Cape Town Mayor Challenges Public Procurement Act in Constitutional Court
Cape Town, 9 June 2025 – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill‑Lewis has filed a constitutional challenge against the newly enacted Public Procurement Act, taking the matter to South Africa’s highest court. The court application seeks an order declaring the legislation invalid on procedural grounds news24.com.
The Mayor’s legal action argues that the National Assembly failed to ensure adequate public participation during the bill’s legislative process. He contends that parts of the Act were amended without sufficiently engaging stakeholders—raising constitutional concerns about procedural fairness westerncape.gov.za.
This challenge follows a broader push by the Western Cape government, which earlier in May submitted its own application to the Constitutional Court seeking declaration of the law as unconstitutional and invalid.
