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FOR Premier Sylvia Lucas (right) it was unbelievable when female train driver Tricia Jacobs (front left) showed her the key of the goods train she had just driven on the new railway line. Looking on is the minister of Public Enterprise, Lynne Brown (in grey top), Transnet CEO, Bryan Molefe (orange jacket), and executive mayor of Frances Baard, Kgadi Moloi.

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New treatment pump system stops flooding of railway line

} Boipelo Mere IT is expected that rising water levels at the Kamfersdam outside Kimberley, which is a haven for bird life, will no longer be a threat to the flamingos after a waste water treatment pump system was built next to the dam to regulate water access.

Flooding, as well as excessive sewage, has previously had a negative impact on the flamingo breeding area and also deteriorated the quality of the pan’s water.

The railway line from Hotazel to Port Elizabeth which runs along the dam, was also flooded.

The minister of Public Enterprise, Lynne Brown, and the Northern Cape premier, Sylvia Lucas, on Monday launched the newly-refurbished waste water treatment pump system for the Kimberley area next to the Kamfersdam.

The R92 million restoration project to construct and refurbish the railway line of about 1,5 km passing the Kamfersdam was co-funded by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and the Sol Plaatje Municipality.

Construction took place from June 2011 until December 2013 after the railway tracks had been

‘This is an exciting prospect and will add to the province’s poten­ tial for being the big­ gest exporter of man­ ganese and iron ore.’

– Lynne Brown submerged following abnormally high levels of rain in January 2011.

The railway line was raised by 700 mm in an effort to eliminate future risks of flooding.

Brown said at the launch that the restoration had entailed the construction of a pipeline running between Kamfersdam and Langleg Pan while TFR halted operations on this stretch and temporarily diverted traffic to the McFarlaneKamfers lane.

“This had a negative impact on rail efficiency as it added three hours to train turnaround times,” said Brown.

The minister was accompanied

by David Molusi, the mayor of Sol Plaatje, Kgadi Moloi, the executive mayor of the Frances Baard District Municipality, and officials from both stakeholder groups.

Brown commended the project for the creation of 130 jobs and training of community members in various technical aspects of projects, such as pipe-laying and plumbing.

According to Brown, the economy and the people of the region suffered tremendously when the rail line was flooded.

“The re-opening of the line will definitely boost the economy and create more job opportunities.

“This is an exciting prospect and will add to the province’s potential for being the biggest exporter of manganese and iron ore,” Brown added.

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DELEGATING the programme were Mike Daly, Maggy Beukes, Georginah Segami, Molemoeng Khowe, Lebogang Lekoene, Kebotseng Moeti, Boitumelo Sesinyi, Tanya Jansen van Rensburg, Pastor Thapelo Thipe and Naomi Nxopo.

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Programme teaches skills } George Mutloane

THROUGH prayer, Pastor Thapelo Thipe of the Hope Christian Church in Galeshewe keeps experiencing blessings which his church shares with the nearby communities of Phomolong, Ipeleng and Phutanang.

This was the case when Tanya Jansen van Rensburg, a final-year student in Social Work at the University of the Free State (UFS), performed a situation analysis in Phomolong and decided to do her practicals in Galeshewe.

She also chose the Hope Christian Centre as a venue and partner.

Through the analysis that she has to present to the university, Jansen van Rensburg realised that parenting skills programmes were not usually presented to the community.

Therefore she invited Maggy Beukes of the Northern Cape National Institute of Higher Education to present a parenting programme to the more than 50 parents and grandparents who gathered at the centre.

Beukes took parents back to the day they gave birth and held their little bundle of joy in their hands for the first time. She asked them how they had felt on that day and what dreams they had had for their child. In response, parents answered that they had wanted better lives for their children.

“Parents did not want expensive things for their children. They mostly wanted their children to be respectful and to be God fearing,” Beukes said.

Using simple illustrations, she explained the virtues of child-rearing and patience to the parents.

