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Courses Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More Zululand Chamber of Commerce & Industry President: Hlengiwe Mvubu Manager: Vanessa Ncobela ZCBF Community Park, Gate 5, Business Community Centre, 1st Floor, Guldengracht Street, Alton,Richards Bay Tel:+27 35 797 1870 Fax:+27 35 474 4102 info@zcci.co.za https://www.zcci.org.za/ Read More

Courses SA Chamber UK South African Chapters Business First Responders Business First Responders The SA Chamber UK South African Chapters are on the ground localised action units essential in supporting the work of the SA Chamber UK. The South African Chapters are made up of passionate and dedicated personal, focused on helping the SA Chamber UK meet its mandate of being an umbrella organisation and conduit for trade, community and investment into and out of South Africa. Chapter members work closely with existing Chamber members, established networks, and support partners in delivering excellence in business development and trade support. Standard Bank Group Garrett Johnson Manager Client Coverage – Ecosystems Business Banking KZN We have also partnered with a panel of some of South Africa’s premier logistics service providers, enabling us to pass on savings and services that are typically reserved for South Africa’s largest companies Read More DRG Human Capital David White CEO – DRG SA DRG is a Total Solutions human resource support service provider, helping business leaders create productive, engaged, compliant, and sustainable work environments. Read More Stimela Consulting - B-BBBEE Bruce Lennon CEO – Stimela Consulting We provide cost-effective and practical B-BBEE solutions to our Clients throughout South Africa and abroad, ranging from Exempted Micro Enterprises to Multinationals, operating in all sectors of business. Read More

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Welcome to KZN Business Guru's Trevor Clack Read More Isaac Mbatha Isaac Mbatha turned Sky Tents into a successful tent manufacturing company after starting it in 2015 when it was struggling with debt. His journey shows how important qualities like resilience (the ability to keep going despite challenges) and innovation (coming up with new ideas) are for success. He focused not only on making great tents but also on helping others, whether that's his team or his customers, to ensure they received excellent service. This approach helped Sky Tents gain global recognition, meaning people around the world now know and trust the brand. In simple terms, Mbatha's story highlights how determination and creativity, along with a commitment to supporting others, can lead to remarkable achievements in business. Read More Heather Flack Flair Accounting, founded by Heather Flack, has been in business for 21 years. What makes it special is its different approach to accounting. Instead of just focusing on numbers and reports, Flair Accounting prioritises building strong relationships with its clients. This means they really care about understanding what their clients need and helping them feel more confident about their finances. For example, rather than just crunching numbers, they might take the time to explain financial concepts in a simple way, empowering clients to make better financial decisions. Overall, Flair Accounting’s focus on personal connections sets it apart in the accounting world. Read More Mike Myers Mike Myers from MOBI-CLAW911 has joined us as a new partner in security safety. His role goes beyond just providing response services; he will help us understand trends in the security industry and improve community safety. We will share helpful articles and reviews on our blogs and social media, giving useful information for both homes and workplaces. Mike highlights how important it is for people to feel secure and have reliable help available when needed. His knowledge will offer fresh insights into the benefits of response services. Read More Tyson Properties Tyson Properties is a well-respected real estate brand based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Over the years, they have successfully expanded their business across the country, making a name for themselves in the property market, which can be quite unpredictable at times. Each year, Tyson Properties has not only met but also surpassed its business goals. This means they have been able to grow their presence in different areas, gain more customers, and offer a wider range of services. For example, if they started with just selling homes, they might now also help people rent properties or sell commercial spaces. Overall, Tyson Properties is showing strong performance and a commitment to continuous improvement in the property industry. Read More David White Building Better Businesses for a Better Economy David White is the CEO of a company called DRG Outsourcing. He finds working with people very exciting and motivating. He believes that one of his main jobs is to make sure everyone understands what the company wants to achieve. This means he spends time clearly explaining the goals and what success looks like for each business project. For example, if a company wants to improve its customer service, David ensures that everyone involved knows exactly what kind of improvements are expected and how they can help reach those goals. By doing this, he helps the team stay focused and work together effectively, making it more likely to achieve the desired results. Read More Cox Yeats Michael Jackson is the senior partner at Cox Yeats Attorneys As a national law firm, Cox Yeats is well positioned and able to render a range of legal services across provincial borders, regardless of location Read More Johan van Deventer Johan van Deventer is the KZN regional manager at . He is energetic and committed, with a strong understanding of human resources, which is all about managing people in a workplace. Johan knows how organisations work - their systems and rules - and uses this knowledge to help businesses succeed. He values the importance of building good relationships in a professional setting, believing that these connections are crucial for business growth. In simple terms, Johan helps companies get better at what they do by understanding both the people and the processes involved. Read More

