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ISSUE 4 2015

SOUTH AFRICA

TAKING THE NEXT STEP STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN NETHERLANDS AND SOUTH AFRICA

LOVING SA VISITORS KEEP COMING BACK

HERE COMES THE SUN RENEWABLE ENERGY THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

South African National Research Foundation, Promoting Internationally Competitive Research in Science and Technology

The South African National Research Foundation (NRF) was established through the NRF Act (Act No 23 of 1998). Reporting to the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), the NRF’s mandate is to promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary facilities in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge, and thereby to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all South Africans.

In order to achieve this mandate the NRF makes use of different funding instruments including to internationalise the research platform through the funding of bi-lateral and multi-lateral joint research projects. Internationalisation is an increasingly strategic issue for research and government institutions. With the aspiration to be a global competitor in the knowledge society and a preferred destination for science and technology investment, South Africa currently contends with a number of strategic challenges, including establishing and promoting high level strategic international collaborative networks and cultivating sufficient

Contacts: Michael Nxumalo Director: Africa Cooperation Michael@nrf.ac.za

human capital. The NRF acknowledges this local, regional and global imperative and has set internationalisation as one of its cross-cutting focal points.

The NRF through the International Relations and Cooperation (IRC) directorate plays a significant role in the promotion of research excellence with regards to the internationalisation of research and higher education through the synergies of its core initiatives and strategic projects. The IRC planning process is informed by key policy and strategy documents as outlined in the NRF Vision 2020, the DST Ten Year Innovation Plan as well as the Human Capital Development Framework, which indicate strategic shifts in terms of prioritisation (grand challenges) – and the transformation of the scientific environment. IRC, working closely with the DST, participates in the implementation of Intergovernmental and Inter-agency Bilateral agreements by inter alia funding joint research projects - in the process ensuring capacity building in key strategic areas. There are three broad focus areas/units within IRC, namely: Africa Cooperation (AC), Overseas Cooperation (OC) and Multilateral and Strategic Initiatives (MSI).

Prudence Makhura Director: Overseas Cooperation Prudence.makhura@nrf.ac.za

www.nrf.ac.za

Sepo Hachigonta Director: Multilateral & Strategic Initiatives Sepo.hachigonta@nrf.ac.za

contents

9 FOREWORD

Introducing “House of the Future”

38 WATER

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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HOUSE OF THE FUTURE

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DEVELOPMENT

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TOURISM

50 LIMPOPO

60 LOGISTICS

Keep them coming back for more

24 ENERGY

Energising insights

Anything anywhere

63 KWAZULU NATAL

32 GAUTENG

World class province

A climate for growth

64 WESTERN PROVINCE

COPY EDITOR Mandy Young

communications

Wild ideas

59 HEALTH

Providing the cure

Competitively inspiring job creation

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Bordering on a great future

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The youth are the foundations

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The glass is half full

Business around the table

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ver the past few months the Netherlands Embassy in South Africa has been working on an exciting event. In this edition of Inspire South Africa Magazine I am proud to introduce you to ‘House of the Future’.

House of the Future is a 5-day event in Johannesburg where we, together with our South African and Dutch partners, will host a series of interactive sessions to tackle some of our shared economic and social challenges. The seminars, workshops, tweet tables (and much more!) will provide a platform for business leaders, entrepreneurs, students, knowledge institutes and government officials to collaborate on tangible solutions for local challenges. To emphasize the importance of the partnership between South Africa and the Netherlands, all events will revolve around the question: how can we #COCREATESA? House of the Future is proud to host the Dutch Prime Minister, Mr Mark Rutte. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Netherlands Minister for Agriculture and a trade mission of over 75 businesses and knowledge institutes in the transport & logistics, water, health, energy, agrifood & horticulture sectors. In closing of the week’s events various cultural activities and workshops will be held.

House of the Future will take place from 16 to 20 November in Turbine Hall, Newtown, Johannesburg. We have a fantastic website (www.houseofthefuture.co.za) where you can sign up at no charge for the various sessions and networking opportunities.

I look forward to welcoming you in House of the Future to become part of the conversation and collaboration between South Africa and the Netherlands.

Yours sincerely,

Marisa Gerards Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Foundations Both the Kingdom of the Netherlands and South Africa building a sustainable future.

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ntrepreneurship, innovation and internationalisation are key motivators behind the economic prosperity of both the Netherlands and South Africa. Through continuous innovation and an open mindset to internationalisation, Dutch and South African entrepreneurs have succeeded in making their countries productive, competitive economies in the world.

However, there is always room for improvement. South Africa and the Netherlands agree, that in order to regain higher structural growth, young entrepreneurs must play a crucial role in the coming years. It is through entrepreneurs, both existing and new, that new business opportunities are sought out and exploited. It is through entrepreneurs that innovations are brought to the market, raising productivity, creating jobs and increasing living standards.

Both countries have a strategic focus on youth, who are seen as future leaders with high potential to become individual economic engines. Maintaining an internationally competitive business environment requires constant effort. Both countries understand this, which is why entrepreneurship is one of two crosscutting themes in House of the Future and Garden of the Future.

House of the Future and Garden of the Future is an initiative from The Netherlands’ embassy. Various events, boot camps and interactive discussions are organised. These provide a communication platform amongst the various stakeholders of the ecosystem, which will permit the audience and the speakers to express their opinions, become inspired and share their future aspirations. Projects showcasing a local challenges for South Africa and The Netherlands, will be presented during House of the Future, to the mayor of Johannesburg and the prime minister of the Netherlands. Speakers will comprise ministers, influential business leaders and Dutch and South African vice chancellors, and successful young Dutch and South African entrepreneurs.

In addition to this, the 4th edition of TEDx Johannesburg will

present moonshots of inspiring speakers on the 20th of November.

Education is the second of two crosscutting themes, which play an integral part in the House of the Future, by encompassing different levels such as primary, secondary and tertiary education, and technical, vocational and professional education.

As an important pillar of economic growth and a means to empower people to actively participate in the development and transformation of society, education runs like a red thread through the programme. In addition to a number of explicitly education-related sessions, the theme will also manifest in many sector-specific events.

Building on a long tradition of education co-operation between the Netherlands and South Africa in the last 150 years, there are a great variety of existing links, partnerships and joint programmes.

The House of the Future will provide a platform for schools, universities, colleges; research institutions, funding organisations, training providers; government departments and businesses to engage, connect, and share knowledge and experiences.

Existing collaborations will be showcased, and new opportunities to work together explored. Particularly in areas like capacity building, skills development and research. In the spirit of #cocreatesa, pupils, students, academics, researchers, business people and representatives of government and civil society, will join forces to contribute towards achieving sustainable and innovative solutions or local challenges.

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BRITAIN WINS WORLD CUP

Creating jobs and saving the planet may seem like global goals that only governments and the United Nations have set out to achieve, but an event in Johannesburg has shown that young students can achieve the same thing, by starting local.

By Shamin Chibba

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he Enactus World Cup brought hundreds of students from 36 universities across the world to the Sandton Convention Centre, to showcase their innovative social and environmental projects.

The world cup took on the format of a knockout sports tournament. The teams showcased the work they had done in their home towns and were judged according to the effectiveness of their campaigns.

Britain’s University of Southampton, edged out Brigham Young University from Hawaii, to claim the top prize for its Right Light project. It set up entrepreneurs in Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar to provide solar lamps to communities.

According to competition judge Sibani Mngomezulu, Enactus is all about promoting entrepreneurship with a

social focus. “It allows university students the opportunity to present projects that have a social impact. So they select projects from communities where they identify a need, then they put together a project that will have an impact.”

Enactus was initially known as Students in Free Enterprise Worldwide. Since its founding in 1975, it has grown to include over 70 000 students as members from more than 1 750 campuses in 36 countries.

Innovation is one of Brand South Africa’s key components in the nation brand hexagon which, like the Enactus World Cup, aims to find creative ways of solving economic, social and environmental issues. The Enactus World Cup falls in line with the National Development Plan’s educational outcome; the former striving towards quality basic education, and the latter aiming for an improved quality of life.

SOUTH AFRICANS’ MARITIME FOCUS South Africa’s representative, the University of Zululand, made it to the semi-final, only to be ousted by fellow African contender Mohammedia School of Engineers from Morocco.

The South Africans’ project had a maritime focus, the intention being to protect endangered sea life while providing employment in a rural community.

The team worked with Sofoco Fish Farm, a small-scale operation focused on harvesting freshwater fish for wholesale commercial purposes, helping it to develop and expand its operations. It was one of many projects showcased in the competition, which were offering practical and innovative ways to improve quality of life around the world.

This is Benta, one of our Right Light entrepreneurs with her solar lamps. She rents these out every night, giving her a more stable income, whilst at the same time stopping encouraging people to stop using kerosene lamps that are not only dangerous, but extremely bad for respiratory health.

Read more: http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/democracy/4378enactus-promotes-entrepreneurshipinnovation#ixzz3q85Q4vGi

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TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – HOW DO WE KEEP VISITORS COMING BACK?

Alison Budge searches for answers to this important question, and the challenges faced by the hospitality industry

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The Absa Cape Epic reports that 43% of 2015’s riders are returning visitors, who have previously completed the event atleast once, and 85% of these said that they would return for a holiday with their family

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isitors to any tourist destination comprise both first-time visitors and repeat guests.

