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n this edition of Business this year’s outstanding winners ■ Actual cost of non-compliance how the Presidential Working
Sense, we are honoured to and finalists – we extend our with FICA Group is positioning Durban
Ifeature Captain Salvatore warmest congratulations to all. ■ Working ‘on’ vs ‘in’ your as a premier global destination,
Sarno, chairman of the True to our mission, Business business supported by world-class events,
Mediterranean Shipping Sense continues to provide a ■ Multi-use, multi-generational infrastructure upgrades, and bold KWAZULU-NATAL
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From his early days in the Italian With August marking BUSINESS CHAMBERS
Navy to becoming a driving force practical guidance, and stories From the legal front, we bring Women’s Month, we celebrate COUNCIL:
in South Africa’s maritime and that shape KwaZulu-Natal’s insights on risk mitigation in transformation and leadership
logistics sectors, Captain Sarno’s business landscape. This issue labour law from Labournet, through profiles such as Chairperson: Paul Ngema
remarkable career embodies spans a diverse range of topics exploring how proactive Beekman Group’s commitment
resilience, vision, and the ability that speak directly to the realities consultancy can save businesses to women in leadership, Cox Physical Address:
to navigate both calm and facing our region’s entrepreneurs, both money and reputation. Yeats’ empowerment of female Queens Court Building,
turbulent waters. As our lead corporates, and investors. We also examine a landmark legal professionals, and EY’s 5 Samora Machel Street,
feature, his story offers readers an Highlights include: High Court ruling addressing “trust, technology, and talent” Durban, 4001
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a broad range of areas, including economic landscape. As an
macroeconomic forecasting, influential thinker and author,
investment strategy development, Mbeki examines the interplay

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