{"id":15551,"date":"2026-10-06T07:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=15551"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:10:07","slug":"esd-event-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2026\/absa-esd-event\/esd-event-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"ESD Event Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15551\" class=\"elementor elementor-15551\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7518b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7518b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82306a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82306a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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