In the tourism industry, first-time visitors are often described as a ‘new’ market whereas repeat visitors are seen as an established customer base. Both of these visitor groups play a fundamental role in ensuring that the destination sustains its number of visitors, and its competitive advantage, whilst ensuring the attraction’s long-term sustainability. It is, therefore, imperative that tourism marketing departments strive to achieve and maintain a balance between first-time and repeat visitors.

To achieve this, very targeted marketing strategies need to be developed and implemented.

So what is it exactly, that visitors are looking for when they visit South Africa? How do we attract them here in the first place, and once we have them, how do we keep them coming back year after year? Social media helps enormously. This is illustrated by the fact that in May 2015, South Africa topped BuzzFeed’s list of the world’s most beautiful countries, beating the likes of Italy, Australia, Switzerland and Canada. “This country sweeps international travel prizes and has travellers raving about its beauty so much, that it has the highest repeat tourism of any long-haul destination in the world! Considering how crazy people are about the place, it’s not surprising that South Africa takes the top spot in the beauty stakes,” reads the article.

Mr Mike van Vuuren, Managing Executive at Sun City

says, “Both local and international travellers prioritise value for money, the quality of facilities and leisure opportunities that a destination can offer when they are holidaying, and the convenience of being able to enjoy a range of activities on site. Outdoor leisure activities such as mountain bike trails, hiking, swimming, and game watching are prized by many holidaymakers, so they will look for destinations that can offer these activities on site or nearby.” The Kruger National Park (KNP) is one of the world’s most renowned wildlife reserves. It captures the essence of Mike van Vuuren’s sentiments. This national park attracts over one million visitors per annum and is one of the top five international tourist destinations in the country, for the very reason that it is regarded as an all-inclusive holiday destination, which provides tourists with a unique nature and leisure experience.

It is important to know the attributes of a destination that attract first-time visitors and which attract repeat visitors. When asked what draws visitors back to Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat year after year, the General Manager, James Basson, said this: “Our team is known for offering guests exceptional hospitality and our staff plays a key role in guests returning year on year. Our staff turnover is low and guests enjoy returning to spend time with a team that they are familiar with. The world-class service we offer also plays its part. We are always looking for innovative new ways to enhance our guests’ experience with thoughtful touches and new activities. Guests definitely

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equivalent advertising value), televised coverage and return for these new experiences.” marketing of South Africa, and the Grand Finale being Research in this field shows that, in general, first-time shown live in 11 countries, there is a significant marketing visitors are involved in more activities and explore a investment in both the event and in ensuring that visitors destination more extensively, with a specific interest in return the following year. large icons and events. Repeat visitors tend to spend their Of course the challenge is to convert first-time visitors time more intensively, engaging in activities related to into returning visitors. How do establishments manage to local culture and life, preferring to participate in more do this? “Bushmans Kloof’s spectacular location in the social activities such as shopping, dining or visiting friends Western Cape’s Cederberg Mountains is a huge drawcard, and relatives. They are destination-aware visitors who are and guests return for the peace, tranquility and the beauty knowledgeable regarding the range of activities available. of the landscape,” says Basson. The Kruger National Park, This is particularly relevant in South Africa’s sporting as one of the oldest and most profitable national parks in tourism. Sarah Haigh, Marketing & Communications South Africa and in the world. It is renowned for its wildlife Manager for the Absa Cape Epic, shares a bit more about management, the diversity of its her visitors: “41% of the animal species and the variety of international riders visited South vegetation zones found there, Africa for the first time to ride the drawing visitors from around the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. 43% of globe. The main reason for visiting riders who rode the 2015 event the park is the escape to nature, are returning visitors, who have The challenge for for both first-time and repeat previously completed the event at visitors. In general, first time least once, and 85% of these said establishments is to visitors to the KNP, appeared to be that they would return for a convert first-time younger – a potential long-term holiday with their family. The market should these first timers be route is usually between 700 and visitors into converted into repeat visitors. In 800 kilometers, over 8 days of returning visitors addition, activities aimed at racing, and 1 200 riders take part children would increase the each year in teams of two, so we possibility of return visits by this have 600 teams competing. With group, many of whom are starting each rider travelling with an or have young families. average of 1.5 supporters (fullSun City gets this right through time supporters dedicated to one their complete range of leisure options, from high end rider for the entire duration of the race; not including business and leisure travellers, to the more affordable short-stay visiting supporters and service suppliers linked self-catering family units, with activities suited to all ages, to the supporter villages), it is not surprising that this race tastes and pockets. The Sun City Resort offers a casino, generates R300 million for the local economy.” Haigh goes sporting and recreational activities, two world-class golf on to add, “The average Absa Cape Epic rider will spend courses, excitement and adrenalin at the Valley of the an average total of 14 days in the Western Cape, which Waves, and the exquisite Palace of the Lost City. “Ease of usually includes four days in Cape Town before the race.” access is important” says van Vuuren, “and combined What is interesting about this race, is that only 9% of with quality facilities and service, we draw over one Absa Cape Epic riders are professional teams; the other million visitors to Sun City annually; it remains one of 91% are made up of business people and sporting Sun International’s most popular destinations. During enthusiasts, who have the financial wherewithal to return 2014, Sun International sold a total of 1 205 822 room to the country, bringing their families with them. Haigh nights, of which Sun City was responsible for 31%. South informs us that “40% of the 2015 field were international Africans accounted for 309 955 rooms booked at Sun City, riders who travelled from 55 different countries. Of the 6 034 rooms were booked by visitors from the rest of participants, 53% own their own businesses, 69% of Africa, and 62 250 were booked by international visitors participants are CEO’s, directors or senior management, from countries including China, India, the United States, and the business sector with the highest proportion of the United Kingdom, France and Germany.” participants is the financial sector at 10%, followed by the “The Absa Cape Epic keeps the riders interested and sport and fitness sector at 9%.” With an estimated 45 000 coming back year after year through the race concept of spectators visiting the event over the eight days, and TV changing the route each year, so our riders get to see coverage of over 3 500 hours in 2014 (with a R260 million

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Many holidaymakers look for destinations which offer a number of activities on site or nearby.

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entering or exiting the country. There are also additional requirements such as consent in the form of an affidavit, required when children are unaccompanied or accompanied by only one parent or by an adult that is not a parent.

Travellers intending to visit South Africa with children can now quickly and accurately determine which documents they’ll need, thanks to the Child VISA Checklist App, created by Andre Van Kets, co-founder of the local travel company Drive South Africa. The app removes the fear and uncertainty that parents face when trying to work out exactly which documents they need when travelling with their youngsters.

To address the new immigration laws that have raised concerns, a team of ministers from the economic and security clusters, which includes the Department of Tourism, will be set up, assembled by the Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba. We trust that these issues will soon be resolved and that South Africa will once again enjoy visitors coming back to appreciate the beauty and vibrancy of our country, year after year.

CONTACT DETAILS: www.bushmanskloof.co.za www.suninternational.com/sun-city www.cape-epic.com SOURCES:

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different towns in the Western Cape on each ride. We have visited 31 towns in the Western Cape since 2004,” says Haigh.

Repeat visitors tend to make their decision to visit spontaneously, which implies that marketing should be done on a continuous basis to attract both visitor segments.

It is also advisable to use a wide range of marketing tools such as social media, magazines, newspapers, radio, television advertisements and billboards in order to reach the largest possible target audience.

To maintain repeat visitors to Bushmans Kloof, Basson describes their strategy. “We have a loyalty programme in place that monitors the numbers of visits per guest, and we have added-value incentives in place for our return guests.

Over the years, we have developed a substantial database of visitors and we keep everyone updated about news and developments through regular e-newsletters that are sent all around the globe. Every year we create a selection of interesting and enjoyable experiences that feature on our annual special events calendar. These are marketed widely to encourage guests to visit us again and we have found that this creates a lot of repeat business.”

Van Vuuren from Sun City adds to this: “To encourage visits to Sun City, we offer a range of value-added packages for people travelling to the resort. We interact frequently with our regular guests through various media channels about packages and discounts available at the resort.

Members of Sun International’s MVG programme also qualify for a host of benefits and discounts at Sun City, which continues to encourage repeat visits to the resort.”

One of the biggest challenges facing visitors to South Africa, is the new legislation stipulating that tourists who need a visa for South Africa make the visa application in person, and that children under the age of 18 produce an unabridged birth certificate, or the equivalent thereof, when

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SAVING OUR HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY The first International Renewable Energy Conference – SAIREC held on African soil in Cape Town

By Priya Pitamber

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sustainable development and significantly improve socio-economic development.”

GROUP EFFORT South Africa’s Department of Energy, hosted SAIREC in conjunction with the South African National Energy Development Institute, and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development.

“SAIREC comes at a time when an energy transition towards renewables is accelerating worldwide, thanks to advances in renewable energy technologies, increases in capacity and rapid cost reductions,” said the REN21 chairman, Dr Arthouros Zervos.

“On the African continent South Africa is leading the way with its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme, and is therefore the

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ver 3 500 delegates from 82 countries gathered in Cape Town for the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC), which took place from 4 to 7 October.

This was the sixth in a series of International Renewable Energy Conferences. This year’s conference was the first to take place in Africa; the theme being “Re-energising Africa”.

