KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio
The KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio website is a portal to KwaZulu-Natal, its top businesses, organizations, municipalities and government departments. The website includes a profile of the Province, an insight into successful governance and the economy, highlights current investment possibilities in the province and provides regular news updates. KwaZulu-Natal offers you great opportunities for growth, expansion, trade and investment.
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Markets
Friday 15th February 2019 TreasuryONE said earlier that the rand weakened sharply against major currencies on Thursday on continued concern over Eskom and the potential further fallout. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 European equities bared no brunt from the Asian trading session as all the major bourses advanced on the back of progress in the US-China trade talks. view more
Thursday 14th February 2019 The US dollar did retreat after the release of US retail sales data which came in worse than anticipated, but this did not result in significant strengthening for the rand and other emerging market currencies. The rand was trading 0.84% weaker at R14.18/$ at 17:00. view more
Thursday 14th February 2019 The JSE All-share Index is testing a critical resistance zone right now. view more
Thursday 14th February 2019 South Africa's rand is back on its perch as the world's most volatile currency as investors price in the risk of a credit-rating downgrade while awaiting details of the government's rescue plan for the state-owned electricity company. view more
Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards
Monday 21st January 2019 The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Leader's award is an honorary award given t... view more
Monday 21st January 2019 The Partnership award is given to a project which ref lects the importance of ef... view more
Monday 21st January 2019 The Winner is Fairmont Zimbali Resort
Fairmont Zimbali Resort pro... view more
Friday 18th January 2019 Many well-known brands have been grown from within KZN and have made an indelibl... view more
Friday 18th January 2019 Arnold Stegen MD of Aquellé said, "This is a huge honour for us." He added,... view more
Thursday 17th January 2019 TRADE SECTOR AWARD - The 2018 winner is ... Hirsch's
Hirsc... view more
Thursday 17th January 2019 The Winner is SLG (Pty) Ltd SLG Group CEO Mthoko Mbatha said, "As SLG, we are ... view more
Thursday 17th January 2019 The winner is Blue Security Blue Security managing director Henk van Bemmelen sa... view more
Thursday 17th January 2019 FMI, a division of Bidvest Life Ltd, was recently named Top Business in the Fina... view more
Wednesday 16th January 2019 The winner is Tronox.
Tronox is the world's largest fully integ... view more
KZN Leaders
Saturday 26th January 2019 KZN LEADERS PORTFOLIO is a natural progression from the KZN Top Business Portfol... view more
Friday 5th October 2018 Neville Matjie has been appointed CEO of Trade and Investment KZN, effective Oct... view more
Sunday 6th May 2018 Saskia Hill, owner of MCS Debt Recovery, says that the success of her bus... view more
Monday 26th March 2018 PAUL SAAD, FutureLife's CEO said, "I am humbled that FutureLife is now recognise... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 Carol Coetzee, (CEO of the KZN Film Commiss... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 BRYAN BAYLIS, has had a long and satisfying professional career in the financial... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 ABDOOL KADER (BABOO) ESSA joined his father, Haroon Essa, at Frimax Foods, strai... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 DOMINIC COLLETT is a professional engineer whose career has been driven by the d... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 ARNOLD VERMAAK, the chairman of Durban based Constantia Afripack lives by the Ma... view more
Sunday 25th March 2018 ANANT SINGH, CEO and chairman of the Videovision Entertainment Group, and South ... view more
Top Stories News 24
Friday 15th February 2019 After being shot in a home invasion and spending weeks in hospital at death's door, he was ready to give up. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Low staff morale, unprofessional and unethical conduct, and leadership instability are some of the issues highlighted in a report compiled by a high-level review panel to assess the mandate, capacity and organisational integrity of the State Security Agency. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 A group of people have come together under the hashtag #Justice4Vernie in support of a call to the state capture commission of inquiry chairperson to probe the death of former correctional services commissioner Vernie Petersen. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 A case involving a woman who allegedly tried to sell a toddler, has been handed over to social workers, KwaZulu-Natal police say. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Clean-up operations are underway at the Durban harbour after a fire on a ship claimed six lives, says the Transnet National Ports Authority. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Heavy rainfall leading to localised flooding is expected over the north-eastern parts of Mpumalanga and the eastern parts of Limpopo on Saturday. