INBRIEF MAGAZINE Issue (21) December 2016
When you learn, teach. When you get, give. – Maya Angelou
MADONSELA’S LEGACY
ERIC MOLOBI MEMORIAL LECTURE 1
KTH is proud of our association with Kagiso Trust’s Bold Step Programme. Giving talented individuals the chance to further their studies and making a difference in the communities from which they come. Education in the hands of our youth is a powerful tool for success.
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MADONSELA’S LEGACY
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EDUCATION CONVERSATIONS
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KST INFRASTRUCTURE LAUNCH
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BOLDSTEP BREAKFAST
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MASECHABA ON EDUCATION
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BNSDP INFRASTRUCTURE LAUNCH
04 Word from Communications & Marketing 07 Eric Molobi Memorial Lecture 09 Driving Socioeconomic Development 11 Looking Back at The JHC 20 KT Gallery Head of Communication and Marketing: Nontando Mthethwa, Editor: Amandla Kwinana Cover image: Kagiso Trust | Writers: Amandla Kwinana, Chulekazi Charlie Kagiso Trust PBO No. 130004486 info@kagiso.co.za | www.kagiso.co.za | 011 566 1900 Published by Star Hero Media Group (Level 1 BBBEE Certified Black Owned Agency. nonie@starhero.co.za | www.starhero.co.za | 011 462 1787
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WORD FROM
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
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s we wrap up 2016, we are excited to look back on the journey that we have travelled and pursued as an organisation. We are proud of the path we have travelled and the achievements we have witnessed to date. Our Beyers Naudé Schools Programme has seen over 200, 000 learners benefit, 430 schools participating and an average matric pass rate of over 85%, as well as an investment of over R250 million into the programme. The Kagiso Enterprises Rural Private Equity Fund has invested over R50 million in small to medium sized businesses, in pursuit of encouraging entrepreneurship in the fight against unemployment and youth poverty. 11 companies have been funded with over 3 100 jobs created. Our Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme has invested over R17 million as part of supporting deserving students to pursue tertiary studies, with over 130 students supported by the programme. We have 30 years’ of experience as well as results in development as part of overcoming poverty. Our Board of Trustees moral leadership quality drives our organisation. We pride ourselves on transparent reporting, clean audits and mechanisms in place to ensure funds are channelled without corruption. We can demonstrate impact through our measurement and evaluation processes. We have the know how to work with government partners and are constantly innovating as we develop and use our own investment dividends to fund our programmes, which means we have a vested interest in the outcome. As we take the organisation forward, KT’s new journey has seen the formation of five strategic pillars in the fight to overcome poverty and create a prosperous, peaceful and equitable society. That is Education, Socio-Economic Development, Institutional Capacity Building, Sustainable Funding and Special Projects. 2016 has also seen the organisation revitalise its brand identity which will take us forward into the next 30 years.
Nontando Mthethwa Head of Communications and Marketing
Going forward, we want to scale and increase our impact and programmes. We cannot do this alone and are actively seeking out new partnerships with the private, NGO and public sectors. We know partnerships in development take work and time but we are looking for partnerships that have development objectives which are aligned and specific. We are looking for partners that share our values and vision. We are looking for partners where performance management is a key focus to delivery in that each party demonstrates accountability for their actions and takes ownership of the delivery of objectives and targets. More importantly, we are looking for partners who take a long-term view on development. As we set our sight on 2017, we will continue to aim to be leaders in the NGO sector – setting professional standards. We are a family, and in the face of poverty we will make sure we seek out the light and enjoyment of working in this sector. We love what we do and promise transparency, action, delivery and measurable results for our programmes and would like to invite you to join us in the fight to overcome poverty.
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Wishing you a joyous festive season and prosperous new year
MADONSELA’S LEGACY OF INTEGRITY
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On 5 October 2016, South Africa’s political parties, business and civil society leaders gathered at Gallagher Estate to bid farewell to a woman whose refusal to be ‘a walkover’ gained her the respect of South Africans and the world. A hard road to walk, Amandla Kwinana looks at how Thuli Madonsela’s journey reemphasized the value of integrity in government institutions and society at large.
