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F o r m e r P r e s i d e n t N e l s o n R o l i h l a h l a M a n d e l a s u r v e y s t h e c r o w d a t a n A N C r a l l y.

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L e t t e r f r o m To p c o’ s f o u n d e r

I n t e r v i e w : D e re k H a n e ko m

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L e t t e r f r o m t h e E d i t o r

F o r e w o r d : A rc h b i s h o p T h a b o M a kg o b a

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R i v o n i a t r i a l : T h e t r i a l o f t h e c e n t u r y

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B r u s h t r o k e o v e r v i e w : 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 1 4

I n t e r v i e w : R o b D a v i e s

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I n t e r v i e w : Ta u M o r w e

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C H A P T E R 8 : C U LT U R E

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B ra n d i n g a n a t i o n

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I n t e r v i e w : P a u l M a s h a t i l e

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S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s g re a t e s t s p o r t i n g a c h i e v e m e n t s

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I n t e r v i e w : N a l e d i P a n d o r

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C H A P T E R 9 : S O U T H A F R I C A I N P I C T U R E S

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B e n n i G o o l p i c t u re g a l l e r y

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C H A P T E R 1 0 : M U LT I N AT I O N A L S

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I n t e r v i e w : R a y m o n d A c ke r m a n

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I n t e r v i e w : C h r i s t o W i e s e

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CHAPTER 1: THE PRESIDENTS

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P r e s i d e n t M a n d e l a

P r e s i d e n t M b e k i 2 6 P r e s i d e n t M o t l a n t h e 2 7 P r e s i d e n t Z u m a 2 7

C H A P T E R 2 : L O C A L G OV E R N A N C E p ro u d l y s p o n s o re d b y t h e C i t y o f Ts h w a n e

p r o u d l y s p o n s o r e d b y t h e C o u r i e r & F r e i g h t G r o u p

p r o u d l y s p o n s o r e d b y B r a n d S o u t h A f r i c a

S o u t h A f r i c a n I n v e n t i o n s

I n t e r v i e w : L e c h e s a Ts e n o l i

A g l o b a l d a y o f p ra y e r

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C o n s t r u c t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s To m o r ro w

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I n t e r v i e w s w i t h S o u t h A f r i c a n s : B a n k M a n a g e r

I n t e r v i e w : B h e k i S i b i y a

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C H A P T E R 1 2 : S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y

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Thinking ahead

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In ter vi ew wi th So u th Af ri can s: F ood d e p a r tme n t ma n a ge r

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C H A P T E R 1 3 : T H E R OA D T O 2 0 3 0

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I n t e r v i e w : Tre v o r M a n u e l

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S e c u r i n g o u r f u t u re : T h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n

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S o u t h A f r i c a n f i r s t s

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Yo u n g S o u t h A f r i c a n s t o ke e p a n e y e o n

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U n i q u e l y S o u t h A f r i c a n s a y i n g s

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B u s i n e s s c a rd s

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p ro u d l y s p o n s o re d b y AT N S

I n t e r v i e w : J e f f R a d e b e 7 0 I n t e r v i e w : C o n n i e S e p t e m b e r

I n t e r v i e w : M a l u s i G i g a b a 8 2

C H A P T E R 4 : H E A LT H 9 1 I n t e r v i e w : A a ro n M o t s o a l e d i

I n t e r v i e w : T i m N o a ke s

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Tu r n i n g t h e t i d e : T h e f i g h t a g a i n s t H I V / A i d s

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I n t e r v i e w : F i k i l e M b a l u l a

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Inter views with South Africans: N ur sing sis ter

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C H A P T E R 5 : E D U C AT I O N

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I n t e r v i e w : B l a d e N z i m a n d e

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I n t e r v i e w s w i t h S o u t h A f r i c a n s : C o m p o s e r

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Inter views with South Africans: Deputy Principal

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p roudl y s p ons ore d by t he D e p ar t m en t o f Env iro n men ta l Af fa ir s

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F E AT U R E D C L I E N T S C H A P T E R S P O N S O R S

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G o v e r n m e n t E m p l o y e e s P e n s i o n F u n d

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A i r Tr a f f i c a n d N a v i g a t i o n S e r v i c e s

M a t h e w s P h o s a a n d A s s o c i a t e s

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M e rc e d e s - B e n z S o u t h A f r i c a

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B r a n d S o u t h A f r i c a

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D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i ro n m e n t a l A f f a i r s

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M u l t i c h o i c e

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F E AT U R E D O R GA N I S AT I O N S

N a t i o n a l E n e r g y R e g u l a t o r S o u t h A f r i c a

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R a t e h a n g P ro j e c t s

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R i c h a rd s B a y M i n e ra l s

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A u t o m o t i v e I n d u s t r y D e v e l o p m e n t C e n t re

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S m a l l E n t e r p r i s e D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y

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B o n i t a s M e d i c a l F u n d

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S o u t h A f r i c a n B l o o d S e r v i c e

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C a p e P e n i n s u l a U n i v e r s i t y o f Te c h n o l o g y

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S o u t h A f r i c a n I n s t i t u t e o f M a n a g e m e n t

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S o u t h A f r i c a n M a r i t i m e S a f e t y A u t h o r i t y

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S o u t h A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l R o a d s A g e n c y L i m i t e d

S o u t h A f r i c a n P e t ro l e u m I n d u s t r y A s s o c i a t i o n

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C o m m i s s i o n f o r C o n c i l i a t i o n , M e d i a t i o n a n d A r b i t ra t i o n

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S o u t h A f r i c a n Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s A u t h o r i t y

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C r a d l e o f H u m a n k i n d

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S o u t h A f r i c a n We a t h e r S e r v i c e

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D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h

S t a t e I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y A g e n c y

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D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c Wo r k s

