A weak Public Procurement Bill has been approved by Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance. Despite warnings from the Zondo Commission, the bill fails to address the clear link between tendering systems for corruption, says Caroline James.
South Africaâs tender system has been identified as the dark heart of public sector corruption and state failure. Despite this, the National Treasury is refusing to use the first major legislative overhaul of the system to make any meaningful changes.
The RustMo1 Solar Project, the first renewable energy project developed under South Africaâs large renewables tender program — the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REI4P) — is celebrating 10 years of clean energy production.
Treasury has asked questions about the City of Johannesburg’s plan to spend billions of rands on leasing properties while it refurbishes its offices, but the city has already approved it.
Thieves have stolen four laptops and voice recorders from the offices of the Free State’s prosecutions head Navilla Somaru and her deputy Sandile Mthethwa â but the National Prosecuting Authority is adamant ‘no sensitive information, dockets, or files’ were taken.