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MALEFU VILAKAZI is the new executive mayor of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Munici pality. Photo: Tladi Moloi
QWAQWA. – Malefu Vilakazi is the new executive mayor of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality. She was chosen as mayor on a special council meeting which was held at the Thabo Mofutsanyana District chambers on Thursday. Vilakazi was nominated to go head-tohead with Chere Makhoba, but Makhoba stood up and told the council that he could not stand for mayor, which gave Vilakazi an uncontested victory. Vilakazi, who was the chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MAC), will fill the shoes of Balekile Mzangwa who resigned a fortnight ago to take a promotional position at the Free State Department of Health. Reports have indicated that he will be the head of the department (HOD) at this troubled department. Mzangwa led the district municipality for three years and prior to that the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality for a decade as the executive mayor. The DA, ACDP and Cope welcomed the appointment and congratulated Vilakazi with her new position and said they knew her as a good leader who would take the municipality to greater heights. Vilakazi said she was overwhelmed with the trust that the ANC had shown in her and promised to work faithfully for the community. “I’ll make sure that all the promises that we have made as the ANC are kept,” she said. Vilakazi said a great challenge she faced, was to determine how she would balance gender in the municipality. “We have more men in the municipali-
The DA, ACDP and Cope welcomed the appointment and congratulated M a l e f u Vi l a k a z i and said they knew her as a good lead er who would take the municipality to greater heights. ty and it is time that we employ women. Women will receive priority when filling new vacancies. Everything should be 50/50 and we cannot run away from it.” She said the district municipality was responsible to ensure adequate and effective rural development, for fighting poverty and unemployment through the systematic creation of decent work and had to adhere to the amendment of the Municipal Systems Act which intends to improve the capacity of municipalities to deliver services through qualified and experienced personnel. “Agriculture can create a sizable number of jobs by 2030 and reduce unemployment within our district,” she said.
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Culture revived to prevent crime } Tladi Moloi QWAQWA. – Indoni South Africa is hosting the Indoni Culture Schools for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 25 across all provinces. This started on 29 June and it will run until 20 July. It started in the Eastern Cape and was followed by the Free State. A week-long Indoni Culture event took place in the Free State at the Manthatisi High School at the Tsheseng Village in Qwaqwa. According to Ntando Dube, the Free State Indoni champion, the camps were aimed at reintroducing the principles of culture, identity and indigenous knowledge, to provide the youth with life skills and business skills to assist them in making responsible decisions about their lives, to respect one another, to work to develop their communities and contribute positively to society. The theme of this year’s camp was Lahl’ ilahle. Dube said that it was a campaign against crime. “As a moral regeneration programme, Indoni, My Heritage My Pride, is an initiative that uses culture to address social ills and mould behaviour. “It is therefore befitting that education on culture, self-pride and getting rid of bad behaviour (lahl’ ilahle) will be in alignment with the South African police ministry mandate on crime fighting,” she said. Dube said children thought about their cultures and many other things during the week. “We look back to our roots and how our elders used to handle things. We also provide career guidance to them,” she said. She said the national Department of Arts and Culture was the founder of Indoni, but because they needed a lot of money they needed to be assisted by local government. “The Free State Department of Arts and Culture assisted us with free entrance to the Basotho Cultural Village as well as with the speakers who talked to the children,” she said. Dube said they hosted 164 children, mainly from Bloemfontein, Fouriesburg and Qwaqwa. Dirahadibonwe Sekonyela, the senior traditional leader at the Thibela Tribal Office, said it was good to witness the youth taking part in the cultural games. “These people are trying by all means to revive our different cultures. They have invited me before and they are doing a good job. “I wish these children would go back and teach those who could not get a chance to be part of the camp,” he said.
SOME of the children from different towns in the Free State performing on stage during the 2014 Indoni Culture Schools event.
SOME of the children during the 2014 Indoni Culture Schools event demonstrate how the Sotho women used to live.
