The President found his ‘lost pen’, bringing the Public Procurement Act into operation: the “designation” of government tenders for local production and content is now back, but in a better form than before. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Procurement Act into […]
If the President signs the new Public Procurement Bill, we may finally, we may see the light of an industrial policy which works in South Africa. Designation scores a few notable victories here and we’re going to claim some of these victories, […]
The Constitutional Court in Nu Africa Duty Free Shops (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Finance and Others (CCT 29/22; CCT 57/22 ; CCT 58/22) [2023] ZACC 31 (3 October 2023) has taken a dim view on the fiscal sins of our diplomats […]
Nerd Alert! You can skip this blog if you are not a serious trade nerd! The recent High Court decision in Diageo v CSARS has clarified the approach to interpreting the law on tariff determinations in South Africa. This case concerned whether […]
According to former US President Ronald Reagan, “[t]he nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Cue the Pre-draft South African Shipping Company Bill, 2022 from the Department of Transport (DoT). The […]
As part of its mandate under the NEDLAC Act, the Government sent the long-awaited Public Procurement Bill to NEDLAC for consultations. The Procurement Bill is meant to consolidate the fragmented legislation on procurement. The significance of this Bill cannot be overstated. Public […]
In 2012, the African Union (AU) announced its intention to establish a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by 2017. The CFTA would bring together (54) African countries with a combined population of more than one billion people and a combined gross domestic […]