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Conversations with leaders Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane explains why the issue of land is important in the South African context Profiles in leadership SA’s top cop Commissioner General Khehla Sithole is on the right track
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Women in the public sector Mishael Matonhodze is the best in her class
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Trailblazer Tandokazi Nquma-Moyo is taking medical research to the market
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In other news News you need to know when you are on the go
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Provincial focus State of the Province Addresses: Premiers set course for development
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Upcoming events A look at local and international events for your diary
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Vital stats Fast facts at your fingertips
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International relations The African Union’s historic adoption by an Agreement on the African Continental Free Trade Area is a new beginning for the continent
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Financial fitness How to borrow wisely
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Drought declared a national disaster Government has declared a national state of disaster to deal with the country’s drought and water crisis
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Nelson Mandela: A legacy of freedom Former President Nelson Mandela’s legacy is closely intertwined with the ideals of freedom
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SIU fighting state corruption The Special Investigation Unit recovered more than R20.5 million on behalf of the state in 2017
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Payment of social grants a priority Government is working hard to ensure that social grants are paid with minimum disruptions
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Public servants: Become an agent of change Dedicated and selfless public servants who go the extra mile in serving South Africans are powerful tools for change
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Theme: “Partnerships that will revitalise work and learning for the 21st Century” WHAT IS THE HRDC? The Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDC) is a national, advisory body that is chaired by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, under the leadership of the Minister of Higher Education and Training. OBJECTIVES 1. To provide feedback on post-school education institutions and industry partnerships. 2. To launch the HRDC Strategy towards 2030. THE SUMMIT FOCUS TOPICS: • Youth unemployment/Empowerment initiatives and proposals • The 4th Industrial Revolution • Partnerships that work • Work and learning The official opening of the summit will be done by the Deputy President, the Honourable David Mabuza, accompanied by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Ms Naledi Pandor.
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MESSAGE FROM MINISTER
The importance of the land issue the majority of the South Africa’s
his State of the Nation Address: “We
population, Africans were confined
need to determine, collectively, how
to ownership of only seven percent
we can implement this measure in
of the country their ancestors had
a way that promotes agricultural
called home long before the arrival
production, improves food secu-
of any settlers. Africans were pro-
rity, advances rural development,
hibited from buying or hiring land
reduces poverty and strengthens
in any of the remaining 93 percent.
our economy”.
Forced to move from their farms
Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane
R
The first step in the process is
into reserves, their livelihoods were
underway, as a number of opposi-
shattered in the blink of an eye,
tion parties joined hands with the
and the generations that followed
governing party to adopt a motion
continue to suffer.
in Parliament to establish an ad-
In effect, the Act brutally seized
hoc committee to review Section
the asset which was central to the
25 of the Constitution to cater for
lives of African people. This was fur-
the principle of land expropriation
ecently, there has been much
ther compounded by subsequent
without compensation. It must be
debate on the complex issue
Acts such as the Urban Areas Act
made clear that this process will
of land expropriation without
(1923), Natives and Land Trust Act
be a democratic one, whereby the
(1936) and the Group Areas Act
committee will first hear submis-
(1950), the impact of which can still
sions from policy makers, academ-
be felt today.
ics, civil society and the public,
compensation in South Africa. While everyone is entitled to their
view, there should be no debate about the importance of returning the land to its rightful owners.
There can therefore be no doubt that the issue requires urgent at-
before coming to any major resolutions.
Land dispossession began long
tention as the expropriation of land
The Committee will have until 30
before the passing of the Natives
without compensation is one of the
August 2018 to complete its review
Land Act in 1913; the Dutch settlers
measures government will pursue
and report back to Parliament.
in the Cape forcibly removed land
in accelerating the redistribution of
and livestock from a number of eth-
land to black South Africans.
nic groups in the late 19th century. The Natives Land Act further
Government is approaching
It is important to stress that the work on land expropriation without compensation is in its infancy. We,
expropriation of land without
as government, urge all South
accelerated dispossession by
compensation with careful con-
Africans to exercise patience on
cementing it into law, becoming
sideration of all social, economic,
what is a complicated matter that
one of the apartheid govern-
legislative and human impacts. As
requires the utmost due
ment’s greatest evils. Despite being
President Cyril Ramaphosa said in
diligence.
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MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Happy Freedom Month! be seen solely as emancipation
urge all South Africans to join one
from an oppressive government
of the celebrations taking place
– it should mean freedom from
at local, provincial and national
the lingering legacy of poverty,
government levels.
unemployment, inequality, racism, sexism and violence. The
are intimately linked to the
values and ideals of freedom are
ideals laid out in the Freedom
integrated into the supreme law
Charter – our country’s most
of our country – the Constitution
significant declaration on
– and in the incorporated Bill
freedom. The document was
of Rights, which promote the
compiled in 1955 by the ANC,
advancement of economic
after 50 000 volunteers were
justice and social equality.
dispatched into townships
Freedom Month therefore
to collect freedom demands
affords all South Africans the
from the people oppressed by
opportunity to recognise and
apartheid government rule. Many
pledge to fight to protect these
of the demands made in the
ideals. It is important that, in
Charter are now enshrined in our
addition to the efforts being
Constitution, including nearly all
made by government, we build
demands for equality of race and
reedom Day marks arguably
an active citizenry that will do
language.
the most important date in the
whatever is within its power to
history of South Africa – the day
achieve this aim.
Phumla Williams, GCIS Acting Director-General.
F
The ideals of Freedom Month
our first democratic elections were
This year Freedom Month is
Although the charter was originally designed as a declaration against apartheid, its
held after a centuries-long history of
particularly significant because
overriding message of freedom,
oppression under colonialism and
in 2018 we also mark the
including calls for equality,
apartheid. On Wednesday, 27 April
centenary of former President
employment, education and land
1994, millions of joyful South Africans
Nelson Mandela. On 18 July,
reformation, are still evident in
were for the first time in their lives
Mandela would have turned 100
many of the plans that national
given a voice; a chance to decide
years old. As the man who stood
government is working to achieve
which political party they wanted to
at the forefront of creating our
today.
run their country.
democratic country, Mandela
So, as the Freedom Charter
was the embodying symbol of
states, let us as South Africans
Freedom Month are celebrated
freedom in South Africa, and we
pledge to “strive together, sparing
around this milestone, this should
should all seek to – in our own
neither strength nor courage”
be much more than just a time of
small ways – emulate his undying
to continue protecting our
remembrance. Freedom cannot
commitment to the cause. We
freedom.
While Freedom Day and
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
WHY CYBER SECURITY IS VITAL FOR GOVERNMENTS’ DIGITAL FUTURE by Neil Davy, Mimecast South Africa
T
he future of government and public services is digital.
to be able to get things back into an acceptable state of
In this year’s State of the Nation Address, President
operation quickly.
Cyril Ramaphosa spoke about embracing rapid
technological change and plans for the establishment of
As more organisations embrace cloud services, they should
a Digital Industrial Revolution Commission. For the first time
start implementing cyber-resilience strategies by focusing
in six years, government has appointed a permanent CIO,
on the number-one business application used by South
with Mandla Ngcobo assuming his duties on 1 February 2018.
African organisations: email. Unfortunately, email is the number-one vector used to execute cyber attacks like
Steps like these are crucial to fulfilling e-government
malware delivery, phishing and business email compromise
ambitions. But without the right security measures in place,
(BEC), and to spread internal threats.
the move towards digital transformation is risky. By adopting a cyber resilience for email strategy, INFORMATION SHARING
organisations are empowered to secure, preserve and
The cloud has been a major digital driver as it holds the
continue the flow of information via email. This is vital when
power for collaboration and information sharing. This is
delivering public services.
useful for any government service. Departments all need to work together intimately on a daily basis, while cutting costs
BEYOND CYBER SECURITY
and boosting productivity.
In today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, it is not enough to rely on a single-party cloud service and it
Government departments also host vast amounts of data
is definitely not enough to focus on cyber security alone.
about South African citizens and the move to the cloud has made information sharing easier. They are able to analyse
Every government organisation should have the right
the data and make informed decisions to improve service
security services in place before an attack. Next, they
delivery for communities.
need a durability plan to keep email – and related business operations – running during an attack or failure. Finally, they
CYBER RESILIENCE
need to be able to recover data and other corporate IP
Unfortunately, having troves of confidential data hosted
after an attack.
in the cloud also makes government departments prime targets for hackers. Successful attacks can shut
As more and more organisations move to cloud services,
down
devastating
they need a third-party service provider who offers
consequences when the public is relying on an institution
organisations
entirely,
which
advanced security, ensures continuity and allows on-
to deliver crucial services. Advanced cyber security is
demand recovery of data from a secure and fully
therefore non-negotiable.
encrypted archive.
More specifically, cyber resilience should be at the heart
Government organisations are high-value targets and,
of any organisation’s IT strategy. Cyber resilience includes
because society relies on them for essential services, they
prevention measures but differs to cyber security as it also
should do everything in their power to ensure data and
helps avoid data loss and downtime. Organisations need
networks are kept safe and available.
WWW.MIMECAST.COM
has
EDITOR’S NOTE
From the editor’s desk called Nkwalini around 40km up
data was correctly captured on
river from Empangeni in the heart
the voter’s roll and also register to
of Zululand.
vote. In recent years the percent-
We spoke to each other in isiZulu. It was only later that I realised the
slightly. This is disappointing.
full extent of our symbolic conver-
The turnout of registered vot-
sation, she a black South African,
ers in the 2014 elections was 73
me a white. Both standing to vote
percent which was a four percent
as citizens living outside South
decline on the last two elections’
Africa in a foreign country.
turnouts of 77 percent. The right to
A few months later I was back
T
age of people voting has dropped
vote is taken for granted perhaps
in South Africa. While this is a
by some who are now living in an
personal note, the national note to
era where it has always seemed to
this day remains poignant when
have been part of our democratic
we remember those who fought
landscape. It is still an emotional
for our freedom. Freedom Day is to
experience even after over a
here are two public holidays
be relished particularly by those
quarter of a century to stand with
this month – Family Day and
who recall the days before 1994
my fellow citizens and to mark my
Freedom Day. One used to
and we must not take our freedom
cross where I see fit.
be a religious holiday, the other is linked to our democratic history
for granted. 27 April 1994 was the day that
While we feel mentally emancipated, we are not free of poverty,
marking the day of our proper liber-
colonialism and oppression ended
unemployment, bigotry, racism
ation which came on 27 April 1994.
on paper with each one of us
and economic oppression. It is
I was living in the U.S.A. at the
marking our votes. We must hon-
only through a simple yet powerful
time and this was the first vote
our the memories of those who
right that we continue the process
I participated in along with the
are no longer with us and who
that our struggle heroes waited so
majority of South Africans.
gave their lives so that we can
long to experience.
Standing in front of me in the
live in a country with the world’s
queue outside San Francisco
best Constitution. The message is
City Hall along with a few thou-
simple: vote.
sand South Africans was a young
It has been a month since the
woman who hailed from Empan-
Independent Electoral Commis-
geni in KwaZulu-Natal. This was a
sion’s Voter Registration weekend
fascinating moment, because I
where South Africans had the
Head of Editorial and Production
grew up in a small farming area
opportunity to check whether their
Des Latham
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CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADERS
Writer: Noluthando Motswai Photographer: Ntswe Mokoena
Sowing seeds of dignity and development Historical injustices Minister Nkoana-Mashabane said the Land Audit report on private land ownership by race, gender and nationality that was released by her department earlier this year, revealed that black South Africans own only four percent of private
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land in the country. s the country marks Free-
and realising that there is no other
dom Month, government is
country that will provide solutions to
the historical injustices that resulted
forging ahead with efforts to
our problems,” said the Minister.
in skewed land ownership patterns
ensure all that South Africans enjoy
She added that it was important
She said this was a direct result of
along racial lines.
the benefits of freedom, including the
for South Africans to live peace-
ownership of land.
fully in a country where the land is
I think it’s in the interests of all South
shared.
Africans to right the wrongs of the
“Ownership of land brings dignity and South Africa belongs to all who
The issue of land came to the fore
“I think that this needs to be fixed.
past,” she pointed out.
live in it. South Africans should not
after President Cyril Ramaphosa an-
feel like second rate citizens in the
nounced in his State of the Nation
sage to those opposing the winds
land of their forefathers,” Minister
Address that government should
of change, saying government will
of Rural Development and Land
pursue expropriation of land with-
focus on that which is legal and
Reform Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
out compensation.
just, for which people sacrificed
told PSM. She added that freedom also
Following that announcement, a number of opposition parties
The Minister sent out a strong mes-
their lives for. Minister Nkoana-Mashabane
means ensuring that the grandchil-
supported the governing party to
reiterated that the expropriation
dren of South Africans inherit land.
adopt a motion in Parliament to
of land without compensation is
“Never again should South
establish an ad-hoc committee to
encapsulated in Section 25 of the
Africans be loaded onto trucks
review Section 25 of the Constitu-
Constitution, which also takes care
and taken to live in another area
tion to cater for the principle of land
of property rights.
because their homes are on land
expropriation without compensa-
that is fertile. Freedom means
tion.
choosing where you want to live and that comes with responsibility
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Public hearings on the matter are expected to start in May.
“We are working with the Land Restitution and Land Claims Commission who are looking at the acquisition of land, the allocation and
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
will not be tolerated,” the Minister
Recapitalisation and Development programme
added.
“The Recapitalisation and Devel-
beneficiaries. We want this to be a
hurry to get land need to know that
constitutional process,” she said.
land grabs are not the solution and
“Government has been willing to buy the land from people who acquired it but people are also
President Ramaphosa has also
opment Programme focuses on
dragging their feet. The willing buyer,
stressed that land redistribution
human capacity development,
willing seller model did not work the
must be done sustainably and must
infrastructure development and op-
way we thought it would work.”
not be a “smash-and-grab” process
erational inputs on properties in dis-
that damages the economy. He has
tress and newly-acquired through
over R50 billion on the willing buyer,
also warned that those who seize
the land reform redistribution,
willing seller model.
land without due process will face
restitution and other programmes
arrest and prosecution.
since 1994 as well as other agricul-
Since 1994, government has spent
To date 4.8 million hectares of land have been acquired through
She urged all South Africans, inves-
tural properties in distress acquired
the Land Redistribution Programme
tors and the international commu-
without grant funding,” added the
through 5 328 projects at a cost of
nity to exercise patience and trust
Minister.
more than R12 billion. In addition,
the capabilities of Parliament to
3.4 million hectares of land have
handle this matter appropriately in
the enterprises are profitable and
been acquired through the Restitu-
the interest of all South Africans.
sustainable across the value chain
tion Programme.
“We welcome advice…We wel-
The approach is to ensure that
in line with the business plan
come support but we are product
which stipulates comprehensive de-
Land Reform Programme include
of the struggles of South Africans.
velopment requirements of targeted
groups, individuals, black emer-
We will engage with the internation-
properties over five-year recapitali-
gent farmers with grants and those
al community on the South African
sation and development cycle.
acquiring land under leasehold. Of
story.”
The 292 607 beneficiaries of the
these 67 699 are women, 34 410 youth and 689 people with disabili-
The support for the new farmers
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
ties. The Minister said the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform will continue to accelerate land reform within the current policies and legislation while the Parliamentary processes are being finalised. She also reassured South Africans that government does not believe in land grabs. “We have a Constitution in this country, which must be adhered to. Those South Africans who are in a
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CONVERSATIONS WITH LEADERS About 27 000 learners in 88 schools had been supported with tablets to improve learning and support teaching, helping close the digital divide between the rich and the poor, while preparing learners varies from production equipment,
and communication technology
to partake in the rapidly developing
infrastructure provision, machinery
infrastructure, public amenities
knowledge economy.
and implements.
and facilities in villages and small
Since 2009, 1 496 farms have become part of the Recapitalisation and Development Programme.
rural towns,” said Minister NkoanaMashabane. The aim of RID is to address basic
Equipping young people To encourage young people to en-
human needs, improve access to
ter the agricultural field, the depart-
R4 billion to secure some 651 strate-
services and enable communi-
ment introduced the National Youth
gic partnerships providing techni-
ties to engage effectively in the
Service Corps (NARYSEC) – a skills
cal, financial and infrastructure
economy.
development programme.
“This constitutes a total spend of
support to farmers across 1 421 846 million hectares,” she said. The programme has created about 7 730 jobs of which more
Since its inception in 2010, the Recapitalisation and Development Programme: 7 730 jobs created.
than 3 000 have been for women as well as training for 2 937 farm-
and hard skills training, leadership training to thousands of rural youth and then sent them back to rural
2 937 farmers trained.
ers, of which more than 1 000 were women.
NARYSEC programme provided soft
areas to undertake various rural infrastructure and other develop-
R 4 billion spent on securing 651 partnerships.
