ARSP: In 100 days, Ted Beleshayi cuts certificate processing time from six months to 15 days

After his first 100 days leading the ARSP, Ted Beleshayi Kasanda said digitization has reduced the average time to obtain the certificate required to bid for subcontracting contracts to 10–15 days, from more than six months. The agency has also issued injunctions affecting more than 1,000 companies following inspections of 14 major mining groups and is working with the ARPTC to require telecom operators to post tenders on its platform. Beleshayi said the ARSP and ARMP are drafting rules for the local-content law, with the ARMP covering the public sector and the ARSP the private sector. He also plans to re-energize staff and expand the agency’s presence in the provinces.