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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.
Markets
Tuesday 19th January 2021 European stock markets edged up Tuesday following a strong showing in Asia ahead of a key speech from US Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Europe's main stock markets advanced in opening deals on Tuesday, after earlier gains across most of Asia, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.7 percent at 6,768.26 points. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Hong Kong stocks finished sharply higher Tuesday, in line with a broad advance across Asian markets, boosted by a surge in interest from mainland Chinese investors. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Optimism about the global economic recovery and vaccine rollouts trumped ongoing concerns about soaring virus infections Tuesday with most Asian markets clocking up big gains. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed up nearly 1.4 percent on Tuesday as investors bought on dips following two days of profit-taking. view more
Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards
Monday 24th February 2020 PROMOTING KZN, ITS BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE - Standard Bank KZN Top Business... view more
Tuesday 9th July 2019 KZN TOP BUSINESS PERSONALITY AWARD
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Tuesday 9th July 2019 BATTLE OF THE BRANDS
KwaZulu-Natal is home to many well... view more
Tuesday 9th July 2019 MANUFACTURING AWARD
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Tuesday 9th July 2019 TRANSPORT STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION AWARD
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Tuesday 9th July 2019 FINANCIAL AWARD
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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
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Administration of vaccines will be managed very carefully through registration cards and scanners, health department says. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The staff shortage at Steve Biko Academic Hospital's triage area have been sorted out after 33 nurses were employed on an urgent basis. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde insists that the province has the right to buy extra Covid-19 vaccines separately for its citizens if its wants to. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 According to Ithuba, the first multimillion-rand winner of the year - a man in his 30s - reported to the National Lottery operator offices on Tuesday to claim his fortune. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Heineken suspended a R6 billion expansion project in August 2020, and is now restructuring its South Africa operations. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Stay up to date with the latest news, views and analysis as the number of coronavirus cases in SA increases. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Embattled former ANC youth league deputy president and former councillor Andile Lungisa has lashed out at two NEC members who have called for secretary-general Ace Magashule to step aside. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 One person has been killed and two others injured after a 45-year-old man opened fire on them alleging that they had jumped the R350 grant queue outside a Post Office in Isipingo. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The broke Amathole District Municipality will now pay its employees their salaries after intervention from national and local government. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The world received more frightening reminders of the pandemic's worsening danger as Britain's daily death toll reached a record, Germany looked set to tighten its partial lockdown and two Australian Open players tested positive. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Here are the winning Powerball and Powerball Plus numbers from the Tuesday, 19 January, draw. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The precious metals mining company said that Shadwick Bessit passed away on Saturday, 16 January 2021, from Covid-19 related complications view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Rassie Erasmus wasn't sure whether the Rainbow Cup, a tournament that will involve the four Super Rugby franchises and 12 teams from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy, will take place. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Although the Level 3 regulations have been adjusted, certain core conditions remain," explains attorney Simon Dippenaar. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 The company announced on Tuesday evening that Graeme Kiewitz, a director and HR executive, passed away on Monday, 18 January 2021 following a Covid-19 related illness. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 South African Human Rights Commissioner Chris Nissen says Sassa needs to do more to resolve the queueing crisis in Cape Town. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 21-year-old attacker Nkosingiphile Ngcobo scored a stunning opener as Kaizer Chiefs made it three wins in a row with a comfortable win over TTM in a PSL clash at FNB Stadium. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Sharks captain Lukhanyo Am has admitted that Covid-19 disruptions have been difficult, but also understands the massive responsibility on his side to ensure they stay safe. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 President Donald Trump spent his last full day in the White House mulling pardons and President-elect Joe Biden was set to arrive in Washington ahead of an inauguration that his predecessor, in a final break with tradition, will snub. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Steel magnate Eric Samson, best known for building Macsteel into one of South Africa's largest companies, has died. view more
Engineering News
Tuesday 19th January 2021 A new multi-partner initiative has been launched with the aim of defining the role that finance can and should play in supporting both South Africa and India's aspirations to implement "just transitions" to more climate-resilient economies. The 'Just Transition Finance Roadmaps in South Africa and India Project' is being backed by the UK's development finance institution, the CDC Group, in partnership with Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and the National Business Initiative (NBI), of South Africa, as well as the Observer Research Foundation, LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, the Harvard Kennedy School's Initiative for Responsible Investment and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 After fulfilling, in November 2019, all the conditions precedent to finally consummate the R165-million acquisition of valve manufacturer Dynamic Fluid Control (DFC) from Aveng the new black owners faced a true baptism of fire. CEO and co-shareholder Tumi Tsehlo, who previously headed the South African Mint for eight years, reports that the business immediately slumped to its worst four-month performance in history - and that was before Covid-19 had even made its deadly appearance in South Africa. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has established an inter-ministerial committee to oversee the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in the country. Ramaphosa announced this at a Zoom meeting of the ANC's Progressive Business Forum on Tuesday. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Following the announcement by African Union (AU) chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa on January 14 that the AU has secured a provisional 270-million Covid-19 vaccine doses for Africa through its Covid-19 African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (Avatt), the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) has, on behalf of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), started the Covid-19 vaccines pre-order programme for all AU member States. Trade finance institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will facilitate payments by providing advance procurement commitment guarantees of up to $2-billion to the manufacturers on behalf of the member States. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) intend to make an urgent application to the Labour Court in Johannesburg on 28 January to have a deal regarding backpay of members of South African Airways (SAA) declared unlawful or unfair. The unions want payment to their SAA members made within seven days, if their application is granted. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 In its latest 'Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Industry Trends' analysis, PwC finds that deal volumes went up 18% in the second half of 2020, while deal values increased by 94%, compared with the first half of the year.
