Nqobile Ndlovu
After his great tenure at Unilever, Nqobile is sad to leave, but equally excited to join Krones SA as Head of Supply Chain & Procurement.
8 June 2023
Thinus La Grange
Crossing the globe! Thinus La Grange expands his role as he is seconded to the Europe team for Diageo and demonstrates again the talent that South Africans have.
Mthunzi Maseko
Congratulations to Mthunzi Maseko who has started as General Manager at Imperial, a DP World Company, where no-one stops moving!
Matsebatlela Molebogeng
Molebogeng Matsebatlela is the Head of Supply Chain Management (SCM) at Siemens Pty Ltd. She is a capable and inspiring leader, driven by the desire to meet the expectations of her customers’ business goals.
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Best Practices to Get the Best Deal, Every Time
Procurement is changing, advises Dooka South Africa. With the rise of technology and the increasing need for transparency in business, procurement must also adapt. In this blog post, the company explores four best practices that will help you optimise your procurement process and get the best deal, every time. Procurement is changing and you need
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Are your employees feeling burnt out already?
Founder of Engaged Humans in Johannesburg, Paula Quinsee, tells SmartProcurementNews that already, only six months into the year, so many people are feeling exhausted. What will they feel like by December? Burnt out, stretched and hanging on for dear life? McKinsey research found that workplace relationships account for 39% of employees’ job satisfaction. Moreover, relationships
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South Africa’s Public Procurement Bill – Quo Vadis?
South Africa will soon get the chance to provide input on the Public Procurement Bill through Parliament’s portfolio committee. Discussing the implications of the process ahead is Johannesburg-based director, coach, consultant and Supply Chain Management practitioner, Shaun Scott. The Public Procurement Bill has officially been a “Draft Bill” since February 2020 and formally a “Bill”
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Speaking of Contracts
Managing Director of Commerce Edge, Ronald Mlalazi, presents a short and crisp tutorial on Contractual Terms, part of the CIPS Curriculum for CIPS Level 4. https://commerce-edge.com/tools-tips/tips-on-contractual-terms/
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ESG or sustainability?
The question, says Cape Town green economy leader Jaisheila Rajput, is whether you should be focusing on ESG or sustainability or treating them as the same thing. Here she gives her views which will undoubtedly help to clarify the matter for many. ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) on the one hand, and sustainability on the
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Lessons from Africa on e-procurement reform
In this issue, SmartProcurementNews is pleased to share a recent report on the use of electronic government procurement (e-GP) systems in Africa – Fulfilling the Promise of eProcurement reform – Lessons from 5 African Countries – the lead authors of which are Edwin Muhumuza and Lindsey Marchessault from Uganda-based Open Contracting Partnership. Public procurement —
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