The recent Kentucky Potjie was a roaring success with 150 Saffas gathering around the aromas of chicken curry, lamb, oxtail, beef, chicken and vegetarian potjies while reminiscing about the shared traditions of their home country.
Fumana International has done it again! Moira and Gretchen Henkel were both honoured and surprised when they were recently invited to showcase some of SA’s best wines at the Southeast Emmy Awards event, a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The bold and beautiful Ithemba endangered species fabric food covers range is now available.
Michael Myburgh grew up in Nelspruit, right in the heart of the Lowveld. Nowadays he lives in Charleston SC which is called the Low Country in the USA.
Justine Diamond is the treasurer of SACCUSA, a role she took up in June 2021. She is the Principal Partner of SS Advisory Services, a virtual accounting firm which provides end-to-end business process outsourcing finance and accounting services.
Vice President of SACCUSA, Magda Odendaal, recently met with the leadership of Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) in Buford, GA.
South African born artist Carla Bosch, whose remarkable artist journey was published in the first edition of Saffa Mag, recently partook in the 2022 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Gallery exhibition.
A chapter of SACCUSA is in the process of being established and South Africans living in Washington, Maryland or Virginia are called to join.
Chamber President Neil Diamond and Mr Malose Letsoalo from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition recently met at the South African Embassy to discuss a partnership with the aim of promoting trade and investment.
South African wine from SACCUSA member Fumana International, as well as Wine and More Reimagined, was recently showcased during the Freedom Day celebration at the South African Embassy in DC.
The Nashville tannies gathering in August was held at the home of Nanette O’Grady, also known as The Southern Protea.
A delegation of SA Chamber USA met with the US Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Rueben E. Brigety II, at the US Embassy in Pretoria. The meeting focused on a wide range of commerce topics, with a particular emphasis on promoting direct foreign investment from the US to South Africa through the H-2A program in the agricultural sector.
The official opening of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) office in New York on May 18, 2023, marked a significant milestone in strengthening financial ties between South Africa and the United States. The keynote speaker, South African Deputy Finance Minister Dr David Masondo, highlighted the crucial role of South African financial services in facilitating capital flows for Africa’s development.