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Prestigious award for UFS researcher QWAQWA. – Prof. Oriel Thekisoe of the University of the Free State (UFS) has been named as the recipient of the prestigious TW Kambule NRF-NSTF Award. The announcement was made during the 16th Annual NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards Gala Dinner for 2013-’14 recently held in Johannesburg. Thekisoe is an associate professor in the university’s Department of Zoology and Entomology on the Qwaqwa Campus. He has been recognised as an emerging researcher for his outstanding contribution to Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). “It is a great honour for the university to learn that Thekisoe has won the award of the National Science and Technology Forum. This is an award for which is vied very competitively and it speaks of the quality and depth of talent at the UFS as we prepare the next generation of scientists and scholars,” said Prof. Jonathan Jansen, the vice-chancellor and rector of the UFS. “I hope that the award will inspire our science students to work harder in pursuing the discovery of new methods and techniques which will improve our livelihoods,” Thekisoe
said after receiving the award from Naledi Pandor, the minister of Science and Technology. “I am grateful to the dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof. Neil Heideman, for believing in me. I am also grateful to my former lecturers, Prof. Peter Mbati, who is now the rector of the University of Venda, and Prof. Noboru Inoue of Japan’s Obihiro University for grooming and inspiring the scientist in me,” said Thekisoe. “Thekisoe is at the forefront of the research development activities at the Qwaqwa Campus. He serves as a mentor to many of the younger scholars on the campus. As one of the ViceChancellor’s Prestige Scholars at the university, he has the potential to become one of the most prominent researchers in his field in the country,” said Prof. Corli Witthuhn, vice-rector of research at the UFS. The Vice-Chancellor’s Prestige Programme (PSP) supports the accelerated scholarship of junior UFS researchers in the first five years after obtaining their PhD’s. The prestige scholars participate in an intensive programme of support that includes international placement and intensive mentorship.
EXCELLING: Prof. Oriel Thekisoe of the University of the Free State (UFS) was named as the recipient of the prestigious TW Kambule NRFNSTF Award. Photo: Supplied
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Calls for Malakoane’s axing intensify THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has publicly announced its full support to the call by various entities for the sacking of the beleaguered MEC for Health, Dr Benny Malakoane. The opposition party’s statement comes in the wake of an ongoing protest action by volunteers and health-care workers to have Malakoane fired from the influential position of MEC for Health. The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has been seen spear-heading the mission to have Malakoane replaced. “We welcome the recent support from the Treatment Action Campaign, the South African Medical Association and the ANC-affiliated Nehawu who are all calling for MEC Malakoane to be fired,” said Mariette Pittaway, the DA’s member of the provincial legislature, during the budget votes debate in the Free State Provincial Legislature last Wednesday. Three weeks ago, disgruntled Free State community health-care workers forced their way into Bophelo House. People who had not received stipends for more than two months staged a sit-in inside the building. They were demonstrating after submitting a memorandum to Dr David Motau, the head of the department. Pittaway said they had been calling on Premier Elias “Ace” Magashule to fire MEC Malakoane for more than a year. “The premier must now act. When I say the condition of health in the Free State is critical, I can prove it. I daily receive telephone calls from doctors, nurses, administration personnel and even porters working in the Free State hospitals. “The new state-of-the-art Mantsopa Hospital complex in Ladybrand was proudly handed over and a media release was made that it would open its doors to the public in January 2013. It is now 19 months later and the doors are still locked. Cleaners wash the floors every day
praying that the doors will open, while the occupational therapists guard their equipment. Salaries are paid out and the public is locked out. “The backyard has turned into a rubbish dump. Is this because of outdated boilers or 1954 equipment or maybe because of apartheid? No, this is because of mismanagement, corruption and a failure of political accountability,” said Pittaway. “MEC Malakoane, do you know about the critical conditions in our hospitals? Do you know that people are dying because of the failure in your department?” Pittaway highlighted the following problems: ) Babies suffering from malnutrition cannot be helped – no special milk is available. ) Nasal prongs used for babies are not in supply – these cost about R2,50 each, but cannot be ordered. ) No basic antibiotics are available – sick children are just sent back home. ) No saturation monitors (for the measuring of oxygen levels of babies) are in working condition. ) Certain HIV patients who have kidney problems need special ARVs (D410 – Stavudine) – hospitals and clinics do not have this – these patients are shown away. ) There are certain packs for certain injuries (i.e. head, stomach) – when casualties come in, these packs are not available. It has happened that these patients have then died. ) Buthelezi Ambulance Services – gets paid per minute. Their equipment does not work and in one incident they were called to collect a nine-hour-old baby to transfer to another hospital – they arrived without an incubator and had to go back to fetch an incubator. In another incident they were called at 04:00 to transfer a critical patient – they only arrived at 09:00 – the patient died.
