Audit Roundtable Presents
10TH

National Public Sector
Supply Chain Process
Audit Convention

Convention Theme 2026
"Supply Chain Integrity and Public Value: From Audit Insight to Strategic Impact"
When 20 – 21 August 2026
Where Garden Court Marine Parade, Durban
Edition Limited — 10th Anniversary
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About the Convention

A Landmark 10th Edition
of National Importance

The 10th National Public Sector Supply Chain Process Audit Convention brings together South Africa's foremost procurement professionals, auditors, and policymakers for two days of intensive engagement on the critical challenges facing public sector supply chains.

"Transforming audit findings into strategic procurement intelligence that delivers real public value."

In a landscape shaped by the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024, persistent irregular expenditure, and mounting pressure for accountability, this convention delivers actionable frameworks, regulatory clarity, and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer that delegates can implement immediately upon return.

As the premier platform for supply chain audit excellence in the country, the 10th edition marks a decade of building a community of practice dedicated to integrity, efficiency, and public value.

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SCM Managers Internal Auditors CFOs & Finance Officers Procurement Officers Risk Managers Accounting Officers AGSA Officials
Convention Focus

Critical Areas of Engagement

Seven strategic lenses through which this convention interrogates supply chain integrity and public value delivery.

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Regulatory Compliance

Navigating the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024, PFMA, PPPFA, and Treasury Regulations in complex procurement environments.

02

Fraud Prevention

Implementing robust internal controls to prevent, detect, and respond to procurement fraud and corruption.

03

Value for Money Audits

Performance-based auditing methodologies that measure real impact and optimal utilisation of public funds.

04

Supplier Management

Effective strategies for supplier evaluation, development, B-BBEE compliance, and relationship management.

05

Contract Management

Enhancing contract administration, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management across the procurement value chain.

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Risk Management

Identifying, assessing, and mitigating strategic and operational risks throughout the supply chain lifecycle.

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Digital Transformation

Leveraging e-procurement systems, AI tools, and data analytics for transparent, efficient, and auditable processes.

Expert Panel

Featured Speakers

South Africa's leading voices in public sector supply chain management, audit, and procurement law.

Keynote Speaker
Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker
Senior Procurement Authority — TBA
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Procurement Excellence
Expert Speaker
National Treasury — TBA
Speaker
Audit Methodology
Expert Speaker
Audit Regulatory Body — TBA
Speaker
Value for Money
Expert Speaker
Public Finance — TBA
Speaker
Digital Procurement
Expert Speaker
Technology Solutions — TBA
Speaker
Supply Chain Risk
Expert Speaker
Risk Management Institute — TBA
Speaker
Procurement Law
Expert Speaker
Legal Advisory Practice — TBA
Speaker
Ethical Procurement
Expert Speaker
Ethics Commission — TBA

Our speaker lineup is being confirmed. Announcements will be made progressively as engagements are finalised.
All speakers are Senior practitioners and officials active in the South African public sector procurement landscape.

Event Programme

Convention Schedule

A comprehensive two-day agenda addressing the most critical supply chain audit challenges facing the public sector.

