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Burning issue: At stake is the structure and continuity of the Working on Fire programme, which both opposing side describe in court papers as critical to wildfire prevention and suppression capacity across all nine provinces. Photo: File
DFFE

Working on Fire sues over tender

Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed a Special Tribunal ruling declaring the R646 million contract awarded to AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd for the emergency upgrading of the Thukela-Goedertrouw transfer scheme in KwaZulu-Natal constitutionally invalid
AECOM

SIU wins R646 million contract case, AECOM ordered to repay state

The matter stems from a project intended to prevent the Richards Bay area from running out of water. The contract value was inflated from an initial R407m

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
Compliance is only part of public procurement. Credibility and integrity carry just as much weight.
AVENTINO

Tender times: Navigating the public procurement landscape

The Aventino case shows when it comes to public procurement, compliance is important but a bidder’s credibility and integrity also have a significant bearing

  • Roberto Oktober & Jaime-Lee Jacobs
6 min read
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
2019

Ramokgopa says nuclear procurement will go ahead

The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation This content is restricted to registered users and…

  • Emsie Ferreira
1 min read
Public servants should forget about wanting to “serve as both administrators and political bearers at the same time”, said PSC commissioner Anele Gxoyiya. File photo
ANELE GXOYIYA

Government owes its suppliers more than R3-billion, public service quarterly report reveals

Late or non-payment by departments demonstrates little care for small businesses – says PSC commissioner

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
More recently, the government chose to relinquish its majority stakeholding in SAA, after it became the first parastatal to go into business rescue. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ALEXANDER FORBES

Public procurement law is not the problem – people are

The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Photo: Madelene Cronje
ANC

Effects of recent unrest on the economy set to linger, finance minister tells parliament

‘The unrest presents an untimely and negative effect on SA’s growth prospects,’ said Godongwana, adding that this could last for the next six quarters

  • Tunicia Phillips
2 min read