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The year 2021 is set to be tough on budgets with many increases in daily living costs proposed. The sharp increases in the prices of petrol, diesel and paraffin in February and March 2021 are still having an impact with many industries having to pass these additional charges onto their clients in the form of fuel levies. In May, petrol is expected to increase by six cents a litre, while diesel and illuminating paraffin costs are expected to drop. This decrease will provide some relief but will not lower the price paid significantly. Through BT CORP’s prepaid offer, you can obtain a minimum cashback of 70 cents per litre of diesel purchased. Once your vehicle is registered on the programme your benefits are determined by the amount of fuel (diesel) dispensed into your vehicle/s. The difference between the pricing (zone-specific) and the displayed pump price will be reimbursed. The fuel must be purchased at participating service stations, which are located around the country. BT CORP uses BP Windscreen Tag technology which eliminates credit risks. Details like driver details and odometer reading are captured for every purchase, so you can stop chasing down fuel receipts from your vehicles’ drivers. This product is specifically targeted at small, medium and micro businesses. As a business owner you are able to manage your business’s fleet vehicles by monitoring and controlling employee spending. Ultimately, you would be able to easily account for every transaction, and drivers can plan every trip’s route efficiently and profitably. How do you obtain the cashback? 1. Register online www.btcorp.co.za/ApplyNow.php?AID=79 2. Fill in your business details and your taxi’s details and create an account. 3. After you have completed this quick approval process and deposited some funds, you select a location to pick up your disc from the list provided. 4. Place the disc on your taxi’s windscreen and you are good to go. The cash back accumulated each month is credited to your account. For more information contact: Tracy Engelbrecht E: tracy@zambezzi.com

Imagine someone says to you, “Let’s go and swim with some sharks, no scuba, no cage, just us and the sharks in the crystal-clear water.” What would you do? The overwhelming reaction is a fear-based perception of what sharks are, prior to the swim. This is always completely reversed post swim. A sense of wonder, appreciation and joy exudes from the free-divers once they have spent an hour swimming amongst the sharks. If a person had only been exposed to images of car accidents, depicting it as a killing machine, I am sure that they would be terrified of travelling by vehicle. The fact that more people are killed in South Africa on an Easter weekend visit to the coast, than all the annual shark fatalities in the world. So, this is all about perception. The movie ‘Jaws’, and the current media hype hinting that anything that looks like a shark is a killer has fueled this viewpoint. To me, this is a skewed portrayal of sharks worldwide. Considering that we, as a human race, kill more than 100 million sharks per annum for food, it is the sharks that are in fact terrified of us. And rightly so. Using bait to attract sharks on Aliwal Shoal is a tourism draw card and has been hugely beneficial in disproving the myths that go with sharks. Wetu Safaris, a permitted and conservation focused operation on Aliwal Shoal, uses this method judiciously to attract sharks closer, so that the free-diver and snorkeler guests can swim among the sharks without restrictions. Aliwal Shoal has a plethora of marine animals to free-dive with, especially the sharks. Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) are the prevalent species year-round with the added bonus of Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) and the Bull Shark/Zambezi (Carcharhinus leucas) often making appearances in the warmer summer months. Andy Coetzee and Wetu Safaris have guided many hundreds of people on these cageless shark dive experiences. Most people are so relieved that they have overcome the fear that they had of sharks, and can truly start to appreciate how beautiful these marine predators are. Andy Coetzee has spent many years free-diving with large marine animals from Great Whites, Tigers, Bulls, Makos, Silky, Orcas and Whales from many parts of the world. Wetu Safaris and Freedive Aliwal conduct free-dive courses, adhering to strict safety protocols and techniques, ensuring the certified free-divers are competent and comfortable in the water. Freediving is the current ‘greener’ and more environmentally friendly style of diving today. It is one of the fastest growing recreational sports in the world. Free-diving with sharks is amazing since free-divers use only one breath to submerge and swim silently and weightlessly amongst the sharks. Truly a liberating feeling. Contact Andy Coetzee to book your shark dives T: +27 82 547 5554 E: andycoetzee5601@gmail.com Wetu Safaris: Cassie Weinberg T: +27 76 590 0253 E: mailwetu@gmail.com Freedive Aliwal: Libby Meyer T: +27 76 873 0942 E: libbymeyer7@gmail.com W: www.wetusafaris.co.za