KZN Top Business Women 2019 Trisha Gokool Parshotam TRISHA GOKOOL PARSHOTAM is exceptionally proud of the success of Dragon Protection Services and is passionate about her brand. She is a major shareholder and partner in the company and heads up the marketing and sales division Read More Maimoona Salim MAIMOONA SALIM is the provincial executive of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. An NGO that helps the unemployed youth adopt necessary life skills, and assists with job placements Read More Melloney Rijnvis MELLONEY RIJNVIS is the owner and director of The Wend, a mental wellness solution involving Virtual Reality (VR), which uses technology to simulate the relocation of someone from their current reality to a selected environment of their choice Read More Nashikta Authar Angadh NASHIKTA AUTHAR ANGADH is a Partner in KPMG and heads up the Business Resilience and Continuity Services unit of South Africa Read More Marileen Pretorius Marileen says the route to where she is today started when she was still in grade eight and she just fell in love with accounting. Even at that young age, she dreamt of being a chartered accountant and made a conscious decision to make this her goal and to work towards it Read More Marlene Powell Eleven years ago, Marlene Powell become ActionCOACH's first woman business coach in South Africa. Marlene says she reached a crossroad in her life. After 27 years of working in the financial sector of the corporate world, she realised she was been hold back from her family and her quality of life was poor, even though she was been taking care of financially Read More Sheryl Smithies Becoming a dentist was never her plan, but Sheryl Smithies has proved that just because your life doesn't go exactly to plan, it doesn't mean you can't make a success of it Read More Kim Atkins KIM ATKINS is the owner and designer of Kim Atkins Jewellers. The company predominantly makes and markets jewellery and has developed into a social enterprise. Kim provides opportunities for students who need work and assistance with their studies and to young jewellers needing experience so that they can become established in their own right Read More Michelle Gregory MICHELLE GREGORY is the co-founder of Wozani Berg Gasoline (WBG), a diversified logistics group, providing transport, fuel storage, distribution, and supply chain services nationally and in neighbouring countries Read More Margie Whitten With a strong focus on growth, her prime role is business development, but she is also involved with business consulting and scoping customer requirements. "We're experts in what we do and we understand our solutions very well," says Margie Read More Merrill King Merrill says that she lives her life to the absolute fullest and states, "If you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much space." She is an avid sportsperson and enjoys spending time in the gym, paddling or running to stay fit and 'to ensure a flow of endorphins Read More Boni Mchunu BONI MCHUNU, managing director at East Coast Radio (ECR) - KZN's No.1 Hit Music Station, is passionate about KwaZulu-Natal and its people. Boni was born and educated in Pietermaritzburg. She is the youngest of five sisters and after her mother died when she was 10 years old, Boni was brought up by a single dad, who she calls her 'Rockstar'. Read More Laiela Paruk Dorasamy LAIELA PARUK DORASAMY is the owner of Ahavah Consulting, a Level 1 B-BBEE company which was established in May 2018. The core focus of Ahavah Consulting is to supply companies with items that require a personal touch Read More Victoria Ngwenya As head of Retail and Business Banking in KwaZulu-Natal, Victoria is responsible for overseeing operations across the personal and business banking segments including the bank's extensive branch network, ATMs, private banking suites and small and medium enterprises Read More Cindy Norcott CINDY NORCOTT is the owner of Pro Appointments and Pro Talent, which are recruitment agencies that she has had for the past 25 years. She is the founder and chairperson of the Robin Hood Foundation, a charity that was formed in 2005. Cindy is also a motivational speaker, business coach and the author of the best-selling book, "How to be Unstoppable". Read More Thabisa Nkanzela As Head of Finance for the KZN Retail and Business Banking division in Standard Bank, Thabisa Nkanzela is part of the provincial executive leadership team and is directly responsible for providing financial management support at a strategic and operational level Read More Eleni Kwinana ELENI KWINANA has notched up an admirable list of top positions. She began climbing the corporate ladder as an 18-year-old student who, after walking into CNA to request a job, within three months was tasked with taking up her first management role. A few years later, she was requested to draft a business plan - without a template, or previous exposure to such a big responsibility - overnight! It gained her boss the new store he wanted, and wet her appetite for bigger and better things in business. Read More Tanya Price-Carr After five years at The Clothing Bank, it was time to get out of her comfort zone again. Tanya sees herself as a changemaker, and she's designed her new venture, Interconnection SA, to help people change their lives in a different way Read More Nomfundo Mcoyi NOMFUNDO MCOYI has come a long way - from township girl to teacher, to founder and CEO of the Icebolethu Group. Today she manages eight companies, employing a staff of more than 1000 people Read More Lisa Forster As head of the Wealth and Investment Division for Standard Bank KZN, Lisa Forster leads a team of relationship managers and wealth managers, focusing on holistic solutions for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals. She