How to apply for your jewellers permit
Please note that CPM cannot undertake applications or application renewals on behalf of our clients, but there are consultants listed at the end of this article who can be of service to you. What we are able to assist jewellers with is a “Letter of Trade” which is necessary to submit with your applications. Please contact your Sales Executive for this. A reminder that you will need to show that you are disposing of your waste correctly. You can obtain this proof via a letter from your waste management company. CPM can recommend EnviroServe or Waste Man.
CPM’s Winelands networking event – bringing jewellers and industry players together
Hot on the heels of the July networking event which we organised for our Free State clients, Cape Precious Metals hosted a get-together in the Cape Winelands in mid-August 2023, and it certainly was a crowd-pleasing hit!
CPM supports jewellery design students
The next generation of jewellers are faced with the task of succeeding in a highly competitive environment, and Cape Precious Metals is happy to be doing our part to support them as they navigate the red tape and daily challenges of this dynamic industry. Tom Altavilla, our sales Manager for Gauteng, was greatly impressed by the remarkable talent evident at the ceremony for the graduates of the Intsika Silver Mentorship Programme of 2022.
Meet the Cape Precious Metals Directors: Camilla Eades
Cami’s journey started at UCT where she studied Business Science, and achieved an honours in Finance. Thereafter she completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA) at UCT. Her 3 years of articles was completed at EY (Ernst & Young). She was lucky enough to be on a number of large/listed audits which gave her the opportunity to see the business world from many angles and to work alongside inspiring individuals from a young age.
CPM commemorates Mandela Day 2023
Clarity on SARS DRC Regulations: including ancillary goods & services
When the Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) regulations were published it was made very clear that ANY transactions involving “valuable metal” (anything containing gold) between two VAT vendors would be subject to DRC.
Meet the Cape Precious Metals Directors: Jolandie Binneman
Jolandie Binneman is our Operations Director. Her journey with CPM began 19 years ago in our accounts department. From there she moved on to Dispatch Manager and ended up in the refinery as Production Manager. [She also had a flying stint as CPM founder Sharon Eades’ PA – but a successor was employed very quickly as this was not her zone of joy and genius!] She has only gone from strength to strength in her soul role as manager, and her commitment and outstanding performance is a shining light for her colleagues.
CPM supports an ethical jewellery & precious metals industry
With all the frustration around legislation that our industry is currently navigating, we’d like to address the positive side of what can feel like an infuriating mess of red tape and endless hoops to jump through. The South African Revenue Services introduced the Domestic Reverse Charge requirements in order to stop the billions lost through gold scams. The extra paperwork might seem like a hassle for some of those we do business with, but CPM takes seriously our responsibility to do all we can to establish the origins of the precious metals we buy, to fight criminality and to protect each other from the effects of the often violent crime associated with the unlawful acquisition and trade of precious metals.
CPM hosts our first Free State networking event
On the 22nd of June 2023, Cape Precious Metals hosted our first networking event specifically for our clients in the Free State. For several years now, the Free State area has been managed by CPM’s Sales Representative in KwaZulu-Natal, Mike Bleeker.
Meet the Cape Precious Metals Directors: Olga Hood-Eades
Olga Hood-Eades, CPM’s resident intellectual, joined us as an advisor to CEO Sharon after many years in education and academics. Olga holds 5 degrees (2 of which she achieved cum laude) and a Doctorate in Psychology of Education. Before joining CPM, she taught and lectured for 14 years, and ran a private practice specialising in child psychology. She also headed up the Human Resources division of a company she co-owned.