“After planting a bamboo seed, the tree has to be faithfully watered for four years, even though there are no signs of life.

“However, after those four years, the tree surfaces and shoots to a full tree within weeks of surfacing.”

She illustrated the importance of giving children boundaries by hand of a soccer game.

“For a game to be successful, all players know that there are rules that need to be followed.

“The soccer field has boundaries X there are linesmen, spectators and a referee. To achieve a goal or score a goal, the players

‘Establish structures in the family, have meetings as a family. Parents are expected to accept the responsibility for their children’s behav­ iour.’ – Maggy Beukes know that they have to work together and help one another to execute the coach’s plan.

“Together they have to overcome obstacles such as rival players and goalkeepers who block any attempt at scoring.

“Important as well though, are the spectators who watch the game,” Beukes said. “They can form an opinion of a player’s character during the game.”

Beukes told the parents that the growth of a child was just like that.

There should be rules and they should be observed, knowing that the world out there is watching.

“Establish structures in the family and have meetings as a family. Parents are expected to accept the responsibility for their children’s behaviour. It is clear that grandparents are taking care of their children in the absence of their parents, as is mostly the case in Phomolong,” Beukes said.

However, she said that she was impressed by their willingness to learn and that she enjoyed working with parents and members of the Hope Christian Centre.

Thipe thanked Jansen van Rensburg for the successful organising of the programme and wished her well in her future endeavours as a social worker.

He also expressed his hopes that Jansen Van Rensburg would return to work in the Northern Cape.

“I realise that this programme is what the community needs most,” Thipe said.

“It provides answers to the challenges in the community. Even though there was a burglary in our church and the thieves stole from us, we will stand firm.

“Strong winds also blew apart our church, but we remain in the Lord.”

Tour operator unveils film } Boipelo Mere SAKHISIZWE TOURS, the New Youth Venture Award winner from Colesberg, will unveil a television documentary showcasing its business activites in the Kuyasa Community Hall in Colesberg tomorrow at 16:00.

The business is owned by Mbulelo Kafi, a young entrepreneur who provides top-class guided tours to tourists.

The business specialises in a number of themed tours such as donkey cart tours, Anglo-Boer War tours, architectural tours, township tours, nature tours and Road to Freedom tours.

“We have taken prominent persons such as Natalie du Toit and the British high commissioner for tours,” said Kafi.

The business prides itself on its achievements. It participated in a two-week long business summit in China, dealing with promoting rural enterprise development for more inclusive economic growth organised by the minister of Rural Development and

Land Reform, Gugile Nkwiti.

According to Kafi, the business was nominated by the Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) for culture, arts, tourism and travel, heritage, sport and recreation (CATHSSETA) as one of four beneficiaries country-wide to document their success story in a television documentary that will be broadcast on the African News Network Channel (ANN7).

The business got support from various departments such as the Northern Cape Tourism Authority, Economic Development and Tourism, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), the Tourism Enterprise Partnership and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

Kafi is expecting many dignitaries to attend the event tomorrow.

These include the mayor of the Umsobomvu Municipality, Nombulelo Hermans, and manager of the NYDA, Lebogang Olyn.

Local high school tourism learners are also expected to attend.

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Young women called to arise } Boipelo Mere

YOUNG women were encouraged to wear their stilettos, wear their Brazilian weaves and embrace their positions as house executives with pride.

The more than 50 inspired women gathered in Hillcrest to witness Pholoho Semunza launching her brainchild – the Talitha Cumi Movement.

The theme, Young Women arise, is derived from Mark 5:41 and is aimed at empowering and supporting women from different backgrounds.

Praising and worshipping, dancing and just being their loud selves, the women listened as Semunza, the founder of the movement, elaborated on the movement’s mission and vision.

Pastor Mohau Shuping motivated them.

Because they are women of purpose, they were encouraged to fall in love with themselves and to complement one another instead of competing against one another.

