A $33-million fund to help the Ethiopian government modernise management of its public finance and procurement has been approved by the World bank. The group said that the fund, in the form of an International Development Association (IDA) credit, would allow Ethiopia to strengthen the effectiveness of internal control systems and ensure proper expenditure management […]
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A proposed law to modernise public procurement in Ghana, bringing it closer in line with international best practice, is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Public Procurement Amendment Bill 2015 was passed by the country’s parliament and now needs to be signed by Ghana president John Dramani Mahama to bring it into
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Business Day – The government’s localisation drive had been delayed by a lack of Treasury approval for designations recommended by the Department of Trade and Industry, its director-general Lionel October said on Wednesday. The government’s procurement budget is about R500-billion a year and it has set a 75% target for local procurement. One of
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Ghana needs professional procurement practitioners to salvage the country from corrupt practices in its economic transactions, said Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply-Africa, Prof. Douglas Boateng.
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From black economic empowerment fronting to extending gifts for officials, doing business with municipalities is still far from easy, despite the best of intentions. A non-governmental organisation, EthicsSA, has landed a helping hand and has produced a 30-page handbook with guidelines on providing services to local government. The booklet covers rules for businesses vying
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The central procurement office (CPO) created by Treasury to leverage volumes in the government has already led to savings amounting to billions of rand, says Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. “The cost of a purchase order will be reduced from approximately R3 600… to between R500 and R750 using the new technology platforms,” said Nene,
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Tensions between SAA’s Board and its top officials around transformation vs operational requirements has seen the resignation of the carrier’s Chief Financial Officer, Wolf Meyer. While details of his resignation are not clear, it is reported that his decision is linked to the SAA Board’s push to set aside 30% of a contract
Eight senior SABC staff and insiders with close knowledge of developments in the broadcaster’s procurement division told City Press that the suspensions were in part linked to the procurement of a much-heralded Rugby World Cup studio for R42.3 million. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing they would lose their jobs or
Vendors and governments can learn a lot from each other. The procurement process ought to start long before the RFPs are issued, says Paul Campbell, a senior advisor for the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government. Do you remember your first school dance? The boys on one side of the gym, the girls
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The passing of Fantas Mobu is being felt widely among professionals in the public sector and by members of the State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum (SOEPF), of which Mr Mobu was President. “We are at a loss for words. We knew Fantas was unwell, but had hoped he was going to pull through,” said
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