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
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The rand closed at R14.38 on Wednesday. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Federal Reserve officials scaled back their projected interest-rate increases this year to zero. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The JSE retreated on Wednesday as it tracked other global markets lower ahead of the US Fed's rate decision. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The price of the metal - mainly used in autocatalysts in gasoline vehicles - has almost doubled from a recent low in August. view more
Tuesday 19th March 2019 The JSE has inched higher mainly on the back of gains recorded amongst JSE listed miners. 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
Thursday 21st March 2019 A video that has come to symbolise the frustration most South Africans feel when their lives are disrupted by load shedding has gone viral on social media. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Around 17:45 on Wednesday the National Assembly rose for the last time during the fifth Parliament's term. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Aerial footage shows the scale of damage to Beira in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai. Up to 90% of the port city has been damaged or destroyed, according to the Red Cross. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has heard how the appointment of Daniel Mantsha in 2015 as chairperson of Denel, the state arms manufacturer, was a continuation of a "takeover" of the company. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Imran Tahir's Super-Over bowling mastery and chutzpah at Newlands is a reminder that he could be employed deep into an innings at the World Cup, says Rob Houwing view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Credit Bureau Association says any information relating to e-tolls /Sanral which has been inadvertently loaded onto a consumer profile will be removed. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Electoral Commission of South Africa is engaging with EFF leader Julius Malema about a complaint relating to veteran journalist Karima Brown. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Detectives had a target on Rob Packham's back from the start of their investigation into the murder of his wife, Gill, and did not establish a proper basis for his arrest, the Western Cape High Court has heard. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa has made good on one of his promises in the most recent State of the Nation Address by proclaiming the investigating directorate in the office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The mother of a former Sans Souci Girls' High School pupil slapped by her Afrikaans teacher during a physical altercation has lodged an Equality Court claim for damages amounting to R150 000. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Conveners of the prestigious Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism have withdrawn awards given to three Sunday Times journalists for their Cato Manor killings reports due to elements of the story being called into question. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The minister of international relations and cooperation says SADC countries were completely unprepared for Cyclone Idai. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 You can always count on South Africans to find humour in a time of darkness. (No pun intended) view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Electoral Commission of South Africa has expressed concern over the potential impact rolling blackouts could have on the looming elections. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Blood droplets matched to Gill Packham and her husband, Rob, who stands accused of murdering her, were found on the premises of their Constantia home, the Western Cape High Court has heard. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi will join his team-mate Anrich Nortje on the sidelines as the duo will miss the upcoming Indian Premier League. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 One of two guards who were shot at during an attempted gold heist along the R21 in Boksburg has died. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The state capture inquiry continues with testimony from former group CEO of Denel, Riaz Saloojee. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Rachel Kolisi, the wife of Springbok ruby captain Siya Kolisi, is yet to make a public statement after receiving major public backlash for posting a video on Instagram in which she accused a woman of sending her husband an explicit photo. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 schoolchildren and their chaperones and took them on an hour-long drive, then set the vehicle on fire when he was stopped by a Carabinieri blockade, officials said. view more
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KZN Business Sense
Thursday 14th March 2019 March 17 - 23 brings the National Water Week campaign, aptly themed "W... view more
Thursday 14th March 2019 After the recent call for all local designers to submit ... view more
Tuesday 5th March 2019 HOW TO CONTACT US:
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Tuesday 5th March 2019 The Durban Chamber offers conferencing and event management services for confere... view more
Tuesday 5th March 2019 In 2018, the Durban Chamber partnered with the MTN Business Unit, the Ernie Els ... view more
Tuesday 5th March 2019 The Durban Chamber partnered with long-time member and platinum sponsor, Mediter... view more
Tuesday 5th March 2019 The Exporter of the Year awards are a showcase for emerging and established expo... view more
Zululand Chamber news
Tuesday 5th March 2019 Mike Anderson, National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) founder and CEO says that running your own small business is becoming tougher and tougher. The most important area identified within the survey as critical to addressing business growth challenges is increased marketing spend. Anderson says this is a reoccurring requirement and is also the area where majority view more
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
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
Wednesday 21st November 2018
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iLembe Chamber of Commerce news
KZN News
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Eskom will implement Stage 4 load shedding on Thursday. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Labour Court has ruled that a gold wage agreement between Sibanye-Stillwater and unions NUM, UASA and Solidarity, which has been extended to AMCU as well as non-unionised employees, is valid and lawful. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Judgment has been reserved on an interdict being sought by AYO Technology Solutions against the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 After gaining 10% earlier in the week, shares in Steinhoff have returned to where they were trading before the multinational retailer released an overview of the PwC forensic report into its books. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Eskom is in talks with Petro SA to accelerate the offloading of a shipment of diesel in a bid to ease the need for load shedding. The shipment was expected to arrive earlier this week and be in use by Thursday - and the need for load shedding depends on when it comes. view more
Business NEWS24