U m s o C o n s t r u c t i o n

C O E GA D e v e l o p m e n t C o r p o ra t i o n

D e p a r t m e n t o f Tr a n s p o r t

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U n e m p l o y m e n t I n s u ra n c e F u n d

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F O U N D E R ’ S L E T T E R | F O R E W O R D | P R E FA C E

A W E A LT H O F OPPORTUNITIES F ro m a c o u n t r y i n w h i c h t h e m a j o r i t y w e r e o p p re s s e d – t h e re w a s a s i t u a t i o n 2 0 y e a r s a g o w h e n t h e n a t i o n c o u l d h a v e e x p l o d e d i n t o t h e s o r t o f w a r s w e a re c u r re n t l y s e e i n g i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t – i t i s h a r d t o b e l i e v e w h e re w e a re t w o d e c a d e s l a t e r. We s tar ted our p ub lishing and eve nt s c om pa ny 20 ye a r s a g o . T h e re w a s a w o n d e r f u l f e e l i n g o f o p t i m i s m f o r t h e f u t u re . N e l s o n M a n d e l a h a d a r r i v e d a n d h e w a s d e f i n i t e l y i n c h a r g e y e t o n l y a y e a r b e f o r e t h e r e w a s a re a l t h re a t o f c i v i l w a r. F o r t u n a t e l y, S o u t h A f r i c a n s o f a l l ra c e s , g e n d e r s , a n d p o l i t i c a l a l l e g i a n c e s w e r e a b l e t o ‘ m a a k ‘ n p l a n ’. W e , a s a c o m p a n y, d e c i d e d t h a t w e w o u l d s u p p o r t t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e d a y b e c a u s e w e b e l i e v e d , q u i t e r i g h t l y, if the countr y p rosp e re d so would we . I n t h a t t ime , t h e c o u n t r y a n d To p M e d i a a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s h a v e c o m e a l o n g w a y. This publication looks at the pas t 20 year s, but my message to you is that it is vitally im por tant to look and plan for the next 20 and beyond. Pover ty is an unacceptable option, all South Africans have the right to lead decent a n d p ro s p e ro u s l i v e s . T h e r e a r e s o m e t h a t f e e l t h a t S o u t h Africa could have come fur ther but, by and large, we have achieved so much as a nation. S tar ting com panie s, c re at ing job s, and g et t in g u s a ll a bove

the pover ty line has to be the on-going goal. As long

T h i s o f fe r s S o u t h A f r i c a a g re a t d e a l o f e c o n o m i c

as we, as nation, a government, and as South Africans,

p ote n t i a l a n d g i ve s u s o p p o r t u n i t i e s to t ra d e

commit to the N ational Development Plan, we will

i n te r n a t i o n a l l y a t t h e ve r y h i g h e s t l eve I f w e a re t o

d e f i n i t e l y t a ke a s t e p i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n .

c o n t i n u e a n d g ro w t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d t h e l e g a c y that Mandela gave us for the next 20 year s, we have to

If you look at count r ie s like t he U nite d S ta te s , Ca n a da ,

ro l l u p o u r s l e e v e s t o w o r k h a rd a n d s m a r t .

U nited Kingdom, or any developed nation, they have

L e t ’ s h e l p o u r b u s i n e s s e s s u c c e e d , f o r s u re l y o n l y t h e n

e m b ra c e d m i g r a n t s , t h e i r p o p u l a t i o n s a r e m a d e

w i l l S o u t h A f r i c a s u c c e e d . D o s o a n d M a n d e l a ’ s d re a m

f ro m p e o p l e f ro m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d , t h e y c h e r i s h

w i l l b e c o m e a re a l i t y.

e n t re p re n e u r s , a n d , i m p o r t a n t l y, t h e y a r e s u c c e s s f u l . I n S o u t h A f r i c a , we h a ve t h re e i n c re d i b l e o p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e f i r s t i s t h a t we a re m e m b e r s o f t h e c o m m o n we a l t h . S e c o n d l y, we fo r m a n i m p o r ta n t p a r t o f t h e N ew P a r t n e r s h i p fo r A f r i c a ’s D eve l o p m e n t ( N E PA D ) , a n d l a s t l y, a s p a r t o f t h e e c o n o m i c g ro u p B R I C S t h a t a l s o i nvo l ve s t h e e m e rg i n g e c o n o m i e s o f B ra z i l , R u s s i a , I n d i a , a n d China.

Richard Fletcher F o u n d e r | To p M e d i a a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

20 YEARS OF SUCCESS | GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

P R E FA C E | E D I T O R ’ S L E T T E R

WE HAVE COME FAR IN 20 YEARS

J u s t b e f o re S o u t h A f r i c a n s v o t e d f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n t h e d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s o n 2 7 A p r i l 1 9 9 4 , t h e re w e re s o m e people who believed that our countr y was going down a s l i p p e r y ro a d t o n o w h e r e . T h r o u g h o u t S o u t h A f r i c a , s m a l l g ro u p s o f p e o p l e w e r e h o a r d i n g c a n n e d f o o d s , c a n d l e s , and even guns and ammunition in anticipation that t h i n g s w o u l d g o h o r r i b l y w r o n g i n o u r n e w d e m o c ra c y. But things did not go wrong, at le as t not a s ba dly a s t h e y e x p e c t e d , a n d 2 0 y e a r s o n , o u r d e m o c ra c y i s a s v i b ra n t a s e v e r. O u r e c o n o m y i s r e a s o n a b l y s t ro n g despite mos t of t he wor ld suf fe r ing from an e c on omic re c e s s i o n n o t t o o l o n g a g o , a n d , i n t h e N a t i o n a l Development Plan, our countr y has adopted a vision to build a much better and inclusive society within

a s t h e l o n g e s t - s e r v i n g c a b i n e t m i n i s t e r. H o w e v e r,

t h e n e x t 1 5 y e a r s . We h a v e j u s t c o n c l u d e d o u r f i f t h

t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n d o e s n o t o n l y f e a t u re i n t e r v i e w s w i t h

d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s , w h i c h g a v e t h e g o v e r n m e n t a

p o l i t i c i a n s . W e a l s o h a v e i n s i g h t s f ro m p ro m i n e n t

f re s h m a n d a t e t o i m p r o v e t h e l i v e s o f a l l o u r p e o p l e .

