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Editor’s Note

Welcome to our winter issue of All Aboard where we warm your heart with our colleagues’ intriguing stories demonstrating confidence to achieve exemplary performance and courage to overcome challenges in the business arena while still displaying care for family and community.

Eubulus Pillay - Editor

Some of the highlights in this issue include: A Word from Schalk where our Managing Director, Schalk Venter takes us through the paces of the first half year and shares his vision for the second half of 2013 keeping our sights on the strategic objectives aligned with Vision 2017. AEL First boasts our participation in key industry-related events where we position the AEL brand and advance customer engagement.

AEL CSI displays our passion for nurturing young talent through our learners support and corporate social investment programmes.

organisation. This is achieved by priming our employees through training programmes on how to keep their safety switches on at all times.

AEL often celebrates the academic successes of our colleagues who are constantly raising the bar and receiving accolades in their specialist areas of expertise. AEL IQ serves as our hall of fame where we celebrate the successes of Group Consulting Mining Engineer Blast Optimisation, Simon Tose.

AEL Talent introduces our newly appointed Group Governance, Risk & Compliance Legal Officer, Sifisile Ngwenya.

In AEL Movers and Shakers, we cross paths with one of AEL’s ultimate go-getters, Nomthandazo Sithole, who operates as SA Business Support Administrator by day and national TV star by night. In our AEL Safety section we display our efforts in maintaining the highest safety standards in the workplace and away from the

And finally, in our AEL Energy section we uncover our colleagues’ thrilling extra-mural activities, hidden talents and inspirational triumphs when at play. To keep putting smiles on the faces of our readership, we look to you to you submit your contributions by emailing eubulus.pillay@aelms.com Keep flipping our pages for more AEL delights. Enjoy the read!

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In this issue 3/ A Word from Schalk Performance highlighted

4/ AEL CSI AEL employees keeping little hands and feet warm this Winter

6/ AEL First Big bang at Sishen!

7/ AEL First AEL makes its mark at 1st Cameroon International Mining Exhibition & Conferences

8/ AEL Legal Who is Legal and what we do? The significance of being informed on Competition Laws

9/ AEL Talent Meet Sifisile Ngwenya Scenes from the various sites

10/ AEL Movers and Shakers Nomthandazo on a delicious

11/ AEL IQ AEL Hall of Fame road trip

12/ AEL Safety Keeping our Safety switches on

13/ AEL Family Babies on Board Daddies’ Little Girls AEL’s Hidden Talent

14/ AEL Energy Employees unite against woman and child abuse Empowering Future Leaders

15/ AEL Energy Speaker of note! AEL avid golfers participate in AECI Annual Golf Day Wayne’s Word AEL in Action

Submit your story to: letterbox@aelms.com or contact Eubulus Pillay on 011 606 0313 www.aelminingservices.com Disclaimer - This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of AEL Mining Services Limited management. The copyright to this publication rests in AEL Mining Services Limited. Other product and corporate names used in this publication may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owner’s benefit, without intent to infringe. © AEL Mining Services Limited 2011.

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A Word From Schalk

Performance highlighted

Dear Colleagues, As we take on the challenges of our businesses and make progress on the path to ensuring that AEL is the best Company that it can be; I would like to highlight our performance year to date and also ask that each and every one of us, does our very best to deliver on the objectives we’ve set ourselves. To succeed on our strategic journey, which we’ve termed “The Next Stretch” our performance and everyday work must be underscored by foundations that ensure the company’s success and sustainability into the future. How we are performing so far… Safety: Performance year-to-date has been poor with 4 Recordable incidents during the month of May. Two of these incidents were MMU related. I have asked the senior leadership and would like to appeal to everyone in the business to ensure that safety is uppermost in how we do things. We are all accountable for our safety and must ensure we do things 100% safely at 100% of the time. Please make sure your safety switch is on at all times. Financial performance: AEL had a fantastic month in May. Year to date, our performance is way ahead of budget. Well done to everyone for this sterling performance. We’ve recorded some very good results by the various regions including South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Zambia, Burkina Faso as well as Mauritius.

