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Nosipho Radebe speaks to Alan Mukoki, CEO at South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nearly 70,000 Afrikaners have expressed their interest to relocate to the United States under President Donald Trump's refugee offer. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA has formally submitted the details of over 67,000 South Africans to the US embassy in Pretoria, following Trump's executive order prioritizing refugee status for Afrikaners. To discuss this development Elvis Presslin spoke to Jaco Kleynhans, Head of International Relations at the Solidarity Movement

As tensions between South Africa and the United States reach boiling point, the prospect of losing AGOA benefits and even diplomatic ties looms large. With billions of dollars in trade and thousands of jobs on the line, Neil Diamond, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the U.S., breaks down the economic and political stakes in an exclusive BizNews interview. Can diplomatic efforts salvage the relationship before irreversible damage is done?

Nosipho Radebe speaks to Adv. Mtho Xulu, President at South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Hein April, Board Member of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA, about the implications of doing business with the US under its new regime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham speaks with Kuseni Dlamini, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in SA, about the South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA’s (SACCUSA) concerns regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order granting Afrikaners refugee status and facilitating their resettlement in the U.S. has resulted in over 17,500 emails, calls, and messages from South Africans to the South African Chamber of Commerce in the US (SACCUSA), causing their website to crash. Neil Diamond, the President of SACCUSA, told Biznews in an interview that they have been overwhelmed by these inquiries. Diamond expressed concern about the impact of Trump's actions on South Africa's economy, stating that the impact on food security is not being taken seriously. He called for “all hands on deck” to resolve the crisis, emphasising that South Africa now needs one voice. Diamond, who is heading to Washington to lobby South Africa's case, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to join the business community in the United States for roundtable discussions with the US President and the Secretary of State.

Tshidi Madia in for Clement Manyathela chats to ActionSA Leader Herman Mashaba, Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg Prof Hennie Strydom and Board member at the South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA Hein April on what the law says about Afriforum asking for US Intervention in South African Politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government of national unity plans to broaden and formalise the Presidential Employment Stimulus and Expanded Public Works Programmes, with the aim of providing more job opportunities and skills development for young people. During his Opening of Parliament Address last night, Ramaphosa also highlighted the significant potential that small businesses and the informal sector have in government's efforts to drive inclusive growth and job creation. For reaction to Ramaphosa's address, Elvis Presslin spoke to the CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Alan Mukoki 

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to be transparent about how he went about choosing the ministers that will make up his cabinet under the Government of National Unity. Website

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported a significant decline in business confidence due to political uncertainty post-elections. Website

Sharon Constançon is the chairman of the SA Chamber and the CEO of Genius Methods. Her leadership at the SA Chamber is marked by a strategic focus on promoting bilateral trade between South Africa and the UK, fostering growth in membership. Sharon, a Chartered Director and Chartered Secretary with an MBA, is also actively involved in various roles, including being the Non-Executive Director for Transact SA, and an International Committee member for CISI. She is also the CEO of Valufin, a forex advisory firm. Learn more about Sharon Constançon on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...Sharon Constançon BiographySharon completed her MBA in Business Management at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1988. During her studies, she was recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year”. She, then, served at the University as a part-time lecturer for many years. Her focus was on teaching Service Industry Management and Small Business Management to MBA students, sharing her knowledge and expertise with the next generation of business leaders.In 2006, she pursued further academic accomplishments by earning the Chartered Director qualification from the Institute of Directors. Sharon actively participated in various governance-related activities, including serving on committees and interview panels for Chartered Directors.A South African born of English parents, Sharon has business interests in South Africa and the UK and is fully aligned to a key strategic goal of developing bilateral trade between the countries. Sharon is on the Court and is Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Worshipful Company of Company Secretaries, is a member of the International Committee of CISI, a contributor to the Risk Coalition and lecturer for the Qualifying Level Boardroom Dynamics course for the Chartered Governance Institute final examination program, and course leader for programs and seminars run by the Corporate Governance Institute (Ireland).Sharon's business interests are governance, risk management, business strategy, financial integration and reporting alignment, the customer and international trade.Sharon's deep understanding of Board behaviours, leadership and regulated industries brings additional value to Board Evaluations or Effectiveness Reviews. Her keen understanding of people, high level of personal EQ and competent communication skills support her achieving an insight to behaviours seldom recognised or addressed before. Sharon has been a Board Evaluator for more than 10 years and carries out many a year to a wide variety of industries, size of companies and governance structures.Sharon is a NED for Transact SA and the Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce (UK) Limited and Trustee of North Dean Memorial Hall Charity. Thereby keeping in touch with the challenges facing all roles she evaluates.Learn more about the South African Chamber of Commerce on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...Links & Resources  / sharonconstancon  https://southafricanchamber.co.uk/sa-...  / constancon  https://transparencytaskforce.org/amb...https://www.afsic.net/business-leader...About citiesabc.comhttps://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  / citiesabc_    / citiesabc  About openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/  / openbusinesshq  About fashionabc.orghttps://www.fashionabc.org/  / fashionabcorg  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/   / dinisguarda   / dinisguarda_  https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...Support the show