Eradicating poverty
ment projects. When the programme started, 7 000 participants were recruited;
The key drivers of the rural develop-
currently the programme has re-
ment programme include Rural En-
Since it was established in 2009,
terprise and Industrial Development
the RID programmes have delivered
(REID), Rural Infrastructure Develop-
over 3 000km of fencing, cattle
and skills development programme
ment (RID) and skills development.
handling facilities, boreholes, stock
is to equip targeted unemployed
water dams facilities and eight silos
rural youth with skills in order for
storage facilities.
them to become agents of change
REID focuses on poverty mapping, and the establishment and support of cooperatives, enterprises and industries.
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and Communication Technology
minimising the migration of young
(ICT) access in rural areas, three ICT
adults to cities in pursuit of job op-
access, education, financing, skills
centres were established in 2010
portunities,” noted the Minister.
development and mentorship.
and a further 26 solar-powered digi-
RID focuses on ensuring strategic
tal doorways, providing computer
rural youth from being job seekers
and deliberate investment in the
training and access, were rolled out
to become job creators in their own
revitalisation of old, and creation of
across the nine provinces,” added
right, breaking the vicious cycle of
new economic, social, information
the Minister.
social grants dependency.
“This support includes market
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The programme also transforms
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP
Writer: Chris Bathembu
SA’s top cop on the right track
A
s a long-distance runner who has competed in various races, South Africa’s new National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sithole
knows all about endurance. It is his stamina, patience and commitment to the
appointments. He rose through the police ranks after joining the force in 1986. Before his appointment as National Police Commissioner, he served as an Assistant Commissioner in his home province, Mpumalanga, and
job that has kept his career as a police officer going
until recently was the Divisional Commissioner for
for the past 30 years.
Protection and Security Services.
“I believe in fitness. I am an athlete, a long-distance
A devoted father of two, Sithole has big plans for
runner. I trained in karate and I was one of the best
the police service and is working on a turnaround
soccer players. I believe fitness has kept me focused
strategy for the 195 000 men and women in blue.
in everything I do in life,” said the soft-spoken top cop. General Sithole made history when he recently
In his ideal world, South Africa would be crime free and the SAPS would be a world-class organisation.
became the first career policeman to permanently
One of Sithole’s first tasks, following his appointment
head the South African Police Service (SAPS), since
in November last year, is to restore the SAPS’ authority
George Fivaz was appointed by President Nelson
and bring back confidence in the police and foster
Mandela in 1995. His predecessors were all political
unity.
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Public Sector Manager • April 2018
“My first priority is to stamp the authority of the state
Sithole had to confront the growing concern related
so that criminals know that there is policing in the
to police killings, the most recent of which was the
country. Our communities are entitled to safety, it is
Engcobo massacre where gunmen opened fire at a
their constitutional right,” he said.
police station, killing five policemen. The killings sent
General Sithole knows that to restore confidence in the police and to achieve his goal of reducing crime, he will first have to get his house in order and remove
shockwaves throughout the small Eastern Cape town and the country. Following this terrible incident, General Sithole has
police officers with criminal records and cases
decided to put additional measures in place to beef-
against them. He confirmed that 57 of these officers
up security at police stations across the country in
are already on their way out and more will follow.
order to prevent another tragedy of this nature. Some of the measures include a physical assess-
Strict vetting and lifestyle audits
ment of security at all police stations and ensuring
In 2013, an audit found that 1 448 high-ranking
that each has CCTV cameras installed.
police officials were on a list of officers with criminal records. General Sithole is aware of these challenges and says vetting in the police will be beefed-up under his leadership. He is also introducing lifestyle audits for all senior managers in the SAPS. “We have just presented our vetting strategy and the turnaround approach to Parliament and it spells out how we are going to deal with vetting. Under my leadership, there will be no one that will enter the
“One of the security weaknesses which enabled the attack in Engcobo was the design of the station which does not comply with safety and security standards,” he said. “There is a wall in front of the building that shields and limits the police’s view of what’s coming, that’s why they only saw the attackers when they were already firing,” he noted. General Sithole has instructed that Engcobo Police Station be redesigned immediately.
organisation without having been vetted.” strategy of the organisation. This means that there
Crime at OR Tambo International Airport
will be limited opportunities for people to enter the
Another area of concern for the general is the grow-
organisation without proper vetting. Even for promo-
ing organised crime incidents at Africa’s biggest
tions within the organisation, vetting is going to be a
airport, the OR Tambo International in Johannesburg.
“We are now linking vetting to the recruitment
requirement,” he said. With regard to lifestyle audits, every senior manager
Gauteng police revealed that there have been several cases where business people and tourists were
will be subjected to monitoring and the capacity of
stopped immediately after they left the airport or
the people to carry out this task will be increased.
were followed to their destination. They were robbed
“We are rooting out corruption and those who have
of money and possessions. These incidents were fol-
their hands dirty will be taken out of our uniform and
lowed by what was believed to be one of the biggest
given an orange uniform,” he added, referring to the
heists in the airport’s history, when robbers made off
prison uniform.
with an estimated R24 million. The heist, in particular, raised questions about the
Engcobo tragedy
capacity of the police’s intelligence division after its
Only a few months after being appointed General
failure to detect and prevent the robbery.
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PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP
Although General Sithole is cautious about
crime detection framework and our first priority is the
putting the blame for the incident squarely at the
resourcing of detectives, including the recruitment of
SAPS’.
more detectives to increase capacity.
Crime Intelligence Division’s door, he is concerned
“The short-term approach is to re-enlist detectives
about the weaknesses in the country’s crime intel-
and those who left the detective environment for
ligence gathering capabilities.
other areas,” he added.
“I am a very open and honest person when I deal
The general also wants to see increased use of
with things. What I cannot dispute and no one else
technology to complement detectives’ capacity.
can dispute either is that we have serious challenges
“For instance, you need technology to deal with cy-
with our intelligence. The intelligence is part of the
bercrime. One of my priorities is a review of the crime
turnaround strategy I have been working on. I have
detection technology at our disposal. This is because
started by deposing the post of General Richard
when the technology is advanced, we might need
Mdluli and made it vacant.”
fewer officers,” he explained.
Mdluli was suspended as head of the Crime Intelligence Division in 2011. General Sithole was expected
Police cannot do it alone
to announce a new head of the division by 1 April.
As General Sithole forges ahead in a country with
“I will be redirecting and rebuilding and you will see a new Crime Intelligence Division and a different response altogether,” he said.
one of the world’s highest violent crime rates, he has appealed to society to walk with him. “Criminals reside in society. Society has the information. We will be formalising community policing fo-
Appointment of more detectives
rums and we will engage more with communities. We
One of the areas blamed for the backlog in police
will empower communities to fight crime and be self
investigations is the shortage of SAPS detectives.
sufficient. We cannot do anything without society and
“Within the turnaround strategy, I have designed a
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society cannot do anything without us,’’ he said.
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FEATURE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WOMEN
Writer: Noluthando Motswai
Mishael Matonhodze is the best in her class
M
ishael Matonhodze’s inter-
mathematics as an essential part
est in solving problems
of life in general,” she said.
has got her far in life. It
One of the examples that
Building a solid foundation For Matonhodze building a solid
has even led to her being crowned
Matonhodze shared is when she
foundation in mathematics is very
the best mathematics teacher in
asked her pupils to measure how
important.
the country during the recent
long it takes from the time they
National Teaching Awards.
get up in the morning until they
new concepts with each new
are ready for school.
grade, they simply add slightly
“My interests have always been in problem-solving techniques,
“When my learners made these
“Learners do not learn entirely
more information to what they
which I think is not only useful in
predictions they were incorporat-
already know. I cannot emphasise
mathematics, but essential for
ing speed, distance and time
enough the importance of a strong
any person to enhance their skills
in a manner that they could
foundation of concepts because if
in critical thinking,” she told PSM.
relate to. It was to show them
it doesn’t exist, then you have noth-
that mathematics is all around
ing to build on,” she pointed out.
Matonhodze teaches mathematics to Grade 8 learners at
them and part of their daily lives,
Witbank High School in Mpuma-
even if they don’t realise it,” she
self having to bridge the gap when
langa, where she employs her
explained.
receiving learners from primary
love for seeking solutions.
Matonhodze added that the pass rate of her learners is at
Making mathematics cool She explained that her secret
Matonhodze constantly finds her-
school. “I feel there’s a link missing in the
about 98 percent with one or two
transition from primary school to
learners needing that extra push
high school. I say so because after
to get it right.
the baseline assessment, I often
to ensuring her students pass mathematics with flying colours is making the subject come alive by including it in their daily lives, even exploring how it relates to their routines. “I try my best to link the mathematics to their everyday experiences and interactions, using examples that they can relate to and making them appreciate
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Mishael Matonhodze is Sout h Africaʼs best mat hematics teac her.
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
Mishael Matonhodze receives her award from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and t he former Minister of Science and Tec hnology Naledi Pandor.
have to revisit and bridge gaps be-
Matonhodze advised other
fore I can even begin to introduce
teachers to continue imparting the
new work in Grade 8,” she added.
valuable knowledge they possess
Matonhodze said that she has
to the future generations of South
noted that learners improve in mathematics as they practise the
Africa. “Do this with passion and enthu-
concepts she teaches them in their
siasm. It is not easy but you can
workbooks.
make a difference; you can ensure that our future is in safe hands. We
Teaching with passion
need a future generation that will
As a youngster Matonhodze never
interrogate and analyse ideas be-
saw herself as a teacher and
fore making an informed decision,”
initially had dreams of becoming
she added.
a medical doctor. Due to circumstances, that
Excellence in teaching
dream did not materialise and she
Winning in the Excellence in Teach-
found herself teaching math-
ing Mathematics category at the
ematics instead. By then she had
awards was an “overwhelming”
obtained a Bachelor of Science
experience for Matonhodze.
degree. “I found that I really enjoyed
“It felt really great and humbling at the same time. I still cannot
teaching mathematics so I de-
believe that I won; I am in awe,”
cided to further my studies and
she said.
do a Postgraduate Certificate in
Her prizes included a car, laptop,
Education, majoring in mathemat-
printer, projector, furniture, tablet, a
ics senior phase and life sciences,”
smart phone and airtime
she recalled.
voucher.
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
Other winners at the National Teaching Awards were: • Mokhudu Cynthia Machaba for Primary School Teaching. • Jolinda Daniel for Secondary School Teaching. • Mdungaza Klaas Mahlahlani for Primary School Leadership. • Agnes Rasesemola for Secondary School Leadership. • Ntsolo Ramabodu for Excellence in Grade R Teaching. • Sandile Mdlalose for Excellence in Special Needs Teaching. • Mariette Voster for Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning. • Thandekile Sibiya for Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences. • Andrew Taylor was the winner of the Nelson Mandela Lifetime Award. • Siegfried Josias Hlongwa was the winner of the Professor Kader Asmal Award.
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THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nanotechnology is the branch of science concerned with the manipulation of matter at the nanoscale (a size so small that it is measured in nanometres, which is one billionth of a metre) to create materials of any size that have new properties and functions. Nanotechnology development in South Africa is coordinated at the national level by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through its National Nanotechnology Strategy, to ensure that the country remains competitive in this fast-developing field. The strategy aims to ensure that South Africa is ready to use nanotechnology to enhance its global competitiveness and to achieve social development and economic growth targets. DST has identified the need for this strategy to be implemented in a manner that addresses the potential health, safety and environmental impacts of this technology. This crucial aspect of nanotechnology development will ensure nanotechnology-driven benefits (social and economic) are exploited safely, responsibly and sustainably. To address this need for the responsible development of nanotechnology, DST has established the Nanotechnology Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Risk Research Platform, which is led by the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH). This platform will help build the capacity to identify the impact of nanoparticles in the environment and mitigate concerns about the fate of these nanoparticles. Professor Mary Gulumian, Head of the Toxicology and Biochemistry Section at NIOH, gave us insights into the health, safety and environmental aspects of nanotechnology. What are nanomaterials? Nanomaterials can be naturally occurring, incidental (generated as an unintentional by-product of a process) or intentionally produced (manufactured). Examples of naturally occurring nanomaterials include those originating from organisms such as cellulose nanomaterials or from geologic sources such as erupting volcanoes. Examples of incidental nanomaterials include smoke created when using a wood-burning stove or car
diesel exhaust. Intentionally produced nanomaterials are engineered and are used in nanotechnology. They are increasingly used in industry and society, so their utility, risks and benefits throughout their life cycle are important topics for discussion. In spite of their potential commercial benefits, some nanomaterials have been identified as toxic in in vivo and in vitro tests. When assessing toxicity, it is essential to differentiate between ‘free’ and ‘fixed’ nanomaterials, as free nanomaterials may have some health effects. Clearly, our knowledge of the potential toxicity of these nanomaterials to humans and the environment is far from comprehensive. They have been shown to cause irritation, and some have indicated genotoxicity. Examples of nanomaterials that are being investigated include fullerenes, quantum dots and carbon nanotubes. What does the work of the Nano-Health, Safety and Environment Platform entail? The DST has emphasised the need for an assessment of the risks associated with the nanomaterials that are presently being synthesised in the country. Such an assessment is critical for addressing the potential, unintended consequences of nanotechnology. Consequently, in 2014, the department established the Nanotechnology HSE Risk Research Platform, which is implemented by a consortium of four institutions (NIOH, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, University of Pretoria and North-West University). Its purpose is to understand the environmental impact of nanomaterials and how to mitigate risk. How does the HSE Programme safeguard the health, safety and environmental aspects of nanotechnology to ensure its responsible development? The European Union Code of Conduct for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (N&N) Research (NANOCODE Programme) was adopted by the European Commission on 7 February 2008. The code of conduct was initiated to ensure responsible, safe, ethical and sustainable
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nanosciences and nanotechnologies research in Europe. The DST has adopted this programme to be implemented in South Africa to minimise the risks associated with nanomaterials and nanotechnology. The code of conduct stipulates that, given the deficit of knowledge of the environmental and health impacts of nano-objects, European member states should apply the precautionary principle to protect not only researchers (who will be the first in contact with nano-objects), but also professionals, consumers, citizens and the environment in the course of N&N research. N&N research organisations should also apply existing good practice in terms of classification and labelling. Moreover, public and private N&N research funding bodies should request that a risk assessment be presented along with each proposal for funding. What health risk assessment is carried out for regulatory purposes? The emerging use of nanotechnology in consumer products, industrial applications and nanomedicine represents a breakthrough technology with great possible economic benefits. However, nanoparticles (NPs) released from engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may induce adverse health effects in workers and consumers. Thus, the technology needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, which includes a proper health risk assessment for the production and use of ENMs. This risk assessment requires particle characterisation, estimation or measurements of exposures and the determination of health hazards linked to the production
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Regulation of ENMs in consumer products and the environment.
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Regulation of ENMs in occupational settings.
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Occupational exposure limits for ENMs, as none are officially available.
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Regulation of ENMs in food and feeding settings.
International organisations that are involved in these activities include the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Organization for Standardization and World Health Organisation, as well as the Business and Industry Advisory Committee at the OECD. These organisations aim to ensure that the designs of legislative proposals, as well as the implementation of adopted legislation, achieve their goal in the most cost-efficient manner, fostering competitiveness and innovation. What developments do you look forward to in 2018? The participation of South Africa in a number of international activities will enable the country to achieve the desired sustainable development of nanotechnologies. Given consumers’ increasing exposure to nanotechnology products, the public needs to be informed in order to embrace the promise of nanotechnology while at the same time being fully aware of its potential to cause costly, long-term problems to human health and the environment.
Background of the Nanotechnology Public Engagement Programme (NPEP) The Nanotechnology Public Engagement Programme (NPEP) is an initiative funded by DST and implemented by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), a business unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF). NPEP aims to promote credible, fact-based understanding of nanotechnology through awareness, dialogue and education to enable informed decision-making on nanotechnology innovations to improve quality of life.
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TRAILBLAZER
Writer: Noluthando Motswai
Taking medical
research to the market
S
cience has no impact if it
that ends up in a publication and
Moyo has brought about R20 mil-
does not protect its intellec-
on library shelves and not in the
lion in investments to research that
tual property (IP), and the
market.”
is tackling the country’s challenges.
Research and development
Nuclear energy
Tandokazi Nquma-Moyo (31), a
It is Nquma-Moyo’s job to make
a misconception about nuclear
business development manager at
sure that research and develop-
energy. It’s not all about providing
the South African Nuclear Energy
ment conducted at Necsa ad-
electricity.
Corporation (Necsa), is passionate
dresses challenges the country
about both IP protection and find-
faces and finds solutions to these
clear energy, they think of electric-
ing ways to fund scientific develop-
problems.
ity but it can also be used in the
influence of scientific endeavour is irrelevant if scientists do not have the necessary funding.
ment and learning. “The hardest part of science is not
“For example, a researcher ap-
Nquma-Moyo said that there is
“When most people think of nu-
health space. Part of my job is to
proaches me with a molecule that
raise awareness of the different
developing an idea, it’s protect-
can treat a disease. Investigate
things that nuclear energy can
ing IP and finding the funding to
the market and speak to potential
do, besides providing electricity.
take the medicine or chemical to
investors,” she added.