“For us as a country and as a continent, hosting this conference is important, given that Africa is progressing on an economic trajectory that challenges the ability to meet our energy needs,” said South African Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson, speaking at the opening of the conference.

“It is our belief that renewable energy provides a significant opportunity to improve energy access and security, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, ensure

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ideal host for such an international gathering.”

AFRICA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY BY NUMBERS Quoting the 2014 Africa Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency, Joemat-Pettersson said that while Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in resources, energy supply is poor. “Africa’s energy sector is vital to its development and yet is one the most poorly understood parts of the global energy system.”

Pettersson added that producing a reliable and costeffective energy supply to the continent was vital.

“Many governments are now intensifying their efforts to tackle the numerous regulatory and political barriers that are holding back investment in domestic energy supply, and inadequate energy infrastructure puts a brake on urgently needed improvements in living standards.”

Joemat-Pettersson said that emerging economies were taking on the challenges to address climate change. “For example, as South Africa we have put in place programmes to increase efficiency and reduce emissions intensity.”

“To this effect, as we actively engaged in building a competitive resource-efficient and inclusive future, our National Sustainable Development Strategy has been integrated into the National Development Plan 2030 vision, which supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

Adnan Amin, the director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, said Africa had the potential to increase its generation of renewable energy from 5% to 22% by 2030.

“What we know today is that the potential is immense.

Africa has bountiful and buried renewable energy resources, including excellent solar across the continent, hydro in many countries, strong wind resources and powerful geothermal in East Africa’s rift valley.”

Amin stated that renewable energy was vital to lift African citizens from what he called energy poverty.

SOUTH AFRICA’S PROGRESS IN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES South Africa has been making strides in renewable energy Making use of the sun’s rays and strong coastal winds, policy implementation and partnerships with business have led to job creation, foreign investment and clean power production in the sector.

“Renewables are delivering exactly what South Africa needs – from energy, jobs and technology to foreign investment, rural development, and community benefits and working relations between government and business,” said the department’s acting director-general, Dr Wolsey Barnard. “The scope and scale of renewable energy

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development in South Africa demonstrates what is possible when government and business share a commitment to success.”

The report cites an independent study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which found that energy generated from solar and wind during the first six months of 2015, created R4-billion in financial benefits.

The renewable energy sector, has the potential to create up to 462 000 jobs, with more than 25 000 jobs already created. Renewables have also given a boost to the manufacturing sector. In 2012, for instance, a solar PV manufacturing plant was built in Pinetown near Durban, employing 160 people and able to produce 250 000 solar panels annually.

A Department of Energy solar energy technology roadmap, estimates that by 2050 approximately 70GW of power could be generated from solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power sources.

In addition to solar and wind power, up to 247MW of small-scale hydro power could be developed in rural Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. Work has also started on a national biomass action plan.

The Southern African Biogas Industry Association estimates that biogas could contribute 2.5GW of generation capacity in the country, using wastewater, food waste, manure, agricultural residues and commercial processes, including abattoirs, breweries and cheese factories.

In 2014, the United Nations Environment Programme put South Africa in the global top 10 for renewable energy investments. The country is already the world’s 10th biggest solar market for installations above 5MW.

DELEGATES DECLARATION “As of today, 2.9 billion people lack access to clean forms of cooking, which needs to be addressed in order to achieve the universal access target,” stated the declaration. “We note that to make universal access a reality by 2030, 1.3 billion people, out of which 621 million live in the sub-Saharan region, should be provided access to electricity.

“The scale of the challenge requires that all approaches, including grid and off-grid solutions, are taken into account and adopted based on an efficiency principle. Rural and urban demands can best be met with a diverse technology mix that takes full advantage of sub-Saharan Africa’s exceptional and sustainable solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower resources.”

READ MORE: http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/tech/4371-sairec-theimportance-of-renewable-energy#ixzz3pIzJNKSN

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orldwide, the demand for energy is growing. Renewable energy is part and parcel of this development. Both South Africa and the Netherlands are committed to reach ambitious emission reduction targets, and have designed policies and programmes to stimulate the uptake of clean energy solutions. In the Netherlands, 47 organisations negotiated an ‘Agreement on Energy for Sustainable Growth’ in 2013. In South Africa, the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has been a big success and is exemplary for many countries. The Embassy believes that both countries can benefit from a strong cooperation in renewable energy, both in technology and knowledge transfer; as well as in exploring new market segments.

The Dutch renewable energy and energy efficiency industry, has significant expertise in several fields of clean energy; especially in waste-to-energy, bio-energy and green buildings. In the private sector, Dutch companies introduce high-end quality techniques and products, in renewable energy generation and smart solutions for off-grid electrification. Dutch companies and institutes are renown for their inclusive approach; combining expertise and technology with solid project design and management. South Africa offers strong research

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institutes, rich renewable sources in wind, solar, biomass and many successful projects in renewable energy. Together, South Africa and the Netherlands can be strategic partners in finding new innovative energy solutions.

Together with our South African partners, we are formulating a strategy for the usage of biomass for electricity production. In the House of the Future we will have a full-day workshop on this successful project and seek to discuss, with industry experts, how we can extend our strong cooperation in biomass over the coming years. However, we will have many more sessions; for instance using tobacco for jetfuel, small-scale waste transformers, gridconnected renewable energy systems and smart meters. We will also look at policies and discuss financing options.

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ities are a necessity, but do not have to be in anarchy. The urban environment can be joyful and an inviting place to work, play and live, where residents have a say in what they want and need and mass transit eases the flow of growth instead of chocking it.

It is this kind of space, with the environment at heart, that Johannesburg has in mind. And it is this kind of space that it is building, through structures like the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA). The agency devotes its energies to improving the urban environment of the city of gold, building an equitable, sustainable and resilient city.

The JDA, owned by the City of Johannesburg, takes an area-based approach to development. Each project begins with identifying the area’s local competitive advantages, needs and opportunities. Its capital work projects are used to catalyse private investment, enterprise and neighbourhood development. Essential elements in any of its programmes are improving the value added by capital works interventions and boosting the longer-term sustainability of capital investment.

Sustainability, efficiency and innovation are words that come up regularly when talking about the JDA and its aim, which is to restructure Johannesburg by developing defined, strategic geographic areas around the city and the movement corridors that link them, as well as turning around declining investment trends.

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Economic growth is promoted through clustering industries, upgrading public spaces, developing local economic potential in marginalised areas and encouraging urban management partnerships. In tandem with this, the agency encourages sustainable energy consumption and land-use. Strategic transit nodes and corridors are central to the vision.

The transformation of the City, over the last 14 years, can be seen in areas like Braamfontein, Vilakazi Street, Jeppes Town (Maboneng) and Main Street to name a few. This has been a persistent process by the JDA, which in turn has impacted positively on the space economy of Joburg.

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Two of its projects – Station Precinct Development and Greenways – make up the transit-oriented development intervention that will build Joburg’s Corridors of Freedom, an urban revolution that will build a new city, driven by mass transit lines. They will restructure Joburg’s spatial economy, with housing, jobs and social opportunities in proximity to each other and are built on solid objectives: energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, economic growth, and social inclusion.

There are three identified Corridors of Freedom:

• The Inner City Transformation programme, with a R205million budget and a 10-year capital investment plan, maintains and repairs the infrastructure that is the backbone of the built environment, as well as rejuvenates the inner city and refurbishes parks and public spaces.

• The Station Precinct Development programme encourages optimal development of transit hubs and corridors to provide access to affordable accommodation and transport.

• The Priority Area Planning and Implementation Programme shifts the design of the city to improve livability and create sustainable human settlements, which include public amenities and transit facilities.

• The Greenways programme focuses on providing resilient, livable and sustainable environments by using roads, rivers and transport modes to promote walking, cycling, and sustainable public transport. It includes the continued rollout of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit service.

• The Alexandra Renewal Project involves human settlement development projects such as hostel upgrading, housing development and the construction of community facilities.

• Corridor 1: Soweto to the Johannesburg CBD along Empire and Perth roads • Corridor 2: Johannesburg CBD to Alexandra along Louis Botha Avenue • Corridor 3: Turffontein The primary aim is to reshape the space economy of Johannesburg by ensuring that poor people have better access to affordable housing that is well located in terms of job opportunities, economic activity and affordable transit services. With the new Rea Vaya BRT services as the key structuring element, the approach is to develop station precincts at key transit interchanges.

All of these initiatives, however, have a driving force behind them: increasing investment in Johannesburg that will translate into economic growth and job creation. With this in mind, the JDA’s capital works are specifically designed to address aspects of the challenges facing Joburg by: • Connecting people with opportunities to live, work, play, learn and be healthy in the city • Catalysing growth of opportunities in areas of latent investment potential and growth • Creating quality robust democratic public environments and places that give dignity and choice to city users • Co-producing solutions in partnership with local communities and multi-sectoral stakeholders to meet local needs and mitigate local challenges.

Part and parcel of building a new city space is more sustainable energy consumption and land use. The JDA is introducing Blue Economy interventions such as reusing base material in the layerworks of roads for the Rea Vaya bus way; supporting local production of building material such as paving bricks; and reusing waste to make public art.

Green Economy interventions are also key to JDA projects.

In the design of buildings and public spaces, it promotes green building technologies such as solar water heating, efficient lighting and sustainable urban drainage systems.

