{"id":14014,"date":"2026-08-27T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=14014"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:53:32","slug":"mapitsi-talana","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/speaker\/mapitsi-talana\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapitsi Talana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mapitsi Talana is a seasoned procurement and strategic sourcing professional with close to two decades of experience across both the public and private sectors.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She spent six years in public sector procurement before joining Vodacom in 2012, where she has built extensive experience across a broad range of categories including Technology, Marketing, Content, FinTech, Retail, Cloud, Hosting and Cybersecurity.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her experience spans strategic sourcing, complex commercial negotiations, supplier and stakeholder management, category strategy and procurement transformation. 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