Procurement Bill carries serious risks for SA, but it can be fixed
The preferential procurement clause, especially, falls short of the constitutional requirement of a national legislative framework. Currently, the clause gives wide discretion to procuring institutions and opens the way to confusion and abuse
10 September 2023 - 00:00
South Africa’s public procurement system is inefficient and corrupt. Because it handles a fifth of GDP and plays a central role in redressing inequality, this crisis is central to our political, public administrative and economic problems, writes Ryan Brunette
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