WesVaal Chamber of Business - February Newsletter 2nd Edition

White Flowers International are Johannesburg based Importers, Exporters and Wholesale Dealers of Sanitary Fittings and Sanitary Ceramic Ware, offering the latest designs at competitive prices.

91 Bree Street
Newtown
Johannesburg

Tel: (011) 8391430
Cell 0827949255
Fax: (011) 8389255
whiteflower@metroweb.co.za

	The following City Council quotation/tender requests are out at the moment: Erection of a new office building at the Klerksdorp Traffic Division, due 27 February, Erection of new pay point building on Erf 10216, Kanana Ext. 9, due 27 February, Purchase of Christmas Lighting, due 27 February, Manufacturing, delivery and off-loading of one complete Surge Generator, due 13 March, Development and Implementation of a Geographic Information System for Klerksdorp, due 13 March, Lease of a portion of the farm townlands of Klerksdorp 424IP, due 14 March, and Supply and Deliver of Bulk Cold Water-Meters to the Klerksdorp Central Stores, due 20 March. If you are interested in any of the above quotations/tenders please contact us for further information. The new KOSHInfo/WCOB website(s) went live Thursday, 23 January 2003. The new site offers you weekly community news from the Klerksdorp Record, Business news from WCOB and SACOB, along with a monthly survey and a list of local events. You can now also search through our database of over 6000 businesses with access to even more information than before. Further development of the site and of the search facility will continue, and all businesses are encouraged to check on their information and correct/update where necessary, with all businesses requested to submit between 10 and 20 keywords that would identify them better in future searches - click here to submit your keywords. This newsletter is not spam. All addresses were obtained by combining the resources of KOSH Info and the WCOB. If you feel you have received this newsletter in error, or if you do not wish to receive this newsletter in the future please click here. The WesVaal Chamber of Business is in the process of organising an Information Seminar regarding the Promotion of Access to Information Act. This seminar will take place within the next two weeks, with both a morning and an afternoon session. Details on this seminar, once available, will be published in the local press. Should you wish to receive this information via e-mail, please contact us. Thuto-Thebe Training and Development Solutions CC, a member of the Wholesale and Retail SETA, will be presenting an extensive workshop on Skills Development in Klerksdorp on 13 March 2003. For more information please contact Dianne or Flora on 018 4843980 or flora@absamail.co.za Hortec2003, a Horticultural fair takes place in spring 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya. For more information on this event visit their website at www.eventsafrica.com. The W T C Johannesburg has extended an invitation to African Businesses to an outbound trade mission. The W T C A Spring Meeting is being organised by the W T C A New York in due collaboration with W T C Mumbaii. The business networking session will take a new dimension as there will be real business specific match-making for all participants across the world including market research and advertising. Projects by your company or training activities will be given priority during the business networking session. The W T C's that have confirmed participation and have trade delegates are Cairo, Karachi, Lagos, Mexico (Puebla), Paris, Spain (Madrid), San Diego, Taipei, Zagreb and China. For more information contact us, noting that the deadline is 1 March 2003. Issue 1 for 2003 of Ernst & Youngs 'Know Fraud' document is now available. This excellent e-publication covers all aspects of fraud and fraud prevention and is relevant to all businesses, irrespective of size. If you are interested in receiving this free publication please contact us. In addition to this we also have Issue 1 of Network 2015, another e-publication that looks at the recent Earth Summit 2002, reflecting on the delivery of the goals set during the summit, and in the near future also reporting on key meetings and priority issues. Again this is a free publication available from us. The Chamber has a Template/Guide for the completion of the Manual that ALL businesses are required to submit, before 28 February 2003, to the Human Rights Commission in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act. For pricing details please contact Ronnie Groesbeek.		Members are all invited to attend the 105th Annual General Meeting of the WesVaal Chamber of Business: Date: 27 February 2003 Time: 17h30 Place: Eskom Boardroom (Behind Milner High School) Please contact us to receive a copy of the Minutes from the previous AGM, along with the Portfolio Motions for 2003. Both documents are in MSWord format. The week of 5 May to 10 May 2003 has been declared SET Week (Science, Engineering and Technology Week), and activities and an exhibition promoting this will take place between the above dates in the Mmabatho Convention Centre. Should you be interested in taking part in any of the activities/exhibition, or even just attending, please contact us for extensive information. You've compiled the manual in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act and want to know what next - simply follow these steps: Submit a copy to the South African Human Rights Commission, Submit a copy to the controlling body of which your organisation is a member (if applicable), Submit a copy to the Government Printers, Ensure that the head of your organisation holds a copy ready for public inspection during office hours and/or upon request, Place it on your company website (if applicable) The copy for the SAHRC can be submitted to: The Research and Documentation Department The South African Human Rights Commission Private Bag 2700 Houghton 2041 or via e-mail to paia@sahrc.org.za Copy for the Government Printers, contact Mrs Jacobs @ (012) 3344685, code word "Information Manual". The WesVaal Chamber of Business is in the process of organising an Information Seminar regarding the Promotion of Access to Information Act. This seminar will take place within the next two weeks, with both a morning and an afternoon session. Details on this seminar, once available, will be published in the local press. Should you wish to receive this information via e-mail, please contact us. Shortage of space? For Industrial, Commercial & Office space call 083 3788826 or click here.