Dear Chamber Members

Please see below and attached invitation from the Vietnamese Embassy

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Greetings from the Embassy of Vietnam.

We want to express our sincere gratitude to you and SACCI’s colleagues for the warm welcome and engaging interactions with the Bac Ninh Provincial Delegation last month.

To maintain the positive momentum, the Embassy is interested in collaborating with SACCI to organise a Golf Event followed by a working lunch on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Pretoria Country Club. All costs are covered by the Embassy of Vietnam.

Please find attached the invitation and tentative program. 

We believe that this event will be a great opportunity for the South African business community to connect with high-level principals from Vietnam, especially those who are interested in conducting business in Vietnam or with Vietnamese partners.

Therefore, the Embassy kindly requests the following:

Please RSVP to Sthembileb@sacci.org.za before the close of business 13^th June 2024 should you wish to attend.

Kind Regards

Sthembile Blose

Personal Assistant to CEO

South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)

Tel: +27 11 446 3800

Cel: +27 60 661 7843

Fax: 086 549 2662

Email: Sthembileb@sacci.org.za

Dear Member,

SACCI members in the Human Resources department are invited to attend the ‘2024 China-SA Human Resources Briefing Reception’.

Human Resource Development Cooperation Programs are under the Framework of China’s Foreign Aid and aim at improving governance capacity, managerial experience, and practical techniques for government officials, senior managers, and specialized technicians in developing countries.For 2024, there are thousands of short-term programs (usually last 14-21 days) for different professions as well as dozens of scholarship programs for Master’s or Doctor’s degrees (1-3 years ) will be available for South African candidates to apply.

All these programs are sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of China, including the round international flight tickets, accommodation, dining fees, and some allowance as daily expenditure.

We will give a presentation about how and when you can  apply for the short-term and scholarship programs in this briefing meeting.

The  Briefing will take place at the Diamond Room, Maslow Hotel, Times Square, Pretoria, at 12:00 AM on April 26, 2024.There will be a reception after that.

Attached is the invitation letter. Just scan the QR code on the invitation letter to secure a place by April 22.

Please feel free to contact us through China-AidHR@outlook.com if you have any questions about this reception.

We look forward to seeing you at 12:00 AM on April 26!

Yours sincerely,

LIU YU

Minister Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs 
Chinese Embassy in South Africa 

Contact: SHU YANG | Second Secretary 

Regards,

Dear Member,

The U.S. Commercial Service has a program called Business Service Provider (BSP) in which will feature local service providers on our website. This new online Business Service Providers (BSP) directory will promote firms that assist international businesses and overseas investors.

The aim of BSP is to establish a database of diverse service providers in South Africa that anyone searching the internet in the United States or South Africa may find in one place. 

Once completed, the website would look similar to this  India Business Service Providers (trade.gov).  Upon finished, the page will be linked to our  South Africa (trade.gov) landing page.

In addition to the foregoing, we are developing a South African Digital Commercial Guide that will supplement the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa (South Africa Country Commercial Guide (trade.gov)) in the form of a digital Magazine.

Why should your company be a part of this:

• This allows your company to market its services not just to our South African clients but mainly to our U.S. clients as well
• Your company will be listed our website International Trade Administration which is the primary point for U.S. firms wanting to expand their exports globally and may need local service providers to assist them with services that are beyond our scope.
• The Digital Commercial Guide will be populated on our website, social media sites, companies in the United States, our clients, and stakeholders both local and international, and numerous U.S. Department of Commerce offices from various states in the United States will share the guide with their clients.
• Our South African U.S. Commercial Service office, also assists U.S. clients to expand in Sub-Saharan Africa therefore the Digital Commercial Guide will be shared with our colleagues within the region who will populate it to their clients
• Our website has a high number of visitors per month and these visitors will be able to view your company’s services

This is an excellent opportunity for your company to be mentioned as a resource for companies in the United States and South Africa. We share these suppliers at no cost to our clients, with the caveat that it is not an endorsement. 

The programs have a low annual subscription and below are the fees structures:

Service:	Initial Annual fees:	Annual Renewal fees:
Business Service Provider (BSP)	$350	$250
Digital Guide (DG)	$450	$350
Both BSP and DG	$750	$550

What you will get on the new BSP page dedicated to South Africa:

• Your company logo, profile and contact information will be highlighted
• You will increase your company’s visibility within the local and international business community
• May improve your website SEO by connecting to and being connected from our .gov website

If you have any questions, please contact Mpilo.Mahlangu@trade.gov / Tel: +27-11-290-3120