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Editorial Board Member to Chair CIPS Africa Board

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Douglas Boateng, SmartProcurement editorial board member and CEO of advisory company PanAvest International, has been elected Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply’s (CIPS) Africa Strategic Advisory Board. This follows CIPS’s adoption of the One Africa strategy, under which the procurement body’s sub-Saharan Africa operations will be managed from South Africa. “We are […]

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Managing the harm caused by procurement fraud

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With so many headlines appearing in the news of controversial tender irregularities, businesses should focus on protecting themselves against the negative publicity surrounding improper vetting of employees and vendors, Rudi Kruger, General Manager of LexisNexis Risk Management, tells SmartProcurement. Market research with a number of South African organisations has indicated that a common concern is

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Pharmaceutical products designated for local procurement

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Certain pharmaceutical products have been selected for domestic production in the latest designations under the amended Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA). A list of more than 70 potential pharmaceutical products is being finalised. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said the designation of the pharmaceutical products would benefit the country in terms of health

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Contemplating Strategic Sourcing – Government’s 18 to 24-month crossing

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There is a substantial gap between government’s current Procurement practices and those contemplated in its policy strategy document, Heleen Liebenberg, senior consultant at Volition Consulting Services told SmartProcurement. Government’s policy strategy document is based on a Strategic Sourcing methodology: it will require a phased implementation approach because the current tender process is not aligned with

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State runs out of AIDS drugs: Demand or Supply Chain issue?

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A shortage of an essential AIDS drugs in the last week of March has revealed shortcomings in the Department of Health’s medicines supply chain management, casting the spotlight on one of the many service delivery problems the pilot sites for National Health Insurance will have to address, BusinessDay reported. Vital stocks of tenofovir have run

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Optimising a R1.1 trillion budget through procurement reform

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Government would not receive full value from its R1.1-trillion 2012 budget unless strides were made to improve spending efficiency and reduce corruption, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan acknowledged in his budget speech in February. Government is taking steps to strengthen efficiency in public spending, to eliminate wastage, improve the alignment between allocations and policy priorities, and

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Contract Management Framework – “try the public sector pudding”

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A contract management framework may not be applicable in the private sector owing to greater autonomy in how organisations in the sector operate. However, the lessons the public sector is learning in contemplating the requirements of the National Treasury Contract Management Framework apply equally in the private sector, writes Paul Maddison of contract management advisory

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Power pylons ‘Preferential Procurement’ designation to create some 1 500 jobs

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The designation of power pylons as local content under government’s preferential procurement rules would create an estimated 1 500 new jobs, Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) industry development executive Kobus deBeer told Engineering News. Under Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) regulations, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) could stipulate sectors and

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Government CMF can take battle to fraudsters

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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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Engineers want services designated under PPPFA’s local procurement

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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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