DA: Marian Shinn says political meddling is apparent in STB tender award Political meddling is apparent in the final awarding of the R4.3 billion tender for the production of 5 million set-top-box (STB) and antennas that government will give to qualifying ...read more

Disputes remain likely as 20 consortiums share R4.3bn prize for the manufacturing of 5-million set-top boxes ...read more

The new legislation will ensure that all SOEs function more effectively and efficiently, Minister Lynne Brown said. ||| Johannesburg - New legislation aimed at strengthening governance to ensure that all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) function ...read more

Gauteng government’s first open tender hearings get off to a tense start ...read more

The majority of mining companies have not met their transformation responsibilities, Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said. ||| Pretoria - The majority of companies in South Africa’s vast mining sector have not met their transformation ...read more

Decision-makers in procurement have often been quick to look to software to offer a quick solution to a problem. But sometimes, that approach mirrors the short-termism that infects much of business by ignoring the value that comes from using technology ...read more

SOUTH Africa will need the competitive advantage of strong logistical infrastructure, the most advanced knowledge base and connectivity to stay ahead of the pack. This would be required as trade lanes shift and the Asia-Pacific region along with the Middle ...read more

Procure to Pay cycle in Oracle is the cycle which is concerned with the cycle of procurement of raw materials, parts and products which the the business needs to manufacture its end products... ...read more

When assessing areas of risk facing their departments, nearly half (45%) of Chief Procurement Officers named supplier risk as a top concern, according to a new survey by Consero Group. The results were reported as part of the 2015 Global Procurement ...read more

Hundreds of officials have been suspended, while many others were dismissed following a string of social grants fraud and corruption investigations since 2010, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Sunday. ...read more

The idea behind omni-channelling in marketing is that every product / market combination follows a unique set of characteristics in behaviour, location, interest and routine. Procurement is able to follow marketing’s lead by leveraging the available ...read more

The idea behind omni-channelling in marketing is that every product / market combination follows a unique set of characteristics in behaviour, location, interest and routine. Procurement is able to follow marketing’s lead by leveraging the available ...read more

The execution and operation of EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) projects requires close collaboration between procurement and construction. For those who manage EPC projects, the ’E’ component generally is the most important ...read more

Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says the province will only realise its vision of transforming the economy if it remains steadfast in fighting fraud and corruption. “The provincial government’s vision is to transform, modernise ...read more

Business executives are often faced with a variety of challenges in their daily roles, including growing revenues, improving internal operations, and driving intelligence into the inner-workings of their enterprises. On the spend management side of the ...read more

A Hackett Group report says procurement will focus on three main transformational areas in 2015: cultivating the function’s role as a trusted advisor; investing in next-generation training and development and harnessing big data. ...read more

Pretoria – The new Automotive Incubation Centre at Nissan, which will be launched on Wednesday, is expected to radically transform the economy. ...read more

In a competitive industry, the selection and performance of suppliers is crucial to sustained growth, writes Pavlo Phitidis ...read more

JP Morgan Chase. Target. Sony. Each has been part of the growing number of cyber-attacks against private companies around the world in recent years. In the latter two cases, CEOs were forced to resign in the wake of the breach. Attacks are growing more ...read more

When assessing areas of risk facing their departments, nearly half (45%) of Chief Procurement Officers named supplier risk as a top concern, according to a new survey by Consero Group. The results were reported as part of the 2015 Global Procurement ...read more

People often associate ‘leadership’ with managing others. Indeed, having an effective functional leader is critical for Procurement success; the Procurement leader is the chief architect ... ...read more

Johannesburg - The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) should decline any more tariff increases for Eskom in 2015, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. Nersa confirmed Eskom was formalising an application to reopen the multi-year price determination ...read more

Supplier-enabled innovation is a complex area but it could be the next big opportunity for procurement. Speaking to the head of supplier innovation at a major consumer brand recently provided me with a fascinating insight into the difficulties procurement ...read more

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is still entangled in a multimillion-rand deal involving the procurement and distribution of school stationery more than a decade ago. ...read more

Clover would in the next four years work on filling the capacity that it had created through expansion programmes it had been involved with in over the past few years, the group’s chief executive Johann Vorster said yesterday. ||| Nompumelelo Magwaza ...read more