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STAROOT ARTICLES Editor’s pick of the week: About half of South Africa’s urban population lives in townships and informal settlements, accounting for 38% of working-age citizens. This is according to research done by the World Bank Group in 2014. To understand the challenges that township entrepreneurs currently face, you would have to look at the challenges faced in townships generally, as well as their history.
Modise gives an example of the Bandwith Barns in Cape Town, a shared office ecosystem. The concept has been expanded to the township of Khayelitsha and will soon offer the area’s entrepreneurs access to an office space from which they can conduct their business.
The township economy South Africa’s townships have always been a hive for entrepreneurial activity but the main challenge has been unlocking the potential in order to generate broader economic benefits.
The other issue Ismail describes is that of uncomfortable working spaces. Spaces which she says “are not well designed for the work that business owners do”.
Tashmia Ismail is the head of the Gibs’ inclusive markets programme. Her organisation works to help corporates South Africa’s townships are relics of the country’s apart- serve low income segments better. heid regimes. The impact of past neglect, lack of investment, overpopulation and isolation from urban centres is The impact of a lack of infrastructure cannot be underesstill largely evident today. Most notably with the lack of timated she says. Her organisation has found that landresources and infrastructure, as well as high unemploy- ownership and access to decent working premises is a ment levels. critical issue for township entrepreneurs. Not having title deeds and confusing ownership patterns Asad Alam World Bank Group country director for South of properties means that those entrepreneurs are less Africa describes townships as spaces filled with “work- likely to invest in their businesses. ing-age people desperate for economic opportunity, being spatially disconnected from urban centres that offer “You see a difference in the businesses with established better economic prospects”. And research by the same ownership, they seem to do better”. According to Ismail organisation shows the majority of the unemployed it comes down to a lack of certainty - knowing that their (about 60% of the total) come from townships and infor- business won’t be closed or moved - often results in inmal settlements. creased levels of investment and growth.
In the township of Diepsloot she says, business owners have to contend with bad roads, incomplete road works “The reality is however, that the levels of entrepreneur- and spaces with no covering which are open to the elship in South Africa are worryingly low” ements. This often leads to overcrowding in those few premises offering better infrastructure. While townships are places of great wealth, very little of it is generated within the township or stays in the econ- These premises also often don’t have electricity and waomy. According to research quoted by Premier David ter. “How do you operate a business without electricity?” Makhura last year during his speech at the Small Busi- she asks. ness Development Institute dinner, only 25% of money Shoppers want to spend their money at a place which generated in the townships was spent there. is well kept and stocked, which is why some consumers would rather travel outside the township to spend their Research by the World Bank Group shows that the town- money, instead of supporting township enterprises. ship of Diepsloot has a R2 billion economy most of which is spent in the surrounding suburbs of Sandton and Fourways. And First National Bank estimates Soweto’s consumer spending power to be about R5 billion. Township revitalisation In an effort to solve some of the challenges experienced in South Africa’s townships, the government has introduced a number of interventions to support township SMMEs and entrepreneurs, and to help them flourish. The hope is that these township enterprises will be sources of employment, and help bring the township economy into the mainstream. Premier Makhura, in his state of the province address, said the province would contribute to the township economy revitalisation by supporting township enterprises and SMMEs in the province. The Gauteng Provincial Government announced that it would allocate approximately R300 million in support of township enterprises and cooperatives over the 2015/16 financial year.
Skills gap Ismail also points to the issue of business skills and a lack of business literacy and education. She says many entrepreneurs lack fundamental skills required to run a business. This can be helped by observing and becoming involved in the value chain of established larger businesses and learning through interaction . Another factor highlighted by Modise, which she says affects the chances of success of township enterprises, is the over-saturation of certain business sectors.
Is entrepreneurship the answer? Entrepreneurship is also considered a key driver for job creation and economic growth, with the National Development Plan stating that 90% of jobs will be created by small and medium businesses by the year 2030.
“There a lot of businesses in food and beverages”, she says.
