses here the need for procurement professionals not to limit their negotiations
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Public procurement in South Africa is on the brink of being turned on its head. Johannesburg-based Director, Coach, Consultant and Supply Chain Management Practioner, Shaun Scott, unwraps the legal conundrum that faces all organs of state come January 2023, which must decide for themselves how to implement the new Preferential Procurement Regulations. Over 700 organs
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Political pressure from stakeholders in supply chain management (SCM) is a reality. We must just find ways to collaborate with our colleagues in government successfully, advised Thandy Pino, Founder and CEO, Ntakha Consulting, and former Chief Director of Supply Chain and Asset Management at the Gauteng Department of Health, at the recent SPW Indaba 2022.
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Failure is critical to learning, but no one wants to talk about it, says Mark Raffan, who heads up training and sales at Negotiations Ninja, a Canadian training company leading the way in negotiation, conflict resolution, persuasion and influence, and communication. He also hosts the Negotiations Ninja Podcast, the top negotiation podcast in the world.
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Probably the most significant judgement the country has seen in public procurement, was handed down by South Africa’s Constitutional Court on 16 February 2022, on the Afribusiness versus Minister of Finance case, and is reflected upon here by Shaun C Scott, Johannesburg director, coach, consultant and supply chain management practitioner. The decision was not anticipated
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Even a cursory reading of the published parts of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture (the Zondo Commission), leaves no doubt that public procurement was at the heart of state capture in South Africa, says Prof. Geo Quinot, professor of law at Stellenbosch University and director of the African Procurement
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Procurement specialists can fight fraud and corruption if they stand united, says South Africa’s Lerato Sebata, who is passionate about accomplishing a profession that is ethical, respectful and effective. It is International Fraud Awareness Week, and, as experts in the procurement industry, we play a pivotal role in reducing fraud by taking a strong stance
Getting ethics back into procurement! Read More »
The time has come for SMMEs to focus – on themselves. Leading the way is Hepsy Mkhungo, a renowned South African thought leader in the ESD space, an international speaker, entrepreneur and mentor of hundreds of small, medium and micro businesses. Here she speaks with authority on why independent businesses should not despair, but thrive … if they take the right steps.
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