businessmen, such as South Africa’s riches t man Chris to

A s w i t h p re v i o u s e l e c t i o n s , t h e M a y 7 p o l l w a s d e c l a re d

Wiese, Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman, and

f re e a n d f a i r. T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n l o o k s a t S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s

Bheki Sibiya of the Chamber of Mines. Among many

journey over the pas t 20 year s. It follows a similar

o t h e r f e a t u re s , w e a l s o l o o k b a c k a t t h e P re s i d e n t s w e

p u b l i c a t i o n p ro d u c e d b y To p c o M e d i a 1 0 y e a r s a g o ,

h a v e h a d s i n c e w e b e c a m e a d e m o c ra c y a n d p a y

w h e n w e c e l e b r a t e d 1 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c r a c y. T h e f o c u s

t r i b u t e t o o u r f i r s t P re s i d e n t , N e l s o n R o l i h l a h l a M a n d e l a ,

of this publicat ion is to look at t he p rog re s s ma de by

w h o p a s s e d a w a y i n D e c e m b e r l a s t y e a r.

government and business, because of the im por tant ro l e t h a t b o t h o f t h e m h a v e t o p l a y i n c r e a t i n g t h e

It is the exam ple and spirit of Mandela that we tr y

kind of society in which all South Africans will have

t o e m u l a t e i n t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n a n d w h i c h w e i m p l o re

oppor tunities to develop to their full potential.

a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s t o e m u l a t e . D espite its obvious s h o r t c o min g s , S o u t h A f r ic a is a wo nder f ul place in which

Some of the minis ter s that we have inter viewed have

to live a n d do bu s in e s s . I t is a c o u nt r y alive with possibility,

n o t b e e n re - a p p o i n t e d t o P r e s i d e n t J a c o b Z u m a ’ s

a s t h e o ld s lo g a n u s e d to s a y. T h e N ational Development

n e w a d m i n i s t ra t i o n , t h e f i f t h a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f o u r

P la n im plo re s a ll c it iz e n s to ta ke responsibility to im prove

d e m o c ra c y, w h i l e s o m e , l i k e M i n i s t e r i n t h e P re s i d e n c y

o u r s o c iet y. We c o u ld n ot a g re e more.

Tr e v o r M a n u e l , h a v e m o v e d o n . H o w e v e r, t h a t d o e s not devalue the contribution that they have made

We h o p e y o u e n j o y re a d i n g t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n a s m u c h a s

a n d t h e re a re v a l u a b l e l e s s o n s t h a t w e b e l i e v e t h e y

w e e n j o y e d p u t t i n g i t t o g e t h e r.

c a n s h a re . W e a re h o n o u re d t h a t w e a r e a b l e t o f e a t u re i n t h i s publication inter views with Manuel – who also ser ved a s M i n i s t e r o f Tr a d e a n d I n d u s t r y b e f o r e b e c o m i n g t h e longes t-ser ving Finance Minis ter in the world – and Jef f Radebe, the only two minis ter s to have ser ved in Cabinet for the full 20 year s. Radebe, who has been appointed as Minis te r in t he P re sid e nc y in t h e n ew a d m i n i s t ra t i o n , w i l l n o w h o l d t h i s r e c o r d b y h i m s e l f

20 YEARS OF SUCCESS | GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

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FA I T H F O R THE FUTURE

The Most Reverend Thabo Makgoba

For Sou t h A fr ic a as a nat ion, re f lec t in g on t h e 20t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r d e m o c r a c y i s v e r y m u c h l i ke w h a t the churc h d oe s whe n it ob se r ve s mile s ton e s s u c h a s C h r i s t m a s , L e n t , G o o d F r i d a y a n d E a s t e r. On these occasions, we pause as the faith community t o re f l e c t o n w h e t h e r w e a r e s t i l l f a i t h f u l l y f o l l o w i n g t h e God who sent us to be his conduits of love, faith and hope in the world. These feast days, as we call them, g i v e u s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o l o o k a t w h e re w e c o m e f ro m , w h e re w e a r e g o i n g , a n d w h e r e w e h o p e t o g o . F o r u n l e s s w e k n o w o u r r o o t s , w e s t a n d a t r i s k o f re p e a t i n g the same e r ror s and b e at ing our se lve s in h ope le s s n e s s

d e m o c ra c y i s g u a rd e d a n d n e v e r a g a i n c a n w e h a v e

a t o u r f a i l u r e s . H o w e v e r, i f w e k n o w w h e re w e c o m e

o n e ra c e o p p re s s a n o t h e r.

f ro m , w e s t a n d a b e t t e r c h a n c e o f b e i n g re a l i s t i c a b o u t w h e re w e a r e a n d w h a t w e c a n a c h i e v e .