Nuclear energy is medicine, and it
market. “My job is to make sure that a
In some cases, researchers need about R500 million, which goes
can save lives,” said Nquma-Moyo. Necsa has two companies –
scientist’s research idea ultimately
towards protecting the research’s
Nuclear Technology Products (NTP)
ends up on pharmacies’ shelves,”
IP, conducting clinical trials and
Radioisotopes, a nuclear medicine
she said.
registering the product with health
company, and Phelindaba Chemi-
bodies.
cals, which sells chemicals like
Nquma-Moyo explained that medicines and scientific solutions
“My job is to do commercial work,
hydrogen fluoride which is used in
are conceptualised and then
talk to pharmaceutical compa-
developed in a laboratory. As the
nies, investors, doctors and even
“NTP sells to over 50 companies
process rolls out, their intellectual
patients, to educate them about
around the world and we bounce
property has to be protected and
the product so that they can ask
between being the second and
funding has to be secured to bring
their doctor for it. I also present the
third largest producer of nuclear
the idea to life.
‘business case’ for the product,
medicine. Even as a developing
showing how it will alleviate social
country, we export nuclear medi-
issues,” she says.
cine to first world countries,” she
“I want to be a business scientist and take these ideas to market, because we have beautiful science
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Since joining Necsa, Nquma-
oil refineries.
said.
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TRAILBLAZER
Coega Industrial Developmental
passionate about the business of
Necsa is for diagnosing cancer.
Zone and regional business devel-
science,” said Nqumo-Moyo.
Some people die from the dis-
opment and tech transfer officer at
She is also a published scientist
ease, because it diagnosed too
the Technology Innovation Agency.
and her research manufactured a
Most of the medicine provided by
late. Necsa has the only nuclear
“I grew up in one of the most rural
chemical product from agricultural
reactor in Africa, which produces
areas in South Africa – Centani, in
produce which influenced the
medicine that helps to identify
Lusizini in the Eastern Cape. It was
South African biofuels strategy and
cancer in its early stages.
very poverty stricken and I some-
policy development.
One of Necsa’s major research studies is with the GluCAB tool,
times had to bath in cold water in winter before school,” she recalled.
which aims to change the diagnos-
Growing up in these conditions
ing and treating of breast cancer. It
made Nquma-Moyo think about
has the ability to locate cancerous
how she could help her community
tissues and kill them.
tackle social problems. “The poverty
“Early diagnosis saves lives and Necsa’s slogan is to enhance lives. This is a project that is very close to my heart,” said Nquma-Moyo.
in my area pushed me to pursue this area of study,” she said. Whilst in high school, NqumoMoyo realised that one of the reasons that people got sick in
Motivated to succeed
her community was related to the
Nquma-Moyo holds a degree in bi-
fumes in the environment and con-
ochemistry and microbiology from
taminated river water.
the University of Forte Hare and
“I asked myself how I could work
completed her honours in microbi-
in the preventative space. I always
ology, focusing on plant medicine,
wanted to find solutions to the
This and that
at the same university. She was
problems that affect our social
What is your favourite food?
then awarded a scholarship from
health and economic lives,” she
Mphokoqo, which is maize
the Department of Science and
explained
meal and fresh milk.
Technology to pursue her master’s
She advised young people who
degree at the North West Univer-
would like to mirror her career to
What do you do for fun?
sity, which focused on renewable
work hard and go beyond the call
I like to chill with church
energy solutions. She also holds a
of duty to become a creative solu-
mates and watch movies.
diploma in business management
tion provider.
from Varsity College. Nquma-Moyo joined Necsa as
“Loving mathematics and science is very important. You must also
Who do you live for? My daughter.
an IP analyst in 2014, before being
be able to identify opportunities.
promoted to business development
In science and engineering, there
What is your favourite holi-
manager. Her previous work experi-
are more opportunities and busi-
day destination?
ence includes business develop-
ness development is one of them.
I love being in Zimbabwe.
ment and research specialist at the
A scientist can do this if they are
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Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe signs the agreements for the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme.
POWER AND EMPOWERMENT The Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, has signed agreements with 27 independent energy providers as part of the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). This is the biggest procurement by the Department of Energy to date. Over the next five years, this programme represents a total of R56 billion of investment and about 2 300 MW of generation capacity. The REIPPPP is one of the department’s contributions to meeting the objectives of the National Development Plan 2030, which requires 20 000 MW of renewable energy by 2030. It allows for nine renewable energy technologies. The focus is on onshore wind (OW), concentrated solar thermal (CSV) and solar parks technologies, but the programme also provides for biomass, biogas and landfill gas projects. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister Radebe described this programme as a milestone, “not only for the renewable energy industry, but also for private sector investment in the energy sector as a whole.”
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The North West will host four new solar PV projects.
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The Western Cape will add another two wind projects to its existing portfolio.
provinces, mainly in rural areas: •
The Northern Cape is home to the majority of the
•
projects with 15 in total. These comprise six OW, eight solar PV and two CSV projects. •
The Eastern Cape will host four new OW projects.
* Data calculated by IPP Office based on BID Submission figures
Mpumalanga will have its first IPP project, a biomass project.
•
The Free State will add one small hydro project to its portfolio.
GOING GREEN One of the most obvious objectives of the REIPPPP is to provide clean energy that does not unduly negatively affect the environment. It represents South Africa’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, which came into force in 2016. The agreement aims to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Once they are underway, the 27 projects are expected to offset 8.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per annum. In addition, since the energy industry is one of the biggest consumers of water, the programme is mindful of the water scarcity in the country, specifically the droughts being experienced in the Western and Northern Cape. The projects will save 9.6 million kilolitres of water per annum, compared to similar MW hours of electricity from fossil fuels. This is equivalent to the water needs of more than 1.2 million people a year.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The REIPPPP represents both local and foreign direct investment in the economy, and a partnership between the public and private sectors. As such, it realises the objectives of the Green Economy Accord, which was signed by the South African government in 2011. Implementing these projects will create an estimated 58 000 new jobs. Most of these jobs will be created during the construction period and, so, will utilise the workforce in the vicinity of the projects. Jobs will be available across the entire value chain, including an additional 1 500 jobs in the manufacturing sector. South Africans own the majority share of 57.8% (R11.90 billion) in the project companies. Of the 57.8% South African shareholding, an average of 64.2%
“Equity investment in a project has the objective to make money. Our historically disadvantaged partners through their equity must also have such an opportunity.” Another one of the objectives of the REIPPPP is to provide sustainable energy at an affordable cost for consumers. Over time and based on similar projects in other countries, the cost of renewable energy will rapidly decrease. Already, the programme has seen the costs of renewable energy drop in every round of the bid process. The programme also involves social commitments in five categories: education and skills development, social welfare, healthcare, general administration and enterprise development. It will focus on local communities and on involving youth and women-owned small businesses.
A GLOBAL INDUSTRY The focus on renewable energy is part of a larger, international trend. Sweden, for instance, has set an ambitious goal of relying entirely on renewable energy by the end of the next decade. Similarly, the South Africa model of procuring renewable energy has become “an export product” in itself, according to Minister Radebe, as other African and international countries adopt similar processes.
(R7.64 billion) is held by black shareholders. The balance of the shareholding is mostly with institutional investors such
In particular, the department is exploring ways to lead
as PIC and Old Mutual, as well as state-owned companies.
the charge of renewable energy in the region and on
The programme has committed to employ 86% of black
the continent, by consulting with the respective energy
South Africans in top management positions.
ministers and departments in other African countries.
As Minister Radebe noted, “I would like to put this
The department’s stated aim is mobilise and optimise our
challenge to the IPP Office and our development finance
energy resources as “a key catalyst for economic growth
partners to design, together with the banks, an innovative
and the welfare of people of South Africa and the
solution that will enable more transformation through
African continent.”
access to affordable funding.
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Third from left: Minister Jeff Radebe with representatives of the 27 IPPs.
NEXT STEPS
In addition, Minister Radebe and his department have
The signing of the agreements is not the end of the
proposed the development of an Energy Transformation
process, but the beginning.
Charter that will outline the commitments of the many partners in the process.
The department’s priority is to find and adopt funding mechanisms that will enable the participation of black
In closing, Minister Radebe reiterated that: “I believe that
entrepreneurs in this growing industry. Ideally, these
energy should form the corner stone of the economy to
mechanisms will allow the development of black
facilitate and ensure the achievement of the 5% growth
industrialists and ensure the participation of black
projected in the National Development Plan.
entrepreneurs in the mainstream economy.
“TOGETHER WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.” The next step in the process is the release of the updated Integrated Resource Plan that will outline the many forms of investment required to support the renewable energy industry. This plan will outline the milestones and the energy mix for the next 20 years.
CONTACT DETAILS: Telephone: +27 12 406 8000 Website: www.energy.gov.za
IN OTHER NEWS
SA’s voters’ roll grows significantly
Africa sets own course for public service success
South Africans turned out in their
The National School of Government (NSG) has joined forces with
numbers to register to vote during
the Secretariat for the African Management Development Institutes’
the Independent Electoral Com-
Network to design a course that will see improvements to public
mission’s (IEC) latest voter registra-
service and administration.
tion drive.
The NSG, which is the South African government’s training organi-
The IEC’s Chief Electoral Officer,
sation for the public sector, recently convened a two-day workshop
Sy Mamabolo, said the majority of
with the aim to solicit inputs from experts on material for the course.
the new voters were women.
The development of the curriculum content is being done con-
“There were 490 520 voters regis-
sultatively with input from experts in the field of Public Administra-
tering for the first time. Of the new
tion. Those who do the course will gain conceptual and practical
voter registrations, over 400 000,
understanding of the African Charter for Values and Principles of
which is 82 percent of voters, were
the Public Service and Administration.
under the age of 30 and approxi-
It is expected that students will be equipped with the ability to
mately 54 percent were women,”
apply these values and principles in the workplace. Ultimately, the
said Mamabolo.
course is aimed at building effective and efficient public service
According to the IEC, about 2.76 million citizens visited their voting
institutions in Africa. “The workshop was a watershed one in the ongoing transforma-
stations on 10 and 11 March, to
tion and redevelopment of the public service into a professional,
either register as new voters or to
dependable, knowledgeable and ethically grounded force, serving
update their registration.
the people of Africa,” said Professor Itumeleng Mosala, an academ-
Of the 2.76 million voters who visited their voting stations, over
ic and a former Director-General. The workshop was the third following similar workshops in Uganda
1.3 million used the opportunity
and Senegal. Experts who contributed to the development of the
to re-register in their current voting
course during this workshop were from higher education institu-
district and 885 758 used the op-
tions, KZN Training Academy and government departments.
portunity to change their registration to a new voting district.
population based on Statistics
the voters’ roll, visit the IEC offices
South Africa’s voting age popula-
or visit the website on
who registered are said to fall in
tion estimates,” said Mamabolo.
www.elections.org.za.
the 2.8 million whose addresses
The IEC said Gauteng saw the
An estimated 300 000 voters
were not populated in the IEC’s
majority of new registrations
records ahead of the registration
at 23.69 percent, followed by
SA economy ended 2017 on strong footing
weekend.
KwaZulu-Natal with 18.78 percent
South Africa’s economy grew by
and Limpopo with 17.03 percent.
3.1 percent in the fourth quarter
“The voters’ roll now sits at 26 250 939 voters, which is
Eligible voters can still register
of 2017, ending the year on a
estimated to be approximately
to vote by visiting the nearest IEC
strong footing, according to Statis-
75 percent of the eligible voting
offices. To update an address on
tics South Africa (Stats SA).
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Stats SA’s Deputy Director-
the largest positive contributor to
decreased by 4.4 percent.
General: Economic Statistics Joe
GDP growth in the fourth quarter
de Beer announced that gross
was the agriculture, forestry and
estimated at R1 208 billion which
domestic product (GDP) in the
fishing industry which increased
is R29 billion more than in the third
fourth quarter grew by 3.1 percent
by 37.5 percent – contributing 0.8
quarter.
following a revised growth of 2.3
percent to GDP growth.
percent in the fourth quarter.
The trade, catering and accom-
In quarter four, nominal GDP was
On an annual basis, real GDP grew by 1.3 percent in 2017 fol-
Growth in the third quarter of 2017
modation industry increased by
lowing an increase of 0.6 percent
was revised upwards from an
4.8 percent and contributed 0.6
in 2016 primarily led by increased
initial two percent.
percent to GDP growth. The manu-
economic activity by the finance,
facturing industry and finance,
real estate and business services
real estate and business services
that contributed 0.4 percent.
On an annual basis GDP grew by 1.3 percent in 2017.
increased by 4.3 percent and 2.5
The 0.4 percent contribution was
as the sum of four quarters of
percent, respectively, contributing
based on growth of 1.9 percent
2017,” said De Beer.
0.5 percent to GDP growth.
in agriculture, forestry and fishing,
“That 1.3 percent is calculated
On a quarter-on-quarter basis,
However, mining and quarrying
among others.
Sign Language recognised as a home language
also encompassed understanding how deaf learn-
South African Sign Language (SASL) has officially been
materials required for assessment, including identifying
recognised as a home language in the curriculum as
potential national moderators and evaluators.
one of the examinable subjects for the National Senior Certificate. “It is a monumental step forward that SASL has now, for the very first time in South Africa, been officially recognised as a home language in our education
ers are assessed, as well as the kind of resources and
“Deaf learners in South Africa no longer need to feel like foreigners in their own land, and at last they can exercise their rights to be taught and assessed in their own language,” said Umalusi. Reflecting on the momentous occasion, Umalusi
system,” said the Council for Quality Assurance in
chairperson John Volmink was upbeat. “Today we
General and Further Education and Training, Umalusi,
can say to deaf learners that the system has fully
in a statement.
embraced them, that their language is valued and
The announcement by Umalusi follows a report it
respected, and that they now have the opportunity to
released on its research study on the inclusion of SASL
learn and study and be tested through the medium of
in the curriculum.
their home language,” he said.
The aim of the study was to provide guidance to
The full details of the study are available in the report
Umalusi in its role as the quality assurer for SASL-Home
entitled, ‘Sign of the Times: The Quality of the Teaching
Language, with specific reference to school-based as-
and Assessment of South African Sign Language’.
sessment and national examinations. According to the council, the scope of the study
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
The report is available on Umalusi – website: www.umalusi.org.za
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TOGETHER WE MOVE SOUTH AFRICA FORWARD
Excellence in the public service rewarded - Deputy Minister Dr Chana Pilane-Majake The annual National Batho Pele Excellence Awards took place on 2 March 2018 at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg to honour public servants that performed exceptionally during the 2017 financial year. The awards cement the values of improving service delivery, professionalising the public service space to achieve the ideal public service as envisaged in the National Development Plan. They also provide the public service with an opportunity to learn and share best practices from fellow public servants who are performing better and in some cases are more innovative. The objectives are more on avoiding public servants reinventing the wheel by learning from best practices, rewarding excellence and gauging citizen satisfaction. The awards represent a concerted effort by the Ministry for the Public Service and Administration to intensify the creation of a strong and capable state and reward the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions towards a
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more effective and responsive government. Rewarding excellent service delivery and recognising the contribution by public servants across government, adds to the drive towards service delivery improvement. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Public Service and Administration Deputy Minister, Dr Chana PilaneMajake, said it was befitting that the conceptualisation and implementation of the awards strengthen mechanisms to professionalise the public service. She congratulated the finalists in all categories including those who did not win saying they are winners in their own right by virtue of making it to the final stages. “In your own way, you have demonstrated that you are part of the public service which, through executing your responsibilities diligently and commitment to the Batho Pele Value Statement ofWe Belong, We Care, We Serve,” she said.