As we approach the half year mark, I would like to ask that everyone makes every effort to ensure we continue to keep the focus and deliver sterling performance, be it in debt collection, cost saving, product delivery, purchasing or managing internal processes. Let us all do it with diligence and dedication in order to do the best and most significant work. In the coming months we will be engaging with the business as a whole on key initiatives being put in place that are poised to ensure that we stretch ourselves and challenge each other in a way that we will grow as a company and as individuals. I therefore ask that everyone keeps an eye out for the developments and communication that will come everyone’s way. I want to thank you for your support and commitment to AEL thus far and into the future . Let us all ensure we continue to help our customers to unearth wealth and deliver on ensuring we are relevant and constantly evolving. Best regards,

Schal

Group Managing Director

Group Managing Director, Schalk Venter.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams

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AEL CSI

AEL employees keeping little

Hands& Feet “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill

warm this winter

AEL prides itself in being a responsible corporate citizen by assisting the communities in which we operate and conduct our business. One of AEL’s annual Corporate Social Investment initiatives is the winter campaign. This year AEL initiated the Hands and Feet Campaign which entailed providing the children at Thuthukani Centre in Tembisa, with warm items of clothing to withstand the blistering winter chills.

The campaign was run by AEL’s CSI committee in conjunction with Champions of Wellness who encouraged all employees to donate gloves, socks, beanies, slippers, scarfs, blankets and any other items of clothing in support of this noble campaign.

The Hands and Feet Campaign is the one of three employeedriven CSI initiatives for the year. Next month employees will participate in the Mandela Day 67-minute campaign at Thuthukani Centre and in December employees will generously contribute towards the Back-to-School campaign where AEL sponsors school uniforms and stationery to learners. “I would like to thank AEL employees for their generous contribution. The clothing will help keep our children warm this winter. A warm child is a happy child,” said Jane Nkosi, Thuthukani Centre Manager.

All Aboard would like to extend our gratitude to all employees who have supported the Hands and Feet Campaign.

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Big bang at Sishen! AEL was awarded the PLTS contract at Sishen Kumba Iron Ore beginning 1 February 2013. The first bench was initiated by Christiaan Cloete, Sishen Production Manager.

Nic Dryer (Regional Manager), Jaques Botha (Regional Engineer) and Christiaan Cloete (Sishen Production Manager) standing by in eager anticipation of the first blast.

Congratulations to Nic Dreyer and the team for an exemplary achievement.

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The blast consisted of 311mm holes A total of 708446 tons was blasted successfully February ended with an excellent safety record of zero injuries and zero incidents For February AEL blasted a total of 2.5million tons at Sishen Kumba Iron Ore

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AEL makes its mark at 1st Cameroon International Mining Exhibition & Conference

Simon Tose, Group Consulting Mining Engineer - Blast Optimisation, was awarded the prestigious accolade for best paper at the recent IOQ Conference held in Umhlanga, Durban. ALL ABOARD would like to congratulate Simon on behalf of AEL. The Institute of Quarrying (IOQ) promotes the fellowship of members through the advancement, promotion and development of the quarrying industry. The annual conference, designed for the professional development and the facilitation of information exchange between industry peers, was well-attended by more than 200 industry delegates from Southern Africa, Africa and abroad.

Delegates at the AEL exhibition stand.