Semunza, who highlighted how she had been “pregnant” with this calling to develop and cultivate gold in people since 2007, pledged to give herself for the purpose of empowering women.

Comfortable in her rolls as first woman, then a prophetess and a banker, Semunza revealed that she had received a message form the Lord to “go mine gold in people”.

The energetic founder of the movement explained that she had never before gone beyond arranging and hosting meetings in an effort to form the movement.

“However, when I heard the command to move a few weeks ago, it took me less than a month to arrange the launch single-handedly X with the backing of my husband, Pastor Molaodi, of course. He promised to give me all the support I’ll need.”

She also emphasised the importance of getting powerful partners on board.

“When we rise up, we don’t leave others behind,” she said.

Semunza encouraged the women present to sign up to become members of the movement.

She admitted openly that she had failed to form the movement several times, due to too many expectations from other people. Using her past experience as an example, Semunza encouraged the women to be the best in whatever they did and to never depend on anyone to uplift them.

“On 23 September, when I decided to stand firm and fulfil my dream, I did not even have a logo for the organisation.”

She believes she was guided to know which action to take and to whom to talk.

“I even struggled to explain to the designer of the logo how I wanted it. But I explained the purpose of the movement and prayed to God to guide him. Even I was speechless when I saw the logo,” she said with pride when she looked at the movement’s logo. ) Go to the Express website www.expressnews.co.za for more pictures and videos. ) This organisation is a non-profit organisation.

REJOICING women at the launch.

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PASTOR MOLAODI AND PHOLOHO SEMUNZA with their spiritual parents, Pastor Mohau Shuping (right) and wife, Ntsiki, who is also part of the movement.

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Maths made easy

GR. 11 and gr. 12 learners of the Daniëlskuil High School proudly show off their My Maths Buddy certificates.

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THE My Maths Buddy team, sponsored by the Finsch Diamond Mine, visited Daniëlskuil to conduct both teacher and learner workshops on how to use the Maths Buddy Dictionary.

The training was done by Paul Sondergaard. He guided teachers in the effective use of the dictionary, as well as the layout and activities available for incorporation into lesson plans.

The My Maths Buddy Dictionary is for gr. 1 to gr. 12 learners.

It has proven to be an invaluable tool for children studying Maths, as well as parents and teachers wanting to improve learners’ results.

Dancing their way to the top TSHEPO MOLUSI (23) and Nthabiseng Matsie (20) are more than ready to take their talent as performing artists to the next level. The two dancers of the Galeshewebased Mayibuye Dance Academy qualified during the recent Moving into Dance Mophatong Institution Workshop to join the 2015 dance academy to further their career in dancing. Read the full article on our website www.expressnews.co.za.

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School rewards top girls LEFT: Janine Snyders (back), Rotarian, inducted the 2015 executive committee of Kimberley Girls’ High (GHS) in a ceremony at GHS on Thursday. The committee consists of from the left Didintle Malebogo, promotions and marketing, Radhiya Hassan, treasurer, Maryam Keraan, administration, Naadira Mookrey, president, Amina Feltman, deputy president, and Ammaarah Ahmed, secretary.

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JENNIFER PREECE was awarded a golden award for being ranked sixth in South Africa in u.16 squash.

THE chairperson of the executive council, Casey Preece, was awarded her honours blazer, the highest award the school can bestow on a learner. She also received leadership colours, the Nichola Loock Leadership Trophy and a service award for outstanding and excellent service to GHS in many areas.

CHANTE BISSCHOFF was awarded the Jones Cup for All-round Commitment and Achievement in Culture, Sport and Academics.

Awarded as top matric of 2013 MADELEIN FARREL, a matriculant in 2013, was awarded the Helen Baer Award for being the top matriculant at Girls’ High in that year.

AMMAARAH AHMED and Shameelah Dawray shared the Achievement Trophy for their combined project entered into the National Science Expo. Their project on cooling systems for shanties won gold and they also won the Power Africa prize of R5 000.

