A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape.
Centralised oversight may lead to more standardised procurement practices, reducing discrepancies and promoting fairness, but it also carries risks
The bill lays the foundation for a single public procurement framework, provides transparency clauses that will boost the fight against state capture and corruption, and compels the state to do more to support local businesses and thus jobs
If the programme is to be a success, the government needs to use all the tools in its kit — and it should start with a definition of what a black industrialist is
German software company SAP will cough up R2.2 billion. It’s a good start but not the end of the road
‘The unrest presents an untimely and negative effect on SA’s growth prospects,’ said Godongwana, adding that this could last for the next six quarters
Our readers write in about unlocking youth power and the evolution of the school curriculum
The erosion of public resources through “brazen theft” must be dealt with, says Dondo Mogajane