Advocate Mtho Xulu is President of The South African Chamber of Commerceand Industry and he joins Africa to consider the December shrink in privatesector activity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Etsko Schuitema discusses the research done at the South African Chamber of Mines Research Organization in the '80's and the implications of this for Leadership Communications. #communications; #careandgrowth; #leadership; #culture; #transformation; #legitimateleadership; #iamheretogive; #etskoschuitema; #schuitema; www.schuitemagroup.com

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Guest: Can the country afford to have a public holiday on the 15th of December in honour of the Springboks 4th World Cup victory? That's what John asks the President of the South African Chamber of Commerce, Advocate Mtho Xulu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharon Constançon is the chairman of the SA Chamber and the CEO of Genius Methods. Her leadership at the SA Chamber is marked by a strategic focus on promoting bilateral trade between South Africa and the UK, fostering growth in membership. Sharon, a Chartered Director and Chartered Secretary with an MBA, is also actively involved in various roles, including being the Non-Executive Director for Transact SA, and an International Committee member for CISI. She is also the CEO of Valufin, a forex advisory firm.Sharon Constançon BiographySharon completed her MBA in Business Management at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1988. During her studies, she was recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year”. She, then, served at the University as a part-time lecturer for many years. Her focus was on teaching Service Industry Management and Small Business Management to MBA students, sharing her knowledge and expertise with the next generation of business leaders.In 2006, she pursued further academic accomplishments by earning the Chartered Director qualification from the Institute of Directors. Sharon actively participated in various governance-related activities, including serving on committees and interview panels for Chartered Directors.For her commitment to governance excellence, Sharon became a finalist for the Dr. Neville Bain Memorial Award in 2015. a Chartered Secretary and has focused academically on Boardroom Dynamics. She writes many white papers, articles, blogs, presents at conferences, runs workshops, chairs panels, runs roundtable, shares her professional journey learnings to help others improve theirs and a role model to women in business.A South African born of English parents, Sharon has business interests in South Africa and the UK and is fully aligned to a key strategic goal of developing bilateral trade between the countries. Sharon is on the Court and is Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Worshipful Company of Company Secretaries, is a member of the International Committee of CISI, a contributor to the Risk Coalition and lecturer for the Qualifying Level Boardroom Dynamics course for the Chartered Governance Institute final examination program, and course leader for programs and seminars run by the Corporate Governance Institute (Ireland).Sharon is a NED for Transact SA and the Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce (UK) Limited and Trustee of North Dean Memorial Hall Charity. Thereby keeping in touch with the challenges facing all roles she evaluates.Learn more about Sharon Constançon on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/sharon-constanconLearn more about the South African Chamber of Commerce on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/south-african-chamber-of-commerceAbout Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/dinis-guardaMore interviews and research videos on Dinis GuardaSupport the show