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s I watched the ANC Secretary General take to the stage I could not have been better prepared for the words he delivered to Thuli Madonsela. “I agree with premier David Makhura when he said you saved us from ourselves” said Gwede Mantashe. “You did and we never acknowledged that. You leave the ANC wiser as you go.” At that moment it dawned on me that regardless of which end one sat from the former Public Protector, she was regarded in high esteem and respected for possessing one of the hardest values to relentlessly uphold: integrity. This she successfully accomplished through her eight-year term. As one of Kagiso Trust’s values, integrity plays a crucial role in how we engage with stakeholders and implement and deliver our development work in communities. Integrity goes far beyond the box-confinements of business interactions and governance. Integrity is tested in how we relate with those who are most disadvantaged and underprivileged. It challenges the lengths we are willing to go to ensure that those who are unjustly compromised are empowered and their dignity restored. Thuli Madonsela’s incognito, Gogo Dlamini
touched thousands, if not millions of lives throughout the country. As David Makhura stated, when Madonsela embodied the persona of Gogo Dlamini, going into the most rural areas in the country and speaking to ordinary people, her office proved to be a “public institution that works for the Constitution”. The impact of this bottom up approach, another of Kagiso Trust’s values, was recalled by the NFP’s Themba Godi, where a gogo threatened government officials she would call “intombi yakwa Madonsela (daughter of the Madonsela’s)” if her Sassa money went missing. Educating the poor, those in remote areas and those who have been victims of corruption, Gogo Dlamini opened up the doors to the Public Protector’s office to all South Africans. Most of us will remember Madonsela as being soft spoken. This quality however, did not mean she was silent to the truth but discernibly spoke or, in the words of the DA’s John Moody, “whispered truth to silence”. The long list of political party representatives reiterated this sentiment, noting that Madonsela affirmed the rule of law and compassion in public service; she taught South Africans they should not fear the government; she was an ally of the
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common citizen. In her Kagiso Trust Pearls of Wisdom editorial Madonsela wrote, “Part of the onslaught against corruption should target the institutionalization of values that promote integrity, fairness and human solidarity”. True to her words, she and her office will go down in the history books as having achieved the noble duty to serve without fear, favour or prejudice. Kagiso Trust encourages all South African institutions, government and private, to continue her legacy of integrity. We certainly will. Kagiso Trust holds its values as critical to the organisation’s culture and existence. In ensuring that we deliver on our development work in the most ethical manner, all our employees have pledged to uphold our values: • Integrity • Accountability •
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INAUGURAL
ERIC MOLOBI LECTURE
Former Kagiso Trust CEO, the late Eric Molobi was honoured with the first ever Eric Molobi Memorial Lecture that was held on the 15th of October at the Resolution Circle Towers, Johannesburg. The lecture was hosted by the University of Johannesburg.
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Mrs Martha Molobi with Popo Molefe and UJ Vice Chancellor Ihron Lester Rensburg
he memorial lecture came exactly ten years after the activist-turned-businessman’s passing back in June 2006, a mere day before his 61st birthday. Numerous prestigious guests were in attendance, including Finance Minister Mr Pravin Gordon, Former Premier of the North West Province Mr Popo Molefe, and former Chief of the South African Defence Force General Simphiwe Nyanda. The memorial lecture was held to honour the legacy of Eric Molobi, who also believed in the development of the education policy in a post-apartheid South Africa. Molobi was described as an outstanding leader by those who had the privilege of knowing him. Professor Tiyambe Zeleza, Vice-Chancellor and President of the United States International University-Africa, gave the keynote address saying Eric Molobi remained a democrat until his last day. Eric Molobi’s daughters: Naomi ‘Lele’ Rathseko and Tiisetso Molobi “He [Mr Molobi] modelled for all of us the unrelenting struggle for emancipation and empowerment through his political activism in the dark days of apartheid, and his commitment to inclusive and innovative economic and social development” said Zeleza. Tiisetso Molobi, Eric Molobi’s youngest daughter, spoke on behalf of the family. She said despite various hiccups facing the country, she believes that her father’s diligence, good governance and accountability and ethics will contribute greatly in shaping the country’s future.
Mrs Martha Molobi with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan
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DRIVING
SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The growth of black entrepreneurs in South Africa in the past few years is signalling a welcomed change in mindset regarding the traditional ways in which the youth is tackling the issue of unemployment. Kagiso Trust explores this exciting yet challenging terrain.
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ntrepreneurship has probably existed longer than the conventional work industry. People have started their own businesses and for decades, some for centuries, managed to keep these businesses alive and thriving.
socioeconomic development is imperative; it promotes innovation which brings solutions to the community. It is therefore critical that sufficient support is given to SMEs and entrepreneurs to establish themselves, grow and ultimately become sustainable businesses.
Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are important and indispensable elements of any economic system. According to The Banking Association South Africa, it is estimated that SMEs make up 91% of formalised businesses, provide employment to about 60% of the labour force and their total economic output accounts for roughly 34% of the country’s GDP.
Kagiso Trust’s Kagiso Enterprise Rural Private Equity Fund (KERPEF) has been playing an active role in transformation by providing financial and technical support to small businesses since 2002.
The importance of entrepreneurship in our economy is therefore discernible. In addition, entrepreneurial contribution to
Given the important role played by SMEs, Kagiso Trust is developing models in order to intensify interventions in SMEs development. Similarly, Shanduka Black Umbrellas incubates start-up blackowned businesses, proving them with administrative and technical support.
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Research shows that youth development depends very much on employment. South Africa’s unemployment rate of 26.7% is the highest reading since September 2005’s rate. This means that one in four South Africans in the labour force failed to find work, with youth unemployment at an alarming rate of more than 30%. Other than loss of income, prolonged unemployment has long term costs especially to the youth with multidimensional consequences of high pyschological and social costs, among others: weakening of social values, motivational impairment and ill health. However, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, in spite of high unemployment, South Africa has the lowest levels of entrepreneurial activity compared to its peers.
Entrepreneurship and SME development has been identified by the National Development Plan (NDP) as a strategy for economic development and as a solution for taming unemployment. However the mortality rate of small businesses is high in South Africa with as many as 70% of businesses failing in their first year.
from failed businesses and rejecting failed entrepreneurs, a wealth of knowledge is waisted. Ratan Tata, CEO of Tata Group regarded “failure as a goldenmine.” Muhammed Ali once knocked down, in his words, “flat in my butt” and he said “And I thought, OK. What next?” he however got up and won the fight.
In addition to insufficient resources and appropriate support, fear of failure is one of the reasons for low levels of entrepreneurship. Entreprenurship is being discouraged by the punishing of bankruptcy. Failed entrepreneurs are prevented from conducting future business and denied access to funding and other resources by funding institutions. Failure should however be impeded in the policy making and be accepted as a natural part of doing business. According to Professor Baba Shiv, “Failure is a dread concept for most business people. But failure can actually be a huge engine of innovation. The trick lies in approaching it with the right attitute and harnessing it as a blessing.” By not harnessing the lessons learned
In order to curb unemployment through entrepreneurship and to give black youth opportunity of succeding as entrepreneurs, organisations addressing socio-economic development should embrace failure, responsibly of course, and seek to support those who have failed in the past. The attitude of entrepreneurs and fund managers should be: “I think of my failures as a gift” as A.G. Lafley- former Procter and Gamble CEO said. Head of Socioeconomic Development, Mohlolo Selala elaborates on Kagiso Trust’s SME support approach: “We believe that black entrepreneurs should be afforded fair opportunities to access
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entrepreneurship opportunities with holistic business support and it is our role to help open some of those doors which they can’t unlock in their capacities”. As South Africa implements the 2030 National Development Plan (NDP), businesses are identified as vital players with the meaningful role of supporting the NDP and socioeconomic development in the country. With less than 15 years remaining to reach the NDP goals, each contribution to the empowerment of SMEs and entrepreneurs gets us that much closer to realising the NDP objectives. Kagiso Trust’s socioeconomic development pillar seeks to fund sustainable high growth businesses and facilitates economic participation in previously disadvantaged communities. Our socioeconomic development approach is to continue to impact economic transformation through supporting small businesses and black entrepreneurs.
LOOKING BACK AT THE
JHC
Chulekazi Charlie takes us through a brief history of one of the Johannesburg inner city’s social housing leaders.
