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e are delighted event are featured in a special use gas optimally. Read more ■ Nikita Pillay comments on KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS
to feature Ashok insert in this edition. We on page 4. remuneration, which remains
WSewnarain CEO congratulate all these winners ■ Invest Durban who has a call the most critical factor for CHAMBERS COUNCIL :
of International Bank Vaults and the finalists on their for entrepreneurs to enter KZN the attraction, motivation Chairperson: Judith Nzimande
(IBV) on the front page as well achievements. tourism projects for possible and retention of staff both to Secretariat: Lihle Msweli
as on page three of this edition funding and to register for and in an organisation T: +27 (0)35 797 1807
of Business Sense. Ashok is The July edition of Business the TIA360 eThekwini – page 15. M: +27 (0)83 571 0486
the well deserving winner of Sense welcomes some new Tourism Investment ■ Dr Fareed Amod of Crown Address: ZCBF Community Park,
the Standard Bank KZN Top editorial partners to our Symposium, which is set to Dental Studio who asks the Gate 5, Business Community
Business Personality of the existing contributors. These take place in July. See page 4. question: Why are regular Building 1st Floor, Guldengracht
Year award 2021. are Melinda Cookson CEO Street, Richards Bay, KwaZulu-
Futurelink Flexible Staffing on ■ Marlene Powell in her BizTALK dental visits considered a
Entering awards offer a number page 2 and Thabani Zulu from Corner who is on hand to luxury? – page 15. Natal, South Africa
of benefits to businesses Stella Lumen on page 14. assist family run business to ■ David White is the South Email: LMsweli@kbcc.co.za
which should not be easily create a legacy – page 13. African Chamber of Business Website: www.kznchamber.co.za
overlooked. Business awards Other regular contributors ■ Johan van Deventer, in London, South African
are validation, recognition, a include: Regional Manager KZN, country chapter leader. He is
celebration and great public ■ SLG which not only LabourNet who provides passionate about growing
relations opportunities for supplies pipeline and some advice around the trade opportunities between Please take the time to follow
businesses. All the Standard compressed natural gas, necessary actions required South Africa and the United the links to see the videos
Bank KZN Top Business Award but also prides itself in to manage workplace Kingdom. Read more on that accompany many of the
2021 winners of this year’s ensuring that its customers accidents effectively – page 14. page 16. editorials. 

BRIDGING THE EMPLOYMENT DIVIDE ABOUT

FUTURELINK
Melinda Cookson, SOME OF OUR AMAZING GRADUATES
CEO, Futurelink uturelink has over 20 years’
Flexible Staffing experience in helping
(Pty) Ltd
Forganisations by providing
M any quality staff for short and long-
recruitment and placement of
term business needs.

companies in Futurelink helps organisations
South Africa and their staff prosper through
continue to temporary and permanent
trade out staffing solutions. By investing
of a hard in the long-term success of
lockdown implemented in your organisation and the staff
March 2020. As a national that support it, we provide
staffing company at the coal Specialised Outsourcing
face of placing people into a Services for a wide range of
variety of positions within operational requirements.
various sectors of the South Nonjabulo Shandu, Ayanda Bhengu, Megan Moffett, With experience across
African economy, key roles BSocSci Honours; Industrial & BTech; Marketing BCom; Law multiple industries, our
continue to be filled with Organisational Psychology. knowledge of South Africa’s
experienced and skilled people. overwhelming and sometimes
Whilst some companies from participating in the labour gap between graduates and for FREE. The clients we have uncertain labour industry
continue to offer graduates market and they are also not industry. Our goal was to help partnered with have found has positioned us to provide
entry level positions as part of building on their skills base this country’s graduates find the investment of their time expert, legally compliant
their learnership programmes, through education and training a foot hold in the employment in upskilling and developing and progressive outsourced
so much more still needs to be – they are not in employment, arena to give them valuable these graduates a worthy solutions and services.
done in this area. education or training (NEET), practical experience within investment.  Hands-on and always a phone
The burden of unemployment (According to: Quarterly Labour their specific area of learning call away, we prefer to see
is also concentrated amongst Force Survey of 2021). and to simultaneously offer For more information on our Pro Bono ourselves as an extension of the
Graduate Programme please email:
the youth as they account for Pro Bono Graduate industry access to a resource Natalieharvey@futurelink.co.za companies we work with and
59.5% of the total number of Programme of interviewed, highly capable, are confident in our ability to
unemployed persons of which resilient, and intelligent young help you achieve new heights
graduates unemployment rate In the midst of 2020, graduates without having to pay through a range of relevant and
was 40.3%. Some of these young Futurelink embarked on exorbitant salaries. Futurelink is specialised services. 
people have become discouraged an initiative to bridge the offering this service to industry

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