{"id":89641,"date":"2025-09-11T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-government-targets-tender-system-reduction"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:43:21","slug":"gauteng-government-targets-tender-system-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-government-targets-tender-system-reduction","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng Government Targets Tender System Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Gauteng government wants to use the second phase of its Nasi Ispani programme to reduce its reliance on existing tendering systems.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Panyaza Lesufi launched the second phase of the mass recruitment initiative at the Change Bible Church in Katlehong on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This phase will specifically recruit and train young people for skills development in construction, automotive work and plumbing.<\/p>\n<p>The Gauteng premier said he wanted the province to move away from relying on tendering systems, which he believes are often at the heart of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Lesufi emphasised that the government should focus on building state capacity rather than spending millions on external service providers for basic tasks.<\/p>\n<p>He added that this phase of the Nasi Ispani programme aimed to ensure the provincial government had the necessary human resources to manage tasks independently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This government relies on a wrong method called tenders and these tenders created problems for all of us. 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