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MAKING A REAL IMPACT

his edition of Business ■ Every business needs a
Sense falls at the end of roadmap to success
TWomen’s Month in South ■ Business has a role in
Africa. National Women’s Day supporting mental health
on the 9 August commemorates ■ Wheels in motion to upskill
the day in 1956 when Rahima leadership KWAZULU-NATAL
Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen BUSINESS CHAMBERS
Joseph and Sophie Williams de ■ Do you know your customer?
Bruyn led thousands of women in ■ Protecting your company COUNCIL:
the march to the Union Buildings assets
to protest against apartheid pass Chairperson: Paul Ngema
laws. Each year we continue to BRICS has been top of mind in Physical Address:
celebrate the achievements of August and eThekwini hosted a Queens Court Building,
women from all walks of life as trade and investment seminar
well as assess the success and for foreign delegates to promote 5 Samora Machel Street,
failures in gender equality. economic collaboration and Durban, 4001
have also recognised the month Heroes’, which pays tribute to attract foreign investment to
As such we look forward to the South Africa. Significantly, Tel: +27 (0)31 305 9867
KZN Top Business Women 2023 through different initiatives, over 40 people, who have made breaking ground was the
powered by DRG, BusinessFit and which are featured. an invaluable contribution to R1.9-billion Giba Business E-mail: info@nafcockzn.org.za
Mangwanani African Spa, which This edition also includes society but have flown under the Estate, which is the largest Website: www.kznchamber.co.za
kicked off this month. The theme the Standard Bank KZN radar was recently launched. light industrial and logistics
‘Celebrate the Extraordinary’ gives Top Business Awards 2023 Other articles from our editorial development (and investment)
recognition to all the participating supplement. We are delighted to partners, which are aimed within Durban’s Outer West in
women who have set strong feature Shadrach Karien, CEO of at building productive and more than three years. support and guidance from
examples and make a real impact Mi7 National Group on the front compliant workplaces, include: business mentoring companies.
in the workplace and in society. page. The Mi7 National Group Further to South Africa’s As said Oprah Winfrey, “When
were the winners of the KZN Top ■ Does my company need to be economic recovery, SMEs hold
Many other organisations Business Brand Award. B-BBEE compliant? the key, explains David White. In you undervalue what you do, the
and companies such as the order to do so they need effective world will undervalue who you
Zululand Chamber of Commerce, And in the vein of recognition, ■ Fuelling vibrancy in an encouragement and opportunity are. You get in life only what you
Icebolethu Group and Sappi the book entitled, ‘The Unsung economy from larger organisations and have the courage to ask for.” 

SHE INVESTS

he Zululand Chamber of powerful theme #SHENVESTS
Commerce and Industry encouraging Women to invest
Tcelebrated women in an in their business, career, health
Empowerment Breakfast held and family.
at uMfolozi Casino under the W: www.zcci.org.za

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