• Introduction

• Areas of expertise:

  • Commercial services
  • Employment and labour
  • Forensic investigations
  • Litigation and dispute management
  • Property
  • Public law
  • Tender processes
• What others say

Issues facing the public sector

Public sector entities operate in a highly pressurised environment, facing the challenge of better service delivery with limited resources.
Another challenge is compliance with the Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA) which aims to regulate financial management in government and the entities owned by government. In terms of the PFMA public sector entities have a duty to ensure that finances are allocated to those projects for which they were budgeted and are managed responsibly.  

Strategic planning is essential in giving clear policy direction, and usually the challenge is to strike a balance between political policies and legislative requirements.  

Budgeting assets and liabilities of national and provincial departments and state-owned entities must be managed efficiently and effectively in situations where the planning and the budgeting are executed by different forums or sectors within government. To ensure efficient, outcome-based delivery it is imperative that the government engages in public private partnerships.

How we can help you

We can assist you with the implementation and interpretation of the Public Finance Management Act and with establishing public private partnerships.

Many of our lawyers have worked with public sector entities and understand the pressures and complexities of working as part of a big organisation, dealing with members and the political process.

We recognise that you will have your own in-house legal team and we will not be required to undertake services best sorted in-house. But when it comes to specialist support or top up services, we have structured ourselves around supporting you.

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