EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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Successful AGM for CDAA
The Copper Development Association Africa (CDAA) held its annual general
meeting (AGM) at the association’s offices in Wadeville, Germiston in May.
By Cherry Ellis
Levine Warries, centre director, introduced the executive chairman, Evert
Swanepoel, who officially opened the meeting and welcomed all members,
media training centres and, in particular, Vusi Manzi from the Department
of Trade and Industry, as well as Helena Tripmaker and Louis Pienaar from
the South African Revenue Service.
Some of the exhibitions and expos still to take place this year include ICAN
in Cape Town and PLUMBDRAIN Africa in August at the Nasrec Expo Centre
in Johannesburg. The CDAA and some of its members will exhibit at these
exhibitions as well.
Ten-year membership award certificates were ahanded out at the CDAA
meeting. Photographed with two of the recipients are, from left: Evert
Swanepoel (CDAA), Peter Willis (Walroflex), Jaycen Padiachy (Alvern Cables),
and Levine Warries (CDAA).
“Our audited financials have, for the first time, been sent out via email this
year,” Warries continued, and financial secretary Bob Kempthorne mentioned
that it has been an exciting year controlling the finances for the CDAA. The
same auditors were unanimously accepted for the next financial year.
Warries