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Teacher Elana Barkhuizen says she is 'overwhelmingly happy' to be back in her Grade R classroom at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke in the North West. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The Kingsmead wicket for the first Test between the Proteas and the Sri Lanka has been an interesting one. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Minister of Higher Education Naledi Pandor says her department is working hard to resolve the current student accommodation crisis at universities. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 In her final State of the Province Address, Helen Zille - who in May will become the only Western Cape premier to have completed two terms - has focused on the legacy of her two administrations and contrasted it with that of the national government. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 10 days before show time, the 91st Academy Awards are beset by rancor and dispute over plans to keep the broadcast to three hours view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The City of Johannesburg claims that Samwu owes R1.2m for electricity, water, sewerage, rates and refuse. However the union disputes that. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 One person has been shot as live ammunition and rubber bullets flew during protester clashes in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Sri Lanka continue to fight hard, but it is looking almost certain now that South Africa will win the first Test at Kingsmead. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player has announced a number of changes for 2019, including a first prize of $2.5 million. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The ANC in the Western Cape has called outgoing Premier Helen Zille's final State of the Province Address a "whitewash" - adding the message "goodbye and good riddance". view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Former police minister Nathi Mthethwa, an ally of ex-president Jacob Zuma, allegedly "wielded pressure on prosecutors" to have Major General Johan Booysen and members of the Cato Manor organised crime unit arrested, says the former Hawks boss. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang has been denied bail by the Kempton Park Magistrates Court. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The South African Maritime Safety Authority has launched an investigation into a ship fire that claimed six lives at the Durban harbour. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Hong Kong customs have seized a record 40kg of rhino horns worth around (R14m) that were on their way from South Africa to Vietnam, the latest bust for authorities trying to crack down on the illegal trade of endangered species through the Chinese territory. view more
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KZN Business Sense
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Tuesday 27th November 2018
Tuesday 27th November 2018 Acknowledgment is one of those things that you don't think about until you not... view more
Tuesday 27th November 2018 The announcement that almost R200bn had been pledged by the private sector at th... view more
Tuesday 27th November 2018 Certification day after the International Labour Organisation's Start Your Bus... view more
Tuesday 27th November 2018 Neville Matjie is the chief executive officer of Trade & Investment KwaZulu-... view more
Tuesday 27th November 2018 Can a Board of Directors skip the disciplinary procedure and use a fast-... view more
Tuesday 27th November 2018 EThekwini Municipality and its investments promotion unit, Invest Durban, have c... view more
Zululand Chamber news
Wednesday 13th February 2019 ZCCI CEO, Thabani Shale had a meeting with Deputy Mayor of uMlalazi Municipality Cllr BP Simelane and Municipal Manager of uMlalazi Municipality, Raymond Mnguni today (13 February 2019). The load shedding schedule for industrial and retail areas will be amended. Load shedding will occur at start of the shift or towards the end of the view more
Friday 8th February 2019 30-January-2019 The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) have collaborated to launch a free-to-use Web Tool dedicated to help smaller businesses with labour relations processes and matters. The joint initiative is one of the flagship projects outlined in the Presidential Jobs Summit Framework Agreement and has gone view more
Tuesday 5th February 2019 Please see the list of possible projects at the RBIDZ, Tender Advert- ICT Projects view more
Friday 1st February 2019 The efforts by the provincial government to empower young people aiming for a career in business and entrepreneurship received a resounding applause from various quarters on Thursday. This was after the KwaZulu-Natal Acting Premier Sihle Zikalala launched a first of its kind R50 million KZN Youth Fund geared towards and billed as a long-lasting solution view more
Tuesday 15th January 2019 The KwaZulu-Natal Business Chamber Council (KBCC) held their annual strategic planning session at Aloe Lifestyle Hotel in eShowe last week, under the leadership of ZCCI president, Judith Nzimande. The session was also attended by the Durban Chamber President Musa Makhunga, Pietermaritzburg Chamber President, Bonginkosi Mshengu and CEO Melanie Veness, Fabcos founding member Nathi Mbele; Ilembe view more
Monday 10th December 2018 The SMME Committee AGM will be held on 12 December 2018 at 13h00 at Nyoni Room at ZCBF Community Park. RSVP to manager@zcci.co.za Nominations for the SMME Committee needs to be submitted by 12:00 on 12 December 2018. Nomination Form for SMME Forum Committee view more
