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Category Archives: Southern Africa
Botswana government urges suppliers to register or lose business
Firms hoping to win government work must sign up to Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board before they can bid.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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South African government to hire chief procurement officer
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has announced the government intends to hire a CPO to monitor purchasing across government.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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Western Cape to implement green procurement plan
The South African regional government says it will be the first province to integrate environmental criteria into purchasing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Southern Africa, Supply chain, Sustainability
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SA government urges suppliers to show integrity
Economic development minister warns that competition authorities are ready to “crack down” on contractors that collude on prices.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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South Africa trains to have 65 per cent local sourcing
South Africa’s train manufacturing supply chain must be competitive, sustainable, support black economic empowerment efforts and meet localisation targets.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Southern Africa, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Buyers pay price of limited cross-border trade in Africa
Lesotho, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia and Angola are among the countries The World Bank said could buy cheaper goods if they traded more products across their borders.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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Incidents of procurement corruption uncovered at South African university
Minister Nzimande: “We will call on our courts to impose the maximum sentence where cases are proven.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Southern Africa
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Pick n Pay boycotts ‘expensive’ suppliers
The South African retailer has removed products from stores in Swaziland and South Africa until suppliers lower prices.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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Pick n Pay boycotts ‘expensive’ suppliers
The South African retailer has removed products from stores in Swaziland and South Africa until suppliers lower prices.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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UK manufacturing sparks into life
Latest PMI “means a return to recession is by no means a certainty”, said economist Rob Dobson.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources, Southern Africa
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