Deal activity in the second half of last year experienced a surge despite continued uncertainty created by Covid-19 across the world. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 A trio of Covid-19-related risks heads up the tenth Allianz Risk Barometer 2021, reflecting potential disruption and loss scenarios companies are facing in the wake of the pandemic. Business interruption and pandemic outbreak are this year's top business risks with cyber incidents ranking a close third. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 While 2020 was a year of fluctuations and novel challenges, the remuneration of nonexecutive directors continues to be increasingly linked to the performance of businesses, as well as their ability to adapt to new challenges and new demands from stakeholders and shareholders, says professional services and advisory multinational PwC South Africa People and Organisation Reward Tax, Legal and Governance leader associate director and co-lead Leila Ebrahimi. Ebrahimi is the editor of the PwC '2021 Nonexecutive Directors Practices And Fees Trends' report, released on January 19. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Binational organisation the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is progressing work at the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP). In a January 19 update, the authority said that ongoing KDRP works comprise two components, namely reshaping of the plunge pool and the refurbishment of the spillway gates. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 African central bankers meeting in the next two weeks amid a resurgent coronavirus may find they've used up most of their interest-rate ammunition to lift their economies out of recessions that still affect much of the continent. Monetary policy committees have limited scope to provide stimulus after aggressive easing when lockdowns first shuttered output in 2020, with inflation quickening in Nigeria and Angola and restrictions that would dull the impact of rate cuts continuing in South Africa and Kenya. view more
KZN Business Sense
Saturday 14th November 2020 The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes this opportunity to support... view more
Saturday 14th November 2020 Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala welcomed Honorary Consul General of Indo... view more
Saturday 14th November 2020 The eThekwini Economic Council is a milestone in the City's journey towards a ... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 The idea of revolutionising township and rural businesses, through the digitizat... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 Mthoko Mbatha was the Group CEO of SLG (Pty) Ltd, the second largest trading com... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 In order to bring change into business, capital investment projects are continuo... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 Many companies have limped their way through lockdown and have survived by cutti... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 The Corporate and Natural Resources team comprises a commercial team of lawyers ... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 Four years since announcing the revolutionary concept of Umhlanga Arch, this dev... view more
Friday 13th November 2020 Well it certainly seems likely, at the last discussion at the World Economic For... view more
Durban Chamber news
Friday 28th June 2019 At the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry's recent Annual General Meeting... view more
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
Wednesday 21st November 2018
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KZN News
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Although the Level 3 regulations have been adjusted, certain core conditions remain," explains attorney Simon Dippenaar. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The precious metals mining company said that Shadwick Bessit passed away on Saturday, 16 January 2021, from Covid-19 related complications view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 The company announced on Tuesday evening that Graeme Kiewitz, a director and HR executive, passed away on Monday, 18 January 2021 following a Covid-19 related illness. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Steel magnate Eric Samson, best known for building Macsteel into one of South Africa's largest companies, has died. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The Bank of France's governor said Tuesday that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has driven almost 2 500 jobs and "at least €170 billion in assets" to France so far. view more
Business NEWS24
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Although the Level 3 regulations have been adjusted, certain core conditions remain," explains attorney Simon Dippenaar. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The precious metals mining company said that Shadwick Bessit passed away on Saturday, 16 January 2021, from Covid-19 related complications view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 The company announced on Tuesday evening that Graeme Kiewitz, a director and HR executive, passed away on Monday, 18 January 2021 following a Covid-19 related illness. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Steel magnate Eric Samson, best known for building Macsteel into one of South Africa's largest companies, has died. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The Bank of France's governor said Tuesday that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has driven almost 2 500 jobs and "at least €170 billion in assets" to France so far. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 French oil giant Total said that it would pay $2.5 billion for a 20% stake in India's Adani Green Energy Limited, a major solar energy producer, as it diversifies away from fossil fuels into renewables. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing US agencies to prioritize removing Chinese-made drones from American government fleets. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its 2021 global oil demand forecast Tuesday as fresh coronavirus lockdowns cloud the outlook but said mass vaccination programmes should help bolster a second half rebound. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Food parcels are distributed by charity groups in Tokyo to help the the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 With the coronavirus crisis having pummeled revenues and debts falling due, Kenya is in talks with China over dealing with its debt challenges - the Chinese embassy in Nairobi has said. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 European stock markets edged up Tuesday following a strong showing in Asia ahead of a key speech from US Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Glencore has agreed to sell its stake in Mopani Copper Mines to the Zambian government for $1.5 billion, but will get just $1 upfront. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Mining production declined 11.6% on a year-on-year basis in November, worse than the consensus of 5%. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Mirror Trading International was provisionally liquidated in late December after its offices were raided by authorities and it stopped paying out funds to its thousands of members. view more
Wednesday 20th January 2021 Eskom said the 12 projects with a combined 1082 MW capacity were part of deals to with renewable energy independent power producers totaling 2305MW inked in 2018. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Europe's main stock markets advanced in opening deals on Tuesday, after earlier gains across most of Asia, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.7 percent at 6,768.26 points. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 Hong Kong stocks finished sharply higher Tuesday, in line with a broad advance across Asian markets, boosted by a surge in interest from mainland Chinese investors. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The BER says that it is the "prolonged" reduction in employment at hotels, restaurants and business services is "most worrisome". view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The local bourse's Market Regulation Division says it found no irregularities in its probe of a sudden 400% increase in the group's share price. view more
Tuesday 19th January 2021 The National Union of Metalworkers of SA and the SA Cabin Crew Association intend to make an urgent application to the Labour Court regarding members' backpay from SAA. view more
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