Bill Gates says it straight, “It is an all-out world war, but it is us against greenhouse gasses.” Much great work has already been done by entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists to help discover and invent ways we can maintain our current standards of living – and reduce our carbon footprints. However, we still have much work to do to ensure that future generations have access to the same raw materials and living conditions most people enjoy today. There is, of course, much work to do in countries, societies, and communities to raise standards of living, improve equity and raise hope and opportunity – and these aspects are at the heart of sustainability ambitions. We stand today, uncertain of our futures, and unsure of exactly how we will beat the climate change challenge facing each and every person, animal, creature and living organism on our planet earth. Moving to Mars to begin a new civilization is not the ‘simple’ solution we should focus on... The solution needs to come through our appreciation of the responsibility each person must have in ensuring the sustainability of our earth and all who live in it. Sustainability is about ensuring we leave a clean and unaffected earth for future generations. It is about innovation, and it is about our economy, environment and ensuring a positive social influence. Nothing can be established without a clear understanding of the nature of the current drastic climate change situation facing each of us, noting well that innovation without a firm foundation of governance, ethics and best practice in business is likely to not be successful and sustainable. Business Leaders’ Role Hence, the drive of nations to help business leaders recognise their role in the combined effort and progress towards a clean earth, and to maintain a focus on the impact their enterprises are having on the economy, environment, and society. This drive in educating business leaders and guiding enterprise decision making towards ensuring value outcomes that support and benefit all stakeholders culminates in an enterprise sustainability report. Larger enterprises have been doing sustainability reports for many years... and in many countries’ enterprises listed on stock exchanges are required to submit sustainability reports. Each enterprise has its own uniqueness, and so sustainability reports do vary greatly from enterprise to enterprise, industry to industry, and nation to nation. DRG has been a thought leader in developing a methodology to help Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) create sustainability reports that inform enterprise decision making and ensure that enterprise measurements include all stakeholders’ hopes and expectations – and not just profit as per business models of many enterprises of the past. Innovation is the key to our clean earth focus, but without a sustainability intention, and a solid business foundation there is little hope that even the greatest interventions will stand the test of time and grow into products and services to serve the needs and desires of the many people in the world. Many of the old management paradigms that served previous generations now need to be become the archives we refer to as being experiences that lead us onto better and more effective ways of doing business. As Professor Mervyn King eloquently shares...“Profit focus is out, and value creation is in”. Leading a business going forward is about value creation for society. A business leader’s salt will thus be measured through their enterprise’s ability to add value to society, and to contribute positively to the economy, environment, and social challenges. Enterprises need to recognise that their first priority is in realising their role in creating value for stakeholders, and not be singularly focused on returns to shareholders and elite role players within the enterprise. It is the mind shift of purpose within an enterprise that requires alignment to higher ‘communal’ goals and ideals, and once this is established and becomes a norm within society, the balanced focus required to tackle climate change and the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission will gain clarity and momentum. Sustainability Goals and Objectives With so many businesses failing during their set up stage, and unemployment rising in an unprecedented manner, effort needs to be focused on guiding criteria to assist entrepreneurs and business leaders ensure their enterprises are best placed to anticipate and predict their enterprise’s sustainability. Artificial intelligence is being developed at an incredibly fast pace, and this too needs to be cognisant of sustainability goals and objectives. A single mindedness is required, and a focus on creating a clean earth, that removes elements contributing towards climate change, and encouraging equity and social inclusiveness. The DRG Sustainability Report for SMEs looks at thirty-four key focus areas to guide entrepreneurs and business leaders to what is required in ensuring best efforts are followed to eliminate ineffective practices and activities within an enterprise. King IV ethic and governance principles help to guide high level outcome expectations, and the DRG Sustainability Report methodology helps to define the activities and mindsets needed to achieve the King Commission’s desired outcome of sustainable enterprises that meet organisational goals and stakeholder expectations. The thirty-four key focus areas are common within every enterprise and can be grouped into four categories, which include Leadership, Business Foundation, Measurements and Energy. The four categories inform sustainability objectives, activities, and measures within economic, environmental, and social impacts. It is critical that enterprises consider a common set of focus areas when approaching sustainability intentions but are also aware enough to be sensitive to unique conditions and circumstances which occur across industries and sizes of enterprises. Three-step Process A sustainability report requires a three-step process starting with an overarching statement from the CEO or board of the enterprise. This needs to be explicit and provide a broad framework for decision making within the enterprise. An example of a CEO statement may include: “It is our will and intention to ensure our enterprise supports sustainability principles, provides value to society as a whole in creating equity and transformational opportunities, meets environmental targets and ensures a move towards zero CO2 emissions and waste, ensures a strong foundation of ethics and governance as the enterprise’s foundation, and impacts positively on shareholder desires and expectations”. This is followed by focus group communications within the enterprise, discussing the business, what makes it successful, what can be improved, etc. Actions points are grouped into stakeholder measurements… where their impact on ongoing sustainability is considered and shared with other focus groups/departments within the enterprise. The sustainability report follows from the focus group summaries and collates into a three-to-five-year plan, where specific areas of the business are measured and monitored. It is essential that there is a common thread following from the CEO statement to the focus groups, and into the sustainability report. As it is not possible for anyone to accurately predict the future, the sustainability report needs to be flexible enough to be adapted to new conditions and circumstances, yet stable enough to provide a framework for everyone affected by the enterprise to understand its intentions, direction, and its critical measurements defining success and sustainability. For more information contact: T: +27 31 767 0625 E: david@drg.co.za W: www.drg.co.za