and her team ensure service excellence in delivering holistic solutions, both domestically and off shore, for their clients Read More Cheryl Govender CHERYL GOVENDER is the founder and owner of The Cake House in Pietermaritzburg. She is a qualified chef and professional cake artist. The Cake House has become a leading provider of designer cakes including engineered life-size cakes. Cheryl's exceptional cakes, each a masterpiece, have been featured in magazines and on television, and The Cake House is recognised as a leader in new age sugarcraft. Read More Shamla Pather Shamla is an experienced lawyer who has been in practice for 22 years. Her practice provides a wide range of legal services, with a team to back up the firm's various divisions, with its focus being commercial and civil litigation Read More Carol Reynolds During this time, Carol yearned to return to her family in KZN. As her mother had owned a Pam Golding franchise, Carol had come to know the Golding family. Fortuitously, Andrew Golding was opening a flagship branch in Durban and needed a manager. "We opened the Durban branch in 2008 as the property market crashed! I was faced with the daunting task of either retrenching colleagues or moving on myself," said Carol. She chose the latter and purchased the Durban North franchise of Pam Golding Properties in 2009. Read More Burgette Yarlett BURGETTE YARLETT is the founder and owner of Beyond Visible Belief. She is a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner, life coach and motivational speaker providing one-on-one coaching, couples coaching and group workshop facilitation Read More Micaela Faith Meyer MICAELA FAITH MEYER is a multitalented independent businessperson and entrepreneur in several activities, mostly related to the health and fitness industry. A qualified personal trainer, Micaela instructs groups and individuals in Pilates, ballet and yoga Read More Sarah Whitaker On South Africa is a website that links consumers to suppliers across twelve categories, with a dedicated website for each category. "For example," says Sarah, "if you were planning a function, you could go onto the OnSA Celebrate site and find everything you need - caterers, photographers, florists, venues Read More Brigitte Turner BRIGITTE TURNER is head of Harvey World Travel Highway. When Brigitte bought Harvey World Travel Highway 18 years ago, she'd never worked in the travel industry. In fact, she'd built a highly successful corporate career in property development and was managing director of a major national property organisation. Despite the demands of her corporate position, Brigitte was a natural entrepreneur and already owned three other companies when a friend mentioned that there might be an interesting opportunity in a small travel business. Read More Mavis Naidoo DR MAVIS NAIDOO is the principal of the KwaThintwa School for the Deaf, which is based in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal. The school takes in children with a hearing loss from the age of 3 to 20, from the poorest communities in rural areas all over KZN Read More Nikita Pillay NIKITA PILLAY attributes her success to a powerful cocktail of positive peer pressure, perseverance and a lucky break. She grew up in a large, loud and happy family, with three sisters and a brother, but there was no chance of a tertiary education after school Read More Marcina Majid MARCINA MAJID heads up SAS Cares which is a subsidiary of Southern African Shipyards. SAS Cares is a skills development, exposure and experience based non-profit organisation Read More Candice Padayachee CANDICE PADAYACHEE is the forensic director for KPMG. She maintains primary responsibility and oversight of the Forensic Division in the Durban region, leading a multi-disciplinary team and engaging the firm's key clients. Read More Kristina Wallengren THINK is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) and HIV Read More Palesa Phili DCCI represents the business community. As CEO, Palesa oversees the organisation, ensuring good governance and that the Chamber fulfils its mandate which is to look after its members, who are mostly from the business community of the Durban region Read More Mpume Langa Being an accomplished business executive, Mpume has had over 20 years' experience in strategy, leadership and portfolio management in the financial services industry. She holds several qualifications in finance, marketing and executive leadership from various universities in South Africa, China and United Kingdom Read More Lenore Goss Matjie LENORE GOSS-MATJIE, the founder and CEO of "Styled by Le'Nore", is a qualified image consultant, fashion stylist, an etiquette and protocol consultant as well as a motivational speaker Read More Honey Mamabolo Honey serves on the Drakensberg Boys Choir School board and until June 2019, she also served on the boards of Sekelo Oil Trading and Thebe Solar Energy Holdings. Honey is a member of the Durban Chemical Cluster Executive Committee and chairs the Skills and Transformation Desk. She is a member of the Gauteng Innovation Hub Management Company's Investment Committee Read More Pravina Coombs Thanks to the solid relationships built throughout her career, in the first month of going it alone, Pravina made more money than her last salary. "This confidence in my ability gave me the push I needed to continue, pursue and develop my business Read More Mano Singh As Wealth Head for Standard Bank Group in KwaZulu-Natal, Mano Singh is accountable for four business units that contribute over R600 million to the provincial revenue Read More Barbara Njapha The managing director of Performance Solutions Africa (PSA), a consulting firm in Durban that conducts performance enhancement interventions. Best practice programmes are offered to organisations in the private and public sectors, involving the training and coaching of leaders and managers. PSA's major focus currently is delivering school management programmes in the education sector, and to date these have