The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Southern Africa) hosted in collaboration with it's member company LEX Africa a information session sesison on the topic of AfCFTA.

The webinar was expertly presented by Pieter Steyn, Chairperson of LEX Africa, who provided a deep dive into the Challenges and Opportunities of AfCFTA. We explored critical aspects of the treaty. Did you know that it has been signed by 54 African countries, with 47 countries having ratified it as of July 2024?! Key protocols under AfCFTA were discussed, and Pieter shared crucial takeaways on navigating the complexities of implementing the agreement.

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Connect with LEX Africa:
Webpage: www.lexafrica.com
Email: psteyn@werksmans.com

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its premium member company Morebo Brokerage hosted an information session on the topic of 'National Health Insurance (NHI)'.

The NHI Bill was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the 15th May 2024. In this information session, we addressed the pressing questions surrounding the NHI and a deeper understanding of NHI's implications for the nation's healthcare future.

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Contact details:
Shubnam Naidu
Healthcare Consulting Manager
myhealth(at)morebo.co.za
Morebo Brokerage (Pty) Ltd

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its member company LnP Beyond Legal hosted an information session on the topic of 'Health and Safety: Critical Licences, Permits and Certificates.'

The Speaker Cindy-Lee, Director and Team Leader of the Health and Safety Team and LnP Beyond Legal presented on critical licenses, permits, certificates, authorisations and notifications certain businesses and/or certain operations are required to have obtained and/or to have made from an occupational health and safety perspective in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993 (and the Regulations binding thereunder), the Hazardous Substances Act, No. 15 of 1973, the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, No. 103 of 1977, Emergency Service By-Laws in respect of fire prevention and flammable liquids and substances and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No. 130 of 1993.

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is commonly referred to as companies enhancing their positive impact and preventing, managing and mitigating any negative impacts on society and the environment, including within their global supply chain. 

While CSR and the related Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria were, for a long time, considered an ethical question for companies, more and more jurisdictions are now passing legislations implementing a due diligence duty for businesses, such as the German Supply Chain Act or the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The aim of such due diligence enquiries is to ensure that companies are “identifying, bringing to an end, preventing, mitigating and accounting for negative human rights and environmental impacts in the company’s own operations, their subsidiaries and their value chains.” (EU Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive).

The speakers of this webinar covered topics such as what due diligence enquiries entail and how to implement a risk-based approach in your company to comply with the existing or upcoming requirements. 

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Information Security & GDPR

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Sources for new solutions for CIO, CISO, Security Directors, Risk & Compliance Officers, IT Directors and IT Service Companies.

The scope of Information Security is far wider than what is commonly understood to be in GDPR scope – i.e. covers customer data, but also B2B business data, enterprise KPI’s, procurement data, HR data, etc. Information Security is taking care about who has access to what data in your enterprise, when and how, and about the ability to control that access.

The implication of some indiscretion or of a data breach can be enormous in terms of reputational and/or financial damage, in any industry. Yet for many large businesses this is still work in progress: supporting capabilities may be outdated, incomplete, inflexible, slow or non-scalable, user-unfriendly, very expensive – or simply not existing.

This webinar provided insight into a roadmap for businesses on how this topic can be addressed systematically and in a cost-effective way.

For more information please get in contact with:

Emmanuel Steins
Managing Director, Nuru-Tech
emmanuel.steins(at)nuru-tech.com

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its member company Norton Rose Fulbright hosted a hybrid information session on the topic of Compliance with the Employment Equity Act.

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Contact:
Mohammed Chavoos
Senior Director
Mohammed.Chavoos@nortonrosefulbright.com

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its member companies Empower Logic and Quiver Tree Capital hosted a hybrid information session on the topic of 'Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE): Socio-Economic Development, Enterprise and Supplier Development.'

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Empower Logic
Contact person: Jhuanita Rogers jhuanita(at)empowerlogic.co.za

Quiver Tree Capital
Contact person: 
Mark Gemmill markgemmill(at)quivertreecapital.co.za
Tasmyn Walker tasmynwalker(at)quivertreecapital.co.za

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its member companies Empower Logic and Quiver Tree Capital hosted a hybrid information session on the topic of 'Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE): Skills Development (including tax benefits).

Empower Logic
Contact person: Jhuanita Rogers jhuanita(at)empowerlogic.co.za

Grow Right
Contact person: Michelina De Benedictis  michelina(at)growright.co.za

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The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with its member companies Empower Logic and Quiver Tree Capital hosted a hybrid information session on the topic of 'Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE): Equity Ownership and Management Control' 

Empower Logic
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Contact person: Jhuanita Rogers jhuanita(at)empowerlogic.co.za

Quiver Tree Capital
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Contact person: 
Mark Gemmill markgemmill(at)quivertreecapital.co.za
Tasmyn Walker tasmynwalker(at)quivertreecapital.co.za

"Information Security & GDPR: a practical and cost-efficient roadmap to secure your business data in your enterprise IT infrastructure" presented by Nuru-Tech, in collaboration with the SA-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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For further information please contact:

Mr. Emmanuel Steins
emmanuel.steins(at)nuru-tech.com