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Events

A Closer Look

DSC_nepad_summit_opt2.0Some interesting insights that came out of the Nepad Transport Summit 2010

A sprawling beast of a conference was the Nepad Transport and Infrastructure Summit 2010, held from 13 to 15 October at Gallagher Estate, home of the Pan-African Parliament.

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The way forword

The Skills Shortage Summit will take its message to the country as the search continues to find innovative solutions to the skills shortage in SA

Key decision-makers and role-players from all sectors of the economy will converge on the CSIR convention centre in Pretoria on 28-29 October for the National Skills Development Summit and its Vision 2020.

The objective is to add a new dimension to the search for innovative solutions to the country’s crippling shortage of skills, according to summit director Dylan James.

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What the SWC will bring

42-20497098_copy_optThe impact of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup on SMEs in South Africa

The chamber movement represented by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) addresses all economic, social and political issues affecting the business community in one way or another, and is apolitical.

It is “the voice of business” and ensures that this voice is heard where it matters; where it is necessary to protect and promote the interests of business, at local, regional and
national levels.

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World Cup

World_Cup_mainMake business boon last

Plan well, be streetwise and focus on sustainable business that could benefit from the massive influx of international visitors, but that would not fade upon the conclusion of the Soccer World Cup. That is the advice offered by Danny Jordaan, chief executive officer of the Local Organising Committee of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, and by André Diederichs, Old Mutual’s specialist on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).

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Benefiting SA

Making the Fifa World Cup work for all

The 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup in South Africa is eagerly anticipated, most importantly for the economic boom it will bring. Unless the country takes a strategic approach, however, the 2010 benefits may be outweighed by costs and an unequal distribution of gains.

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