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Policy changes pin hopes of economic transformation on government procurement

Changes made to South Africa’s government procurement policy are aimed at relying more heavily on public procurement as a tool for increasing the pace of economic transformation and urgently addressing socio-economic imbalances owing to South Africa’s pre-democratic past. This was largely performed through the implementation of the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2017, which introduced a […]

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Good governance + accountability = long-term socio-economic development

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Local government procurement practitioners need to recognise the inextricable link between good governance, accountability and long-term socio-economic development, says Prof. Douglas Boateng. Many people on the entire African continent are frustrated and angry. High unemployment, almost stagnant economic growth, poor quality service delivery, a decreasing standard of living, and limited resources for infrastructure upgrades, are

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Simplifying the process of doing business with government

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The challenge for emerging businesses to access government opportunities continues Most suppliers believe that doing business with government is easy: it amounts to applying for a job that has no specified minimum requirements, where your business is merely distinguished from the rest. In this month’s SmartProcurement, Rakgadi Motseto, Chief Director: Stakeholders and Client Management Office

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Can Enterprise and Supplier Development equal cash efficiency?

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In this month’s SmartProcurement, Stuart Townshend, Edge Growth Director, explores how you can use your Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) initiative to be cash efficient, and become self-sustainable – yet making a positive impact where it is needed most.

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Influence of procurement departments on marketers

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Agencies working – or hoping to work – on major corporate accounts in the advertising, marketing and communications industry can no longer ignore or misunderstand procurement departments and their importance in winning both government and corporate clients. Johanna McDowell, Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) managing director, warns that the B-BBEE Amended Codes

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Gauteng uplifting SMMEs through procurement

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Recent studies by Stats SA indicate that the face of poverty in South Africa remains black, female and that of children below the age of 17. Furthermore, more than one in every two SA citizens can be officially classified as poor, said Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecy at the Smart Procurement World conference in

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Set suppliers up for success and mitigate preferential procurement risks

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Even if organisations are not doing business with organs of state, they may well form part of the supply chain of organisations to which the PPPFA directly applies. Therefore, they need to be aware of its scope and provisions. Corporate businesses are actively seeking and supporting black-owned and black woman-owned Exempted Micro Enterprises (EMEs)

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Supplier transformation initiative in engineering and manufacturing to be introduced

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A transformation initiative for small businesses in engineering and manufacturing, the Empowered Engineering and Manufacturing Initiative (EEMI), will be launched in September. The initiative is a collaboration between Smart Procurement World, the Absa Enterprise and Supplier Development Expo and the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA). The initiative is positioned as

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Buy local or face audit findings!

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Under the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, The South African government cannot prescribe to the business sector that they must follow localisation (75% local content in purchases) in the same way it prescribes to public entities. “We don’t have that ability, and are challenged internationally [if the topic of localisation is

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Sustainable procurement – start somewhere, it’s better than not starting at all…

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Responsible, sustainable, green procurement means selecting products and services that have the least negative impact on the environment as well as the highest positive impact on communities and people. Profit and growth need not be compromised; in many instances it is myth that going green costs more, says Lorraine Jenks, advocate for green procurement in

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