08:00
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09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Arrival, delegate registration, and morning networking with refreshments
09:00
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09:15
Opening
Official Opening & Welcome Address
Opening remarks by Audit Roundtable Chairperson
09:15
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10:15
Keynote · Topic 1
The New Procurement Order: Unpacking the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations 2026
National Treasury published the draft regulations on 16 April 2026 — just weeks before this convention. An authoritative breakdown of what the regulations mean operationally, what changed from the Act text, and what the Public Procurement Tribunal means for bid challenges.
Speaker: TBA
10:15
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10:45
Networking Tea Break
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
10:45
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11:30
Topic 2 · Preferential Procurement
Decoding Chapter 4: Preferential Procurement Under the New Act — What Replaces the Points System?
The repeal of the PPPFA's 80/20 and 90/10 points system is the most disruptive change for practitioners. What does Chapter 4 of the PPA prescribe? How does B-BBEE integration work under the new framework? What are the compliance risks during the transitional period?
Speaker: TBA
11:30
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12:15
Topic 3 · Irregular Expenditure
Irregular Expenditure 2.0: Why KZN Municipalities Keep Failing — and What the Rest of Government Must Learn
A decade of AGSA reports shows the same root causes repeating: non-competitive procurement, deviation abuse, poor contract management, weak consequence management. Current empirical data — peer-reviewed and directly applicable — presented and interrogated.
Speaker: TBA
12:15
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13:00
Topic 4 · Sustainable Procurement
Sustainable and Inclusive Procurement: Moving Beyond Compliance to Strategic Value Creation
South Africa's procurement spend is a powerful lever for economic transformation, job creation, and supplier development. How do entities embed sustainability and inclusivity as procurement objectives — not just tick-box B-BBEE compliance?
Speaker: TBA
13:00
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14:00
Networking Lunch
Delegate networking lunch — included in registration
14:00
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14:45
Topic 5 · Professionalisation
Professionalisation of the SCM Function: Standards, Competencies and the Road to a Credentialled Profession
The Public Procurement Act creates a new institutional architecture including a Public Procurement Office. But the profession itself remains uncredentialled. What does a professional SCM framework look like — CIPS, SAQA, or a bespoke South African standard?
Speaker: TBA
14:45
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15:30
Topic 6 · Strategic Sourcing
Strategic Sourcing in Practice: Extracting Maximum Value from Every Rand of Public Spend
How do strategic sourcing frameworks — category management, spend analysis, market engagement — apply in the public sector where PFMA/MFMA constraints limit commercial flexibility? Moving procurement beyond compliance toward genuine value delivery.
Speaker: TBA
15:30
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16:15
Topic 7 · Procurement Integrity
Managing Political Pressure in SCM: Protecting Procurement Integrity While Serving Stakeholders
One of the most requested but rarely spoken topics in public procurement. How do SCM professionals maintain independence when political principals push back? What does the law say, and what does practice recommend?
Speaker: TBA
16:15
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17:00
Topic 8 · State-Owned Entities
SCM in State-Owned Entities: Governance, Accountability and the Unique Challenges of Para-Statal Procurement
SOEs face distinct procurement governance challenges — political boards, commercial mandates, donor funding, and AGSA oversight all collide. From Eskom to ACSA to SABC, what does best practice SCM governance look like in para-statal environments?
Speaker: TBA
17:00
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17:15
Day 1 Wrap-up & Closing Remarks
Summary of key Day 1 takeaways and preview of Day 2 sessions
Half Day — Programme concludes at 13:00
08:30
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09:00
Day 2 Welcome Coffee & Arrival
Morning arrival and networking session
09:00
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09:10
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Recap of Day 1 highlights and overview of Day 2 programme
09:10
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09:50
Topic 9 · Oversight & Governance
Public Entities Oversight: How Internal Audit and Oversight Committees Can Drive Real SCM Accountability
Internal audit functions are consistently cited as weak by AGSA. Oversight committees lack procurement literacy. What does an effective SCM oversight framework look like for provincial public entities?
Speaker: TBA
09:50
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10:30
Topic 10 · Contract Management
Contract Management: The Audit Blind Spot That's Costing Government Billions
AGSA year after year flags contract management as a top source of irregular and fruitless expenditure. Once a tender is awarded, the discipline collapses. Performance monitoring, SLA enforcement, variation orders, and consequence management when a contractor defaults.
Speaker: TBA
10:30
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10:45
Morning Tea Break
Refreshments and networking
10:45
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11:10
Topic 11 · Demand Management
Demand Management and Supply Planning: How Poor Planning Upstream Creates Audit Disasters Downstream
Most SCM audit findings trace back to a demand management failure — emergency procurement, sole-source deviations, over- or under-specification. A rigorous demand planning framework linked to the annual budget cycle is the first line of defence.
Speaker: TBA
11:10
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11:35
Topic 12 · Fraud Detection
Fraud Detection and Prevention in Bid Processes: Red Flags, Forensic Indicators and Practical Controls
Bid rigging, conflict of interest, fronting, and inflated pricing continue to dominate AGSA findings. Practical detection techniques including declaration processes, CSD verification, market benchmarking, and supplier due diligence.
Speaker: TBA
11:35
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12:00
Topic 13 · Digital Procurement
Digital Procurement and the e-Procurement Platform: What Section 28 of the PPA Means for Your Entity
Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act mandates a national ICT-based procurement platform. Timelines, implications for current eTender Portal users, and how entities should prepare their data, systems and people for a digital procurement environment.
Speaker: TBA
12:00
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12:25
Topic 14 · Consequence Management
Consequence Management: From AGSA Finding to Accountability — Why the Gap Remains So Wide
The Auditor-General has been raising consequence management failures for a decade. Accounting officers are not acting. The PFMA prescribes it. The new PPA reinforces it. What does effective consequence management actually require — legally, institutionally, and culturally?
Speaker: TBA
12:25
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13:00
Topic 15 · 10th Anniversary Closing Panel
A Decade Reviewed: Ten Years of SCM Audit Conventions — What Has Changed, What Hasn't, and What Must
A reflective and forward-looking multi-speaker panel: after ten years of gathering, debating, and resolving — is South Africa's public sector supply chain in better shape? What are the next ten years' priorities?
Multi-Speaker Panel — Moderator: TBA
13:00
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13:30
Closing
Closing Ceremony & Certificate Distribution
Final remarks, vote of thanks, acknowledgements, and distribution of Certificates of Attendance

* Preliminary agenda — subject to change as speaker confirmations are finalised.

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Join leading practitioners in transforming public sector supply chain management. Limited seats available for this milestone 10th edition.

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