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JCCI AGM AuGust 2018 PresIdent's MessAGe

Herman Breedt, JCCJ is a member-driven governments to broaden the The Chamber lobby is a
President of the organisation and it strives to scope of the markets available mechanism through which
Johannesburg ensure that the value it provides to JCCI members. I represented business can contribute to
Chamber of is evident to the businesses that JCCI on visits to Djibouti, government policy making.
Commerce and become members. What we offer Taiwan, Russia and Dubai JCCI applies a great deal of
Industry revolves around the promotion and hosted several events for effort to promote stakeholder JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF
of international trade, business incoming delegations. An MOU partnerships. Events organised COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY:
wish to facilitation, support, training, was signed with the Chamber of by the Chamber provide a
take this networking and advocacy. Commerce and Industry of Blida platform for interaction between President: Herman Breedt
I opportunity My tenure as President comes at Mitidja in Algiers. government at all three levels and Tel: +27 (0)11 726 5300
to thank my the private sector. The Annual Fax: +27 (0)11 482 2000
fellow Board a time when South Africa is beset The Chamber SME Export Chamber Conference, launched Address: 6 Floor, JCC House,
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members by serious economic problems Incubator is an important vehicle in 2016 under the banner of Corner Empire Road and Owl
through which developing SMEs
and an anaemic growth rate.
for their Compounding the problem is are upskilled and mentored to Inclusive Growth through Street, Milpark, Johannesburg,
time, hard Stakeholder Partnerships by past 2001, Gauteng, South Africa
work and the steep increase in utilities, become sustainable exporters president, Ernest Mahlaule, has
constructive input. My thanks which is adversely affecting our who contribute to job creation been a prime vehicle to promote Email: joan@jcci.co.za
and growing the economy. In this
international competitiveness.
also go to the past president, I have focused, therefore, on project we have been fortunate stakeholder collaboration. The Website: www.jcci.co.za
life members, chairpersons 2017 Conference showcased
and members of the Regional encouraging members to sustain to have the financial support of Supplier Development initiatives.
Committees, Clusters and and grow their businesses by patron member, Standard Bank, The case studies presented were another member, I urge you all
adopting a global approach and
which provided the funds to set
Commissions, who through their diversifying their markets by up the infrastructure and the so informative and interesting to play your part in encouraging
efforts extend the ambit of what the that the Gauteng Premier spent businesses to become members. It
Chamber can achieve. engaging both nationally and German government, through the entire day at the conference. is a Chamber motto that today’s
internationally. the agency of GIZ. contact is tomorrow’s contract.
Establishing relationships with Membership remains the single
On the domestic front, JCCI is
The Chamber can be of great
key government officials and assistance in this area as it has a valuable source of government biggest challenge for JCCI – the The Chamber will continue
international embassies makes extensive experience, expertise contacts, connectivity to local main reasons being the poor state to play a constructive role in
great demands on the time and a network of international and international businesses of the economy, the loss of business collaboration with the other
and energy of the executives confidence and the proliferation stakeholders in the economic
involved and frequently requires contacts. I have applied myself and a key resource for specialist of competitor organisations. As community to contribute
expertise, training and up-to-
particularly to establishing
beginning afresh as the political and strengthening bi-lateral date information on legislative most companies join the Chamber positively to a prosperous
landscape changes. as the result of a referral from future. 
relationships with foreign requirements.

(L-R) Jacki Luthuli – JCCI Vice President and member, Reeva Forman

CoMPlIAnCe notICes

he Companies and reasons why this was not possible.
Intellectual Property In the premises, should a company
JCCI President Herman Breedt and his wife Isabel TCommission (CIPC) has be served with a Compliance
successfully obtained Orders Notice and have valid grounds to
in terms of section 17 5 of the require additional time, they may
Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the apply to the Companies Tribunal
Act”) for administrative fines to (“the Tribunal”) in terms of
be imposed on three companies section 172(1) for the Compliance
which failed to comply with Notice to be reviewed. After
Compliance Notices issued in considering the representations
terms of 1. 71(7) of the Act in made, the Tribunal may in
relation to those companies failure terms of section 172{2) confirm,
to prepare their annual financial modify or cancel all or part of the
statements within six (6) months Compliance Notice. 
after the end of their financial year
end and file them with the CIPC. The Companies Tribunal can be
contacted at (012) 394 3071 or
The Companies Tribunal wishes www.companiestribunal.org.za
to draw attention that in many or send email to:
circumstances there may be valid Registry@companiestribunal.org.za
Vice President Margrit Wolff Past President Ernest Mahlaule

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