PROF. YUNIS BALLIM, interim head of the Sol Plaatje University, was the guest speaker at the Kimberley Girls’ High School’s annual prizegiving. Here he is with Helen Hugo, principal.

LEFT: The following girls were the top achievers in their respective grades.

They are from the left, front: Duduetsang Tlhomelang (gr. 8) and Yeshara Packirisamy (gr. 12); back: Thembika Mzimba (gr. 9), Maria Nanabhai (gr. 11) and Luneil van Bosch (gr. 10). Maria was also awarded the Scorgie Cup for academic excellence for obtaining the highest aggregate in the school. Yeshara was the dux medallist for gr. 12 and was also awarded the AC Kiddie Memorial Prize.

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Faithful airmen awarded } Sidwell Guduka THE Bloemfontein Air Force recently hosted an annual medal awards ceremony at its Bloemspruit Air Force Base, where 14 airmen were decorated with long-service medals for their 20 years of faithful service.

Maj. Gen. Wiseman Mbambo thanked all the personnel for their exceptional service and many sacrifices over the years. He emphasised his pride in having such exemplary soldiers under his command.

“I acknowledge the commitment, dedication, sacrifice, diligence and hard work you all bring to the table.

“You have been serving South Africa

with loyalty. The Air Force takes pride in its members and gives back in appreciation by awarding these medals,” said Mbambo.

He urged the airmen to maintain their energy, attitude, focus and professional conduct in support of the Air Force’s strategic objectives: readiness, sustainability, safety, compliance and image.

“As professional airmen, I challenge you to continuously strive for excellence in all you do.

“As soldiers, the success of the Air Force will be underpinned by an enforcement of discipline and concentration on functional, developmental and physical training and fitness.”

PIET SEHORO (19) will reappear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court for murder after he had allegedly assaulted and stabbed his father, Treppa Sehoro, in Sand Shark Street, Homelite, in Kimberley. The shocked community members witnessed the brutal murder.

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Eyewitness recounts death } Boipelo Mere

“JULLE het my mos gelos,” was all Piet Sehoro (19) was heard saying while allegedly assaulting and stabbing his father, Treppa Sehoro (46), in Sand Shark Street, Homelite, last week.

The father was declared dead at the scene after he had been assaulted with the handle of a pick and an okapi (knife) and Piet was reportedly arrested a short distance from the scene.

Piet Sehoro is expected to re-appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court after being advised by Judge Kubashni Padayachee to seek legal representation on a charge of murder.

According to a report in Noordkaap, the suspect’s mother, Eveline, did not know why the assault had taken place.

She said that her son, whom they knew to be a recovered addict, had been sitting in the house eating and the father had just arrived home from work.

She was the one who reportedly told the boy to leave some food for his younger brother who was still at school.

That was when Piet Sehoro reportedly closed the door and apparently started attacking them with the pick.

“He was asking us why we did not love him.”

According to community members who witnessed the event, they feared for their lives and therefore could not save the father from the brutal assault.

Another witness said she had called the police and was told that the vans were at the Bricks Conference that was being held at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre.

The incident occurred just around the corner from the Homevale Hall, where community members were waiting on members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to come and address them regarding challenges of gangsterism in the area.

Alec Koti, a former police officer and a

victim of crime, volunteered to be a motivational speaker at the event, but ended up in the street witnessing the assault.

He said never before had he felt so helpless as when he had stood in front of the suspect. Community members screamed while the son was allegedly stabbing his father who was on the ground pleading for his life.

Koti said he took it upon himself to approach the suspect, whose eyes had been blood-shot, in an attempt to calm him down.

“I could not stand there and watch like everyone else. I felt like I had to do something, so I went closer, trying to keep a safe distance. I heard him tell his father: ‘Julle het my mos gelos’.

“He was pompous and continued to walk around his father who was lying in the road. He took his time, stabbing him in different places. I pleaded with him that the victim did not deserve to be hurt in that manner, even if he had done something wrong. He just looked at me and stabbed his father in the neck,” said Koti, clearly troubled by the incident.