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Partnership takes new farmers forward } Tladi Moloi ROSENDAL. – Dan Kriek, the director of the Board of VKB, says the Free State government should consider giving land to the farmers and stop leasing it to them. He says it would enable the farmers to look after their farms – they cannot do that at the moment, because they do not know what will happen when the contracts end. “This creates insecurity among our farmers,” Kriek says. “We do not want these farmers to be leasing the land forever. I want them to have property rights. I want the farms to be theirs. When something is yours, you will care for it, you will look after it and you will understand that it is your farm and it will become you kids’ farm.” Kriek spoke during a media tour at the two farms Roodekrans and Schurvekop near Rosendal in the Eastern Free State. “The government should do that sooner or later. We cannot force the government to do that, but that is our best advice to them. The main economic drivers in this country, in any business, are property rights and private initiative,” he said. Change necessary Kriek, who is also the president of Free State Agriculture said they had done a land audit and could tell who owned which in the province. “Black people own about 7% or 8% of
the land in the province and that is a result of apartheid. We need to deal with those figures and the harsh reality thereof to urge us all to cooperate and change the situation,” he said. Apparently, the Free State Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has bought land in a private market and people who were interested in farming could apply for the land. After that they would be given the land under the leasing condition. This is the situation that the five developing farmers Johannes Nkisi, David Matobako, Bernard Lesia, Daniel Mhlambi and David Mosai find themselves in. These farmers are worried whether they would be afforded the property rights after the contract. Their farms are doing tremendously well and they are supported by VKB, the Grain Farmer Development Association (GFADA) and the Recapitalisation and Development Programme (Recap) which is the government initiative to develop farmers who have land. Nkisi said he would really have loved to have the farm in his name. He said that would make him free. “Even if I die tomorrow, at least I would know that I have left something for my children,” he said. “We cannot do certain things on the farms, because the government has restrictions. We have to apply every time we need to do something and they take time to get back to us. I would be able to do everything if it were in my name,” Lesia explained.
FROM the left are Pheelo Mosai, Johannes Nkisi, Daniel Mhlambi, Bernard Lesia and David Mosai with maize they have harvested. Photo: Tladi Moloi
DAVID MATOBAKO of the Roodekrans farm with his soya beans. Success achieved VKB’s marriage with the GFADA has produced good crops for the developing farmers. Some of them only had cattle until the two associates, VKB and the GFADA, came on board to help them with a maize project. The VKB-GFADA Maize Project is a joint private sector development initiative which started in 2013. It aims to develop commercial grain farmers over a five-year period. It involves ten farmers who planted an aggregate area of 710 ha in October and November 2013. They are situated throughout the service area of VKB (four farmers are situated in Qwaqwa, four between Rosendal and Senekal, one near Kaallaagte and one near Reitz). According to Kriek the farmers receive a full package of support. In the 2013-’14 season the GFADA funded 50% of production cost of new farmers and 40% of existing farmers and also assisted with mentorship support. “VKB provided finance to the amount of R4,39 million. This finance was provided at the same interest rate charged to normal commercial farmers, albeit no security could be provided by farmers – only the crop itself served as collateral. To add to the financing concerns, multi-peril risk insurance could not be obtained which meant that VKB assumed a material financial risk,” he said. Nkisi said he would not have harvested six big lorries full of maize had it not been through the support that he had received. “I did not have money to plant before. These people came to us and asked to help us for five years and we accepted the offer,”
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he said. The way forward VKB is currently involved with 41 developing farmers with an aggregate cropping area of 3 100 ha situated throughout the Eastern Free State. The purpose of the document as a result of this is to describe the model that direct the development of emerging farmers at VKB. It also provides an overview of its involvement in developing agriculture and the advantages offered to farmers through the business model of VKB. Zolile Duze, the general manager at the GFADA, said it was an initiative which grew out of the Grain Value Chain Network (GVCN), a network of grain producers and agri-businesses in the extended value chain, that had met to create an opportunity for round-table discussions on the agricultural sector in an era of transformation since 2005. “One of the common areas of interest was identified as farmer development and a shared desire to support new entrants into the grain industry with the knowledge and capacity to guide them to being sustainable commercial farmers. “It was recognised that although many institutions and companies were endeavouring with farmer development issues on their own, it would be more likely to have a greater impact as a united effort. “A pillar of the Grain Value Chain Network was established and has become known as the GFADA, which has been established as a formal, non-profit organisation and is thus fully dependent on donor funds to achieve its goals.”