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JOZI’S GLOBAL APPEAL Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city and economic hub, is an increasingly attractive destination for major global conferences Staff writer

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ohannesburg, , has risen a remarkable 133 places in the International Congress and Convention Association rankings over the past three years.

According to the ICCA’s 2014 report, Johannesburg is ranked at 101st place among the world’s top conference destinations, which is up from 136 in 2013 and 234 in 2012.

The ICCA has a network of 1 000 members from more than 90 countries and It is the only association whose membership represents the main specialists in handling, transporting and accommodating international events. The association’s annual rankings are based on the number of rotating global association meetings hosted in a particular destination.

Johannesburg Mayor, Parks Tau said in a statement “Joburg’s continued improvement in its ICCA rankings is due to a collaborative effort with our industry partners, peers and stakeholders and confirms the city’s status as a world-class business events destination,”

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BIG EVENTS MEAN BIG BUCKS Hosting events has a direct and positive economic impact on the city and all who work and play in it. Benefits include money spent, jobs created and changing travellers’ perceptions of the city.

Large business events often attract between 500 and 1 000 international visitors, who tend to stay for between three and six days, this makes a direct or indirect contribution to the tourism value chain, including accommodation, restaurants, tourist attractions and transport services.

Business tourism helps promote Johannesburg, not only as a premier destination for business, but the financial and commercial hub of Africa. It is also as an all-year-round destination for leisure, sport and mega-events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup. More importantly, it helps sell the city as a profitable centre of trade development and investment.

Large international gatherings also create immediate trade relations between Johannesburg and other cities and countries.

Hosting events also helps with the exchange of professional and intellectual capital and

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Guided by its Growth and Development Strategy 2040, city government aims to position Johannesburg, as a leading global city, a year-round business and events destination.

A cosmopolitan centre for lifestyle, leisure and heritage, for arts, culture and entertainment. The goal is to achieve shared and sustainable economic growth in the city, stimulating both the tourism sector and the second economy.

Visitors to big-ticket events also benefit from the local tourism scene, which has boomed over the past 20 years and seen an impressive development of visitor attractions, precincts, museums and sites, highlighting Johannesburg’s complex and fascinating story. These include the Origins Centre, Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Museum Africa, Montecasino and the SAB World of Beer.

SOPHISTICATED INFRASTRUCTURE Johannesburg has strong business events credentials. Aside from the major international business and sporting events hosted in the city since the mid-1990s, Johannesburg is home to an increasing hotel inventory and world-class convention facilities, all supported by a well-established and growing service sector and solid infrastructure.

Transport infrastructure includes the Gautrain rapid rail system, Rea Vaya bus rapid transit network and OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa’s most important travel hub. Over 55 airlines link Johannesburg to major centres worldwide, making it one of the easiest cities to access in Africa.

The city can comfortably host any event, from small professional meetings to mega global conferences and sporting events.

There are some 130 venues in Johannesburg, varying in capacity, including the four biggest which are capable of accommodating over 5 000 delegates.

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GAUTENG PROVINCE Although Gauteng is the smallest of the nine provinces, it is the economic centre of South Africa and the continent. Responsible for over 34,8% of the country’s and 10% of the entire continent’s GDP, it is also Africa’s financial-services capital.

The population of 11 million people have the highest per-capita income level in the country. Some 50 km north of Johannesburg lies Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. The magnificent Union Buildings, which overlook the city from where it sits on Meintjieskop, represent the official seat of the South African Government and house the offices of the country’s President.

The industrial area of Rosslyn and the townships of Soshanguve and GaRankuwa are situated north of Pretoria.

Mamelodi and Cullinan, known for its diamonds, lies to the east. To the west lies Atteridgeville. Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging in the south of the province are major industrial centres, while Heidelberg, Nigel and Bronkhorstspruit to the east are of agricultural importance.

The province houses some of the most important educational and health centres in the country.The University of Pretoria, Unisa and other universities include: • University of the Witwatersrand • University of Johannesburg •The Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa).

MINING & MANUFACTURING Manufacturing includes basic iron and steel, fabricated and metal products, food, machinery, electrical machinery, appliances and electrical supplies, vehicle parts and

accessories, and chemical products. The major gold and diamond mining houses all have their headquarters in Johannesburg, the biggest being Anglo American and De Beers. There are 159 mines – 44 of them gold mines – in Gauteng, that together account for a quarter of South Africa’s total mineral production. Most of the mining is for gold – 80% of Gauteng’s output.

Although gold mining and ancillary industries provide thousands of jobs, the importance of mining is declining compared to the manufacturing and financial sectors.

Mining produces only 6% of Gauteng’s total income and 31% of export earnings.

TECHNOLOGY More than 60% of South Africa’s research and development takes place in Gauteng. The Innovation Hub in Pretoria is Africa’s first internationally accredited science park and a full member of the International Association of Science Parks. Its community has become a regional centre of innovation and knowledge creation, linked to the fast moving world of global interconnectivity. It is made up of small, medium and micro enterprises and multinational companies, employing in excess of 1 000 people.

AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY A large area of the province falls within the so-called “Maize Triangle”. Gauteng is an integrated industrial complex with major areas of economic activity in three sub-regional areas, namely the Vaal Triangle; the East, West and Central Rand; and Pretoria.

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WATER: OUR LIFE’S BLOOD The next global war, it is often said, will be waged for water.

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es, water truly is life, as the old adage has it, the lack of which has caused many an ancient civilisation to collapse. Therefore, whatever one says about water resource management in South Africa, is simultaneously a statement about the economic and political sustainability of the country – and much more as we shall see.

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Southern Africa is dry by nature, placing our water resource managers under unique pressures. Rainfall is distributed unevenly across the country, the western half being much drier than the eastern, which creates a need for integrated water planning and the transfer of water from wet to drier areas.

The region as a whole is also visited by intense droughts, which can last for several years and have a devastating impact on agriculture. The water provision systems must therefore be able to cope with periodic shortages that require special planning capacities and investments.

The link of the drought cycle with the El Nino phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, demonstrates the interconnectedness of the global climate and water cycle; also of things to come as a result of global climate change.

Wet and dry cycles in southern Africa will intensify, the east becoming wetter and the west becoming drier. This creates major challenges for water resource planning and infrastructure development.

THE BIG POST-APARTHEID CHALLENGE In 1994, the new government inherited massive water services backlogs and inequity. Although South Africa had an excellent water planning and infrastructure development programme, roughly half of the then total population of 35 million people did not have access to safe water supplies.

The new Constitution provided that all South African citizens had the right to access of water – reputedly a world first – rapid action over the next two decades saw access to piped water grow to close on 90% of the total population of some 53 million in 2013.

The significant increases in the numbers and proportions of households with access to all types of piped water, point to an improvement in the quality of life for South Africans. The number of households with access to all types of piped water grew by 4.6 million between 2002 and 2013, an increase of 52%. However, the 238% increase in households who depend on water carriers or tankers should be a concern. - SAIRR Africa Survey 2014/2015.

Despite this progress, racial and other disparities in access to water remain, even in the generally well-serviced urban areas. For instance, between 83% and 96% of whites, Indians, and coloureds have access to piped water in their dwellings, compared to 34% in the case of the black population. In the Western Cape 100% of households have RDP or higher standard of access to water, compared to only 66% in the Eastern Cape; and in rural areas with insufficient water infrastructure, women often still have to spend as much as a third of their time fetching water from rivers, wells, or dams.

WATER GOVERNANCE The rapid expansion of service provision was made possible by changed policy objectives, and a welldeveloped set of nested water governance institutions.

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) is responsible for South Africa’s water resource planning and management, although there appears to be some overlap between the DWA and the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) regarding sanitation.

Thirteen Water Boards report directly to the DWA. They operate bulk water supply infrastructure, including dams, pipelines, as well as some municipal level structures and wastewater systems. They also provide the municipalities with technical support.

The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) is a parastatal company created in the middle 80s, to develop the Lesotho Highland Water Project, a major infrastructure development to divert water to South Africa’s industrial heartland, Gauteng Province. After this

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highly successful project, the TCTA’s mandate was expanded, making it responsible for a range of other large dam and bulk water supply projects.

These large infrastructural projects are funded by institutions like the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), and the Infrastructure Finance Corporation, a private sector infrastructure debt fund. Collectively, these projects represent essential infrastructure for longer term water resource development, without which South Africa would be unable to sustain water services and expand them into remote areas.

The TCTA sells water to the Water Boards, which in turn sell it to big industrial users in bulk, or to the municipalities. Regarding drinking water, the municipalities are key, and they usually provide local-level water and waste water services directly to users.

Sometimes, they may appoint private sector partners or other institutions, especially in situations where the requisite skills may not be available. More than half the drinking water in South Africa goes through three urban municipal water service authorities, that is, in Gauteng, the Cape Peninsula, and Durban.

THE BLUE DROP CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME South Africa also continues to face challenges relating to water quality. In an effort to gain a better understanding of water quality in the country, the Department of Water Affairs introduced the “Blue Drop” water quality certification programme.

The intention of the Blue Drop system is not to criminalise poorer or high-risk drinking water services,

but to proactively identify, quantify, and manage risks associated with sustainable drinking water services. The programme also contributes to the Department’s overall risk assessment and long-term planning.

