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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE STATIONERY, HOME AND OFFICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

My Office Magazine www.facebook.com/shopsa.ZA

We’re going

DIGITAL

Pens and markers

Contents the Southern African Association for Stationery,

In every issue

home and Office Products (shop-sa). It was first

02 EDITOR’S LETTER

published in 1916. The stationery and office supply

04 THE BIG BAD WORLD Aki Kalliatakis

My Office magazine is the official magazine of

industry is a fast-changing environment. We aim to write and select articles that will both inform and benefit readers, keeping them abreast of current and future market trends.

The magazine is read by over 25 000 buyers and sellers of stationery and office products each month.

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05 USE IT, DON’T LOSE IT Dr Peter Tobin 06 LAX MANAGERS CAUSE CHAOS Dr Ivan Israelstam 07 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY Gavin Moffat

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1916

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INDUSTRY NEWS

20 ARTS AND CRAFTS

PUBLISHER Rob Matthews - robm@icon.co.za

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ECO NEWS

23 EVENTS 31 CRIME ALERT

EDITOR

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Leigh Richter - leigh@shop-sa.co.za ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND MARKETING Wendy Dancer - wendy@shop-sa.co.za NATIONAL OFFICE Design and Layout: Vanessa Bentley New Membership: Wendy Dancer Johannesburg Office PO Box 3226, Parklands, 2121 2 Capricorn Park, Capricorn Road, Paulshof, 2191 Tel: + 27 12 548 0046 Email: info@shop-sa.co.za Website: www.myofficemagazine.co.za CONTRIBUTIONS Letters and editorial contributions are welcomed and should be addressed to the editor at editor@ shop-sa.co.za. Publication cannot be guaranteed and is subject to space and the editor’s discretion.

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN A letter from Hans Servas

08 STOP THE PRESSES! My Office will no longer be a print magazine

THE LEGAL BIT publisher and editor cannot accept responsibility

10 PENS AND MARKERS Make your mark with these stationery items

for supplied material. The opinions of contributors

14 PUNCHES AND STAPLERS

Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy the

are not necessarily those of shop-sa. Copyright is strictly reserved and no part of this magazine may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher.

Stationery sponsored by

Office paper sponsored by

Published by

Printed by

Raptor Print

Marketplace 21 WEB BUTTONS 24 BUYERS’ GUIDE 32 PUNCHLINE

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Punchline

Don’t forget to enter our competition on page 32

editor’s letter

Goodbye print, hello digital

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utting together the final print edition of the My Office magazine was a bittersweet moment for the production team.

While the office has been abuzz with the excitement surrounding the defining, learning and marketing of the new products on offer, it has been sad to go through the motions of putting our final print magazine to bed.

So then, why go digital?

Figures show that approximately 800-million people world-wide regularly consume their information via some kind of digital platform, while there are an estimated 2,8-billion people who have access to the Internet.

The instant-on, always available, portable nature of digital news means it is more easily engaged with than printed media – especially by the youth.

Print advertising spend continues its year-on-year decline, while an unsteady global economy and fluctuating commodities prices ensure that the cost of printing media continues to rise.

These factors mean than many print titles are forced to close.

However, digital offers publications a way forward.

Instead of shutting the doors on 100 years of history, My Office has decided to move with the

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times and become part of the digital age.

Going forward, a weekly newsletter and our updated Web site will carry all the office news, interviews and insights relevant to the stationery, home and office products industry in South Africa.

Advertisers will have the opportunity to place their ads in a variety of positions, and will be able to receive real-time statistics for their advertising spend. For more information on the new offering, have a look at page 8.

The Stationery, Home and Office Product Association of South Africa (shop-sa) fully supports this move to digital, and the association is looking forward to the future. See Chairman Hans Servas’ letter on page 3.

It is fitting to conclude My Office’s print run with a few of the stalwarts of stationery: pens and markers (see more on page 10) and staplers and punches (see more on page 14).

And what would the Easter holidays be without a little crafting fun? Learn how to make puffy paint in our Arts & Crafts article on page 20.

In conclusion, My Office is not coming to an end. Instead, it is being reinvented in a modernised guise for the next generation of readers to enjoy.

Lei g h

Onwards and upwards,

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letter from the chairman

My Office magazine is moving into the digital age, leaving print media behind in favour of an online platform.

As of May 2017, My Office will no longer be a print magazine. Exciting times lie ahead as we keep abreast of technology.

Digital media is the new frontier as the number of Internet users crest 3,42-billion – 46% of the global population. In South Africa, spend on the consumption of digital media is expected to rise to 49,6% in 2019, ensuring digital revenues will account for the majority of market share as early as 2020. shop-sa chairman Hans Servas has issued the following announcement:

Times are a changin’ The board of shop-sa and the publishers of My Office magazine, IT-Online, have decided that the time has come to take the bold step and move into the Digital Age. It was agreed that the print version of the My Office magazine can no longer keep up with the fast-paced information and technology age.

Needless to say that cost of print, distribution issues and revenue played a part in the decision.

The final edition of My Office will be published in April 2017, after over a century of serving the stationery and office products industry.

The exiting news is that from May 2017, a digital version/combination of the already successful My Office newsletter and a revamped Web site will be launched.

Members and the industry at large will be able to access news, product information, forthcoming events and much more, instantly and continuously.

Advertisers will have ample opportunity to market their brands and products via this exiting medium.

After all, 3,4-billion users globally can’t be wrong!

Here is to the next 100 years!

Hans Servas Chairman

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customer care

The big bad world Is the state of things really that bad?

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f I were to ask you how you feel about being alive in today’s world, how would you respond? What would you say about your life, your health, your finances, your work, your emotional well-being and your spiritual life?

Would you describe how worried you are, how much stress you are under, how it has become such a struggle to just meet your monthly expenses, how hard you are working just to survive, how frustrated you are with the utter stupidity of our leadership, and how anxious you are about the state of the world in general?

One of our clients said that he felt completely overwhelmed in the world of business turmoil – and he is the CEO and major shareholder of a business worth R450-million in annual turnover.

If we look at the various factors that influence our businesses and our lives, you can’t blame people globally for being negative.

Politically, via legislation, we are faced with inept, incompetent and often corrupt leadership that seems to have the accumulation of wealth and power at the expense of citizens as its goal.

Sociologically we have too many problems to list here: poverty and inequality, crime, disease, traffic jams, overpopulation, unemployment, abuse of vulnerable people and cruelty towards all species, substance abuse, an increase of psychological problems, and so on.

Technologically we have access to all sorts of devices and methods that have

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made life easier, but they also come with numerous problems, including stress and digital burnout.

Internationally, the globalisation of industry has led to gargantuan companies dominating our lives and charging everincreasing prices as they gobble up smaller competitors and retrench staff on a massive scale.

Environmentally we are slowly killing the Earth, even as weather patterns and the extinction of various species give us clues that something is terribly wrong.

And while in many parts of the developed world there are ageing populations with not enough pension money to cover their basic needs, in the developing world we have younger populations that cannot find work.

Demographically, there are many pressures such as urban over-crowding.

So, how do you feel about the current state of the world? There’s a good chance that at least 98% of people reading this would be pretty negative, based on the above.

But here’s the deal: while there are still many problems in the world, we live in an era better than ever before in human history. There have never been so many people living in true democracies, and there is much good legislation that protects us from unscrupulous people and organisations. Most countries have free media and an independent judiciary, in spite of attempts by politicians and powerful business people to prevent them from publishing the truth. Yes, the world’s economy is in a mess, but we are still better off than people who lived even 100 years ago. Extreme poverty has been more than halved from about 1,2-billion people to 500-million today. Many sociological problems have been solved,

and the statistics for others, such as crime and various forms of abuse, are all moving in the right direction. Technology has given us a lot more convenience, free time and freedom than ever before. The changes in the international conditions mean we are able to export goods and services to every part of the globe, and can visit exotic places which we could only read about before. Scientists are developing answers to problems of pollution and destruction of renewable resources.

But there’s another very important lesson here: while most of the world’s human beings think that we live in an age of stress and anxiety, and share perceptions of how terrible it is to be alive today, your business can be the beacon of hope that gives them a sense of optimism by displaying humanity and integrity in everything that you do.

Reassure them that you will never let them down, and you can be an example to other businesses of love and caring and warmth, and prove to customers that they are valued – even though some of them may not deserve it.

You can spark their enthusiasm with the passion you feel about what you do, and create delight, excitement and surprise with small acts of kindness or innovation. You can give back to the communities that you operate from, and show a spirit of generosity that will overwhelm their minds.

Ultimately, your business and your people can change lives. n

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AKI KALLIATAKIS

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POPI

Use it, don’t lose it Security and the POPI Act

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hile many of the story headlines around information security failures involve cyber-related technology threats, the truth about a range of potential scenarios for the loss of personal information is much more complex.

No wonder then that condition 7 (“Security Safeguards”) of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) requires organisations to take “appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures” to prevent “loss of, damage to or unauthorised destruction” and “unlawful access to or processing” when processing personal information.

How? By taking “reasonable measures” to do four things, which will be explored in more detail in this article.

