COSATU is concerned about the dangers posed by the Public Procurement Act ruling [SOUND]

# Union federation COSATU is concerned about the dangers posed by the Constitutional Court ruling setting aside the Public Procurement Act. The legislation aimed to create uniform rules for how government institutions, provinces, and municipalities spend public money on goods and services. The court ruled the National Assembly failed to allow reasonable public participation following significant changes. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says they supported provisions to boost emerging small, medium, and micro enterprises: