Public sector supply chain management officials must adopt a renewed approach to procurement in order to ensure value for money in today’s changing legislative and economic environment, according to Isac Smith, chief director of Governance and Asset Management in the Western Cape provincial treasury. The upcoming 10th annual Western Cape Procurement Conference, which is …
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 …
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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 …
It is always a good thing to know what makes your opposite number tick. In this article, Matjale Matsaung, Pretoria-based Head of Procurement and Contracting for GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & Eswatini, explains the experience of small suppliers doing business with big corporate buyers, and what can be done for their mutual benefit. SmartProcurement would …
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Public procurement is promoted as “potentially one of the most important areas for environmental improvement,” a key point in SmartProcurementWorld’s Sustainability Africa 2021 Summit Report, and a sentiment supported by the International Institute for Sustainable Development The Institute believes that “Public procurement is a powerful tool for driving markets towards more sustainable production patterns, and …
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LOCAL CONTENT – AFRICA (Part 2) “It is important to understand what motivates countries such as South Africa to design and implement local content policies. The rationale behind these policies is linked to economic and sociopolitical considerations,” multi-award winning global entrepreneur and strategist, Prof Dr Tal Edgars, tells SmartProcurement in the second part of his …
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.
National Treasury has highlighted that an important aim of the Public Procurement Bill is to use the procurement system to advance economic opportunities for previously-disadvantaged people, women, the youth and people with disabilities, and their business enterprises. While this is the case, Dr Faith Mashele (FCIPS, MBA, PhD) suggests that there is an opportunity to …
SMME Clinic interviews BEE consultant and specialist Monica Molise, CEO of Thriving Dirang. Molise lets us in on some important differences between black owned and BEE and tells us that being compliant may not be as complicated as we think… For more information email Monica Molise at monica@dirang.co.za