In 2009, 23 of the 914 assessed water supply systems were awarded Blue Drop status, which had increased to 98 out of 931 assessed systems by 2012. The Blue Drop programme highlighted the excellent quality of water supply in the highly developed Gauteng and Western Cape provinces, where between 60% to almost 100% of the municipalities were certified. The risk to water quality and supply has generally also decreased.

However, discrepancies remain. In more rural provinces like the Free State, Northern Cape, Limpopo, and North West, fewer than 20% of the municipalities were certified and the Department noted its concern about the limited number of improving systems in these provinces.

Only 13% of all the systems have active Water Safety Planning processes, while an alarming 52% do not have any such activities in place at all. It is of some concern that the number of households who depend on water carriers or tankers increased significantly between 2002 and 2013.

The treatment capacity available in some provinces was identified as a key problem. More than 30% of the water systems assessed, operated at more than 75% of their design capacity, which leaves very little scope to do maintenance and deal with technical problems.

Another important issue, identified by the Department, was the need for qualified and competent supervisors at treatment plants.

The innovative nature of the Blue Drop initiative was lauded internationally, by the World Health Organisation, amongst others.

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South Africa has some 850 municipal treatment plants that have to deal with some 7500 mega-litres of waste water per day. However, the Department of Water Affairs considers wastewater treatment and compliance with the Water Acts as far from acceptable in relation to national standards and international best practice. Following the successful example of the Blue Drop system, they accordingly launched a Green Drop system as a transparent way of developing risk profiles for wastewater management services.

The Green Drop assessment process was found to be much more difficult because of the larger number of systems that had to be evaluated in the wastewater sector. As with the Blue Drop system, this initiative has an incentive-driven problem-solving approach, which aims at strengthening a proactive regulatory approach. However,

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needs raised major funding challenges. Nonetheless, in it also makes provision for punitive measures where 2013 government was able to launch a major new water improvements do not take place. infrastructure development project to address the The first assessment showed that it is much more backlogs. The first results include the completion this difficult to qualify for Green Drop status than it is to year of a major pipeline development in Emalahleni. This qualify for Blue Drop certification – especially for smaller programme will positively affect millions of households municipalities. Furthermore, roughly half of the over the years to come. approximately 852 municipal wastewater systems Southern Africa has a vision for water, life, and the assessed, showed the same kind of disparities revealed in environment in the 21st Century, namely the equitable the Blue Drop initiative. There are pockets of excellence and sustainable utilisation of water for social, in and across the country, with 7.4% of all wastewater environmental justice and economic benefit for present systems being certified. However, none of the water and future generations. – systems evaluated were about SADC 2012 to collapse.

Regarding the future, the The weaknesses identified DWA and the government has were similar to those identified indeed been thinking big. under the Blue Drop initiative, DWA’s water infrastructure notably skills shortages and development ties in with the insufficient infrastructure, The “Blue Drop” system massively expanded National while funding problems lead is there to proactively Infrastructure Plan of 2012; to insufficient maintenance also with regional SADC of existing infrastructure. identify, quantify infrastructure development through the $200 billion THE WAY FORWARD and manage risks Regional Infrastructure Water resource studies in associated with Development Master Plan South Africa used to take (2013-2027). South Africa’s place once every 10 years. sustainable drinking water resources planning thus This was considered to be too water services takes place on a regional long for a water stressed scale, an important country like South Africa, prerequisite for long-term prompting the South African sustainability.

Water Research Commission South Africa and the (WRC) to launch the four-year SADC, is therefore, wellintegrated “Water Resources of prepared to deal with the projected water shortages Africa 2012” (2012-2016) study earlier than arising from population growth and climate change. contemplated. It aims to update the 2005 study and to Regarding water, we are all truly in the same boat. generate the data needed for water resource planning by the Department of Water Affairs.

Sources: Examples of major infrastructure development at WHO/UNICEF: Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation: different stages of planning and construction include the Data table South Africa , 2010.

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Mzimvubu Dam in the Eastern Cape, the Clanwilliam Tissington, Kate (July 2011). “Basic Sanitation in South Africa: A Guide to Dam wall in the Western Cape, Phase 2 of the Lesotho Legislation, Policy and Practice” . Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI). p. 69 highlands water project to benefit Gauteng and the Free https://www.dwaf.gov.za/dir_ws/dwqr/ State, Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation Project and https://www.dwaf.gov.za/dir_ws/dwqr/subscr/ViewComDoc.asp?Docid=674 https://www.dwaf.gov.za/Documents/GreenDropReport2009_ver1_web.pdf Mopani Emergency Works, both in Limpopo, Mdloti SouthAfrica.info (undated) SA launches water infrastructure drive. http:// Development Project in KwaZulu-Natal, to name but a www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/water-030713.htm South African Government (undated) National Infrastructure Plan http:// few, as well as a number of projects under the Regional www.gov.za/issues/national-infrastructure-plan Bulk Water Infrastructure Grant project. – Department of Pegasys, 2013. Project to revise the pricing strategy for water use charges and develop a funding model for water infrastructure development and use and Water and Sanitation, Feb 2015 a model for the establishment of an economic regulator. Assessment of Independent studies, conducted in 2013, indicated a Institutional Options for Infrastructure Financing. Concept Note. https://www. dwa.gov.za/Projects water infrastructure refurbishment backlog of over R10 SADC, 2012. Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan: Water Sector billion, as well as the need for an additional R60 billion for Plan http://www.sadc.int/files/6313/5293/3538/Regional_Infrastructure_ Development_Master_Plan_Water_Sector_Plan.pdf infrastructure development over the next 20 years. These

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outh Africa and the Netherlands enjoy a long standing partnership regarding water, based on the belief that every human being has a right to safe water and decent sanitation.

Though there are vast differences between the Netherlands and South Africa in terms of population density, geography and rainfall, we all require water.

The water partnership between the Netherlands and South Africa is broad and involves both the public and the private sector. Since 2013 the two countries have endorsed the cooperation in a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and environment (I&M).

In the private sector, small and large Dutch companies offer their innovation in water treatment or smart metering, and many other areas in the South African market, with ever growing success. Dutch Water authorities have well established relationships with the South African Catchment Management Agencies (CMA’s).

The House of the future will be a platform to celebrate this vibrant partnership between South Africa and the Netherlands. More than 20

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representatives from public and private organisations will join Dutch Prime Minister Rutte on his visit to South Africa.

On Monday 16th November, they will meet with South African officials and companies to explore how innovative ways can be found to ensure better sanitation solutions, mine water treatment and safeguarding water quality at a municipal level. On 17th November, Dutch and South African experts will get together to discuss how the Netherlands could possibly assist in devising and implementing a master plan for the water sector in South Africa. Senior officials from both countries, led by DWS DG Margaret-Ann Diedricks and Dutch Water Envoy Henk Ovink, will meet to discuss the extension of this cooperation in the years to come.

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LIMPOPO PROVINCE’S VALUE OFFER (VALUE PROPOSITION) AS INVESTMENT DESTINATION  The vision of the Province remains to fulfil the potential for prosperity in a socially cohesive, sustainable and peaceful manner. The vision will be attained by way of a mission statement that emphasizes participatory leadership aimed at promoting excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit, improved service delivery, facilitation of decent job creation and systematic poverty reduction.  Limpopo Province is to address the industrial and sectoral diversification and intensification of technology development, to improve the comparative and competitive advantages of the economy, as well as to promote overall growth and development of the industrial sector through promotion of, and investment in high-value production and value-added technologies and activities.  By 2030, Limpopo must have a basic education system with high-quality, universal early childhood education and quality school education, with globally competitive literacy and numeracy standards. Education is seen as an important instrument in equalizing individuals’ life chances, preparing next generations to be economically mobile and successful and critical to poverty reduction

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 Limpopo as a youthful province is further endowed with the human capital and the demographic dividend which will complement the Natural resource endowment in agricultural land, agricultural produce, mineral wealth and excellent solar intensity. These endowments coupled with sound policies, government capacity to plan, private sector partnership and strong relations with the social partners presents Limpopo as the ideal investment destination. The vision of Limpopo as a future bastion of development-led industrialization and core to the - Make in Africa for Africa and the World - will lead to investment and sustainable growth.  The key industrialization drivers i.e. metals value chain, regional energy security services sector growth, sustainable development, Limpopo geographic/spatial location as gateway to rest of Africa and a key industrialization hub in the North-South Corridor. Government is currently investigating the possibility of unlocking South Africa’s coal and platinum-rich northern mineral belt through transport, water and energy interventions. The northern mineral belt project was one of 17 strategic integrated projects, or Strategic Integrat-

municipalities contains the largest PGM mineral reserves in the world. The possibilities to locally beneficiate these minerals currently exist and form the basis of the proposed SEZ. The SEZ is based on the current partnership between the Limpopo provincial government and Anglo-Platinum and buy-in of other role players. The SEZ will be based on the establishment and development of hydrogen fuel cell industry in Limpopo. Anglo Platinum has shown private sector interest through the development of fuel cells in Tubatse.

