The DA’s Procurement Bill: Political Theatre but with a Serious Message for the Economy

The DA’s Procurement Bill: Political Theatre but with a Serious Message for the Economy

The DA’s new Public Procurement Amendment Bill is unlikely ever to become law — but that may not be the point. In this analysis, Dr Joan Swart argues that the Bill is political theatre with a serious message: South Africa’s race-based empowerment model is failing, and the economy urgently needs a transparent, outcomes-based approach that restores investor confidence and rewards real development.