From Moneyweb The High Court in Gqeberha granted H&I Construction an interdict stopping Sanral from proceeding with the adjudication and award of two specific tenders in accordance with the amended tender scoring system as advertised by Sanral on 19 May 2023 in an addendum to its tender document. Judge Nyameko Gqamana said in the High […]
SANRAL’s tired argument. They lost a court case and clutch Read More »
Enochonwood got round to gazetting the amended PPPFA regulations after the constitutional court told him that the last ones were shit. I would caution the reader to steer clear of (what's another word for sensational, I've used that word too often) headlines like Big changes for BEE laws in South Africa Because these headlines aren't
End of BEE requirements for state procurement – maybe not so much Read More »
This is a post that I have been wanting to write for a long time. I eventually wrote it as an article for Moneyweb, who published it on Friday and syndicated it to the Citizen (now I'm really famous). I have been mulling this over for a long time. Why is it that these BEE
Transformation or a smokescreen – the BEE codes are more of the latter Read More »
Swissport's most recent BEE certificate (which expired in May) shows that they are a level 4 with 49% black ownership. As I wrote yesterday, the ACSA tender stipulates that bidders commit to 51% black ownership at the first anniversary of the licence agreement, which must be maintained for the duration of the licence. These are but
A little more on the Swissport ACSA issue Read More »
Speaking to the Black Business Council, which has signaled strong support for Zuma, South Africa’s president said that the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act will be changed “to continue the quest for a transformed economy”. More people must be brought into the net to benefit from government contracts, he said. via www.biznews.com We've heard this
Zuma promises more changes to boost BEE – now it’s changing the PPPFA Read More »
There is quite nothing more pathetic than a Zuma/ANC patsy who thinks that he is still relevant, even though he has never been. Enter our old friend (this blog's friend), Verwoerd's protege – jungle jim (who goes by the new moniker Mzwanele). I get the impression that Zuma is now so desperate for support that
Life in the jungle (more like jungle’s mind) Read More »
It was my father who told me that if you aren't going to say anything nice about anyone or anything then don't bother – but then he had no idea that the ANC government (which he never had any issue with) were going to be so useless. And my god how useless they have turned
Dodging the BBC bullet (PPPFA draft regulations) Read More »
In his 2015 state of the nation giggle session our very competent, intelligent and decisive president made the following announcement. Government will set-aside 30% of appropriate categories of State procurement for purchasing from SMMEs, co-operatives as well as township and rural enterprises. We are quite used to this esteemed personage's platitudes and incredible decisiveness so it
Draft PPPFA regulation disgust (discussed and cussed) Read More »
Has the Treasury been captured by the black business lobby? Has it bowed before the powerful wind of racial nationalism sweeping through the ruling party and its communist and trade union allies? If so, will the Reserve Bank be the next domino to fall? Until now, the Treasury, like the Reserve Bank, has been a
Has Treasury been captured by the black business lobby? Read More »
The news that the DTI planned to bring verifications in house was sent to me yesterday. I immediately phoned Gerhardus Burger (who is no longer at IRBA) and we had a little chuckle. The problem I had yesterday was that I didn't know who actually said that they would can verification agencies. Lo and behold
DTI taking over verification, over my section 22 Read More »
