- Title
- An assessment of the role of the procurement committee in the management of school funds with reference to selected schools in Libode District
- Creator
- Mtshakaza, Lungile Eric
- Subject
- Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Education -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Finance
- Subject
- Government aid to education -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- School boards -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- School management and organization -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Education, Rural -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPA
- Identifier
- vital:8268
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1014583
- Description
- The South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996) stipulates that the State must fund all the public schools from the public revenue on an equitable basis. Each school should elect a School Governing Body (SGB) whose primary function is to manage school finances. The principal of the school, who is also a member of the SGB, is the accounting officer. The SGB has to elect the finance committee which should run the school’s finances and, in turn elects the procurement committee - a sub-committee of the finance committee. In terms of the South African Schools Act, (Act 84 of 1998, as amended) there are two categories of public schools which may be created in South Africa. One category is based on Section 20 of the South Africa Schools Act with stipulated functions applicable to all public schools, while the other category is based on Section 21 of the Act which includes added stipulated functions above those applicable to all public schools. The study investigated the factors affecting the performance of procurement committees in schools. Among others, the study found that more formal training on financial management was necessary in schools in order to empower the procurement committees. Inadequate support with regard to the availability of supporting documentation and logistics was also raised as a matter of concern.
- Format
- iv, 90 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Arts
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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