The Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems, or MAPS, recently released a lengthy assessment of South Africa's public procurement system. The report found that while there has been some progress in reforming the system, significant improvements are needed in terms of systemic corruption, institutional weaknesses, e-procurement limitations, and issues with integrity and anti-corruption measures.
The Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems, or MAPS, recently released a lengthy assessment of South Africa's public procurement system. The report found that while there has been some progress in reforming the system, significant improvements are needed in terms of systemic corruption, institutional weaknesses, e-procurement limitations, and issues with integrity and anti-corruption measures.
Public procurement needs a lot of reform, says thorough new report
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The newly introduced Constitution Twenty-first Amendment Bill, presented this week to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, aims to amend the Constitution to establish an anti-corruption commission as a Chapter 9 body, one that will report only to Parliament and will have the necessary powers to investigate and prosecute serious corruption and high-level organised crime exclusively.
The newly introduced Constitution Twenty-first Amendment Bill, presented this week to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, aims to amend the Constitution to establish an anti-corruption commission as a Chapter 9 body, one that will report only to Parliament and will have the necessary powers to investigate and prosecute serious corruption and high-level organised crime exclusively.
Establishment of Ch9 anti-corruption body gathers momentum
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Scopa and SIU renew anti-corruption memorandum of understanding
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The Special Investigating Unit and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts have renewed their memorandum of understanding regarding investigating and reporting on matters pertaining to irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure of public funds. The original agreement, signed earlier this year, fell away with the dissolution of the previous government.
The Special Investigating Unit and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts have renewed their memorandum of understanding regarding investigating and reporting on matters pertaining to irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure of public funds. The original agreement, signed earlier this year, fell away with the dissolution of the previous government.
A new report released by Namibia's Institute for Public Policy Research underscores the devastating effects of corruption on the lives of ordinary people - in this case, the fisheries workers who had the rug whipped out from under their feet when the country's Fishrot corruption scandal broke, and who now struggle just to survive.
A new report released by Namibia's Institute for Public Policy Research underscores the devastating effects of corruption on the lives of ordinary people - in this case, the fisheries workers who had the rug whipped out from under their feet when the country's Fishrot corruption scandal broke, and who now struggle just to survive.
Still no justice for workers impoverished by Fishrot corruption scandal
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It is common cause that South Africa’s public procurement framework is long overdue for reform. There are several issues that have vexed procurement practitioners in recent years, such as fragmentation of the various laws, the strain put on the preferential procurement regime, and the urgent need for professionalisation of the sector. These issues, and more, Read more >
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