Africa-Australia Skills & Education and End of Year Social Event
It was with great anticipation that ABCSA set out to organise the second annual offering of the Africa-Australia Skills & Education event, held on the 7th of November. This year, the focus was on spotlighting a broader range of industries and giving our membership an opportunity to showcase the very positive impact they make in their respective business sectors and communities.
Attendees were treated to dynamic and informative presentations from
- two returning organisations in the formal education sector (Ideas Group & EIT)
- one in the technology services sector (Boiler Room)
- first-time presenters in the mining (Rio Tinto) and retail (Cotton On Foundation) sectors
It was an enlightening evening that covered topics ranging from the importance of STEM to the future of AI in education, through to great CSI initiatives in mining and an in-job training programme that directly addresses South Africa’s youth unemployment crises.
Thank you to
- the speakers for making this a memorable event
- GIBS for hosting us so graciously
- The Australian High Commission for your ongoing support
ABCSA looks forward to our third instalment in 2025
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Members Portfolio
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Welcome to our newest member
Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis started his career in the global vegetable trade over 30 years ago purchasing soybeans and sunflower seeds for crushing from famers in Queensland, since then he has traded vegetable oil across the globe and managed refineries and crush plants in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Matt has a business career spanning 30 years, including ten years overseas. He has held various senior management positions in Australian owned and multinational companies with responsibility for the trading, sales and marketing of food and industrial products derived from agriculture.
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MOU signed between ABCSA & SACCI
Mr. Danny Vengedasamy of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) and Mr. Shaun Mills of the Australian Business Chamber of South Africa (ABCSA) signed a Memorandum Of Understanding aimed at fostering relationships between the two chambers where there exists mutual interest in business and economic development of the chambers members. The MOU focuses on disseminating to both chambers members information on services and partnership possibilities that may be available from either or both entities, providing sectoral assistance to one another, notifying each other of and assisting each other in events promoting the products of their business communities, organizing joint meetings and seminars where there are common interests, assisting with trade missions where appropriate and to inform members about possibilities of investment and advantageous trade opportunities for both chambers members, undertaking market studies on sectors presenting interest for both chambers, promote trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, hold joint meetings when necessary and arrange business to business engagements aimed at fostering trade and business partnerships.
Various Mining Conferences: Feedback required
The Africa Down Under (ADU) mining conference will be held from the 6-8 September in Perth, Western Australia. The next Mining Indaba, will be held from the 5-8 February 2024 in Cape Town.
The Chamber would welcome advice from any ABCSA members planning to participate in ADU or Mining Indaba 2024.
Chamber executive officers would be happy to have a discussion with members about participation arrangements or to explore how we might coordinate representation and share information.
Your feedback on the above would be greatly appreciated.
Please send any comments or feedback through to Fabienne Rossouw.
Advance - Global Australian Awards
Advance.org is a professional non-profit organisation for global Australians. Each year, the Global Australian Awards takes place, which recognises the work of remarkable Australians that are making an extraordinary impact on the global stage in the industry sectors that are of particular importance to Australia.
The Global Australian Awards recognise global Australians – including Australians living and working overseas, international alumni of Australian universities and recent migrants to Australia. The Global Australian Awards showcase the achievements of these inspiring global Australians who are innovating in their field and shaping the world. Selected by a judging panel of eminent Australians, the Global Australian Award winners and finalists are collectively known as the Advance Game Changers. Since 2021, Advance has promoted over 100 outstanding individuals who are shaping our world.
For nominations and more information, please feel free to visit their website, https://advance.org/awards/, or e-mail : awards@advance.org.
Upcoming Events
Aussie & South African Coffee Networking Morning | 7 December 2024 | 07h00 - 13h00 |
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Xuba & Associates- Webinar Event: Greylisting of South Africa: What does it mean for business? | 26 November 2024 | 11h30 - 12h30
The first annual webinar presented by our Lead Attorney Alude Xuba will cover:
“Understanding South Africa’s Mutual Evaluation Report: Implications for Business” The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) report highlights South Africa’s solid legal framework against money laundering and terrorist financing, but also reveals significant shortcomings.
- FATF report implications for business in South Africa.
- Post-Greylisting legal and regulatory requirements; and
- International trade considerations.
The link for the webinar is here.
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The Chamber
With the active support of the Australian High Commission and Australia’s trade, investment and promotion agency, the Australian Trade Commission, Australian Business Chamber of Commerce (Southern Africa) (ABCSA) is now reaching out to multi-nationals and SME’s who have active business interests in Southern Africa to become members.
This will not only cover the mining industry but across the whole gambit of industries thus giving ABCSA a broader base to work from.
Explore business opportunities
In business, access to commercial and government networks is critical.
The Australian Business Chamber (Southern Africa) brings you access to a dynamic membership base.
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Africa is home to 6 of the top 10 fastest growing countries in the world and Australian exports to sub-Saharan Africa now top $11 billion a year.
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