The Winners Best Heads of Provincial Department Category Award Mr Solly Fourie: Western Cape’s Department of Economic Development: Gold Ms Welleminah Tshablala: Social Development Gauteng: Gold Best Functioning Provincial Department Year Award Gauteng Social Development Best General Worker of the Year Award Mr PR Mngomezulu, a Tractor Driver for the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture Best Senior Management Service (SMS) Employee of the Year Award Mr Polaki Ephraim Mokatsane Chief Executive Officer at Kleskdorp /Tshepong Hospital Complex in the North West Department of Health
Best Team of the Year Category KwaZulu-Natal’s Edendale Provincial Hospital Best Frontline Service Delivery Employee of the Year Award Ms Phumzile Mgojo from the KwaZulu-Natal’s Labour Department: Gold Best Implemented Project of the Year Award Gauteng Department of Education’s Information Communication Technology in Schools The Best Operational Employee of the Year Category Ms Thembisa Mgwili of the Department of Transport and Public Safety: Gold Life Time Achievers Ms Motshabi Manong from Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Mr NZ Ntuli from Bizimali Secondary School in Kwazulu-Natal
Life Time Achievers This public servant has displayed a record of accomplishment of excellent service rendition and has displayed knowledge ability and proven effectiveness in executing tasks. He / she is an affirmed good public service leader, of stable demeanor and a well-grounded community person. Ms Motshabi Manong Ms Motshabi Manong was born on 15 February 1957 in Orlando West. She went to school in Orlando West and attended her matric but could not finish. She joined the struggle, was arrested in 1982, and spent two
months in prison. She joined the Save ALEX Campaign under Rev Buti where she developed an interest in people development. In the 1980s she assisted the taxi industry to expand more routes and together with Rev Buti fought for more houses for people. She joined the Community Development Worker Programme in the learnership in 2006 and became full time in 2007 where she continued her passion for people development. One of her major achievements is helping a young man who could not continue with his studies to get employment at City Power where he was ultimately offered a bursary. The young man is today a manager at City Power. She continues to assist residents with social grants, housing in the Alex housing programme and for the destitute families to get decent burials. She also helps child-headed households to access their documentations and recently assisted a child by getting a temporary court order so that she can access disability grant. She also assisted children to obtain birth certificates in a process that took three years to complete and the children are today receiving foster care grants. Other children she helped include those she assisted to regain their house after they were swindled out of it and helping to place others in foster care and get education.
Mr NZ Ntuli from Bizimali Secondary School in KwazuluNatal Mr NZ Ntuli (50) was born and raised in rural Eastern Cape. He enrolled for Secondary Teaching Diploma in the late ‘80s (Eshowe College of Education) and thereafter acquired a BA Education from Unisa with focus on history, social cultural anthropology and English. He is currently principal of Bizimali secondary school (since 1995). Some of his awards include, 2007 provincial finalist of Aggrey Klaaste Maths, Science and Technology Educator of the Year Award, MISA Award and the Woolworths Best Teacher of the year. Mr Ntuli played a leading role in winning an Adoption Certificate for Bizimali Secondary school from the Industrial Development Corporation (2013), as well as to win sponsorships for Bizimali School from Standard Bank and Deloitte Consulting. In 2005 Mr Ntuli founded the Godide Circuit Mathematics association. Mr Ntuli is also a preacher and motivational speaker. By mentoring development principals and school management teams, Mr Ntuli has been instrumental in the development of various schools in the region. The local feeder schools are now learning centres of high quality.
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PROVINCIAL FOCUS
Premiers set course for development
P
remiers of the country’s nine
nies to scale up the production of
This is aimed at stabilising the de-
provinces recently highlight-
export-oriented high-value crops.
partment and improving the quality
ed the priorities their govern-
In the 2018/19 financial year, the
of education in the province. This
ments would focus on in the year
province intends to:
programme has contributed to:
ahead when they delivered State of
• Plant 55 000 hectares of grain,
• An increase in the enrolment of
the Province Addresses. PSM takes a
which is expected to yield
Grade 1 learners who have re-
193 000 tons.
ceived Grade R early childhood
closer look at the details.
• Strengthen food security in the
development (ECD) exposure
Eastern Cape
province; over 25 000 house-
from a baseline of 67 percent to
The Premier of the Eastern Cape,
holds will be supported with
71.7 percent, which is approxi-
Phumulo Masualle, touched on the importance of farming when
agricultural products.
mately 34 000 learners.
• Support livestock farmers
• An increase in the training
delivering his recent State of the
through the provision of four
of ECD practitioners to 2 264
Province Address (SoPA).
new feedlots to supplement the
against an annual target of
“We will be engaging the private
12 that are already operational.
sector to invest in agro-processing
The Premier added that as part of
2 471. On the issue of healthcare, Premier Masualle said that by
to give incentives to manufacturing
promoting quality education and
in the sector.”
skills development, the provincial
March 2018 the province had
Department of Education was in
tested 1.4 million patients for HIV
and to create jobs, the province
the process of implementing its
and AIDS.
would be partnering with commer-
three-year Education Transforma-
cial farmers and private compa-
tion Plan.
He said to transform the sector
There was also an increase in the number of patients remaining on antiretroviral therapy, from 320 062 in 2014 to 427 170 as of September 2017.
Free State The Free State Provincial Government is making strides in improving the economic wellbeing of residents, said former Premier Ace Magashule in his recent SoPA. Unemployment in the province declined by 2.6 percent from 34.4
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pursue their dreams, regardless of the circumstances of their birth,” said the Premier. With regard to basic education, he said Gauteng runs the second largest public education system after KwaZulu-Natal, with enrolment having grown from 1.3 million in 1994 to 2.3 million in 2018. Over the past five years approximately R1 billion has been spent on higher education bursaries which percent in the third quarter of 2016
said the province will commercial-
have benefitted over 20 000 gradu-
to 31.8 percent in the third quarter
ise 50 black farmers per annum for
ates.
of 2017.
the next five years.
The Premier noted that there were
Magashule said this was made
Turning to higher education, he
approximately two million youth in
possible by the provincial govern-
said that the number of bursaries
Gauteng and many of them were
ment’s initiatives to improve the
awarded to students increased
neither employed nor studying.
lives of rural women, youth and
from 129 in 2009 to more than 8 000
people with disabilities.
this year.
In terms of land reform, the provincial government has:
This was an increase from R5.4 million in 2009 to over R330 million.
To help remedy the situation, Premier Makhura said several initiatives were underway. Since 2015, about 460 000
• Acquired about 7 500 hectares
About 500 unemployed gradu-
equating to 17 farms worth
ates will be placed in graduate in-
from the Tshepo 500 000 flagship
R60 million.
ternship programmes, and another
programme, which has been
700 vocational and occupational
upgraded to Tshepo 1 Million. It has
students will be placed in work
opened opportunities for youth in
integrated learning.
skills development, job placement
• Allocated about 6 000 hectares of land to smallholder farmers. • Allocated around 500 hectares to farm dwellers. • Allocated a farm to youth who are agriculture graduates. • Finalised 13 land restitution claims. He said an audit of all the land belonging to the state had been
young people have benefitted
and entrepreneurship.
Gauteng
The partnership between the
The Gauteng Provincial Govern-
provincial government, Harambee
ment is investing in youth empow-
Youth Employment Accelerator
erment to benefit South Africa’s
and over 40 major private sector
overall economic growth.
corporations is an example of a
Gauteng Premier David Makhura
social compact that is creating
concluded and available land will
highlighted education as the prior-
opportunities for young people. The
be allocated to emerging black
ity during his SoPA.
province has partnered with tech-
enterprises for residential, business
“Through education young
and agricultural purposes. From the
people will be empowered to play
2017/18 financial year, the Premier
a meaningful role in society and
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
nology companies to train young people in digital skills. Premier Makhura pointed out
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PROVINCIAL FOCUS
ties,” Premier Mchunu said. To address the housing backlog, the province will focus on eight projects in which the building of more than 40 000 houses are to be prioritised. These projects include the: •
R3.8 billion Amaoti Greater
•
R1.4 billion Empangeni Inte-
Housing Project in eThekwini. grated Residential Development Project in Umhlatuze. • that townships were the heartbeat
at 38.6 percent,” said Premier Willies
of Gauteng.
Mchunu.
R457 million Hyde Park Project in iLembe.
•
R1.8 billion eThekwini Inner City
As such, there would be major
The KZN Provincial Government
facelifts in infrastructure and the
will launch a programme called
look and feel of townships as part
Sukuma 10 000 in the coming
bosch Cavan Project in New-
of the renewal and revitalisation
financial year.
castle.
programme. According to the Premier, be-
“This programme, which will be Premier, will cut across all depart-
procurement spend on township
ments, spheres of government,
enterprises increased from R600 mil-
private sector, tertiary institutions,
lion to R17 billion.
parastatals and other quasi-gov-
es doing business with the provin-
•
•
ernment organisations. It aims to create 10 000 new job opportuni-
R1.6 billion Johnston Blaau-
R6.3 billion KwaMashu Bridge City Urban Hub.
coordinated in the Office of the
tween 2014 and 2017 public
The number of township enterpris-
Regeneration Project.
•
R2.9 billion Umlazi Regeneration Project.
•
R4.2 billion Cornubia Phase 2, Project in eThekwini. The Premier also committed to
fighting fraud and corruption
cial government also increased from 642 in 2014 to 4 182 in 2017.
KwaZulu-Natal The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province is on track to grow its economy by three percent by 2020. “We currently have 2 536 million people employed in the province and we have created over 100 000 jobs over the past year. More will have to be done to address unemployment and, in particular, youth unemployment which now stands
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and reducing unauthorised, irregular, fruitless as well as wasteful expenditure. “We will apply a zero tolerance approach in dealing with those who are found guilty of these transgressions.” He said the province will conduct lifestyle audits of officials in high-risk positions and they will be starting with the Supply Chain Management Units. This will be done in collaboration with South African Revenue Service.
Limpopo
Premier said almost 3 800 schools
employment in the third quarter of
In Limpopo, one of the focus areas
will benefit from the provision of
2017, as compared to the national
of the provincial government will
meals.
picture.
be on early childhood education
The province will contract over
About 99 000 people were em-
which plays an important role in
10 500 food handlers who will be
ployed in the provincial agriculture
the holistic development of a child.
supplemented by an additional
industry and 109 899 citizens were
145 school-based monitors.
involved in subsistence farming.
“Last year, we reported that the number of children who were en-
Another focus area for the provin-
Providing feedback on a govern-
rolled in Grade R in public schools
cial government will be strengthen-
ment nutrition programme aimed
was 123 356. This has increased
ing the capacity of municipalities
at revitalising agriculture in the
to 127 000,” said Premier Stanley
to deliver basic services. Attention
province that was introduced last
Mathabatha.
will be given to the challenges of
year, Mabuza said 305 smallholder
financial management, infrastruc-
farmers have benefited from the
the number of public Grade R
ture delivery, institutional capacity,
programme.
classes from 2 325 to 2 441 schools.
public participation and good
The province has also increased
The province is training 26 041
governance in all municipalities.
From 1 June 2018, the provincial government will expand this programme to include the pro-
ECD practitioners at NQF level 4 and 200 more practitioners will be
Mpumalanga
curement and supply of both dry
enrolled for NQF level 6 in a three-
Agriculture remains an important
products and fresh produce.
year programme at the University of
lifeline for food security and job
the North-West.
creation in Mpumalanga. Former
several health flagship projects
Mpumalanga Premier David Ma-
have commenced to improve
School Nutrition Programme plays
buza emphasised this when deliver-
health infrastructure, with a number
in ensuring the improvement of
ing his SoPA.
of hospitals currently being up-
Noting the important role the
learner attendance and contribut-
He said the agricultural sector
ing towards effective learning, the
registered a larger share of total
40
With regard to healthcare, he said
graded or built. Mabuza said these facilities will
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
transport infrastructure has ensured that Mpumalanga has a strong economy, which creates new jobs and enhances support for social change,” said the former Premier.
Northern Cape The Northern Cape government will establish a provincial growth and development advisory council to look at the best ways to grow the economy. This was announced by Premier Sylvia Lucas when she tabled the SoPA. improve accessibility to healthcare
homes. “The aim is to increase the
services and in doing so improve
number of stable chronic patients
the advisory council should be the
life expectancy. The province
registered on this system from
industrialisation of the Northern
has also introduced the Central
135 179 to 220 000.”
Cape. “We need to consolidate our
Chronic Medicine Dispensing and
On the issue of road infrastructure
She said a critical outcome of
provincial position and refuse to
projects, since 2009 the province
participate in the continued narra-
has completed 22 strategic trans-
tive that perpetuates the de-indus-
not have to stand in queues in clin-
port infrastructure projects and also
trialisation of our province,” added
ics and hospitals and can instead
given particular attention to pre-
the Premier.
collect their medication at con-
serving and maintaining its roads.
tracted pharmacies closer to their
“The investment of R7.1 billion in
Distribution system. “This will ensure that patients do
The provincial government has also committed to securing work placement opportunities for about 1 000 learners and graduates from universities, vocational colleges and community colleges and private institutions for the new financial year. Premier Lucas said this commitment is in partnership with Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). “This commitment was sealed through the signing of a pledge by skills development stakeholders during a skills development roundtable held in October last
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Nama was introduced at two schools in the Northern Cape, in
ince continues to make financial
Riemvasmaak and Kuboes, where
resources available to students
the language is prevalent.
provincial departments, municipalities and state-owned entities. Early implementation steps include collaborating with the National Skills Fund to provide general
in need through the provision of
North West
security professional training to
The North West government has
about 1 000 youth and provide op-
bursaries were awarded by the
started implementing a provincial
portunities for 43 learners from rural
state, SETAs and the Premier’s Trust
action plan to help young people
areas to study artisan and aviation-
Fund, to the province’s youth.
receive an education, training and
related training.
bursaries. In the past financial year, 9 736
Through a partnership with the Mine Managers Forum, the
employment. With an estimated 300 000 young
Turning to social welfare, the Premier said that during the 2017/18
province received funding of over
people who are not employed, nor
financial year, the Department of
R1 million for students who are cur-
in the education or training system
Social Development partnered with
rently in university.
in the province, Premier Supra
non-profit organisations to improve
Mahumapelo said government was
service delivery to social grant
(a Khoisan language) as an extra-
working on getting the youth to
beneficiaries.
mural programme in the province.
contribute to the economy.
Education has introduced Nama
“The strengthening of the indig-
He said young talent is needed in
As a result of the partnership: • 852 people with disabilities had
enous languages of our province
growth sectors like agriculture, min-
access to day care services.
has been an area in which the
ing, manufacturing and Information
• 407 beneficiaries were cared for
department has played an active
Communication Technology (ICT).
role and has striven to empower communities in the Northern Cape.”
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Premier Mahumapelo said the plan will be implemented by all
in residential care facilities. • 3 858 beneficiaries received social rehabilitation services.
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
“We need enough water to see
With regard to education, she
care and support from residen-
us through next summer and into
said schools in the province have
tial care facilities and commu-
the winter rains of 2019,” she said.
been a top priority for internet
• 23 815 senior citizens received
nity-based projects.
The City of Cape Town has invest-
connectivity, as part of the prov-
The Premier added that the prov-
ed almost R6 billion in initiatives to
ince’s eLearning Game Changer.
ince’s first state-run residential care
address the water situation. These
By the end of March, the prov-
facility for people with disabilities
include aquifer extraction, water
ince was expected to have:
will be designed in the 2018/19
re-use and desalination projects.
• Installed over 6 400 smart
financial year in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District.
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which groundwater can
Western Cape
be extracted using a water well;
Drought, eLearning and job crea-
while desalination refers to the
tion were among the areas that re-
removal of salts and minerals from
ceived attention when a progress
water.
report was given on the health of
The City of Cape Town will be
classrooms. • Upgraded technology in 910 ICT labs at schools. • Delivered 28 808 learner devices. Turning to the issue of employment, the Premier said 598 000 new jobs were created in the West-
able to yield about 120 million
ern Cape since the fourth quarter
litres per day by July 2018 – mainly
of 2009. The province recorded
residents for their efforts to reduce
from aquifer extraction and
the lowest official unemployment
water consumption but advised
about 300 million litres per day by
rate, which stands at 19.5 percent,
that water saving should be con-
September 2020 from re-use and
against a national rate of
tinuous.
desalination.
26.7 percent.
the Western Cape. Premier Helen Zille commended
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
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Source: Statistics South Africa
Investing in ECD is the future
T
he first 1 000 days in a child’s
released by Statistics South Africa
pregnancy. Good nutrition and
life could hold the key to un-
based on the findings of the
medical care for the mother is
locking their life-long potential.
General Household Survey data,
therefore essential for her to de-
By the age of five, almost 90 percent
Early Childhood Development
liver a healthy child.
of a child’s brain will be developed.
(ECD) in South Africa 2016 there
Sixty-one percent of pregnant
These are the formative years
were close to 7.2 million children
women had their first antenatal
where factors such as adequate
from birth to six years old in South
visit before 20 weeks and the
healthcare, good nutrition, good
Africa.
antiretroviral treatment coverage for pregnant women was
quality childcare, a clean and and stimulation will influence their
Need for medical care
future as an adult.