Overpopulation not the problem; inequity is IN 1987 the world’s population reached 5 billion people. This prompted the United Nations Development Programme to establish World Population Day on 11 July every year. The current world population is 7,2 billion people – an increase of 30%. A great deal has been written about overpopulation and why some people have large families. Much of that has been wrong. In the 1970s it was predicted that a world population of more than 4 billion was unsustainable. If the 7 billion people on earth were to consume as much as the average American, we would need more than four earths to sustain us. There is undoubtedly a major problem here. The tenor of the debate, however, often focuses less on the overconsumption and greed of the rich countries, as it does on the size of China and why poor people around the world tend to have large families. I want to suggest that the greatest danger facing our planet currently is in fact inequality and not overpopulation. In the Free State over 30% of people in the province are food insecure, and while the figure for the Northern Cape is somewhat
My view Professor Mark Tomlinson Researcher lower (18%), the figure remains alarmingly high. As stark as this may sound, it is also the case that hunger and adversity is significantly higher in provinces such as the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, while nationally 26% of the population experience hunger and almost 30% live at the risk of being hungry. Inequity is rising – the 85 richest people in the world own the same wealth as the 3,5 billion poorest people; the top 1% of people in the USA own 43% of its wealth, with 80% of Americans sharing only 7% of the wealth in that country. Economists who spend a decade pouring over mountains of figures and data are rarely treated as celebrities. Thomas Piketty, the author of the most unlikely best seller,
Capital in the twenty-first century, is a notable exception. Piketty’s argument is that in late 18th century France, and early 20th century Britain and the USA, society was highly unequal with private wealth significantly greater than national income. This concentration of wealth in the hands of a few spawned a rigid class structure. Piketty argues that this state of affairs was fundamentally disrupted by the two World Wars and the Great Depression. In fact, these shocks were so great at the time that they resulted in a period where income and wealth began to be distributed more equally. The main argument is that this is changing once more, with more and more wealth in fewer hands. Piketty suggests that unless the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the few is not actively prevented (e.g. through governments introducing a global tax on wealth) then significant global political instability is likely to follow. How is this related to World Population Day? In 1976 Susan George wrote a book, How the Other Half Dies, in which she argues that the problem with hunger is not one of
overpopulation or there not being enough food, but rather the extent to which the global wealthy elite control the food supply, how much food is wasted, and how much of the food there is has no way of getting to the people who need it. The book’s message is as pertinent today as it was almost 40 years ago. Today, as much as 40% of the food produced in America is thrown away, amounting to 1 400 calories per person per day. An active two to three year old only requires about 1 400 calories per day to be healthy. We have the knowledge and interventions to stop the deaths of 8 million children under five each year – we just cannot get the interventions to the people who need them. It has never been about overpopulation but rather a system designed to encourage rampant consumerism, to reward greed, and to enable the global elite to amass wealth and to control who gets what, when and how. When the monthly insurance of a vehicle is four times the total monthly household income of 11 million children, we have a problem. And it is not a problem of overpopulation.
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Youth Day celebrated with music } Nkareng Moloi
FROM the left are Aniesa Kathrada (left, Buy and Build coowner), Sellwane Mokoena (principal at Bodibeng), King Osia Moji and Nondale Mofokeng (personal assistant to the owner of Buy and Build). Photo: Nkareng Moloi
Learners receive food parcels } Nkareng Moloi QWAQWA. – The Marakong Traditional Council and Bodibeng Primary School have recently benefitted from food parcels that were donated by Buy and Build. The council, led by King Osia Moji, was part of the campaign to help needy children in Marakong. They asked for donations to feed children from destitute families. Moji, the traditional leader of Marakong, said the traditional councils were not taken lightly and they would never take their community for granted.
“We have a responsibility to look out for our people, especially the future leaders, the young ones. We have realised that a child who is hungry cannot learn. Our community needs educated leaders,” he said. Sellwane Mokoena, the Bodibeng Primary School principal, said she was happy to have a traditional leader of Moji’s calibre who put his people first. “I am happy to work in this community. Poverty is everywhere and what counts is what you do about it. So, having a leader like Moji and businesses who help is a good thing.
“We have many learners who are needy. Some get their last meal of the day here at school. For some learners the school’s feeding scheme is not enough. “Today 30 of our learners will also have a descent meal tonight. I am so happy and I hope other companies follow the example that has been set,” Mokoena concluded. Nandale Mofokeng, a personal assistant at Buy and Build, said changing the lives of other people was the company’s passion. “We are happy to help where we can. We hope that these learners will do the same for other needy people,” she said.
QWAQWA. – The Maluti FET College and Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality recently hosted a youth celebration at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa. Hundreds of students and young people gathered in their school uniforms to embrace the fallen heroes of the Soweto uprising on 16 June 1976. The youth enjoyed the performance by well-known artists like Khuli Chana and Zola. Even though the event started later than planned, the presence of Khuli Chana cheered up the crowd. Zola arrived later and between the performances he took a few minutes to motivate the youth. He encouraged young people to take their education seriously. “The more illiterate people there are, the more we’ll be taxed to feed their children and to build them RDP houses. “But if you graduate and find work, you can do that for yourself,” said Zola. The crowd wouldn’t let him leave before he performed his well-known song Mdlwembe. The young people went crazy while he was performing their favourite song. He left straight after singing Mdlwembe. Shasha Lamla, the event organiser, said he was very happy that he had delivered on what he had promised. “I am very happy that we managed to entertain the young people”.
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The Free State Development Corporation (FDC) is the official economic development agency for the Free State Province. The agency focuses on four key activities in order to achieve growth and development: Investment promotion; services to SMMEs; exportrelated assistance; and property management.
DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE: CORE OPERATIONS
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 01)
The main purpose of this post is the provision of strategic direction and coordination of economic development, including trade and investment promotion and facilitation, SMME development and economic growth stimulation. The successful candidate will analyse and manage the processes employed in all aspects of the Profit Centre, investigate the possibility of operations and service delivery improvements and, when applicable, implement changes. This position reports to the CEO and will be a role-playing post. Key performance areas: • Provide strategic direction and leadership through the provision of overall strategic management and support services for the Department • Participate in capital market development, including participation in road shows, business development meetings and analyst meetings • Lead investment, trade and enterprise development activities, which may include road shows (locally and abroad) • Direct and participate in acquisition and growth activities to support overall business objectives and plans • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative, statutory, regulatory and supervisory requirements towards the achievement of departmental service delivery priorities and goals • Develop the Annual Performance Plan, containing specific priorities, goals and programmes (in support of Department’s medium- and long-term strategic objectives) • Enhance the competitiveness of the provincial economy through the expansion of its industrial, commercial and trading sectors • Direct short-term and longrange planning and strategy development to support strategic business goals • Direct internal operations to achieve budgeted results and other financial criteria, and to preserve the capital funds invested in the enterprise • Maintain working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, nationally and internationally • Be responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of all FDC profit centres/entities • Review contracts raised, ie creations, amendments, suspensions and terminations • Represent FDC interests in all FDC profit centres/ entities • Conduct successful monthly Performance Reviews • Report to the FDC Board and ensure compliance and implementation of Board resolutions • Take oversight responsibility of the centre in accordance with the organisation's policies and applicable laws, in order to insulate FDC as a parent company. Requirements: • A relevant suitable postgraduate degree. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage • 10-15 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience in a similar or banking environment • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict upfront • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • Strong liaison, education and communication skills • The ability to resist external pressures • Innovative and creative thinking • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE: CORPORATE SECRETARIAT AND AFFAIRS
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 03)
Reporting to the CEO, this role-playing post will strategically manage and capacitate the various functions to ensure maximum access to and implementation of various support processes and ensure the effective and efficient running of systems and processes within the organisation. He/ she will further direct the planning and implementation of enterprise organisational systems in support of business operations in order to improve effectiveness, service quality, organisational development and business excellence. Key performance areas: • Coordinate and manage legal and governance operations • Render strategic legal and governance support and guidance to the Corporation’s Board of Directors and act as a Company Secretary • Provide a full range of legal services to the organisation to ensure that it is protected legally • Ensure that FDC acts within legal parameters and in accordance with relevant acts and regulations • Facilitate the development of a risk management plan of the division • Present a conceptual framework of current and future interventions necessary to support core service delivery areas, with accurate information and records of work in progress and/or projects • Work with the other Divisional Executives on the strategic vision, including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships on local, provincial and national levels, as well as assist in the development and negotiation of contracts • Ensure divisional compliance with regulations, especially on reporting, monitoring and evaluation • Manage the provision and maintenance of Corporate Support to facilitate a conducive working arrangement for all employees and stakeholders of FDC • Coordinate and manage the IT, Human Resources, Administrative Support, Knowledge Resource and Research, Marketing and Communications functions • Ensure implementation of a centralised administration/support that fosters effective knowledge/information management and business process/systems management to maximise output, resulting in synergy with other stakeholders, especially entities • Conduct successful monthly Performance Reviews • Report to the FDC Board and ensure compliance with and implementation of Board resolutions • Ensure consolidation of systems and processes across all departments he/she will be responsible for • Provide strategic organisational support to ensure alignment of business processes and knowledge of eGovernment. Requirements: • A legal/commerce degree (a Master’s or equivalent will be an added advantage) • 10-15 years’ Senior Management and applicable legal work experience in a similar environment • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict and solve problems • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • Strong liaison, education and communication skills • The ability to resist external pressures • Innovative and creative thinking • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 02)
The successful candidate will directly assist the Executives and the Board on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding, as well assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organisation's mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans. This position reports to the CEO and will be a role-playing post. Key performance areas: • Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organisation, including: Organisational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports; reports to funding agencies; development and monitoring of organisational and contract/grant budgets • Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for the organisation • Attend Board and Sub-committee meetings, including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee • Oversee the budget preparation process, provide advice and support to stakeholders, and review the budget proposal prior to submission to the relevant authority • Contribute to the development of the strategic and annual performance plans, including coordinating, analysing and advising • Oversee and manage the budget monitoring process, including the production of monthly and quarterly financial and performance reports, and provide recommendations and advice to address significant variances • Monitor the operation of accounting systems, controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the financial information • Review and manage the finalisation of Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements • Manage engagements with assurance providers (for example risk and audit), including responding to matters raised • Establish and maintain financial management structures. Requirements: • A relevant degree in Financial Accounting, Honours degree and/or CA or equivalent • 10-15 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience, preferably in a public sector environment. Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance will serve as an advantage • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict upfront • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Working knowledge and application of the PFMA • Thorough knowledge of compliance and revenue auditing principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates. www.humanjobs.co.za
CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 04)
This role provides strategic direction, as well as manages and executes the Internal Audit function to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and policies and procedures, which are in line with IIA Standards and organisational policies and procedures. Key performance areas: • Develop an engagement plan in line with IIA Standards and the organisation’s IA policies and procedures • Develop a comprehensive engagement work programme • Work effectively with the Internal Audit Board Committee • Manage engagements with assurance providers (for example risk and audit), including responding to matters raised • Coordinate the activities of Internal Audit with those of other assurance providers • Manage and review the Internal Audit engagement outcomes for the organisation • Ensure that the final audit report is timeously completed, signed off and submitted to all stakeholders. Requirements: • A relevant degree in Financial Accounting, Honours degree and/or a Master’s degree or equivalent • 5-10 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience, preferably in a public sector environment • Registration with the IIA • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance will serve as an advantage • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Working knowledge and application of PFMA • Thorough knowledge of compliance and revenue auditing principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 05)
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and improvement of all legal matters of FDC and its subsidiaries. He/she will work hand-in-hand with the collections departments to ensure collection of delinquent accounts. The CLO will be called upon to implement resolutions regarding formation of policies and planning strategies about the organisation’s future and must ensure that all legal formalities (such as tax payments, asset maintenance, agreements of lease and other obligations) are fulfilled in time. Key performance areas: • Ensure that FDC is protected legally and not open to any litigation, and ensure that it acts within legal parameters and in accordance with relevant acts and regulations • Manage legal business matters pertaining to FDC to minimise business and legal risk • Ensure the implementation of FDC’s legal policies and procedures and realisation of Board resolutions • Act as an advisor to internal divisions/departments concerning the rights, obligations and privileges of the corporation • Coordinate external counsel on legal issues involving government and regulatory compliance • Prepare supporting documents for Senior Management and case referrals • Review legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits • Coordinate the budgeting process and planning in Legal Services and oversee/monitor and control implementation of capital and operational budget in the department • Advise the corporation on appropriate legal action to be taken • Develop a risk management plan for Legal Services • Coordinate legal matters handled by outside counsel related to personnel matters. Requirements: • A legal degree • Completion of a required period of articles or pupillage • A postgraduate qualification in Management Studies or professional admission will be an advantage • 7-10 years’ applicable work experience in a similar environment with experience in policy development, civil litigation, commercial transactions, labour law and/or governance • Excellent writing and presentation skills • Effective interpersonal relationship skills, especially wrt outreach • The ability to relate to diverse populations • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • High-level secrecy and privacy for all legal data • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
LEGAL ADVISOR
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 06)
The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and analysing legal issues, negotiating and drafting key documents (including all powers of attorney and delegations of authority), as well as writing, reviewing and editing reports, opinions, correspondence, articles and other documents. He/she will also assist in litigation and present clear recommendations to the FDC Board, committees and Management. Key performance areas: • Provide legal support services on Commercial Law matters and SMME transactions • Provide legal support in respect of litigation and debt collection • Ensure that professional best practice is achieved and maintained • Give legal support to the FDC during disputes, employment, contract negotiations, etc • Coordinate and support Management on legal issues, as well as analyse and interpret legislation for FDC staff • Participate in the process of contract negotiation, where the case may be, in negotiating trade and related contractual issues (including property ownership and intellectual property rights) • Draw up all legal documents in collaboration agreements with relevant stakeholders, and draft implementation reports on Board decisions for investment approval • Assist to ensure appropriate legal policies and practices are in place to effectively manage the legal obligations and risks of the FDC • Review all legal documents and make sure they are properly made and drafted • Establish and maintain effective public service and professional networks • Enforce company claims as per approved budget, strategy and timetable, and in adherence to Corporate Governance requirements. Requirements: • A degree in Law and completion of a required period of articles or pupilllage. A postgraduate degree in Management Studies or professional admission will be an added advantage • Applicable work experience, with in-depth knowledge of policy development, commercial transactions, civil litigation, labour law and/or governance • Excellent writing and presentation skills • Excellent command of written and spoken English • Effective interpersonal relationship skills, especially outreach • Analytical and reporting skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Remuneration: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 07) • Head Office, Bloemfontein
