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How parliamentary haste sabotaged procurement reform and delayed transformation
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Parliament’s haste has sabotaged critical procurement reform, resulting in the Constitutional Court invalidating the Public Procurement Act. This rushed legislation causes delayed transformation, and to prevent this in the future, there needs to be strict public participation rules and recorded votes to prevent failures.
- Parliament’s haste has sabotaged critical procurement reform, resulting in the Constitutional Court invalidating the Public Procurement Act. This rushed legislation causes delayed transformation, and to prevent this in the future, there needs to be strict public participation ...
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- Left: Parliament’s haste has sabotaged critical procurement reform, resulting in the Constitutional Court invalidating the Public Procurement Act. This rushed legislation causes delayed transformation, and to prevent this in the future, there needs to be strict public participation rules and recorded votes to prevent failures.
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