CIMEC 2013, the 1st Cameroon International Mining Exhibition & Conference took place from 29 – 31 May 2013 at the Palais des Congrès, Yaoundé, in Cameroon. The event was organised by the Ministry of Industries Mines, Technological Development in association with AME Trade Ltd. It comprised a three-day conference and exhibition as well as a postevent visit to some of Cameroon’s key mining sites. CIMEC 2013 gathered international investors, mining experts, directors of financial institutions, Cameroonian decision makers, development partners and other key stakeholders in the mining industry. The event themed “Sustainably developing Cameroon’s mineral resources for the benefit of future generations” had 334 official delegates, 62 exhibition

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stands and more than 400 visitors per day. Ibrahim Abba Kantao and Ibrahim Body-Lawson represented AEL at the event. Visitors at the AEL exhibition stand included government officials from the Ministry of Mines, service providers, university students, competitors (MAXAM, EPC Group and Yavascalar) and other mining companies (Camiron Sundance Resources, Reservoir Minerals and Camina Mining). Cameroon is one of Africa’s most exciting new mining destinations rich in significant and varied minerals. Geological data from intensive exploration and previous mining inventories available resulted in the discovery of commercial iron ore deposits in Mbalam, Nkout and Kribi; bauxite in Ngaoundal, Minim Martapand and Fongo Tondo; nickel-cobalt in Lomie ; uranium in Polie and

Simon has represented AEL Mining Services at several other local and international key symposia, conferences and colloquiums over the years. He has written and presented excellent papers which have been widely praised by delegates. One of his visits includes a trip to New Delhi, India where he attended the 10th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting “FRAGBLAST 10” Lolodorf; gold theNovember Batouri and held during 24in – 29 BatareThe districts and diamonds 2012. Fragblast Symposia in the Eastern region Mobilng. represent the mostof important event in disseminating the latest The event in presented an and advances the science opportunityof forrock AELfragmentation to network technology with key decision makers from the by blasting and other related industrySimon’s and government, learnA means. paper entitled from focused knowledgeable Scientific Perspective of Blasting subject matter experts andGround in Hot Holes and Reactive leading playersatand strategic, was published thegain Fragblast 10 operational and technical insight. conference. Theateam promoted As member of the AEL’s industry’s productsleadership and services amongst a thought fraternity, predefined and plays relayed Simon Toseaudience undoubtedly a relevant information on our latest major role in showcasing AEL’s innovative technological solutions product and service leadership that its could assist in and relevance toachieving the market. efficiency. AEL’s participation in the event ensured relationship building with key decision makers in the Cameroonian Mining industry and our commitment to doing business in Cameroon.

AEL Legal

Who is Legal and what do we do? The Legal department is responsible for providing legal services and advice to AEL Mining Services in its South Africa, Africa and International operations and is currently made up of three team members Leanda Mtshali (Group Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager), Sifisile Ngwenya (Legal Officer, Group Governance, Risk & Compliance) and Queeneth Tshabalala (Legal Contracts Adminstrator). The legal department is divided into three subdepartments, namely Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. We deal with different legal matters in all of the three subsets, which include:

Providing legal advice and guidance We give advice on any legal issues which AEL Mining Services may encounter, including keeping AEL’s activities in strict compliance with the law and any changes in law. Contract drafting, management and administration We assist the business by drafting contracts and providing advice on contracts so that such contracts do not contradict or infringe existing laws, both local and international.

Leanda Mtshali.

The significance of being informed on Competition Laws

Sifisile Ngwenya.

We also assist business in the management of all contracts by providing a legal administrative function – so please feel free to provide Queeneth Tshabalala with all copies of your contracts for central filing. Prosecution of cases in courts and litigation management The legal department represents and defends AEL’s interests in court cases and also engages on AEL’s behalf with external regulators.

Queeneth Tshabalala.

