The Chamber is a key player in promoting and facilitating international trade within Africa and internationally. As an impartial third party, we can negotiate contracts and secure funding for projects that... view more

The Belt and and Road Initiative is a road map to the future and a bridge to new opportunities for South African companies. The Belt and Road Initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century... view more

Thusang Mahlangu achieved his vision of becoming CEO at 40 when he was appointed Africa CEO for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) in 2017. Born and bred in Pimville Zone 7, Soweto, he joined the... view more

RAISING INVESTOR AND BUSINESS CONFIDENCE Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba of the City of Johannesburg, delivered his State of the City Address on the 2 May 2018. Since taking over the City of Johannesburg,... view more

JCCI and Fragomen recently hosted an immigration seminar on Inspections and Compliance, which was open to both members and non-members of the Chamber. The impetus for organising this seminar was the looming... view more

THE FUTURE OF WORK: STRONG LEADERSHIP NEEDED The world of work has changed dramatically in recent years and is poised for even more drastic disruption over the next five to seven years as technology continues... view more

As a 100% black owned company initially established in KwaZuluNatal, SLG has a stellar 16-year record of supplying gas since 2002 to majority of the industrial customers within the KwaZuluNatal area and is now... view more

Households in Gauteng's three metropolitan areas rely less on social grants than those in the five metropolitan areas located in other provinces. This is according to the 2018 South Africa Survey, published... view more

On 13 April 2018 the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Bulelani Magwanishe, visited the JCCI Export Incubator with Zanele Mkhize - Chief Director - Trade Invest Africa and Vusi Skosana - Parliamentary... view more

The Global Business Accelerator / JCCI SME Export Incubator is a launchpad for SME exporters wanting to get their product or service into foreign markets. The Export Incubator provides participants... view more

Ms Anja Pauls, the representative for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ), visited the Global Business Accelerator's market day on the 23 March 2018. Ms Anja Pauls is the BMZ... view more

Molly's Food Enterprise is a proudly 100% black owned company founded in 2013 by Johannesburg-born entrepreneur Lerato Nonyane. Nonyane's early career was in the hospitality industry. She worked as an... view more

William Haywood is the owner and managing director of Liquifire Organic Fuel CC, which is a manufacturing company that produces and distributes organic fuel. Liquifire Organic Fuel CC is a 110% Black owned... view more

Theresa Moller, executive director, of Be-Direct Solutions is currently responsible for training the incubates participating in the JCCI SME Export Incubator. The three-year programme is aimed at developing... view more

Absolute Style Wines was founded by Anne Serebolo Mogadingoane in 2016. Mogadingoane has over 15 years of management experience in various government sectors of the economy. Her qualifications include a... view more

Bestbuy Oil was founded by Godfrey Rajool in 2014. Through a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective; the company aims to offer branded oil and lubricants at affordable prices, while actively participating in... view more

Tamara Dini, Partner, Bowmans' Competition Practice, South Africa Competition law is complex, and evolving and encapsulates much more than cartel conduct. With competition regulators becoming increasingly... view more

Corobrik, South Africa's leading brick maker, has embarked on a multibillion rand investment roll out to grow its business and develop new markets over the next five to six years. Dirk Meyer, the chief... view more

Brett Franklin, Associate Director at Forensic KPMG, South Africa Large data volumes, distributed data sources and multiple stakeholders characterise typical business in today's digital world. Mobile and... view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Youth Employment Service (YES) in March 2018, at the Riverside Incubation Hub in Fourways, Johannesburg. The YES initiative aims to see more than one million young South... view more

Tasia Brummer, Immigration Specialist at Xpatweb Companies may expect "a knock on the door" from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to conduct required audits and investigations on their employment... view more

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Friday inaugurated the MeerLICHT optical telescope, in Sutherland, in the Northern Cape, to function as "the eye" of the MeerKAT radio array - the country's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array. The MeerLICHT will provide a simultaneous, real-time optical view of the radio (transient) sky as observed by MeerKAT. As such, it provides a uniquely broad contemporaneous view of the southern skies through multiple windows of the electromagnetic spectrum. view more

Mahindra & Mahindra South Africa (MMSA) has initiated contract assembly of its Mahindra and Bolero bakkies in KwaZulu-Natal. Production volume will be 2 500 a year in a single shift, but can be increased to 4 000 units a year. Production is from semi-knockdown kits, imported from India through the Port of Durban. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed on Friday that a review of the size and structure of the National Executive and government departments was under way, with a technical task team having been established to undertake the process. In his reply to a national assembly question by the Democratic Alliance about whether the review had begun, Ramaphosa said the Presidency would be the lead department in the task team. view more

JSE-listed Hulamin expects to report a 55% decrease in earnings a share and headline earnings a share to 25c for the six months ended June 30. The company said in a statement on Friday that its profits had been impacted on by the performance of the rand against the dollar and the euro, as conversion prices of Hulamin's rolled products were principally foreign-denominated. view more

German-owned Aton has acquired a further 18.25-million shares in Murray & Roberts (M&R). Following the settlement of these shares' acquisition, Aton will hold 194.35-million shares in M&R, representing about 43.70% of the entire issued share capital. view more

Civil engineering and construction group Esor has postponed the release of its annual financial statements for the year ended February 28 to June 29. The group on Friday said it still needed to confirm various claims and provisions on certain material contracts and the related impact on revenue recognition and would, therefore, not be in a position to publish its results by May 31, as is required by the listings requirements of the JSE. view more

South Africa's prolonged drought conditions and arid environment are increasingly highlighting the country's existing water infrastructure vulnerabilities and demand that alternative and non-conventional sources of water beyond the traditional surface and groundwater resources be explored. Various short- and long-term augmentation methods to make up the current and future shortfall in available natural water resources are being considered, from reuse, rainfall and stormwater harvesting, through to water demand management and seawater desalination - all of which already play a minimal role in the water resources mix. view more

South African Airways (SAA) and its partner airlines Mango and SA Airlink have put in place replacement capacity to support South African (SA) Express passengers. This comes after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Thursday suspended SA Express' flights after an audit uncovered "severe cases of noncompliance that pose serious safety risks". view more

Government is making good progress in the establishment of the ferroalloy industrial park at the Limpopo-based Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ), as a result of the support of the Chinese government, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) SEZ deputy director-general Sipho Zikode said on Friday. "I led a delegation to China a few weeks ago and we met several Chinese companies which showed an interest in investing in the Musina-Makhado SEZ. These engagements have borne fruits because today, the Limpopo Economic Development Agency, will be signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with many prospective investors," said Zikode. view more

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) says the payment of application fees by any applicant to the NNR does not automatically secure a nuclear authorisation. This follows reports by media earlier this week that State-owned Eskom's payment of nuclear installation site licence (NISL) application fees will secure the utility a licence for Thyspunt. view more