Corruption in government procurement, how are they doing it?
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, who wonders if the government has the political will to stop it.SmartProcurement would like to know which fundamental Procurement disciplines have been ignored and which would counter this national dilemma?
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Comment: Draft preferential procurement regulations' effect on currently exempt SOEs
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.
Posted by Editor at 5:40 AM
Peer Reviewed: The law of Government Procurement in South Africa
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.
Posted by Editor at 1:11 PM
Public Sector Supply Chains helping to keeping economy afloat
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 many massive contracts that are keeping several sectors of the economy afloat and their balance sheets in the black.
Posted by Editor at 12:02 PM
New work provides easy access to government's procurement policies
“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 for the first time relatively easy access to this regime, which will undoubtedly be of significant assistance to anyone approaching this field of law, says Geo Quinot in the 'Public Procurement Law Review'.
Posted by StaffWriter at 2:58 PM
The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa
Publisher Lexis Nexis has launched the The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa the very first comprehensive analysis of this topic. It systematically covers the entire field of law applicable to government procurement and examines the scope and effect of the current procurement legislation in the light of existing case law and commentary. Posted by StaffWriter at 2:41 PM