Purchasing and Supply Chain
Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management
Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage.
- Next session
- 5 to 9 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Nairobi
- 5 day programme
- FromR18,000
Municipal Supply Chain Management and MFMA Compliance
Municipal supply chain officials operate under intense scrutiny, where a procedural slip can become an audit finding or irregular expenditure. This course grounds delegates in sound municipal supply chain practice aligned to the MFMA and supply chain regulations. Delegates learn to run compliant bid committees, manage deviations and build an audit ready supply chain function that delivers services to communities.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Apply MFMA and supply chain regulations to daily procurement.
- Run bid specification, evaluation and adjudication committees correctly.
- Manage deviations, expansions and emergency procurement lawfully.
- Prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
- Maintain records and documentation for audit readiness.
- Strengthen controls and consequence management in the SCM unit.
Course outline
- 01The Municipal Supply Chain Framework
- 02MFMA and SCM Regulations in Practice
- 03Bid Committees and the Procurement Process
- 04Managing Deviations and Emergency Procurement
- 05Preventing Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure
- 06Records, Documentation and Audit Readiness
- 07Controls and Consequence Management
Who should attend
This course is aimed at supply chain, procurement and finance officials in municipalities, municipal entities and public sector bodies.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 11 to 13 Nov 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 16 to 18 Nov 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 17 to 19 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 18 to 20 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 23 to 25 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 24 to 26 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 25 to 27 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | Register |
Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.
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