Chamber of Commerce

The Hidden Cost of Electricity Price Increase: Jobs, Investment, and a R54bn Miscalculation! Read our full CEO Column here: capechamber.co.za/latest-new… #capechamber #unlockopportunities #shapeabetterfuture #Eskom #LoadShedding

Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=l0sYeYrH…

In response to the recent #TaxiStabbing incident caught on video, @SA_Taxis Western Cape Chairperson Mandla Hermanus expressed shock and confirmed that steps have been taken to assist SAPS in ensuring the law takes its course. Full interview youtu.be/NJikuaqlPfs #CapeChamber

Premier @alanwinde shared some insight into how the Western Cape doing at our recent 'Meeting with the Premier' event. This event was a chance for our Prime, Premium and Council members to connect, share ideas, and discuss key issues affecting business in the City. #CapeChamber

Metrorail ‘free-for-all’ is a ticking time bomb!!! A commuter free-for-all at several Cape Town train stations has created a dangerous time bomb at the heart of the city's public transport system. Read our full press release here: capechamber.co.za/media-rele… #CapeChamber #metrorail

Taxi breakthrough as top companies and taxi stakeholders join forces in Western Cape business initiative spearheaded by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and the country’s largest taxi association @SA_Taxis which features a new Taxi Cluster shorturl.at/fjWXc

Government risks sabotaging critical infrastructure projects with unrealistic preconditions for public-private partnerships...

2024 Elections: Does it matter who wins the poll if South Africa loses the rule of law? A standout feature of this year’s election is that it coincides with a tipping point in criminality. Full CEO Column: capechamber.co.za/latest-new… #capechamber #2024elections #GeneralElection

2) In attendance were representatives from the @CityofCT, the @WesternCapeGov (DEDAT / Red Tape Reduction Unit), @TransnetNPA, and the Energy Special Advisor to the Department of the Premier.

Following our council meeting yesterday, we had representation from the public sector join us to address some of the hot topics businesses are currently facing such as the Cape Town Port, Energy (load shedding), Legislation and Regulation, and Skills Development. #capechamber

Misapplication of Immigration law is costing South Africa dearly! Misinterpretation of the law is costing SA dearly in terms of lost critical skills currently locked out of SA by the Department of Home Affairs. Read here: capechamber.co.za/media-rele… #WesternCape #capechamber

South Africa’s current business visa requirements are driving away potential investors at a time when government claims it is doing the opposite – attracting foreign direct investment. Read the full press release here: capechamber.co.za/media-rele… #capechamber #visaapplication

Two steps forward and one step into a pothole for Transnet which has placed its chief executive Pepi Silinga and two other senior managers on precautionary suspension for questions around the awarding of contracts worth an estimated R300-million: capechamber.co.za/latest-new…

#BudgetSpeech2024: It may go down in history as the Cinderella budget. With a wave of his fiscal wand Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana procured a largely overlooked R150-billion, just enough to balance the books. Full commentary here: tinyurl.com/yckxby6r

"The president became unrealistic... the president is quoting statistics out of context or simply doesn't understand it," says Economist Dawie Roodt in his #SONA2024 reflection. More comments to follow on our website here: capechamber.co.za/latest-new… #Malema #CyrilRamaphosa #Malema

Road closures for the State of the Nation Address (SONA)! With SONA scheduled to take place today, the public is advised of numerous road closures. View the full list of road closures here: capechamber.co.za/latest-new… #CapeChamber #UnlockOpportunities #SONA #StateOfTheNation

Load shedding is to blame for the speed of South Africa’s industrial decline! That’s the opinion of a Harvard University Professor and one-time advisor to the SA government. Professor Ricardo Hausmann did not mince his words: Read our full column here: capechamber.co.za/latest-new…

Finally some good news about Telkom! Yes, you read that correctly. The state-affiliated telecoms operator reports significant progress in combating vandalism of its cell phone towers and other property, with over 3000 suspects arrested. More here shorturl.at/gEWZ8 #Telkom

1) Establishment of a Western Cape logistics cluster the crisis in the freight logistics environment in the Western Cape over the past few years led stakeholders from across the value chain, to collaborate more intensely in search of solutions at the ports capechamber.co.za/latest-new…

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