Update on SAACI Branch expansions in South Africa

 SAACIMatters volume 28 No.12

Our Strategic Pillar: Into Africa has a target set to have branches in all 9 provinces by the end of the current financial year, June 2016, this includes having more branches to services larger geographical areas in provinces.

So far we are well on track…

As you know the Tshwane branch was established in July this year and the committee has been hard at work planning the first branch event in October, they promised to WOW our members so look out for the notifications on our website and social media.

We are currently working on establishing the Mangaung and Ugu South Coast branches and have made great inroads already.

On 17 September we hosted over 40 delegates from Mangaung at the President Hotel and Conference Centre. It was a great evening and we have already received membership application forms coming in from the delegates that attended. Thank you to Denielle Cronje and Palesa Rantsoareng for ensuring we had a successful launch, we can see that the 30th congress is going to be one to remember.

Next week the 7th of October we will host another launch event for the Ugu South Coast at the Southbroom Country Club, this is the first sub-branch of KwaZula-Natal but the first of two more that’s being planned for the Drankensberg and Richards Bay areas respectively. If you know of anyone that should attend the event on the South Coast please send us their detail and we contact them with the invitation.

The Into Africa committee has earmarked Richards Bay, East London, Kimberly, Rustenberg and the Cape Winelands for the remainder of the year to establish contact in the region so that we can establish branches in theses areas early 2016.

In order for us to achieve the strategy plan we need to establish contacts in Mpumalanga and Limpopo in the first quarter of 2016, if there is any members that can help us in these areas please contact Jaques Fouche on email Jaques.Fouche@gearhouse.co.za