Given the exposure of AEL Mining Services and its employees to potential compliance pitfalls, it is vital that all employees carry out their business activities in accordance with competition laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate. In order to ensure that AEL Mining Services is compliant with all competition laws, and as part of our broader compliance initiative, employees were nominated by their managers to participate in the online compliance training, which commenced on 1 November 2012, and ended on 28 February 2013. The training was designed to assist employees to recognise situations which may involve competition law issues and non-compliances. Any contravention of competition laws can have serious adverse effects on AEL and therefore, no employee is permitted to act contrary to the competition law provisions or authorise their colleagues to act in contravention thereof. Congratulations to the following TOP 10 for their outstanding marks: Piet Halliday - 100% (Group R&D) Elmar Mullar – 100% (Group R&D) Bavon Mvuesa - 100% (AEL Africa) Johan Cronje - 100% (SA Business) Catherine Royce - 100% (Business Services Group) Raymond Seymour - 100% (AEL Africa) Vincent Tsoriyo - 98% (AEL Africa) Vischal Salik - 98% (SA Business) Ian Hewgill - 98% (SA Business) Cliff Heydenrych - 98% (Corporate Services) Where you have even the slightest doubt as to the legality of any course of action, you must immediately consult Leanda Mtshali or Sifisile Ngwenya of the Group Legal Department.

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AEL Talent

Scenes from various sites

INDONESIA Clive Dawkins, Leon van Kralingen, Dev Moodley – first large scale Universal Surfactant (Lake International) trail at KPC.

MODDERFONTEIN John Grobbelaar (BSG-PTM) and Daniel Mosue (ISAP) completed their 25th and 1st Comrades Marathons respectively.

Sifisile Ngwenya.

Meet Sifisile All Aboard takes great pleasure in talking to Group Governance, Risk & Compliance Legal Officer, Sifisile Ngwenya who joined the AEL family in December 2012. This unassuming professional flits from being a legal eagle at work to being an adrenalin junky who literally has the wind beneath her wings when at play. Give us a brief background of your career path? I was in practice in the commercial and litigation areas for about 4 years and then decided to venture into the legal corporate arena. I am happy with my decision as I see great potential for growth. What is your modus operandi? Is it aligned to the AEL Way (confidence, care, courage)? I am methodical, thorough and efficient. I display confidence in my area of expertise, carry out my duties courageous ensuring best practice and I engage with my colleagues in a caring and considerate manner. This encompasses the AEL way. What major projects are you currently engaged in? We are embarking on Compliance Campaign for the entire AEL Group, which entails ensuring that, AEL in its many facets as a company adheres to the laws of the countries that it trades in. This means, we need to ensure that as All Aboard © AEL Mining Services

a company we are operating legally wherever we are and in whatever we are doing. Do you see yourself as a leader or a team player? I am both a leader and a team player. I have a great rapport with my colleagues and enjoy working as part of the team. However when the task at hand requires me to take leadership, I step up to the plate and accept the challenge. I believe we all have the potential to lead by example. What is your vision/ goal for the future within AEL? That’s a work in progress, it’s not quite clear yet as I am still settling into my new environment and role. For now it seems that my vision keeps changing as I am excited to be part of the AEL family. My goals keep shifting and are gaining in magnitude. Tell us something interesting about yourself? I have too many interests to mention and fear that if I had to mention one or a few of them, all the other interests will feel discriminated against. On a serious note, when away from the corporate world I am a bit of a dare devil. My free spirit draws me to weird and wonderful places. I recently found myself bungy jumping and now have my eye on attempting skydiving. Second Quarter 2013

STEELPOORT Employees undergoing Edge training facilitated by Karen Pheiffer.

MODDERFONTEIN PLANT MV section’s Matshidiso Mphahlele enrolled for the artisan on board trade test project is the first lady to pass her trade test on her first attempt.

ISAP Phuthi Kulo from the Lead Azide Plant (ISAP) being presented with an award by Darian Chinner for being safety rep of the month of March. THE PLATFORM AEL bid farewell to Nadarajan Padayachy 17 May.

TANZANIA Selemane Axphaxad, Engineering Stores Controller, was recognised for recently reaching the milestone of 10 years of service with AEL Mining Services in Tanzania.