Much anticipation is being felt in the build up to The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards 2021, which will be a hybrid event to held on the 10 June at the Onomo Hotel, Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank Head Consumer Client Coverage, Imraan Noorbhai commented, “Our involvement with the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards goes back many years. Unfortunately, we did not have the 2020 event due to Covid but the excitement in the build up to the 2021 event is proving to be a great opportunity to get back and to engage with businesses using a different lens.” He added, “The new categories bode very well for how businesses should work post covid. And more importantly how businesses will be successful as they take their businesses to new heights. For us the excitement is about the change in the categorisation of these awards.” The 2021 categories are: • Business Innovation • Entrepreneur Resilience • Digital/System Implementation • Employee Wellbeing • Small Business Start-up • Community and Social Responsibility • Family Business • KZN Top Brand • Business Personality of the Year Entries for the Top Brand Award is by public vote which opens on 1 May through a SMS platform. Dial 33808 to vote for your KwaZulu-Natal homegrown brand. For more information visit www.kzntopbusiness.com

The deadline for entries for the Standard Bank KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Awards is fast approaching. Of Standard Bank’s participation in the event, KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank Head Business Clients Coverage, Hameed Noormahomed says, “We want to grow our clients; they form a key part of growing the South African economy. In keeping with that we see the awards as an event that celebrates their successes. The awards give them the confidence to grow, build and increase what they are doing. I am so excited for this event.” New categories have been introduced in 2021, which are in keeping with the current times and relevant to the experiences that we are going through. The 2021 categories are: Business Innovation Entrepreneur Resilience Digital/System Implementation Employee Wellbeing Small Business Start-up Community and Social Responsibility Family Business KZN Top Brand Business Personality of the Year The Standard Bank KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Awards evening will be a hybrid event, which will be streamed. Only the winners will be present at the live event so that their successes can be celebrated with them. Woodford Car Hire will be transporting the winners to the event which will be held at the Onomo Hotel, Durban on the 10 June. If you have not done so already, please submit your entry by the 30 April. Entries for the Top Brand Award is by public vote which opens on 1 May through a SMS platform. Dial 33808 to vote for your KwaZulu-Natl homegrown brand. “We have taken the voting to the SMS platform to make the competition more available to everybody. Dial 33808 and SMS who you think is the Top KZN brand. Get in there and get involved,” says Grant Adlam, CEO of the KZN Top Business. Visit www.kzntopbusiness.com