Thursday 6th December 2018 Invitation – ZCCI Youth Chapter workshop (13 December 2018) view more
Wednesday 31st October 2018 Carol Ofori, East Coast Radio DJ will be the programme director during the 2018 ZCCI Business Excellence awards ceremony on 28 November 2018 at Umfolozi Casino. Thami Sithole, Port Manager for Richards Bay is the guest speaker. Please book you seat by contacting Lihle Msweli on 035 797 1807 or pr@zcci.co.za view more
Tuesday 30th October 2018 Thabani Shale, ZCCI CEO welcomes the positive messages outlined in the Minister of Finance's maiden budget policy statement. The Minister of Finance has emphasized to restore of good governance and fight corruption in all of its forms. The key is the employment of qualified, competent and incorruptible officials. The focus on reducing the view more
Friday 26th October 2018 “First Female Boss elected for KwaZulu-Natal Business Chambers Council” Read the article on P2Â of the KZN Business Sense newspaper. KZN Business Sense V4.4 pdf view more
Durban Chamber news
Tuesday 27th November 2018 The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with Transnet Port T... view more
Monday 26th November 2018 The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has held an Annual Gala Dinner to co... view more
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iLembe Chamber of Commerce news
KZN News
Friday 15th February 2019 IRBA has concludes the disciplinary hearing of a former KPMG auditor who worked on the books of a Gupta-linked company. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 TreasuryONE said earlier that the rand weakened sharply against major currencies on Thursday on continued concern over Eskom and the potential further fallout. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Uganda has deported the Belgian head of South African telecoms giant MTN's local branch, the company said Friday, making him the fourth employee to be kicked out of the country this year. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 During the 2019 Mining Indaba petroleum and gas giant Total announced that it found offshore gas deposits at it's Brulpadda prospects in the Outeniqua basin, some 175km off the coast of South Africa. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 South African police arrested a former ambassador to Iran on corruption charges related to the award of a mobile-phone license to MTN after it was initially given to Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri. view more
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Friday 15th February 2019 IRBA has concludes the disciplinary hearing of a former KPMG auditor who worked on the books of a Gupta-linked company. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 TreasuryONE said earlier that the rand weakened sharply against major currencies on Thursday on continued concern over Eskom and the potential further fallout. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Uganda has deported the Belgian head of South African telecoms giant MTN's local branch, the company said Friday, making him the fourth employee to be kicked out of the country this year. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 During the 2019 Mining Indaba petroleum and gas giant Total announced that it found offshore gas deposits at it's Brulpadda prospects in the Outeniqua basin, some 175km off the coast of South Africa. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 South African police arrested a former ambassador to Iran on corruption charges related to the award of a mobile-phone license to MTN after it was initially given to Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 European equities bared no brunt from the Asian trading session as all the major bourses advanced on the back of progress in the US-China trade talks. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Cabinet has announced that Deputy President David Mabuza will lead a special Cabinet Committee into the state of affairs at Eskom. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Comair has reached a final settlement with SAA regarding a case relating to SAA's incentive schemes for travel agents from 14 years ago. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The price of petrol looks set to increase by 43 cents per litre in March according to unaudited mid-month fuel price data, the Automobile Association said on Friday. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 While most South Africans spent the past week griping about rolling power cuts, the outages proved a blessing for cable thieves, who are able to work during the blackouts without fear of electrocution. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 President Xi Jinping says US-China trade talks would continue next week in Washington, as the two sides race to reach a deal that would avert a tariff increase on Chinese goods. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Telkom sees an acquisition as one way to grow its mobile-phone business as it looks to boost profit and attract higher-paying customers. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 JSE-listed Grand Parade Investments has announced its exit of poor-performing assets Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins as part of its value-based strategy. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Zimbabwe's year-on-year inflation rate for the month of January stood at 56.90%, up from 42.09% in December 2018, according to Zimstats. