will be making a submission before Parliament’s Finance Standing Committee on behalf of over 20 civil society organisations on the draft Procurement Bill developed by the National Treasury. This Bill is an important opportunity to improve transparency and accountability in government procurement and to protect against corruption which is costing billions of Rand.
With the reality of Covid-19 and with gender-based violence on the rise in South Africa, the South African Federation of Trade Unions is hosting an appropriately themed discussion: Fighting two Pandemics in South Africa: Covid-19 and Gender-based Violence. The discussion will be moderated by Nomvume Ralarala, SAFTU’s first deputy president, and will be streamed on
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