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KwaZulu-Natal Business 2016-17 edition

The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za. Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.

The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.

The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.

To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za.

Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.

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INTERVIEW<br />

Mondi’s Sizwe Mtengu with Moses Ntombela, Chairperson of the kwaZiqongwana Community Trust<br />

forestry business, Babanango Zululand.<br />

Mondi Career Guidance, Science and FET Skills<br />

Centre, Piet Retief.<br />

Mondi Zimele, our local enterprise initiative, has an<br />

excellent track record of creating sustainable businesses<br />

and jobs. In addition, it helps to maintain a<br />

steady supply of high-quality fibre from a network<br />

of small forest enterprises, and this has continued<br />

to make a positive impact on the lives of people<br />

in our rural communities.<br />

Health and education are key community investment<br />

priorities. We have continued to support<br />

REAP (Rural Educational Access Programme) which<br />

provides bursaries as well as access to tertiary<br />

education in rural forestry areas. Our mobile clinics<br />

operate in partnership with local NGOs and<br />

the Department of Health, and these continue to<br />

provide high-quality healthcare for our contractors<br />

and communities. In 2015, the clinics received<br />

54 369 visits, which included 8 498 visits by forestry<br />

contractors and 45 871 visits by local communities.<br />

Our wider community investments continue to<br />

assist and empower schools, university students,<br />

forest smallholders and entrepreneurs, as well as<br />

provide healthcare and support.<br />

KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS <strong>2016</strong>/<strong>17</strong><br />

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