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s one of the organisations that was funded by Kagiso Trust, this reflection on self-sustainability looks at the growth and success of the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) since its inception. The JHC was established in 1995 at the inception of South Africa’s democracy. The urban property development company is now a pioneer in social housing. JHC is unique in that it is driven by a social mission, managed with skills, efficiency and discipline. Sound business practice and good governance further ensure its long-term sustainability. To date JHC owns and manages 12% of all residential units in Johannesburg’s inner city: 34 buildings and just over 4300 units, providing housing to over 12 000 men, women and children. The first “new build” of the JHC was the Jeppe Oval in 1996. This was the first new rental residential accommodation to be built in Johannesburg in over 30 years. It comprised 240 units in a three storey walk up configuration. The name of the development was taken from the historic oval around which the complex is built. In 2000 the JHC undertook its most ambitious project; the conversion of the
Landrost Hotel was the most impressive refurbishment undertaking by the JHC. Once a five star hotel which hosted the rich and famous from South Africa and abroad, it had lost its shine as the area become neglected and run down, and served as a police barracks. The conversion of the 18 storey block’s 400 bedrooms into 241 units was a high risk undertaking due to the high rise nature of the property and its location next to the bustling and sometimes anarchic Jack Mincer Taxi Rank. The project was the first conversion from a hotel into rental accommodation The JHC is the first residential landlord to introduce a Hardship Assistance Scheme. What Is The JHC Hardship Assistance Scheme? If a leaseholder dies, it usually causes financial hardship for the family members left behind. In 2003 JHC decide to come to the assistance of such families, and this scheme is free to all tenants. The JHC does not only provide homes to many South Africans, but it also has other initiatives under its belt to help better its communities, these include:
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Promoting greening concept
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• Promotion of the use of grey water The JHC has been a front runner is social enrichment which makes it only fitting that in 2006 it was the first South African company to be awarded with the UN Habitat Award. Kagiso Trust wishes the JHC greater success moving forward in uplifting the lives of South Africans. Kagiso Trust’s Leverage Fund supports strategic capacity development to support non-government organisations in alignment with the organisation’s objective to overcome poverty in South Africa.
MASECHABA ON EDUCATION
Best known for her popular current affairs show The Big Debate on eTV and PowerLife radio show on PowerFM, Masechaba Ndlovu has graciously stepped into the education space as facilitator of Kagiso Trust’s Education Conversations, hosted in partnership with the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Education. Amandla Kwinana probes her views on education in South Africa.
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Your thoughts on SA’s current education system? South Africa’s education system is in crisis. For as long as there is no equal access to quality education, we’re failing our children. Our curriculum needs to be revised to reflect our people. The current Eurocentric systems need to be replaced with Afrocentric policy models that encourage our languages and our cultures. Afrikaans needs to be done away with. Every single school should offer a bouquet of African languages and at least one international language like French or Mandarin. What role do you believe you play in our education system? I believe that my role is to facilitate dialogues that will inspire change in the world and within our education system. I also believe that my role is to inspire young people to aspire to more than what their background or circumstances dictate. Your belief in ‘it starts with you. It starts with me’ – how do you translate this in your professional and personal life?
Michael Jackson once said if you want to change the world, you have to start with the man in the mirror. At a personal level, I had to become the person I want to raise. Because it’s about what children learn when we are not teaching them. At a professional level, I bring 300% to everything I do and it shows. I don’t work on anything that I am not emotionally invested in.
Your message to South Africans?
How did your relationship with Kagiso Trust begin and how has it been so far?
A Kagiso Trust initiative, the Education Conversations is hosted in partnership with the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Education. The Conversations are aimed at encouraging the society to engage and create a space for debates and discussions through which diverse voices can be heard focusing on what works and how to collectively advance the agenda for an improved and performing public education system.
My relationship with Kagiso Trust began when they approached me, through my team, to host an education dialogue. It was an immediate yes from me due to our shared vision for a more empowered world. The dialogue was a huge success and we’ve since grown together from there.
Education doesn’t begin in the classroom, it begins in the womb. Early childhood development ultimately determines how you relate to yourself and how you will view the world.
What have you learnt in the time you have hosted the Education Conversations? I’ve learnt the importance of language in preserving our identity as a nation. I’ve also learned that education is a collective investment and that without education, we cannot eradicate poverty.
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The next Education Conversations will take place early in 2017.
KST
INFRASTRUCTURE LAUNCH MOTHEO DISTRICT
Together with the Free State Department of Education, Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) awarded performing schools with infrastructure on Friday, 30 September 2016. The infrastructure launch, which was hosted by Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe, representatives of KST, and relevant stakeholders, saw nine schools receiving infrastructure, from media centres, libraries and Grade R classrooms.
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nfrastructure launches were undertaken in Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu where Grade R classrooms and further infrastructure facilities were unveiled at Phano Primary, Ditholwana Primary, Refentse Primary and Nteboheng Primary School. Seemahale Secondary, Lenyora La Thuto Secondary and Phetogane Secondary schools received media centres, while Lefikeng Secondary School received 4 classrooms and a staff room and Mabela Primary School received a library.
