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RETURNING TO NORMALISATION

Dominic Collett, out of the iLembe Chamber not been able to recover. This specialised policing units to
Chairman of the of Commerce Industry and together with navigating the stop the continued business
KwaZulu-Natal Tourism BCI survey that business mafia forum created mafia operations is certainly
Business Chambers showed an increase in a toxic business environment a move in the right direction.
Council business confidence. to say the least. The individual Business commits to assist in
Chambers have worked very any investigations in the hope
Organised business recently
ZN renewed their commitment hard in assisting the safety and that these criminal activities
security cluster in stabilising
is to the KZN Economic the situation on the ground. cease, and the perpetrators are KWAZULU-NATAL
Know Council Social Accord brought to book. BUSINESS CHAMBERS
starting in working together with I would like to take this On a positive note, businesses
to show government, labour and opportunity to thank Palesa are starting to get back on COUNCIL:
signs of civil society in achieving Phili (CEO) and Nigel their feet and are working
returning the KZN economic growth Ward (President) of Durban harder than ever to bring back Chairperson: Dominic Collett
to some targets. We are delighted Chamber of Commerce and growth to the KZN economy. Physical Address: Pencarrow
normalisation after the that there is a commitment Industry for their dedication The recent South African Park, 1 Pencarrow Crescent,
COVD restrictions. from government to partner and hard work through this Investment conference raised La Lucia Ridge, 4051.
Unfortunately, there is a lot with business on critical period. eThekwini felt the R332 million in pledges of
of catchup work to be done infrastructure and service biggest brunt of the looting which a significant proportion Postal Address: P.O. Box 335,
by all to return our economy delivery models. A new way of and the Durban Chamber has came out of KZN. We look Umhlanga Rocks, Durban 4320.
to where we can realise working together in achieving worked tirelessly in assisting forward to the successful Tel: +27 (0)31 575 5500
increased economic activity tangible improvements in the their members to get back on implementation of these
and investment. business environment will have their feet and to protect their investments with the help of Email: dominic.collett@zutari.com
significant impact to the KZN. investment going forward.
It was great to see the government in assisting with Website: www.kznchamber.co.za
results of the latest Business KZN has felt the brunt of the The positive move by navigating the red tape. Keep
Confidence Index coming looting. Some businesses have government in creating up the hard work! 

THERE ARE ONLY BETTER DAYS AHEAD LUCKY DRAW WINNERS

elcome to the The highly successful first The iLembe Business
April edition of KZN Top Business Masterclass Confidence Index – 2021
WBusiness Sense. As featured Cathie Lewis and David Year-End makes for interesting
commented by Dominic Collett White on the topic of corporate reading especially as iLembe-
above a return to normalisation governance. Read more of their based businesses came back to
is very welcome. The insights on page 6 and 16. life during the second half of
announcement by President 2021 with both the survey and
Cyril Ramaphosa of the ending The next masterclass will economic activity indices being
of the state of disaster holds feature Iman Rappetti and Neil recorded at the highest level
Raath on the topic of Don’t just
much promise for the future. ever. See page 12.
wing it! Why media training
Dr Fareed Amod is featured matters. See page 7. The Durban ICC is in turbo
on the front page of this mode to host Africa’s Travel
edition as well as on page 3. Johan van Deventer, regional Indaba after a two-year
Dr Amod is a dentist with an manager, LabourNet, KwaZulu- respite. The Durban ICC Chief
Natal explains the importance
entrepreneurial spirit as well as of payslips to both employers Executive Officer Lindiwe
has a passion for helping others. Rakharebe said, “A face-to-face
These characteristics have and employees. There are legal Indaba will allow the Durban
allowed him to successfully requirements when it comes ICC to continue making
to payslips and the potential
merge running a business with implications when these its valuable contribution
providing the highest possible to the economy, providing
level of healthcare. requirements are not met. See employment and sustaining
page 9. many livelihoods in the tourism
Some of the articles in this
edition are: The Durban Chamber invites sector’s broad value chain.” See
its members to participate in page 14.
Monique Labat, specialist in hosting experiential learning
The rebuilding of our economy
B2B Market Linkages continues of KwaZulu-Natal unemployed on all fronts is essential for
her series of articles on youth. In addition, registration economic recovery and growth
business-to-business linkages. for the Durban Business Fair is
The theme throughout these open. See page 10. to occur. We echo Ramaphosa’s Cindy Norcott
articles is the importance of One of the highlights of the sentiments, “We are hopeful
that the worst is behind us, and
access to relevant and verified KZN business calendar is we are confident that there are
information. See page 4.
the Standard Bank KZN Top only better days ahead. Now is The five lucky winners of a copy of ‘How does she do it?’
Marlene Powell asks, ‘Do you Business Awards 2022 which are the time to grow our economy by Cindy Norcott are:
suffer from arithmophobia?’ now open for entries. Visit page and create jobs. Now is the
She explains that the reality 11 for more information on the time to get our country back on Merlean Reddy Brian Eckley Ravina Maharaj
of avoiding your business categories, the process to follow track. Now is the time to heal,
numbers is not an option! as well as the advantages of to recover and to rebuild.” * A copy of the book will
See page 5. entering business awards. (4 April 2022)  Christina Geoffrey Zandile Magagula
soon be delivered to you.

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