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IZWI June 2001
Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
Vol.44
June 2001
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European Union
Sponsored by the European Union
Published by the Cato Manor
Development Association
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SANLAM CATO MANOR
SMALL BUSINESS FAIR NEWS
 
 
Making a big contribution to small business

Financial services company Sanlam is actively targeting the emerging market as the new financial hub of South Africa, and promises a tangible contribution to the economic empowerment and social upliftment of this sector.

Hendrik Bester, chief executive of Sanlam Personal Finance (SPF), has told xstakeholders that Sanlam’s good financial results this year have warranted investment into the community. “We plan to spend literally millions of rands on social involvement projects this year. But this is not a first for Sanlam. As the second largest financial services company in South Africa, we have a long track record and ongoing policy of developing and investing in our community. We know that, in the longer term, the rewards will be evident.” Bester explained that, as in previous years, Sanlam will again focus on several social involvement projects this year that will draw in South Africans of all ages and from all walks of life – from children to entrepreneurs to sports people and aspiring business leaders.
He named a few of the projects that Sanlam is sponsoring this year:

  • The Takalani Sesame project is a R30 million media educational programme for children.
  • The Future Business Leaders programme aims to promote and develop entrepreneurship in Southern Africa. It culminates in an educational week in Grahamstown in September.
  • The R2,3 million Golf Development Project is aimed at teaching and promoting the game of golf among developing communities. The first clinics are being held in Soweto during April and May.
  • The Cancer Golf Challenge, sponsored by Sanlam, is the biggest amateur tournament in the country.
  • Sanlam also lends financial support to the Disabled Children Action Group (DICAG).
  • Sanlam established the Restoration Award in 1994 to encourage the restoration of our country’s heritage assets.


The Sanlam team that will be presenting workshops on various business topics aimed at emerging businesses.

Sanlam also acknowledged the role of women as financial decision-makers, as well as the importance of soccer, by sponsoring the second African Women’s Soccer Championships at the end of last year.
Giving an overview of the Group’s core products, i.e. pension funds, life cover, investments, unit trusts and asset management, Bester said that a large percentage of Sanlam’s new business was coming from the emerging market.
“We have erected several Sanlam business centres in black residential areas over the past 15 years. These and other development projects, as well as our wide range of affordable product offerings, are further helping to firmly establish Sanlam as the number one choice for emerging market clients.”
Bester said Sanlam believed that South Africa, as part of the global economy, had the human and economic resources and mettle to achieve great things.
“Increased efforts from government and the private sector to bring crime under control and to boost our labour market hold great promise for the economy.
“Sanlam, as a company firmly rooted in South Africa, is confident about the future of this country and our company’s role in it,” he said.

For further information contact Esann de Kock on (021) 947-5435.

Win BIG prizes at the fair

Win BIG prizes at the fair You stand to win prizes at the Sanlam Cato Manor Small Business Fair.

Lucky draw
Four lucky winners will get R500 worth of unit trusts in the lucky draw competition.
Best Stall
Three fantastic prizes will be presented to the best three stalls at the fair. First prize – R1 500 unit trusts plus one ticket to Sanlam Future Business Leaders course. Second prize R1 000 unit trusts plus one ticket to Sanlam Future Business Leaders course. Third prize – R500 unit trusts plus one ticket to Sanlam Future Business Leaders course.
Workshop programme
Topics and speakers for the Sanlam workshops taking place during the fair.

  1. Tax Implications – Ronnie Vadachalam
  2. Wills and Trust – Andries Vermeulen
  3. Providing employee benefits – Pascal Shozi
  4. Personal financial planning – Mcebiseni Mkhize
  5. Edufocus – investing in the future of our children – Vassi Naidoo
  6. Upon death\disability ... What now? – Justice Gumede
  7. Unit trusts – pros and cons
  8. Investments – Is there a hedge against inflation? – Thokozani Zondi.

Unicity helps SMMEs

The Thekwini Unicity Council actively supports the development and promotion of emerging business enterprises. One of the council’s key strategies is to encourage SMMEs to participate in council contracts through affirmative procurement.

The council has staged a small business fair since 1999 which is intended to promote the SMME sector. Furthermore an annual grant is made to Thekwini Business Development Centre (TBDC) which provides a range of services to SMMEs including business advice, training and assistance.

For more details on the Thekwini Unicity’s Small Business Support Programme contact:

  • the Economic Development Department at 311 3801
  • the Department of Informal Trade and Small Business Opportunities at 332 5671.
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