Identify risks Whether the identification of risks happens as part of the use of a broad Enterprise Risk Management Framework or a narrower focus on POPI compliance, you should have a formal, structured approach which will typically involve a team effort to achieve.

Risks may be found in the physical security environment, such as access control to business premises, theft or loss of digital devices and accidental or intentional disclosure or theft of personal information. Technology risks cover a wide range of possibilities, including action by cybercriminals in a ransomware attack; corruption or loss of data through a malware attack; hacking of your network or individual digital devices; or phishing, spoofing and other techniques. Identifying the risk is not www.myofficemagazine.co.za

enough: each risk needs to be assessed for the potential impact (damage) and likelihood (probability) of occurring so that informed decisions can be made about what preventive and remedial action to take. Importantly, the POPI Act puts emphasis on “prevent”, suggesting that failure to put in place appropriate measures will be viewed with little sympathy by the new Information Regulator (South Africa) – IRSA – should a “security compromise” (as discussed in section 22 of the Act) occur (commonly called a data breach in other jurisdictions).

Establish and maintain safeguards Once informed decisions have been made about how to address the risks identified, appropriate safety measures can be implemented. In line with the risk profile, these may include physical access control and restraints (including “locking down” vulnerable information); technical measures aimed at addressing accidental and malicious cyber threats (such as sophisticated data loss prevention and end-point protection systems); training of staff to raise awareness of the threats and appropriate prevention measures; policy amendments or updates as part of an effective governance regime; and an ongoing commitment to maintain these safeguards. The more ambitious and mature you become, the more likely you will be able to achieve recognition for your efforts, such as through certification against international standards.

Verify safeguards These verification steps can be as simple as conducting a “clean desk” sweep to check that staff behaviour conforms to the approved policy for personal information protection; or be as sophisticated as simulating attacks (such as ethical hacking and social phishing); or conducting checks by internal and

external auditors or verification agencies.

It is important to maintain records of this verification process, such as training and audit logs, as these will contribute to satisfying interested stakeholders (such as the IRSA, media, customers and governing bodies) that compliance can be demonstrated and that appropriate actions have been taken. Other monitoring records, such as incident logs and error reports, also play their role here.

Update safeguards Threats to information security are continually evolving in line with the technologies themselves. Do you remember a time before flash drives?

Back then the risk of losing a 16Gb stick the size of your thumb nail just didn’t exist; now it’s an obvious risk that needs to be addressed through prevention measures as varied as device or data encryption, policies and staff training, or technically disabling their use. Another example of evolving threats includes the wide use of BYOD (bring your own device) in the workplace and the challenges of securing personal information for which the organisation is responsible on smartphones, tablets and other homebased devices. As the use of cloud computing expands, so adoption of new standards such as ISO27018 will become more widely demanded and delivered upon.

Conclusion The steps you take in terms of personal information security should be reflected in your POPIA compliant privacy notice and Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) manual, if you are required to have one. n ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PETER TOBIN

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labour law

Lax managers cause workplace chaos

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aving presided over hundreds of disciplinary hearings for our clients, it has become clear that managers regularly fail in their duties as regards discipline of employees.

Thus, inadvertently, management is eroding its own management prerogative because failed discipline erodes the right and ability of the employer to manage the workplace.

Poor management is often the chief reason that employees misbehave and get away with it, thereby taking away the control that management needs to have over the workplace.

It is not necessarily the manager’s fault that employees want to misbehave or to slack off.

Laziness, disinterest or lack of caring can be due to the employee’s own character. However, where this is so, it is up to the manager to implement corrective measures that must either change the employee’s behaviour or, where this has been properly tried and failed, result in possible dismissal.

Every manager and supervisor must know how to: • Quickly recognise rebellious or demotivated employees;

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Engage with them in such a way that they are immediately aware that their behaviour will not be tolerated; • Guide wayward employees along the correct path; and • Institute swift, timely, firm and appropriate disciplinary action that is not only effective but is also seen as fair by the CCMA or bargaining council.

Many managers are unable to deal with errant employees effectively and within the bounds of the law. This results in employees getting away with serious misconduct, which is badly damaging to the employer.

For example, in the case of Faltyn versus Buffalo Flats Community Development Trust (2005, 2 BALR 183), Faltyn was dismissed for losing cash belonging to the employer. The employee alleged that the cash had been stolen from him. He had collected the cash the previous day and, instead of handing it in as he was supposed to have done, he had kept the cash with him.

The CCMA arbitrator accepted that: • The employee could have handed in the money on the day it had been collected; • The employee should have spoken to his employer about his personal problem requiring him to leave work early; and • The employee deserved to be dismissed.

Despite this the arbitrator ordered the employer to pay the employee financial compensation. This was because the same manager who had decided to charge the employee also presided over the disciplinary hearing.

The fact that the manager had made the decision to charge Faltyn meant that the manager had knowledge of the incident prior to the hearing. For the same manager to then preside over the hearing rendered him a potentially biased chairperson because his prior knowledge of the incident could have influenced his judgement.

This is one of thousands of cases where such a technical error on the part of a manager has cost the employer money and has benefited an employee who was clearly guilty and deserving of dismissal.

Often, this kind of error is the fault of the manager because the manager should have known better. However, more often than not it is the fault of the manager’s employer for having failed to: • Train the manger in the requirements of labour law; and • Give the manager access to labour law experts who could advise the manager on how to deal with the case in question. n ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DR IVAN ISRAELSTAM

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business savvy

Happy, happy, happy –

or just fine the way I am

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’m not sure who first decided that we need to be happy all the time. Was it advertisers who needed to show us an ideal world “at play” as the Peter Stuyvesant adverts of the 1980s revealed?

Was it the sponsors of the happiest country in the world survey?

Maybe it was the well-meaning gurus who thought that continual happiness was the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything else? * For decades, we have been living under the false assumption, supported by numerous studies, theses, books and documentaries, that happiness is our true goal in life.

We need to strive each day to be happy and if we are not then we need to take action immediately.

The relative state of happiness has been a standard of measure for some time and has been applied to companies, countries, communities and cultures.

These days, research shows that social media channels are often part of the measurement of happiness, with Facebook and the like giving us a blowby-blow account of how happy other people are in comparison with us.

From that perspective, Facebook has had an enormously negative impact on society with most people assuming that everyone is having a jolly good time, most of the time. Seldom do you see people sharing how they actually feel or posting a pic of themselves with a sad face www.myofficemagazine.co.za

because, well, that’s how they woke up morning.

As we head to work each day we’re meant to put on a brave. Sometimes we just don’t feel that way and if we realised that its OK to feel however we feel, we’d be empowered to live a more authentic and fulfilling life.

It’s not about being unhappy or being happy, it’s about living and realising that the ultimate goal of our existence is not just to score high on the happiness scale.

Happiness is, as to be expected, different things to different people.

Happiness can be something short lived or it can be something that simmers under the surface. We also need to be cognisant that we go through cycles of emotions every day, hour and minute.

That’s because we’re human. We were not built to be happiness automatons.

Let’s not confuse positive thinking with happiness either. They are not the same. One is an emotion and one is an approach to life.

Research shows that our brains don’t actually deal that well with the whole positive reinforcement thing anyway.

Noah St John (yes, another type of head guru) came up with the concept of Afformations in 1997, based on the premise that our minds are really good at picking holes in our affirmations and denying that we are the things that we affirm we are or can do the things that we affirm we can do.

I’m not sure about you, but I find being happy all the time really hard work and not at all worthwhile. I am not a continually happy body of energy, I am a rheostat that varies throughout the day and I’m OK with that.

I don’t feel like my goal is happiness – it’s just a side effect of some cool and awesome stuff that I enjoy doing.

It comes from seeing the look on my 21-year-old daughter’s face when she buys her first item from Amazon, and it’s a book of poetry she has been wanting for years. Her joy at her choice and her growing sense of independence. It’s seeing a person having fun bopping to the music in morning traffic. It’s how I feel when I finish a music composition that I’m satisfied with and prepared to put on iTunes or Google Play.

It’s all of those things and so much more. But it’s not something that I try to be all the time. We are not meant to be consistently happy. Life is real. Life is tough; tougher for some than others.

Life is unforgiving, but life is ours to do with as we please. It’s about having a choice and, no, happiness is not a choice.

Being positive or engaged may be, but happiness is not. It’s also about realising that the rest of the world owes us nothing and that happiness will be with us when we are additive, and not subtractive, to the world around us.

It’s ok to feel what we feel; it’s authentic and, if you look at Facebook today you’ll agree, we need a whole lot more authenticity in our lives – probably more than happiness. n *They should have known that as Douglas Adams told us quite clearly, the answer to the question of Life, The Universe, and Everything was in fact, 42.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GAVIN MOFFAT @GAVINMOFFAT

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industry insights

Stop the presses!

My Office, the official mouthpiece of shop-sa, is moving from print to digital

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s of 1 May 2017, My Office magazine will become My Office News – a digital content platform. This April edition is therefore the last print issue of the magazine.

printing and distribution was exorbitant.

Due to the returns as a result of the state of the Post Office, My Office magazine was unable to provide reliable and quantifiable statistics regarding both distribution and readership of the magazine. This resulted in a decline in advertising support and a subsequent loss of revenue.

