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    GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND BLACK SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
    (2012-02-10) SEOPA, NONTANDO
    Effective and efficient procurement lies at the heart of the South African government‟s drive to improve the delivery of public services. There are significant concerns about how SMEs can thrive in the South African environment especially through the government procurement system. A sample of 40 SMEs was selected for this study to test if they do benefit from the current procurement system as well as to get their perceptions about the fairness and effectiveness of the South African government departments‟ procurement system. The bulk of the respondents felt that the current South African procurement system was ineffective. The research question focused in key areas of government‟s procurement like SME Empowerment, Competitive Tendering, Corruption and Bureaucracy. We collected data via a questionnaire which we distributed to a sample of 40 randomly selected SMEs. The study was limited to the key areas identified. Extant literature was used to drive the analysis and interpretation of the findings as well as to highlight and support possible intervention mechanisms as used in other parts of the world.
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    Challenges in implementing equity in preferential procurement policy
    (2011-05-13) Mahlangu, Thulani Ernest
    Post 1994 South Africa necessitated the implementation of a preferential procurement scheme intended to balance the imbalances of the past. As we enter into the second decade of democracy, the success of the programme has been met with cacophony. Thus the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the proferential procurement policy in road and construction bids, which are intended to promote and advance the interests of those who were on the receiving side and fringes of the then racially exclusive economic and social development system. The study was conducted within the context of government tender procurement in the department of roads and transport (Mpumalanga Provincial Government) with a clear focus on the 2004/5 financial year capital projects. In order to realise the objective of the research, data was collected through face to face semi-structured interviews recorded on an MP3 voice recorder. The data was later word-processed and rigorously analysed to reach verfiable conclusions. The research has managed to unearth a number of challenges affecting the successful implementation of this universally accepted preference programme. These challenges include the lack of adequacy of the policy regime used, lack of supply side interventions critical for the implementation of programme of this magnitude and ethical challenges that need to be nipped in the bud to ensure that the programme provides the necessary social cohesion within the society.