Kasi-to-kasi survey results showed that 14% of participants had businesses in this sector. Followed by agriculture and forestry at 13% and construction (11%), clothPressing challenges ing and textiles (11%). The reason for this she says is that And for even those entrepreneurs who are already in these are the industries with low barriers to entry, low business the challenges continue. capital requirement, with little skills required. In 2013 the South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum conducted a survey of potential and small business own- “There are very few business in manufacturing and engiers who attended one of the SABEF’s Kasi-to-Kasi SME neering”, she says. Development Tour 2013 workshops. The survey sampled 130 entrepreneurs from townships across the country Going forward including KwaThema, Durban, Umlazi, Khayelitsha, East Aside from government support and initiatives, it’s also Rand, Alexandra and Soweto. the responsibility of each townships’ entrepreneur to According to SABEF executive director Matsi Modise, one work towards solving some of the entrepreneurship of the biggest challenges reported by the entrepreneurs challenges, says Modise, who adds that there needs to was a lack of access and infrastructure. be more honesty among entrepreneurs, especially those who have already walked the path, about the challenges “The infrastructure doesn’t support progressive business they face. “It’s tough, it’s not easy”, says Modise. We also environment”, says Modise. need to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship she says, as a start, changing perceptions around failure. “You see a difference in the businesses with established ownership, they seem to do better” “With entrepreneurship what you put in is what you get out”. What is needed, she says, is more spaces and business infrastructure like business hubs in the township. As most BY LEBOHANG THULO townships are located far from urban cities, this she says would help so that entrepreneurs don’t have to go to city http://www.smesouthafrica.co.za/15427/The-state-ofcentres to do business. SAs-township-entrepreneurship/
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STAROOT JOURNAL INTERNSHIPS/LEARNERSHIPS Auditions: The Voice SA for Season 2 M-Net has renewed The Voice SA for Season 2 and the search is on for voices to compete. The new season starts in January 2017 and the auditions are coming up in October - the same month that Season 1 winner and runner-up Richard Stirton and Gavin Edwards release their first albums. They’re happening in four cities this time: Cape Town, Joziburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth for the first time. The dates and venues: Port Elizabeth Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2016 Venue: The Beach Hotel on Marine Drive Cape Town Date: Saturday and Sunday 15 and 16 October 2016 Venue: Belmont Square, Rondebosch Durban Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2016 Venue: Growth Point, King’s Park Stadium Joziburg Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 2016 Venue: Sasani Studios in Balfour Park Audition must-knows -These initial auditions aren’t filmed for TV because this is where the initial selection of voices takes place. An anonymous panel of music experts judge these auditions and decide on who will make it through to the show’s Blind Auditions where auditionees sing for the series judges. The Blind Auditions air on TV. - You need to be 18 on the day of your audition but there is no upper age limit. You need to take your ID with you to the audition. - You need to be a South African citizen or permanent resident. - You will have to sign a document stating that you don’t have an existing recording contract with any recording contract (to avoid a Siyakha repeat) - Take water and other necessities like sunscreen to the audition in case you have a long wait. How to audition online You can also try for a fast track through the process by submitting a track online. You can upload your track on The Voice website here: The Voice If you enter online you stand a chance of being accepted for the fast track day, which is seperate from the open audition days. If you aren’t accepted for a fast track day you can still attend the open auditions so you can essentially audition twice. Like our Facebook page Staroot Journal for links
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STAROOT JOURNAL KASIE ARTISTS PROFILING sessions in all genres of music, including tons of large orchestral dates, so I really know what the real thing sounds like. ”He is a GURU regarding critical technical details such as frame rates, pre-records, and 5.1 surround mixing and mastering. Ndringos is one of the upcoming KZN’s hottest rising talents, already making a name for himself as a heavy-hitter in the genre of dance music as well as a producer. This rising star discovered his love for music as a young child listening to records in his basement Gingindlovu in KZN. His participation as a singer in his junior high school’s choir crew reinforced Ndringos’s appreciation for music and particularly soul, further fueling his desire to create his own original music one day. Eventually, Ndringos enhanced his dream and imagination for dj’s machines, and evolved into house music, gracing the desks at just about every regional hotspot and for celebrities such as Mroza, Dj Sgqemeza, Fistaz, Chynaman and more.
