Harnessing the power of procurement audits
Due to so many moving parts in procurement, it can be easy for rogue spending to seep through the cracks, leading to fraud and serious compliance infractions.
By Charles Nyika
Apr. 17, 2025
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Govt procurement gobbles US$19bn
This translates to an average of US$3,8 billion spent annually on government suppliers — many of whom have been accused of manipulating tenders to inflate costs.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Mar. 21, 2025
How to unlock value through supplier-driven innovation
Today’s customers will always demand a continuous cycle of new products and services. The increased demand for novel products from customers has recently reached fever pitch.
By Charles Nyika
Mar. 21, 2025
Praz pushes for female-owned suppliers in public sector
This comes as male-owned businesses have been getting a huge chunk of contracts in the public sector.
By Lee Musaidzi
Mar. 19, 2025
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Zim local authorities sink US$1 billion in five years
The Auditor General’s Office also regularly flags procurement as one of the major source of revenue leakages for local authorities and the government.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Mar. 16, 2025
Balancing the scales of work, life in procurement duties
Given the pressure associated with procurement, benefit packages are no longer viewed as the be-all and end-all.
By Charles Nyika
Mar. 14, 2025
Quota for youth in govt tenders admirable, but fight graft in the system
Proxies will inflate prices by even more than US$20 000 per single vehicle and still get the tenders.
By Newsday
Mar. 7, 2025
Parly calls for decentralisation of cancer treatment facilities
This includes procurement of mobile clinics and capacitation of primary health care facilities to provide these services,” the report read.
By Vanessa Gonye
Feb. 13, 2025
Zinara bumps up Byo road rehab funds to ZiG61m
Council also indicated that there was a need to improve visibility of the road line marking of all existing bays and marking of new parking bays.
By Silas Nkala
Feb. 13, 2025
