Procurement
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Supply, Maintenance and Support of a 32-Seater Mini Bus for the SAFA Girls Academy
The South African Football Association has issued an RFP for the supply and maintenance of a 32-seater mini bus to support transport operations for the SAFA Girls Academy in…
Transnet procurement officials warned of Richards Bay equipment irregularities, documents show
Internal documents reveal Transnet procurement officials were alerted to idle equipment and contract irregularities at Richards Bay before the auditor-general flagged over R100m…
Foundation Phase catalogue approved — but are all the materials legally cleared for procurement?
The Council of Education Ministers has endorsed the new R1.6 billion Foundation Phase catalogue, yet lingering publisher deficiencies and legal compliance questions continue to…
Tender Invitation
GIZ, under the EU and BMZ-funded Good Financial Governance programme, invites bids to develop an electronic AML/CTPF statistics management system for Zambia's Financial…
Development of Lesotho's National Carbon Markets Framework for Article 6 and Voluntary Carbon Markets
The Government of Lesotho, funded by IFAD under the ROLL project, is seeking an individual consultant to develop a National Carbon Markets Legal Framework aligned with Article 6…
Whistleblowers lift lid on Transnet procurement
Sworn affidavits submitted to the Hawks by whistleblowers allege that senior Transnet executives ignored procurement irregularities and collusion in contracts worth over R900…
South Africa’s parallel State: The cost of letting crime govern
Because in the end, the true cost of crime and corruption is not only measured in billions of rand lost. It is measured in a country that could have been built. And wasn’t
Ramaphosa suspends police commissioner Masemola pending the outcome of State vs Matlala and 15 others
Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane was appointed as acting national police commissioner
Procurement mafia a forgotten influence in the mining industry
Also known as the construction mafia, they may even include engineering procurement construction management (EPCM) providers
Response to the M&G: CSIR is not a procurement culprit
The CSIR was depicted as a culprit for purchasing certain goods and services using the deviation process, but such a process is allowed and the word ‘culprit’ is thus wrong
Black ownership in banking sector remains low
African Bank’s open listing offers a good example of how direct black ownership in the financial services sector can rise above the stubborn 25% minimum agreed upon by the…
State’s developmental role puts procurement at the centre of the economy
To ensure efficiency the public procurement system need to be streamlined, using sound technical processes and tools to improve procedures
Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement
The treasury’s relaxation of procurement rules will allow the state utility to attend to its ageing power stations far quicke
‘Procurement purgatory’: A legal framework in urgent need of reform
The treasury and parliament must urgently revise and table the draft public procurement bill, as a crucial step in tackling South Africa’s procurement crisis
Eskom plans to streamline procurement in light of Zondo reports
‘Post state capture we’ve put in several controls on the procurement and contract management side,’ says power utility procurement executive