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BDlive
3 Dec 2014
Infrastructure spend in sub-Saharan Africa set to grow
PwC report finds scarce resources, shift in global economic power to emerging markets, urbanisation are driving infrastructure spend in Africa ...read more
Chantal Uwimana
3 Dec 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa: corruption still hurts daily lives
Once again, the Corruption Perceptions Index results are not fundamentally different from previous years: the majority of African countries still have a score of less than 50 per cent, which in our view depicts a situation of endemic corruption. In a ...read more
Siyabonga Mkhwanazi
27 Nov 2014
It's not good enough, says Auditor-General
Government departments and state entities have come under fire from the Auditor-General for poor performance and failing to jack up their systems to comply with the law in the issuing of tenders. This was after Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu found that ...read more
BDlive
20 Nov 2014
Cabinet approves plan to ensure departments adhere to local procurement policy
Cabinet approves implementation of programme to ensure compliance by government departments with policy on procuring goods, services from local suppliers ...read more
BDlive
20 Nov 2014
A working partnership to accelerate NDP progress
THE importance of public-private partnerships is a prevalent theme of the National Development Plan. Such a partnership is already taking place at the very highest level between business and government with dedicated task teams working behind the scenes ...read more
BDlive
11 Nov 2014
Gauteng makes tender process transparent
Seven-stage tender process to be modified to allow for more transparency and public oversight ...read more
Nthambeleni
10 Nov 2014
Gauteng launches open tender process
The Gauteng Provincial Government has announced that the upgrade of Cedar Road in Fourways, Johannesburg with an estimated value of R50 million is the pilot project for the new open tender process. The pilot project was officially unveiled by Gauteng ...read more
Procurement Leaders Network
10 Nov 2014
Levi Strauss' Smart Thinking On Supply Chain Ethics
The apparel manufacturer’s efforts are a great example of the economic benefits that can accrue to companies that pursue sustainability and promote ethics in their supply chains. Kudos to Levi Strauss, which announced last week that it will partner ...read more
Craig Fagan
7 Nov 2014
Can big data solve the world's problems, including corruption?
Governments, academics and tech gurus over the last couple of years have been transfixed with the prospect that better and bigger data can help us solve the world’s more entrenched problems – including corruption and poverty. The United Nations ...read more
allAfrica.com
3 Nov 2014
South Africa: Public Service Honours Innovators
Public service innovators gathered at Emperor's Palace, in Kempton Park, on Friday evening to be honoured for their innovations. The 12th Public Sector Innovation Awards featured among others innovations that improve service delivery, use Information ...read more
supplymanagement.com
30 Oct 2014
The five characteristics of high-performing teams
Mike Blanchard, general manager of strategic procurement at Sydney Trains, made the point while addressing delegates at the CIPS Australasia Conference this month. He said high-performing teams have the following five characteristics: they share the same ...read more
BDlive
30 Oct 2014
Centres will nurture entrepreneurs
Small and medium-size enterprises are expected to create 90% of the 11-million jobs envisaged by the National Development Plan by 2030 ...read more
nosihle
28 Oct 2014
Department confident it can reverse small business failure
Pretoria - The Department of Small Business Development is working towards reversing the high failure rate of new small businesses. ...read more
Matona
23 Oct 2014
New Presidential BEE Advisory Council appointed
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members of the Presidential Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Advisory Council. ...read more
Polity.org.za
22 Oct 2014
Govt to table procurement review in November
Government’s plans for reining in the country’s public procurement would be outlined in the Public Procurement Review, which will be published next month. Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told Parliament on Wednesday that the document would ...read more
BDlive
22 Oct 2014
Late government payments are 'killing black-owned small businesses'
Knock-on effects include inability to repay loans and to obtain tax clearance certificates for tendering purposes ...read more
Max Heywood
21 Oct 2014
Money-laundering: too important to leave to the experts alone
Starting tomorrow a group of government officials and experts belonging to the world’s leading anti-money laundering organisation – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – will be meeting in Paris. On the agenda is the adoption of a ...read more
Polity.org.za
21 Oct 2014
DA: Dr Dion George says cut wasteful expenditure, not the budget
The South African economy is stuck in first gear. Slow economic growth, high levels of unemployment and high inflation is likely to continue for some time. With South Africa facing such difficult economic circumstances, it is expected that in his Medium ...read more
BDlive
20 Oct 2014
Nuclear vendor workshops will allow potential suppliers to strut their stuff
COUNTRIES wanting to sell their nuclear technology will be able to parade their wares in a pre-procurement workshop to be hosted by the Department of Energy that will include representatives from other state entities. On Sunday, the Department of Energy ...read more
BDlive
14 Oct 2014
Car parts suppliers probed for collusion
More than 80 automotive component manufacturers under investigation for allegedly colluding to fix prices and dividing the market for the past 14 years ...read more
Neo
10 Oct 2014
SA to sign nuclear agreement with France
President Jacob Zuma has given authority to Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson to sign an agreement for the safe use of nuclear energy with France. “President Jacob Zuma has, in terms of section 231 of the Constitution of the Republic of South ...read more
BDlive
9 Oct 2014
Nuclear deal was 'lost in translation'
ROSATOM, the state-owned Russian nuclear company, spent on Thursday afternoon trying to disown its earlier claim of having been awarded a contract to build SA’s proposed fleet of power stations. The company blamed a poor translation for its late ...read more
Procurement Leaders Network
9 Oct 2014
Better Supply Chain Information Processes Ensure Peace Of Mind
Eliminating fraud from our food supply chains is imperative but it’s easier said than done. Modern supply chains have become increasingly intricate and larger supply chains inevitably have a greater exposure to risk. In this guest post, Procurement ...read more
Lucky Biyase
5 Oct 2014
Tackling the state over late payments
Entrepreneur forced to sell up and move in with his grandmother in Soweto because government failed to pay him on time. Although the government is big on promoting small businesses and creating jobs, it kills small businesses and loses jobs because ...read more
Will Green
1 Oct 2014
UK government to introduce common principles for infrastructure procurement to promote best practice
The UK government is introducing new infrastructure procurement principles, for projects such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel, to address industry concerns about inconsistency. ...read more
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