Craig Terblanche forwarded an interview with Kenneth Brown, National Treasury's chief procurement officer who been given the responsibility of overseeing the design and implementation of "rigorous procurement reforms" that Pravin wishes to implement. These reforms intend to improve infrastructure project management, strengthen service delivery, eliminate waste and root out corruption. The priority being to improve […]
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Mal Ossie Gigaba has graced the hypertexted (and password protected) BDLive again. This time he was addressing the BMF. Mr Gigaba briefed the forum about business opportunities arising from the development of the Durban-Free State-Gauteng logistics and industrial corridor, which is the second strategic integrated project (SIP) of the national infrastructure plan. It is the
Who’s going to end up paying for this – why we are of course Read More »
BDLive carried this story this morning (and no I haven't subscribed and won't do so until they change their viewing rates). The Black Business Council (BBC) has long been upset with the PPPFA. With such ZumaLuminaries like Zungrabber on their board they are able to namedrop very effectively and force a meeting with Treasury to
If there is one consistent feature of Zoomer's cabinet it is that he appoints people who should not allowed to maintain a scholar patrol let alone a cabinet position. Think Tina, Dina, Rob, Bloomers Motshekga, Siyabonehead Cwele, Colic Shabane and the list goes on. Malusi Gigaba, minister of public works, made an announcement today that
Malusi and bankrupting the state by 2020 (set-aside content) Read More »
Mondli Mvambi, the province’s director of media strategy and liaison, says the bid documents and the process followed to evaluate submitted bids complied fully with treasury’s instruction note. “We hope this helps to clarify the matter.” via www.itweb.co.za You have to love the "we hope this helps to clarify the matter" comment. Er…. no Mondli,
Free State tender flawed yet they deny it. Just in time for Easter Read More »
A PROGRAMME by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) to buy 1,064 new locomotives as part of an ambitious seven-year strategy to ramp up capacity is running four months late as Transnet, the Department of Public Enterprises and the Treasury fight over evaluation criteria for the multibillion-rand bids. Transnet and its shareholder, the Department of Public Enterprises,
BEE snarl-up delays Transnet’s locomotives project Read More »
This post is inspired by that Free State web site tender that appears to be a complete rip-off. Unfortunately I could not get hold of the actual bid document resulting in me speculating here and there as to what might have happened. What I do know is that the bid was advertised in June 2011
PPPFA in a Free (State) world Read More »
If you need a JV BEE certificate I know where you can get one.
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday announced that valves, manual and pneumatic actuators, electrical and telecommunications cables, as well as solar water heater components had been designated for local production and as requiring specified local content levels in the public sector procurement system. Sectors already designated for local production with minimum local
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This post is partially inspired by a comment made by Steven Friedman on Jujust Left the ANC and an email from a casual reader. Friedman had the following to say about our failed hero Malema and the ANCYL had been strategically “pushed” into the position of spearheading the proposal for nationalisation by a faction in
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