Development of a child begins
a significant impact on ensuring
as early as the start of a woman’s
that children born to HIV-positive
safe environment, early learning
According to a new report
48
93 percent in the year between 2015-16. This intervention has had
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
women stay HIV negative and
ally. The country also had a high
senses and can help improve a
healthy, according to the report
underweight-for-age incidence
child’s ability to think and com-
findings. Worryingly, close to 35
coming in at 21.3 percent in 2016.
municate.
percent of pregnant women
Children living in poor
These disorders often lead
households, where
lived in households that ran out
to child deaths and
of money to buy food for five or
in 2016, the rate of
more days in the 30 days prior to
deaths associ-
the survey.
ated with severe
time or money
acute malnutrition
to feed and
Efforts to encourage mothers to
parents are less able to spend
breastfeed have yielded posi-
among children
tive results. The report shows that
younger than five
in 2016 close to 73 percent of
was eight percent.
children aged less than one year
Inadequate prenatal
were breastfed, while 32 percent
care and poor child feed-
among the same age group were
ing practices contributed to high
household income quintile
exclusively breastfed. Breastfeed-
early-childhood-mortality levels.
revealed that close to half of the
ing remains the most nutritious, af-
Nationally, the under-five mortality
children in the lower household
fordable and safe feeding option
rate and the infant mortality rate
income quintiles did not attend
for young children.
were 44 and 34 deaths per 1 000
any educational centre, while
live births, respectively. According
40 percent of the children in the
to the World Health Organisation,
highest household income quin-
Malnutrition a challenge
educate them, may grow up in a less stimulating home environment. A breakdown by monthly
globally the under-five mortality
tile attended out-of-home early
In spite of these gains, malnutri-
rate and the infant mortality rate
learning programmes.
tion remains a serious challenge
in 2016 were 41 and 30.5 deaths
in South Africa. Approximately
per 1 000 live births, respectively.
one-third of children in were stunted as a result of malnutrition. South Af-
The environment in which
rica also has one of the highest low-birth-
families received low stimulation and 31 percent were never en-
Benefit of stimulation
Gauteng and Free State
Children in mostly black African
children grow up also plays a role in their cognitive
couraged to imitate daily activities while 35.2 percent were never given answers when they pointed at objects and asked for explanations.
weight rates in
and psychosocial
the world with
development.
may therefore start life at a dis-
Children in poor households
Activities that
advantage and can fall further
occurrence of live
involve playing, singing
behind their more advantaged
births of babies
or reading stimulate
peers throughout their
a 13.3 percent
under 2.5kg nation-
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
the brain through all the
lifecycle.
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African countries set for greater growth The AfCFTA is expected to induce an increase in intra-African trade of 52 percent by 2022 and significantly increase Africa’s industrial and agricultural exports. It will make Africa the largest free trade area created since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa at t he 10t h Extraordinar y Summit of Heads of State and Government of t he African Union.
P
Trade and investment opportunities He urged that the AfCFTA should
resident Cyril Ramaphosa
to this continental venture, Presi-
provide new and meaningful trade
has welcomed the African
dent Ramaphosa signed the Kigali
and investment opportunities
Union’s historic adoption of
Declaration for the Launch of the
across the African continent.
an Agreement on the African Con-
African Continental Free Trade Area
tinental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as
during the plenary session of the
participation in global trade are
a new beginning for the continent
Summit.
indicative of its traditional reliance
“Africa’s vulnerabilities and limited
that will catapult African countries
“This is an opportunity that is
and companies to much higher lev-
going to yield great benefits for
els of growth.
all countries on the continent as
products,” said President Ramapho-
well as big business, small compa-
sa.
President Ramaphosa has under-
on the export of raw commodities and the import of value-added
taken that South Africa will become
nies and micro-traders,” President
a signatory to the agreement once
Ramaphosa said at the conclusion
paid a courtesy call and had a
the legal and other instruments as-
of his Working Visit to the Republic
working lunch with host President
sociated with AfCFTA are processed
of Rwanda.
Paul Kagame. The Presidents held
and ratified by South African
In his capacity as the Chair of the
President Ramaphosa had earlier
discussions on strengthening bilat-
stakeholders and Parliament. The
South African Development Com-
eral relations and cooperation on
agreement was adopted on 21
munity, President Ramaphosa said
continental and global questions.
March 2018, by the 10th Extraordi-
the trade-focused Kigali Summit
nary Summit of Heads of State and
was a “forward step in the ardu-
as chair of an AfCFTA Business
Government of the African Union.
ous journey to translate the AfCFTA
Forum on the financing of intra-Afri-
President Ramaphosa also served
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can trade, before attending a wel-
Continental venture
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As a demonstration of South
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Source: SAnews
Drought declared
a national disaster to legal prescripts. During the Budget Speech, it was
which must act in close coopera-
announced that a provisional al-
tion with the other spheres of gov-
location of R6 billion has been
ernment to deal with the disaster
set aside in the 2018/19 financial
and its consequences. The dec-
year for several purposes, includ-
laration covers a period of three
ing drought relief and to augment
months.
public infrastructure investment.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Af fairs Minister Zweli Mkhize.
disaster to the national executive,
Minister Mkhize said that three
"Measures are being put in place
provinces − Western Cape, some
to ensure that requests for funding
parts of the Northern Cape and
are being considered", the Minister
Eastern Cape − were extremely
added.
affected by the drought and were
The reclassification of the drought
not showing signs of improvement.
overnment has declared
as a national disaster was done
“At this stage there is no indica-
a national state of disas-
by the Head of the National Dis-
tion to support rainfall that is more
ter to deal with the coun-
aster Management Centre, under
than 25mm for the Western and
Government Notice 107/2017,
Northern Cape provinces, except
published in Government Gazette
perhaps a low likelihood along the
41439 on 13 February 2018.
south coastal areas,” he added.
terial Task Team on Drought and
No improvement in some provinces
Addressing underlying factors
Water Scarcity on 13 March.
G
try’s drought and water crisis. Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Zweli Mkhize made the announcement on behalf of the Inter-Minis-
54
The reclassification of drought as
The Minister said government had
He said government was ready to
a national disaster designated the
taken measures to address under-
provide financial assistance where
primary responsibility for the coor-
lying factors, including weak inter-
necessary and it would be subject
dination and management of the
governmental relations, arrange-
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
ments in development planning
tion model will be pursued
and implementation, ageing infra-
through multi-sectoral
structure, lack of operations and
engagements under the aus-
to Basics Programme to sup-
maintenance of infrastructure, and
pices of the Inter-Ministerial
port municipalities to improve
capacity constraints, particularly
Task Team on Drought and
water management. This
with regard to technical expertise.
Water Scarcity.
includes intensifying mainte-
Actions to ensure heightened
effectively to the water crisis. •
CoGTA will strengthen its Back
The country will work hard to
nance programmes to reduce
drought interventions across the
enhance the weather fore-
water losses as well as the re-
country include:
casting capacity to ensure
furbishment and replacement
•
The National Joint Drought
impact-based early warning
of infrastructure.
Coordination Committee
services to enhance public
(NJDCC) will meet monthly
knowledge and safety from
tivating their climate change
and continue coordinating
weather-related incidents. This
adaptation strategies and
integrated multi-sectoral inter-
will be done under the lead-
plans to support municipalities
vention measures to address
ership of the South African
the drought situation in the
Weather Services. •
The sectors will continue ac-
within the provinces. •
Government will continue with the implementation of the
All sectors will mobilise their
be constituted to carry out on-
“War on Leaks” programme
resources and implement
going research and provide
where communities report
relevant sectoral programmes
evidence-based interventions
all water leaks. Municipalities
to deal with drought in an
taking into account the pre-
must act by repairing the leak-
integrated and coordinated
vailing and emerging disaster
ing pipes.
risk scenarios.
manner to avoid a duplica-
The Inter-Ministerial Task Team will continue to regularly
The development of an
ernment will continue to work
consider reports received from
integrated water conserva-
with municipalities to respond
the NJDCC on measures
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
•
•
National and provincial gov-
tion of efforts. •
•
A team of research experts will
affected provinces. •
•
55
FEATURE
being put in place to improve
in terms of drought conditions, as
the next few months. It has been
coordination and deployment
water scarcity remained a common
adopted to allow sufficient lead
of resources for response to
condition of most of the communi-
time for implementation of tempo-
and recovery from the drought
ties. He called for a change of be-
rary water collection points in the
disaster, and to provide political
haviour and the safe use of water.
event that these may be required,”
guidance.
Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town
he added.
said estimated Day Zero, when taps
He urged the residents of Cape
Dam levels
could run dry, has been moved to
Town not to ease up on their water-
According to a report released by
9 July 2018, due to a weekly drop of
saving efforts.
the Department of Water and Sani-
0.5 percent in dam levels.
“We cannot afford to slow down
tation on 5 March 2018, South Africa’s
Day Zero was initially planned for
when the estimated Day Zero date
dams levels went up from 63.2 per-
16 April 2018 and later moved to
moves out, simply because we can-
11 May 2018, due to a decline in
not accurately predict the volume
agricultural usage.
of rainfall still to come or when it will
cent to 63.4 percent. The report showed that the droughtstricken Western Cape maintains the
“The Groenland water transfer and
come. Last year, we had abnormally
lowest dam levels in the country at
the reduction in our weekly average
low winter rainfall, and we cannot
25.5 percent, having dropped from
demand has had a dramatic im-
assume that this year will be any
26.1 percent in the previous week.
pact on the Day Zero date, which
different.
Despite the scarcity of rain, Gaut-
is determined by assuming that
“The only way we can stretch our
eng has the highest dam levels at
the fortnightly trend of weekly dam
water supplies is to adhere to the
92.8 percent, followed by Mpuma-
storage change will continue un-
50 litres per person per day water
langa at 77.9 percent and Northern
changed,” said the City’s Executive
allocation. Our water-saving efforts
Cape at 67.9 percent.
Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson.
across the metro have thus far been
Minister Mkhize however warned
“This precautionary outlook as-
our greatest defence against Day
that these levels do not imply that
sumes no further rainfall and that
Zero. Now is definitely not the time to
these provinces are out of the woods
water demand may not reduce over
ease up,” the Deputy Mayor said.
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Writer: Dale Hes
Nelson Mandela:
A legacy of freedom There is no person, living or deceased, that embodies the spirit of freedom better than South Africa’s first democratically-elected President, Nelson Mandela. As the Nelson Mandela Centenary year moves into Freedom Month, we focus on how Tata Madiba lived, breathed and successfully fought for the freedom of each and every South African.
F
ormer President Nelson Mandela’s legacy is closely intertwined with the ideals of free-
dom. As indicated by the name of Mandela’s autobiography, his was indeed a long walk to freedom, and he dedicated his entire life to fighting for the freedom of the people of South Africa.
A fighter’s spirit There is no doubt that Mandela always had a fighter’s spirit and the courage to stand up for injustice. This was first evident in his days at the University of Fort Hare, where the young Mandela refused to take his seat on the Student Representative Council because he disagreed with the manner in which elections were run. Despite facing expulsion, Mandela was steadfast in his beliefs and de-
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Former President Nelson Mandela dedicated his entire life f ighting for t he freedom of t he people of Sout h Africa.
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cided not to return to the university
Opening paragraph of the 1955 Freedom Charter
after the student holidays in 1940.
“We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the
In 1944, Mandela joined the
world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black
ANC, becoming part of a group
and white, and that no government can justly claim authority unless
of young intellectuals (including
it is based on the will of all the people; that our people have been
Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo) who fearlessly critiqued the way
robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and peace by a form of government founded on injustice and inequality; that our country will never be prosperous or free until all our people live in brotherhood,
the organisation was run and were
enjoying equal rights and opportunities; that only a democratic state,
instrumental in forming the ANC
based on the will of all the people, can secure to all their birthright
Youth League. Mandela and his
without distinction of colour, race, sex or belief. And therefore, we,
comrades showed their political
the people of South Africa, black and white together − equals, coun-
savviness early on, creating the landmark Programme of Action that the ANC would adopt several
trymen and brothers − adopt this Freedom Charter. And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing neither strength nor courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won.”
years later following the victory of the apartheid-instigating National
people affected by apartheid,
prompted the decision to form
Party in the 1948 elections. The
and rose to become the deputy
Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military
Programme of Action called for
national president of the ANC. He
wing of the ANC. Mandela was ap-
non-violent mass protest action,
was arrested several times and a
pointed Commander-in-Chief.
including strikes, civil disobedience
banning order against him was
and boycotts.
repeatedly reinstated.
Police raided an underground safe house at Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, in 1962, and subsequently
Mandela was convinced that
But nothing could sway Man-
freedom would only come from
dela from his course. He, along
Mandela and his compatriots
creating a broad-based, non-racial
with struggle icons such as Moses
were found guilty of treason in The
alliance against white minority rule
Kotane, Joe Slovo and Dr Yusuf
Rivonia Trial and sentenced to life
and apartheid. In May 1950, the
Dadoo, played a leading role in
imprisonment in 1964. At the trial,
ANC, Communist Party and South
the creation of the 1955 Freedom
Mandela’s famous “I am prepared
African Indian Congress embarked
Charter – one of the most iconic
to die” speech travelled across
on the highly successful national
declarations in the struggle. The
the world, making Mandela the
May Day strike.
Freedom Charter contained
most iconic figure in the liberation
demands that today form much
struggle.
An icon in the struggle for freedom Mandela was now recognised as
of the backbone of South Africa’s Constitution. Mandela was acquitted during
Creating (and living) the Constitution
one of the most influential leaders
the Treason Trial which started in
Mandela played a crucial role in
of the liberation campaign. In the
1956, after which time he realised
the formation of our current Consti-
1950s, he travelled around South
that passive resistance against
tution. The work began as far back
Africa recruiting volunteers to defy
apartheid had been ineffective,
as 1960, when he and other ANC
apartheid laws, established a legal
especially when the government
leaders convened the All-In African
practice with Tambo to defend
was responding with violence. This
Conference to discuss possible
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actions after the banning of the
government to consider the ANC’s
the day of our first democratic
ANC. At the conference, Mandela
requests for talks relating to the
election (now celebrated as
called for a national convention to
establishment of a democracy,
Freedom Day) and the day which
draft a new non-racial democratic
and there was fierce international
saw South Africans vote for their
constitution for South Africa.
pressure to have Mandela and
icon of freedom, Mandela, to be
other political prisoners released.
their democratic President.
Mandela was tasked with writing a letter to Prime Minister Hendrik
On February 11, 1990, Mandela
It is fitting that the final Constitu-
Verwoerd, drawing attention to
walked out of the Victor Verster
tion of the Republic of South Africa
the resolution and calling for talks
prison in Pretoria to worldwide cel-
was signed into law two years later
to discuss the drafting of a new
ebration. The man who had fought
by Mandela, the man who had
constitution, but the letter was
tirelessly to liberate all South Afri-
played such a crucial role in its de-
ignored. However, this, in addition
cans, was eventually free, and the
velopment, and who passionately
to the Freedom Charter, firmly laid
promise of freedom in the country
lived the constitutional principles
in place the foundations for our
shone bright on the horizon.
of freedom, equality, non-racialism and social justice.
present-day constitution.
Freedom realised
Mandela’s philosophy on free-
prison, Mandela continued to fight
Formal negotiations for the
dom was perfectly summed up in
for the freedom of South Africans,
creation of a new constitution
A Long Walk to Freedom, when he
having regular correspondences
began in December 1991, and
said: “For to be free is not merely to
with ANC leaders and govern-
stretched out over two years. The
cast off one’s chains, but to live in
ment officials. In the 1980s, a surge
Interim Constitution of 1993 was
a way that respects and enhances
in violence forced the national
formally enacted on 27 April 1994,
the freedom of others.”
Even during his 27 years in
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Writer: Chris Bathembu
SIU fighting
state corruption
T
he Special Investigation Unit
at them and if it is satisfied, the SIU
(SIU) is one the agencies at
drafts a motivation for proclama-
the forefront of South Africa’s
tion,” said Mampuru.
efforts to fight corruption in the
Once the motivation is finalised,
public sector, recovering more than
it is sent to the Department of Jus-
R20.5 million on behalf of the state
tice and Constitutional Develop-
in 2017.
ment and then to The Presidency
Its investigations resulted in the
for a decision.
referral of 168 matters for discipli-
“The President applies his mind
nary action and six reports being
to what has been placed before
submitted to The Presidency. The
him. If he agrees that the matter
unit has also set its sights on a fur-
should be investigated by the SIU,
ther R63 million that is potentially
a proclamation is published in the
recoverable by the state.
Government Gazette,” she added.
Deputy head of t he Special Investigation Unit, Advocate Caroline Mampuru.
Established in 1996, the SIU investigates the maladministration
Reporting corruption
related to state institutions, assets
Members of the public can report
and public money.
corruption directly to the SIU.
Deputy head of the unit, Ad-
“We have offices in all provinces,
vocate Caroline Mampuru,
except the Northern Cape,
explained that although the Presi-
ials are on where officials
dent has to sign a proclamation
hand to assist the
prior to the SIU commencing with
public,” said Mam-
an investigation, it is the unit that
puru.
recommends these cases to him. “We receive complaints from a
Members of the public wishing to
number of people; we investigate
remain anonymous
and analyse them until we are
can report corruption
satisfied. A committee then looks
via email.
