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Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of our families, our businesses, our communities, and our way of life. During this time, PURCO SA wants to reach out and update you on how we are approaching the situation to ensure we continue to be proactive at the highest levels of performance and availability to serve our PURCO SA Membership.

Festive Greetings Office closed from 16 December to 2 January Thank you all for your support during the past 12 months: our Board of Directors, Committees, Members, Suppliers and of course our Staff.

COLLABORATE2019, the 2019 PURCO SA Annual Conference hosted in Cape Town at the end of October was a huge success. By clicking on the link below you can view the Plenary Presentation videos on the PURCO SA Youtube Channel and download all the speakers' powerpoint presentations.

On 14 June 2019, Selvan Govender, CEO of the Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa NPC (PURCO SA), handed over an amount of more than R1.7 million to...

COLLABORATE, the 2019 PURCO SA Annual Conference and Exhibition is the best way to deepen your knowledge about higher education procurement, network, and connect with higher education buyers and decision-makers from almost every South African university, TVET College and their allied institutions.

Procurement executives, buyers and financial decision-makers from almost every higher education institution in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana will attend COLLABORATE, the 2019 PURCO SA Annual Conference and Exhibition. As you already know, these professionals are looking for information, products, and services to optimise their current environments and plan for the future.

While we continue to deliver collaborative success, there is a much greater opportunity to reap immediate benefits. I am proud of the way our Consortium and Members responded last year to the challenges of constrained funding and an uncertain economy to deliver improved student access, welfare and academic outcomes.

The higher education sector continues to face significant headwinds, and the past year again presented our community with challenges that taxed our collective ingenuity.

According to a Stats SA report, released in October, Universities spent less money on computers, staff, transport, furniture and student accommodation in the 2017/18 financial year, mostly because of the #FeesMustFall and #OutsourcingMustFall campaigns.