ed Projects SIPS, prioritised for development by Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordination Commission PICC. Investment in rail, water pipelines, energy generation and transmission infrastructure will catalyse unlocking of rich mineral resources in Limpopo resulting in thousands of direct jobs across the areas covered. Urban development in the Waterberg will be the first major post-apartheid new urban centre and will be a “green” development project. Mining includes coal, platinum and other minerals for local use and export, hence the rail capacity is being extended to Mpumalanga power stations and for export principally via Richards Bay and in future Maputo (via Swaziland link). The additional rail capacity will shift coal from road to rail in Mpumalanga with positive environmental and social benefits.  Infrastructure investment and development of two SEZ’s presents investment opportunities in the next 10 years in excess of R20 Bn. The SEZ in Musina is based on the strategic geographical location as the gateway to Africa. The N1 from Gauteng through Beitbridge to the rest of North Africa will strategically link Limpopo Province with the Matebeleland Province of Zimbabwe. Musina Local Municipality also possesses strategic minerals like diamond and coal that can be beneficiated in the area. The SEZ is based on the current buyin of private sector. The SEZ will host the first eco-industrial park in South Africa. The SEZ will also be supported by the Phalaborwa Magnetite and enormous coal reserves in the Vhembe area. The Musina SEZ will focus on the logistics sector. The aim of the SEZ will be to improve the connection between the Limpopo province and SADC. Musina will become a designated area in which all logistics-related activities are brought together to promote seamless supply chains, i.e. a one-stop logistics shop. Businesses tend to gravitate to these areas, thus, reducing travel costs and congestion.  The Tubatse SEZ should focus on the PGM (Platinum Group Metals) cluster. The primary production of PGMs is a substantial industry in the country as a whole, with the Limpopo region enjoying a good share. The Greater Tubatse and Mokopane local

 The investment value-proposition si driven by manufacturing value chains and key catalytic projects. There are world class competitive based incentives schemes which further enhances the Limpopo comparative and competitive advantage in number of high impact catalytic grow in: • Lephalale Coal to Energy Complex • Phalaborwa – Magnetite semi-metal downstream activities and solar energy • Burgersfort – Platinum / Hydrogen Economy • Musina primary steel complex and metallurgical value chain to higher value-added steel products. “Make in Musina, Limpopo South Africa for Africa and SouthSouth Trade”’  Limpopo is Centrally located for the Regional Integration to the 221 Million people in SADC and the 883 Million people in Sub-Saharan Africa  Effective integrated planning through strong institutional alignment with the labour, social partners, business and government in the PEGAC and PICC feeding into MinMEC and National Government. There is very Strong coordination between the 3 spheres of government and a provincial agency Limpopo Economic Development Agency that champions Limpopo as an ideal investor destination.

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Baobab tree stands proudly near Musina.

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impopo, South Africa’s northernmost province, shares borders with Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana, making it the ideal gateway to Africa.

Named after the Limpopo River that flows along its northern border. The province is linked to the Maputo Development Corridor through the Phalaborwa SDI, which is a network of rail and road corridors connecting to the major seaports, opening up Limpopo for trade and investment. This is complemented by the presence of smaller airports in centres such as Phalaborwa and Musina, as well as the Gateway International Airport in Polokwane, the capital city, which lies strategically in the centre of the province.

The Great North Road, running through the centre of the province, strings together a series of interesting towns such as Bela-Bela, with its popular mineral spa; Modimolle with its beautiful Waterberg mountain range; Mokopane; Polokwane; Makhado at the foot of the Soutpansberg mountain range; and Musina, with its thick-set baobab trees. The crossing into Zimbabwe is at Beit Bridge.

Several museums and national monuments bear testimony to the ancient people and fearless pioneers who braved the unknown. Living museums include: • The Bakone Malapa Museum near Polokwane, where Bapedi tribespeople practise age-old skills for the benefit of visitors • The Tsonga Open-Air Museum near Tzaneen • Mapungubwe (“Place of The Jackal”) Hill, some 75 km from Musina, a world heritage site. It served as a natural fortress for its inhabitants from about 950 to 1200 AD.

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Capital Polokwane Principal languages

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Xitsonga 17.0%

Tshivenda 16.7%

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Share of total population 10.4% Area (km2)

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Percentage of total area 10.3%

Limpopo produces a wide range of agricultural products.

The area is a potato belt and is known for its superior quality potatoes for high-end markets. It also produces 75% of the country’s mangoes; 65% of its papayas; 36% of its tea; 25% of its citrus, bananas and litchis; 60% of its avocados and two thirds of its tomatoes. Other products include coffee, nuts, guavas, sisal, cotton, tobacco, cotton, sunflower, maize, wheat and grapes. In addition, more than 170 plantations produce timber.

Most of the higher-lying areas are devoted to cattle and game ranching, earning a reputation for quality biltong (salted, dried meat), which is a popular South African delicacy.

INDUSTRY AND MINING Limpopo also has abundant mineral resources, making mining the critical sector of the province’s economy by contributing 22% of the gross geographic product.

The Medupi power station, a new dry-cooled, coal-fired power station, near Lephalale. It has created around 40 000 job opportunities.

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HOME GROWN SOLUTIONS

Morogo noodles, an innovative commercial product that is expected to benefit local farming, particularly small-scale farmers.

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new locally grown and manufactured consumer product, Maggi 2-Minute Morogo Noodles, is the result of a three-year collaborative research project between South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC), and the multinational food group Nestlé to develop the commercial potential of the popular vegetable staple and its farmers.

This latest development is in line with the National Development Plan’s vision, which has a particular focus on key areas such as rural development, skills development and job creation.

An added benefit is the possibility of exporting this product to the rest of the world. This would give smallscale agriculture in South Africa a competitive jump start in foreign markets.

The partners researched South Africa’s biodiversity to confirm morogo’s nutritional and pharmaceutical benefits, and its functional food applications.

Naledi Pandor minister of science and technology announced at the fifth CSIR Conference, that the department “is proud of this key milestone where we successfully translated academic research into an innovative commercial product, which will be enjoyed

by South African consumers,” she said.

Dr Rachel Chikwamba, the CSIR’s group executive for strategic alliances and communication, added: “We provided our expertise in the processing of indigenous products to jointly develop this innovative product with Nestlé that will benefit the people of our country.”

This is the first time that morogo, also known as amaranthus, has been used in large-scale processed food production. Nestlé’s stated long-term goal is to help local

small-scale farmers boost their income by producing morogo on a commercial scale.

Various other leafy greens, including cleome and cow pea, were considered and assessed by Nestlé, the CSIR and the ARC research teams for nutrient bioavailability during digestion. After extensive studies and consumer research, morogo was ultimately chosen for its versatility and abundance.

Nestlé announced they were using morogo for a new line of Maggi two-minute noodles “because of its proven health benefits, particularly the presence of beta carotene, minerals and protein”.

Morogo, with its distinctive leaves and taste, is extremely adaptable. It grows easily in various weather and soil conditions.

“In South Africa, indigenous knowledge has massive potential for research, development and innovation,” said Pandor. “We successfully translated academic research into an innovative commercial product, which will be enjoyed by South African consumers.”

Nestlé’s collaboration with the South African government demonstrated the company’s commitment to communities with which it did business, said Ravi Pillay, Nestlé’s South African director of corporate affairs. It is a way of “leveraging global expertise for local preference”.

It was also an opportunity for South Africa’s small-scale farmers, said Chikwamba.

“We also evaluated the commercial viability of producing African leafy vegetables in a sustainable manner for commercial and smallholder farmers,” said Shadrack Moephuli, the chief executive of the ARC. READ MORE: http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/tech/4373-csir-nestledevelop-locally-sourced-morogo-noodles#ixzz3pIqTMRTD

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n recent years the relationship between South Africa and the Netherlands in the field of agriculture, food production and international trade has evolved for the benefit of both countries. More people in South Africa have access to healthy food produced by their own farmers. New emerging farmers earn a living by finding their way to the commercial markets.

While South Africa has found an important export market to Europe, through the port of Rotterdam, for fruit, flowers and wines, the Netherlands contributes to food production in this country through technological development and business innovations. Dutch horticultural seeds, high yielding potato varieties and machines for the food industry have found their way to South African farmers and entrepreneurs. Dutch agribusiness companies have also established the production of food additives, flowers, bakery ingredients and beer in South Africa, which means employment to thousands of people.

One can experience the core of our current cooperation in the House of the Future, by participating in different events that promote innovations, skills development and new business models such as Agroparks and New Generation Cooperatives. Scarcity of water, increasing prices of energy and fertilizers, and the introduction of new technologies is driving farmers to consider carefully the way forward of their businesses, and to be very competitive in the

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domestic and export markets. We believe that by working together in developing the right concepts we can benefit jointly from what both countries have to offer. In our tiny country, the Netherlands, we have learned to deal efficiently with costly resources, such as land, energy and labour.

If resources are used in an efficient, smart way, South Africa with its abundance of natural assets and diverse climate, has a great future ahead for agriculture and food production. It can easily sustain itself, and provide opportunities for income in rural areas, thereby eradicating poverty. It can also play a guiding role in Africa to become a main supplier of wholesome food and nutrition beyond its borders.

The Dutch are eager and willing to help shape this future, together the Netherlands and South Africa will find the best mix of technology, skills development and markets to #cocreate a better world.

Getting to your destination has never been easier. Gautrain will help you plan your route, assist you with bus and shuttle services as well as assist you with calculating the time and cost of visiting your destination. Finding an event, place or attraction to attend or visit makes travelling a comfortable and enjoyable experience.

Log onto www.gautrain.co.za for more information.

Shuttle Services Available.

• From Marlboro to Linbro Park and Woodlands in Woodmead.

• Weekend Shuttle to Montecasino from Sandton Station.