RUSTENBURG Employees participated in Wellness Day at the Rustenburg Office. 9

AEL Movers and Shakers

Nomthandazo on a delicious road trip

All Aboard’s Ayanda Zici chatted to AEL’s ultimate go-getter, Nomthandazo Sithole, SA Business Support Administrator. In the corporate world, Nomthandazo fulfils the duties of Chief Administrator of the AEL & Anglo American Edge portal; creates, manages and populates the SA Business monthly SHEQ and TRIR data reports; and ensures company SHEQ standards, systems, records and procedures are implemented and complied with, in all the SA Business Structures. In her private capacity, Thandi – as she is affectionately known by her colleagues, is an adventurer in and out of the kitchen. She has been selected to compete in season 2 of SABC 3’s The Ultimate Braai Master competition. The competition is a 60-day epic journey where fifteen teams of two participants compete against one other in a gruelling braai-inspired road trip. The contestants are set to travel across South Africa, from the banks of the Kosi Estuary, through Mpumalanga, Lesotho, Free State, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape to the winelands of the Western Cape. The challenge will see the teams use their creativity to reinvent iconic braai dishes to avoid elimination and go further in the game. “I entered the competition with familyfriend and team partner, Andrew Leeuw. While watching the final stages of season one of Braai Master I realised that the challenge was anything but complex for me,” stated our natural born-braai master. “Making it through audition stages to the final 15 has been a life-changing experience for me. I am excited about this journey and very optimistic that the competition will launch greater opportunities for me.” AEL’s braai guru is geared to put her cooking skills to the test and describes herself as someone who has chutzpah (being audacious or having a lot of “guts”). She expects to walk away with the ultimate prize money of R500 000, a shiny new Renault Koleos 4 X 4 valued at R340 000, and long-lasting memories of this once-ina-lifetime experience.

“I am excited about this journey and very optimistic that the competition will launch greater opportunities for me. ” 10

AEL admires Thandi’s CONFIDENCE and COURAGE and wishes her team, called ‘’Sum-ting Fresh’’, a fulfilling journey and the best of luck. A word to Thandi from AEL: Keep your Safety switch on at all times during your travels and remember to handle the braai tongs with CARE!

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AEL Hall of Fame

Simon Tose, Group Consulting Mining Engineer - Blast Optimisation, was awarded the prestigious accolade for best paper at the recent Institute of Quarrying, (IOQ) Conference held in Umhlanga, Durban. ALL ABOARD would like to congratulate Simon on behalf of AEL. The IOQ promotes the fellowship of members through the advancement, promotion and development of the quarrying industry. The annual conference, designed for the professional development and the facilitation of information exchange between industry peers, was well-attended by more than 200 industry delegates from Southern Africa, Africa and abroad.

Simon Tose demonstrating one of our latest product innovations.

Simon Tose presenting at the IOQ Conference.

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Keeping our Safety Switches On Towards the latter part of last year, ISCP embarked on a safety journey to encourage leadership, communication and direct involvement of employees in Health and Safety. The workshop addressed how certain behaviours can discourage and adversely affect colleagues. Participation was impressive with 90% of attendees being SHE Representatives. In attendance were Moss Sibiya (ISCP Operations Manager), Tibor Szana (Director: Department of Labour), ISCP Plant Managers, ISCP SHE practitioners, ISCP ETD Practitioners and SHE Contributors. The programme was intended for all participants to share their experiences in the workplace and take all lessons back to the organisation. These lessons are aimed at assessing, and monitoring, and changing behaviour that currently exist in some parts of the organisation.

The ISCP Operations Manager, Moss Sibiya delivered the keynote address in which he emphasised the need for behavioural change from all delegates and their co-workers. Safety can make you or break you,” he said, “if we don’t change our behaviour and take responsibility for our actions, we will never achieve our objectives. But if we do change our behaviour, it will assist us to seek and employ better ways of following existing company procedures, standards and policies”. He encouraged delegates to actively participate in the activities of the day and help formulate an action plan to address and improve their SHE performance. Tibor Szana, Director of Major Hazard Installations and Explosives from the Department of Labour delivered a presentation on the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

SHE Representatives were also given an opportunity in their breakaway groups to come up with plans to improve our SHE performance. The following topics were addressed: l l l

How ISCP management can involve SHE Representatives in improving our SHE performance How management can engage SHE Representatives in improving our SHE performance How SHE Representatives’ interactions with the shop floor can be enhanced to improve our SHE performance

An ISCP SHE Representatives pledge was drawn up and signed by all stakeholders at the workshop. At the end of the workshop, Moss presented the ISCP SHE performance awards for 2012.

