President Cyril Ramaphosa’s enactment on 23 July 2024 of three new pieces of legislation poses grave threats to the economic environment.

Once implementation by the multi-party government starts, the Public Procurement Act, National Small Enterprise Amendment Act, and Climate Change Act will increase the cost of doing business in South Africa while accelerating state failure.

Each is potentially harmful on its own and all add to an ominous series of legislative threats along with the recently signed NHI Act, employment equity regulations, and third-wave BEE directives.

• President Cyril Ramaphosa’s enactment on 23 July 2024 of three new pieces of legislation poses grave threats to the economic environment.
• Once implementation by the multi-party government starts, the Public Procurement Act, National Small Enterprise Amendment Act, and Climate Change Act will increase the cost of doing business in South Africa while accelerating state failure.
• Each is potentially harmful on its own and all add to an ominous series of legislative threats along with the recently signed NHI Act, employment equity regulations, and third-wave BEE directives. Businesses would do well to anticipate the effects of the attempted implementation on their operations as well as on implications for the stability of the multi-party government.

The Public Procurement Act, signed today, is a recipe for accelerated state failure. This Act seeks to severely restrict state entities' procurement choices, increasing expenses and diminishing service quality whilst potentially facilitating corruption on an unprecedented scale. The Act is both unconstitutional and harmful. Full press release: https://sakeliga.co.za/en/procurement-act-a-recipe-for-accelerated-state-failure/

The national election has ushered in more fluid and competitive political dynamics. Most analysis is currently focussed on how this may lead to better government and state administration, but at Sakeliga we also ask how it affects our long-term strategic aim. In the increasing political complexity, we see opportunities not only to improve the government’s impact on the business environment but also to ultimately redefine the state’s role in the economy.

Because elections emphasise short-term political matters, it is easy to forget that the role of the state itself can, and at times must, be changed. Throughout its history, the state has both expanded and been rolled back, depending on the strength and authority of other organised sections of society able to think well beyond five-year election cycles.

At Sakeliga, we consider the coming decade of increasing political complexity an opportunity to reform governance, yes, but also to fundamentally renegotiate the state-business relationship.

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Municipal end-users do not have to pay for services not delivered to them or not correctly invoiced, as long as they conduct themselves reasonably and follow a legally sound process.

For more info, visit - https://sakeliga.co.za/en/sakeliga-protects-municipal-dispute-processes-with-urgent-court-order-in-north-west/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast_page&utm_campaign=en_ditsobotla_press_release

The FSTC continues without merit to delay in handing over information to Sakeliga pertaining to its BEE policies and its supposed authority to demand compliance.

For more info, visit - https://sakeliga.co.za/en/fstc-is-changing-its-tune-and-trying-to-evade-accountability/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast_page&utm_campaign=en_fstc_press_release

First Wave BEE: political manoeuvring as markets open up (Since 1994)

Second Wave BEE: the statutory phase (Since 2004)

Third Wave BEE: access control (Since ~2018)

More information at - https://sakeliga.co.za/en/the-third-wave-of-bee-what-it-is-and-why-it-must-be-stopped/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast_page&utm_campaign=bee_3rd_wave

Businesses in Lichtenburg, a local services association, and Sakeliga have brought an urgent court application against the Ditsobotla Local Municipality over illegal power cuts.

For more information - https://sakeliga.co.za/en/dringende-aansoek-om-munisipale-dispuutproses-in-lichtenburg-te-beskerm/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast_page&utm_campaign=en_ditsobotla_may_2024