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FACILITATING LARGE SCALE

INVESTMENT PROJECTS

urban, KZN investment AIM recognized our facilitation The award not only highlights
facilitation efforts of the most innovative and South Africa’s propensity to
Dhave borne fruit, with digitally orientated investment exploit opportunities offered by
the country taking home the projects for 2018. cloud computing, the Internet
Investment Promotion Award. of Things and machine learning
The ninth annual meeting
“South Africa’s investment attracted invest promotion but supports South Africa’s
mobilisation drive is gaining agencies from around world, endeavours in 4IR industries,
traction and the latest data delegates from 140 countries, said Davies.
from South African Reserve government officials, Through the “One Stop Shop” Neville Matjie, CEO Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN); Yunus Hoosen,
Bank and the United Nations practitioners and investors. approach, Invest SA, Trade head of Invest SA and Russell Curtis of Invest Durban
Conference on Trade and Invest SA, Trade and and Investment KwaZulu-
Development (UNCTAD) Investment KwaZulu-Natal and Natal and Invest Durban can
indicates a major increase in Invest Durban will continue compete among the best and
Foreign Direct Investments to lead efforts to improve the is capable today of facilitating
from previous years.
investment digital infrastructure large scale investment projects
“We have turned the corner, environment, facilitation of and has developed a significant
improving our investment digital skills development investment pipeline. 
climate and investor facilitation initiatives and with domestic
service,” said Trade and stakeholders, it will address T 031 311 4227
Industry Minister Rob Davies supply side constraints to enhance E. invest@durban.gov.za
on Tuesday. the attractiveness of the sector. W: www.invest.durban

South Africa took home the InvestSA has held targeted
Investment Promotion Award investment drives geared at
at the 2019 Annual Investment growing uptake and usage of
Meeting (AIM) held in Dubai. digital services that will support The Consul General’s office in the UAE facilitated a meeting with representatives
AIM is the world’s leading ICT enabled solutions across of Invest SA, DTI in the UAE, the Consul General and the Ambassador in the
UAE, TIKZN, and Invest Durban with Mr Ibrahim Mohamed, president of a
FDI platform. South African industrial sectors. large industrial business having offices in UAE and Saudi with operations in the
MENA region.

CYCLING SUPPORT ON THE M4

vid cyclist and dealer “As a cyclist myself and being This vehicle is now mobile on kit and a tyre pump in case of a a breakdown, minor or major
principal from CMH part of Kings Park Cycling, the M4 between 5am and 11am general breakdown. medical incident. We’ve also got
ANissan Durban, Stuart I really felt an initiative was every Saturday and Sunday going a dedicated number (083 634
Singleton, noticed that many needed,” said Singleton. as far as Ballito and back to The first test run was 5207) that cyclists can call for
cyclists on the M4 Ruth First Durban again. done on Saturday 23rd February assistance.” n
and was already put to use when
Highway were without a backup Singleton spoke with a cyclist with a bee allergy was
vehicle on Saturdays and Cyclesphere to sponsor spares, “The vehicle is for every stung during a training ride. Leon
Sundays. Many cyclists’ families Expand a Sign to sponsor cycling club in Durban using the from Life Response 24/7 stayed www.cmhnissan.co.za/cmh-nissan-durban
were also worried about them a MEBU (Light Box that is highway. Even if you aren’t from with the cyclist until his wife came
cycling on the M4 especially installed on the vehicle with a club, cycling along the M4, the to fetch him and his bike.
as most of the rides take place “Caution Cyclists” and Life vehicle will be there to help if
early in the morning. This was Response 24/7 to supply you get into some sort of trouble Singleton said, “We hope that
especially poignant following a paramedic to drive the on the road,” said Singelton. by providing this free service,
the deaths of cyclists, Jared dealership parts bakkie on the In addition, to the paramedic we will give cyclists and family
Dwyer (36), Richard da Silva weekend between Durban and who will be able to respond to members peace of mind that
(46) and most recently Craig Ballito to patrol and be nearby any medical needs, the vehicle someone is raising awareness for
Diedricks (52). in case of an emergency. cyclists on the M4. Significantly
carries cycling spares, a puncture help is close by whether it is

Stuart Singleton (second from the right) with the back up vehicle he initiated for cyclists on the M4 CMH Nissan Durban, Cyclesphere, Life Response 24/7 and Expand A Sign are keeping the cycling
community safe.

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