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SIU in numbers •168: The number of referrals made for disciplinary, executive and/or administrative action. •R20.5 million: The actual value of money and/or assets that have been recovered for the state. •39: The number of referrals made to the relevant prosecuting authority. •R63 million: The value of money and/or assets potentially recoverable. •686: The number of investigations closed under a published proclamation. •R197 million: The value of matters of which evidence was referred, including arbitration or counter civil proceedings. (These figures are from the SIU’s 2017 report.)
what information is already out
Catalyst for fighting corruption
there. After analysis, if we believe
The SIU’s interim results for 2017
of an ordinary citizen is improved,
that the matter can be investi-
indicate that the unit continues to
I am gratified. That’s what govern-
gated and if we have a mandate,
be a catalyst for fighting corrup-
ment is about. When we have
we proceed with the case,” she
tion.
corruption taking place, it takes
“We look at the allegations and
explained. While some critics argue that the
Recently the unit received nine new proclamations enabling it to
they are intended. When government spends money and the life
away what we should be doing for citizens,” she said.
discretionary powers of the Presi-
investigate matters in relation to
dent over the SIU’s investigation
fraud at the Eastern Cape Depart-
the process of taking decisions is
process could open the unit to
ment of Social Development and
effective, making sure that there
abuse and political manipulation,
corruption and maladministration
is accountability and timelines.
Mampuru said this is not the case.
at the Thabazimbi Local Munici-
I make sure that the decisions
pality in Limpopo and the Gaut-
around the matters we will and
eng Department of Health.
will not investigate are taken in a
“From experience, most of the matters that we have sent to the President for proclamation are
Mampuru’s role is to make sure
“My role is to make sure that
transparent and constituent man-
accepted. Remember, the motiva-
that the unit’s operations, within
tion would have sufficient grounds
eight divisions across the country,
so there would be very few
are efficient for it to carry out its
ing a team of investigators work-
instances when the SIU’s request is
mandate.
ing hard to save the South African
declined. In fact, I do not know of any,” she pointed out.
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“I find fulfilment when government resources are used for what
ner,” she added. A good day for Mampuru is see-
government billions that otherwise would have been misused.
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TOWARDS EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES Social commentators acknowledge there is a link between social injustice and South Africa’s triple ills of poverty, inequality and unemployment. Members of our communities who do not enjoy the same benefits as others because of their physical and mental condition, education level and geographic location are susceptible to varying social injustices. Breaking the grip of social injustice in South Africa should begin with equal access to education and economic opportunities. REDEMPTION FOR THE DEAF IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT During the State of the Nation Address 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated government’s commitment to providing economic opportunities for people with disabilities. He specifically noted Amavulandlela Funding Scheme, established by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency to provide business finance to entrepreneurs with disabilities. He added that Sign Language will be offered as a Home Language as of 2018, to enable deaf learners to write the National Senior Certificate examination in South African Sign Language (SASL). This is a long sought-after breakthrough for the deaf community that translates into a matric certificate and access to universities. The President also acknowledged the role NGOs and community-based organisations play in addressing the triple ills. This perception aligns with that of Transport Education Training Authority (TETA). In promoting inclusive education, TETA partnered with Deaf Empowerment Firm (DEF) to provide opportunities to youth with hearing difficulties. DEF believes skills development can redeem the deaf youth from the claws of low education levels, lowincome jobs and limited participation in economic activities. The social enterprise therefore partnered with TETA to provide a learnership programme to 48 deaf young people which will result in an accredited qualification. It is difficult for people with hearing difficulties to enter the labour market because they often do not have the minimum requirements such as a matric certificate
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or college/university qualification. Most schools specialising in education for the deaf do not offer a matric curriculum and teachers in some of these schools have not acquired fluency in SASL. This leads to a high rate of the deaf population leaving school without a matric certificate and not pursuing post-school qualifications. “Our vision is driven by the prescripts of Articles 24 and 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its optional protocol, to which South Africa is a signatory, as well as Strategic Pillar 5 of the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, all of which speak to the question of Persons with Disabilities gaining access to education and employment opportunities,” said DEF Managing Director, Sikelelwa Msitshana. Msitshana also expressed her gratitude towards other partnering companies in this initiative for opening their doors to offer the learners internships and/or workplace exposure. The Aurum Institute took learners into fields such as training, data capturing, operations and human resources. Bridgewater Logistics is exposing learners to receiving, packing, stock-taking, administration, delivery and courier functions. The hospitality company Ukhweza came on board and placed DEF learners at WITS University dining halls and Mediclinic Midstream, exposing them to various catering and hospitality fields. UNLOCKING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH Networx for Career Development enrolled 200 graduates in a Workplace Readiness Programme (WRP). The programme, financially supported by TETA, exposed graduates to basic employability skills which include communication skills, business etiquette, presentation skills, conflict management, business writing, interpersonal skills and self-management. The programme achieved 90% completion rate and more than 67% employment rate on a permanent, contract or fixed-term basis. The training was rolled out in different phases, spanning six months. The first two months of the programme focused on classroom-based mentoring and the remaining four months focused on practical skills in a simulated workplace environment, followed by practical workplace coaching. Graduates received training through entry-level positions in (among others) logistics, freight, HR, finance, administration, call centre, supply chain and IT departments.
Networx participants
The South African youth population (between the ages of 15 and 24) accounts for 10 million of the overall population. Of the 10 million, 55.9% were reportedly unemployed in the second quarter of 2017. A lack of adequate employability skills and the inability to push through the challenges of entry job positions are often cited as some of the reasons behind the high unemployment rate among the youth. Community organisations such as Networx help to bridge the gap between the knowledge and skills that graduates possess, and the skills demands in the labour market. Commenting on the feedback received from participating graduates and employers thus far, Ursula Dlamini of Networx said, “Graduates highlighted the amount of personal development acquired during the programme and how this has greatly assisted them in adjusting and coping with workplace demands. The employer feedback highlighted the high caliber of graduates deployed. We are inundated with requests for the next roll-out from employers.” Networx acknowledges that other partners in this project, Women in Business Today and transport sector employers specifically, played a crucial role in the success of the programme. Networx’s WRP was rolled out in the Western Cape, Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The pressure on government agencies to address the triple ills robbing South Africa of its progress towards a better life for all its citizen is real. But our community partners have been playing crucial roles in helping us make a notable impact for many members of our society who are affected by the triple ills.
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Payment of social grants a priority
SASSA Acting CEO Pearl Bhengu and SAPO CEO Mark Barnes.
A
s the South African Post Of-
an order extending the declara-
payment of social grants to grant
fice (SAPO) continues with
tion of invalidity of the contract
beneficiaries.
its preparations to facilitate
between CPS and the South Africa
Last year the Constitutional
the electronic payment of social
Social Security Agency (SASSA) a
Court ordered that SASSA and the
grants, the Constitutional Court has
further six months from 1 April 2018
Department of Social Develop-
granted an extension to Cash Pay-
in respect of the cash payments
ment find an alternative service
masters Services (CPS) in respect of
of social grants only.
provider to CPS. The contract with
cash payments. In a judgment handed down on 23 March 2018, the Court granted
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The Court also ordered that
CPS for the payment of social
SASSA and CPS have a consti-
grants was declared invalid by the
tutional obligation to ensure
Constitutional Court in 2014 bring-
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ing finality to a legal battle that
in its role for the readiness of the
existing beneficiaries will com-
began in 2012.
electronic payment option for
mence at all SAPO branches on
social grants.
16 April 2018 and at all identified
The declaration of invalidity was suspended until the end of
The preparations include a pro-
community halls and other venues
the contract period to enable
cess of swapping existing cards
from 30 April to be completed by
SASSA to “insource” the payment
with newer products.
30 September 2018,” said Barnes.
of grants. Following the Black
“As you would expect with a pro-
Sash court action in March 2017,
ject of this magnitude and scale,
SASSA cards
the Court further suspended the
we would require a phasing in
The Postbank has received the
declaration of invalidity of the CPS
and phasing out period,” Minister
first batch of 250 000 cards which
contract for another year to March
Cwele said.
have been certified by Visa. These
2018. This was to allow the DSD
He said the Postbank will be able
are currently being tested by the
and SASSA to find a permanent
to play its role in the payment of
Payment Association of SA (PASA)
solution to the payment of social
social grants even though it does
and local banks for approval. “It would take the Postbank 43
grants to all beneficiaries.
working days to deliver all the
A new system
required cards from the day of
A landmark agreement was then
certification by the PASA and local
reached between SAPO and the
banks.
SASSA to bring to life a new grants
“It is important to note that the
payment system. This new system,
current Cash Paymaster Services
while drawing on the resources
(CPS)/SASSA cards that were
and capabilities of the South
expiring last year were extended
African democratic state, will also
and are still valid until December
make allowance for the participation of other partners such as enterprises and commercial
2018 or until replaced by a new not have a banking license. SAPO CEO Mark Barnes said
card issued by SASSA and SAPO,” Barnes stressed.
banks, in the payment of social
SASSA will use its Paymaster Gen-
grants to beneficiaries.
eral (PMG) account at the South
will issue new beneficiaries with
African Reserve Bank to facilitate
Mzansi cards if the new SASSA
between SASSA and SAPO in
direct transfers into the Special
cards are not available.
December 2017 enabled SAPO to
Disbursement Account (SDA) via
partner with SASSA in the pay-
Bankserv.
The service agreement signed
ment of social grants, ushering in
“The SDA product has been cre-
As of 3 April 2018, the Postbank
These will be swopped with new cards as they become available. Minister Cwele said the Inter
a public sector-led and efficient
ated in Postbank’s core banking
Ministerial Committee (IMC) on
grants payment hybrid model.
system and is ready. Individual
Comprehensive Social Security
Recently, Postal Services Min-
accounts will be opened during
has instructed its technical team
ister Siyabonga Cwele revealed
on-boarding of new beneficiaries
to mobilise all government depart-
that the South African Post Office
commencing 3 April 2018 at all
ments necessary to ensure that
(SAPO) has met the obligations
SASSA offices and card-swop of
the social grant payments
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PMG account and is using this to manage the money for the direct transfers. This means that the money is not paid over to a private contractor in advance, but remains within the government environment until deposited into the social grant beneficiary accounts. In addition, SASSA has successfully implemented pilot projects since January 2018 by directly paying beneficiaries who receive take place peacefully and with minimum disruptions. “We are mobilising our municipalities and councillors to ensure that they also communicate the
said. He added that the IMC is working very hard to ensure that social grants beneficiaries get paid. This commitment is highlighted
grants via commercial banks, including Postbank. Direct payments were made to more than 2.3 million beneficiaries in March 2018 and this number
message that government is
by the submission of the Fourth
is expected to increase further in
ready and committed to paying
Quarterly Report to the Consti-
April 2018.
social grants,” said Minister Cwele.
tutional Court in fulfilment of the Court’s order.
The testing for direct payment for beneficiaries receiving their
Commitment to pay social grants
is trying to reduce the number of
ment card was completed for
The Minister reaffirmed govern-
beneficiaries who receive their
100 000 beneficiaries for the
ment’s commitment to ensuring
payments in cash because it is
March 2018 payment period.
that social grants are paid with
the riskiest and most expensive
minimum disruption as possible.
delivery model.
Minister Cwele said government
money through the SASSA pay-
In April, 5.7 million beneficiaries transacting through the SASSA
“Some of the public debate on
“There are currently about 2.8
this process has led to the percep-
million beneficiaries that get paid
by SASSA without the assistance
tion that Government does not
in cash at pay points. SASSA is
of CPS.
care for the poor.
communicating directly to young
SASSA also intends on deposit-
Payment Card will be paid directly
I would like to dispel such a per-
and able bodied beneficiaries to
ing money into the cards for those
ception, because our government
encourage them to opt for receiv-
beneficiaries who receive their
cares about the poor and will
ing their grants via electronic-
social grants in cash from pay
ensure that the grant recipients
means,” Minister Cwele said.
points.
will continue receiving their grants
The only support that will be re-
we implement and comply with
SASSA making progress
the court decision,” Minister Cwele
SASSA has reactivated the
without hindrance or disruption as
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quired for these approximately 2.8 million beneficiaries is the distribution of cash at the pay points.
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Writer: Cathy Grosvenor
Public servants: Become an agent of change
B
atho Pele are two little words that can mean a
or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help
world of difference to a citizen whose quality of
build a public service worthy of all those who gave
life rests in the hands of a public servant. It is what
their lives for the dream of democracy”.
stands between hopelessness and hopefulness. It is what divides great public servants from disgraceful ones. The lack of Batho Pele principles played a role in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, and an abundance of Batho Pele that drives those who give meaning to this quote by former President Nelson Mandela: “Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food
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Dedicated and selfless public servants who go the extra mile in serving South Africans are powerful tools for change. Their attitude can help South Africans climb mountains. The question is: Are you a catalyst for hope or despair? Mental health professionals caught up in the Life Esi-
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dimeni tragedy have been left questioning their ethics
while President Ramaphosa applauded those who
and integrity after the deaths of more than 140 psy-
serve South Africa’s people with diligence and com-
chiatric patients who were moved from Life Esidimeni
mitment, he said in too many cases, people often get
to several Gauteng non-governmental organisations,
poor service or no service at all.
some of which were not registered.
“We want our public servants to adhere to the princi-
During the subsequent arbitration hearings, it
ple of Batho Pele, of putting our people first,” he said.
emerged that some officials had acted unethically
Batho Pele, which means ‘People First’, was initially
and unlawfully in carrying out their duties. In some
launched in 1997 to transform the public service at all
cases, their actions were blamed on pressure placed
levels. The Batho Pele principles are aligned with the Con-
on them by their superiors. However, had they taken the ethical and moral route,
stitutional ideals of promoting and maintaining high standards of professional ethics;
adhered to the various codes, and held themselves accountable for
Become an agent of change:
provision of service impartially, fairly,
their actions, the horror that fol-
•
Set service standards.
equitably and without bias; utilising
•
Increase access to ser-
lowed might have been prevented. In his State of the Province Address recently, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said serious government
vices. • •
failures had compromised the quality of care for millions of people
•
He noted that the Life Esidimeni tragedy had brought to the fore that there are some of public health
rendering an accountable, trans-
Make information about
parent and development-oriented
services available.
public administration.
Increase openness and services.
•
Remedy failures and mistakes.
•
responding to people’s needs, and
courtesy.
transparency about
who depend on the public health system.
Strive for higher levels of
resources efficiently and effectively;
It is about establishing a caring relationship built on trust between civil servants and the citizens for whom they work. These principles make up the Pub-
Give the best possible value for money.
lic Service Charter which all public
workers and public officials who
servants are expected to sign. The
treat patients and citizens with
charter seeks to ensure an effective,
disrespect and disdain. “This is totally unacceptable,”
efficient and responsive public service by committing
he said.
public servants to:
Recommit to excellence In his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said government is determined that everyone in the public service should undertake their responsibilities with efficiency, diligence and integrity. “We want to instil a new discipline, to do things correctly, to do them completely and to do them timeously. We call on all public servants to become agents of change,” he said. The state employs one million public servants and
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■ Serve the public in an unbiased, impartial manner. ■ Provide timely services. ■ Respect and protect each person’s dignity and rights as contained in the Constitution. ■ Not engage in any action or transaction that conflicts with or infringes on the execution of their duties. ■ Act against fraud, corruption, nepotism and maladministration. ■ Demonstrate professionalism, competency and transparency in the performance of their duties.
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Government has programmes in place to ensure public servants know what is expected of them. Two compulsory induction programmes exist. Wamkelekile is aimed at senior management members and has been made available by the National School
The Public Service Induction programme is for nonmanagers. It outlines the attributes of a good public servant and the ethical principles they are expected to uphold. Public servants who do not uphold this code are
of Government as an e-learning course for senior
guilty of misconduct and will be dealt with in accord-
managers who cannot attend the classroom phase.
ance with the Public Service Act.
Shining examples of excellence Numerous examples of excellence in public service exist despite the Life Esidimeni tragedy in Gauteng, which highlighted what can go wrong when the ethos of a caring public service is not upheld. The Ngwathe Local Municipality in the Free State is one such example. Its partnership with the Free Market Foundation and corporate sponsors has been life-changing for scores of people who have received the title deeds to their properties. The Khaya Lam (My Home) project assists families deprived of home ownership rights by apartheid. So impactful has the project been, that is has been submitted to the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. The winners will be announced in June. Another inspirational story is that of mechanic Rodgers Mngomezulu, who can teach public servants a thing or two about the Batho Pele principles. Mngomezulu from Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, recently beat financial managers‚ medical practitioners and other highly skilled government workers to be named the overall winner of the national Batho Pele Awards. “When you work for the community‚ you must give your all. If it costs you to go the extra mile‚ you must do it and not compare what you do with the amount of money that you earn‚” he said.
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Writer: Neo Semono
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Mandela prison release: What you didn’t know heid government impressed on the committee to make Mandela’s safety a key priority. That statement was dismissed with a simple “you needn’t tell us that” followed by a “he’s one of us.” The day before Mandela’s release, Ngcuka remembers cutting short his speech to the Consultative Business Movement, which was a forum formed to engage white business people, to make his way to the Victor Verster prison in Paarl. After receiving the message that Mandela would be released
W
from prison, Ngcuka rushed home hen the world looks back
unfolded on 11 February 1990, he
for a change of clothes. He then
on the day 28 years ago
believes they could have been bet-
briefed fellow committee members
when the world’s most
ter prepared.
and anti-apartheid activists Trevor
famous statesman clenched and
Now chairman of the board of
raised his right fist and took his first
Vuwa Investments, Ngcuka cuts a
trio drove to human rights lawyer
steps to freedom it is usually with a
different figure from his days as one
Dullah Omar’s home to plan their
sense of euphoria and nostalgia.
of the individuals who formed the
next move.