According to Koti, a group of boys came from the opposite direction and picked up stones to attack the assailant.

“I am not sure how he managed to slip away and flee, but the community, including me, started chasing him.”

According to Koti, the suspect fled into another house where he locked himself inside the house, avoiding the angry mob until the police arrived.

The owner of the house was traumatised and asked the community members, who were now gunning for Piet Sehoro’s blood, to calm down.

The owner pleaded with Koti to tell them not to enter the yard as he feared for his children, who were also inside the house. “The community’s attempt to attack the suspect can be seen as an example of mob justice and gansterism in the community,” added Koti.

Youth under great pressure ALEC KOTI said gangsterism had become fashionable amongst the youth.

They join gangs and expect protection in return.

“They join different groups, because they want to belong. And in order to belong, you are expected to do criminal activities in order to gain respect from the group’s members.”

He encouraged communities to police themselves and work hand in hand with their community policing forums and sector managers to encourage the youth to participate in the Youth Against Crime initiative.

He said everyone was becoming frustrated and that it was therefore important for all stakeholders to join the fight against gangsterism.

According to Kabelo Segami, a safety volunteer at the Roodepan Police Station, gangsterism amongst girls had been showing a rapid increase in the Roodepan area.

Koti said the programme had taken

place on the day of the murder and was part of an ongoing crime prevention programme that had been initiated earlier in April by the Roodepan branch of the Department of Public Safety.

The programme is set to continue over the festive season.

Amongst the concerns raised by the youths on the day, were peer pressure, bad company and the usage of oka (hookah) pipes.

“Recently, we are noticing that more girls than boys are becoming involved in gangsterism.

“They range between the ages of 12 and 18 years and engage in activities like robbery and mob fights,” said Segami.

He said the challenge of the Roodepan cluster remained the lack of police vehicles and manpower as it was a big cluster.

The cluster plans on hosting an imbizo where the community can raise its concerns.

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About the reporting of lodgement of land claims The rights to restitution is one of the rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The Restitution Process is regulated by the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1944. The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act of 2014 came into effect on 1 July 2014. The legislation provides an opportunity for individuals and communities who were dispossessed of their rights to land after 1913 as a result of racially biased laws or practices and who missed the initial cut-off date of 31 December 1998 to lodge claims, to do so until 30 June 2019.

Who can lodge a claim?

A person or a community who was dispossessed of a right inland after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices, and who did not receive just and equitable compensation at the time of dispossession, can claim for restitution of that right in land or equitable redress.

Categories of claimants: • An individual dispossessed of a right in land.

• Adirect descendant or spouse of a person who lost a right in land.

• Ajuristic person, e.g. a company or a trust.

• An executor or an administrator or a trust.

• An executor or an administrator of an estate of a deceased person.

• Arepresentative of a community Who may lot lodge a claim?

• Those who have claimed before and received redress (land or financial compensation) may not claim again for the same right lost.

• If you have lodged a claim before, but have not yet received compensation, please verify whether the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commission in your province has your original claim before you resubmit a new claim. Do not lodge a new claim for the same right if your claim is still being processed.

What documents must you bring to lodge a claim?

• Acertified copy of your SouthAfrica green bar-coded identity document or Smard ID card.

• Asigned letter authorising you to act on behalf of your family or community, signed by two witnesses (power of attorney), if you are acting on behalf of your family or community.

• Alist of the people you represent.

• Aletter from the Master of the High Court if you are the executor of an estate.

• Awritten decision from a community meeting, signed by the person who facilitated the meeting (community resolution), if you are lodging a claim on behalf of a community.

What information is required?

• The description of the property, e.g. farm name and number (or erf or stand number in an urban area) • Information about the person, department or state organ that acquired the land, e.g. the Department of NativeAffairs.

• The year or years of dispossession.

• The compensation paid at the time of dispossession.

