Int. J. Procurement Management, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2020 635 Copyright © 2020 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. The perceived impact of public sector procurement reforms on development agenda in the KwaZulu-Natal province Sandile Gabela Nosindilee Community Development, P.O. Box 91, Donnybrook, 3237, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Email: sandile@nosindile.co.za Obianuju E. Okeke-Uzodike* Department of Applied Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Riverside, Midlands Campus, Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa Email: obianujuo@dut.ac.za *Corresponding author Abstract: Public sector reforms are integral part of government efforts towards achieving citizen centric and responsive good governance. Reforms in the public procurement are considered essential elements for strengthening and achieving performance within the public sector. In developing countries, procurement reforms are aimed at driving various socio-economic developmental challenges. Within the South African purview, reforms in the public sector serve as a means of social development and transformation but government continues to strive to achieve these objectives. This is because the South African public sector has been manned by various supply chain management challenges deemed detrimental to the efficient and effective delivery of government mandates. The researchers used a two-phase Delphi technique approach in collecting qualitative data and the findings demonstrate an alignment with the objectives of procurement reforms but with meagre success story and recommended a shared vision for achieving developmental objectives. Keywords: development; public procurement; reforms; transformation; South Africa. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Gabela, S. and Okeke-Uzodike, O.E. (2020) ‘The perceived impact of public sector procurement reforms on development agenda in the KwaZulu-Natal province’, Int. J. Procurement Management, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp.635–652. Biographical notes: Sandile Gabela is an emerging researcher and freelancer. He obtained his Master’s degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is the Founder of a not-for-profit organisation, Nosindilee Community Development, KwaZulu-Natal. His research focus area covers but not limited to management and issues of development with particular emphasis on the youth development.