Procurement job openings are on the rise and, as organisations squabble over the best talent, it is important to make sure you are doing the right things to attract the crowd you want! Recent studies revealed that the number of advertised procurement and supply chain roles increase by 22% each year, demonstrating a huge […]
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It is South Africa’s equivalent to the proverbial $640 Pentagon toilet seat — a paper binding machine that the government buys from its suppliers for the rand equivalent of almost $2,000, about 13 times what it should cost. Chief Procurement Officer Kenneth Brown cited the binding machine as an example of the massive waste that
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Mbulelo Babalo Gingcana, from PRASA Full name: Mbulelo Babalo Gingcana Position: Acting Chief Procurement Officer Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: R20-billion Who does P & SM report to: Group Chief Executive Officer
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Treasury’s cost-cutting drive has pitted it against other government departments. Chief Procurement Officer Kenneth Brown has drawn criticism from politicians who are unhappy with his investigations of procurement, said Ralph Mathekga, a political analyst at the Johannesburg-based research group, the Mapungubwe Institute of Strategic Reflection. In September the Treasury said it rejected a request
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The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) hosted its first open tender seminar showcasing the progress the province has made in rolling out its open tender project over the past two years. The event was also aimed at encouraging other provincial governments and municipalities to adopt the process. “We took the decision in 2014 that it
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Universities need to do more to understand the changing business environment to produce graduates that will best serve in the supply chain industry. Many graduates are not making a valuable contribution to the industry because of a lack of proper practical integration by universities, said Prof. Johan Du Plessis, Managing Director of Logistics International
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China is an economic partner that can drive enterprise and supplier development (ESD) in South Africa and the rest of the continent. A significant export, trade and development partner to Africa, China brings, particularly to South Africa, a host of industrial innovations, which if adapted for the local environment can help with various productivity
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The Council of the European Union (EU) placed a renewed focus on public e-Procurement when it adopted directives for the reform of public procurement in February 2014. Globally, governments have been pursuing initiatives to affect good governance and the “smart expenditure” of limited funds. They have pursued the implementation of a more effective procurement
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A drone service delivering blood for transfusions has been launched in Rwanda. The drones are expected to make between 50 and 150 life-saving deliveries each day to far-flung and inaccessible clinics across the western half of the country. Excessive blood loss during childbirth is the leading cause of death in pregnant women in Rwanda. Zipline,
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The seasonally adjusted Barclays Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell by 2.6 index points to 45.9 in October from a downwardly revised 48.5 points in September. The current level is at its worst since January and well below the neutral 50-point mark, which suggests that the manufacturing sector experienced a lacklustre start to Q4 2016.
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