The City of Joburg is basking in pride as the Joburg Market has been honoured with a prestigious award at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Africa Conference and Awards 2025, an event that gathered the continent’s top procurement and supply chain professionals under the theme “Connect & Engage.” This celebration of innovation and excellence recognizes achievements within the field and provides a platform for critical discussions on the future of procurement.
This comes after the Joburg Market made headlines by securing a prestigious award at the CIPS Africa Conference and Awards 2025, showcasing its commitment to ethical and sustainable procurement practices.
The conference, held over two enlightening days, tackled pressing issues impacting the sector, including sustainable and ethical procurement practices, supplier capacity building, and managing geopolitical risks that threaten supply chain resilience. This initiative provided an invaluable opportunity for professionals to forge connections, share experiences, and deliberate on constructive strategies to enhance procurement’s significant role in good governance and foster organisational resilience.
During the awards ceremony, Joburg Market received the coveted “Best Collaborative Teamwork Project” award, which underscores the organisation’s dedication to cross-functional collaboration and robust governance standards. Boitumelo Lephadi, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Management (SCM), expressed the significance of this accolade: “This award confirms the outstanding work being done at Joburg Market to ensure that procurement is not only efficient but also ethical, inclusive, and sustainable. We are proud that our collaborative approach has been recognised at a continental level, and we remain committed to driving good governance in everything we do.”
This achievement is a testament to Joburg Market’s strategic vision, which focuses on fostering teamwork, strengthening internal processes, and delivering value to all stakeholders, while upholding the highest levels of integrity and transparency.