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After refining his mixing skills, Ndringos’s musical style transitioned once again – this time from house music to many music genres. He quickly gained notoriety as he became one of the most upfront house dj, known for his sexy-underground style of house music. Ndringos has played his unique trademarked sounds alongside the likes of commercial and local radio stations. Qoute from Dj Ndringos
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His wide variety of musical skills led Ndringos into being a dj, music producer, recording, mixing and mastering engineer. Starting off with EP’s and singles for Thamsanqa “Dj Ndringos” Buthelezi biography, 2015 local KZN talent. Having gain studio experience long before the advent computer based recording, Ndringos quickly moved up to using 24trk machines. Today Ndringos is a fast efficient user of Cu base, Garage band, Logic Pro and Pro tools software’s. He has spent a lot of time as part of college team creating sounds for a movie called “subject” as a Creative Arts College project. This has consolidated his experience in editing and mixing with Logic Pro.
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Teaming up with different productions such as team scoring, team foley, team recording and team mixing, Ndringos now creates music for film trailers, radio shows and TV shows – encompassing orchestral scoring, sound design and range of program music. His composition skills have also paved the way for side-project (Galawela Growing for Generations) by Shakes & Singil, which sees Ndringos’s work as a music guru for picture in a more personal and performance-based light, show casing his multitalented skills. Outside the studio, he began with live engineering for DAST based venues and PA sound companies. This led to experience with both monitors and front of house engineering for live performance bands in KZN.
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Ndringos has teaching experience at DAST as an intern on Sound engineering and is also assisting in a consultancy service for a Co-op scheme “Thobeli’sandla” – delivering food in schools in the north coast of KZN under Ilembe Municipality.
In Conclusion No one is going to hand me success I must go out and get it myself, that’s why I’m here to dominate, to conquer both the world and myself.
Ndringos’s love between music, art and technology initially led him to South African Film Institute in his native KZN, to do a Diploma in Sound engineering, Music production and Music business, where he continued experimenting with music producing, recording, mixing and mastering, sampling and synthesis. “It is my decades of experience that prepared me to face the challenges of working in this business today. As a recording, mixing and mastering engineer, one strength is that I have been a part of a massive number of recording
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STAROOT JOURNAL INTERNSHIPS/LEARNERSHIPS SAICA Article Clerk/ Trainee Accountant at Novus Holdings 2016 As market leader in its field, Novus Holdings focuses on the implementation of cutting edge technology and strong skills development, offering a full range of career opportunities for the right people. All the necessary experience to qualify as a Chartered Accountant will be covered thoroughly and in full. Apart from the financial technical skills gained and groomed, soft skills such as interpersonal, presentation, negotiation skills and leadership skills will be developed. The program includes a combination of internal training experiences within the Novus Group as well as external training providers. The aim of Novus Holdings is to up-skill and qualify the individuals with an eye to groom them into potential financial management positions in the future. The exposure to all the aspects of the business, from operational to strategic, will enable the trainee to become commercially astute and position them well for opportunitiesin the manufacturing sector. Novus Holdings is accredited with SAICA to host this program. Novus Holdings will sponsor bursaries towards your remaining years of studies (the bursary amount will be based on a financial needs analysis of the best candidates) together with vacation work. Key Duties & Responsibilities • Examine, analyse, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, as well as audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. • Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. • Areas of focus include accounting work, financial statements, taxation, audit controls and governance as well as budgets and financial analysis Requirements • Studying BCOM with an eye to become a Chartered Accountant (CA) • Valid driver’s license • Some leadership skill set/ roles evident during schooling or studying period (an advantage) • Any rudimentary experience in the World of Work during studies (an advantages) Skills & Competencies • Deciding and initiating action • Adhering to principles and values • Relating and networking • Persuading and influencing • Planning and Organising • Results driven (passionate, energetic, driven, “go-getter”) • Coping with pressure and setbacks • Excellent English language skills (speak, read and write) • Basic MS Office Computer Skills Applications close on 15 December 2016. APPLY ONLINE or Like our Facebook page Staroot Journal for links