In this insightful discussion, three business leaders share their perspectives on the critical need for radical collaboration to address the challenges of local government infrastructure in South Africa. Alan Mukoki, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Richard Gayba, Chair of the Makana Business Forum, and Ken Clark, CEO of Twizza Beverages Eastern Cape, shed light on the urgent requirements for quick turnaround times, proper maintenance, and efficient service delivery. Despite the discouraging state of many municipalities, these leaders discuss their efforts to bring about positive change through initiatives like radical collaboration and the circle of unity. Join us for this 6-part series with Kagiso Trust as we explore ways of being a part of the solution and not part of the problem. Sponsored by: Kagiso Trust - https://bit.ly/3N4FZ9e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noluthando Mthonti-Mlambo speaks to Advocate Mtho Xulu, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry about their latest trade data suvrey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is expected to embark on a national shutdown tomorrow . The EFF is calling for President Ramaphosa's resignation and to highlight South Africa's socio-economic pressures, including load shedding. The march is expected to be supported by many other organisations and other South African citizens who share the same sentiments. Many other South Africans including business owners are anxious and are wondering how the national shut down will affect them. We spoke to Alan Mukoki, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has announced that it will launch South Africa's first, and perhaps Africa's first, Small Business Growth Index (SBGI), which is expected to serve as a leading indicator of small business' performance, concerns and prospects for growth. Sacci, in partnership with the Bureau for Market Research (BMR), which is a subsidiary of the University of South Africa, will start collating information through a questionnaire or survey in February and publish the first report in March. The SBGI will be published on a bi-monthly basis. Sacci and BMR believe the index can help provide key insights towards achieving greater economic growth and increased job creation in the country, and particularly serve as a guide for government on the necessary support it should provide. In addition to providing key information on the state of small businesses in South Africa, Sacci services manager Danny Vengadasamy says the SBGI will create an exclusive community from where small businesses are able to access information and share best practice. Sacci plans to also create a forum and more opportunities for small businesses to participate and contribute information. BMR has made available R25 000 as an award for the Small Business Ambassador of the Year to help incentivise businesses to fill in the SBGI questionnaire six times a year and participate in the online forum. The winner of the award will be announced when Sacci hosts its next yearly conference towards the end of 2023. BMR head Deon Tustin explains the organisation chose the Harrod-Domar Growth Model to apply to the theoretical research behind the SBGI and in developing the SBGIs questionnaire, which determines key drivers that need measuring when considering growth potential or growth opportunities. He says the organisation and Sacci deemed it best to ask small businesses about the challenges they experience in doing business, about changes in the cost of doing business and the state of their finances, among other questions. BMR and Sacci conducted a pilot study to test the effectiveness of the methodology behind the SBGI survey. The pilot involved a self-administered online survey sent to businesses, using a platform that BMR designed, for submission within a week or two of receiving. Thirty-nine businesses, mainly operating in the manufacturing sector, participated in the pilot round of the SBGI survey. BMR garnered information about the businesses years of operation, the number of people employed, location, turnover, business structure and business classification. The pilot survey found that 33% of the 39 businesses are trading with difficulty, while 10% are at risk of closure. Only 15% of the 39 participants cited they are “growing strongly”. The survey also notes the highest costs impacting on small businesses relate to taxes, wages and transportation at the moment. Most of the pilot participants foresee increasing their prices moderately, owing to rising input and operating costs, in the next two months. When asked how long the business would survive given inflation cost pressures and assuming they implement/receive no intervention support, 30% of the pilot survey participants said they would survive between zero and six months, another 20% between 7 and 12 months, and, for 23%, cost inflation pressure is not an issue determining survival. BMR and Sacci find the top five current small business challenges to be management of cash flow, inadequate capital, macroeconomic development, supply chain slowdowns and an unconducive regulatory environment. In particular, most participants asked for government intervention in the country's energy crisis, as electricity outages, or loadshedding, was the topmost cited future concern, alongside the increased cost of goods, increased energy costs and not getting paid by debtors. About 61% of the pilot participants have weak or critical cash positions. About 25% have concerning or unmanageable de...

Alan Mukoki - CEO, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Neil Diamond is a proud South African who understands how we need to reinvent ourselves when we leave our home country.  The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA helps South Africans navigate a new society to cope with so many more barriers than we don't have in South Africa.  But, we are resilient people, and the central theme all South Africans, around the globe share is that we are herd animals. We need each other to survive and like family, we always work it out and support each other in our new environment. Check out the SA Chamber USA website, find them on Facebook, and have a look at the Saffa Mag too.  

