{"id":46942,"date":"2023-06-15T13:25:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-business-forum-welcomes-new-committee-20230614\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:07:00","slug":"kouga-business-forum-welcomes-new-committee-20230614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-business-forum-welcomes-new-committee-20230614\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouga Business Forum welcomes new committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well-known Kouga resident and one of the oldest property developers in the region, Dries du Preez from Fountains Estate, was re-elected as the Kouga Business Forum\u2019s chairman for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>The executive committee includes Dries du Preez &#8211; chairman (Buchner Property Investments), Lieb Swiegers &#8211; vice-chairman (Dolphin Properties), Johannes Barnard &#8211; treasurer (Moore Humansdorp) and Leilani Coetsee (administrator).<\/p>\n<p>The Management Committee consists of Bernadette Swartz (Oasis FM), Wayne Furphy (St Francis Property Owner), Charlotte van der Merwe (Citeplan), Dietrich Gerber (Humansdorp Butchery), Herman Pieterse (Pieterse Inc attorneys) and Anton Ferreira (Ferreira Post Distillery).<\/p>\n<p>Du Preez said that we live in challenging times with loadshedding and severe droughts that hamper all business sectors in the Kouga region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing economic growth and prosperity to Kouga is a marathon and not a 100m sprint, and for that reason the KBF needs all the support and as many members as possible to be the driving force and mouthpiece for the business sector,\u201d said du Preez.<\/p>\n<p>He said that as chairman of the KBF, and with the assistance of the committee members, they will try their utmost to bring about economic growth and prosperity for Kouga, and in doing so alleviate poverty for all.<\/p>\n<p>For information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/kougabusinessforum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KBF\u2019s website<\/strong><\/a> or send an email to office@kougabusinessforum.com. Alternatively contact Chairman Dries du Preez on 082 659 2655 or Administrator Leilani Coetsee on 084 681 3702. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><strong><strong>\u2013 ISSUED BY KOUGA BUSINESS FORUM<\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7ba73131\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/4004\/ec4d35032dd64b76b96cae95c1600c63.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9567be58593849d2a3d1484ac81f4174.jpg\" title=\"Lieb Swiegers (vice-chairman).\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Lieb Swiegers (vice-chairman).<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" 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