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Businesses in South Africa have spent the past week struggling to operate amid rolling blackouts that affect their operations for as many as five hours at a time. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 There are indications that the downswing phase in the SA business cycle is now nine months longer than its previous slump. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The Banking Association of South Africa has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the country's wider interests rather than securing votes for the ANC. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Having no policy white paper on Eskom makes for a huge credibility problem for Treasury to deal with in Budget 2019, says Peter Attard Montalto of Intellidex. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 The January 2019 trade conditions survey by the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry found 70% of respondents to be negative about trade conditions in SA. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Eskom says it is not likely to implement load shedding on Friday, due to an improvement in generation performance and strides made in replenishing diesel and water reserves. view more
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JCCI Business News
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Parklands College is an independent school in Cape Town, South Africa, that caters for children from Pre-
Primary to Grade 12. Our focus is innovation in education and we believe that the best way to prepare... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 THE JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY BUILDS ON ITS DECADES OF EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO LAUNCH A GLOBAL TRADE, CUSTOMS AND LOGISTICS ACADEMY
JCCI has served the interests of business... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 The Chamber staff were sad to hear of the passing of a dear colleague, Eunice Magagula, who retired in
December 2017 after 30 years of service.
Eunice took care of the thousands of delegates attending... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Mr Van Dzung - Ambassador of Vietnam and Mr Dao Duc - Head of Trade Office and a high ranking delegation of Da Nang City of Vietnam met with JCCI President, Herman Breedt and Bernadette Zeiler - Head of... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 MTHOKO MBATHA is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Ltd (abbreviated to SLG) the second largest natural gas trading company in South Africa. He has served the company in various... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 At the end of March 2017, 24.68 million consumers were credit-active in South Africa, of which 14.99 million were in good standing. The balance either had impaired records (three or more payments or months in... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Regional economic integration of the continent is key for its continued development. This is a strategy that
has been driven forward by many regional institutions including the Southern African Development... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Although South Africa has the 10th largest road network in the world, its need and efficient usage must be
interrogated, says Skhumbuzo Macozoma, CEO of the SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL).
He said... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Sandile Xolo, marketing and communications manager at Ithala SOC Ltd. says, "Funeral cover is the most soughtafter insurance in the country.
Death remains an inevitable part of the human journey, making... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Professional firms might spend their days advising clients on their finances, but even they are aren't immune from the problem of late payments.
Having a challenging conversation with your client about money... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Compliance Hub Consulting (Pty) Ltd was founded in 2011, to service the South African business industry as an independent service provider for Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
Within a... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 The Youth Employment Services (YES) amendments to the B-BBEE Codes were gazetted on 28 August 2018 and Practice Guide 1 on 12 October 2018.
YES is a partnership with government, labour and civil society and... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Managing the dangers of debtors
Studies have shown that approximately 80% of small business enterprises fail within the first five years and only 1% of the remainder grow to employ ten or more... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 In a refreshingly frank presentation to the freight industry last week, acting chief officer Customs & Excise,
Beyers Theron, conceded that the revenue authority had failed to deliver on its mandate of... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (JCCI) immediate Past President, Ernest Mahlaule, has been appointed chairperson for the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA).
Congratulations on your... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 Property Point, the Growthpoint Properties initiative, has officially facilitated more than R1bn successful procurement opportunities for small businesses operating in South Africa's property sector.