Refilwe Moloto speaks to Adv Mthokozisi Xulu, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry about the future of business in South Africa amidst a rolling power crisis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Scouting for Growth, Sabine VdL interviews Nicole Anderson, Founding Partner at Redsand Ventures who supported Sabine's acceleration programs over a 5-year period by providing those startups with proposition design and go-to-market strategic thinking. These two skill-sets are so important to gain customers and access capital. On this episode, they talk about Nicole's journey from a FinTech venture builder to a sustainable investor.   KEY TAKEAWAYS I have sat now, effectively, in almost every seat around the table when it comes to looking at what investible ventures look like, feel like, and what success should and could be. Thankfully, I've had to go through the toughest schooling to make venturing successful and break through some of the barriers in financial services. It has always been a big aspiration of mine to break down the barriers of consumerism and finance. The path I've been on is a perfect platform to learn how to access capital because there is money to be allocated in the world. There always will be. Still, it's only when you've taken the journey yourself and been involved at the grassroots that you understand fundamentally what needs to be done. You can immediately see what the true impact of investment could be. I've finally got to the point in my life where I'm bringing it all together. I'm just a do-er really and I've always done things the hard way. Building ventures is very very tough and all the lessons that came out of that eight years prepared me for one thing: The biggest success factor in a venture is firstly knowing your market and not assuming it's going to remain static. Secondly, thinking ahead of the market and remaining absolutely relevant with your value proposition. This requires a really strong degree of paranoia which then cascades down into how your business model evolves. Never make any assumptions that things are going to stay the same or you know your consumer/customer more than you think you do. Thirdly, everything fails without money. Money will always find a good opportunity, but never underestimate the runway you need to grow and scale. We are not a VC or private equity fund, we're a private equity structure that uses very innovative project financing techniques to deploy financial instruments across a varied portfolio and absorb quite a lot of risk for that portfolio by the way we've engineered the allocation of money. We don't invest at a very early stage, except in very strategic areas, but most of our work is in the growth phase of a venture, and we've moved well out of the area of financial services. I identified 5-6 areas – all verticals or industries – that I believe in. My goal is to build a stellar portfolio with one major investment in each one of them in order to make a significant impact in selected countries/regions, that's the strategy we've taken.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Like anything in life, the best opportunities come to you rather than you chasing them down. Often, what you think you want is not actually good for you.' ‘I knew that if I was going to be successful I needed to sit on the money myself and be master of my own universe. By hook or by crook I was going to do what it took to find ways in which to build my own investment structure, so I set up a fund.' ‘The real frustration of many entrepreneurs is that their innovation which is often in the area of green innovation was being misunderstood. I wanted to fill that gap.' ‘We're in an evolution phase. Anyone in the spectrum of grassroots investing right up to multi-fund structure is in the adoption phase of some kind of strategy linked to sustainability and ESG.'   ABOUT THE GUEST Nicole is a venture builder, investment (corporate venture, VC, family office, and token/digital asset) advisor. As a multiple-time technology entrepreneur (CEO & Founder) and an innovation thought leader, she has gained an in-depth knowledge of crypto technologies, blockchain, and green finance. Passionate about technology business models that are challenging the status quo and providing greater inclusion for people globally and having a positive impact on our environment, she has focused her lens on the intersection between emerging technologies and emerging markets both physical and virtual. Her company Redsand Ventures, works with corporate visionaries and professional investors who are unfaltering in their execution of the green economy. It sits at the intersection of disruptive business models, and sustainable real estate as an investment opportunity. Redsand Ventures has built and exited over 10 disruptive ventures in financial technology in the last 7 years. Voted Innovator of the Year, 2017 by the South African Chamber of Commerce, Top 100 Women in FinTech 2016 by Innovate Finance, and included in the Power Women of FinTech 2015, 2016, and 2017, Nicole is also active in the London and European start-up acceleration, incubation and growth arena working as an advisor and mentor to Level39, Startupbootcamp FinTech, London Tech Advocates – Women in Tech and FinTech workstreams.  Nicole serves as an industry thought leader and has featured on numerous panels and speaking circuits. She is a contributing author to The FinTech Book, exploring the role of corporate venturing as a catalyst for innovation in FinTech. She is also a co-editor of the InsureTech Book. Both books are published by Wiley. She has an Honours Degree in Information Systems and Economics from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and graduated from the Institute of New Economic Thinking, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York specializing in the Economics of Money and Banking, and a Green Finance Professional from the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Website: https://redsandventures.io/    ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew, a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, and commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers and accelerating over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner.  Twitter: SabineVdL LinkedIn: Sabine VanderLinden Instagram: sabinevdLofficial Facebook: SabineVdLOfficial TikTok: sabinevdlofficial Email: podcast@sabinevdl.com Website: www.sabinevdl.comThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In today's conversation, Corné Koch the Head of the Western Cape Convention Bureau Takes a deep dive into the state of the MICE sector in the province and its preparedness for the post covid era as live events makes a glorious return. A passionate promoter of South Africa, Corné commenced her formal career at the South African Chamber of Commerce as Manager of Corporate Affairs.  She then entered the destination marketing sector in 2003 as the Gauteng Tourism Authority's Business Tourism Manager.  Pursuing her other passion, that of strategic communication, she took the role as Communications Manager at the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa before her desire for tourism marketing enticed her back to Gauteng Tourism Authority in 2010.  She then had another three-year stint as Trade Development and Partnership Manager.  In 2014 she moved to Cape Town and joined Wesgro, (the official destination marketing organization for the Western Cape. South Africa) in her current role as Head of the Cape Town & Western Cape Convention Bureau. Corne is the immediate past Board Chair of the BestCities Global Alliance as well as on the Board of the Cape Castle Control Board and the International Congress and Convention Association.

The CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Alan Mukoki responds to #Budget2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business confidence fell in September as retail sales declined and manufacturing output contracted, according to data from the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci). The body says that energy and water supply concerns were also major contributors to a wary business outlook. Alishia Seckam spoke to Sacci chief economist Richard Downing for more detail

While Africa has made giant steps towards gender parity in leadership boards in companies, there are still gaping differences in representation across subregions and sectors. Join Mwakaneno Gakweli and Maxwell Pirikisi as they break down the inequalities in women representation on boards across the continent, the hurdles to achieving gender equality globally, and the role of awareness campaigns and awards like the Angaza Awards in bridging the gender gap in corporate Africa.  Submit your application now on www.angazaawards.com to be recognized among Top Women in Africa in Banking, Co-Operatives, Development Finance Institutions, Insurance, and Private Equity. This episode features: Maxwell Pirikisi - Director, South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI); President: South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber (SA-NBC) Mwakaneno Gakweli - Business Journalist, Podcast Producer and Host, Hisa.

Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to Sean Godoy from Divercity, and Wayne Berger from iShack, to discuss the emerging PropTech sector in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. You'll hear of trends, tech, adoptions, and obstacles Sean and Wayne encounter across Africa.   Key Insights From This Episode     I believe that the real success stories are still on the way in Africa and in South Africa – Wayne Berger   there's a big focus on investment that can spur that next stage of growth and adoption in the sector – Sean Godoy Africa is really a dynamic continent – Wayne Berger ESGS, particularly on environmental side, is an area where we'll see a lot more activity going forward – Sean Godoy the interest in venture capital as a segment, and then also PropTech as a segment in venture capital has significantly grown – Wayne Berger We've seen a lot more seed and angel investment into PropTechs – Wayne Berger There's a lot more need and opportunity around investments – Sean Godoy There's definitely strong tech talent in South Africa – Wayne Berger It doesn't matter if you get things right and you get them wrong, it just matters that you continue – Wayne Berger   About Our Guests Sean Godoy https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-godoy-6270582a/?originalSubdomain=za  Sean is the Founder & Director at Divercity Property Solutions and EXCO member at the South Africa Chamber of Commerce UK. Divercity Property Solutions is an independent property consultancy which is passionate about property markets and the property industry across Sub-Saharan Africa, and the opportunities they offer. This passion coupled with their forward-looking insight drives our unique and innovation approach to producing meaningful advice and developing solutions tailored to your specific property needs. Their key focuses are advisory around market insight and strategy, training & skills development, and innovation & digital strategy advisory. Through his passion for South Africa, and role with the South African Chamber of Commerce, Sean supports and promotes promising UK/SA business opportunities and charitable initiatives. Sean firmly believe in Africa and its people, and am excited for the future of this diverse and dynamic continent. He is co-founder of PropTech Africa, which connects the PropTech ecosystem in Africa in order to create meaningful interactions and relationships. PropTech Africa also promotes the PropTech sector to the property industry and related stakeholders as a whole in order to raise awareness and drive growth on the continent.   Wayne Berger https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayneberger/?originalSubdomain=za  Wayne is an experienced technology entrepreneur with a top international MBA. Wayne currently holds the position of Managing Director of iShack Ventures, a Venture Builder mandated to develop disruptive technologies in the Property industry, FinTech and Big Data. In addition, Wayne is the chairman of iShack Innovation Consultancy (established in 2005). iShack Innovation, a consultancy specialising in advising both local and international corporations on their online advertising and software development initiatives, ensuring maximum ROI on their digital spend. iShack Innovation's clients include, Internet Solutions, Walt Disney, Warner Bros Growthpoint Property Fund, L'Oréal, Canon, Gareth Cliff and Cliffcentral to name a few. Wayne is a co-founder of Venture Network South Africa, a non-profit entity with the intention of stimulating the South African start up eco-system. to-date Venture Network has facilitated 8 events, where 5 start-ups have acquired funding from the network (May 2016). Lastly, Wayne is a guest speaker focussing on Entrepreneurship, Business plan, Advanced digital marketing strategy, Gamification & Exponential organisation attributes.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE www.lmre.tech  LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   Resources Mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.tech  Divercity website www.divercity.co.za  iShack website www.ishack.co.za South Africa PropTech Association www.saproptech.co.za PropTech Africa Association www.proptechafrica.com    For full episode transcript head to www.lmre.tech/blog 

This week's economic growth data presented good news about the economy and the South African Chamber of Commerce's business confidence index is at its highest level in three years.

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) says the current load shedding crisis facing the country will have a huge impact on economic recovery. Eskom this afternoon announced it will be implementing stage four load shedding because of additional breakdowns of a unit in Medupi and high winter demand. The Chamber which represents more than 20 thousand small and medium sized business warns that businesses are struggling with the current power cuts and this will led to additional job losses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

* South African business confidence hit a 35-year low in 2020, says the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry - calling on the government to rethink economic policy and hurry up with vaccine roll-out. * Standard Bank snaps up shares in Angolan subsidiary; * The SA govt wants to swap the Covid-19 vaccine it has ordered from India for one that better protects against the variant responsible for 90% of cases; * Gold Fields expects earnings per share to jump by more than 300%.

* South African business confidence hit a 35-year low in 2020, says the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry - calling on the government to rethink economic policy and hurry up with vaccine roll-out. * Standard Bank snaps up shares in Angolan subsidiary; * The SA govt wants to swap the Covid-19 vaccine it has ordered from India for one that better protects against the variant responsible for 90% of cases; * Gold Fields expects earnings per share to jump by more than 300%.

Elize Koekemoer, Director Policy and Research at Department of Small Business Development Kganki Matabane, CEO of the Black Business Council Alan Mukoki, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry John Dludlu, executive for strategy and public affairs at the Small Business Institute

In December, the department of small business development released the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill for public comment. Chapter 3A, which establishes a small enterprise ombudsman service and grants far-reaching powers to the minister of small business development to determine and prohibit “unfair trading practices'', has come in for some criticism from small business organisations. And for its lack of consultation. Michael Avery spoke to Elize Koekemoer, Director Policy and Research at Department of Small Business Development; Kganki Matabane, CEO of the Black Business Council; Alan Mukoki, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry; & John Dludlu, executive for strategy and public affairs at the Small Business Institute, about the Bill and how it can be improved.​

This week we evaluate the SA government, business community and Unions response to the downgrades by ratings agencies, the continued business shutdowns and rising unemployment. Surely there are better responses given SA’s history, endowments, infrastructure and place in global economic networks? Marius Oosthuizen, GIBS strategic foresight expert and South African Chamber of Commerce CEO Alan Mukoki discuss the opportunities.