Wealth Masters Club provides a fool proof wealth creation system that never fails in structuring one’s life and lifestyle. Coert Coetzee, founder and CEO of the Wealth Masters Club explains, “Wealth Masters is a system that started with the Duke of Westminster. I discovered the Duke’s ‘secret’ in 1996. The big thing about the system is that the Duke controls the assets of eighteen forefathers that are contained in a 400-year-old Trust. That is the secret of wealth creation.” Upon investigation of the Duke of Westminster, Coetzee discovered that the trust system being utilised had wide application and with the help of top trust brains, accounting experts and academics in South Africa, mastered the system and started practicing this method himself. “It worked fantastically well. I created more wealth in two years than most people do in a lifetime,” says Coetzee. Wealth Masters Club is now one of the oldest, biggest and most successful investor clubs in the world with more than 640,000 members worldwide. By joining the Wealth Masters Club, you will get access to the intellectual property of the rich and the royals. In particular, the Wealth Masters Club specialises in company management, property ownership and using investments in assets in precious metals – gold and silver as well as crypto currencies. Club members will learn how to protect and manage this wealth in specialised trust structures. “A trust needs to be something specifically for you, for your situation and for your family or business. It is not just one trust, it is about the structure of the trusts. Through the trust system we separate our assets from our liabilities in a double trust structure,” explains Coetzee. For example, a furniture manufacturing company’s equipment, tools, furniture and vehicles should be in a company asset trust. The shares of the company should be in another trust because they carry risk. The operations of the company can be done by a Pty limited company in South Africa because of the sound company laws. If the company faces financial hardship, its assets are protected through the trust system. You will also learn how to invest correctly in property and to both refinance, manage and safeguard ones’ investments, especially in the climate of possible expropriation without compensation. Refinancing plays a huge role in growing one’s wealth and property, gold and silver as well as crypto currencies can be used to finance one’s lifestyle needs rather than selling these assets. WE PLAY ZERO TAX By using the Wealth Masters Club system huge tax-free returns may be achieved. In addition, business owners are taught to use company profit as a means to grow businesses rather than having to pay tax. Significantly, a priority of any investor is to ensure that potential taxes payable upon death never play a role in one’s estate. Currently, companies or individuals wanting to make a Section 12J (“S12J”) contribution, through which a 100% tax deduction is provided, have only until the end of June 2021 to do so. While a minimum of one-million-rand investment is required in a private company, Wealth Masters Club has a public company offering in which smaller amounts can be deposited. This benefit provides tax exemptions for business profit. If the amount paid is not realised this exemption can be rolled over until the amount invested is fully used. MEMBER’S FUNCTION 5 MAY A member function is to be held in Durban on Wednesday 5 May. At this event existing members are offered a refresher course on the basics of the Wealth Masters Club’s system and are able to engage with Coert Coetzee in person. Guests are welcome at this function, to see whether or not they have an appetite for the system. To register visit www.wealthmastersclub.com WEBINAR 8 MAY In addition, the Wealth Masters Club will be conducting a webinar on Saturday 8 May. This unique and popular full-day course, teaches both experienced and novice investors how to create enormous wealth and tax[1]free cash flow through the use of a specialised trust structure with a specific type of property investment. The information shared on the course is absolutely essential for both the ordinary person and the investor who wishes to create everlasting financial freedom for themselves and their children. To register visit www.wealthmastersclub.com. #wealthmastersclub #KZNbusinesssense

This will go down as one of those very memorable days in my life. I was in the presence of some of the people that have made me the man I am today. I am thankful to life for granting me another moment to be happy as I reflect on the many blessings I have received to share. Even though the weather did not permit me to skydive I still come out fulfilled. It was also an honour to be joined by the Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize in the Presidency who called in to congratulate Open Air School for their 100 years. I was humbled that she spent a full 15 minutes talking to the four 2020 matric graduates and their Principal Mr Moodley. Thank you Alan, Carol, Nafisa, Ruben (and sons), Sihle and Skydive Durban for being with me. I also wish to pass my gratitude to the Gautrain Management Agency, TBFS and KZN Top Business Portfolio for making this day possible. To all of you, the 20th of April will always remind me that you are my everything - MUSA E. ZULU.

