Unlocking Economic Growth and Development

The City of Johannesburg prides itself on being Africa’s finance and economic capital. About 55 international airlines fly into the City and 75% of corporate headquarters are based in Johannesburg. It is the only city in South Africa that boasts four local and international conference venues capable of hosting more than 5 000 delegates. With so much, and more, achieved in just about two decades, Councillor Ruby Mathang, Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC): Economic Development in the City of Johannesburg, says past successes have laid a solid foundation for the present and the future of the City. According to him the City will continue to strive to significantly contribute towards addressing the triple challenge of unemployment, inequality and poverty as well as steadily marching into the future and maintaining Johannesburg’s status as ‘A World Class African City’.

 

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A Collective Mandate

In an era where investors and the world are looking to Africa for investment opportunities, the time is ripe for South Africa, and the continent, to realise industrialisation. What will bring about industrialisation is often a topic for debate. Mike Mabuyakhulu, MEC: KwaZulu Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) believes it will be brought on by deepening the manufacturing base, exploiting the marine resources and all the opportunities it offers. He dwells on his aspirations for his department and the role of government in achieving South Africa’s economic growth and development and, most of all, how the department, and KZN, can exploit special economic zones and hubs to achieve industrialisation thereby economic growth and development.

 

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Award Winning Solutions for Business and Leisure

The luxurious Maslow Hotel in the heart of Sandton has received several awards for its catering for the discerning business traveller and for the provision of exciting offerings for weddings and fine dining. With a four-star grading awarded by the South African Grading Council, The Maslow provides a place to do business away from home as well as conferencing solutions with 12 conference rooms available for hire. The hotel also offers the flexibility of full-day or half-day conferencing, allowing guests to choose a tailor-made package that best suits their needs. Growing a business-centric hotel in the Sun International hotel portfolio, The Maslow offers guests an entirely new class of hotel: one that knows that work and life need to be balanced. By offering the best in conferencing, luxury accommodation and other creature comforts, The Maslow prides itself on providing a full package for its guests.

 

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Engaging with Young Engineering Talent

When the PneuDrive Challenge was initiated in 2007, no one envisaged that, in less than a decade, it would scale great heights and produce formidable high-end engineers such as Theuns Greyvenstein, the 2009 winner of the Challenge. The Challenge has since established itself as one of the leading competitions for mechatronic students in South Africa. Andrew Rose has been the PneuDrive Challenge Learning Programme Manager since it started. The competition has evolved since then and both winner and programme manager share their perspectives on the Challenge and on the engineering field in general. Among a host of factors, Greyvenstein, who has since been employed by SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa as an applications engineer, says that the competition played an important part in his personal and professional growth as an engineer.

 

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