This week we evaluate the SA government, business community and Unions response to the downgrades by ratings agencies, the continued business shutdowns and rising unemployment. Surely there are better responses given SA’s history, endowments, infrastructure and place in global economic networks? Marius Oosthuizen, GIBS strategic foresight expert and South African Chamber of Commerce CEO Alan Mukoki discuss the opportunities.

Join Rachel Tranter for this month's Success Story podcast when she speaks to finance expert, Sharon Constancon​ about her journey to the boardroom. Rachel finds out out about her experiences when there and gets her top tips on how to succeed in building a range of non-executive roles.  Sharon has had an incredibly successful and varied global career starting in South Africa where she built up an expertise in FOREX management before moving to the UK where she has built up an impressive portfolio of executive and non executive positions. Sharon is CEO of Genius Boards and Genius Methods - a group that offers tailored robust, behaviour focused board evaluations, mentoring, corporate governance services and governance training to many industries.  Sharon's portfolio includes being Chair of the South African Chamber of Commerce UK, a committee member for the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Liveryman and Court Member of the WCCSA and she is a Chartered Director Interviewer with the IOD. She has previously been a non executive with Caban Capital Plc and Buckinghamshire Building Society. 

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3qGdByM Speakers: Sharon Constançon is a Chartered Director, Chartered Secretary and a fellow of ICSA, a fellow of the IoD, a member of CISI International Committee, Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce UK and a member of the WCCSA Membership Committee. As CEO of Genius Methods and Genius Boards, Sharon offers robust, behavior-focused board evaluations, mentoring, corporate governance services and training to many industries. Her clients include FTSE and regulated businesses, SMEs, family businesses, investment trusts, insurance, financial services, health services, charities and the housing sector. Richard Burge has been the chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry since February 2020. He has led four multi-million pound organisations as chief executive over a total of 18 years. They ranged from a famous charity to a UK government agency to a private company to a membership body. All of them were revenue-based operations delivering public benefits. He has been on the Board and a non-executive chair/director of five multi-million pound operations including companies, charities, two government agencies, and a UK Russell Group university. Richard has worked in over 55 countries, specialising in Africa, the wider Commonwealth, and post-conflict situations. Dr Adam Marshall, as the Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is a man with his finger on the pulse of British Business. Charged with representing the interests of many thousands of British Businesses, Adam works at the highest level of business, government and media to tackle many of the key issues facing business today. Nigel Bacon has been CEO and Company Secretary of the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce in London since 2005. Established in 1921 in London and located inside the High Commission of Canada in London, the Chamber is a business networking organisation with over 300 member companies and focuses on business introductions and referrals, with a very active events programme. Prior to the Chamber, he spent 15 years with the British Council in Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Oman and Bahrain, and qualified as a Solicitor with McKenna & Co (now CMS). Nigel served as Vice Chairman of the Council for Foreign Chambers of Commerce in London for 3 years.

In this episode, Andrew talks to Sharon Constancon. In addition to her role as Founder and CEO of Genius boards, Sharon is the Director and Chair of the South African Chamber of Commerce in London, which aims to keep the relationship between South Africa and the UK active and relevant. Join them as they discuss the importance of this relationship at this critical time as the UK exits the EU and South Africa seeks to consolidate its position in the world market, overlaid with the impact of the pandemic. Sharon also shares her insights on the current situation in South Africa, the massive challenges in the global supply chain and what could be done better. She also shares her views on what the blueprint could be in governance terms and the tangible benefits which would accompany this. 

A Board is made up of people – Directors who take the role with the intention of delivering value to the organisation. These Directors are each unique in their personality, behaviour, experience, skills and competence. Together, as a group, a collective dynamic materialises that has a positive or often negative outcome. Simply, decisions take longer, some topics are taboo, personal agendas influence behaviour, personalities and sensitivities impact how people interact and respond. The conversation will address examples Sharon has seen of Boardroom Dynamics that are unconstructive, difficult to “see” and address; and evidence how making these situations known to the Directors and, that provided willingness to change is prevailing, improvements in Board Effectiveness can by instantaneous. Speaker: Sharon Constançon is a Chartered Director, Chartered Secretary and a fellow of ICSA, a fellow of the IoD, a member of CISI International Committee, Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce UK and a member of the WCCSA Membership Committee. As CEO of Genius Methods and Genius Boards, Sharon offers robust, behavior-focused board evaluations, mentoring, corporate governance services and training to many industries. Her clients include FTSE and regulated businesses, SMEs, family businesses, investment trusts, insurance, financial services, health services, charities and the housing sector. With a passion for empowering Company Secretaries and Governance professionals, Sharon writes articles and regularly runs workshops and chairs roundtable debates and panels. She successfully uses case-studies in her training courses to help others understand the dynamics of the Board and the role of a Non-Exec Director Through the various projects run by Genius Methods and Genius Boards, Sharon has developed a deep and rich network of governance professionals. Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community at: https://bit.ly/3sXPpb5