The rapid advance of technology in the digital age has resulted in a readership that wants up-to-date, relevant content, and advertisers who are looking to see quantifiable statistics as a return on investment (ROI) for their monthly spend.

Benefits of the move to digital Although it is not easy to let go of the print edition of My Office magazine, the way forward offers both readers and advertisers a number of benefits.

Once a week, a newsletter is sent out to a targeted database. This 5 000-strong database is continuously cleaned, maintained and curated to ensure that the readership is both relevant and up-to-date.

Our dynamic database contains resellers, suppliers, wholesalers, end-users and decision-makers. Because this database is so clean, we have a delivery rate of over 99% and an average open rate of 20% – nearly five times industry average.

Why we’re going digital There are a number of reasons behind the My Office move to a digital-only platform.

First and foremost, the cost of production and postal distribution has become prohibitive. With the South African Post Office in its current state of disarray, magazines were seldom delivered on time. The staff at My Office dealt with large bags of returns for completely valid postal addresses and often had to courier copies to advertisers who did not receive copies.

However, this did not deter the Post Office from applying year-on-year postal fee increases.

In addition, the decreasing strength of the rand and the increasing price of imported goods meant that the cost of printing kept rising.

With a print run of 4 000 copies, these two factors ensured that the cost of

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Unique visitors a month in excess of

5 000

Due to the strength and cleanliness of the database, as well as the structure of the newsletter, My Office will be able to give advertisers and other stakeholders a detailed breakdown of traffic statistics, such as the open rate, the number of unique visitors, the best read stories and

engagement rates.

This makes it easier for advertisers to create targeted advertising that speaks to the readership base and results in a greater response and ROI. Statistics will be provided to relevant parties on a monthly basis as part of the advertisers agreement.

Visits per month in excess of

18 400 Ultimately, the aim is to build up an industry-leading database containing influential decision-makers and stakeholders, ensuring that My Office has a strong business-to-business presence and is a market leader in the stationery, home- and office products space.

Readers will also be able to receive news as it happens, rather than after the fact. One major disadvantage of print media is that the deadlines are set so far in advance that news and events quickly become irrelevant. Add to this delays on the distribution side, and the events and product launches paginated in the magazine are often long past by the time the reader receives a copy.

With a digital platform, news, events and crime alerts can be added, broadcast and updated instantly. It is worth noting that our standard magazine features such as Product Showcase, Crime Alert and Buyers’ Guide will be retained in the new digital format.

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Another advantage of a digital platform is that the stats clearly indicate to us which types of news stories readers enjoy.

This allows us to tailor content to the database we have, which in turn helps us to generate more traffic and display our advertisers’ ads to more people.

The move from print to digital will also ensure that the employees of My Office do not spend a disproportionate amount of their time dealing with queries regarding the delivery of the magazine, as well as fetching, sorting through and following up on sacks of return postage.

Current trends in South Africa As a publisher and purveyor of news, My Office is keen to stay relevant by keeping up with modern trends.

In 2010, research showed that the number of Internet users in South Africa stood at more than 5-million. This figure has been growing rapidly, and by the end of 2015 the number had increased fivefold to 25-million. This means that almost half of the people living in South Africa have access to some form of the Internet.

Globally, the number of Internet users has topped 46% of the population of the planet – an astounding 3,42-billion people now access the Net daily.

Research released in April 2016 showed that in 2016 online retail in South Africa is expected to reach 1% of overall retail.

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Research data shows that the average South African is spending just over five hours a day accessing the Internet from PCs and laptops, and three hours a day from mobile phones.

PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by the end of this year, South African consumers will be spending a total of R59,6-billion on Internet access. In 2014, that figure was a mere R19,8-billion.

Average time spent on site in excess of 3 minutes

South Africans are also changing the way in which they consume information on the Internet. Gone are the days of using fixed desktop computers as a primary source of connectivity – the modern generation relies heavily on smartphones and tablets to access the Web in a mobile, on-the-go world.

A recent report by We Are Social illustrated that in 2015 mobile phones accounted for 61% of the share of Web traffic in South Africa, while desktop computers and laptops only accounted for 32%. Additionally, the South African

Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has reported that half of South African smartphone users are now able to access more than 1GB of data monthly.

This confluence of events – the fact that most consumers of information own a smartphone which lives in their pockets and that they have cheaper, more widespread access to Internet connectivity – means that My Office has the opportunity to be with consumers all the time.

Traditionally, magazines are kept in one place and referred to when the opportunity arises; however, mobile technology ensures that readers and consumers have information at their fingertips 24/7.

This presents a great opportunity for advertisers to market their products to an always-on audience.

Conclusion In conclusion, it is apparent that going digital has many advantages for both our readers and our advertisers. We are excited for what lies ahead for My Office in its revamped form. n

For more information about our digital offering, please contact Wendy Dancer on 012 548 0046 or wendy@shop-sa.co.za.

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pens and markers

Make your mark Choose the right tool for the job

Pens Ballpoint pens Arguably the most common tool for everyday writing, the ballpoint pen dispenses ink by channelling it down a plastic reservoir over a small, hard ball which is free to roll on contact with paper.

The sphere is usually made of made of brass, steel or tungsten carbide, between 0,7 and 1,2mm in diameter. The ink used in ballpoint pens is a paste, based on a dye mixed into an alcohol solvent. The ink dries almost immediately on contact with paper and is not prone to smudging or leaking. These pens have the advantage of being reliable and affordable. They also last longer than other types of pens.

Rollerball pens A rollerball pen dispenses ink through a ball tip similar to that of a ballpoint pen.

Rollerball pens were initially designed to combine the convenience of a ballpoint pen with the smooth, “wet ink” effect of a fountain pen. A tiny ball, between 0,5mm and 0,7mm in diameter, transfers the ink from the reservoir onto the paper.

Rollerball pens after a smooth writing experience as the instrument moves easily across the writing surface. The inks used in rollerball pens are either liquid inks or gel-based inks, and are less viscous and therefore more easily absorbed by paper.

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Rollerball pens can be prone to smudging, leaking and bleeding through the paper. If the cap if left off a rollerball pen, the ink tends to dry out.

Gel pens A gel pen uses ink in which the pigment is suspended in a water-based gel. This makes the ink thick and opaque, allowing it to show up clearly on dark surfaces.

Gel pens are similar to rollerballs, and consist of a barrel with the writing mechanism and a cap, and a reservoir filled with ink. The barrels can be created in many different sizes and designs, and may contain rubber or plastic finger grips. The average size of a gel pen’s nib ranges from 0,18mm to 1,5mm. Gel pens can create bolder lines and may be able to write on unusual surfaces.

The gel ink does not bleed through most papers. However, these pens are prone to smudging due to the ink being wetter.

They also skip occasionally, as the ball is less evenly coated with ink, and they are more likely to leak. Gel pens use more ink than other types of pens, and therefore require frequent refills or replacements.

Felt-tip pens These pens have a porous tip of fibrous material. The smallest, finest-tipped markers are used for writing on paper, while medium-tip markers are often used by children for colouring and drawing.

The larger markers are used for writing on boxes, whiteboards and for chalkboards in the form of permanent and whiteboard markers. Highlighters also fall into the felt-tip pen category, as do election and security markers. The latter pens contain fluorescent inks that only show up under special lighting conditions.

Fountain pens A fountain pen is a type of pen that delivers water-based liquid ink through a nib. The ink flows from a reservoir through a “feed” to the nib, and then through it. The nib has no moving parts and delivers ink through a thin slit to the writing surface by means of gravity.

Fountain pen reservoirs can be refillable or disposable. A pen with a refillable reservoir uses a piston-like mechanism to draw ink from a bottle through the nib.

Alternatively, it must be refilled with an eyedropper. Refill reservoirs, also known as cartridge converters, are available for some pens which use disposable ink cartridges.

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Markers Permanent markers Also known as sharpies, waterproof markers or indelible markers, a permanent marker is a type of pen that is used to create permanent writing on a large range of surfaces, including paper, metal and stone. It was invented in 1952

by Sidney Rosenthal.

The ink in a permanent marker usually comprises a main carrier solvent, a glyceride, a type of plastic, a resin and a colourant in order to make it waterproof.

Most modern permanent markers contain xylene, toluene and urethane resin – ingredients which allow the inks to adhere to a variety of surfaces with a deep, durable finish.

These ingredients are toxic in large quantities, so always ensure they are used by children in a supervised environment with lots of ventilation.

While permanent ink does not rub off or flake from most surfaces, direct sunlight will cause fading over time. The type of surface also plays a role in durability – the more porous the substrate, the less durability the ink has.

Some solvents also dissolve permanent marker ink, including those found in non-permanent markers. A method of removing unwanted permanent marker traces from a whiteboard or other erasable surface is often to trace over the marks with a non-permanent marker.

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of tip sizes (ultra fine to wide), shapes (chisel point, bullet tip and wide bristle), and colours (including black, metallic or ultraviolet reactive).

Dry-erase markers Also known as white board markers or non-permanent markers, these markers are made using erasable ink, for use on a slick, non-porous writing surface such as whiteboards and overhead projectors.

