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On Tuesday 16, FSACCi organized a breakfast on Loadshedding: What to Expect and What Alternatives at the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. 

An overview of the current situation of South Africa was given, as well as advice to face loadshedding as a business. 

Thank you to all the participants as well as Jacques Van Der Merwe from Solartech wo lent us his expertise. 

Business France organized two breakfast about the VIE internship programme with the help of FSACCI, on April 17 in Johannesburg and April 18 in Cape Town.

It was a great way to introduce this great HR tool made to hire young French professionals in a very flexible way. If you want to know more about the VIE programme, visit Business France website or contact Zwelethu Ngcobo who is in charge of VIE in South Africa. 

Every Tuesday morning from 7:30, we organize a FSACCI Coffee Table on a different business topic. Every week, one of our Member shares its knowledge on a specific topic which is relevant to our other Members and Friends.

Everybody is welcome!

FSACCI organised three different events to celebrate the 2019 International Women's day.

• On March 7th, a Women Empowerment Speed-Mentoring and Networking event at Mazars in Johannesburg, organised with SANEC, BCCSA and in partnership with Polyglot Group.
  
  This event saw 80 women in business come together for a night of mentorship, advice and celebration of the triumphs of women in business. 40 Senior women in business and 40 junior women in business participated in a speed-mentoring session, whereby seniors lent their expertise, experience and advice. Additionally,  juniors provided their perspectives and insights to the seniors. A great display of the how women can leverage their networks and strengthen their positions in business.
  
   
• On March 7th, a Workshop on sexual harassment in the work place, organized at Fasken with SANEC, BCCSA and in partnership with Polyglot Group.
  
  This workshop, was comprised of an expert panel comprised of two legal perspectives (Fasken), a HR perspective (Leroy Merlin) and and expert from the CCMA. An in-depth and comprehensive look at issues of sexual harassment in the work place was provided, and stimulated a robust , and very necessary, conversation between participants.
  
   
• On March 8th, a Panel-Discussion on Women Empowerment organized at the Alliance Française of Cape Town with the following panelists:
  
  - Ellen Fischat, former Managing Director of The Silicon Cape Initiative and Co-founder of Innocircle & Story Room as Master of      Ceremony
  - Abigail Mbalo-Mokoena, Founder & Creative Director 4Roomed eKasi Culture
  - Bongiwe Mbunge, Partner at Mazars
  - Buyelwa Xundu, Candidate Attorney at Legal Aid South Africa
  - Irene Ochem, Founder and CEO Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum
  ​​​​​​​- Laurence Esteve, Co-founder and CEO Zip Circus School - Wahida Parker, Managing Director Table Mountain Aerial Cableway