Please join us in congratulating Malani Padayachee-Saman, a director on the RCCI board, in her celebratory 25th year of business. MPAMOT is the largest 100% black women-owned engineering and infrastructure development consulting firm of its size, capacity, and capability in South Africa.Malani, well done!You do our Chamber proud.
UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE25 JULY 2022 My Fellow South Africans, Tonight, I want to address you about the energy crisis that is confronting our nation.During the past three weeks, severe load shedding has disrupted all of our lives and causedimmense damage to our economy.The daily power cuts we have been experiencing have inconvenienced millions ofhouseholds and…
In the comfortable warmth of my sitting-room, I recently had the privilege of watching the two closely contested rugby games between the Springboks and Wales. I am looking forward to theseries decider in Cape Town on Saturday. Whichever way the match goes, I cannot help feeling that the example set by the Springbok rugby team…
FNB hosted a “How to Spot Business Opportunities” Event on Tuesday 28th June 2022 at the Randpark Ridge Golf Club. The aim was to help business owners to make sure the business they are in (or planning to be in) is successful. The 8 major criteria they shared were: 1. What customer problem is your…
In an effort to render the Mauritius fiscal system better understood by the residents and expats, we endeavour to present select proposed enactments as announced in the Mauritius 22/23 Finance Budget, thus providing our interpretation of such sections of the relevant theme. The below tax amendment was announced in the 22-23 Budget, and has now…
The 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brought together 37 world-leading scientists from across the globe to answer this question: Can we feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? The answer is yes. The EAT-Lancet Commission Brief for African Cities describes how the Commission’s report applies in…
Remarks by the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Mr Lesetja Kganyago Press conference, 16 May 2022: Ubank Limited Members of the media, Thank you for being here today. We have called today’s press conference for an announcement in connection with Ubank Limited (Ubank). Ubank is a bank, duly registered as such in terms of the…
May the spirit of Ramadan illuminate the world and show us the way to peace and harmony. May you be blessed with good health, happiness, peace and prosperity. Have a blessed Ramadan Embassy of the State of Qatar to the Republic of South Africa
Johannesburg• Angelo informational settlement robots, Boksburg• Knights road, Germiston• N3/Marlboro off ramp• Kraft road• M1/Grayston drive• M1/Woodmead drive• N1/Witkoppen• N1/William Nicol• N1/Malibongwe drive• N1/Gordon road• New road offramp in Midrand• Old Pretoria rd/1st Avenue, Alexandra• Riviera rd near Killarney Mall• Christiaan de Wet /Wilgerood rd, Roodepoort• Traffic lights along Louis Botha Avenue (btw Alexandra and…
My Fellow South Africans, It is almost exactly two years since I stood before you to announce that South Africa would be entering a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This was a drastic and unprecedented measure. But it slowed the spread of the virus so that our health facilities –…
Observers of global grain markets will be familiar with the “Great Grain Robbery” of 1972. This was not a robbery in the traditional sense. Rather, it was a period when the US sold large volumes of grains to the former Soviet Union at subsidised prices, not realising there would soon be a poor grain harvest…
RCCI supports Leon du Preez in his research study. I’m currently a PhD student at the North-West University conducting research in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in South Africa, specifically pertaining to supply chain innovation. I humbly request your assistance with my data collection and as such would like to know if it will…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in accordance with Section 174(3) of the Constitution, decided to appoint Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the next Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa with effect from 1 April 2022. The President’s decision follows consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and leaders of parties in the National Assembly…
The Township Economy Partnership Fund (TEPF) is a partnership between the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED), the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The fund supports SMMEs in the township economy of Gauteng in sectors that include (but not limited to) Manufacturing. the Taxi Economy, ICT, Backyard Real Estate upgrading…
The implementation of the new RLA system was initially designed to cater only to clients submitting new applications. Clients who were already registered on the old system, i.e. via a DA185 application were not required to re-register on the new RLA system. The system was designed on a first-in-first-out principle and clients that required re-registering…