H o w e v e r, t h e c u r re n t l i t a n y o f c h a l l e n g e s w h i c h f a c e u s c a n n o t b e i g n o re d . W e n e e d t o n a m e t h e m f o r w h a t

The death of Madiba leaves us with an urgent and

t h e y a re u n t i l w e d o s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h e m .

n e w b u r d e n o f l i v i n g u p t o h i s l e g a c y. M a n d e l a w a s h o l y, s e e i n g h o l i n e s s i n i t s b r o a d e s t s e n s e ra t h e r t h a n

S p a t i a l a p a r t h e i d s t i l l p e r s i s t s i n o u r s o c i e t y. W h e t h e r

applying a nar row lite ral und e r s ta n din g. W h a t h e

you have adeq uate water and sanitation depends

s t o o d f o r, h i s v a l u e s , a n d t h e c o u n t r y ’ s c o n s t i t u t i o n a l

on your class and socio–economic s tatus. We s till

v a l u e s o f e q u a l i t y, f r e e d o m , a n d h u m a n d i g n i t y s h o u l d

have unacceptable mud schools in which some of

re m a i n o u r h o p e f o r t h e f u t u r e . O u r g o a l s h o u l d b e a

o u r p u p i l s – b l a c k c h i l d re n i n r u ra l a re a s – h a v e t o

f lourishing, non-rac ial Sout h A fr ica in wh ic h n o on e

l e a r n i n . A l t h o u g h t h e g o v e r n m e n t h a s n o w, t h a n k

is demeane d and whe re all have t h e oppor t u n it y to

g o o d n e s s , a d o p t e d n o r m s a n d s t a n d a rd s f o r s c h o o l

learn, ac c e ss g ood he alt h c are , a n d f in d me a n in gf u l

i n f ra s t r u c t u re , w h i c h w i l l re d re s s t h e p o s i t i o n p ro v i d e d i t

work.

i s i m p l e m e n t e d p ro p e r l y o n t h e g ro u n d .

Of cour se , we ne e d to c e le b rate t h e righ t of bla c k

T h e re c e n t C a r n e g i e T h re e re p o r t o n p o v e r t y, a n d t h e

p e o p l e t o v o t e i n o u r d e m o c r a c y, w h o s e f o u n d i n g

multiple index pover ty scale, evoke feelings of deep

d o c u m e n t – o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n – a l l o w s n o ro o m f o r

d i s t re s s a t t h e p e r s i s t e n c e o f a s e a o f d e b i l i t a t i n g

t h e t y ra n n y o f t h e m a j o r i t y. We n e e d t o c e l e b ra t e

p o v e r t y a ro u n d i s l a n d s o f t h e e x c e s s i v e w e a l t h e n j o y e d

o u r a c h i e v e m e n t s i n h o u s i n g , i n s o m e i n f ra s t r u c t u ra l

b y a t i n y m i n o r i t y i n o u r c o u n t r y. T h e p o o re s t o f t h e

p ro g ra m m e s , a n d i n r e p e a l i n g t h e a p a r t h e i d l a w s t h a t

p o o r a re l o s i n g h o p e o f e v e r s h a r i n g i n t h e d i v i d e n d s

d e m e a n e d u s , d e n y i n g t h e f a c t t h a t w e a re a l l c re a t e d

o f d e m o c ra c y, a n d s o m e a re b e i n g b r u t a l l y k i l l e d b y

in God’s image.

the s tate when demanding basic ser vices that the p r i v i l e g e d t a ke f o r g ra n t e d .

W e h a v e g r e a t e r i n t e r f a i t h a n d e c u m e n i c a l i n t e ra c t i o n and act ive , rob us t lab our m ove m e n t s , a n d c ivic

To a s k q u e s t i o n s o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t i s n o t t o b e

organisations. In sum, these tools of government and

u n p a t r i o t i c ; i t i s ra t h e r t r u l y t o c e l e b ra t e o u r 2 0 y e a r s o f

c i v i l s o c i e t y a n d t h e i r f r e e d o m t o a c t a re e n t re n c h e d

d e m o c ra c y b y s a y i n g t h e s t r u g g l e m u s t c o n t i n u e u n t i l

as rights in our Constitution, ensuring that our

e v e r y o n e , n o t j u s t a s m a l l m i n o r i t y, c a n f l o u r i s h .

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SOUTH AFRICA TURNS 20 By Alexandra Nagel

South Africa was built from scratch, finally free from its discriminator y past, violence, and uneq ual policies. An identity had to be reborn, filled with the diversity of the land. Af ter 20 years of living as a free nation, South Africa has much to brag about.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE FAC T S O N T H E 1 9 9 4 E L E C T I O N A t a t h e t i m e o f N e l s o n M a n d e l a ’ s re l e a s e f ro m p r i s o n S o u t h A f r i c a n s a s w e l l a s t h e w o r l d , w e re u n s u re o f t h e c o u r s e t h e

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l i n g e r o n t h e i n j u s t i c e s o f t h e p a s t a n d r i g h t t h e m a n y w ro n g s

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A p p ro x i m a t e l y 2 . 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e d i d n o t h a v e i d e n t i t y d o c u m e n t s ; m o s t re c e i v e d t e m p o r a r y o n e s

t h a t w e r e e n d u r e d ? M a n d e l a d i d i n f a c t d e s i re t o r i g h t t h e w rong s o f th e pas t, bu t not in the way that was expec ted.

A p p ro x i m a t e l y 2 1. 7 m i l l i o n p e o p l e w e r e e l i g i b l e t o v o t e (16 million for the first time)

c o u n t r y w a s g o i n g t o t a ke . Wa s t h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a g o i n g t o

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T h e I n d e p e n d e n t E l e c t o ra l C o m m i s s i o n ( I E C ) c r e a t e d a fund securing R22 million for the elections

South Africa had experienced enough as a countr y and it was time for a new wave of political thought.

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On 27 April 1994, people q ueued to cas t their vote in South

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1 9 7 2 6 5 7 9 b a l l o t s w e re c o u n t e d b y t h e I E C , w i t h 193 081 spoiled T h e A N C w o n 2 5 2 s e a t s ( 6 2 . 6 p e rc e n t ) i n P a r l i a m e n t ,

A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t - e v e r d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n . H i s t o r y w a s m a d e o n

with the National Par ty following with 82 (20.4

this day and Mandela was elected as the countr y’s fir s t black

p e rc e n t )

p r e s i d e n t , a s w e l l a s t h e f i r s t p re s i d e n t t o l e a d t h e n e w South Africa.