The ink in a dry-erase marker is made from colour pigments, a chemical solvent and a polymer (or “release agent”). The kind of polymer that is used determines whether the marker is permanent or nonpermanent. Dry-erase markers use an oily silicone polymer which makes the ink slippery, preventing it from coming into direct contact with a surface. The solvent in the marker (usually an alcohol) helps the ink to dry quickly. The ink attaches

to the surface rather than being absorbed by it.

They are often used by children because the marks they make are easy to clean and the ink is non-toxic. Before using dry-erase markers, it is a good idea to test them on the surface you want to mark. Some surfaces don’t erase well, and the marker will leave permanent or semi-permanent marks behind.

Wet-erase markers Wet-wipe or wet-erase markers are similar to dry-erase markers but use a quickdrying liquid paste as their medium. The markings are semi-permanent as the base is not alcoholic in nature, and will not be wiped away by a whiteboard eraser.

The paste-based medium is less likely to cause an allergic reaction. These markers are usually made of water, resin and titanium dioxide.

Wet wipe markers are often used to draw a template, especially in school classrooms or on calendars. Dry erase markers are then usually applied on top of the wet wipe marker, and erased without touching the wet wipe marks. Uses for wet wipe markers include overhead projector transparencies, tablets at restaurants, office calendars, signboards, whiteboards, writing on mirrors, chalkboards, plastics, ceramics, glass windows and other non-porous surfaces.

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Staplers Staplers are a useful organisational tool for home, office and educational environments. The outside of a stapler is generally made of plastic or metal, while the internal mechanism is metal.

Types of staplers Staplers come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colours.

Hand-held staplers are an essential retail and office supply item. They come in compact sizes and shapes for everyday use.

Half-strip staplers are smaller and compact and hold a half strip of staples (approximately 105 staples). They are ideal for students or to home-office users, as they are more compact and take up less space on a desk or in a laptop bag.

Full-strip staplers can be loaded with a full strip of staples (approximately 210 staples), which makes them more popular for high-volume office use. They don’t need to be refilled as often.

On average, a standard desktop stapler can fasten up to 20 sheets at a time, while a heavy-duty stapler is suitable for stapling up to 100 sheets at a time.

Long reach staplers have an extra-long arm which allows the teeth to reach to the centre of a stack of papers. These are perfect for making up booklets. Long reach staplers generally staple 25 to 30 sheets at a time.

Electric staplers feature an automatic arm that triggers when paper is inserted.

A safety switch is a security measure that will prevent accidental operation.

Portable or hand-held staplers are smaller in size, meaning they can be attached to a keyring or be clipped onto a work bag or mobile work station. They can staple up to 12 sheets of paper.

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storage compartment in order to keep extra staples handy.

Portable electric staplers operate on battery power or AC adapters. They come with an LCD display to indicate when to add new staples.

Staple guns are larger pieces of equipment suited to packaging tasks and DIY projects. Manual staple guns feature a high tension spring which enables tacking to a range of base materials. Pneumatic staple guns work on the power of compressed air.

The air drives the staple into the substrate.

Electric or battery-operated staple guns obtain their power from a current. Staple guns are an ideal tool for decoration and repairs around the home or office.

Staples Staples are usually supplied with the stapler.

Higher-capacity staplers also need larger or high-capacity staples. These will have longer legs and sharper teeth, allowing them to reach through larger stacks of paper. The thicker the stack of papers to be stapled, the longer the vertical legs of the staple must be to ensure it is correctly cinched.

These types of staples may come in staple cartridges for easier loading. Staples are available in a range of different colours, including silver, pink, blue and yellow.

Duty cycle Light-use staplers are usually simple devices made from lightweight materials. They are ideal for occasional use in the home or office environment. They have basic features and are used for infrequent filing tasks.

Regular-use staplers are made from more durable metal. They have a higher level of reliability and are used in the standard office environment. These types of staplers may have special features such as a flat clinch staple finish; mechanism

which require low force to use them; and an ergonomic design with soft or padded touch points for comfort.

Heavy-duty staplers are designed for high-volume use. They can staple more than 60 sheets of 80gsm paper at a time.

They are sturdy and robust and made from durable materials.

Stapling mechanisms There are a number of different mechanisms by which papers can be stapled.

Permanent clinch is the most commonly-found stapling mechanism.

This mechanism delivers a long-lasting, closed-staple clinch. Opening the staple requires a staple remover.

Flat clinch is another type of stapling mechanism which lays the staple legs flat against the paper, thereby cutting filing space by as much as 30%.

Pinning is available on staplers whose anvil can be swivelled. Paperwork is then temporarily secured in a pinning fashion, making it easy to release the documents by hand.

Tacking is a form of stapling used for fastening paper or textiles to bulletin boards or wooden surfaces. The ends of the staple are not bent over, but sunk vertically into the backing material.

Different staplers are loaded in different ways.

A bottom loader allows for the base of the stapler to be removed and the staples inserted, while a top-loader lets the user open the top of the stapler to insert staples that way.

Front-load staplers that have a staple magazine that pops open from the front; and back-load models which have a staple tray that extends from the rear of the stapler.

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Punches Punches are usually categorised by the number of holes that they punch at one time. The type of filing system you use will determined the kind of punches they need.

Punches with different holes are used for filing papers in ring binders, three-ring binders or standard lever-arch files.

Types of punches Single-hole punches are often used at events to punch tickets to prevent them being redeemed twice. They are also used within loyalty programmes, where a customer is issued a card and each time a purchase is made. Single-hole punches are used to create a hole to mark the progression of purchase and reward stages.

Two-hole punches are used for tworinged files, as seen in small offices and learning institutions.

Three-hole punches make it easy to use the standard printer paper required to be filed in three-ringed notebook files.

Lever handle punches are adjustable, allowing the user to punch anywhere from two to seven holes. They feature a heavy base for stability, a calibrated position guide and a removable paper pan to dispose of offcuts.

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Electric punches offer ease of use, as no physical exertion is required to punch holes accurately and quickly.

Portable electric versions are also available for use at events or exhibitions or when moving between departments within a large enterprise. Electric punches are automatic and effortless, and are ideal for frequent use on large jobs when speed and accuracy are critical. Electric binding machines also offer a punching capability as part of the binding process.

Sheet capacity Heavy-duty punches are capable of taking up to 160 sheets at a time. They are suited to large-scale projects, such as those found in the corporate and manufacturing industries. These models require virtually no effort when punching stacks of sheets, getting the job finished faster and more accurately.

Design Punches are available in an array of styles, shapes and sizes. They can be made of metal or plastic. Metal punches are usually stronger and more robust, and their moving parts last longer than their plastic counterparts.

The metal or plastic cover of the punch can be any colour, with the most common being white, black or silver. The choice of colour can be matched to the corporate identity if desired.

Many punches come with some type of alignment indicator. This is usually in the form of a plastic strip which is housed under the punch base. This strip can be pulled out and used to indicate standard paper sizes, such as A4 or A5. Once the correct size of paper is inserted against this strip, the holes will be punched in the correct location for filing.

Most punches come with a base that contains the paper chad (circular punched out pieces of paper). The base is cast as part of the punch, and comes with a removable plastic lid for easy emptying.

Some punches have a special release gate for this purpose.

Another useful value-add is an angled base for easy paper insertion. Some punches have paper guides with a window for ease of setting.

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industry news

Trodat host Professional 4.0 launch event On 8 March 2017 Trodat held a launch event at the Johannesburg Country Club for the Professional 4.0 stamp.

A good time was had by all!

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industry news

Anti-Trump march causes stationery spike The Women’s March, held on 21 January 2017, caused a huge spike in office supply sales in the United States during the week before the protest took place.

With an estimated 4,2-million attendees nationwide, the march for gender equality is widely regarded as the largest demonstration in American history, and judging from poster board and marker sales, it also involved an astronomical amount of clever signage.

Fortune reported that the NDP Group, a market research company, looked at the January sales figures for office supplies like posters, scissors, and tape – the stuff you would need to make, say, a homemade “Love Trumps Hate” sign. According to the report, more than 6,5-million poster boards were sold over the course of the month, with nearly one-third sold during the week before the Women’s March. Poster board sales were up 33% overall compared to the same time last year, and foam boards were up a whopping 42%.

Writing and crafting tools were up as well. Glue and tape sales spiked 27% and 12%, respectively, and marker sales went up by up to 35%.

The Women’s March didn’t just provide an outlet for the frustration and anxiety felt by many Americans after the results of the presidential election. It gathered together millions of women and men, and as the sales figures demonstrate, the members of the Women’s March wield substantial financial power.

Research has suggested that women will become “financial powerhouses” by 2020, and they drive around three-quarters of consumer purchasing.

Source: www.bustle.com

Bidvest is on the prowl The next growth phase for diversified industrial group Bidvest hinges on SA’s political stability, with the company being on the prowl for more deals in its home country and international markets.

CEO Lindsay Ralphs says Bidvest is hoping for a more stable year ahead.

“When we had Nenegate and the rand jumping all over the show, it made life particularly difficult to operate and business confidence levels dropped. The political environment is now more stable.