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STAROOT JOURNAL INTERNSHIPS/LEARNERSHIPS Investec Graduate Opportunity 2016 Investec provides a wide range of financial products in South Africa through its Specialist Banking, Asset management and Wealth and Investment divisions. Looking for talented, ambitious, energetic graduates for a variety of roles. • Finance – Recons administrator •Compliance – Compliance admininstrator •Share Schemes – Call centre Candidates must be in possession of a completed degree BComm degree or similar with ideally one years experience Must Have •BCom degree •Good analytical skills •Good team player •Good communication skills. Requirements Candidates must be in possession of a completed degree BComm degree or similar with ideally one years experience Duties & Responsibilities Good analytical skills Good team player Good communication skills. Personal Attributes & Other Requirements •Good analytical skills •Good team player •Good communication skills. Location: Sandton Apply Online Digital Graphic Design Internship at The Investment House 2016 The Investment House is offering a unique internship opportunity for a highly motivated student or recent graduate. Duties & Responsibilities: •Think creatively and develop new design concepts, graphics and layouts •Prepare rough drafts and present your ideas •Acquire industry leading software and technologies (In Design, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc.) Learning Benefits •Gaining a clear understanding to the corporate business world •Gaining the ability to interact, communicate and present ideas. •Gaining experience to design “brief” to record requirements and client’s need •Gaining experience to learn about, interpret and implement the creative vision for email and website design. Qualification & Experience: •Degree in Graphic Design and other related majors welcomed •Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign & CoralDraw •Minimum availability 3 times per week •Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio Personal Attributes: •Strong communication and research skills •Innovative, out-of-the-box thinker •Dynamic and highly motivated personality •Willingness and able to work individually or within a team •Able to work under pressure •Fast learner •Organised and Accurate Remuneration: R3500 Internship- Details: 3-6 months contract 20 hours/week Closing Date : Jan 2017 Location: Melodie, Hartbeespoort If you are interested to join our team and meet the above mentioned criteria, please apply With your CV and a portfolio/example of your work at: info@theinvestmenthouse.co.za APPLY ONLINE or Like our Facebook page Staroot Journal for links
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You just need to believe in yourself, get started, don’t give-up and enjoy the rewards. -by Smangele Tshabalala
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f you live in the real world like the rest of us, there will be times that the world seems like a tough place to live. During this time you will be down on your luck. It will seem like the only vocabulary that the client has leant is NO. When you go to interviews, you will get declined. When you wake up in the morning, you don’t have anything to get excited about. Every moment of the day seems like an upward climb. Furthermore, this mountain you seem to be climbing does not even have beautiful views to console you or to take your mind off reality. Things just seem to be very bleak and there seem to be no end in sight. No sunshine to be seen left or right. As some people are known to say, same different day. Fortunately for most of us, this time does not last forever. While it last however, you will need to get through the day. If you have an interview to attend, you have to put your best foot forward. Put the mountains and clouds behind you. You must not only focus on the setbacks. When you only see and talk about your problems that you’re facing, then you will be negative and stressed and you won’t put your best foot forward. You need to focus on those things that will improve your circumstances. The people you interact with are not interested in the rain but they are largely interested only in the sunshine that you bring. You still need to work and you will be expected to perform. It is during this time that you will need to pick yourself up the most. You need to motivate yourself, come what may. You have set yourself goals and you have to achieve them. Of course, you may be tempted to just go through the motion, pretend to be interested, pretend to be working… but you cannot pretend for long. It may also seem easier to just procrastinate and find excuses for not putting in the effort to accomplish your goals. You can’t do that too long however. It will soon catch up with you. Living a life that is not authentic is not to be celebrated.
Sometimes all you need to do is to realistic about what you face and then look for realistic solutions. Be honest to yourself about your abilities and what you have, then start from that moment to improve your situation. You have what it takes inside of you to be a success. But you have to start with positive thinking and positive action. If you do nothing…. Nothing happens. Find out what “free” thing motivates you…then do it daily. “ The people you interact with are It may be your favorite song…on repeat. It may be talking to positive people you admire. Laugh at not interested in the rain but they yourself… a lot. Stay focused on your goals and don’t are largely interested only in the give up. See yourself succeeding. sunshine that you bring. ” You have within yourself what it takes to get there. Find the discipline to get started and the resilience to stay on cause. After all, you were born to achieve great things and everything you need to achieve these great things you already possess. You just need to believe in yourself, get started, don’t give-up and enjoy the rewards. http://kasibiz.co.za/?p=8117
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