Takealot's Frederik Zietsman on loadshedding, helping SMEs and digital economic growth

Published: June 26, 2023, 4:41 a.m.

In this episode of What\u2019s Next, Takealot.com CEO Frederik Zietsman discusses how online purchasing trends have been impacted by load-shedding.\n\nZietsman attended Paarl Boy\u2019s High and studied at Stellenbosch University, where he became a qualified Chartered Management Accountant.\n\nBefore joining Takealot in 2015, Zietsman spent over five years working for Distell, focusing on revenue growth management and commercial business analytics.\n\nHe arrived at Takealot to take on the Head of Retail and Marketplace role before being appointed Takealot.com\u2019s CEO in 2021.\n\nIn this What\u2019s Next interview, Zietsman speaks to Aki Anastasiou about the massive impact that load-shedding has had on South Africans and how this has affected their spending habits.