Opportunity Issue 108

FOREWORD
Championing the
interests of business
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) reflects
on a transformative year and looks forward to 2024.
As we bid farewell to another transformative year,
the South African Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (SACCI) stands as the most representative
voice of business. With a legacy rooted in advocacy,
collaboration and progress, SACCI continues to champion the
interests of businesses across diverse sectors. SACCI, the apex
chamber of commerce in the Republic of South Africa that has
been in existence for 78 years, is a broadly based representative
national business body.
Alan Mukoki, SACCI CEO
SACCI is made up of three tiers of membership:
• Corporates: large multinationals and national companies, most
of which are JSE listed.
• National associations: the industry-specific bodies that
represent various groups of professionals in the country.
• Chambers: this tier of membership consists of town
and city chambers throughout the country as well as a
few township chambers. Under this tier we also host the
approximately 20 000 SMMEs that are also members of
SACCI via the chamber they are affiliated to.
Seven pillars that drive the organisation:
• Inclusive economic growth and employment creation
• Constructive public and private stakeholder engagement
• Entrepreneurship
• Infrastructure “The four lines to heaven”
• Continental development in Africa and CFTA
• Revenue generation
• Membership rewards and benefits
Services
• Policy: Legislation and regulation
• Business Confidence Index (BCI): A report that measures the
business confidence in the South African economy at any
given time
• Trade Conditions Survey (TCS): A comprehensive overview
of retail sales and goods imported and exported for the time
period covered
• Small Business Growth Index (SBGI): Introduced in 2023 in
partnership with the Bureau of Market Research (BMR), the SBGI
tracks small business growth and development
• Facilitation of trade delegations: Successful trade delegations
into South Africa
• Networking and business-to-business linkages
• ATA Carnet and Certificates of Origin
• Interventions with government, legislators or regulators on
behalf of members
• Events coordination and management
• Rewards and benefits
• Ministers’ breakfasts
• Women in Business cocktail event
• Corporate Forum, Chamber and Association Forums
• Political dialogue
In 2023, South Africa,
represented by SACCI,
chaired the Trade and
Investment Working
Group of the BRICS
Business Council. SACCI
President Advocate Mtho
Xulu at the podium
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