Property... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 The South African Chamber of Commerce UK is an umbrella organisation and conduit for trade, community and investment into and out of South Africa. The SACC aims to bring under one concerted effort, a forum and... view more
Wednesday 28th November 2018 DRG Outsourcing and BusinessFit have been accepted as Platinum members of the London-based South African Chamber of Commerce UK (SACC) and to be represented on the South African arm of its executive... view more
Monday 26th November 2018 Managing the dangers of debtors
Studies have shown that approximately 80% of small business enterprises fail within the first five years and only 1% of the remainder grow to employ ten or more... view more
Friday 14th September 2018
Friday 14th September 2018 Herman Breedt, President of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry I wish to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Board members for their time, hard work and constructive input. My thanks also... view more
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Engineering News
Friday 15th February 2019 A report indicating that the South African government may seek to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) concluded with independent power producers (IPPs) in 2011 and 2012 is raising alarm bells within the industry, which is still recovering from a protracted period of uncertainty created by Eskom's refusal to sign new PPAs between 2015 and 2018. Business Day reported on Friday that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had proposed that contracts concluded during the first two bid windows of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) be renegotiated to "alleviate pressure on Eskom and the electricity tariff". view more
Friday 15th February 2019 A lobby group representing South African banks urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the country's wider interests rather than securing votes for the ruling African National Congress if he is to boost confidence in the economy before May elections. Ramaphosa's plan to split its troubled power utility Eskom Holdings into three separate parts has met resistance from the country's largest labor federation, which has been in an alliance with the ANC and the country's communist party since winning the nation's first multi-racial elections in 1994. While his administration has replaced boards and top executives at state-owned companies, including Eskom, it hasn't embraced the job cuts needed to bring costs down or the privatisation of State assets. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Construction is a depressing place to be at the moment, says Hogan Lovells partner and construction head Clive Rumsey, citing the lack of large infrastructure projects, deriving from lacklustre economic growth and a backlog in tender adjudication, as some of the reasons why the sector is struggling financially. "Of the major players in the construction sector, divisions of Basil Read and the Liviero Group have already gone into business rescue, Group Five is sitting at around 70c a share . . . Aveng around 5c a share," he comments. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 JSE-listed Barloworld Group shareholders have voted in favour of the company's broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) share scheme, Khula Sizwe, following an extraordinary general meeting. The industrial brand management group on Friday, said this transaction will pave the way for it to increase its BBBEE ownership contribution by 14 percent, improving overall ownership to around 48%, excluding mandated investments. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 At a time when electricity tariffs are increasing and the shift towards greener energy is gaining momentum, law firm Baker McKenzie says Africa is starting to see a surge in the signing of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs). view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) chairperson Rubben Mohlaloga has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud and money laundering. Mohlalonga was sentenced - alongside former acting head of the Land Bank Philemon Mohlahlane and attorney Dinga Rammy Nkwashu - on Thurday at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, the National Prosecuting Authority confirmed. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA) CEO Jasper Hafkamp is confident that the momentum seen in the second half of the year in terms of new-truck sales in the local market will continue into 2019. The first half of 2018 was "very bad", but the outlook improved significantly as the year progressed, especially in the fourth quarter, he notes. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Paper and packaging company Mondi said on Friday it expected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization for the year ended December 31 to be above that of the comparable prior year period of €1.48-billion. Mondi, which will release its results on February 28, said special item net charges after tax for the year would be around €92-million, of which €81-million was recognised in the first half. The group recognised special item net charges after tax of €53-million the previous year. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Pioneer Foods said on Friday its turnover increased by 7.8% in the four months to 31 January, primarily driven by price inflation in bread, wheat flour, rice, export fruit and a sound volume growth in these products and breakfast cereals in the UK. The owner of brand names such as Weet-Bix, Liqui-Fruit, Ceres, Sasko, Safari, Spekko and White Star said the overall like-for-like volume growth was two percent, excluding the contribution of the acquired businesses Wellington and Lizi, implying basket inflation of 5.8%. view more
Friday 15th February 2019 Grand Parade Investments said on Friday it had filed to close its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins franchises in the country due to poor performance and would instead channel capital into its chain of Burger King outlets. "The decision to exit Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins was made following sustained losses in these businesses and an unsuccessful process to dispose of these businesses," the company said in a statement. view more
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