New president for Durban Chamber
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry inaugurated its new president at the annual gala dinner last week.
THE Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) held its annual gala dinner last week.
The theme for the 161st dinner was Africa, it’s time, in line with the recognition that Africa is the next economic frontier.
The dinner also saw the inauguration of the Chamber’s new leadership whose vision is, In Business for a better world. Musa Makhunga, managing director of HR Matters, was inaugurated as the Chamber’s new president. He succeeds Zeph Ndlovu who took the helm in 2015.
In his inaugural address Musa outlined that the Durban Chamber would become a leader in leading business towards Profits with Conscience.
Makhunga said: “There is a view that government finds itself having to deal with the economic conditions alone without visible business involvement. It is for this reason that we believe the business community and government should stand together in addressing these issues. In our view this can only happen if we realise and accept that both government and business seek to develop a prosperous society.”
He said this could be expressed as service delivery by business and government, respectively.
“If both government and the business community agree that they are both in business for a better world, our city can easily work towards making Durban number one or number two in terms of contributing to the national GDP.”
Highlights of the dinner included the launch of the first Durban Business Code of Ethics, which encourages businesses to come on board the Ethics Revolution by owning up first and putting up their hands against any unethical behaviour. The Chamber has appealed to businesses to subscribe to being ethical, bringing the realisation to other stakeholders, that while corruption does not pay, but good ethics do.
The keynote address was delivered by Eric Tocknell, the founder of Wimpy Restaurants Group in the Southern Hemisphere.
Eric wowed the audience reminding them that the driving force that makes the great, great amounts to more than just inordinate ideas and wealth. He said “It is the ability to think big, act big and be big. If your dreams do not frighten you then they are not big enough. Your dreams should make hairs stand on your skin when thinking about them; they should ignite a fire in you that motivates you to chase them daily. Refuse to do nothing, refuse to limit yourself to anything that hinders you moving forward and most importantly, refuse mediocrity.”
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