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ID MIDDEL HE BU R RG E . W C Y H A Business Guide N M N B Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry E E R L E O D F N 2013-2014 C A O H M P M O E O R K C N E A A V N R D E I M N A D K U . S Y T R Inside the guide: Business Directory Business Services Community Information Middelburg Statistics Maps: Middelburg/Mhluzi Map National Road Information MCCI is Top 5 in the World! Outgoing presidents message people through creative thought and deed, we will be in the forefront of solving our country’s problems. And it all begins here. Right here, right now. We may not be able to change the country or the world; but we can make a difference to our world… here in Middelburg! A snapshot of your chamber’s achievements over the year: Mr Ebrahim Patel • This is the 110th Annual General Meeting • We are the “Top 5 Finalists” in the “Youth Entrepreneurship” cat- This is my final year as Chamber president. I will be handing over to a egory for the World Chambers Congress competition new president and an already accomplished team. I’ve had the honour • We’ve established the Mpumalanga Economic Development Or- of serving this great institution and leave knowing that we have achieved ganisation (MEDO).This organisation enables companies to obtain the highest accolades both in South Africa and the world. We won the Section 18A certificates for “Enterprise Development” and “Social “Best Chamber of the Year” from SACCI, and now we are amongst the Economic Development” grants top 5 chambers in the world. The final judging and awards for the World • We’ve compiled a comprehensive “Map of Coal Mines” in the STLM Chamber Congress will be held in Doha at the end of April. area • MCCI, through the BLC and MEDO, raised over R4m for Enterprise These accomplishments belong to all at the chamber. We have a dedi- Development and Socio Economic Development teve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) came into cated CEO and a committed team. “Few people will have the greatness to • We’ve trained over 100 SMME’s in key areas that will add value to Sbeing on 5 December 2000 after the National Municipal Elections and is situated bend history itself; but each one of us can work to change a small portion their businesses of events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of • We’ve fed over 2000 people over the Christmas period for a month in Mpumalanga province, within the Nkangala District Municipal area, on the N4 main this generation” Robert F. Kennedy. As the business community we face • We’ve retained our Non-Profit Organisation status since 2002 route, approximately 180km from Johannesburg and 130km from Pretoria, to the Kruger many challenges in a country still in the infancy of democracy. • Our monthly Business Buzz’s are extremely sucessful as networking events National Park and Mozambique, also referred to as the Maputo Development Corridor. As the chamber, we do more work, with smaller budgets, with fewer peo- • Other major networking events are the Golf Day and Woman’s Day ple, than government. Many politicians have repeatedly called for greater celebrations The municipal area covers approximately 3 993 square kilometres and includes towns, partnership between the public and private sector. And many of the • We’re also involved in the management of the Stainless Steel Cluster issues they talk about, is been done, worked on and achieved right here which is an important sector in our economy villages and settlements of Middelburg, Mhluzi, Hendrina, Kwazamokuhle, Rietkuil, in Middelburg by our chamber.Sadly, we hardly get the acknowledgement • We provide a Member to Member supplier search which is an effec- Pullenshope, Komati, Presidensrus, Naledi, Lesedi, Kranspoort, Blinkpan, Koornfontein, or affirmation by government. Some ofour major achievements span tive tool for corporates important sectors of the economy. • The MCCI Voucher system has become very popular Kwamakalane and Doornkop. The population is estimated at 121 000. • The Tourism and Info Centre provides a valuable service We’ve created a pipeline of entrepreneurs through our “Stainless Cluster” • The Kruger and SAN Parks booking system remains very popular STLM is a category B-municipality, comprising of 59 councillors and the Executive Mayor, projects. We’ve given training on business etiquette, funding options, • The BLC offers a reliable service for maximising points on the BBBEE Mike Masina, is assisted by six members of the Mayoral Committee in its progressive and marketing know-how and a range of other skills. Through the “Mpuma- scorecard langa Tooling Initiative”, we’ve provided important on the job training in • More than 300 SMME’s were trained on Marketing, Financial man- innovative approach towards service delivery, which has resulted in a continuous 100% scarce skills. South Africa has seen a rapid decline in “Tool, Die & Mould- agement, VAT, Tax etc payment rate by