Melanie Veness: PCB CEO This year marks the 24th year that the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign has run. It runs from 25th November to the 10th December every year, and this year the theme for the international campaign is: “From peace in […]
Read MoreThe 2015 Nedbank Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business banquet, in association with The Witness, Daymed Private Hospital and CHC Catering, was yet another roaring success. Its success was due to the unstinting work of the ladies at the chamber, the array of sponsors who came to the […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO This past week the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business hosted Johannesburg-based KMM Review Publishing Company’s KZN launch of the book “Cosatu in Crisis” edited by Vishwas Satgar and Roger Southall. The book is a compilation of chapters penned by various academics with a […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO I love going to new places, but I must say that I don’t particularly enjoy the trip. Especially if I am flying. There’s all the waiting around and standing in queues (patience is not a virtue that I can claim to have) […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO The lead up to elections is always quite a disconcerting time for those of us that simply want to get the job done. People are tetchy and suspicious, motives are questioned and the atmosphere is screeching chalk on blackboard. Cloak and dagger […]
Read MoreThe PCB Entrepreneur Programme 2015, running in its second year as a competition over 3 months, with hands-on training and mentoring for 20 chosen entrepreneurs, culminated in Display Day on 23 October 2015. Showcasing their products and services, in sectors ranging from manufacturing and education to […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO The other day a work colleague was introducing me to the chief executive of a state owned entity at the start of a business engagement, and his introduction went something like this: “this is Melanie, she’s one of our prettiest local ladies”. […]
Read MoreMelanie Veness: PCB CEO The KZN Lean Congress powered by Vodacom was by all accounts most successful. Attendees are all, I suspect, still trying to digest all the content and the wisdom shared, I know that I am. One of the things that has stayed with […]
Read MoreBy all accounts, the KZN Lean congress held recently was a resounding success as the drive towards greater efficiency in the workplace gathers momentum. Organised by the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business in conjunction with Vodacom, the congress was also supported by TLC Global, The Witness, both […]
Read MoreStatistics SA just released figures that show a 9% decrease in international tourist arrivals year on year, with the largest market decline being attributed to the Chinese market. The number of Chinese tourists decreased by a whopping 28%. I am trying very hard not to yell […]
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