WesVaal Chamber of Business - January Newsletter

Thuto-Thebe Training & Development Solutions, a local Wholesale & Retail SETA(Sector Education Training Authority) appointed Contract Skills Development Facilitator, are able to provide training and assistance to businesses.

Should you have any queries regarding your business and the Skills Levy or Skills Development contact Thuto-Thebe on:
Tel: (018) 484 3980
Fax: (018) 484 3017
lesegom@absamail.co.za

or contact

Lesego Molwantwa on
082 337 3444

	The City Council has the following quotation/tender requests out at the moment: Electrification of Jouberton Phase 7, due 28 January, 'Jaws of Life', due 30 January, MV-Cable Work, due 22 January, and Rubberduck Pumps, due 31 January. If you are interested in any of the above quotations/tenders please contact us for further information. For more information on the member benefits, or to join the WesVaal Chamber of Business contact Ronnie Groesbeek. 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 Global Network, an International Trade Consulting Firm based in Gujarat, India, will be leading a Trade Delegation from the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) to South Africa on 29 January to 8 February 2003. The focus areas of the delegation are home furnishings and textiles including carpets, curtains and various types of linen. Meetings have been arranged in Johannesburg on 29th and 30th January, Cape Town from 31st to 5th February and Durban from 6th to 8th February 2003. If members would like to attend any of these meetings they should please contact Mr R. K. Jha of the Consul General of India on 011-482 8484. The world's foremost authority on Leadership and Change, Harvard Professor of Leadership John Kotter will be presenting full day seminar on 'Leading Change: What Leaders Really Do'. Kotter has been constantly rated in the TOP 10 Guru's. Asia Pacific Infoserv compiles Print Editions and CD-ROM's of the world's major companies according to continent or trade area. These comprehensive directories are priced from US$410, with the 2003 editions now available. For more information, including an order form, please click here. The Chilean Government recently amended several laws relating to foreign companies doing business in Chile. Should you have business interests in Chile click here. Following ICASA's approval of Telkom's new tariff regime, the new tariffs became effective on 1 January 2003. Their services price list for 2003 is available on their web site, or by e-mail from the WesVaal Chamber. Agri Travel & Tours have 3 fantastic tour offers for the first half of 2003: 5 Day Cheese Festival and Train Tour to the Western Cape - April 2003 11 Day tour to the Chelsea Flower Show in the UK - May 2003 8 Day tour of World War 2 Europe - June 2003 The itenary for these tours, and contact details, can be obtained from the WesVaal Chamber. Que productions cc has launched a SA Tourism Directory on CD, which covers all tourism facilities in South Africa and Neighbouring Countries. This directory will be distributed to Travel Agencies around the world, so that when they organize a tour to Southern Africa, they will have a host of local contact details on hand. The directory will also be distributed throughout South Africa. Que Productions cc has more than 5000 Travel Agencies from around the world and will be notifying them of the SA Tourism Directory CD. Que Productions cc also guarantees that at least 750 directories will be distributed globally. Click here for more information or to advertise your business on their directory.		We would like to extend an invitation to each and every member and also every non-member, to attend a breakfast on the 12th of February 2003. Our guest speaker for this breakfast will be a world-renowned businessman. Mervin Niland has been named businessman of the year by the Chamber of Commerce, the world's best speaker (American Entrepreneurs Ass.), and is among the top three marketing men in South Africa (IMM). Mervin has also lectured at Texas University, Memphis University, RAU, UPE and Tuks. If you would like to meet this extraordinary man join us at the recreation club on Wednesday 12 February 2003. We will start at 07h30 sharp. Bookings essential, contact Ronnie Groesbeeck: Tel 018 4627401 Tickets for members is R60-00 Tickets for non-members R 75-00 Government Gazette 24100 of 25 November 2002 set out the regulations (a total of 50) that will come into effect on 12 March 2003. Some fourteen categories of entry permit are covered in the regulations. Matters of particular concern (cost and admin.) for Business relate to the contents of Regulations 24, 28, and 30 that deal with Business, Work and Corporate permits respectively. In addition to the work and corporate permits being issued conditional to a payment of a training levy, certain categories of activity will be subject to "as. Foreigners intending to set up a business in S.A. will be required to secure a business permit. The permit application will have to be accompanied by a certification by a Chartered Accountant that will show that two, at least, of the following criteria are met: - an investment stake of R2.5million a business track record showing entrepreneurial skill contribute to the geographic spread of economic activity employment of five S.A. citizens having an export potential involving technology transfer A work permit may be issued provided no suitable candidate for a specified position is available domestically. The employer of any such foreigner issued with a work permit will be required to pay (quarterly and in advance) a training fee amounting to 2% of that foreign employee's taxable remuneration. Provision exists for the levy to be reduced/waived if the employer can demonstrate that a training programme is in place that is designed to ultimately reduce the reliance on foreign labour. A corporate permit may be issued to cover situations where large numbers of foreign immigrants are required by certain industries. These permits will also be liable for the 2% levy, but may be reduced/waived depending on the training programmes offered or upon specific circumstances that might arise (mining, agriculture) Yearly "a limits are applicable to professionals in the following industries: - clothing & textiles, chemicals & biotechnology, information & communications technology, tourism, academia, teaching, select other.