“The rand is now at R13 [to the dollar], which is a reasonable level. We are aware of the ANC elective conference coming up in December. As long as that kind of stability continues, I think business confidence should continue. And if business confidence picks up then the economy will pick up,” says Ralphs.

This infers that the operating environment is now more conducive for the company to ramp up its investments through scale-building acquisitions.

Ralphs says Bidvest is looking for bolt-on acquisitions in a

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Waltons V&A branch moves

Waltons has announced that, as of the end of February 2017, their Waterfront branch has moved to a new location.

Customers can visit the new location at Shop No 6 Redefine North Wharf on 42 Hans Stijdom Avenue in Cape Town.

Stationery business for sale Commercial stationery business for sale The business is a well-established, 30-year-old company. Both partners are retiring.

The business has 14 staff members and five delivery vans.

For more information, contact owner Peter Hobbs on 082 854 3065.

market and industry in which Bidvest already operates, including the UK, where it already owns a 100% stake in automotive firm Ontime Automotive and 80% in vehicle rescue recovery group Mansfield.

“We have already identified one or two deals. There is a lot of room for bolt-on acquisitions.”

In its arsenal for further deals outside of its home market is the capacity to raise up to R15-billion from its facilities with banks.

The hunt for deals follows the unbundling and separate JSElisting of its global foodservice business Bidcorp, which has a market capitalisation of R90-billion at the time of writing – nearly 40% higher than Bidvest’s (R55,3-billion).

Bidvest’s expansion plans were revealed with the release of its results for the six months to December 2016, which showed that the company reported a 3.2% rise in trading profit to R2.8 billion on the back of a 4% growth in revenue to R36 billion.

Its headline earnings per share grew by 4.4% to 510.3 cents compared to the same comparable period last year.

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arts and crafts

Puffy

holiday projects

Bring your art to life with these 3D project ideas Images: onelittleproject.com/how-to-make-puffy-paint/2/

This three-dimensional paint is easy to make. You will need: • 1 can of shaving cream • 1 large bottle of white craft glue • Food colouring in a variety of different colours • A few small bowls • Some wooden ice cream sticks for mixing • Small plastic food storage bags Mix equal amounts of shaving cream and white glue until combined. Add five to 10 drops of food colouring to achieve the colours you want.

Remember that as the puffy paint dries, the colour will get darker, so don’t be too worried if it looks too light at this point. Mix up a number of different colours such as pink, yellow, blue, red and orange.

Use the wooden ice cream sticks to apply to the puffy paint to paper. You’ll need to add a generous amount to give it a good texture.

Alternatively, spoon each colour into individual small plastic bags. Cut the tip off to create make-shift piping bags. This will provide small children with more control.

Allow the painting to dry and then let the artists touch their 3D drawings. The texture is very spongy.

Some puffy paint ideas Draw a rainbow and some puffy white clouds.

Paint a bunch of balloons. Draw the strings of the balloons on some white paper with black pen, and then generously dollop a big circle of paint on the end of each string to make the “balloons”.

Try using black paper for something different.

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Marshmallow playdough This non-toxic, highly mouldable and completely edible marshmallow playdough is easy to make. It contains no flour or cream of tartar.

• You will need: • 6 large marshmallows • ¼ cup corn starch • 2 teaspoons coconut oil (slightly heaping) • 12 drops liquid food colouring Add the marshmallows, corn starch and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave on high for 30 seconds until the marshmallows expand.

Add the food colouring drops on top of the marshmallows or coconut oil (not to the corn starch).

Stir with a spoon to combine all the ingredients.

When it gets too hard to stir, kneed it by hand until the colour and ingredients are completely combined. Be careful as it might be hot at this point. Cover your hands in coconut oil to keep it from sticking to you.

Play with it on a non-stick surface, such as parchment paper taped to the table or a silicone baking mat.

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Here are a few tips if the recipe is not working for you: If it’s too sticky and doesn’t combine, try adding another heaping teaspoon of corn starch to see if that helps.

If it’s still too sticky, add about 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil, and squish it all together.

If it’s sticking to the kids hands, let them rub a bit of coconut oil on their hands. I found that once I did that, it didn’t stick to us at all.

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eco news

Green water technology a business boon

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he market for green water technologies is expanding in South Africa due to rising water resource and utility costs, growing resource scarcity, and an increasing consumer demand for more sustainable products.

This is according to the GreenCape’s 2017 market intelligence report.

The report found that an increasing number of water technology companies are trying to enter the utility scale market with innovative, capital-intensive technologies.

Business opportunities for four key groups of service providers in the water market were identified.

They are: • Consultancy providers – these include water auditors, planning engineers, accountants, lawyers and so on; • Technology suppliers – they supply hardware, such as filters and treatment systems, pumps and piping, or help with the operation and maintenance services; • Water service companies – companies which provide water savings measured in comparison to a previous water cost or use baseline; and • Engineering procurement contractors – they provide the detailed engineering design for a project, procure all the necessary equipment and construct and deliver a functioning facility.

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green economy sectors were consulted, and a range of business opportunities were identified.

Reuse, recycling and resource recovery “Advanced treatment technologies are developing rapidly,” the report says, with this sector becoming increasingly understood and adopted, especially by water-intensive industrial and commercial users.

Energy Energy used for water treatment and conveyance and water used for energy generation are areas rich in opportunities for innovation and investment. Drivers include growing challenges to water and energy security, renewable energy technology developments and rising prices for both water and energy.

Water management “There is a rapidly expanding market for technical solutions that measure, report and control water consumption at all scales of use,” the report says.

Understanding and managing consumption by utilities and end-users was identified as a key step in better water management.

Investment The report says that there is a need to drive investments into development of local water resources as regional resources are almost fully allocated.

These resources include rain, storm and greywater, new groundwater resources, and brackish and seawater desalination.

Reducing water losses The report revealed that about 37% of the country’s potable water is lost through water leaks, and for some time now reducing municipal water losses has

become a national priority.

However, when it comes to business opportunities here, the report suggests looking at barriers that stand in the way of new water technologies and practices.

These include: • A lack of awareness about the importance and business benefits of water efficiency and reuse.

• The slow pace of municipal procurement and difficulty that public-private partnerships face in structuring long-term agreements such as water offtakes from private systems.

• Insufficient support for water users to access information and advice on best practice.

• Capital requirements to invest in new green infrastructure, where water is often under-priced.

• Technical capacity to design and implement new systems for water saving or advanced treatment, especially at municipalities.

• Lack of funding for research and pilot development of new technology.

The report says that the Department of Water and Sanitation and other authorities are motivating strongly for local water resources to be exploited and optimised before any largescale bulk systems are explored.

In the meantime, this has led to increased investment in developing groundwater (private small-scale and municipal well field), storm and rainwater, and desalination facilities (utility and small-scale).

“Realistically, all indications are that there are going to be few to no large-scale bulk surface water development schemes for the Western Cape within the next decade,” the report says. n

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events

Diarise this

A list of industry-specific events and exhibitions to mark on your calendar 10 - 11 May 2017

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT EXPO GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA This two-day event showcases products like office-based equipment, securitybased services, health and safety-based services, as well as products relating to the maintenance services associated with this field.

16 - 18 May 2017 INDABA EXPO DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA This event is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three “must visit” events of its kind on the global calendar.

It showcases the widest variety of southern Africa’s best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world.

18 - 20 May 2017

12 - 13 May 2017 3D PRINT AFRICA JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA The 3D Print Africa event will cover areas like aerospace and automotive, healthcare and medicine, along with many others.

Typical visitors will include: architects; artists and makers; engineers; industrial designers; inventors and technologists; investors and entrepreneurs; prototyping specialists; plastics and metal engineers; and software developers.

EMIRATES BUSINESS EXPO SANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA This event showcases products relating to logistics, financial services, hospitality and tourism, real estate, construction and manufacturing and much more in the business services industry.

30 May - 01 June 2017

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MY BUSINESS EXPO DURBAN DURBAN EXHIBITION CENTRE, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA My Business Expo Durban is an exclusive event related to business solutions which takes place throughout South Africa. The event showcases unique solution-driven exhibits for the benefit of the business. It focuses on the delivery of practical and interactive information, strategies and ideas which will help attendees to prosper in personal business. The My Business Expo Durban event will provide the ground for networking between thousands of SME and big business decision makers.

This is the ideal place for the visitors to build brand awareness and get exposed to the latest trend of business development.

15 - 16 May 2017 SIGN AFRICA REGIONAL EXPO CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA This two-day event showcases all aspects of wide-format digital printing, garment decoration, screen printing and signage and allows visitors to explore the latest technologies and trends right in their own city. www.myofficemagazine.co.za

SECUREX GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Securex is Africa’s largest, leading showcase for security and fire products and services. The event allows exhibitors to showcase their offerings and build their brands in an interactive manner.

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SOURCE PRODUCTS HERE A ADDING MACHINE, POINT OF SALE AND MACHINE ROLLS Central Cash Register PaperGeni Rotunda (Pty) Ltd.

