The KwaZulu-Natal Government in partnership with eThekwini Municipality and International Labour Organisation will be hosting the Provincial Procurement Indaba to provide a platform for stakeholders to engage constructively on the key procurement and transformation challenges and provide solutions that will give rise to real economic transformation in the Province.
Participants include, among others, government, private sector, public entities or SOEs, labour, NGOs, community, small enterprises, with an aim of finding solutions to address the challenges and also to contribute meaningfully to the national conversation on Supply Chain Management reform and to further:
- Discuss the possibility for localisation and ring-fencing of certain economic sectors to achieve real economic transformation in KZN.
- Draw conclusions on the obstacles to meaningful and sustainable participation of black people on procurement opportunities provided by Government and the Private sector.
- Discuss the possibility of linking procurement to Government strategy for revitalization of township economy.
- Attain stakeholder’s commitment on procurement targets as set out in Government strategies.
- Discuss the possibility of an integrated procurement system that would link Government procurement opportunities with the target group.
All media houses are invited to be part of the two day Procurement Indaba which is scheduled as follows:
Venue: International Convention Centre (ICC) Durban
Date: 13 to 14 August 2015
Time: 8h00
Media Briefing details: Day 1: 11h00 and on Day 2: 13h00
Kindly RSVP before 12H00 on Wednesday 12 August 2014 to Ntokozo Maphisa on: email Ntokozo.maphisa@gmail.com / Whatsapp/SMS 0827730937
For more information please contact:
Musa Cebisa
Cell: 071 687 8777
