Structure & Directorate

The voice of business chambers in South Africa
- Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa

Since its formation in 2003, CHAMSA has been hard at work to establish the organisation, constitutionally and operationally. A brief look at the achievements thus far clearly illustrates that much progress has been made. The main areas of development are:

• A constitution for CHAMSA has been adopted
• CHAMSA’s constitutional character and legal base has been firmly entrenched through the functioning of its governing Council
• The operational foundation of CHAMSA has been established through the adoption of a business plan and budget
• The final stages of establishing CHAMSA as an independent body with its own infrastructure, resources, and intellectual capacity and skills have virtually being completed
• The foundations for CHAMSA’s future role and activities in representing business interests have been enthusiastically accepted by stakeholders in the business environment and by government 

Internal Structure

Membership structure is through AHI, FABCOS, NAFCOC and SACOB, with corporate members representing about 2% from the pool of approximately 6 400 companies.

Chamber structure is organised at provincial, regional and local levels.

Committee structures have been adopted for policy advocacy and membership services, inclusive of international affairs, pricing regulations, trade and industry, legal, HR (including labour regulations), public utilities, finance, infrastructure and transport.

Operational Directorate of CHAMSA

In order to be fully operational, the following directorates have been created:

• Office of the CEO: Overall co-ordination of CHAMSA's activities at a strategic level.
• Executive Assistance: Assisting the CEO on daily operations.
• Administration & Finance: Administrative and financial procedures
• Black Economic Empowerment: Promoting and facilitating BEE.
• Policy Advocacy: Parliamentary liaison and regulatory affairs.
• International Affairs: Developing & building international networks.
• Economics Office: Contributing to the policy advocacy process.
• Committee Executive: Developing efficient committee structures 
• Membership Services: Developing membership services and business linkage programmes.
• Chamber Executive: Communication with chambers at provincial, regional and local level.