• Particulars of the claimant and the capacity in which you are acting, e.g. community representative, son, daughter, an executor of an estate, etc.

• History of the acquisition of the rights and land dispossession.

Where to go to lodge your claim • There are 14 lodgement offices across the country. For the Northern Cape province, the lodgement office is in Kimberley at HyescoArcade, 4-8 Old Main Road, Kimberley and telephone 053 807 5700.

• During the five-year period ending on 30 June 2019, mobile lodgement offices will also visit far- flung areas in each province to enable all qualifying citizens to lodge their claims.

Warning about criminal activities related to the lodgement of land claims.

• It is illegal to submit a fraudulent claim, including not disclosing other potential interested parties.

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Africa inspires artist } Motlalepule Mokgosi AS an artist with an extraordinary talent for painting, Iosvandra Pinto interprets and speaks of the historic African lifestyle and nature through her collection of paintings sold abroad.

Her work is colourful, powerful and exciting. Australia, London and Brazil are the destinations for her work and she markets and sells these with the help of her sisters.

She takes pride in her work which is admired by international tourists. Pinto says marketing her products is a challenge locally.

Pinto has showcased her work in Mozambique’s capital of Maputo and also at the 2007 Mangaung African Cultural Festival (Macufe) in Bloemfontein. She has also exhibited at expos in Soweto and at Soccer City (the FNB Stadium affectionately known as The Calabash) in Johannesburg.

Her paintings are often exhibited at arts and crafts events staged by Zaduma Promotions, led by arts lover Saduma Miya.

“In Maputo the arts and crafts

market is a large section of the souvenir and arts object market.

Some of my paintings were sold for up to R10 000 there,” she says.

Pinto says one of her best-sellers is the portrait titled Dikokonyana Tsa Afrika – meaning African ants.

She says the name for the popular painting came to mind after observing how ants go about building nests.

Pinto, affectionately known as Vandra, started painting in 2006.

She has never been to an institution to perfect her artistic talents.

Art talent runs in her family.

“My father, Domingo Pinto, was a water-colourist and my grandfather Domingeon also painted.

“There was no way I could escape. Therefore, I took over when my father decided to stop painting, though I wasn’t phenomenal at painting. At first, I drew prophecy art until a friend of mine advised me to do African paintings.”

The friendly advice helped unlock Pinto’s full potential.

She says she is influenced by the African lifestyle, hence the strong emphasis on aspects of African life

in her work to tell beautiful stories about Africa to the world.

Pinto’s work portrays various aspects of Malawian life, which she finds inspiring. Her strong interest in portraying the Malawian lifestyle came during her stay in that country where she attended high school and in a village where she completed her matric. She had no choice but to attend a village school as all city schools were already full when she relocated.

However, her stay in Malawi turned out to be an enriching experience.

Pinto attended the St Helena Primary School before moving to Malawi to complete her matric. She left her native country of Mozambique in 1997 to settle in South Africa – Welkom being their destination after her father was employed as an assessor at a local mine.

Pinto expresses what she sees through her painting. “I find painting a method of meditation and concentration where you discover your true potential. I love working with colours. If the colour

IOSVANDRA PINTO displays some of her best-selling paintings that include the popular Dikokonyana Tsa Afrika (right). Photo: Teboho Setena of the painting is not to my satisfaction, I keep adjusting it until I am happy with the intensity of the colours,” she says.

She uses acrylic water paint for drawing to attain a consistency of colour.

Pinto also paints T-shirts, mostly for herself.

She has teamed up with Saduma Miya, managing director of Ziyaduma Promotions, to offer classes for youths and adults

interested in painting and drawing and the arts in general. Miya also displayed some of Pinto’s paintings at different arts and culture events to promote her work.

“When I see paint and brushes, I start shaking.

“I tell my students that I can draw accurate circles, triangles and rectangles without using a ruler or compasses. Painting has influenced me emotionally and I fell in love with it.”

