To all organs of state
Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 – Minister of Finance v Afribusiness NPC [2022] ZACC4
On Wednesday, 16 February 2022, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the application for leave to appeal against a judgment and order of the Supreme Court of Appeal. This application was brought by the Minister of Finance (Minister) against Afribusiness NPC, and concerns the validity of the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 (Procurement Regulations) promulgated by the Minister on 20 January 2017, in terms of section 5 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Procurement Act).