The eyes and ears of the world
Nelson Mandela Reception Com-
were focused on the African continent’s southernmost tip when for-
mittee. Sitting in the boardroom of an
Manuel and Valli Moosa before the
That Saturday evening, at Mandela’s cottage on the prison premises, the committee burnt the midnight
mer President Nelson Mandela took
investment company in Sandton,
oil strategising the events of the
his first steps to freedom, after 27
Johannesburg, in the year that
following day.
years in jail. While Bulelani Ngcuka
marks the centenary of the birth of
Ngcuka remembers how the com-
also recalls that day with joy and
Mandela, Ngcuka chuckled as he
mittee arrived at the cottage to find
pride, he adds: “I would change a
recalled the events of 11 February.
Mandela dressed in his pyjamas and preparing to go to bed. Man-
lot of things”. As one of the men who played a significant role in the events that
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He’s one of us
dela had been moved to the cot-
He reminisced how the then apart-
tage, following his discharge from a
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
clinic in Cape Town after suffering a bout of Tuberculosis. With grape juice in hand Mandela listened as the committee members arranged a rally that would
Further complicating matters was
in from Port Elizabeth alongside
the question of where Madiba was
Rivonia trialist Govan Mbeki, bought
going to spend his first night as a
the committee some much-needed
free man.
time to secure cars for the Madiba
Quick thinking Ngcuka suggested
motorcade that would head to the
be held at the Grand Parade in
that Madiba overnight at the offi-
the Cape Town city centre the next
cial residence of Anglican arch-
When he saw the luxury cars that
day, following Mandela’s release
bishop Desmond Tutu at Bishops
would ferry Madiba, the committee
at 3pm. At that meeting, Madiba
Court. However, a call to Bishops
chairperson expressed dissatisfac-
offered pointers on what his speech
Court in Cape Town raised mem-
tion with the fleet of Mercedes Benz
should entail.
bers’ blood pressure as Archbishop
and BMW sedans that the commit-
Tutu was on holiday at his house in
tee had secured from the Western
Soweto.
Cape Trader’s Association.
He also insisted that he be released from the prison instead
rally on Sunday afternoon.
“No! You can’t have all these
of being transported to his house
“What were we going to do?” he
in Soweto as had been offered by
remarked before relaying another
luxury vehicles going to fetch the
then President FW De Klerk. In addi-
frantic phone call, this time to the
people’s leader. You must bring
tion he requested that his beloved
Tutu residence in Vilakazi Street.
cars that befit the status of the
wife Winnie had to be by his side as he left the prison gates.
Answering the call, the Archbishop’s wife Leah, promised to thor-
man,” said Rampahosa at the time. The cars were subsequently
oughly wring the young Ngcuka’s
changed to modest sedans. “Thus
posters and flyers and the bussing
neck after finding out that they
was Madiba transported in a well-
in of people from other areas had
urgently needed to return to Cape
worn Camry,” recalled Ngcuka.
to be organised that night but most
Town due to his plan.
Essentials such as sound systems,
places were closed for business.
When the delays were finally
With Pandora’s Box opened, the
ironed out, the delegation arrived
Archbishop struggled to find a flight
at the prison an hour late to fetch
A spanner in the works
to Cape Town as they were all fully
Mandela.
Not being able to contact Mam
booked.
Winnie, who had been attending
As fate would have it, an earlier
Welcome with a bang
a funeral in Soweto, also threw
radio interview in which Ngcuka
Following his release, throngs of
a spanner in the works for the
stated that the people’s hero would
people lined the streets from Paarl
committee at a time when mobile
spend the night at Bishops Court
to the Grand Parade hoping to
phones were a scarce and very
worked in the committee’s favour.
catch a glimpse of Madiba in the
expensive commodity.
Once the BBC heard of Tutu’s pre-
motorcade. While making their
dicament, the British broadcaster
way to the parade, a colleague
pounded by an expectation of the
offered Tutu a ride from Johannes-
stopped the motorcade informing
Mandela family that Madiba would
burg to Cape Town in their plane.
them of the large crowd.
tually the committee managed to
Choosing the right car
ficer offered to lead the motorcade
make contact with Mam Winnie
Flight delays for committee chair-
of over 15 sedans on a route that
late that night.
person Cyril Ramaphosa, who flew
gained them entry to the back
The challenges were com-
be released in Johannesburg. Even-
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
In the unfolding chaos, a traffic of-
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of the City Hall. “He led us right into the crowd. It was the most horrifying moment because at that time all our cars could have been trampled,” said Ngcuka. “We got through and when we stopped and I moved from my car to Madiba’s car, he was as cool as a cucumber. All he said was: ‘My son, you welcome me with a bang’,” recalled Ngcuka. In the chaos, Ngcuka took the decision to drive Madiba to a friend’s house in Rondebosch where they would discuss their next move. However, they arrived to an empty Manuel and Archbishop Tutu who
Praise for centenary celebrations
ism initiated a dialogue whereby
convinced them to drive back to
While some of the committee
members of the Reception Commit-
the parade.
members have passed on over the
tee relayed their memories of that
years, the first head of the National
day to the public.
house. Hot on their heels were
“The Archbishop said that if Man-
Recently, the Department of Tour-
dela did not address the people of
Directorate of Public Prosecutions
South Africa that night, Cape Town
(NDPP) appointed under President
initiatives gave public insight into
would be in ashes so we had to go
Mandela’s administration has no
the lesser known details of what
back. We went back, this time led
doubt that they would have ap-
unfolded.
by the police,” he said.
proved of government’s decision
When big moment for the then 71-year-old Madiba to address the crowd for the first time in almost
Ngcuka remarked that such
“I have discovered that some of
to mark the centenary of Madiba’s
the things that we take for granted
birth.
many people don’t know about.
“They would absolutely approve
Such dialogues are critical in terms
three decades finally arrived, it
of this initiative. In fact, those guys
of the history and where we come
was almost complicated by one
were not just members of the
from.”
technicality.
committee, we formed lifelong
And just what are the lessons
friendships and I miss them dearly.
that one can draw from Madiba’s
his glasses at Victor Verster and so
I admire and applaud the decision
release?
Mam Winnie took off hers and gave
that has been taken. The cente-
“That day gave me a glimpse of
them to Madiba. So in that picture
nary is not just a celebration of
what a happy South Africa can be
you see of Madiba addressing the
Madiba, it is also a celebration of
like when we are united in our di-
world, he does so wearing Mam
the achievements of the people of
versity. For me that was the moment
Winnie’s glasses,” laughed Ngcuka.
South Africa,” said Ngcuka.
we became free,” said Ngcuka.
“He realised that he had forgotten
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FEATURE
Writer: More Matshediso
Young entrepreneurs fly the NDP flag high
I
n order for South Africa to achieve
Platform to share ideas
its goal of being a prosperous
Former Minister in The Presidency
programme to be a significant
society, government needs all
responsible for Planning, Monitor-
contributor towards the attain-
sectors of society to pull together to
ing and Evaluation Jeff Radebe
ment of the national imperatives
achieve Vision 2030.
said the NDP Youth Ambassador
of creating an inclusive and more
Programme is aimed at providing a
dynamic economic landscape.
Linked to this, the country’s over-
He envisions the ambassadors
arching programme called the
platform for young people to share
National Development Plan (NDP)
ideas that will take South Africa
ple to serve as the NDP Youth Brand
aims to eliminate poverty and re-
forward.
Ambassadors. These young people
duce unemployment and inequality by 2030.
The initiative is in line with govern-
“We have selected 37 young peo-
are some of the most outstanding
ment’s strategy of promoting busi-
innovators, investors, entrepreneurs
nesses in the townships and rural
and career trailblazers in our coun-
Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
areas and serves as a platform for
try,” explained Minister Radebe.
has been entrusted with the re-
young entrepreneurs to network
sponsibility of overseeing the imple-
and interact with business leaders.
The Department of Planning,
mentation of the plan, which was
“The main idea is to mobilise
The ambassadors are achievers in their respective fields and were selected from across South
adopted by all parties represented
young South Africans to be active
Africa. One of the entrepreneurs is
in the National Assembly in 2012.
role-players in economic growth,”
featured later in this article.
In an effort to bring the youth and business on board, the department
said the Minister. Because the NDP highlights
Investing in youth
established the NDP Youth Brand
entrepreneurship as one of the key
Minister Radebe said youth are the
Ambassador programme in 2017.
interventions to create jobs and
ones who will witness the fruition
This is aimed at promoting youth
grow an inclusive and diversified
of Vision 2030 and therefore must
entrepreneurship to boost eco-
economy, the Minister saw it fit
be the key drivers of current NDP
nomic growth, increase employ-
to invite young business people
programmes.
ment, and reduce poverty and
to partner with government and
inequality.
promote the NDP.
“When we invest in youth, we invest in the future of our country.
“Let us explore ways in which government, youth and business can collaborate in creating jobs that are required to grow an inclusive economy as envisaged in the NDP.”
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Future projections indicate that an
Impeco in 2012, which supplies
estimated 65 percent of children
services in the field of information
entering primary school today will
communication technology (ICT).
most likely work in roles that do not
So far the company has perma-
the townships,” Tlhoaele said.
New opportunities He acknowledges that the ICT sec-
yet exist. We must expose the youth
nently employed seven young
tor has always been dominated
to as wide a variety of techno-
people who come from disadvan-
by white-owned companies due
logical innovations as possible,” he
taged backgrounds.
to the political and economic
stressed.
Tlhoaele said the employees are
history of the country, but said it is
highly skilled in telecommunica-
now time for young black South
skills development is key in order to
tions installations and configura-
Africans to exploit the industry.
produce young men and women
tions.
The Minister said investment in
“Back then, black people lacked
It took him about three years to
knowledge regarding how ICT re-
novators and make a meaningful
get his business up and running
ally works and how big the sector
contribution to economic growth.
and to build a solid clientele.
really is, so they showed no interest
who will become exceptional in-
“Let us explore ways in which gov-
Tlhoaele thinks that the NDP is a
in the sector. But the reality is that
ernment, youth and business can
great initiative that will help grow
the sector is big and I think that
collaborate in creating jobs that
the economy and he is looking for-
there are a lot of opportunities for
are required to grow an inclusive
ward to being empowered through
young people as it keeps revolv-
economy as envisaged in the NDP,
the ambassadors’ programme so
ing over time,” Tlhoaele said.
said the Minister.
that he can grow his business and
The main plan is to foster strong relationships related to youth entre-
have a greater impact on society. “I joined the programme be-
preneurship and encourage active
cause the NDP is a good plan for
citizenry, within the premise of the
the country. It is a vision with a set
six pillars of the NDP.
of goals that need to be achieved
The ambassadors include
hoaele and fellow ambassadors will gain more experience in business through a mentorship
by 2030, and we all need to play
entrepreneurs and academics,
our part to build a better country,”
who have projects that have the
he said.
potential to create jobs and ad-
Through the programme, Tl-
His role will be to create more job
dress many issues that could help
opportunities and employment for
grow South Africa’s economy and
young people and enhance their
advance development.
skills in the ICT field. “I would like to get more youth
A proud NDP ambassador
interested in ICT and equip them with the necessary skills that will
Mojalefa Tlhoaele of Tshwane is
enable them to
one of the entrepreneurs selected
work in the sector
for the programme.
or even become
The 32-year-old established an
entrepreneurs,
information technology solutions
especially
and marketing company called
those in
Public Sector Manager • April 2018
Mojalefa Tlhoaele making a presentation to Altron representatives.
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programme, which will be facili-
grow their businesses.
tated by various businesses that
On Tlhoaele’s wish list is mentor-
have partnered with the DPME to
ships in human resource manage-
ensure that the ambassadors pro-
ment, financial management, and
gramme becomes a success.
legal services.
These companies include Cisco,
“We need such training because
Altron, Liquid Telecom, Proudly
most young entrepreneurs fail to
South African, Primedia and Multi-
handle issues such as employ-
Choice. The National Youth Devel-
ment contracts, clientele man-
opment Agency (NYDA) has also
agement and finances very well.
lent its support to the programme.
They end up failing to sustain their
Cisco has so far committed
business because they do not get
R300 000 to support entrepreneurs
the basics right so this will help us
on the programme. The company
a lot,” he explained.
has also offered seven free online
Tlhoaele plans to grow his busi-
training courses. Liquid Telecom
ness beyond just providing ICT
has donated about R200 000 to
services and venture into logistics
two of the ambassadors.
management, manufacturing and
Altron is offering free mentorship and training to all ambassadors, Proudly South African helps the
distributing the equipment that is used in the ICT sector. “I will be happy if I can create
ambassadors promote themselves
jobs close to the townships so that
while Primedia offers marketing
people do not have to travel long
and networking space for them to
kilometres to get to work. There are
industrial sites close to the townships, so I am looking at that,” he added.
The NDP has six pillars: • Mobilising all South Africans. • Actively engaging citizens in their own development. • Expanding the economy and making growth inclusive. • Building key capabilities (human, physical and institutional). • Building a capable and developmental state. • Fostering strong leadership throughout society. For more information on the NDP, go to www.nationalplanningcommission.org.za
Minister Jef f Radebe at t he launc h of t he NDP Ambassador Programme.
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FINANCIAL FEATURE FITNESS
How to borrow wisely W
e have all been there –
a consumer under credit agree-
bills are due and the lit-
ments and the consumer’s existing
tle money that is left over
financial means, prospects and
in your account can only be split so many ways.There is no other option but to borrow money. But before you sign that credit
obligations. Then the credit provider has to have signed assessments and must provide you with copies that
agreement, you need to under-
include the full names and titles
stand the cost of credit and the
of those who have conducted the
terms and conditions according to
assessments, and the dates.
CEO at the National Credit Regulator (NCR) Nomsa Motshegare. The credit provider is legally
Be honest Consumers need to be
obligated to provide consumers
truthful and honest
with a pre-agreement statement
when providing
and quotation when seeking credit.
information at
These will outline the terms and
the point of
conditions of the proposed agree-
application.
ment and all costs involved.
This includes
According to the National Credit
providing the
Act (NCA), before credit providers
correct amount
extend credit to consumers, they
for household expenses and not
are required to conduct an afford-
decreasing the amount in order to
ability assessment to evaluate the
qualify for credit. By being truthful,
consumer’s general understand-
sumers will be protected by the consumers
ing and appreciation of the risks
NCA but you will lose the protec-
and costs of the proposed credit;
tion if you provide false information.
the rights and obligations of a
Consumers should enquire what
consumer under the credit agree-
interest rates they will be pay-
ment; debt repayment history as
ing, including all other charges
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that will be added before signing
will not have control over
to pay for your new debt once
the credit agreement.
other information that can
you’ve covered all your ex-
be added after you sign.
penses? You should also plan
Card retention. Never leave
for unexpected costs such as
mainly of personal loans, the credit
your identity document,
the retrenchment of a family
provider can charge maximum
bank card, SASSA card or
member. Always keep receipts
interest of up to 27.75 percent.
PIN with the credit provider.
of your payments as you might
Cooling off period. In terms
need these in the future.
For example, when taking out ■
unsecured credit which consists
■
“However, as a consumer, you
■
can negotiate the interest when
of the NCA, a cooling off
you get the pre-agreement state-
period only relates to credit
aside at least 15 percent of
ment and quotation. You can use
agreements signed at the
your income every month in a
these to shop around for better
premises other than that
safe investment. Save for your
deals. Consumers are reminded to
of the credit provider. What
only borrow from a registered credit
this means is that if you are
provider,” said Motshegare.
contacted by a representa-
late or not paying the full instal-
tive in your home, for exam-
ment will adversely affect your
ple, and sign agreements
credit rating and possibly your
there, then the five day
ability to take out credit in the
Borrow as little money as possible.
‘cooling off’ period comes
future. If you think you cannot
Borrowing to fund your children’s
into force. Often, credit
meet your monthly instalments
education or a home loan can be
agreements are signed at
contact your credit provider im-
a good thing, but borrowing for
the credit provider’s prem-
mediately and try to re-arrange
consumables such as groceries,
ises so don’t sign until you
payments. Do not wait until you
to pay off other debt or to fund
are sure. More information
skip payments.
luxuries such as holidays or de-
on the NCA is available on
signer clothing can condemn you
the NCR website –
to a lifetime of debt. Only borrow
www.ncr.org.za
Tips for borrowing wisely
for what you really need. Plan the
■
Start saving consistently. Put
retirement as well. ■
■
Pay your debts on time. Paying
Prioritise your home loan. You don’t want to lose your home.
