Past Events

The South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber has hosted nearly 100 events since it was formed in 2005 both as in-person gatherings and, more recently, webinars on topics relevant to the Chamber’s mandate to drive business and investment in this important bilateral corridor. The details below. 

29 April 2021
Guest Speakers:  Osayaba Giwa-Osagie, Chairman, Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce
                             Dianna Games,  CEO, South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber, Johannesburg
                             Mark Griffiths, Director, Norton  Rose Fulbright Africa
                             Kunle Elebute, Chairman of KPMG in Africa, Nigeria

25 August 2021
Participating Companies:  LEX Africa
Guest Speakers:                Ibikunle Olatunji, Africa Tax Executive, South Africa
                                           Nazima Malik, Kaplan & Stratton, Kenya
                                           Ivy Oisoba, Giwa Osagie, Nigeria
                                           Dev Erriah, Erriah Chambers, Mauritius
Topic:                                  Specificly focused on Nigeria, Mauritius and Kenya.

Listen to the latest developments from Nigerian energy analyst Sowunmi Olabode III, a consultant to the House of Representatives Committee on Gas, Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President and founder of the online think tank, the Energy Hub. 

How have SA and Nigerian ports fared over the Covid-19 lockdowns? What are some of the key export and import challenges for business currently? How are countries preparing for trading under African Continental Free Trade Area from early 2021? Join us to listen to our speakers to discuss these and other issues.

20 August 2020
Six rapidly growing and industrialising states in the south-west of Nigeria – Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ekiti – have integrated their efforts to develop and attract investment to this commercial hub in Africa’s biggest market. The initiative is being driven by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (Dawn Commission). We spoke to the Commission’s DG Seye Oyeleye about the opportunities on offer for investors.

In collaboration with the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce, Lagos

With Novare Equity Partners & Broll Property Group
Speakers: Hein du Plessis, Country Manager: Nigeria, Novare Equity Partners, Bolaji Edu, MD of Broll Nigeria and Gavin Cox, Group Director Africa (West Africa & Namibia)
Date: Thursday 16 July 2020

Speakers: Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO, Business Leadership South Africa; Osayaba Giwa-Osagie, Giwa-Osagie & Associates (Nigeria); Ije Jidenma, Leading Edge Consulting (Nigeria)
Date: Wednesday 24 June 2020
Remarks by: Foluso Phillips, Chairman, Nigeria SA Chamber of Commerce (Lagos) and Maxwell Pirikisi, President, SA-Nigeria Business Chamber (Johannesburg)

A joint Webinar with the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce, Lagos

Speakers: A Conversation with the CEO of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Laoye Jaiyeola
Date: Wednesday 6 May 2020
Remarks by: SA-NBC CEO Dianna Games and JBS Senior Director, Prof Lyal White

In collaboration with the Johannesburg Business School

2020 05 JBS

Thursday 5 March
Co-sponsored by Intertek and Shepstone & Wiley

Speakers:

  • Ambassador Kabiru Bala, Nigeria High Commissioner to South Africa
  • Dianna Games, CEO, SA-Nigeria Business Chamber
  • Amish Shunker, Solutions Structuring Head, Standard Bank
  • Francois Betrix, Manager, Export Development, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal
  • Thabiso Musa, Department of Trade & Industry, South Africa
  • Desigan Govender, Sales & Marketing, Intertek
  • Taryn Hunkin, Customs Expert, Shepstone & Wylie

Date: 13 November 2019
Venue: Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel

Date: 3 December 2019
Co-sponsored by Minit Money, part of Centbee Wanderers Club, Illovo, Johannesburg

SA-NBC in association with Trade Invest Africa and DTI
Gallagher Estate, Midrand, October 3, 2019
Part of the State Visit by President Buhari, October 2019

Date: 19 September 2019

Sponsored by: Intertek

Speakers:
Tammy de Beer,  Intertek
Arnold Mokoena, Absa
Ricky Pillay, ABC Kings

Date: 11 July
Venue: The Wanderers Club

DATE: Wednesday 27 February 2019
VENUE: Gordon Institute Of Business Science GIBS, 22 Melville Road, Illovo

Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel
Johannesburg
20 November 2018

8 November 2018

Nigeria Pavilion, ITU Telecom World 2018, 9-13 September, Durban

The SA-NCC is partnering the Nigerian Communications Commission to promote the Nigeria Pavilion at the ITU’s international event in Durban from 9-13 September. Members are invited to attend the Nigeria Investment Spotlight session on 11 September at the Nigeria Pavilion at the International Telecommunications Union event in Durban from 9-13 September. Attendees do not have to attend the main ITU event in order to go to the Nigeria forum but need to register and get an exhibition pass. Please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in attending.

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