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VOICE OF DURBAN BUSINESS

usiness Sense recently of Commerce and Industry Business Sense is published The exposure
celebrated its fifth year for acknowledging our role in every second month and is you have afforded
Bof publication as its first providing information on the unique in that a variety of the Durban Chamber
edition was launched in August relevant issues impacting on platforms – print, website,
2014. This anniversary was business and driving the economy social media and targeted email and our members
especially noteworthy as Business of the province.” campaigns – are used to reach its through your
Sense was recognised as a “Voice readership in a holistic manner. media platform KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS
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NEW BOARD AND COUNCIL FOR DURBAN CHAMBER

he Durban Chamber of 7000 people and manufactures, within the Durban Chamber’s “My intention is to continue to instruments for economic growth,
Commerce and Industry’s assembles, exports, and organisational structure. Mr build on the legacy of this storied and we are committed to playing
Tnew Board and Council distributes motor vehicles and Ward served as Deputy President and influential organisation. The our part to strengthen them to be
were recently announced. replacement parts in South Africa during Mr Makhunga’s tenure. new leadership is committed to ‘In Business for a Better World’
and internationally. ensuring that the organisation just as our motto says”, said Ward
Mr Nigel Ward, Executive During his two-year term as
Vice President of Manufacturing Mr Ward’s core areas of Durban Chamber President, Mr continues to deliver on its in his acceptance speech.
strategic purpose by improving
and Support at Toyota South expertise include Procurement, Makhunga was instrumental on delivering support to members Mr Gladwin Malishe is the
Africa, is the new President of Supply Chain and Engineering, in reconfiguring the new Deputy President with Ms
the Durban Chamber and was and he is responsible for input and operational structure of the and stakeholders alike while Mpume Langa and Ms Jackie
extracting maximum leadership
officially inaugurated at the decision making for future Toyota Durban Chamber to be in line value from them for the benefit of Bhana joining the board as 1st
Durban Chamber’s 163rd Annual Strategy in South Africa. Mr with international standards of the broader business community,” Vice President and 2nd Vice
Gala Dinner on 21 August 2019. Ward’s key passion is developing best practice for good corporate President respectively. Mr
the younger generations towards governance and compliance. He said Mr Ward. Prasheen Maharaj also joins
Mr Ward has been employed
“I believe that I am inheriting
at Toyota South Africa since being the next leaders, the creation also oversaw the transition of the a sound structure on which to the board as a new appointee,
having served on Council in
of an inclusive economy and the
Durban Chamber from being
January 1982, over 37 years and is addition of micro-businesses into governed by the Charter Rules of build, along with the incoming the last term. Ms Linda Ngcobo
a member of the Board of Toyota the mainstream economy. 1856 to now operating as a Non- Board and Council. Taking on continues as Vice President
South Africa and Toyota South
Africa Motors, sitting on various Mr Ward takes over from Mr Profit Company governed by the the baton will be a challenging of Finance with Mr Faisal
undertaking, let’s not forget
Companies Act 71 of 2008.
Mkhize and Mr Russell Curtis
Toyota Executive Committees Musa Makhunga, Managing I have a very challenging and also continuing in their roles
including Social, Ethics and Audit Director of HR Matters, who Mr Makhunga also championed demanding full-time job, but as board members. Rounding
and Compliance. Toyota South will now assume the honorary the drive to ensure that the
Africa Motors employees over role of Immediate Past President Durban Chamber, as a future- through your understanding, off the board are the Executive
focused leadership and continuity, Directors, who are Ms Palesa
focused organisation, adopted we will build on the hard work Phili, Chief Executive Officer,
and upgraded digital technologies and tireless efforts of past and Ms Zanele Zeka-Ngcamu, Chief
in order to embrace the fourth
industrial revolution. Further current leadership, members and Operations Officer, and Mr Mike
employees, I believe we can do it
Raftery, Chief Financial Officer,
announcements in this regard will together,” added Mr Ward. of the Durban Chamber.
be communicated in due course.
Mr Makhunga will continue to “As the Durban Chamber, we Mr Zeph Ndlovu, Ms
work on a key Chamber project cannot accomplish this without Mpume Mabuza and Ms Zama
related to site invasions and active member participation. Phakathi have retired from
truck attacks, on behalf of the Our members are leaders and the Board having served the
Durban Chamber until its captains of industry with the Durban Chamber and the
conclusion. vision, knowledge, resources local business community
and experience to help create faithfully for several years
As new President of the
Durban Chamber, Mr an inclusive and sustainable and being instrumental in the
Durban Chamber’s drive to
economic environment that will
Ward stated that he is grateful achieve our joint developmental create a conducive economic
for the opportunity to serve
as the new President of the and growth goals as businesses environment for the growth of
Durban Chamber of Commerce in Durban, KZN and, indeed, local businesses. 
South Africa. Durban businesses
and Industry as well as the City
Mr Nigel Ward and Mr Musa Makhunga of Durban. have the potential to be powerful W: www.durbanchamber.co.za
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