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: · Develop, implement, manage and improve store management procedures · Plan, implement, maintain and improve stores infrastructures and systems to ensure customer requirements are met through best practice applications · Manage stores across locations · Drive optimisation including optimisation of stock value and simultaneously prevent stock outs · Stock management including codification systems, prevention of duplications, maintenance of critical spares lists, management of damaged and redundant stocks and cycle counts · Monitoring of overdue stocks · Manage consignment stock levels through supplier negotiations · Manage service level agreements with suppliers and internal customers · Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting · Management of data integrity and inventory master data · Manage stock storage · Stock cycle process management, monitoring and investigation of deviations and stock reconciliations · Conduct in-house audits and implement audit findings · Budget management · Manage a team to meet performance targets and other HR processes MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (essential unless otherwise indicated): · Honours degree in Commerce, Supply chain or Logistics management · Qualified Magazine Master EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS (essential unless otherwise indicated): · Minimum 8 years' experience in supply chain or logistics management across multiple locations (or megawarehouse) coupled with 5 years' supervisory / management experience · Code B driver's licence KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (essential unless otherwise indicated): · Computer literate in MS Office, JDE and ERP or similar mainframe system · Business acumen · Results driven · Leading change · Leading people · Demonstrate behaviours aligned with company values (accountability, care, collaboration, excellence and diversity) · Store and logistics best practices · Budget management skills The candidate will be appointed on the condition of being certified medically fit as per Mine Health and Safety Act 29/1996.

Preference will be given to applicants from previously disadvantaged groups to support the company's employment equity plan.

Remuneration: Remuneration will be based on a competitive all-inclusive flexible package. The successful candidate that conforms to all said requirements and experience will be appointed on this grading. A candidate that does not conform to all set requirements and experience will be considered only if a suitable candidate that does comply cannot be selected and only if the requirements of the position support a developmental appointment according to policy.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV's with certified copies of qualifications to: Christel Hendricks HR Department, Assmang Limited, P.O. Box 187, Santoy, 8491.

Fax: 086 224 8315 E-mail: recruitment11@brmo.co.za Please be advised that short listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided in CV's.

Applications close on 14/11/2014 · Late applications will not be entertained. · Internal candidates should clearly indicate their company number on their applications/CV. · If you have not been contacted within 21 days after the closing date, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates.

Assmang Limited reserves the right not to appoint.

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NEWS

PEOPLE heed the call to support the PinkDrive.

Photos: Boipelo Mere

PinkDrive gets wide support

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THE popular Pick n Pay 5 km Women’s Walk turned out to be a great success as support came from all corners of the city.

Aimed at raising funds in support of breast cancer awareness, the walk was not restricted to women, and families made it a point not to miss out on the chance to do their bit for this worthy cause.

PinkDrive was also present on the day offering free breast examinations.

According to Pick n Pay, they host women’s walks all year long in a bid to create awareness around breast cancer issues, but those hosted in October are especially significant as the world comes together in the name of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The support from sponsors, Pick n Pay

‘All funds raised on the day go directly to PinkDrive, who provides free breast cancer screening and edu­ cation around the country.’ and Momentum ensures all funds raised on the day go directly to PinkDrive, who provides free breast cancer screening and education around the country.

Walkers were also treated to musical entertainment, lucky draws and the chance to sample tasty smoothies. ) Go to the Express website at www.express-news.co.za for more photos of the event.

TENDER NOTICE

GA-SEGONYANA MUNICIPALITY BID NO: GAS 11/2014 The Ga-Segonyana Municipality invites prospective bidders to bid for the provision of:

ADVERTISEMENT DATE:

CLOSING TIME:

THE SLURRY RESEALING OF KURUMAN STREETS GAS 11/2014 6 NOVEMBER 2014

CLOSING DATE

28 NOVEMBER 2014

12:00

VALIDITY PERIOD

90 DAYS

Bidders should have a CIDB contractor-grading designation of 4CE. No Alternative Class of Work as referred to in Clause 25(3)(a)(i) of the CIDB regulations, as amended, as anticipated for this project.