BizNews — The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Lesetja Kganyago has commented on pressure from within the country that the Reserve Bank should do more to bring relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said emerging markets like South Africa have limited ability for quantitive easing. Speaking to an online event of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK, Kganyago said massive QE is possible for countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan or the European Union because interest rates and inflation were low in these richer countries. He said what he had learnt from the pandemic and its effect on economies, was the importance of buffers, and to build redundancy in both the public and private sectors. The Governor also commented on the sectors most hurt by the pandemic and the measures that the central bank took to provide relief to the economy, which he said would only be felt as the economy reopened. Yesterday, Finance Minister Tito Mbowenii also rebuffed suggestions that the central bank could help plug the deficit hole. Mr Mboweni wrote on Twitter that he was against printing money and wants the South African Reserve Bank to remain independent. - Linda van Tilburg

BizNews — The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Lesetja Kganyago has commented on pressure from within the country that the Reserve Bank should do more to bring relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said emerging markets like South Africa have limited ability for quantitive easing. Speaking to an online event of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK, Kganyago said massive QE is possible for countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan or the European Union because interest rates and inflation were low in these richer countries. He said what he had learnt from the pandemic and its effect on economies, was the importance of buffers, and to build redundancy in both the public and private sectors. The Governor also commented on the sectors most hurt by the pandemic and the measures that the central bank took to provide relief to the economy, which he said would only be felt as the economy reopened. Yesterday, Finance Minister Tito Mbowenii also rebuffed suggestions that the central bank could help plug the deficit hole. Mr Mboweni wrote on Twitter that he was against printing money and wants the South African Reserve Bank to remain independent. - Linda van Tilburg

We continue with our post-budget analysis tonight, ensuring that we leave no stone unturned. We called on CEO at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Alan Mukoki to take us through how yesterday's budget is perceived by the business community, both locally and abroad, and if it is enough to build the much-needed morale and stability that this country's economy so badly needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyasha was born in Zimbabwe. With a degree in Chemistry and an MA in Therapeutic Childcare in the UK, Nyasha is a qualified psychotherapist, coach and mentor. Nyasha has been awarded the European Federation Black Women Business Leader, Business Woman of the Year, Best Social Enterprise of the Year and in 2018 from the South African Chamber of commerce UK, Business and Community Awards, Micro Business Award – Southern Africa.Over Nyasha's 30-year career, she has launched and built successful multi-million-pound businesses in the United Kingdom, generating a cumulative $130 million turnover. Her goal is to mentor social entrepreneurs through a social impact investment fund, which will help people, especially women, to reach economic independence through enterprise.Nyasha's charity, Vana Trust, supports education in Zimbabwe and the UK. Her book Walk with Me – 16 Inspirational Business and Life inspires entrepreneurs around the world.Nyasha started her social entrepreneurial journey with a £800 redundancy package and abundant passion for children. She was a founder and campaigner for introducing independent children's homes and fostering agencies to work in partnership with the public sector.As a black African woman, she faced discrimination in her journey but sheer determination and passion saw her develop a successful social enterprise.Nyasha is a founder and executive director of Banya Family Placement Agency (an independent fostering agency).Over the past twenty years she has won and been a finalist of many business awards, varying from social enterprise of the year to businesswoman of the year for her work. She has also won charity awards for Vana Trust, a children's charity she founded.- https://www.nyashagwatidzo.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Nyasha was born in Zimbabwe. With a degree in Chemistry and an MA in Therapeutic Childcare in the UK, Nyasha is a qualified psychotherapist, coach and mentor. Nyasha has been awarded the European Federation Black Women Business Leader, Business Woman of the Year, Best Social Enterprise of the Year and in 2018 from the South African Chamber of commerce UK, Business and Community Awards, Micro Business Award – Southern Africa.Over Nyasha’s 30-year career, she has launched and built successful multi-million-pound businesses in the United Kingdom, generating a cumulative $130 million turnover. Her goal is to mentor social entrepreneurs through a social impact investment fund, which will help people, especially women, to reach economic independence through enterprise.Nyasha’s charity, Vana Trust, supports education in Zimbabwe and the UK. Her book Walk with Me – 16 Inspirational Business and Life inspires entrepreneurs around the world.Nyasha started her social entrepreneurial journey with a £800 redundancy package and abundant passion for children. She was a founder and campaigner for introducing independent children's homes and fostering agencies to work in partnership with the public sector.As a black African woman, she faced discrimination in her journey but sheer determination and passion saw her develop a successful social enterprise.Nyasha is a founder and executive director of Banya Family Placement Agency (an independent fostering agency).Over the past twenty years she has won and been a finalist of many business awards, varying from social enterprise of the year to businesswoman of the year for her work. She has also won charity awards for Vana Trust, a children's charity she founded.- https://www.nyashagwatidzo.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Tania is a Southern African who takes action. She has a marketing business and is very involved in her local community and the South African Chamber of Commerce in the East of England

The South African Chamber of Commerce UK is about celebrating South African business in the UK, South Africans and the wonderful South African culture. Support, networking, training, socialising and coming together to celebrate all that makes us so special. 

