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Comment on MTBPS 2020 by MR NIGEL WARD, PRESIDENT of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC welcomes the opportunity to comment on the MTBPS 2020. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW With the South African economy expected to contract by 7,8% in 2020 and job losses projected to be severe, it’s clear that the country is...

eThekwini Economic Council Launch

His Worship the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda, invited various business Chamber representatives, the KZN Growth Coalition and departmental sector, representatives from big business and corporates within the City to join in this significant...

PRESS RELEASE: OVER R50M INJECTION OF VALUE INTO ETHEKWINI BUSINESSES – Durban Chamber launches extended range of exclusive member benefits to help stimulate economic activity in the City

JOINT PRESS RELEASE: TOYOTA AND DURBAN CHAMBER LAUNCH A JOINT SMME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

DURBAN CHAMBER “JOINS THE CLUB”

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry is relocating to the Durban Country Club. From Monday, 3 August 2020, the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be based at the iconic and world-class sporting and leisure facilities of the Durban Country Club,...

LAUNCH OF THE SMME CAPSULE SERIES: FREE EXPERT ADVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

With almost the whole country being put into hibernation by the government to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, life for small business owners has been upended. And if the loss of earnings for them has not been bad enough, the difficulty in finding the latest...

REOPENING THE ECONOMY AND THE ADDITIONAL COVID-19 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RELIEF MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Firstly, the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry applauds President Cyril Ramaphosa, his cabinet and the government, as a whole, for the manner in which they have dealt with this unprecedented crisis and the bold steps taken to combat the coronavirus disease...

Decisive action by Government will save lives, jobs

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry wishes to commend President Cyril Ramaphosa for the decisive and clear direction communicated last night regarding government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. He has clearly articulated government's...

Comment by the President of the Durban Chamber on the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA)

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the opportunity to comment on His Excellency, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa’s 2020 State of the Nation Address. Disruptive start to SONA South Africa is facing severe...

CITY MEANS BUSINESS – Municipality and the business community to collaborate on Inner-City Regeneration Programme

His Worship, the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda, hosted members of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, property developers and the business community for the launch of City Means Business on...

INVEST IN ETHEKWINI CBD FOR FUTURE GROWTH

by DurbanChamberNPC | Nov 20, 2019 | Ceo Column

The eThekwini Central Business District (CBD) is a critical economic hub for the City, the Province and the Country being home to crucial economic infrastructure such as Southern Africa’s busiest port, Durban Port, and the Durban Container Terminal (DCT), which is the...

LAUNCH OF THE DURBAN CHAMBER’S SIYABAKHULISA TRAINING PROGRAMME

by DurbanChamberNPC | Nov 19, 2019 | Press Release

Empowering Rural and Township 470 Micro-Businesses in KZN The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched its Siyabakhulisa Training Programme on Monday, 18 November 2019, at the Durban Chamber Conference Centre in the Lion Match Officer Park. The Durban Chamber...

KZN EXPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2019

by DurbanChamberNPC | Nov 15, 2019 | Press Release

TPT and Durban Chamber Announce Winners and Emerging Exporter Development Programme Durban – The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), announced the winners of the 2019 KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Exporter of the Year...

THE IMPACT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN ETHEKWINI AND KWAZULU-NATAL

by DurbanChamberNPC | Nov 15, 2019 | Press Release

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry would like to express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the people who lost their lives as a result of the recent adverse weather conditions in KwaZulu-Natal, and our thoughts are with all...

ROOM FOR GROWTH FOR KZN TOURISM

by DurbanChamberNPC | Oct 23, 2019 | Ceo Column

KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa as a whole is blessed with an abundance of natural environmental beauty with diverse landscapes, ecosystems and species as well as rich biodiversity, being one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. South Africa has a...

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL ECONOMY

by DurbanChamberNPC | Sep 23, 2019 | Ceo Column

Our informal economy is diverse and vibrant. However, it needs to be formalised as, currently, it is mostly unregulated, unregistered, unprotected and untaxed. This poses a significant risk to the sustainability of informal businesses and severely limits their ability...

TRANSITION TO A GREEN ECONOMY SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS

by DurbanChamberNPC | Sep 18, 2019 | Ceo Column

The recent spate of devastating incidents of environmental pollution in eThekwini and KwaZulu-Natal such as the spill of oil and caustic soda wash into the Msunduzi river system by the Willowton Group, the noxious industrial gasses that escaped Safripol Durban's...

UNLOCKING KZN’S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

by DurbanChamberNPC | Sep 11, 2019 | Ceo Column

The agricultural sector is of key strategic importance in unlocking the inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development goals of Durban and the Province as a whole. In 2018, the KZN agricultural sector contributed about...

THE SMME SECTOR IS CRITICAL TO SA’S ECONOMY

by DurbanChamberNPC | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

In South Africa, it is estimated that Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) make up 90% of formally registered businesses, employing about 60% of the labour force. In spite of this, SMMEs only contribute roughly 34% of GDP. This statistic is revealing when...

Developing an agile workforce

by DurbanChamberNPC | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

South Africa is experiencing low growth and constrained economic activity. Added to this is the ever in creasing pressure of the unemployment rate, which jumped to 29 percent in the second quarter of 2019. To reverse this trend, the annual economic growth needs to be...