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M a n d e l a ’ s f i r s t s t e p s a s a f re e m a n s y m b o l i s e s t h e a w a ke n i n g

c o m p l e t e l y. T h ro u g h t h e s y m b o l s o f t h e f l a g , N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ,

o f t h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a . H i s d re a m o f a l a n d w h e re a l l w h o

and the Cons titution, the new South A fr ica wa s e ntre nche d

r e s i d e d i n i t c o u l d w a l k s i d e - b y - s i d e a n d f re e a s h e d i d i n 1 9 9 0

into citizens’ mentalities.

i n a p l a c e t h e y a l l c a l l e d h o m e b e c a m e a re a l i t y. “ I w a s c a l l e d a t e r ro r i s t y e s t e rd a y, b u t w h e n I c a m e o u t o f Thro ugh Man d ela’s kind ness and forgivenes s, t h e n at i o n was

j a i l , m a n y p e o p l e e m b ra c e d m e , i n c l u d i n g m y e n e m i e s , a n d

r e b o r n a n d i t c o u l d n o t h a v e a s ke d f o r a b e t t e r f a t h e r t o h e l p

that is what I normally tell other people who say those who

b r i n g i t i n t o t h i s w o r l d . T h e f l a m e o f c h a n g e b ro u g h t a b o u t b y

a re s t r u g g l i n g f o r l i b e ra t i o n i n t h e i r c o u n t r y a r e t e r r o r i s t s , ” s a i d

M a n d e l a ’ s i d e a s w i l l n e v e r b e e x t i n g u i s h e d , b u t f o re v e r re m a i n

M a n d e l a , “ I t e l l t h e m t h a t I w a s a l s o a t e r r o r i s t y e s t e r d a y, b u t ,

a p a r t o f o u r i d e n t i t y. S o u t h A f r i c a w o u l d n o t b e t h e n a t i o n i t i s

t o d a y, I a m a d m i re d b y t h e v e r y p e o p l e w h o s a i d I w a s o n e .”

today without him. How South Africa came together as a new nation s tate is wor th “ W e d e d i c a t e t h i s d a y t o a l l t h e h e ro e s a n d h e ro i n e s i n t h i s

c e l e b ra t i n g . B e c a u s e o f t h e d i f f i c u l t s o c i a l t r a n s i t i o n , w e a r e

c o u n t r y a n d t h e re s t o f t h e w o r l d w h o s a c r i f i c e d i n m a n y w a y s

n o w a b l e t o d o m o re t h a n j u s t s h a r e a b e n c h . We n o w b u i l d

a n d s u r r e n d e re d t h e i r l i v e s s o t h a t w e c o u l d b e f re e , ” s a i d

c i t i e s , h o m e s , f r i e n d s h i p s , a n d re l a t i o n s h i p s t o g e t h e r ; w e l e a r n

M a n d e l a . “ F e w t h i n g s m a ke t h e l i f e o f a p a re n t m o re re w a rd i n g

a n d g ro w t o g e t h e r p ro u d l y u n d e r o n e b a n n e r. “ I f y o u w a n t

a n d s w e e t a s s u c c e s s f u l c h i l d re n .” I f a m a n w h o w a s l o c ke d u p

t o m a ke p e a c e w i t h y o u r e n e m y, y o u h a v e t o w o r k w i t h y o u r

for 27 year s for what he believed in could forgive, anything

e n e m y, ” M a n d e l a s a i d , “ T h e n h e b e c o m e s y o u r p a r t n e r.”

was possible. T H E N E W WAV E M a n d e l a ’ s v i s i o n f o r a ra i n b o w n a t i o n w a s a s t e a d f a s t i d e o l o g y,

South Africa has a population of a pproxima te ly 51 million

m a k i n g s u r e t h a t t h i s w a s i n s t i l l e d i n a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e c o u n t r y.

people and 11 of ficial languages. It is also home to many

“Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful

E u ro p e a n t o n g u e s s u c h a s G re e k , I t a l i a n , F r e n c h , C h i n e s e ,

c o u n t r y a s a re t h e f a m o u s j a c a ra n d a t re e s o f P re t o r i a a n d t h e

P o r t u g u e s e , a n d m a n y m o re .

m i m o s a t r e e s o f t h e b u s h v e l d – a ra i n b o w n a t i o n a t p e a c e w i t h •

Zulu: 22.7%

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English: 9.6%

S o u t h A f r i c a h a s o n e o f t h e f re e s t C o n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h e w o r l d ,

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A f r i ka a n s : 1 3 . 5 %

o n e o f t h e m o s t c o l o u r f u l f l a g s b e a r i n g t h e r i c h e s t s t o r y, a n d

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N d e b e l e : 2 .1 %

a multi-lingual National Anthem. South Africa was welcomed

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S e p e d i : 9 .1 %

b a c k t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m m u n i t y, t ra d i n g g o o d s , a n d

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Xhosa: 16%

com peting in spor ting codes once again, but with a

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Ve n d a : 2 . 4 %

n e w f o u n d i d e n t i t y.

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Tswana: 8%

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S o u t h e r n S o t h o : 7. 6 %

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SiSwati: 2.5%

A n e w f l a g w a s d e s i g n e d t o re p re s e n t t h e c o u n t r y ’ s

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Tsong a: 4.5%

n e w i d e n t i t y i n a l l i t s d i v e r s i t y. T h e re a re a v a r i e t y o f

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Other: 2%

itself and the world,” Mandela said during his term of of fice.

i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o n w h a t e a c h c o l o u r re p re s e n t s , l e a v i n g r o o m f o r c i t i z e n s t o a t t a c h p e r s o n a l s y m b o l i s m . H e re i s o n e a d a p t i o n o f w h a t t h e c o l o u r s m e a n , t a ke n f ro m w w w. nedbank.co.za: •

Black: Black population and determination of the s tate

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Ye l l o w : G e n e ro s i t y a n d t h e a b u n d a n c e o f g o l d f o r which South Africa is well known

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White: Honesty and peace

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Green: Love, hope, and joy for the land

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B l u e : V i g i l a n c e , t r u t h , l o y a l t y, j u s t i c e , a n d p e r s e v e ra n c e o f t h e p e o p l e .

