Shocking state of South Africa’s municipalities
Auditor-general (AG) released the latest municipal audit results, showing an overall decline for the 2017-18 financial year. According to the AG, deteriorating audit outcomes shows that various local government role players have been slow in implementing, and in many instances even disregarded, the audit office’s recommendations.
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Municipal supply chain management problematic and requires urgent attention
https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/ag-municipal-supply-chain-management-problematic/
State of supply chain management as reflected in the 2015 Public Sector Supply chain management review
National Treasury has today published the supply chain management1 review, the first major assessment of the system of buying goods and services by the public sector since 2004. Back then government overhauled the supply chain management framework to decentralise procurement decisions to departments (national and provincial), municipalities and public entities.
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http://www.treasury.gov.za/publications/other/SCMR%20REPORT%202015.pdf
2017 Preferential procurement regulations
The revised 2017 preferential procurement regulations intends to give increased state support to small, medium and micro businesses (SMMEs) take effect on April 1. The regulations stipulate that 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement must be set aside for SMMEs and co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises.
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https://www.thedti.gov.za/economic_empowerment/docs/PPPFA%20Regulation.pdf
Treasury on standard for infrastructural procurement and delivery management
National Treasury issued an instruction note in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and a circular in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act MFMA linked to the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM).
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Changed BEE rules you need to know about – including the new Youth Employment Service
The Department of Trade and Industry recently published proposed amendments to the generic Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes of Good Practice. Some of the biggest changes include automatic recognition levels for large black-owned companies, and the introduction of a new Youth Employment Service.
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Guidelines on writing a great tender specification
Writing a tender specification can be tricky, as anyone tasked with the responsibility of procuring equipment and suppliers for a business knows. Clearly setting out the required characteristics of a product or process is critical in order to find the perfect fit. Inadequate specifications can confuse bidders and delay the purchasing process, or result in inappropriate purchases.
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https://www.seartec.co.za/guidelines-on-writing-a-tender-specification
Standard operating procedures will assist government department to govern their Bid Committee systems
The importance of the roles and functions of Bid Committees has been highlighted by South African case law. Various public-sector institutions have set aside contracts because Bid Committees were not properly constituted; proper procedures were not followed during Bid Committee meetings; or bids were evaluated using specifications that differed from those advertised (see What the Courts said on page 90).
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How Enterprise and Supplier Development can boost SMMEs
Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) has been identified by corporates as a key pressure point, primarily because of ESD being recognised as one of three priority elements in the amended B-BBEE scorecard, which came into effect in 2015.
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IMPROVING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Dr Buthelezi examine the deplorable state of public sector governance including professionalisation and made presentation on how to improve accountability and transparency in the public sector.
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