South African Lyndsey Duff is the South Africa Country Manager at What3Words— a British startup which provides a precise physical location solution that has broken up the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and assigned each one a unique 3-word address. Prior to joining What3Words, Lyndsey oversaw inward investment at the South African High Commission UK, following stints at the Palace of Westminster and the South African Chamber of Commerce. In this brief chat with Andile Masuku - taped at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018 - Lyndsey outlines What3Words' African business goals and unpacks the company's ambition to better tech heavies like Google by ushering in the "next global addressing standard".

When an employer contemplates retrenching employees it is required by the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to first consult about this prospect before making any decision to retrench. Where the relevant employees belong to a trade union the employer is required to consult with that union on a number of issues, the most important of which is any means of avoiding job losses. Should the employer choose not to engage in proper pre-retrenchment consultations and the employees are forcibly retrenched this will normally result in an unfair dismissal finding against the employer. However, where the employer has, in vain, made every effort to consult it may possibly not be blamed for any failure to consult.Ivan Israelstam is the CEO of Labour Law Management Consulting offers expert labor relations advice to organizations and individuals in the private and public sectors. Ivan Israelstam has over 30 years of experience, been CCMA Commissioner and is Chairperson of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Labour Affairs.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When an employer contemplates retrenching employees it is required by the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to first consult about this prospect before making any decision to retrench. Where the relevant employees belong to a trade union the employer is required to consult with that union on a number of issues, the most important of which is any means of avoiding job losses. Should the employer choose not to engage in proper pre-retrenchment consultations and the employees are forcibly retrenched this will normally result in an unfair dismissal finding against the employer. However, where the employer has, in vain, made every effort to consult it may possibly not be blamed for any failure to consult. Ivan Israelstam is the CEO of Labour Law Management Consulting offers expert labor relations advice to organizations and individuals in the private and public sectors. Ivan Israelstam has over 30 years of experience, been CCMA Commissioner and is Chairperson of the South African Chamber of Com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

When an employer contemplates retrenching employees it is required by the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to first consult about this prospect before making any decision to retrench. Where the relevant employees belong to a trade union the employer is required to consult with that union on a number of issues, the most important of which is any means of avoiding job losses. Should the employer choose not to engage in proper pre-retrenchment consultations and the employees are forcibly retrenched this will normally result in an unfair dismissal finding against the employer. However, where the employer has, in vain, made every effort to consult it may possibly not be blamed for any failure to consult. Ivan Israelstam is the CEO of Labour Law Management Consulting offers expert labor relations advice to organizations and individuals in the private and public sectors. Ivan Israelstam has over 30 years of experience, been CCMA Commissioner and is Chairperson of the South African Chamber of Com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The predictions of the collapse of the Rand started way back in early 2002. Kevin Wakeford, was asked to resign from his job as the CEO of the South African Chamber of Business, Sacob, after exposing the possibilities of the plummeting of the rand. The rand then plunged from 7.60 to 13.84 to the US dollar. Bongi Gwala chats Kevin Wakeford.

Nerina Vissar, Strategist and Advisor at ETFSA looks at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Business Confidence Index for May which was released yesterday and South Africa's economy has had some body blows in recent times

1. Again the South African Chamber of Commerce released its November Business Confidence for November, things are not looking good at this stage. 2. MTN's fine in Nigeria has been reduced to $3,4billion. Is it now palatable? What will be fine mean for Nigeria's finances going forward? 3. We often talk about how over indebted households are. Are we perpetuating the culture of indebtedness? Should we change this narrative?

1. China's ruling party released its 13th 5-year plan, revising its growth projections to 6,5%. Was the market expecting this? 2. South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry released the monthly Business Confidence Index. Positive news. What should we read into this? 3. The funding of higher education came into the spotlight yesterday in parliament. Are there short term and long term solutions on the table?

Government is looking at a number of interventions to curb cable theft. It has emerged that the City of Johannesburg incurred 75-million rand loss in the last financial year due to cable theft. Big business says it's losing billions due to this practice and there are concerns that those arrested just receive a slap on the wrist. The problem of cable theft came under the spotlight at the three-day convention of Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa, which is on its second day in Midrand north of Johannesburg. Sakin Kamwendo spoke the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Neren Rau, on the line to talk more on the scourge of cable theft

Government is looking at a number of interventions to curb cable theft. It has emerged that the City of Johannesburg incurred 75-million rand loss in the last financial year due to cable theft. Big business says it's losing billions due to this practice and there are concerns that those arrested just receive a slap on the wrist. The problem of cable theft came under the spotlight at the three-day convention of Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa, which is on its second day in Midrand north of Johannesburg. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Neren Rau, on the scourge of cable theft.