5 6 1. Best ISCP SHE performers 2012. 2. Sibusiso Mthembu SHE Representative Pyrotechnics Plant presenting on Fires and Explosions. 3. Meriam Malatji SHE Representative Detonator Assembly Plant presenting on Impact Injuries. 4. Daniel Kheswa talking about SHE Representatives Roles at AEL Mining Services. 5. Nomfundo Sithole SHE Representative Fuse STA presenting on the value of Unusual Occurrence Report. 6. ISCP Operations Manager, Moss Sibiya delivering the key note address. 12

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AEL Family

Babies on Board

Daddies’ little girls

This winter the AEL stork warmed the hearts of two mothers with the arrival of beautiful baby girls.

Marketing’s Michelle van Wyk’s baby Reece was born on 9 May weighing 3.08kg. Norbe rt daugh o Terclaves ters A shleig and Leonar h and d Ndalo Thipe with . their

HR’s Michelle Visser’s baby Kristen was born on 12 May weighing 3.55kg. All Aboard congratulates the proud parents and welcomes the new arrivals to the AEL family.

The old adage “She’s daddy’s little girl” rings true for Norberto Terclaves and Leonard Thipe from the Quality Team. Their precious princesses have them wrapped around their little fingers! Both dads were spoilt rotten by their daughters Ashleigh and Ndalo on Father’s Day. This picture was taken at a trip to a Blue Bulls rugby game at Orlando Stadium earlier this year. All Aboard trusts that all the proud AEL dads enjoyed a happy and decadent Father’s Day with their children.

AEL’s hidden talent Group Products to Market Manager, Derek Anthony’s 16 year old daughter, Angelique, has always had a passion for singing, acting and dancing. The multi-talented, Grade 11 pupil at Holy Rosary School in Edenvale, was recently cast in the role of the Princess in the Pretoria Youth Theatre’s production of Aladdin called “Aladdin and the four tea thieves”. The Pretoria Youth Theatre was founded in 1989 with the intention to provide opportunities for pupils to hone their performing arts skills. Currently, the Theatre has thousands of children enrolled, making it the largest Youth Theatre in Gauteng. Out of over 300 hopefuls, the Director of “Aladdin and the four tea thieves” selected a cast of 25. Angelique was one of the lucky few. Rehearsals began in earnest every weekend and during this period doting dad Derek offered moral support and transport to his beautiful princess.

Angelique Anthony with co-star Aladdin.

“The production comprised a stunning array of costumes, spectacular lighting, impressive sets, top-notch singing and dancing, including spontaneous ad-lib interaction with the audience. It was a class act from the opening scene. Watching my daughter being a part of this production, totally enthralled me. I am indeed a proud dad,” beamed Derek. The musical score and lyrics were specially written for the production by Ryan Graff and Angelique sang two duets with Aladdin. All Aboard congratulates Angelique and wishes her well in her future performing arts endeavours.

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AEL’s Commercial Services department expressed their solidarity with organisations and individuals fighting against the abuse of women and children by dressing in black on Black Friday. The initiative was spearheaded by Tanya Swanepoel who encouraged her colleagues to participate. “South Africa has one of the highest incident rates of rape and abuse to women and children. Such violent crime is so unnecessary and even more difficult to deal with when directed at innocent children that can’t fight back!” stated a passionate mother of three, Tanya Swanepoel. “We decided to participate in the Black Friday campaign to help raising awareness in our workplace and local communities. Collectively we can make a difference if we all choose to stand together and voice our opinion instead of leaving these subjects unspoken about. We feel that more can and should be done to help victims of abuse.“ The message rings loud and clear not only on Black Friday but everyday – create awareness to protect our women and children from this societal evil. You could be the difference.