Only bidders who employ staff which satisfy EPWP requirements are eligible to submit tenders.

A compulsory site inspection shall be held on 12 November 2014 and prospective bidders are to meet the engineers and the client's representatives at Ga-Segonyana Municipality at 11:00.

Bid documents are obtainable from the Ga-Segonyana Municipality Technical Department, cor. Voortrekker and School Streets, Kuruman from 10:00 on 7 November 2014 upon a non-refundable fee of R500,00 cash per document. Cheques are not allowed.

BIDDERS SHALL TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING BID CONDITIONS: • • • • • •

The Ga-Segonyana Municipality Supply Chain Management Policy and all other regulations of the Supply Chain Management will apply.

The Ga-Segonyana Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid or any other bid and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of the bid.

Bids which are late, incomplete, unsigned or submitted by facsimile or electronically, will not be accepted.

Bids' validity period will be taken as 90 days.

All contractors including sub-contractors must be registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

A valid original tax clearance certificate must be attached.

Bids will be evaluated and adjudicated in terms of the Municipality's Supply Chain Management Policy and other statutory regulations governing the Supply Chain of the Municipality. Bids will be evaluated on the 90/10 points basis, where 90 points will be allocated to price and 10 points allocated to preferential points.

Technical enquiries should be addressed to Mr J Saayman of SMEC South Africa on tel.

053 832 5150 or facsimile 053 832 5639 or by e-mail to: johann.saayman@smec.com and Technical Department of Ga-Segonyana, and enquiries to Mr Luzuko Govu on tel. 053 712 9300.

Bids in clearly marked and sealed envelopes endorsed 'Bid No. GAS 11/2014 - THE SLURRY RESEALING OF KURUMAN STREETS must be deposited in the bid box at the offices of the Ga-Segonyana Municipality, COR. VOORTREKKER AND SCHOOL STREETS, KURUMAN not later than 12:00 on 28 November 2014 at which time the bids will be opened in public.

Issued by: Municipal Manager MUNICIPAL MANAGER GA-SEGONYANA MUNICIPALITY Mr GE NTEFANG THE best-dressed team on the day.

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EXPRESS NORTHERN CAPE, WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2014

Coaches shown the ropes

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY IN TERMS OF SECTION 20 OF THE ACT FOR A LICENCE.

} Sidwell Guduka STEVE COETZEE is currently imparting his knowledge to aspiring coaches in a week-long Carling Black Label Coach the Coaches Workshop which kicked off at the SAB World of Learning in Kyalami, Johannesburg, on Sunday.

As many as 58 aspiring coaches from across all nine provinces of South Africa have been invited to attend the fourth edition of this coaching programme.

During the workshop, Coetzee, who is the South African Football League’s (Safa) coaching instructor, will teach them what it takes to be a modern-day tactician, involving intensive theoretical and practical training.

The first day of the workshop included an in-depth lecture on the demands of youth coaching and planning of a technical practice session.

A variety of coaching aspects such as systems, strategies, principles of play, coaching methodologies, as well as the dos and don’ts of coaching, have also been covered.

“I would like to thank Carling Black Label and Safa for giving us such an opportunity,” Jeremiah Leshoro, who coaches a team in the Lejweleputswa region of the SAB League in the Free State, said.

This coaching programme is organised by Carling Black Label, in partnership with Safa, and it seeks to further empower ordinary men to become champion coaches so that they can make a meaningful difference in their communities through football.

“Football in the SAB League needs to be well taken care of and it is with programmes such as the Carling Black Label Coach the Coaches Workshop that we can elevate the standard of coaching and football in our junior leagues,” said Coetzee.

At the end of the workshop, all the attendees will receive the Safa C-level coaching qualification.

“I’m quite confident that the content of this coaching qualification empowers the coaches to know better and this will have a ripple effect on their players,” said the highly respected Safa coaching instructor.

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