Category: August 2023

TVET Nkangala – Middelburg Campus – Business Buzz

TVET Nkangala – Middelburg Campus – Business Buzz

The Business Buzz held at the Middelburg Campus of Nkangala TVET on 24 August 2023 was very informative and members could see the training workshops and the various equipment used to train students.

The Principal of the Middelburg Campus, Catin Maimela, proudly announced that the campus had been accredited to conduct vocational examinations. Members could see with their own eyes how the students were trained.

The next business networking event will be a Business Buzz at the new Regis Offices, hosted by Nungu Properties on 21 September 2023. Invitations will be sent out in the first week of September.

For more information or to host a Business Buzz, please contact Mmabatho or Christo at the MCCI office on 013 243 2253 or email info@middelburginfo.com.

BRICS any value for Middelburg?

BRICS any value for Middelburg?

Several members, notably Anna-Marth Ott, attended various BRICS meetings. Ott attended an ABSA breakfast with the Confederation of Indian Industry delegation for the 2023 BRICS Summit.

Various members of the delegation already have businesses in South Africa and are interested in possible joint ventures and investments in the Steve Tshwete Municipality. The 2023 MCCI Business Guide circulated by Ott was well-received with great enthusiasm.

Some of the valuable information available at the Chamber is the DIRCO (Department of Industrial Relations and Cooperation) Quarterly Magazine UBUNTU, which ran a BRICS Special titled BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism, BRICS and the World Order: A Beginners Guide (Note this is until 2019), XV BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration, South African Reserve Bank (SARB) BRICS Joint Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors Statement under the South African Presidency, The Journal of BRICS Studies is envisioned as an open-access, peer-reviewed non-disciplinary academic journal focused on the critical and inter-sectoral study of subjects related to the BRICS, the agency of emerging powers and South-South cooperation.

Members interested in some contacts Ott made or the information regarding all the documents that are available, please contact Anna-Marth Ott at ceo@middelburginfo.com.

Energy SEZ for Middelburg

Energy SEZ for Middelburg

An inaugural meeting was held to discuss and formulate a way forward to implement an Energy Special Economic Zone for Middelburg on Wednesday 23 August 2023.

Mr Mnisi from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDET) led the discussions on why and how an SEZ will benefit our town.  Representatives from the ESKOM JET office, the Mpumalanga Growth Agency, Mr Mandla Mnguni and other officials from the Steve Tshwete Municipal (STLM), the Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative, the Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and various other government organisations discuss the proposal, and were met with confidence.

Mnisi said a special eMalahleni Renewable Energy Development Zone (REDZ) has been declared, comprising Victor Khanye, Ekandustria, Emalahleni, Steve Tshwete, and Emakhazeni municipalities. Benefits of being part of a special economic zone:

  1. 15% corporate tax
  2. Exemption from customs duties and VAT Free for companies in the SEZ
  3. Tax incentives for employment
  4. Accelerated depreciation for buildings

At the meeting on 23 August, a Technical Committee for the STLM SEZ was appointed to fast track the establishment of the zone. Any member interested in more information can contact Anna-Marth Ott for more details: ceo@middelburginfo.com.