Montecasino Palazzo Circle Shuttle Service on Public Holidays

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Rosebank Station Bus Routes RB5: Killarney RB2: Melrose RB3: Illovo RB4: Hyde Park

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Parktown

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• For detailed and accurate bus route maps enquire at the stations or visit the website.

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• To find out where a bus is, please dial 010 223 1098.

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The underground tunnel section from Park Station to Marlboro Portal is a total length of 15.5 kilometres.

SMS “Alert ” to 32693 for service updates Disclaimer: Please note that some of the attractions indicated along the illustrated route map may not be along the route of the Gautrain services. Certain attractions can be seen from the Gautrain but may need other public transport modes to get there. Direct enquiries for more information about places and attractions may be obtained from Gauteng Tourism Authority. The illustrated route map is not to scale.

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outh Africa and the Netherlands are innovators in healthcare with South Africa pioneering the first human heart transplant, and the Netherlands the artificial heart.

The opportunities for the two countries to cooperate are endless, including developing sustainable building solutions for health facilities, ICT solutions, optimizing supply chains and making quality healthcare available to rural communities.

The Netherlands views healthcare as a chain - from science to patient. It follows an interdisciplinary approach to develop innovative solutions for present day challenges such as, unhealthy lifestyle, chronic diseases and prevalent transmittable diseases such as tuberculosis, which is of specific concern to South Africa. Some areas of expertise that stand out include healthcare infrastructure, including the design and engineering of hospitals, clinics and mobile healthcare solutions , solutions for capacity building, e-health and innovative medical equipment.

Part of the Netherlands’ success in the healthcare sector, is their willingness to share knowledge and create open innovation partnerships. Dutch healthcare companies would like to continue this

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in the House of the Future where they will, amongst other things, focus on technological solutions for healthcare training and education. Examples include, 3D surgical training apps for doctors, and web based platforms to support continuous professional development in the nursing sector.

The House of the Future will facilitate discussions on topics such as the role of infrastructure to bridge the gap between public and private healthcare. In addition, there is the opportunity to interact with Dutch companies present during the week that have specific expertise in mental healthcare, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, digital imaging solutions, capacity building and turn-key healthcare projects.

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he Netherlands plays a key role in the transport and logistics corridors of today’s globalized economy. One of the country’s key strengths as the Gateway to Europe, serving over half a billion European consumers, is its integrated approach to multi-modal logistics. The Netherlands has excellent land, air, and water transport, but its major advantage is the sophistication with which the Dutch logistics service providers combine these forms of transport. The Netherlands is home to more distribution centres than anywhere else in Europe, which indicates the strength of Dutch transport and logistics services.

South Africa is the gateway to Africa and the most important transportation hub, with major shipping lines hugging its coastline.

The country is a continental leader in terms of transport and logistical sophistication, with first-class roads, the largest rail network in Africa and eight commercial ports to serve specific hinterlands. The South African government has highlighted the transport sector as a key contributor to the country’s global competitiveness; they have acknowledged the role that transport-related infrastructure can play

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in stimulating economic growth and social development in the region.

As gateway countries, reliant on efficient logistics, the Netherlands and South Africa can learn from each other, and strengthen their positions as distribution centres of their continents.

The House of the Future will be a meeting point where Dutch and South African companies gather for business and knowledge exchange. The Dutch economic trade mission to South Africa, headed by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the Vice Minister for Mobility and Transport, will contain over 15 transport and logistics companies looking to connect to South African business.

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kwa-zulu natal Dramatic view of the hills of the Drakensberg Range in the Giants Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Capital Pietermaritzburg Principal languages

isiZulu 77.8%

English 13.2%

Afrikaans 1.6%

Population

10 456 900

Share of total population 19.7% Area (km2)

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waZulu-Natal , or “KZN” as it is widely known, is one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations. This verdant region includes South Africa’s lush subtropical east coast.

Washed by the warm Indian Ocean, it stretches from Port Edward in the south, and north towards the Mozambique border.

The province also boasts sweeping savanna in the east, and the majestic Drakensberg mountain range in the west.The summer-rainfall coastal regions are hot and humid, with a subtropical climate. The Midlands area is drier, with extremely cold conditions in winter and snow on the high-lying ground. In the north, the subtropical strip extends around Swaziland to the edge of the escarpment.

The province has a population of more than 10 million people, living on 92 100 km2 of land. isiZulu is spoken by the majority of the people, followed by English. Visitors to KwaZulu-Natal can either disembark at King Shaka International Airport at La Mercy north of Durban, or use the extensive national road network. There are also two major harbours – the port of Durban, which is one the busiest in Africa, and Richards Bay, which is an important coal-export harbour.

The province boasts several nature reserves including, the Royal Natal National Park, Giant’s Castle and the Kamberg Nature Reserve. It also has several tertiary

institutions of learning, which include the University of KwaZulu-Natal and theDurban Institute of Technology.

KwaZulu-Natal is the only province with a monarchy specifically provided for in the Constitution.

INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE KwaZulu-Natal has a diverse industrial sector, with major industries developing around the port of Durban, as well as agricultural and forestry industries.

Major industries in the province are agriculture, forestry, aluminium, petro-chemicals, automotive manufacturing, steel production, plastics and packaging, paper and board manufacturing, and a range of industries associated with imports and exports through the two major ports of Durban and Richards Bay. Richards Bay is the centre of operations for South Africa’s aluminium industry. The Richards Bay Coal Terminal is instrumental in securing the country’s position as the world’s second-largest exporter of steam coal.

Richards Bay Minerals is the largest sand-mining and mineral-processing operation in the world.

The coastal belt is also a large producer of subtropical fruit, while the farmers in the hinterland concentrate on vegetables, dairy and stock farming.

Another major source of income is forestry in the areas around Vryheid, Eshowe, Richmond, Harding and Ngome, which is also known for its tea plantations.

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INVESTMENT DESTINATION WESTERN CAPE An intriguing thing about the Western Cape, is the variety of responses one gets to questions such as: Why did you invest in the province?

Some of these responses are surprising.

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usiness economists speak in glowing terms about the growth rate in the province, which is in excess of 4%, its excellent infrastructure, and the low cost of conducting business.

Strategic planners, business development, and governance specialists usually highlight the favourable enabling environment and the importance attached to productivity and skills by the provincial government, as the foundation for competitiveness in an international knowledge economy.

Financial and business services account for some two thirds of the provincial GDP. Beyond that, business processing and outsourcing represent one of the fastest growing subsectors, supported by a national investment incentive scheme that reduces their costs by as much as 20%. In other words, good investment terrain.

Manufacturing, especially tooling and niche manufacturing, has outgrown its old economy metal smelting foundations, to become the second largest sector in the province, and has managed to develop world-class capabilities in aerospace manufacturing. Its rapid growth is supported by the sophisticated local engineering skills-base, linkages with the energy ICT and other high-tech industries, and the province’s strategic position in the global marine cargo network.

Industry support agencies, like the Western Cape Tooling Initiative and the Retail Motor Industry Association, serve as good examples of the province’s new economy orientation and their efforts to promote a synergistic enabling environment for business.

Even clothing and textile manufacturers, who are under great pressure to compete with cheap imports, have managed to significantly improve productivity by collaborating closely with large retail clothing companies, or branching out into upmarket designer and fashion wear.

The energy sector is much smaller but strategically relevant. Cape Town, Saldanha Bay and Mossel Bay are gas and petroleum processing hubs, which supply fuel to large areas of southern Africa. The planned Oil and Gas Industrial Development Zone in Saldanha Bay, and massive natural gas reserves in the province, provide the sector with significant growth potential. This potential is international, as the province already provides offshore and West African oil and gas operations with engineering expertise, support facilities, components, and a range of related hi-value services.

A large number of pharmaceutical companies, medical and other research institutes and groups operate in the Western Cape Province; the aim being to establish itself as the African hub for producing pharmaceuticals and hi-tech medical devices. The planned Health Technology Park in Cape Town will link the health

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you end up sharing a table at a beach café, however industry with the strong local ICT and the biotechnology briefly, with a nonchalant Leonardo DiCaprio. sectors, which include agricultural research agencies like Rather treat yourself to the latest fluorescence of Hortgro. Increasing intersectoral synergies generates Cape Town’s culinary cultures: the city’s growing mobile massive growth potential and represents an open door restaurant trend (have a look at www.eatout.co.za to f for business throughout sub-Saharan Africa. ollow the best food trucks). These gourmet food trucks However, as intimated at the outset, there are other trade in approved locations, reasons to set up shop in the and provide excellent food Western Cape Province. at prices that do not ruin the The province has a customer. And, if you happen captivating history and to be a bit of a foodie yourself, beautiful cultural and natural you can always buy the landscapes, good wines and a In short, people from ingredients you need at the world-class hospitality City Bowl Market on Hope. infrastructure, making the all over the world Any casual survey of province a popular tourism Cape Town will show that even retirement - destination. find the Western the city has significant In short, people from all over development challenges and the world find the Western Cape a desirable investors, who go the extra Cape a desirable place to visit mile, are made to feel and to live in. It is for this place to visit especially welcome. The reason that the Mining Indaba and to live in.

