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ger Lowveld Chamber Kruger Lowveld Chamber Chamber Kruger Lowveld usiness and Tourism of Business and Tourism of Business and Tourism
PROFILE
of business in Ehlanzeni. The voice of business in Ehlanzeni.
The voice of business in Ehlanzeni.
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s the official representative body of business and tourism the official representative body of business and tourism in in (Ehlanzeni our and maintourism mandates s the Kruger official Lowveld representative bodyDistrict), of business in he Kruger Lowveld (Ehlanzeni District), mandates are to promote the regionour as amain tourism and investment the Kruger Lowveld (Ehlanzeni District), our main mandates e to promote the region aregion tourism and investment destination, tothe provide aasdiverse suite ofinvestment networkingdesand are to promoteas a tourism and opportunities for our members, and to representand and marspeak tination, provide asuite diverse of networking and estination,marketing to provide atodiverse ofsuite networking keting opportunities for our and to represent and speak on behalf of the business andmembers, tourism community of our area. We do pportunities for our members, and tomeaningful represent and on of the business and tourism community of ourspeak area. We thisbehalf by building and maintaining relationships withdoall this by building and maintaining with f the business and tourism community of ourrelationships area. We do spheres of government as well as meaningful like-minded organisations, andallby spheres of government as well as like-minded organisations, and acting as liaison between these entities and the business community. ding and maintaining meaningful relationships with all by acting liaison between thesePilane entities and the business community. KLCBT’saspresident is Mr Oupa (pictured). government as well as like-minded and by KLCBT’s president is Mr Oupa Pilaneorganisations, (pictured). ison between these entities and the business community. ofofoperation Area operation sident is MrArea Oupa Pilane (pictured). The The Kruger Kruger Lowveld Lowveld covers coversthe theEhlanzeni EhlanzeniDistrict DistrictofofMpumalanga, Mpumalanga, including including the the following followinglocal localmunicipalities: municipalities:City CityofofMbombela, Mbombela,Thaba Thaba Chweu, Nkomazi and and Bushbuckridge, Bushbuckridge,as aswell wellasasthe thesouthern southernpart partof Chweu, Nkomazi of Kruger National Park and the surrounding private nature reserves. Kruger National Park and the surrounding private nature reserves.
on large shopping chains, engaging large chains to buy local and to spend their CSI Promote home-grown businesses budgets locally. through education processes, rebenefits Lowveld Member covers the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga, search, maintaining a database, Local Economic DevelopMember benefits lobbying for stricter regulations he following local municipalities: City of Mbombela, Thaba ment: We are assisting with Listing on website, Pay-to-Play participation in various marketing on large shopping chains, engagincubation in seven main and projects,as weekly newsletter, invitationspart to allof KLCBT omazi and services Bushbuckridge, well as the southern Listing on website, Pay-to-Play participation in various marketing services ing large chains buy local and corridors, mainlytoadding addievents, advocacy and representations made by KLCBT on behalf of onal Park and the surrounding private nature reserves. Promote home-grown businesses and projects, weeklytonewsletter, invitations to all KLCBT events, advocacy and to spend their CSI budgets locally. tional tourism products. members, access preferential arrangements negotiated by KLCBT representations made by KLCBT on behalf of members, access to preferential Local Economic Development: education processes, rewith service providers, brochure display at Crossing Centre office,through arrangements negotiated by KLCBT with service providers, brochure We display at AntiWe arecorruption: assisting with incubation veral various sponsorship options, access to tender information. aresearch, maintaining aS edatabase, Crossing Centre office, various sponsorship options,campaigns: access to tender information. successful in seven main corridors, mainly initiatives reduced actively involved in the following advocacy lobbying stricter regulations addingfor additional tourism roadside corruption. We are actively involved in the following advocacy campaigns: on large products. Service delivery: shopping chains, engagServiceparticipation delivery: Public in various where government A n t i - cBulk-water o r r u p t i osupply n : S efaces veral Water: Public in participation various forums whereforums government engages ebsite, Pay-to-Play participation regarding in various marketing services ing large chains to buyreduced local and engages with stakeholders budgets, planning legislation. asuccessful initiatives future crisis and lobbying for with stakeholders regarding budgets, planning andand legislation. weekly newsletter, invitations tobusinesses all KLCBTthrough events, education advocacyprocesses, and to spend their budgets locally. roadside corruption. the increase ofCSI storage capacity Promote home-grown Water: Bulk-water supply faces a CONTACT is beginning to show success. lobbying regulationsLocal ns made byresearch, KLCBT maintaining onDETAILS behalf ofa database, members, accessfortostricter preferential Economic Development: future crisis and lobbying for the s negotiatedContact by KLCBT with service brochure at We are assisting with incubation Physical address: KLCBT providers, House, Crossing Centre,display Nelspruit details Roads and attractions: increase ofpublic storage capacity is Postal address: Private Bagaccess X 11326, Nelspruit 1200 tre office, various sponsorship options, to tender information. in seven main corridors, R e q u i r e u p g r a d e s d beginning to show success.a nmainly Physical address: KLCBT House, Crossing Centre, Nelspruit Tel: +27 13 755 1988 investment. Postal address: Private Bag X 11326, Nelspruit 1200 Roads and public attractions: adding additional tourism Fax:+27 +271313755 7531988. 2986Fax: +27 13 753 2986 Tel: Require upgrades and investment. Email: business@klcbt.co.za and tourism@klcbt.co.za vely involved in the following advocacy campaigns: products. Email: business@klcbt.co.za and tourism@klcbt.co.za Safety Safety and andsecurity: security:AAconcern concern Website: www.klcbt.co.za www.klcbt.co.za very: PublicWebsite: participation in various forums where government A n tfor i -all c regions o r r u in p tSA. i o■n : S e v e r a l for all regions in SA.
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successful initiatives reduced MPUMALANGA MPUMALANGA BUSINESS BUSINESS2019/20 2017/18 roadside corruption. Water: Bulk-water supply faces a future crisis and lobbying for the
