Hill-Lewis welcomes ConCourt decision to hear CoCT bid to invalidate Public Procurement Act

CAPE TOWN - Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to hear the City of Cape Town’s bid to invalidate the Public Procurement Act.

Hill-Lewis said the bill undermines the constitutional autonomy of local government and its adoption was unlawful due to poor public participation and parliamentary processes.

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The mayor also said seven of the country's nine provinces did not have mandates to vote on the bill.

"This act will slow down local service delivery and make it much harder for municipalities across the country to procure quickly in response to local needs."

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has instructed the national government to file papers by 8 August and the city to respond by 22 August.