Standard Bank’s long and celebrated history in KwaZulu-Natal spans more than 150 years. The bank opened its third South African branch in Durban in 1863. Significantly, Standard Bank prides itself on being a catalyst for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the regions in which it operates and strives to make life better for all by doing business the right way. As such Standard Bank is delighted to sponsor the KZN Top Business Awards 2021. “Standard Bank strives to inspire hope and enable dreams because they fuel our growth,” said KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank Head Business Clients Coverage, Hameed Noormahomed. “In addition, these awards are in line with Standard Bank’s commitment to business activities that have social, economic and environmental impact in the communities in which we operate.” “Standard Bank is proud to recognise the many individuals, organisations and companies that work hard to find innovative and sustainable solutions to ensure that their businesses thrive. In so doing they are not only doing business the ‘right way’ but through positive change are able to provide employment for the people of South Africa, contributing to the growth of our economy,” added KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank Head Consumer Client Coverage, Imraan Noorbhai. The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards are based on King 4, which aspires to achieve four governance outcomes: • Ethical culture: • Good performance and value creation • Adequate and effective control • Trust, good reputation, legitimacy The awards are open to businesses and organisations of any size based in KwaZulu-Natal. The 2021 categories are: · Business Innovation · Entrepreneur Resilience · Digital/System Implementation · Employee Wellbeing · Small Business Start-up · Community and Social Responsibility · Family Business · KZN Top Brand · Business Personality of the Year Grant Adlam, CEO of KZN Top Business encourages all qualifying businesses to enter. He said, “The emphasis is on what makes your business exceptional in the category selected. The size of the company does not matter; the quality of what you do counts.” All entrants are required to send in a written submission explaining what your organisation has done that makes it stand out from the other entries against a set of key criteria as appropriate e.g. financial results or benefits for the company, employees, or community. You may enter your own organisation for an award or nominate a third party. Entries close on the 30 April 2021. The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards will take place on the 10 June 2021 at the Onomo Hotel, Durban which will be streamed. For more information on entering visit www.kzntopbusiness.com If you have any questions about the awards, entry process or event, please email gayle@mweb.co.za or telephone 031 2671977.

The Holiday Club is once again in the running for Africa’s Leading Travel Club at the 28th World Travel Awards. This is the Club’s third nomination in a row! We need your votes! The winners are determined by popular vote and we need your help to win! You can do this by: 1. Clicking on the link below and selecting The Holiday Club . 2. If you are a new voter you will have to click “register” and complete a brief form and verify your email. This should all take no more than 2 minutes. WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Each year, WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognize and celebrate individual and collective success within each key geographical region. WTA gala ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries and international print and broadcast media. For more information about The Holiday Club, please click here . For more information about WTA visit worldtravelawards.com . #beekmangroup #theholidayclub #worldtravelawards #Africa’sleadingtravelclub #kzntopbusiness

Mother’s day Champagne breakfast – 9th May Live music by Carmen Rodrigues conference.durban@onomohotel.com Carly O – 17TH April Pre booking is essential Whatsapp 079 636 7708 The Nu Savoys – 16TH April Featuring Dane Francis & Shaun Duval Pre booking is essential to secure access Whatsapp 079 636 7708 Live the Onomo Hotel pleasure experience were business and pleasure meet. Receive an exclusive discount rate when you book through the Durban Chamber Business Benefits Programme for a conference room bookings. T : (+27) 31 492 3917 ONOMO Hotel Durban 56 K.E Masinga Road CNR Sylvester Ntuli | Durban 4001, South Africa conference.durban@onomohotel.com www.onomohotel.com https://bookings.signatureluxhotels.com/durban/book/dates #KZNbusinesssense

The Holiday Club is once again in the running for Africa’s Leading Travel Club at the 28th World Travel Awards. This is the Club’s third nomination in a row! We need your votes! The winners are determined by popular vote and we need your help to win! You can do this by: 1. Clicking on the link below and selecting The Holiday Club . 2. If you are a new voter you will have to click “register” and complete a brief form and verify your email. This should all take no more than 2 minutes. WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Each year, WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognize and celebrate individual and collective success within each key geographical region. WTA gala ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries and international print and broadcast media. For more information about The Holiday Club, please click here . For more information about WTA visit worldtravelawards.com.

Mother’s day Champagne breakfast – 9th May Live music by Carmen Rodrigues conference.durban@onomohotel.com Carly O – 17TH April Pre booking is essential Whatsapp 079 636 7708 The Nu Savoys – 16TH April Featuring Dane Francis & Shaun Duval Pre booking is essential to secure access Whatsapp 079 636 7708 Live the Onomo Hotel pleasure experience were business and pleasure meet. Receive an exclusive discount rate when you book through the Durban Chamber Business Benefits Programme for a conference room bookings. T : (+27) 31 492 3917 ONOMO Hotel Durban 56 K.E Masinga Road CNR Sylvester Ntuli | Durban 4001, South Africa conference.durban@onomohotel.com www.onomohotel.com https://bookings.signatureluxhotels.com/durban/book/dates