Infrastructure is the key to unlocking the African continent’s free trade potential, says Dr Obiora Madu, Director-General of the African Centre for Supply Chain and CEO of the Multimix Group. Here he tells Smart Procurement the ways to go about “fixing the missing links”. Africa comprises about 20% of the world’s population but even with […]
Supply Chain Infrastructure & Africa’s Success Read More »
Seasoned Algeria-based procurement and supply chain management professional, Anouar Ali Ammara, talks about the growth potential of African countries in the coming decades, as well as the rising interest and investment in infrastructure, information technology, and data connectivity and storage. All these necessary fundamental elements are coming into action and in place to enhance the
Supply Chain & Procurement in African Local Content – Part I Read More »
Leading light in the South African procurement space, Dr Faith Mashele, reminds us to focus on the 4 Ps to ensure that our industry thrives in the post-pandemic era. Two months into the year 2022, remnants of the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to remain prevalent in our day-to-day lives. For many of us, it feels
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Johannesburg Enterprise and Supplier Development expert and internationally-recognised thought leader on entrepreneurship, Hepsy Mkungo, spells out the commonalities and differences between small businesses and entrepreneurs that procurement specialists should know about. While both entrepreneurs and small business owners devote a huge amount of commitment and effort into their operations, there is a fundamental distinction between
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To help small South African businesses recover from the spate of unrest that affected parts of the country, One Linkage, a women-owned technology company, has launched the #RiseUpSA Campaign. The campaign aims to enable corporates to connect with and “adopt” SMMEs that need support. A week of looting and rioting saw the destruction of thousands
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By Bárbara de Faria Lopes, Sustainability Consultant, IQbusiness, and Christelle Marais, Sustainability Lead, IQbusiness Financial factors are no longer the only consideration for businesses. Governments, investors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and society at large are increasingly holding companies accountable for their social and environmental impact. Organisations, therefore, need to identify and address sustainability risks within their
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SMME Clinic interviews Annie McWalter, Managing Director of SAICA ED and the Hope Factory, who shares great insight into how the COVID pandemic has shown the importance of compliance for SMMEs.
SMME Clinic | Financial compliance for small business is the key to support – Session 21 Read More »
Initiating an enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme is not something to rush into. It is a process that will achieve very little for everyone involved if it is not carefully planned, aligned with coherent business and supply chain strategies, and rolled out to candidates that have true potential. Lean enterprise acceleration programmes (LEAP) has
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SMME Clinic interviews Dumisani Ngadi, from the South African Bureau Standards (SABS), on how small business can secure SABS accreditation for their products in Covid-19. For more information email Dumisani Ngadi at dumisani.mngadi@sabs.co.za or contact him on +27 72 267 7955
SMME Clinic | SABS standards during Covid-19 – Session 9 Read More »
Elmarie Goosen flips things around and interviews Smart Procurement COO, Debbie Tagg on how Smart Procurement itself is addressing the pandemic and supporting small business. #BetterTogether
SMME clinic | Pandemic proof your business – part 2 Read More »
