GAUTENG GATHERINGS WITH FAKIR HASSEN

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission introduced new India-developed software that will make the required legislative reporting, especially by small businesses, more efficient. At the recent launch at the Johannesburg Securities Exchange were, from left, Pregasen Moodley of the SA Reserve Bank, Wilma Makupo of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Swaminathan Subramaniam, the founder of IT company XDS, which developed the software.

The landmark Rameshwar Mahadev Mandir on Rose Avenue in Lenasia marked its 30th anniversary recently with a flag-hoisting ceremony before major renovations to the building. Senior members of the Mandir at the event included, from left, Atulbhai Trivedi, Chotubhai Daya and Girishbhai Shukla.

Yoga Coopoo, a professor of Sport Science at the University of Johannesburg, with his wife Prem and friends Varsha and Dipak Madhav at the 2018 Gauteng Sports Awards at Silverstar Casino last Sunday night. Barely 90 minutes later, Coopoo was surprised to be one of three recipients of a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Congress of Business and Economics hosted its annual Women’s Day at the Killarney Country Club recently with a line-up of motivational speakers. From left: CBE board member Farzana Varachia, 9-year-old writer Stacey Fru, life coach Vraja Kishori and forensic specialist Nerisha Singh.