{"id":91381,"date":"2019-03-21T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=91381"},"modified":"2019-03-22T09:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T07:35:17","slug":"middelburg-chamber-commerce-industry-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/21\/middelburg-chamber-commerce-industry-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme was the \u201cWild Wild West\u201d and everybody dressed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Professor Justine Limpitlaw was the guest speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Johan Strydom also gave the reigns over to Junior van Niekerk as the new President of the Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91396\" 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\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91385\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild5-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild5-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild5-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91384\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild3-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild3-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/03\/wild3-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 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100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88186\/trafficalert-two-dead-kranspoort-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\">#TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88191\/video-two-perish-truck-jack-knifes\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp 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