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Group Procurement Department’s Supply Manager, Lebogang Malele hosted high school pupil, Njabulo Mpanza, from the 22nd to 24th April 2013. The young scholar was provided exposure to various departments within the organisation including Marketing, IT, Finance, R&D and Products to Market. He also had the privilege of attending a group business unit meeting lead by Business Services Group Executive, Trevor Roberts. Senior Managers were readily available and delighted to share their department’s deliverables with him to enable a broad understanding of the business operations. Njabulo displayed leadership qualities of self-discipline and commitment. During his visit he was inspired and highly motivated. We wish him well in his future career and believe that he will be an asset to our economy.

1. Njabulo Mpanza and Lebogang Malele. 2. Trevor Roberts, Njabulo Mpanza and Lebogang Malele.

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Speaker of note! Congratulations to Global World Class Manager, Philile Mkhize who was named top rated speaker from twelve presenters at the SharePoint Saturday event on 8 June. Philile was a first-time speaker at event and was subsequently invited to present at the user group meeting. SharePoint Saturdays are annual events, in cities around the world featuring sessions from influential and respected SharePoint professionals. These are mini, one-day conferences where speakers present different topics like Business, IT Pro, Developer, Voice of the Customer and Vendor. Speakers donate their time to these events and are not paid or sponsored to speak at SharePoint Saturdays.

AEL avid golfers participate in AECI Annual Golf Day AEL’s team of avid golfers took to the green at the AECI Annual Golf Day held at Dainfern Country Club on 9 May 2013. The event was hosted by AECI Chief Executive, Mark Dytor with AECI Chairman, Schalk Engelbrecht in attendance. AEL reigned supreme bringing home many prizes. Among the winners were: Vincent Kgaragare - Nearest to the pin on the 11th hole. Riaan van der Westhuizen - 2nd place (4 ball Alliance). Nick Bird and Bonolo Molokelwa - 3rd place (4 ball Alliance). Hendrik Botha – Winner in Individual Stableford on 42 points. Riaan van der Westhuizen - 3rd place in Individual Stableford on 38 points. Well done to all the participants who bear testament to the fact that ”all work and no play makes one a dull boy”… or girl!

“It’s a great way for SharePoint developers and SharePoint users to network and share information,” said Philile. “The common connection at these events is a love of all things SharePoint. Thank you to my team for supporting the event.” We commend Philile for the dedication to her field.

1. Mark Dytor, Nick Bird and Schalk Engelbrecht. 2. Mark Dytor, Vincent Kgaragare and Schalk Engelbrecht.

Wayne’s word Executive Director: Southern Africa Business, Wayne Du Chenne is renowned for unearthing a wealth of quirky expressions.

AEL in Action The AEL Action Cricket team, known as the Hot Shots, plays in the corporate league against other companies, in a mixed league of four women and four men in each team. Team members meet once a week to play, and are ranked second on the log.

This quarter, Wayne whets our appetite for his vocabularic gems with the following analogy:

Action Cricket is an exciting, fast-paced, indoor game that last for approximately 70 minutes. It combines fun, fitness and competition, and it simplicity allows people of all ages to play: men, women, young, old, cricketers and non-cricketers. The game involves the basic principles and skill of traditional cricket: running, batting, fielding and bowling, with teams in leagues competing against other teams comparable in ability.

“Wait for the tide to go out then you’ll see who’s wearing costumes and who’s not!”

Team coordinator, Leisel Baker, who is naturally competitive and enjoys being active, began playing Action Cricket three years ago and has never looked back.

Definition: the truth will eventually surface. We eagerly await the next wonderful word from Wayne.

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“It is a great opportunity to interact with colleagues outside of the work environment. However, we need more ladies in the AEL team!’’ AEL sponsors the team; therefore do not hesitate to sign up for the next game of Action Cricket. Beginners are most welcome! For more information, email Leisel.Baker@aelms.com