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Eskom will implement Stage 4 load shedding on Thursday. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Labour Court has ruled that a gold wage agreement between Sibanye-Stillwater and unions NUM, UASA and Solidarity, which has been extended to AMCU as well as non-unionised employees, is valid and lawful. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Judgment has been reserved on an interdict being sought by AYO Technology Solutions against the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 After gaining 10% earlier in the week, shares in Steinhoff have returned to where they were trading before the multinational retailer released an overview of the PwC forensic report into its books. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Eskom is in talks with Petro SA to accelerate the offloading of a shipment of diesel in a bid to ease the need for load shedding. The shipment was expected to arrive earlier this week and be in use by Thursday - and the need for load shedding depends on when it comes. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Federal Reserve officials scaled back their projected interest-rate increases this year to zero. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Standard Bank has appointed David Hodnett as group chief risk officer. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The JSE retreated on Wednesday as it tracked other global markets lower ahead of the US Fed's rate decision. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The National Basketball Association has signed a deal with YouTube for a dedicated African channel to boost its presence on the continent. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told South Africa on Tuesday about the seriousness of the power crisis facing Eskom, saying it will be a "huge struggle to overcome". This as Fin24 revealed on Tuesday that government and Eskom officials were planning for Stage 5 and Stage 6 load shedding to stave off a national blackout. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The National Union of Mineworkers says it will go ahead with a planned march to the ANC headquarters at Luthuli House this month to protest the unbundling of Eskom. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The ANC government has "killed" more black businesses and black professionals than the National Party did, Bonang Mohale, CEO of Business Leadership SA tells Eusebius McKaiser on Radio 702. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Steinhoff's former chief financial officer is working with authorities as they investigate questionable transactions that brought the global retailer to the brink of collapse. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The UDM leader has questioned the Public Investment Corporation's funding of companies linked to its former directors, calling for closer scrutiny of the corporation's unlisted portfolio. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The New Development Bank plans to lend as much as R11.2bn ($780 million) at current exchange rates to Eskom for infrastructure projects this year as the ailing South African power utility battles to keep power supply steady. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Foreign direct investment into South Africa jumped to a five-year high in 2018 as President Cyril Ramaphosa's efforts to attract $100 billion of investment over five years gathered pace. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The cumulative effect of poor planning, poor maintenance and corruption at Eskom is biting. Welcome to SA's new reality, writes Pieter du Toit. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Households increased consumption in the fourth quarter of 2018, while household debt also rose in October, November, December, according to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 SA's annual headline consumer price index increased marginally to 4.1% in February from 4% in January, according to Stats SA. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 Starting on Tuesday, the photo-sharing app is testing a shopping feature, called Checkout, with a handful of retailers including Nike and designer fashion platform Revolve. 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
Wednesday 20th March 2019 State-owned electricity producer Eskom has confirmed that boiler-tube leaks are significant contributor to unplanned losses of more than 12 000 MW across its coal fleet. The underperformance of the coal fleet, including those units in commercial operation at the Medupi and Kusile projects, is also the main contributor to South Africa's current bout of confidence-sapping load-shedding. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The New Development Bank (NDB) plans to lend as much as $780-million to Eskom for infrastructure projects this year as the ailing power utility battles to keep power supply steady. Eskom, which on Wednesday entered a seventh day of controlled power cuts, is contending with operational and financial challenges, threatening the productivity of Africa's most-industrialised economy. The government is considering various interventions to turn the company around, including a $4.8-billion bailout over three years and splitting the organisation into three parts to help contain costs. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (DoRT) has launched a general household travel survey (GHTS) to assist it in determining travel needs and patterns within the province. The last survey was conducted in 2014. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 A South African engineering contractors' lobby group has asked the government to better enforce security as criminals have disrupted or vandalised R25.5-billion of construction projects across the country. Armed gangs "recently" disrupted the R1.65-billion Mtentu Bridge project, in the Eastern Cape province, and a R2.4-billion oil-storage investment project at Saldanha, in the Western Cape, was halted on March 13 after people demanding to be part of the project burnt down properties, the South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec) said in a March 18 letter addressed to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expressed its disappointment on Wednesday, following the publication of a statement by National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday, that claimed that some AMSA employees are forced to work even if conditions are dangerous.
Numsa, which has been on strike at AMSA's operations nationally since March 11, further claimed that AMSA refused to insource contract workers, while paying contract workers less for doing the same work as permanent employees. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 South Africa's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose to a five-year high of R70.7-billion in 2018 from R26.8-billion the prior year, the central bank said on Wednesday, despite outflows in the final quarter of last year. The 2018 FDI inflows were the highest since 2013, when the country recorded inward investment of R80.1-billion, the bank said. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged next week, and with a weak currency threatening to stoke inflation, it probably won't cut rates this year, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. Inflation in Africa's most industrialized economy is currently below the Reserve Bank's mid-point of its 3% to 6%%, but the central bank watches consumer prices 12 to 18 months down the line and forecasts are for it to be above that sweet spot. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The 500 000th W205 C-Class - the current model - rolled off the line at the Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) assembly plant in East London, in the Eastern Cape, on March 16. MBSA also this year celebrates 25 years of manufacturing the C-Class sedan and 25 years of women on the production line. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 The Port of Durban has recorded volume growth in the container, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors in 2018, the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reported on Wednesday. Container volumes increased by 9.5% year-on-year to 2.96-million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Of this, container imports grew by 10% and exports by 17%. view more
Wednesday 20th March 2019 In line with its stated strategy to become a more diversified and balanced business with exposure to global markets, Omnia Holdings has realised positive revenue growth in the 2019 financial year, to date. This included revenue growth in new markets owing to a focus on global expansion based on environment-friendly products and technology. view more
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