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Public Private Partnership Manual - National Treasury PPP Practice Notes issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act

Each module of the PPP Manual is issued as a National Treasury PPP Practice Note in terms of the 1999 Public Finance Management Act. The PPP Manual should be read together with the South African National Treasury's Standardised Public-Private Partnership Provisions.  

Related Information: 

Standardised Public-Private Partnership Provisions 

ZA. 2004a. Public Private Partnership Manual. Pretoria: South African Government, National Treasury. [#2255]

Managing Contingent Liabilities in Public- Private Partnerships - Practice in Australia, Chile, and South Africa

Governments that use public-private partnerships (PPPs) to build infrastructure usually assume contingent liabilities relating, for example, to early contract termination or to debt and revenue guarantees. Deciding whether to assume these liabilities and, if so, determining how to value, monitor, and limit them is difficult for most governments. This report describes how governments in Australia, Chile, and South Africa have tackled these problems, and discusses whether other governments, including those with less administrative capacity, should adopt similar practices.

 

Prevention of Corrupt Activities Act 2004

This Act provides for the strengthening of measures to prevent and combat corruption and corrupt activities; to provide for the offense of corruption and offenses relating to corrupt activities; to provide for investigative measures in respect of corruption and related corrupt activities; to provide for the establishment and endorsement of a Register in order to place certain restrictions on persons and enterprises convicted of corrupt activities relating to tenders and contracts; to place a duty on certain persons holding a position of authority to report certain corrupt transactions;

City Policy on Compensation of Minibus- Taxi and Other Operators (Policy Number 13776)

The new MyCiTi Integrated Rapid Transit System will largely displace the current road-based minibus-taxi and scheduled bus operators. Incorporating them in the new system is important in order to maintain livelihoods, but is also required because in terms of current legislation existing operators cannot be forced to give up their operating licenses. A key issue here is the compensation of existing operators as the new system is introduced. This policy sets out the principles involved in determining the level of compensation of existing operators.

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