ADHESIVES, GLUES AND SPRAYS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd. - Correction Fluid, Glue sticks & Super Glue Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave

ART, CRAFT, GRAPHIC AND DRAWING MATERIALS CTP Stationery - A4 coloured poster boards Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd. - Oil pastels and watercolour paint

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B BAGS AND CASES D.O.S - iStay Flip File - Business cases.

Kolok - Kenton, Port Topmark - School Bags, Laptop Bags, Pencil Cases, Sports Bags, Luggage BARCODE PRINTERS Central Cash Register - Barcode printers, Lables and accessories BARCODE SCANNERS Central Cash Register BATTERIES Kolok - Duracell Nikki Distributors - Duracell Batteries Nikki Distributors - Energizer Batteries BIN RANGE Krost Office Products BINDING ACCESSORIES AZ Trading - Plastic Comb, Wire, Thermal & Covers

CTP Donau - Donau files and slide binders, A4 poster board Kolok - Geha binding combs and covers Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Press Products - wire, combs, coil, covers Rexel Office Products - Rexel and GBC BINDING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Neorel D.O.S - Prima, DSB, Leitz Kolok - Geha binding machines Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Press Products - Bindquip Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges

BOARDS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Velleda School Whiteboards CTP Stationery - Flip Chart Pads Hortors Stationery - Legal Notices i.e.

Basic Conditions & OSH Act and Leave and Absence Chart Kolok - Geha interactive boards Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Parrot Products - Full range of boards and accessories. Custom boards printed to your specification Rexel Office Products - NOBO whiteboards, pinboards, easels and accessories. Quartet magnetic white/cork boards BOOK COVERS CTP Stationery - Poly Prop Donau heavy duty covers Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly paper Gordon’s Productions - contact paper woodgrain, marble, pattern designs. Magic cover back to school clear and coloured self adhesive paper. (4M rolls, A4 and lever arch). Plastic coated brownkraft rolls and pre-cut polythene covers.

Grafton Paper Products Palm Stationery Manufacturers - brown paper rolls, poly rolls, gift-wrap RBE - Papersmart

BOOKS AND PADS BSC Stationery - Treeline CTP Stationery - Impala and premier books and pads Hortors Stationery - Legal registers Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar RBE - NCR Business Books Rexel Office Products - Colourhide notebooks BOXES AND CARTONS CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Rexel Office Products Specialised Filing Systems - Archive and Off-Site Tidy Files - Acid free archiving products

C CALCULATORS Kolok - HP Nikki Distributors - Truly calculators Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - IBICO CALENDARS CTP Stationery - Diaries assorted sizes CANTEEN Kolok - Tea, Coffee, milk etc, Sunbeam (appliances) CARBON PAPER AND FILMS RBE - NCR Business Books CARTRIDGES Dis Cartridges - Stockists of generic/original cartridges CD’S, DVD’S AND DISKETTES Kolok - Verbatim, Kenton CLIP BOARDS CTP Stationery - DONAU brand Parrot Products - Masonite and whiteboard

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CLIPS, FASTENERS AND PINS Grip Binders - Essentials, Stephens, Penguin Tidy Files - Filing solution

Krost Office Products Rexel Office Products - Rexel Eco Range

COLOURING BOOKS Empire Toy & Stationery - Empire books Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave

DIARIES, PLANNERS AND ORGANISERS CTP Stationery - CTP Brand Hortors Stationery - Legal diaries, bespoke diaries and standard stock items Rexel Office Products - NOBO planners, refills and T-card kits, Quartet Monthly/ Weekly planner South African Diaries - For all your diary needs

COMPUTER ACCESSORIES Kolok - Verbatim, Kenton, Port Krost Office Products Pyrotec - Tower Inkjet-laser labels, business cards and photo paper COMPUTER CLEANING Kolok - ComputerCare, Multipro Pyrotec - Tower computer cleaning range COMPUTER CONSUMABLES CTP Stationery - Full range of DONAU files KMP - for computer consumables Kolok - Penguin (Ribbons, Toners, Inkjets), Till and fax rolls Redfern Print Services - Redfern inkjet/laser/ copier labels and a full range of stationery labels COMPUTER HARDWARE Central Cash Register - UPS systems, Barcode Scanners, Barcode Printers, Touch Screen, All-in-one Touch Screens Kolok - Blazer UPS systems, Geha (Interactive white boards) CORPORATE STATIONERY & GIFTING Star Stationers and Printers CRAYONS AND CHALKS Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Chalks and Crayons Power Stationery - Powerstar

D DESK SETS AND ACCESSORIES BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Desk Set Solo Delux

DICTATION - TRANSCRIPTION Olympus Audio S.A - Digital Voice Recorders, Transcription Kits and Accessories.

Powerhouse Dictation for Philips Dictation, transcription, meeting recording, mini-tapes, foot pedals, accessories

DRAUGHTING AND DRAWING OFFICE SUPPLIES CTP Stationery - A4 Poster Boards

E EMBOSSERS AND ENGRAVING Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Ideal & Trodat Embossers (pocket, desk and electronic), Trotec ENVELOPES AND MAILING BSC Stationery - Leo Envelopes CTP Stationery - Commercial envelopes Global Envelopes - CelloWrapped, peel+seal, Self-Seal, FullGum and Printed Grafton/Star KZN Envelopes - Manufactures of Printed and Plain Envelopes Merpak Envelopes - Complete range of quality envelopes RBE - Papersmart

ERASERS & ERASING / CORRECTION FLUIDS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Tippex tape, bottle and Pen Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Tape/ Erasers Pentel S.A (PTY) LTD - Hi-Polymer and Ain eraser, correction tape and pens Power Stationery - Powerstar

F FAX ROLL MANUFACTURERS Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. FILES AND FILING African Filing Systems - Top retrieval filing and arching products BSC Stationery - Treeline, Mobifile CTP Stationery - Full range of quality DONAU brand Flip File - Executive display files, expanding files, Document folders, dividers Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Lever arch, Ringbinder files, Manilla flat folders Grafton/Star Kolok - Geha (Binding machines) Palm Stationery Manufacturers - leaver arch, ring binder files, manilla flat folders.

Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd. - Display book Vivid, document file, clip file and presentation file Rexel Office Products - Prima and Rexel ranges Specialised Filing Systems - Top Retrieval, Archive and Off-Site Tidy Files - Filing solutions

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FOLDERS CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand Palm Stationery Manufacturers - View files, polypropylene & board folders Tidy Files - Specialised FORMS - LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Hortors Stationery - complete range of custom, company, miscellaneous, magisterial, etc.

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SOURCE PRODUCTS HERE FURNITURE - OFFICE & SCHOLASTIC Krost Office Products - accessories New Era Office cc - Specialising in all office furniture desks, chairs, credenzas, boardroom tables, etc Reboni Furniture Group - Manufacturing and distribution of educational and office furniture Specialised Filing Systems - Cabinets, Shelving and Hi-Density

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JANITORIAL Kolok - Goldenmarc (Cleaning products), Brooms, Mops and equipment.

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MARKING Central Cash Register - Marking guns,Labels, Ink rollers and accessories, Motex

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LABELS Pyrotec - Tower stationery, inkjet-laser labels Redfern Print Services - Redfern Inkjet/ laser/copier labels and a full range of stationery labels Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. Specialised Filing Systems - Filing Tidy Files - Filing solutions

GUILLOTINES AND TRIMMERS AZ Trading - DSB, Kobra Maynards Office Technology - IDEAL Shredders & Guillotines – SA Distributors

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Press Products - BindQuip Rexel Office Products - SmartCut and ClassicCut

I INDEX TABBING AND DIVIDERS CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand board and P.P Flip File - Index Tabs, Flip tabs Grip Binders Palm Stationery Manufacturers Rexel Office Products - Rexel, Mylar and Prima board

INKS KMP - for computer consumables.

Rexel Office Products - Numbering machine ink Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Trodat, Noris fastdry, security, numbering, franking.

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LABELLING MACHINES Kemtek Imaging Systems - Distributor of Brother P-Touch Labelling System LAMINATING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Speedlam, Lamiace D.O.S - Tofo, DSB, Leitz Kolok - GEHA and Galaxy Parrot Products - Parrot A4 and A3 Laminators Press Products - GMP Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges LAMINATING POUCHES AND MATERIALS AZ Trading - A0 to ID card size Kolok - GEHA, Penguin laminating pouches and rolls Parrot Products Press Products - GMP Rexel Office Products - GBC LEGAL STATIONERY Hortors Stationery - All legal registers, forms, diaries and leases

MARKERS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Permanent Markers, Highlighters, whiteboard Interstat Agencies - Edding Parrot Products - White board, permanent and OHP markers. Wide range of highlighters Penflex - White board, flipchart, permanent markers, highlighters Pentel (Pty) Ltd. - Maxiflo, white board marker and paint marker Power Stationery - Powerstar

MATHEMATICAL GEOMETRY SETS & ACCESSORIES Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar

MINUTE AND GUARD BOOKS Hortors Stationery - Company registers, minute books and other legal registers

N NUMBERING MACHINES Rexel Office Products Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Reiner Dater/Numberer (manual/electronic), Trodat

LETTER TRAYS Krost Office Products

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O OFFICE ERGONOMICS Rexel Office Products - Kensington copyholders, risers, footrests, Rexel range of electric staplers and punches which reduces chances of RSI (repetitive strain injury) OVERHEAD PROJECTION AND ACCESSORIES Kolok - Penguin Transparencies Parrot Products - Data Projectors, OHPs, screens and rear projection film Penflex - Penflex Overhead projector pens Rexel Office Products - NOBO

P PACKAGING Merpak Envelopes - Postsafe packaging range PAPER AND BOARD CTP Stationery - DONAU A4 poster boards Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly paper Grafton/Star Kolok - Geha (paper media), EPSON, HP, CANON, Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Cubes and board Power Stationery - Powerstar RBE - Papersmart Rexel Office Products - Prima Paper & Board PAPER FOLDING MACHINES Maynards Office Technology - IDEAL Shredders & Guillotines – SA Distributors

PENCILS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Evolution Graphite, BIC Matic Clutch ,Velocity Clutch, Atlantis Clutch, BU4 Clutch Palm Stationery Manufacturers

Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Hotshot, Mechanical Pencil, Techniclick Pencil.

Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - Rexel HB & Derwent Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Tradition, Wopex, Technical, Clutch Pencils and lead

PENCIL LEADS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Criterium 0.5mm leads Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Ain lead, standard lead - various grades

PENCIL SHARPENERS Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar

PENS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Clic, Crystal, Orange and Prismo Palm Stationery Manufacturers Penflex - Penflex ballpoints and rollerballs Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Superb Ballpoint, Energel Pen Power Stationery - Powerstar Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Ball point, Fineliner, Gel and Pigment liner pens

PEN CARBON BOOKS Power Stationery - Powerstar RBE - NCR Business Books

PERSONAL STATIONERY CTP Stationery - Home office and personal filing system, diaries Grafton/Star

PLANNING BOARDS AND ACCESSORIES Parrot Products - Range of year planners, term planners, maps and in/out boards. custom printed boards designed to specification.

Rexel Office Products - NOBO planners

POINT OF SALE Central Cash Register - Adding machines, Point of sales and Machine rolls POINT OF SALE AIDS Central Cash Register - Money detector, Money checker, Pen checker POINT OF SALE PRINTER ROLLS Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. PRINTING Kolok - Epson, Lexmark (Hardware), HP Printers, Oki (Hardware) Pantum, Samsung Olivetti Imports - Distributors of Multifunctional Printers / Copiers Star Stationers and Printers Unicopy & Stationers CC - for all your printing & stationery requirements PRINTER CONSUMABLES Central Cash Register - Epson compatibles ribbon ink roller, calculator or cash register ribbons, Brother EZ tapes, compatible Star ribbons KMP - For computer consumables Kolok - Epson (inkjet, large format etc), Lexmark, HP, Brother (Toners and Inks), Oki (Toners, inks and Ribbons), Tally Genicom (Ribbons), Seikosha (Ribbons), Panasonic (Toners and Ribbons), Kyocera (Toners), Printronix (Ribbons), IBM (Ribbons), Ricoh (Toners), Fujitsu (Ribbons), Pantum (Toners) Royce Imaging Industries Remanufacturers and suppliers of inkjet and laser cartridges Technical Systems Engineering Suppliers of quality compatible cartridges and bulk inks for Epson, Canon, Lexmark, HP and Samsung

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PUNCHES AND PERFORATORS Krost Office Products Parrot Products - Parrot range of punches Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - Rexel

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TAPES Palm Stationery Manufacturers

RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - AZ Liquid polymer, TROTEC laser engraver, flash system RULERS Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar Penflex - PENFLEX rulers

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SCHOLASTIC SUPPLIES BSC Stationery Sales - Treeline CTP Stationery Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly Flip File - Flip File display books A5, A4, A2, A3 Gordon’s Productions - contact paper woodgrain, marble, pattern designs. Magic cover back to school clear and coloured self adhesive paper. (4M rolls, A4 and lever arch). Plastic coated brownkraft rolls and pre-cut polythene covers.

Grafton Paper Products Hortors Stationery - school diaries Palm Stationery Manufacturers Parrot Products - chalk boards/slates Power Stationery - Powerstar Pyrotec - Tower Adhesive Book Cover 45cm x 2m

STAMPS, STAMP PADS AND INKS Kemtek Imaging Systems - Distributor of Brother Stampcreator PRO Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Trodat, pre-inked stamps, stamp and fingerprint pads

SCISSORS AND CUTTERS Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products

STORAGE SYSTEMS CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Suspension Files Kolok - Verbatim (hard drives, USB sticks etc), HP, Sandisk Rexel Office Products - Storage boxes Specialised Filing Systems - Filing Tidy Files - Filing solutions

SCRAPBOOKING Rexel Office Products - Trimmers and guillotines

STAPLING MACHINES AND STAPLES Interstat Agencies - Genmes Krost Office Products Parrot Products - Parrot range of staplers Rexel Office Products - Rexel range STATIONERY SUNDRIES - SCHOLASTIC CTP Stationery - DONAU Scissors and cutting knives Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Power Stationery - Powerstar

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Nikki Distributors - Siemens office phones TELEX ROLLS AND TELETEX PAPER Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. THERMAL ROLLS Central Cash Register Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. TONERS AND CARTRIDGES KMP - Computer consumables Kolok - Penguin (Inkjets and Laser toners), Epson, Lexmark, HP, Canon, Pantum (toners), OKI, Samsung TOP RETRIEVAL FILING Optiplan a div of Waltons - Paper based top retrieval filing systems Specialised Filing Systems - Total Solution and more Tidy Files - Complete onsite and offsite filing solutions TOYS, HOBBIES AND GAMES Pyrotec - Toby Tower Stickers and Activities TRANSFER LETTERING AND SIGNS Parrot Products - Vinyl lettering TRANSPARENCIES Kolok - Penguin transparencies for inkjet and laser OEM, Penguin and HP Transparencies Rexel Office Products - NOBO range

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CONTACT DETAILS HERE African Filing Systems