been delivered in over 2000 schools nationally. Read More Melinda Cookson Melinda's major role is to drive the business forward and to ensure that standards and customer service continues to be fulfilled and exceeded. "We view ourselves as the experts in our field. We align ourselves with our clients' staffing needs, tailoring our services offerings to meet their diverse operational requirements Read More Mariska Grace James MARISKA GRACE JAMES is the owner and head trainer of We Train Revolution, which is an obstacle, boxing and strength training facility, for children, level one beginners as well as elite athletes Read More Yogas Nair Yogas joined Independent Media 18 years ago as a freelance journalist with the Post newspaper. In 2014, after 13 years in the industry, she was appointed as the editor of the Post newspaper Read More Natasha Naidoo As CEO of Azisa Consulting, Natasha Naidoo leads a busy life. Asked about her journey, she is candid. "I got this far through hard work, long hours and being prepared to make sacrifices in my personal life Read More Daisy White DAISY WHITE is the executive director of Magic Moments Trust, which has been established to teach rural people to discover and develop their creativity through learning fabric painting skills. Her aim is to enhance the lives of people, especially women, who are unemployed and from rural areas. Read More Lindiwe Rakharebe Lindiwe holds a bachelor's degree in management leadership from the University of the Free State as well as other qualifications in marketing management and management development. Over her 30 years in the corporate environment, Lindiwe has repeatedly proven her ability in strategic management and leading high-performance teams Read More Kirsty Fonzari KIRSTY FONZARI heads the marketing team for Expand a Sign International and Uzwelo Bags as well as ExpandaBrand USA and supports several Expand a Sign agencies globally in marketing. Kirsty's energy is never ending, and she will be opening a 360 turnkey agency called The Buro next year. There was a gap in the market to help Expand a Sign customers with various marketing disciplines Read More Brenda Horner BRENDA HORNER, is the founder and director of the Gap Academy which provides school and university leaving students the privileged opportunity to realistically assess, discover, plan and create for their future career and life paths. Read More Busi Gumede BUSI GUMEDE is the founder and CEO of Goodlife Foods. The company provides natural kefir products, which offer probiotic and other health benefits, under the 'KePro' brand. Busi oversees the overall functioning of the company, formulates its products, manages production and marketing, and looks after customers Read More Serena Jagadasan Growing up in Phoenix, Serena knew people mattered and she needed a career where she could help others. She decided she wanted something in the medical field and settled on radiography and chose to study in Pretoria and it was in patient care that she really excelled Read More Margaret Hirsch MARGARET HIRSCH has become a leading example to businesswomen in southern Africa. Although from a humble background, she has participated in co-founding and running the multi million-rand appliance and electronic retail organisation, Hirsch's Read More Tarryn Tait A Durban girl through and through, Tarryn has travelled the world sourcing products for South African consumers. After four years working at an antique shop, she joined a merchandising company where she worked with buyers who sourced product for Game and Dion Read More Tanya Bailey Tanya has a vested interest in SA, which goes beyond building a successful career for herself. The way she conceptualises 'successful' is driven by commitment to inclusivity, evidenced by her business network which mobilises and develops local talent and skills to benefit the broader South African community, including its wildlife Read More Aldine Dallas Her passion and determination is unmistakable. "So many people are wounded or completely broken; perhaps from physical or emotional abuse, neglect, or being dismissed as worthless or unimportant, often from as far back as childhood Read More Sharon Butler Transport and trucking tends to be a male dominated field, but that hasn't stopped Sharon Butler from developing Expressway into a successful logistics company together with the KZN D&H Deliveries, with seven depots and 90 trucks across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. And as she says, there's no reason why women can't run a successful transport business Read More Lucrisha Polton As owner and director of AfriCrafters, Lucrisha Polton says her days are as varied as fingerprints. "I do what whatever it takes to get the job done." Drawing on skills from finance to design, and from sourcing materials to tracking down exceptional rural crafters, Lucrisha is a true all-rounder Read More Cathie Lewis "Yes, I do sometimes take minutes," she smiles, "but it's so much more than that." It's Cathie's job to make sure that the board meets their legal and regulatory obligations, but she also has wide-ranging responsibilities. In effect, she is part of the company's conscience when it comes to ensuring corporate integrity matters more than short-term profits. Read More Melanie Veness MELANIE VENESS has been the CEO of the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business, now the Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business (PMCB),since February 2011. She is the treasurer of the KwaZulu-Natal Business Chambers Council and serves on the KZN Economic Council. Previously, Melanie was the director of Pietermaritzburg Tourism. Read More Thozeka Ntlukwane-Letuka THOZEKA NTLUKWANE-LETUKA wears many hats and has been described as an eco-warrior, philanthropist and mother to all. During her varied career, she has worked as a domestic worker, market researcher, transcriber, translator, training provider and as a community liaison officer Read More

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