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R e d : B ra v e r y, h a rd i n e s s , a n d s t re n g t h

S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s re b ra n d i n g a s a u n i f i e d c o u n t r y p l a y e d i t s p a r t o n t h e n a t i o n’ s l e a d e r s a s w e l l a s t h e p e o p l e : O n e d a y b l a c k

South Africa has one of the f re e s t C o n s t i t u t i o n s i n the world, one of the most colourful flags bearing t h e r i c h e s t s to r y, a n d a m u l t i lingual National Anthem.

and white could not sit on the same bench and the next, the notion of being either black or white was being s tam ped out

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P O L I T I C A L F O U N DAT I O N W i t h M a n d e l a ’ s n e w w a v e o f p o l i t i c a l t h o u g h t c a m e p re v i o u s

A s w e l o o k b a c k a f t e r 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c r a c y, w e h a v e s e e n

p r o b l e m s t h a t n e e d e d t o b e a d d re s s e d . S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s

e x p o n e n t i a l g ro w t h e v e n t h o u g h t h e re a r e s t i l l m a n y c h a l l e n g e s

e cono my was s everely crippled by economic sanct i o n s an d

a h e a d . T h e f i r s t p o l i c y o f re c o n s t r u c t i o n t h a t w a s i m p l e m e n t e d

w a s i n d e s p e r a t e n e e d o f re d re s s . T h e R e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d

by Mandela acted as a foundation for fu tu re fra mewor ks to

D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n ( R D P ) w a s i n t ro d u c e d i n 1 9 9 4 b y M a n d e l a

b u i l d o n . T h a n k s t o t h e R D P, g o v e r n m e n t w a s a b l e t o d e v e l o p

w i t h t h e aim o f rectifying the socio-economic d ispa ri t i es o f t h e

the N ational Development Plan (NDP) to continue the countr y’s

e c o n o m y. Ta k i n g a w a y t h e a p a r t h e i d re g i m e d i d n o t m e a n t h e

p ro s p e r i t y.

ineq ualities would disappear with it.

D espite criticism, the RDP did have subs tantial im pact in

T h e N D P a i m s t o a s s i s t e a c h s e c t o r i n t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n t o

t a c k l i n g t h e c o u n t r y ’ s s o c i a l p ro b l e m s :

re a c h i t s f u l l p o t e n t i a l . I t w i l l a c h i e v e t h i s b y :

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H o u s i n g : 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 1 s a w o v e r 1.1 m i l l i o n h o u s e s b u i l t

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S t i m u l a t i n g e c o n o m i c g ro w t h t h r o u g h i n v e s t m e n t and em ployment

for five million people Water: 1998 saw new s tand pipes ins talled

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I m p ro v i n g e d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h c a r e

a c c o m m o d a t i n g 1. 3 m i l l i o n p e o p l e

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Ensuring capable governing bodies

E l e c t r i c i t y : 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0 s a w 1. 7 5 m i l l i o n h o u s e s

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Building par tner ships with the private sector

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L a n d r e f o r m : 3 9 0 0 0 f a m i l i e s re c e i v e d 3 5 0 0 0 k m 2 o f land

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Healthcare: 1994 – 1998 saw 500 new clinics built,

E a c h s e c t o r i s p re d i c t e d t o s e e a r i s e i n e m p l o y m e n t b y 2 0 3 0 .

accommodating five million people

T h e re a re t h re e s c e n a r i o s , a s e x p l a i n e d i n t h e N D P V i s i o n 2 0 3 0

P u b l i c w o r ks : o v e r f i v e y e a r s , 2 4 0 0 0 0 w e re e m p l o y e d

p u b l i c d o c u m e n t , o f w h e re d i f f e re n t o u t c o m e s w i l l p l a y o u t

to ins tall public facilities

depending on the economic and political climate both locally a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y.

S o u t h A fri c a’s e c onomy wa s s eve re ly cri p pl e d by e c o nom ic s a nc t ions a nd wa s in de spe ra te ne e d of re d re s s .

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A l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s m u s t w o r k t o g e t h e r i n o rd e r f o r t h i s t o b e

g ra s p , ” s a i d Tre v o r M a n u e l i n 2 0 1 1 a s M i n i s t e r t h e P r e s i d e n c y,

a c h i e v e d . I t i s o u r d u t y a s t h e c i t i z e n r y t o n o t o n l y re v e l i n

“but it will not happen unless we wr ite this new s tor y; a s tor y

S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s s u c c e s s e s , re a p i n g t h e f r u i t s o f t h e n a t i o n , b u t

o f p e o p l e , t h e i r re l a t i o n s h i p s , t h e i r d r e a m s , a n d t h e i r h o p e s f o r

a l s o t o l e n d a h a n d i n h e l p i n g t h a t f r u i t g ro w. “ S o u t h A f r i c a

a b e t t e r t o m o r ro w. W e w a n t o u r c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e t o

h a s t h e m e a n s , t h e g o o d w i l l , t h e p e o p l e a n d t h e re s o u rc e s

h a v e b e t t e r l i f e c h a n c e s t h a n w e h a v e .”

t o e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y a n d re d u c e i n e q u a l i t y. I t i s w i t h i n o u r

SCENARIO 1: Continue without a spike i n i nves tment and i n a poor g lobal economic climate SCENARIO 2: Per forming better due to better infras tructure prog rammes, but inves tment o nl y go es to c o r e s e c t o r s ( e n e r g y, m i n i n g , c h e m i c a l s ) SCENARIO 3: More inves tment in municipal i ti es (healthcare, education, and c reati ng better access to infras tructure)

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T H E TR I A L OF T H E C E N T U RY By Nicholas Wolpe

