The announcement by the State President that urgent attention will be given to ending the two-capital system in order to save money could have a negative effect on the Cape Town economy if Pretoria is chosen as the capital. This has been a concern to local business for many years but I hope we have […]
We ask customers how satisfied they are, because we think that satisfaction means profitability and growth. That’s not necessarily true. In addition, those lengthy feedback forms may give us a great deal of data, but do very little when it comes to telling us about future patronage. After two years of research with thousands of […]
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed new government plans to curb the export of scrap metal which could be better used in South Africa to help manufacturing industries and create jobs. In terms of the proposed new regulations, there will be a ban on cash payments for scrap and all scrap metal […]
In order to keep abreast of developments, particularly in the age of eCommerce, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry is now offering an additional service to exporters and freight forwarders. As of 01 February 2016, the Chamber will be able to issue electronic Certificates of Origin via an eCertify (Pty) Ltd system that has […]
In physics, the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed – it can just change from one form to another. However, we are not constrained by this law in commerce when it comes to demand – new demand can be created. With market power moving from the producer […]