Redfern Print Services - Cape Town

Kolok Polokwane

(

011 614 9445

www.africanfiling.co.za

7

086 540 6892

info@africanfiling.co.za

AZ Trading (

086 111 4407

www.aztradingcc.co.za

7

011 792 9732

sales@aztradingcc.co.za

BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd (

011 474 0181

PO BOX 43144, Industria, 2042

7

011 474 6068

16 Maraisburg Road, Industria, 2042

BSC Stationery Sales (

011 086 2900

Box 278, Brakpan, 1540

7

011 420 3322

sales@treeline.co.za

Central Cash Register (

011 836 9512

P.O. Box 737, Crown Mines, 2025

7

011 838 1900

ccr@global.co.za

CTP Stationery (

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

Dis Cartridges (

011 609 3437/9

PO Box 75881, Gardenview 2047

7

011 609 3448

doe01@telkomsa.net

D.O.S (Denton Office Solutions) (

086 000 7468

info@dosptyltd.biz

7

086 237 4614

www.dosptyltd.biz

Empire Toy & Stationery (

011 614 2243

Box 261524, Excom, 2023

7

011 614 3075

empire@netactive.co.za

Flip File (

021 638 3105

Box 2190, Clareinch, 7740

7

021 633 6942

ashly@flipfile.co.za

Global Envelopes (

031 465 5544

info@envelopes.co.za

7

031 465 5634

www.envelopes.co.za

(

021 552 9680

Box 403, Milnerton, 7435

(

015 298 8795

Box 862, Ladanna, 0704

7

021 552 9681

sales@redfern.co.za

7

015 298 8315

infopol@koloksa.co.za

Redfern Print Services - Durban

Kolok - Port Elizabeth (

041 406 9900

Box 3163, North End, 6056

7

041 406 9920

infope@koloksa.co.za

Kolok - Namibia

(

031 705 8713

Suite 69, PvtBag X4, Kloof, 3640

7

031 705 8714

jacquie@gordons.co.za

Grafton/Star Paper Products

031 205 9598

dbnoffice@redfern.co.za

7

031 205 7092

www.redfern.co.za

Redfern Print Services - Johannesburg (

011 837 4119

7

011 837 8917

Box 1445, Crown Mines, 2025 jhboffice@redfern.co.za

Rexel Office Products

(

00264 (61)370500

Box 40797, Ausspannplatz, Namibia

7

00264 (61)370525

valne@kolok.com.na

Kolok - Nelspruit (

013 758 2233

Box 4338, White River, 1240

7

013 758 2235

infonel@koloksa.co.za

Kolok - Bloemfontein (

051 433 1876

PvtBag X01, Brandhof, Bloemfontein

7

051 433 2451

infobfn@koloksa.co.za

Kolok - Botswana

(

011 226 3300

www.rexelsa.co.za

7

011 837 2781

sales@rexelsa.co.za

Rotunda (Pty) Ltd. (

021 799 5770

15 Hillstar Avenue, Wetton, 7780

7

021 761 5601

rotunda@iafrica.com

Royce Imaging Industries (

011 792 9530

www.royceimaging.co.za

7

011 792 9480

sales@royceimaging.co.za

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Head Office (

011 262 1400

7

011 262 1414

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144 trodat@rse.co.za

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Cape Town (

021 448 7008

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

021 448 7014

cpt@trodat.co.za

(

00267 393 2669

PvtBag B0226, Bontleng, Gaborone

7

7

00267 317 0762

clemencem@vbn.co.bw

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Durban

Krost Office Products

(

083 377 4109

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

(

011 626 2067

Box 75401, Gardenview, 2047

7

031 266 1082

dbn@rse.co.za

7

011 626 2912

sales@krost.co.za

South African Diaries

KZN ENVELOPES

(

021 442 2340

Box 4862, Cape Town, 8000

(

031 465 3992

P O Box 41259, Rossburgh, 4072

7

021 442 2341

phoneyman@sadiaries.co.za

7

031 465 1669

info@kznenvelopes.co.za

Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd

Maynards - Olympus Audio S.A / Olivetti Distributors

(

011 579 1600

www.staedtler.co.za

7

011 608 3497

admin@staedtler.co.za

Specialised Filing Systems (

Gordon’s Productions

(

0860 00 1922

sales@maynards.co.za

(

011 477 0640

www.maynards.co.za

7

011 477 3528

www.specfiling.co.za

Star Stationers and Printers

Merpak Envelopes (

011 719 7700

sales@merpak.co.za

(

031 569 1061

luke@starstat.co.za

011 885 3174

www.merpak.co.za

7

031 569 1094

www.starstat.co.za

(

011 262 0777

Box 550, Bergvlei, 2012

7

7

011 262 0780

sales@graftonpaper.co.za

Nikki - Cape Town

Technical Systems Engineering

(

0860 006731

cpt@nikki.co.za

(

011 708 2304

Box 1532, Northriding, 2162

(

011 620 4800

Box 1020, Johannesburg, 2000

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

7

011 708 1799

sales@tse.co.za

7

086 612 4663

orders@hortors.co.za

Nikki - Durban

Hortors Stationery

Ink Spot Suppliers ( 7

011 854 3013 011 852 3013

info@inkspotsuppliers.co.za

Interstat Agencies - Durban

0860 006731

dbn@nikki.co.za

(

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Topmark

Nikki - Johannesburg 0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Cape Town

7

interstat@mweb.co.za

Nikki - Pretoria

(

021 787 9600

(

0860 006731

pta@nikki.co.za

7

021 787 9791

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Johannesburg

(

021 551 9555

Box 36696, Chempet, 7442

7

7

021 557 5456

Capetown@interstat.co.za

Optiplan a division of Waltons

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

(

011 611 1820

59 Lepus Rd, Crown Mines, 2025

(

011 620 4000

Pencil Park, Croxley Close, Herriotdale

7

011 611 1834

tower@pyrotec.co.za

086 681 8256

rcurrin@gp.waltons.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) Durban

(

041 453 2558

Box 27693, Greenacres, 6057

7

7

041 453 8504

pe@interstat.co.za

Palm Stationery

(

031 701 0192

Box 594, Pinetown, 3600

(

031 507 7051

viran@palmstat.co.za

7

031 701 1285

tower@pyrotec.co.za

031 507 7053

www.palmstat.co.za

Unicopy & Stationers CC

(

011 624 8000

Box 86173, City Deep, 2049

7

7

0866 101 185

labelling@kemtek.co.za

Parrot Products

(

031 201 8415

122 Che Guevara Road, Glenwood, 4001

(

011 607 7600

debbie@parrot.co.za

7

031 201 8672

sales@unicopy.co.za

011 615 2502

www.parrotproducts.biz

Versafile

(

021 521 9600

Box 181, Cape Town, 8000

7

7

021 551 5032

brenth@kemtek.co.za

Penflex (

021 521 2400

Box 36964, Chempet, 7442

021 521 2402/3

info@penflex.co.za

(

031 700 9363

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

7

7

031 700 9369

Sandim@kemtek.co.za

Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd (

011 474 1427/8

Box 202, Crown Mines, 2025

(

041 582 5222

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

7

011 474 5563

www.pentel.co.za

7

041 582 5224

clinth@kemtek.co.za

Powerhouse Dictation

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PE

info@topmarksa.com

7

Box 201707, Durban North, 4016

Kemtek Imaging Systems - KZN

011 837 7442

www.tidyfiles.co.za

jhb@nikki.co.za

031 569 6559

Kemtek Imaging Systems - Cape

011 837 8045

0860 006731

031 569 6550

Kemtek Imaging Systems

(

(

7

Interstat Agencies - Port Elizabeth

011 943 4210

(

(

Interstat Agencies - Cape Town

Tidy Files

(

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PTA (

012 804 1410

PO Box 816, Silverton, 0127

(

011 887 1056

info@speech.co.za

7

012 804 4286

johlettat@kemtek.co.za

7

086 555 3833

www.speech.co.za

(

021 709 0190

Box 183, Steenberg, 7947

7

021 709 0199

kmppty@iafrica.com

KMP

Kolok - Head Office

(

032 533 4003

7

032 533 3254

Box 1305, Verulam, 4340 powersta@netactive.co.za

Press Products (

011 493 6332

marketing@pressproducts.co.za

011 499 1019

www.pressproducts.co.za

(

011 248 0300

Box 4151, Johannesburg, 2000

7

7

011 248 0381

infojhb@koloksa.co.za

Pyrotec

Kolok - Cape Town

(

021 787 9600

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

7

021 787 9791

tower@pyrotec.co.za

(

021 597 2700

Box 6385, Roggebaai, 8012

RBE Stationery Manufacturers (Pty) Limited

7

021 297 2799

infoctn@koloksa.co.za

(

011 793 7321

sales@rbe.co.za

7

011 793 7348

www.rbe.co.za

Kolok - Durban

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Power Stationery

Reboni Furniture Group

(

031 570 4900

Box 4206, Riverhorse Valley East, 4017

7

031 569 6880

infodbn@koloksa.co.za

my office magazine

(

086 173 2664

www.reboni.co.za

7

086 627 7737

sales@reboni.co.za

Vol 101 - April 2017

crime alert

South Africans underreport crime As South Africa’s political environment deteriorates, so too does public safety.

For the sixth consecutive year, the country is seeing increases in robbery and a continuation in the high numbers of murders. The rising rates show that the government’s goal of ensuring that all South Africans should be and feel safe is a long way from being achieved.

On 3 March 2017, National Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, reported to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police that in the nine months from April 1 to December 31 2016, murder had decreased by only 0.07% (10 incidents).

Meanwhile aggravated robbery had increased by another 6.1% (an additional 6 193 cases) compared to the same time period the previous year. This is on top of the 20% increase in murder and the 32% increase in robbery over the five-year period from 2011/12 to 2015/16.

This cannot be pinned on a lack of adequate resources available to the South African Police Services (SAPS). The budget for 2017/18 allocated SAPS R93billion – up from R87-billion in the current 2016/2017 finance period.

Well over 2.1-million crimes are recorded by the SAPS each year. The SAPS consider more than 80% of these recorded crimes as serious, ranging from shoplifting to murder.

Unfortunately, these decreases may be the result of growing levels of underrecording of crime rather than reflecting a real decrease.

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A notable problem is that increasingly, victims of crimes are not reporting incidents to the police. For instance, the latest National Victims of Crime Survey (NVoCS) findings for 2015/16 noted that while nine in 10 motor vehicle thefts are reported to the police, the same can only be said for half of all assaults, and around a third of stock theft and consumer fraud incidents.

The NVoCS shows that the crimes most feared by South Africans are the ones that increased substantially over the past five years. These are often also regarded as the most prevalent. The crime most feared by half of South African households, and regarded as the most prevalent, is that classified by Stats SA as “housebreaking/ burglary”.

In 2016, the SAPS recorded 253 716 home burglaries – representing a 2% increase over the past five years. According to the NVoCS, the police statistics represent only about half of all break-ins taking place nationally, because only 47% of cases were reported to the police. In addition to burglaries, the police recorded 20 820 armed invasions of homes while the victims were present. This extremely traumatic crime is categorised as residential robbery, and increased by 24% since 2011/12. The actual number of these crimes is estimated to be a third higher than the police statistics.

Almost half of households (46%) fear street robbery. The number of reported street robberies increased by a substantial 32% from 57 636 incidents to 76 080 in four years. This means that there are

50 more armed attacks on the streets of South Africa every day on average than there were in 2011/12.

The real number may be almost double this, as the NVoCS shows that only 55% of street robberies are reported to the SAPS. When the NVoCS asked why victims did not report crimes such as house breaking or house and street robbery, two-thirds believed that the police would or could not do anything about their case.

Aggravated robberies cause so much public fear and anxiety because there is direct confrontation between armed perpetrators and the victim. In 37% of street robberies and 51% of home robberies, guns were used. Knives were used in 61% of street robberies and 47% of home robberies.

It is little wonder that among the households surveyed, only three in 10 reported feeling safe walking alone in their areas of residence after dark; representing a 6% decrease in perceptions of safety in five years.

The fear of crime is having a notable social impact, with a third of South Africans saying it’s a reason to avoid using open spaces or parks; and one in four households not allowing their children to play outside in their neighbourhoods.

The ongoing crises of leadership in the criminal justice system are a direct result of politically inspired appointments that have little to do with the interests of the public. n ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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