Melanie Veness: PCB CEO One of the themes that came through very strongly at the recent World Chambers Congress was that Organised Business needs to stop following Government and start driving their own agenda and that we need to start actively defending the rights of entrepreneurs, […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO It is said that wise men learn from their mistakes, but wiser men learn from the mistakes of others. With this in mind, I would like to share a recent experience that one of our local businesses had, in the hope that […]
Read MoreOn Monday I attended a parliamentary round-table discussion on migration and development in the SADC region, which turned out to be more presentation than discussion, and more about xenophobia than economic development. I must admit to having been quite disheartened by some of the politicians need […]
Read MoreI have recently returned from the World Chambers Congress in Torino, Italy, and am feeling thoroughly inspired. The congress is held every second year, and it is an absolute “must” for chamber management to attend. The World Chambers Congress brings chamber leadership from around the world […]
Read MoreThese beautiful aerial photographs were taken by the talented Steve McCurrach of Airserv, 082 891 1689
Read MoreWe had our electricity curtailment trial to avoid future load shedding last Friday, as planned, and I’m pleased to report that all indications are that it was a success. We’re still waiting for the data to be analysed in detail, but both Eskom and Msunduzi Municipality […]
Read MoreI recently came across a discussion about leading in a “VUCA World”. It was an unfamiliar expression, so I did the sensible thing, and “Googled” it. The acronym “VUCA” stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, and it is used to describe general conditions. I believe […]
Read MoreThere has been a lot of debate recently about whether government should fund events or not, and I must say that the topic is a lot more complicated than it first appears. I guess the place to start is to establish what kind of events we […]
Read MoreI always smile with delight when people ask me what I actually do, because, I’ve realised that a lot of people are uncertain of what a chambers role is and far too many of them don’t ask because they feel silly doing so. I can assure […]
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