Rule of Law

A reader writes. QSEs are falling by the wayside. Compliance is now out of the question

Leave a Comment / 2012 COGP, Constitutionally Speaking, Rob Davies, Rule of Law /

First Paul writes These emails are very appreciated.  I sense that a largish court case could make its way in her direction soon. They are going to have to something about these codes – another verification agency told me that all the QSE’s they’ve verified have come up non-compliant. Then the reader says Yes I […]

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bolshie bob wants to revitalise apartheid legislation

Leave a Comment / Apartheid style legislating, Rob Davies, Rule of Law, South African Constitution /

They say that those in power eventually revert to the ways of their former opponents or oppressors. It was Pete Townsend who carved those immortal lines "meet the new boss, just like the old boss" into rock history in 1971.  This is an application of "the more things change, the more they stay the same".

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DTI taking over verification, over my section 22

Leave a Comment / 2012 COGP, Department of Trade and Industry (dti), PPPFA, Preferential Procurement, Rob Davies, Rule of Law, Verification /

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

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Less than R10m turnover and an EME, I don’t think so

Leave a Comment / 2012 COGP, IRBA, Rob Davies, Rule of Law, SANAS /

This is an email from the procurement department of a big company that was sent to me. I forwarded it onto Gerhardus Burger, IRBA's BEE guy,  because the company wanted SANAS-accredited certificates and not IRBA ones. The italicised paragraphs are Gerhardus' responses. Please be informed that as one of OUR supplier (sic), I request you

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Does the Mining Charter have any teeth? Written by Allan Reid via BDLive

Leave a Comment / Mining Charter, Rule of Law /

It's not often that I post an entire article. This is one of the most thorough analyses of the Minerals Charter. It was written by Allan Reid, who is a director and head of mining at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. It was lifter wholesale from BDLive this morning. I have marked those points that I think

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