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CONTENTS
3 Editor’s Note
4 CEO’s Foreword
6 Bell Scoops Technological Innovations Award
7 BRICS Business Council Outreach Programme
8 Leading Global Supplier of Smart Electricity Meters Invests R110 million in New Factory Located at Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone
21 Sumitomo Dunlop Scoops Coveted ‘KZN Investor of the Year’ Award
22 Awards Recognise and Tell KwaZulu-Natal’s Good Stories 23 KwaZulu-Natal Unlocking the Trade & Investment
Potential of Cannabis
24 Highlights of an Unforgettable Year
28 National Investment Conference: Projects Worth Billions to Roll-out in KwaZulu-Natal
29 KZN Black Industrialist of the Year on a Mission to Boost SA Textile Industry
30 News from the Gauteng Of ce
Publisher: Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal l Editor: Ayanda Zuma
Content Contributors: Lauren Kolia, Lesley Van Duffelen l Photography: Sphelele Zulu l KwaZulu-Natal: Durban Of ce: Trade & Investment House, 1 Arundel Close, Kingsmead Of ce Park, Durban, 4001, South Africa l Postal Address: PO Box 4245, Durban, 4000, South Africa, Tel: +27 (0) 31 368 9600 Fax: +27 (0) 31 368 6379, Email: Info@Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal.co.za l Gauteng: Pretoria Of ce: 99 George Storrar Avenue, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, Tel: +27 (0) 12 346 4386/6763, Fax: +27 (0) 86 501 1048/1788 l www.Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal.co.za l www.exporTrade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal.co.za
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9 A Team Effort Keeps King Shaka International Airport Flying High
10 Export Week: From Information Sharing to an Event Connecting Exporters to Markets
11 KwaZulu-Natal Explores Business Opportunities with Georgia
12 KwaZulu-Natal to Host 2020 World Halaal Day
15 Mara Phones: South Africa’s First Smart Phone
Manufacturer, Invests R1,3 Billion in KwaZulu-Natal 18 Msi Group: Go-getter is Building an Empire
20 Local Aviation Training Academy is Changing Lives
l Assistant Editor: Angel Sibisi l Layout and Design: Assegai and Javelin
Disclaimer: This magazine is published in good faith and every effort has been made to ensure that the information was true and correct at the time of going to print.
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