As we mark and celebrate 20 years of democracy in South Africa, it is impor tant to remember the events in histor y that made it possible. Events such as the Rivonia Trial, which has since become known as the trial of the centur y, heralded the beginning of a new era in South Africa. I t m a r k e d t h e s t a r t o f t h e t ra n s i t i o n t o a d e m o c ra t i c m u l t i - ra c i a l

To m e re l y c e l e b ra t e 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y i s , i n i t s e l f ,

s o c i e t y. T h e d o o r t o a s o c i e t y f re e o f t h e o p p re s s i v e l e g i s l a t i o n

meaning less, unless we locate it within our his torical pas t

t h a t h a d b l i g h t e d a n d m a r re d t h e c o u n t r y w a s n o w o p e n .

a n d t h e s a c r i f i c e s e n d u re d t o b r i n g a b o u t t h e f r e e d o m s a n d

T h e j o u r n e y t o f u l f i l l i n g t h e d e s i re s , w i s h e s , a n d a s p i ra t i o n s

d e m o c ra c y w e a s S o u t h A f r i c a n s e n j o y t o d a y. A s P i e r r e N o r a

o f o u r l i b e r a t i o n - s t r u g g l e h e ro e s p re d i c a t e d i n t h e p re a m b l e

said in Between Memor y & Histor y, “It is e sse ntia l to know

t o t h e F r e e d o m C h a r t e r h a d b e c o m e a re a l i t y. T h u s , w i t h t h e

to whom and what we owe our exis tence”. T he re fore , if we

i n a u g uratio n o f Nels o n Mand ela, on 1 0 May 1994, as t h e f i r s t

d o n ’ t k n o w t h e s o u rc e o f o u r d e m o c ra c y, t h e n h o w c a n w e

t r u l y d e m o c r a t i c a l l y - e l e c t e d P re s i d e n t , b e g a n t h e j o u r n e y o f

a p p re c i a t e i t s t r u e m e a n i n g ?

t ra n sformatio n in So uth Africa. D ra w i n g o n t h e b e l i e f t h a t o u r p a s t g i v e s m e a n i n g a n d A s w e e n t e r 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y, i t p ro v i d e s a l l S o u t h

c re d e n c e t o t h e e s s e n c e o f o u r d e m o c ra c y, i t i s i m p e r a t i v e t o

A f r i c a n s w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o re f l e c t o n w h a t h a s b e e n

u n d e r s t a n d a n d a p p re c i a t e t h e m e a n i n g o f e v e n t s s u c h a s t h e

a c h i e v e d a n d h o w f a r w e h a v e c o m e a s a c o u n t r y. L o o k i n g

R i v o n i a Tr i a l a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r w h a t i t s y m b o l i s e s t o S o u t h A f r i c a

b a c k o n t h e p a s t t w o d e c a d e s , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t o a p p re c i a t e

and the world.

w h a t demo c rac y means and why it is im por tant that we c o m m e m o r a t e t w o d e c a d e s o f f re e d o m , e q u a l i t y, a n d

T h e Tr i a l n o t o n l y e n c a p s u l a t e d t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n , c o n v i c t i o n ,

justice for all.

and ideals of what the s trugg le meant, bu t provid e d a pla tfor m to voice the ideals that the s trugg le was defined by to a world

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a u d i e n c e . I n t h e p ro c e s s , t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l i s t c a m e t o re p re s e n t

It was the principle of self less sacrifice that ultimately

the embodiment and soul of the s trugg le, “That no government

d e m o n s t ra t e d h o w m u c h t h e y w e r e w i l l i n g t o g i v e u p i n t h e

can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all

name of eq uality and jus tice. Thu s, throu gh those immor ta l

the people”.

w o rd s , t h e p o w e r a n d s p i r i t o f t h e a c c u s e d b e c a m e s e l f e v i d e n t f o r a l l t o s e e . T h e y w e re t h e e m b o d i m e n t o f a u n i q u e

This was clearly ar ticulated by Nelson Mandela’s closing

g e n e ra t i o n o f l e a d e r s o f m o ra l i n t e g r i t y, h o n o u r, s e l f - s a c r i f i c e ,

r e m a r k s i n h i s “ I a m p re p a re d t o d i e ” s t a t e m e n t , w h e re h e s a i d ,

and dedication. They did not waive r re ga rd le ss of the

“During my lifetime, I have dedicated myself to this s trugg le of

o p p re s s i o n , p a i n , a n d h a rd s h i p i n f l i c t e d u p o n t h e m .

the African people. I have fought agains t white domination, and I have fought agains t black domination. I have cherished

B e f o re I c o n t i n u e to ex p a n d o n w h y t h e R i vo n i a Tr i a l w a s o f

t h e i d e a l o f a d e m o c ra t i c a n d f re e s o c i e t y i n w h i c h a l l p e r s o n s

f u n d a m e n ta l s i g n i f i c a n c e a n d re p re s e n te d a t u r n i n g p o i n t i n t h e

live together in harmony and with eq ual oppor tunities. It is an

s t r u g g l e , I wo u l d j u s t l i ke to d i s p e l a c o m m o n l y m i s c o n c e i ve d

ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it

b e l i e f t h a t t h e t h e R i vo n i a r i a l wa s a t re a s o n t r i a l . T h e a c c u s e d

i s a n i d e a l f o r w h i c h I a m p re p a re d t o d i e ” .

we re n o t o n t r i a l f o r t re a s o n , b u t f o r s a b ota g e .

