Exporter of the Year Awards launched by DCCI

The chamber, in collaboration with its major sponsor partner, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), will expand its export promotion programme this year by featuring the awards annual gala dinner on 30 October as the highlight in a week of seminars and events, which in conjunction with TIKZN, will be aimed at stimulating export activity, especially among small and medium businesses.

This year marks the 15th year of the partnership between TPT and the DCCI on the awards. Over the years, it has seen and continues to see the value of these awards. Not only do they benefit the players in the export industry, but they also highlight the importance of driving economic growth through exports for South Africa.

"Together with the chamber, TPT continues to effect improvements to the competition process by ensuring that it draws from and reaches a wider spectrum of entrants and that it continues to add value," said Karl Socikwa, CE of Transnet Port Terminals.

The chairperson of the chamber's trade and investment committee, Bashni Maistry and the CEO, Andrew Layman, lauded the support of TPT, its commitment to export growth and the chamber's annual awards, which it has supported continuously for fifteen years. They also thanked the other sponsors of this year's Awards, ABSA Capital, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal and SEDA.

The CEO announced that the export promotion programme would start even ahead of the Export Week when experienced exporters will offer presentations and guidance to SMMEs that aspire to exporting their products or services to other countries.

Entry forms may be obtained from Prudence Sakala at az.oc.rebmahcnabrud@palakas.