PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TRENDS AND PUBLIC PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Year 2016, Volume: 3 Issue: 4, 277 - 290, 30.12.2016

İntaher Marcus Ambe

Abstract

Since the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa,
public procurement has been used explicitly to pursue socio-economic
objectives. Beyond the primary goal of advancing social objectives, public
procurement in South Africa is also leveraged towards generating employment,
enhancing domestic manufacturing capacity, and supporting the nascent renewable
energy industry. This article explores public procurement
practices in South Africa, and highlights the trends and developments that have
emerged since 2004 based on a theoretical review. The article reveals that the
lack of clearly defined strategic goals and various misconceptions about the
concept of supply chain management, have led to the need for continuous
transformation of procurement practices in the quest for better services to the
citizens of the country. Some of the key public procurement trends and
developments that have occurred since 2004 are discussed. This article
recommends that, for South Africa government to gain the full benefit of
procurement processes there is an urgent need for a shared vision among key
stakeholders, ethical leadership and the development of sophisticated curricula
by academic institutions. 

Keywords

Public procurement, supply chain management, trends and developments, South Africa

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