KST Operations Manager Kaya Nyati said: “Education is a priority and we need to ensure that we make the learning environment friendly and accessible for both teachers and learners. This infrastructure will be of good use, not only for learners, but for educators too, as it will assist them in their quest of educating our children in conducive learning environments.� KST continues to celebrate its partnership with the Free State Department of Education as the relationship proves that through collaboration quantified results can be achieved.
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2016
A YEAR
YEAR IN REVIEW This year has proved to be one of the most interesting and exciting Kagiso trust has seen in a while. From ending off our 30th Anniversary celebrations with a bang to unveiling our new logo and corporate identity, we picked out a few key highlights to share with you. PEARLS OF WISDOM EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN Date: July 2015 – June 2016 Highlight: We are delighted and humbled to have had amazing contributors such as Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, FirstRand’s Johan Burger and IDC CEO Geoffrey Qhena among others. Their Pearls of Wisdom are appreciated as we look foreword to the next 30 years of overcoming poverty.
EDUCATION CONVERSATIONS Date: 19 May and 13 September
Highlight: After a year-long break, the Education Conversations kicked off again this year with a new vibrant and engaging facilitator, Masechaba Ndlovu (TV and Radio presenter). The significant growth in the number of people who attended the Conversations, we are looking forward to even greater numbers and youth participation in the year ahead.
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KAGISO TRUST YOUTH COLLAB Date: 14 July 2016 Highlight: Youth from across the country joined Kagiso Trust in Johannesburg to collaborate in coming up with realistic and impactful solutions to education, financial sustainability, capacity building and socioeconomic issues. Addressed by Dr. Dambisa Moyo, the youth were encouraged to continue growing the bright minds in pursuit of a overcoming poverty in South Africa.
KAGISO TRUST LOGO AND STRATEGY REVEAL Date: Date:14 July 2016 Highlight: When we revealed our new logo we coincided it with the launch of our new strategy going forward. In furthering our undertaking to overcome poverty, we introduced pillars within the organization that will help us tackle the key needs of our country: 1. Education Development 2. Socioeconomic Development 3. Institutional Capacity Building 4. Financial Sustainability In line with the logo reveal and celebration of our 30th anniversary, KT staff recommitted themselves to upholding the KT values through a values workshop and the signing of the KT values pledge
New Kagiso Trust logo
Old Kagiso Trust logo
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BOLD STEP BREAKFAST AND GOLF CHALLENGE Date: 18 August and 4 October Highlight: NSFAS Chairman Sizwe Nxasana delighted education specialists and CSI heads at the annual Bold Step Breakfast in August. He took he guests through the detailed plans of NSFAS to address #FeesMustFall and the way funding can be more sustainable.
2 months later Kagiso Trust hosted coprorates and strategic stakeholders at Steyn City for a day of golf. The fundraising event saw heated competition amongst the players, hilarious jokes from comedian Mpho Popps and a delectable spit braai to end off the day.
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BNSDP INFRASTRUCTURE LAUNCH Date: 6-7 October Highlight: The final BNSDP infrastructure to be held in QwaQwa, the emotional 2-day launch saw infrastructure being handed over in 11 schools. To commemorate the exit of the BNSDP in the Thabo Mofutsanyana, the Free State Department of Education, in partnership with Kagiso Trust, were joined by key stakeholders such as KTH, Kagiso Media and Kagiso Asset Management, in addition to parents and communities at large.
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GALLERY 8 September 2016 | Waterkloof To celebrate and recognise the contributions made by the European Union and Japanese government to Kagiso Trust during the early years and showcase the success the Mvula Trust and Johannesburg Housing Company, two of the thousands of organisations which benefited from Kagiso Trust’s disbursement of funds.
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Adopt-A-School
BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY Kagiso Trust joined Adopt-A-School in cekebrating their 10th Back to School Party. As always, the Deputy President braved the selfies and child MCs impressed all guests with how articulate and confident they were. Kagiso Trust was mentioned for its impact in education delivery in the Free State through the Kagiso Shanduka Trust partnership.
KAGISO TRUST
HERITAGE DAY The Kagiso Trust and Kagiso Capital ladies celebrated Heritage Day with African food and traditional attire.
WELCOME
TO THE FAMILY Kagiso Trust welcomes Matsobane Sexwale to the KT family. Matsobane joined Kagiso Trust on 1 November 2016 as the Programme Management and Research Head.
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congratulates the Free State Class of 2016 You’ve done us proud!
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