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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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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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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The Treasury is rethinking the draft preferential procurement regulations it published in June, and there is a possibility the revised version could claw back some of the more generous provisions for enhanced black economic empowerment. “The latest revision of the regulations is expected to be submitted to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in September and
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South Africa currently faces many problems and government must stop applying quick fixes and actually investigate the root of the problem and address it. This was the consensus at a Smart Procurement World Western Cape panel discussion. “PPPFA must not fall, but the principles of 80/20 and 90/10 must fall, simply because the framework
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Lobbying organisations promoting black empowerment are calling for the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) to be repealed because it places too much emphasis on price. The Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF), which lobbies to address socio-economic disparities and promote broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE), says the law prioritises competitiveness and cost-effectiveness.
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Much criticism has been levelled at dti over it New BEE Codes. Perceived by many as a legislator that has set an insurmountable bar, dti says its drive for economic-development has been lost in legislated translation. Liso Steto, Director at the dti, spoke to Smart Procurement Review about supporting small businesses and the perception
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