Mr Sihle Ngcamu – Programme Director;
Councillor Carl Marshall, Portfolio Holder for Economic Regeneration, Durham County Council;
Mr. Nigel Casey – UK High Commissioner to South Africa;
Mr. James Ramsbotham – CEO of North East England Chamber of Commerce;
Mr. Richard Swart, Honorary Vice President of NEECC & International Relations Director for the South African Chamber of Commerce in UK;
Ms. Palesa Phili – CEO of Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
Mr. Kuseni Dlamini – Chairman of Aspen Pharmacare & Massmart;
Mr. Neville Matjie – CEO of TIKZN and all officials from TIKZN;
Members of the media;
Honoured Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Good Morning

I wish to extend warm wishes from more than 11, 1 million people of KwaZulu-Natal to our friends in the United Kingdom. We thank you for setting aside time to be part of this historic session.

This session is very timely considering the fact that September is both Heritage and Tourism Month here in South Africa.

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