Cape Town Partnership, a takes place here, even though non-profit organisation, the province has hardly has a 10-year strategy for any mines to speak of. developing and transforming Without doubt, the the city, and provides crowning jewel of the province interested businesses with is Cape Town. Here design opportunities to make a difference. meets economy. With the city’s creative use of design to Aiming at the City of Cape Town, the African Property improve the social, cultural, and economic welfare of its Owners Association, and the Cape Town Regional citizens, it has been recognised as the 2014 World Design Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Cape Town Capital. Cape Town, is a diverse city with a young Partnership’s Manifesto aspires to transform the city population and a vibrant multicultural night life. It has into a truly liveable African city; true to its people and incomparable urban beaches, and its rapidly growing film where they come from. industry gives it international flair. Do not be surprised if

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Table Mountain and the Twelve apostles towering over the upmarket suburb of Camps Bay

JB Marks Education Trust Fund JB Marks Education Trust Fund that was established by NUM in 1997, to address the need for black educated graduates entering the mining, energy and construction sectors to empower its members and their children.

Top Achievers 2014 Over the last 18 years, it has continued unabated to fulfil this need by providing tuition for members of the National Union Mineworkers (NUM) and the JB Marks Awards set a new of Mineworkers and their families, achieving standard in the education and corporate sectors by honouring meaningful change and capacity-building through improved 94 graduates this year (2015) at its prestigious Annual education. The Trust has enabled 924 bursars to graduate Education Awards Ceremony, held on 28th August 2015 at with mainstream tertiary qualifications (including 18 Emperors Palace in Kempton Park. medical doctors) and disbursed R194 million to over 2000 beneficiaries, in the current year (2015) 200 bursaries Among the 94 graduates, who have graduated in various fields were awarded making a total of 700 undergraduates’ and 50 of study, were three medical doctors “This is the highest postgraduates students still in the pipeline. throughput in a single year since the Trust was established in 1997” say Jako Mokgosi – Principal Officer. This is a NUM and JB Marks Awards to honour 94 Class of 2014 collective achievement, which shows the efficacy of the JB graduates at Emperors Palace The National Union of Marks bursary programme; a programme initiated under the auspices of Mineworkers Investment Trust (MIT) whose interest in the needs of the community led to the formation of Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) to provide funds for the JB Marks Education Trust Fund in partnership with other partners.

Class of 2014 JB Marks Graduates

JB Marks Trust - Legacy programmes Capacity Building Programmes Induction Workshops A weeklong annual Personal Effectiveness programme seek to bridge the gap from high school and tertiary for new intakes facilitated by professionals and also through mentoring and coaching from their peers – more advanced students and Alumni who know the challenges they face and how to deal with them.

Exits Workshops A weeklong annual Work Readiness programme to provide final year students with options and to prepare them for the working world. Learners studying critical fields of studies are encouraged to apply for postgraduates studies.

Graduates workshops Graduates trained on financial literacy, investments, contract of employment and others.

JB Marks Annual Career Expo – since 2012 A successful community outreach programme for grade 10 – 12 high school students is held annually in partnership with provincial and districts Departments of Education. The Expo seek to provide a prime platform for students and industry to meet, network and exchange crucial information to put an end to the ever-concerning shortage of critical skills/careers in South Africa. Over 20 000 learners attended the JB Marks Annual Career Expos since 2012.

The 1st JB Marks Career Expo 2012 was hosted at Orbit FET College, Mankweng Campus, North West in partnership with Bojanala District Dept. of Edu. The 2nd JB Marks Career Expo 2013 was hosted at Sekhukhune FET College – CP Phathudi Campus in Burgersfort, in partnership with Sekhukhune District Dept. of Edu.

Graduates and Business Networking Session

The 3rd JB Marks Career Expo 2014 was hosted in Kimberley in partnership with Northern Cape Department of Education Sol Blaartjie District Dept. of Edu.

A platform for graduates and business to network, mock job interviews conducted by HR practitioners from participating companies who provide feedback to graduates on areas of improvement when attending real job interviews.

The 4th JB Marks Career Expo 2015 set to be held in partnership with Mpumalanga Department of Education – Gert Sibande District from 11th – 13th May 2015 in Izimbali Combined Boarding School in Amsterdam.

JB Marks Lifetime achievement award 2014

JB Marks Lifetime Achievement Awards The Inaugural JB Marks Lifetime Achievement Awards 2010 was awarded to JB Marks posthumously, the award was received by the Marks family at the 2010 Awards. Past winners includes Elijah Barayi – 2012, Kgalema Motlanthe 2014, Dr. Nthato Motlana posthumously 2015.

JB Marks Annual Awards – since 2010 The JB Marks Awards are a key means of providing encouragement while incentivising other disadvantaged young people to commit to ongoing education and ‘stay the course’.

By celebrating the success of the award-winners, the Trust sends a clear message that failure is not preordained. Dreams really can be achieved.

JB Marks Awards accord recognition in a broad range of categories and it is important that the programme’s prestige and credibility are evident from the outset. Eminent and respected judges play an important role in establishing the stature of the awards.

JB Marks Alumni Leader of the year Award This is awarded to the JB Marks graduates who put their education and professional qualifications to good use by making meaningful contributing to their communities, the country and in the process help our nation with its fight against poverty. The Inaugural JB Marks Alumni Leader of the year Award 2010 was awarded to Dr. Lepulane Mathaila who was among the doctors played a significant contribution toward the men’s Circumcision Programme in KZN to reduce the impact of HIV infection. Past winners includes Moeketsi Magwick -2011, Nancy Kalebe -2012, Tebogo Selekolo – 2013

their peers – more advanced students and graduates who know the challenges they face and how to deal with them. This led to the establishment of the Core Team or Graduate Committee, which since 2012 is called the JB Marks Alumni and Associates.

JB Marks Annual Memorial Lecture – since 2010 JB Marks Education Trust Fund hosted its first memorial lecture in 2010 as part of its contribution to young people.

Its purpose was to afford young people and an opportunity to engage in constructive discussions with academic professionals, politicians and decision makers from various institutions who have contributed directly or indirectly to transformation in the country. Thematic areas are chosen on annual basis and carefully selected to trigger discussions on development oriented issues that contribute towards shaping the future of young people at different cohorts in education. Furthermore, topics are also linked to current policy intents committed by our countries leadership and translated into government programme of action. Eminent and prominent speakers are carefully selected annually to address the Memorial Lecture.

Past speakers include among others Gwede Mantashe, Prof Somadoda Fikeni, Malusi Gigaba Minister Public Enterprise 2013 and Aubrey Matshiqi.

JB Marks Alumni Aligned with its NUM traditions, the Trust believes that the best form of aid is self-help, and has set up mechanisms to assist each annual intake by ensuring mentoring and coaching from Caption

JB Marks Lifetime achievement award 2015- Dr Nthato Motlana’s family

Chairperson of JB Marks Alumni The team facilitate the induction and exit workshops to ensure they reach the optimal potential and impact our students. New students that come from matric level are indeed having inadequate knowledge about behaviours, expectations from institutions of higher learning. As such, the alumnus has become a resourceful partner to the Trust by disseminating information that arms our student for new transition. For instance, the mentorship initiative equips students with tactics and advices to help them navigate the stress, challenges at university level. As they move to university life, they become independent, away from parents and they become vulnerable to many derailing events.

The alumni organise the student visits across the universities where our students are. We work in collaboration with the fund staff. This is to ensure that we assess the students’ progress, note the challenges they are facing in relation to accommodation, fees, books and any other challenges that may weigh on them and as such affect their academic performance.

The alumni team ensure that the holistic approach to student well-being is guaranteed.

This is to ensure their physical, emotional and mental wellness.

The alumni works hand in hand with the fund in organizing JB Marks Annual Memorial lecture. This is the event aimed to honour the stalwart, John ‘Beaver’ Marks. His legacy is immortal to this generation. JB Marks awards ceremony also forms part of the bigger task of the alumni. This is the prestigious event aimed to award and honour the graduates for their hard work and achievement. The best graduates receive trophies.

We cannot forget where we come from. As the children of Mineworkers, Construction and Energy sector, we are deeply indebted to National Union of Mineworkers. We are part of this progressive family.

More importantly, the alumni leadership urge all the JB Marks graduates to support the projects, activities and programs of the alumni and the fund. Through our alumni platform, we create a space for deliberations, ideas and suggestions, for making this structure effective and sustainable. We should all be ambassadors of hope and foster change in our societies. The future is in our hands.

Mr Tankiso Isaiah Pitso

JB Marks report

Graduates Breakdown Since Inception

Qualification No

ACCOUNTANTS 100 FINANCE, COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS 94 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, JOURNALISM, DRAMA, MARKETING, TOURISM, SPORTS MANAGEMENT ETC. 170

364 DOCTORS NURSES ZOOLOGIST VETERINARY SURGEONS EQUINE SCIENCE & HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

18 18 2 4 4 3 49

CIVIL ENGINEERING MINING ENGINEERING EXTRACTION METALLURGY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL / MOTOR ENGINEERING QUANTITY SURVEYING & ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

22 12 14 77 15 28 15 4 185

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER ENGINEERING COMPUTER SYSTEM/SCIENCE

83 4 12 99

TEACHING

22 22

HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) 60 PSYCHOLOGY 19 PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 12 PUBLIC RELATIONS 8 SOCIAL WORK 15 LAWYERS 24 POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 3

142 CHEMISTRY 12 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 19 GEOLOGY 9 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 17 FOOD MANAGEMENT 6

63

Total

924

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