residents, enabling Council to render services of the highest standard, makers”. We need to train our people in these skills if we are to compete • 34 SMME’s in the STLM area were assessed, entrepreneurial training with China, India & Korea. Our involvement in the “TDM” project is provided as well as mentorship in developing their businesses including free services to more than 13 000 indigent households. already realising the potential that we’ve unlocked. The MCCI’s role in the • 25 SMME’s trained in Tendering Skills, Marketing Management and “Tourism” sector and the “Mining Indaba” as well as the “Career Expo” Financial Management AWARDS has achieved results far beyond what government departments with mas- • More than 200 SMME’s trained in Computer Literacy skills levels 1 to 3 Under the leadership of the Executive Mayor and via co-operation between councillors, sive funding, has ever achieved. The work done for the “Career Expo” is what was submitted for the World Chambers Competition. • The BLC assisted SMME’s to register on ESKOM’s vendor list officials and the community, the municipality achieved the following awards and • Several meetings were held with major employers to source local support and labour nominations during the 2012/13 financial year: In many ways, we are achieving objectives that certain “Setas” and provincial departments have yet to realise! Our chamber has been in the • 3000 learners assessed and assisted in careers, bursary options. 20 • Clean Audit Report. forefront of attracting investment to our city. We have engaged relevant organisations exhibited • Second runner-up : National Greenest Municipality Award. structures in government on a range of key issues. We have partnered • The Chamber was represented at the BRICS conference in Durban, with local& provincial government, as well as the Steve Tshwete Local as well as the International Trade Initiatives in Delhi, Mumbai and • Second runner-up : National LIASA Award. Municipality, on strategic planning for the city. Chennai (INDIA) • Accredited Municipality of the Year : Govan Mbheki Human Settlement Award. We have given input on roads and infrastructure development. Our en- The China International Trade fair in Xiamen, the Trade Expo in Shang- • Clean Audit Report : Records Management. gagement has been across key sectors of the economy in mining, manu- hai, Beijing (CHINA), the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CHILE), the facturing and agriculture. We have monthly inputs from the health sector, Chamber of Mines (CHILE), the American Chamber of Commerce (USA BLUE DROP AWARD policing, and community forums. However, we’ve had a few failures too. Embassy, Sandton), the launch of the Black Business Council (SA), the Pe- ruvian Mining Delegation (PERU), the Australian Chamber of Commerce, MM E Water management and quality control has earned STLM six Blue Drop awards from AASS NNE AAKHAA Our fight to have electricity tariffs reduced, with specific reference to the Turkish Chamber of Commerce, the Gujurat Chamber of Commerce National Government, the most Blue Drop awards in the province. the so called ‘inclining block tariffs (IBT)’ has seen little success. Overall, (INDIA), the Federation of Indian Industry, the Beijing Axis Group (CHINA), I think the formation of a “Junior” arm of exco, will realise great benefits the IDC Roadshow, amongst many others. in the future. By taking on board, committed individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, we will be training and grooming future Your Chamber is working hard for you and we are confident that with leadership. I sincerely believe that the function of leadership is to create your continued support we can aspire to even greater heights. It would more leaders, NOT more followers. be an honour to personally invite you to join a committee or even host an event. By becoming involved, we become more aware, we learn and also In this vein, I hope that the culture of excellence at our chamber will add value. By empowering each other through a shared vision of what we continue in the future. We have the potential of becoming the richest would like our chamber, our city, our province and our country to be, we chamber in more ways than one. And our biggest resource is the human can truly succeed. potential of our members. By giving wings to potential, by empowering Discouraged work-seeker New Developments to make an impact Economic Profile The new developments in the area will all con- Economic activity varies from mining, power generation, metallurgic The economy of the area is expected to pick up momentum in 2010 and tribute to the accelerated growth in the area 4 721 Black African industries, dry land and subsistence agriculture to eco-tourism. The is estimated to grow by 3.7% on average per year in the decade from and create new opportunities and jobs along- 94 Coloured strong manufacturing industry is dependent on the relatively cheap sup- 2009 to 2018.