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Government notices & updates for SA contractors
Plain-English explainers on the notices, policy changes and funding news pushed on government sites — and what each one actually means for the tenders you can win. No hype, no gold rush that is not there.
Government is sitting on R15.5bn owed to suppliers
Treasury reported 90 856 invoices older than 30 days still unpaid at the end of Q3 2025/26 — worth R15.5bn, and 98% of it provincial. What the 30-day rule actually obliges, and what it does not.
Read the breakdownThe Public Procurement Act still is not in force
Act 28 of 2024 was signed in July 2024 and has still not commenced. Its 2026 regulations are unmade drafts. What actually governs the scoring of your bid today — and what to have ready for the day that changes.
Read the breakdownR1 trillion of infrastructure — and the R205.7bn line that matters to you
Budget 2026 puts over R1trn into public infrastructure. R577.4bn of it goes through state-owned companies you will not bid against. Where the work you can actually win sits, and the payment risk attached.
Read the breakdownThe R300m CIDB construction fund — who it is actually for
The CIDB and Sedfa launched a R300m Construction Fund for small construction enterprises. What it funds, which subsectors qualify, how the money actually reaches you — and why it is not a grant.
Read the breakdownThe World Bank reform loan — and what it means for SA contractors
South Africa signed a US$1.5bn World Bank Development Policy Loan backing energy, freight and water reform. What it actually means for contractors — and the tenders open in those sectors right now.
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