Reporting to the Manager: IT, the successful candidate will manage and administer the overall IT technical and operational functions to enable the achievement of business objectives. Key performance areas: • Investigate emerging hardware technology to unlock potential value for FDC business objectives • Ensure delivery against operational service level requirements (networks functionality, hardware, WAN, LAN, Backups) • Manage ad hoc hardware projects • Manage hardware resources according to the Department‘s business plan • Implement, monitor and maintain the IT system and resources • Coordinate and implement solutions for IT issues. Requirements: • A 3-year National Diploma in IT (possession of a degree will be an added advantage) • 2-3 years’ applicable experience in IT hardware and software IT project management • Experience in managing Windows Servers, Linux servers, VMware, MS Exchange and MS Active Directory • Experience in using HTML, Perl, CGI scripting, PHP, MySQL and Content Management Systems will be an added advantage • A valid driver’s licence • The ability to work under pressure • Sound interpersonal skills • The ability to organise. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates. Suitable candidates must forward their applications, including a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of qualifications, to: The Acting Human Resource Manager, Jabu Seapi, 33 Kellner Street, Bloemfontein 9300 or PO Box 989, Bloemfontein 9300 for attention: Judy Xoliswa Hughes, or alternatively e-mail to recruitment@jamesonconsulting.co.za Closing date: 25 July 2014 Note: • The successful candidates will be required to sign performance agreement contract verifications, including criminal record and citizenship checks as well as competency assessments, which will form part of the selection processs • Cover letters should include a brief personal synopsis and a colour ID/Passport-size photo • Failure to submit certified and relevant qualifications will result in candidates not being short-listed • The FDC is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially in respect of race, gender and disability • If you do not receive any response within 1 month of the closing date, you must consider your application to be unsuccessful • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted • FDC reserves the right not to appoint. Human Communications 110572
Dispute leads to postponement of play-offs } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – A dispute involving the Free State Development Academy and FK FC has led to the postponement of the Free State third division promotional play-offs. The play-offs are now set for the weekend of 25 to 27 July in Welkom where the five teams, representing the five regions, will compete for promotion to the second-division league. The play-offs were set to be held this past weekend at the Beatrix Mine Sports Grounds near Theunissen. However, it was called off due to a matter involving Academy (a development side for the Premier League team Free State Stars) and FK. The two teams campaign in the South African Football Association’s (Safa) Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB Regional League. Moremi Klip, Safa provincial coordinator, told Express Eastern Free State that the case involving the two teams from Thabo Mofutsanyana had been dealt with by Safa’s national disciplinary committee. “The other regions have already confirmed their winners. We are now waiting for Thabo Mofutsanyana. The matter of the two clubs has been referred to the
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arbitrator to make a ruling,” he said. The Safa DC and the appeals board ruled in favour of the Free State Development Academy. The following are the winners from the four other regions: Days (Lejweleputswa), Lazio (Mangaung Metro), Roots United (Xhariep) and Avalon (Fezile Dabi). The dispute apparently regards transgressions of the rule by FK to not field the required number of u.21 players in a league against Ladybrand-based Manyatseng United Brothers. It is alleged that FK was in contradiction of the rule requiring clubs to field the number of u.21 players during the game in question. However, neither Academy nor FK will go straight to the provincial play-offs because one of the teams still has to play against Dla2 FC, the winner of the A-stream, to determine the overall winner of the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region. As things stand, Academy is at the top of the B-stream with 39 points in 18 games. FK, who is hoping for a favourable boardroom decision, is in second place with a point behind the log leaders. They will claim the top spot should the judgement be in their favour.
Regional League, invites football players who are interested in playing for the team to their training sessions. The team is training at the Du Plessis Park Stadium, Bethlehem, from Tuesdays to Fridays from 17:00 until 19:00. For information call Zoa Moloi on 082-487-0571.
Zuma shirks responsibility REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDP): WITH the fleet-footedness of the artful dodger, Zuma is once again trying to side-step the responsibility for decisions made by ministers appointed by him. As in the past he is now washing his hands of the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as chief operating officer (COO) of the SABC by the Communications minister, Faith Muthambi, by saying that he had nothing to do with the appointment.
Unlike presidents and prime ministers of other civilized nations, our president does not appear to realise that anything that happens on his watch is his direct responsibility. It is, however, no surprise, as the president has never in the past taken responsibility for any of his questionable actions.
Pule aims to win league JOHANNESBURG. – The Bidvest Wits newcomer Vincent Pule has set his sights on winning the Premier Soccer League. Students, the third-placed finishers in the league last term, signed the 22-year-old attacker from African Warriors in May. Pule scored seven goals in 2013-’14, while he was nominated for the Nedbank Cup’s top rookie award, losing out to Kwanda Mngonyama. “I want to win the league trophy and play regularly,” Pule said on Wits’ website when asked about his goals at
Milpark. “I know I’m young, but with what the team achieved last year I think we stand a good chance of putting some silverware in the trophy cabinet.” Pule went on to reveal his admiration for club coach Gavin Hunt and skipper Sibusiso Vilakazi, who was crowned PSL footballer of the season nearly two months ago. “He is a winner, a great motivator, expects 100% from you all the time and inspires me to be the best player I can be,” Pule said of Hunt. – KickOff.com
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SuperSport looking for stars ARE you good at sport, or is someone in your school or place of education good at sport? Are you motivating or training others to be good at sport? Are you getting people active at your school, community or gym? Express Eastern Free State (EFS) wants to hear from you. SuperSport Let’s Play identified the need among the youth to get more active in sport. With this in mind, SuperSport and Let’s Play, in association with Express EFS, have launched a special initiative. We want to find and give recognition to learners at primary or high school level who excel in sport or who are helping
others to be more active. The SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month is a competition for anyone aged 6 to 18. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by a friend or teacher, lecturer or coach at your school or place of education. The winner is chosen from all the nominations received for that month. The monthly winner will receive a Let’s Play hamper filled with goodies. From all the entries received each month, one player will be chosen as the SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month. At the end of the year one player from all the monthly winners will be chosen as the
SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Year. Send your nomination today (nominations received before the 20th of every month will be included in that month’s selection. Nominations received after the 20th of every month will be carried over to the next month’s selection). Your nomination must include your name, age and a short paragraph (less than 200 words) on what you have achieved and your contact details. You can email your nomination to supersport@zpr.co.za or send a fax to 086-552-4922. Call Lynne or Juanré at Z PR on 051-5229574.
