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The Austrian Business Chamber of South Africa would like to invite you to join them on their Annual Golf Day at Houghton Golf Club on Wednesday, 12th June 2024.
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Guest Article: Rhenus South Africa Expands Warehouse Presence Nationwide
Rhenus South Africa is expanding its warehousing capacities across the country, with new facilities in Pretoria and East London and the modernization of its Port Elizabeth site
Guest Article: Why Buyers Should Ask for Building Plans (and Why Sellers Should Supply Them)
“No person shall without the prior approval in writing of the local authority in question, erect any building in respect of which plans and specifications are to be drawn and submitted in terms of this Act.” (National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act)...
Members News: We welcome Mitochondria as new Premium Member of the Austrian Business Chamber
Mitochondria Energy was established in 2012 by Mr Mashudu Ramano to participate in the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector. In 2018, Mitochondria Energy Systems was established. Together with its Technology Partner, AVL Engineering, and funding partners, the IDC, DBSA and...
Guest Article: Paternity Success in the High Court and Legislative Change
Sections 1 to 7 of the Labour Laws Amendment Act of 2018 (“the Act”) became effective on the 1st of January 2020, which amended certain sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. These sections supplement section 25 of the BCEA which deals with maternity...
International News
Austrian health minister Rudolf Anschober steps down, exhausted by pandemic
Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober of the Greens, the junior partner in the conservative-led coalition, said on Tuesday he is stepping down.
Export Prizes 2020: a spotlight on Austria’s top exporters
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA has been honouring Austrian companies whose international involvement promotes economic development, prosperity and employment with Export Prizes 2020. The Austrian Export Prizes for 2020 were awarded on 11 February 2021 at an award ceremony that,...
New Corona Virus regulations coming into effect when entering Austria
When entering Austria from abroad in most of the cases an online Pre-Travel-Clearance is mandatory – Further information and Pre-Travel Clearance can be found here Entrants, who do not fall under any of the exemptions listed in the COVID-19 entry regulation, must...
EU innovation rankings: Austria is on an upward trajectory
Having notched up eighth place on the European Innovation Scoreboard, Austria has once again been recognised by the European Union as a ‘strong innovator’. Austria’s corporate landscape features a high density of pioneering firms, with SMEs in particular managing to...
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS - INTERNATIONAL B2B CONFERENCE ON 11 MAY 2020 The Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference is a B2B event connecting users and providers of artificial intelligence solutions. The focus of the conference: At the...
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA partners with 14th German-African Energy Forum
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is happy to announce its partnership and support for the 14th German-African Energy Forum which is to take place from 25.-26. March in Hamburg, Germany. The Forum focuses on innovative solutions for a carbon-neutral economic transformation of the...
Austria – 1.6% 2019 GDP growth – Better than the eurozone average
In 2019, the Austrian economy grew by 1.6% year-on-year, significantly weaker than in the previous year. Yet, it still grew faster than the eurozone average, which we expect to have grown by 1.2% According to a flash estimate from the Austrian Institute of Economic...
The new ‘home’ of KTM – KTM’s ‘MOTOHALL’ set to open early May in Mattighofen
KTM’s ‘MOTOHALL’ is the result of four years planning and almost 30 million euros of investment. Here’s the lowdown on the company’s impressive new showpiece set to open early May in Mattighofen. There is an undeniable KTM presence in Mattighofen. The town is a short...