■
Check your credit report regu-
Credit insurance. If there is
larly. This way you’ll be able to
repayments before you apply for a
credit insurance familiarise
identify any errors and correct
credit card, clothing card, over-
yourself with the terms of it to
them. Under the NCA, a credit
draft, personal loan or any form of
avoid surprises when you most
bureau must provide you with
credit. Also take into consideration
need the insurance. It is advis-
one free copy of your credit
the interest and other charges
able to take out credit insur-
report each year from each of
as well as how this will affect your
ance.
the registered credit bureaus.
Create a monthly budget and
Additional copies come at a
too many months as it will cost you
stick to it. Work out how much
cost.
more in the end.
income your family earns and
ability to save. Avoid paying over
■
■
Signing. Never sign a blank
what your total expenses are
credit agreement as you
each month. Will you be able
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Source: National Credit Regulator
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HEALTH FEATUREAND WELL-BEING
Source: Western Cape Department of Health
Live smart, make healthy choices
T
o live a healthy lifestyle, we need to make smart behavioural choices about the food
we eat, how we prepare our food and physical activity. Unhealthy lifestyle choices increase the risk of developing common chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart problems, gout, cancers and mental health
age, body weight and height. Main-
problems.
taining a healthy weight through
Healthy eating is about the types of food we choose to eat and the methods we choose to cook and
helps to maintain a healthy weight. Regular physical activity helps
healthy eating and physical activity
when giving up smoking, manag-
is very important to stay healthy.
ing stress, sleeping better at night
Being physically active is about
and also gives you more strength
prepare our food. These choices
moving our bodies by using mus-
and energy. Everyone, including
have a direct impact on our weight.
cles and energy. Regular physical
people living with chronic diseases,
A healthy weight is what you
activity promotes and protects our
benefit from keeping physically
should weigh according to your
physical and mental wellness, and
active.
Tips for healthy lifestyle actions •
•
Eat less salt.
•
Taste your food before adding
Go for a yearly health screen (check-up) to know your
salt. •
blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol. •
•
•
Snack on fruit and vegetables
food/drink.
Remove the salt pot from the
instead of biscuits.
table.
•
Drink more clean tap water.
Gradually use less salt when
•
Flavour water by adding natural ingredients e.g. slices
add little or no fat, e.g. roast-
tives to salt such as lemon
of apple, lemon, orange, cu-
ing, grilling, baking, stir-frying,
juice, garlic, chillies, onion,
cumber.
Cut the fat off meat before Eat more fruit and vegetables
• •
ginger or herbs.
•
Have water with meals.
Eat less food with added
•
Do not drink sugar sweetened
sugar.
cold drinks often (e.g. fizzy
Gradually use less sugar in
drinks, flavoured water, energy
and home-cooked meals
tea/coffee and cooking/bak-
made with fresh foods.
ing.
Eat less fried and take-away foods.
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cooking/baking. Use alterna-
cooking. •
Never add sugar to a baby’s
Use cooking methods that
steaming and poaching. •
•
•
drinks, sweetened juice). •
Balance the amount of food
Do not add sugar to vegeta-
you eat (energy in) with physi-
bles.
cal activity (energy out).
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your wardrobe Warm up
Writer: Gilda Narsimdas
T
his season we celebrate warmer tones from colours inspired by the autumn leaves.
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look as we wave goodbye to
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5 – This pebbled pocket burgundy handbag from Mango is just beautiful and elegant, spree.co.za, R449. 6 – Another great local designer is Issa Leo. A great buy is this rust leather jacket, zando.co.za, R3 850. 7 – ALC.Menswear is a great new local
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hether it is an early morning cup of
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FOOD AND WINE FEATURE
Writer: Gilda Narsimdas xxxx
Go wild with beef D
eciding what’s for dinner
Method
can be a difficult task, es-
Stack the steaks and cut length-
pecially if you are out of op-
wise in half and then crosswise
Tenderloin steaks topped with blue cheese Ingredients:
tions and time. If all you can come
into one-inch wide strips. Combine
4 beef tenderloin steaks, cut one
up with is beef, here are three simple
the beef and lemon pepper in
inch thick (about 500g)
recipes that each take 30 minutes
medium bowl. Heat two teaspoons
1 large clove garlic, halved
to rustle up.
of oil in large non-stick pan over
1/2 tsp salt
medium-high heat until hot. Add
2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
Greek-style beef pita
1/2 of the beef and stir-fry one to
Ingredients:
three minutes or until the outside
Topping:
500g beef sirloin steaks, cut into
surface of beef is no longer pink
2 tbsp cream cheese
strips
(Do not overcook). Remove it from
4 tsps crumbled blue cheese
1 tbsp lemon pepper
the skillet and repeat the process
4 tsps plain yogurt
2 to 3 tsps vegetable oil
with the remaining beef, adding
2 tsps minced onion
3/4 cup plain or seasoned hum-
the one remaining teaspoon of oil
Dash of ground white pepper
mus
to the skillet, if necessary.
4 wholewheat pita breads, cut
Spread hummus evenly in the pita
Method
crosswise in half
pockets. Fill with equal amounts
Combine the topping ingredients
Green or black olives, pitted
of beef and toppings – the sliced
in small bowl. Rub the steaks with
Sliced cucumber
cucumbers and onions and olives
garlic. Fry the steaks in a little oil
Sliced red onion
– as desired.
until done to your preference. For
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a braaied option, grill the steaks
1/2 tsp ground coriander
indentations in beef mixture with
while covered for 10 to 14 minutes
1/2 tsp ground cumin
your fingers approximately one
for medium rare, turning occasion-
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
inch apart along the kofta. Repeat
ally.
1/4 tsp allspice
with remaining beef mixture and
One minute before steaks are
1/4 tsp dried mint leaves
three skewers. Refrigerate the beef
done, cover evenly with topping.
for at least 10 minutes. Grill or
Season with salt and sprinkle with
Method
braai the koftas. Braai the koftas in
parsley.
Combine the ground beef, onion,
the centre of the grid, uncovered,
oil, salt, coriander, cumin, cin-
for 12 to 14 minutes, turning oc-
Mediterranean kofta
namon, allspice and mint leaves
casionally. If you are cooking them
Ingredients:
in a large bowl, mixing lightly but
in the oven, preheat the oven to
550 g beef mince (93 percent lean
thoroughly.
200 °C and place the koftas on a
or leaner)
Shape quarter of the beef mixture
greased baking sheet with some
1/2 cup minced onions
around bamboo skewers leaving
olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes, turn-
1 tbsp olive oil
approximately one to two inches
ing halfway through.
1/2 tsp salt
at bottom of skewer. Make small
Cook’s tip: Kofta is a meatball or meatloaf consisting of minced or ground meat mixed with spices and/ or onions. The beef mixture can be prepared in a food processor. Add onion to the food processor and pulse until onion is minced. Then add beef, oil, salt and spices;
Serving suggestion: Serve the koftas on warmed pita bread
blend until well mixed and
with rice, hummus and tzatziki sauce.
mixture forms a ball.
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Writer: Duane Stacey xxxx Photographer: Johann Minnaar
TRAVEL FEATURE
Searching for diamonds, discovering gems
T
he Diamond Coast, wild, rugged and untouched,
ouflaged huts and colourful window frames that grabs
winds its way along the shoreline of the Northern
our attention as we are welcomed to Noup. Formerly,
Cape and until recently had evaded my personal
these huts were reserved for hardened diamond divers,
travel itinerary.
employed to scour the ocean floor when conditions
The water is cold and shipwrecks haunt the jagged
allowed or simply roll over and go back to sleep when
outcrops of rock which stand guard over one of South
the howling monster of the west wind tormented these
Africa’s richest diamond deposit regions. A sense of ee-
seas.
riness embodies the dirt roads, barbed wire fences and
Whilst the original design of these huts has not been
look-out towers that appear to be protecting nothing
lost, with an elevated double bed positioned for the
but deserted ghost lands. Yet, it is just this intrigue that
perfect view over the ocean for divers to plan their
draws us to explore a coastline with so many untold
days, the recent renovations have tastefully trans-
stories and hidden treasures.
formed them into self-catering cabins which offer a
“Follow the road along the beach, turn right at the windmill, twist the digits on a combination lock and… don’t forget to lock the gate behind you.” These were
relaxed atmosphere and set the scene for total relaxation. If it were not for the warm welcome, gift of firewood
the last instructions we received before losing cell
and firelighters from the friendly staff at Noup, it would
phone reception – directions that gave a real sense
have been easy to believe we were the only people
of the remoteness of this location which is tucked be-
enjoying the serenity of the setting sun and silence
tween the mining towns of Kleinzee and Koingnaas.
broken only by the waves crashing into rocks, just a short walk away. Perhaps it was the sea breeze or the
Revelling in simplicity
weariness from a long day in the car that put us to
However, it is the simplicity of the eight coastal-cam-
bed early, but with the door to the ocean open, it was
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not long before those sounds were incorporated into our dreams.
If all that exploration builds a bit of a hunger, the rocks are littered with mussels. A permit bought from the Post Office will allow visitors to harvest mussels from
Mysterious laziness
the rocks to enjoy a seafood feast upon their return.
Noup prides itself on being a place where ‘you can do as little as possible’. In fact, not even last night’s dinner
Magic of Noup
dishes needed to be cleaned. Before we had woken
The magic of Noup was really captured in those last
those had been collected, washed and returned
few golden hours at sunset each evening. Sitting down
without us noticing. This only added to the mysterious
to a glass of wine we looked out over the ocean while
laziness that had crept upon us as we enjoyed days
the aromas from the braai filled the fresh air and stories
which seemed longer than those we had become ac-
from the day salted our conversations.
customed to in the corporate jungle. Electricity is supplied to the huts between 7 and 10
It is a unique place that will be forever etched in our memories, less for the things we had done but more
in the morning and evening. This is enough to charge
for the time to recharge and a chance to experience
the camera each day and hopefully not enough to
that feeling of total relaxation. Whilst this mysterious
enable work of any kind to be done. Part of the allure
coastline might still deposit diamonds across its ocean
of this place is the complete ‘cut off’ from the rest of
floors, the real gems are harder to find but exist in
the world and the ability to embrace the solitude of
places like these.
these shores. For those seeking a little more adventure, the pristine coastline offers some breath-taking scenery, intricate rock pools for those keen to swim or snorkel and a look into nature at its most raw.
Hive of activity Just two kilometres into our coastal stroll, on what should have been a deserted stretch of beach, there was a hive of activity. The waters glistened, the skies flocked and the sand crawled with every living thing. It was not long before we noticed a whale carcass bobbing aimlessly, caught in a tug-of-war between land
If you go:
and sea.
Accommodation: Two-, four- and six-sleeper units are
It was obvious this feast had been around for some time as parts of the skeleton had been completely stripped of all its flesh. The lingering smell was a reminder of the harsh conditions the west coast can serve up. Further along 4x4 signboards mark enthralling trails which explore dune systems, pristine beaches, shipwrecks, archaeological ruins, historical sites and some interesting flora and fauna.
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available. Guided tours: Rodville Adams hosts guided tours along shipwrecks or dune trails for R250 per person. To book call +27 76 642 0868. Amenities: A communal kitchen area provides a fridge-freezer to store perishables and a minishop provides the basics required for a comfortable stay. Website: www.noup.co.za
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CAR REVIEWS FEATURE
Writer: Ashref Ismail
Land Cruiser Prado:
More luxury, comfort and prestige
W
ith an off-road heritage
have earned it a rock-solid reputa-
bumper and wings draw on struc-
spanning more than
tion as one of the world’s toughest
tural elements from the model’s
65 years, Land Cruiser
and most reliable 4x4s.
design heritage.
remains unique in its segment for
Having test driven the Prado 3.0
The standard convenience
an ability to combine outstanding
VX for a week, I can attest to this
specification list befits the stature of
quality, durability and reliability with
reputation. The vehicle has a more
the Land Cruiser Prado. It includes
unrivalled off-road performance
modern and robust exterior styling,
automatic dual-zone climate con-
and ever-greater levels of luxury,
sophisticated, comfortable and
trol, six-speaker touch audio system,
comfort and ownership prestige.
higher quality interior, and improve-
electrically adjustable driver’s seat,
ments to its user-friendliness, both
illuminated entry, cruise control,
on and off-road.
park distance control, keyless entry,
Land Cruiser is the most widely available model in the global Toyota product range – being sold in
three power outlets, Bluetooth con-
more than 190 countries worldwide.
Technically advanced
nectivity, USB, third row seating and
Its unmatched off-road abilities
The all-terrain support systems
reverse camera.
help even unskilled drivers make the most of Land Cruiser’s off-road
High-grade models
performance. They also add to the
High-grade models add memory
overall mix of on-board tools which
function for the driver’s seat, a
makes the Prado one of the most
14-speaker premium audio system
technically advanced, safe, pleas-
with woofer, multi-information
urable and easy-to-use 4x4 vehicles
display, power tilt-and-telescopic
in the world.
steering adjustment, rain-sensing
The Prado range has traditionally consisted of two grades, the mid-
row seats.
level TX and high-grade VX. For the
Sadly for us here in South Africa,
first time a new third grade, called
we have to make do with the ag-
VX-L, has been added to the model
ing, but proven 3.0 D-4D engine,
line-up. The VX-L model combines
offering a lethargic 120kW and
all the features of the VX whilst
400Nm available between 1 600–2
adding a power-operated tilt-and-
800 rpm. This is mated to a five-
slide moonroof and comprehensive
speed automatic transmission with
active safety assistance package
gear ratios optimised for low-speed
to the mix.
tractability and off-road use. This
New-look frontal elements such as the bonnet, grille, headlamps,
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wipers and power-fold-down third
engine, we are told, can only be replaced with the newer six-cylinder
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unit found in the Australian versions
Assist Control forms part of the
if and when the quality of our die-
standard ensemble.
sel fuel improves.
The 4.0 V6 derivatives additionally feature Drive Mode Select which offers five modes; Comfort, Sport,
Adapting to terrain
Sport +, Normal and Eco; to adapt
six-speed automatic transmission.
The Multi-Terrain Select system
vehicle dynamics according to
Maximum power is 202 kW at
(VX and VX-L only), operated by
driver preference.
5 600rpm, with peak torque of
a centrally mounted rotary knob,
381Nm delivered at 4 400rpm.
allows the driver to select the
Collision System with pedestrian
The 4.0 litre petrol engine uses a
All Prado models feature Toyota’s
The package includes a Pre-
correct mode depending on the
detection function, Adaptive Cruise
Active Traction Control system,
road ahead. The system has five
Control, Lane Departure Alert and
which actively regulates wheel-slip
pre-configured modes (mud and
Automatic High Beam. The Adaptive
by directing torque to the wheel
sand, loose rock, mogul, rock and
Cruise Control system uses radar
with the most traction. The system
dirt, and rock) to tailor the vehi-
sensors in the front grille to monitor
is capable of applying braking
cle’s traction control, transmission
the distance to the vehicle in front
pressure to wheels individually to
characteristics, power delivery and
and applies corrective action via
maximize traction. A low-range
suspension settings to the terrain
both throttle and brake inputs to
transmission with user-selectable
at hand. Downhill Assist Control is
maintain a specified gap.
rear and centre diff-locks and Hill
included on VX and VX-L models.
The Prado has quite a formidable list of rivals such as the newly launched Nissan Patrol and the pricier Land Rover Discovery. What the Prado offers is peace of mind motoring which will last long after you decide you want to sell it.
Model
Land Cruiser Prado 3.0D VX
Engine
3.0 D-4D
Power
120kW
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel consumption
Approximately 12l/100km
Transmission
Automatic
Price
R 932 400
Warranty
Three year/100 000km
Service Plan
Five year/90 000km
Likes
More muscular design, electronic rear seven seat operation, Toyota quality, reliability and resale values.
Dislikes
Dated interior fascia design elements, beige interior colours bound to attract scruff and dirt marks and 3.0 D-4D engine now outgunned by many rivals.
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Technical information supplied by Toyota SA.
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With level 6B water restrictions in place, all citizens have been advised to limit their water usage to 50 litres per person, per day. Here is a simple guide to assist you with using 50 litres or less.
9l Flushing
One full flush = 9l Using greywater = 0l
3l Drinking
Water, tea, coffee, etc.
2l Cooking
Food preparation and cooking.
10l Shower
Take stop-start showers. No hair wash = 5l
2l Brushing Teeth and Washing Hands 19l Laundry and Dish Washing 3l House Cleaning 2l Pets
Don’t let the water run while brushing your teeth. Using hand sanitiser = 0l
One washing load = 70l of water One wash per week = 10l a day Wash dishes in one sink wash a day.
Cleaning your home everyday is not necessary. Small to medium sized pets. Place pet waterbowls in a cool, shaded area to avoid evaporation.
This is not a strict guide. Your actual usage will depend on your appliances, personal preferences and the amount of effort you put into saving water.
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