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Notice of Environmental Authorisation for the proposed upgrade of the Mautse/Rosendal Waste Water Treatment Works, Free State Province (Ref: EMB/11(xi)/18(i), 28,40(iv)/14/09) Enviroworks hereby gives notice that the Department of Environmental Affairs has granted Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the abovementioned project in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (no. 107 of 1998) (NEMA), as amended. Should you wish to appeal this decision, you must, inter alia, lodge a notice of intention to appeal with the MEC, within twenty (20) days of the date of the decision (9 July 2014). Details for the MEC are available in the EA. A copy of the EA is available from Enviroworks on request or can be downloaded at: http://www.enviroworks.co.za/projectdownloads.php Contact: emmerentia@ enviroworks.co.za Suite 116, Private Bag X01 Brandhof 9324. Tel. 051 436 0793 Fax: 051 436 0791.
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LIST OF THE AWARD WINNERS: Player of the Season: Bongane Vilakazi Players’ Player of the Season: Bongane Vilakazi Most Disciplined Player:
Moeketsi Mkhoantle Top Goal Scorer: Makgobalo Mokoena Goal of the Season: Makgobalo Mokoena Most Improved Player: Thabiso Maboea Chairperson’s Award: Thabo Motloung
Players receive awards } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – Super Sport FC has become the first amateur team in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality to award their players for the 2013-’14 season. This historical and memorable event was hosted at the New Bohlokong Hall on Saturday afternoon. The team awarded the players who worked hard during the 2013-’14 season which saw them finishing fourth on the Safa Dihlabeng mayoral log table. Bongani Vilakazi and Makgobalo Mokoena both won two awards each. Vilakazi walked home with the Players’ Player of the Season and Player of the Season awards while Mokoena’s 17 goals that he had netted during the season earned him the Top Goal Scorer and Goal of the Season awards. The Chairperson’s Award, one of the most respected awards, was awarded to Motloung Thabo, the team skipper. After just two years in existence, Super Sport FC is the first amateur team to print a 12-page book about the team’s history. Lehlohonolo Lerata, the chairperson of the team, launched the book during the award ceremony. As if that was not enough, the ambitious Lerata surprised people who attended the ceremony when he announced that he was giving 17% of the team shares to the head coach of the team, David Mkhoantle. He said Mkhoantle had shown an unwavering support for the team regardless of not being paid. “This guy has never failed me. He came to the team when we needed a coach the most after the former coach had resigned. We had already lost hope at that time but Mkhoantle came and put the team in fourth place on the log table,” he said. However, Lerata promised the coach that he would never need any money from him since he was the shareholder. “I have nothing to give back to you, but this is what I think you deserve. You are not allowed to sell the shares to anyone and should give it to your child once you quit soccer,” Lerata urged. He thanked the players for the wonderful job and added that he could not see a reason why they
THE Super Sport FC award winners with the chairperson and the team coach. From the left are Moeketsi Mkhoantle (Most Disciplined Player), Makgobalo Mokoena (Top Goal Scorer and Goal of the Season), Lehlohonolo Lerata (chairman of the team), Bongane Vilakazi (Players’ Player of the Season and Player of the Season), David Mkhoantle (head coach), Thabo Motloung (Chairperson's Award) and Thabiso Maboea (Most Improved Player). Photo: Tladi Moloi would fail to win the league next season. “I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You made me proud by giving me the Easter Tournament Cup. I always witnessed that moment on television, but now I am a proud chairman who has a trophy in the cabinet,” he said. Lerata, who has big dreams even though he is short, challenged his players going into the next season. “I want us to win all the competitions next season. I will take all the players to the Soweto Derby should that happens. “We know that soccer goes with education and to all our gr. 12 matriculants, we have a laptop waiting for anyone who gets three distinctions. A gr. 11 player who gets three distinctions will be given a chance to acquire a driver’s licence, all paid for by the team,” he concluded.
SUPERSPORT FC’s newly launched book.