W i t h t h o s e w o rd s , N e l s o n M a n d e l a , o n b e h a l f o f h i s f e l l o w

T h e 1 0 t r i a l i s t s a p p e a re d b e f o re J u d g e Q u a r t u s d e We t , J u d g e -

ac cus ed, threw d own a gauntlet to the apa r t h ei d s tate,

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challenging them to hang the trialis ts for the ideals they

O c t o b e r 1 9 6 3 . T h e y w e re c h a r g e d u n d e r t h e n e w G e n e r a l L a w

h o l d t o b e t r u e a n d w h i c h a re t h e u n a l i e n a b l e r i g h t s o f a l l

Amendment (sabotage) Act of 1962 a nd the Su ppre ssion of

p e o p l e . T h o s e f i v e w o rd s “ I a m p re p a re d t o d i e ” s u m m e d u p

Communism Acts. On 3 December 1963, the trial got under way

t h e u l t i m a t e s a c r i f i c e t h e t r i a l i s t s w e re p re p a re d t o m a ke , a n d ,

with the accused being charged with more tha n 200 a cts of

during the course of the struggle, some did.

s a b o t a g e , w h i c h , i f f o u n d g u i l t y, c a r r i e d t h e p e n a l t y o f e i t h e r death or life im prisonment.

“ ...it is i mperati ve to un d e r sta n d a n d a p p re c i a te t h e me a n in g of eve n ts such as the R i von i a Tr i a l a n d , i n p a r t i c u la r, wh a t it symbo l i ses to Sout h A f r i c a a n d t h e wo r ld.”

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To s i m p l y a r g u e t h a t t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l w a s

e x p l a i n p re c i s e l y w h a t t h e y w e re a i m i n g t o d o a n d w h y.

based solely on the fact that the accused faced the death

T h e y w a n t e d t o p u t t h e re c o rd s t ra i g h t a n d t o a n s w e r i n p u b l i c

p e n a l t y, w h i c h i n i t s e l f w a s s i g n i f i c a n t , d o e s n o t t e l l t h e f u l l

t h e f a l s i f i c a t i o n s a n d d i s t o r t i o n s o f t h e s t a t e .”

s t o r y. T h i s b e l i e f f a i l s t o t a ke c o g n i s a n c e o f t w o f u n d a m e n t a l a s p e c t s , t h i s b e i n g ; i t p ro v i d e d t h e a c c u s e d w i t h a p l a t f o r m t o

T h u s t h e c o u r t ro o m b e c a m e t h e p o d i u m t o a d d r e s s t h e w o r l d

pres ent their cas e to a captive g lobal aud ienc e, an d t h e t ri al

and Nelson Mandela used this chance to deliver his now famous

h i g h l i g h t e d h o w t h e a p a r t h e i d s t a t e b e g a n t o f l o a t d u e p ro c e s s

s tatement in which he set out why they took the decision to

t o e n s u r e t h e y s e c u re d a c o n v i c t i o n .

move to armed s trugg le. “ We did so not be ca u se we d e sire d such a cour se, but solely because the government had lef t us

T h i s p a r t i c u l a r a s p e c t i s i n t r i g u i n g w h e n c o n t ra s te d w i t h

with no other choice. The time comes in the life of any nation

t h e a p p ro a c h t h e A l l i e s a d o pte d a t t h e N u re m b e r g Tr i a l .

w h e n t h e re re m a i n s o n l y t w o c h o i c e s – s u b m i t o r f i g h t . T h a t

“ N u re m b e r g w a s b o r n o f a d e b a te a m o n g t h e v i c to r i o u s

t i m e h a s n o w c o m e t o S o u t h A f r i c a . We s h a l l n o t s u b m i t a n d

p o w e r s o n h o w t h ey s h o u l d d e a l w i t h d e f e a te d N a z i s ” .

we have no choice but to hit back by all means in our power in d e f e n s e o f o u r p e o p l e , o u r f u t u re , a n d o u r f r e e d o m ” . M a n d e l a condemned the cour t and its laws as illegitimate, jus tifying

“I t wa s t h e p r in c ip le o f s elfless sa cr i f ic e th at u lt im ately d e mo n st rate d h ow m u ch t hey we re w i l lin g to g ive u p i n t he n a me o f e q u alit y an d ju st ic e.”

their defiance. J a m e s Ka n t o r, t h e e i g h t h c o - a c c u s e d , w r o t e i n h i s b o o k e n t i t l e d A H e a l t h y G ra v e , “ O n t h e m o r n i n g o f 3 D e c e m b e r a t t h e P a l a c e o f J u s t i c e , P re t o r i a , t h e R e g i s t r a r r e a d t h e c h a r g e s t o t h e 1 0 o f u s s t a n d i n g t h e re . A c c u s e d N o . 1, N e l s o n R o l i h l a l a M a n d e l a , w e l l - d re s s e d , t a l l , h a n d s o m e , l o o k i n g e v e r y i n c h t h e p ro d u c t o f h i s ro y a l d e s c e n t , w a s f i r s t t o p l e a d . I n s t e a d o f a n s w e r i n g g u i l t y o r n o t g u i l t y, h e s a i d , “ M y L o r d , i t i s n o t I , b u t t h e g o v e r n m e n t t h a t s h o u l d b e i n t h e d o c k t o d a y. I p l e a d n o t g u i l t y ” . T h e n W a l t e r S i s u l u s p o ke u p a s A c c u s e d N o . 2 , “ T h e g o v e r n m e n t i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r w h a t h a p p e n e d i n t h i s c o u n t r y. I p l e a d n o t g u i l t y ” . At t h i s p o i n t , J u d g e d e We t i n t e r v e n e d – “ I

T h u s , w i t h re g a rd s to t h e N u re m b e r g Tr i a l , C h i e f P ro s e c u to r

a m n o t i n t e re s t e d i n h e a r i n g p o l i t i c a l s p e e c h e s i n a n s w e r t o t h e

R o b e r t J a c k s o n a r g u e d t h a t “ Yo u m u s t p u t n o m a n o n t r i a l

c h a r g e s . Yo u w i l l p l e a d n o t g u i l t y o r g u i l t y, t h a t i s a l l .”

u n d e r f o r m s o f a j u d i c i a l p ro c e e d i n g i f yo u a re n o t w i l l i n g to s e e h i m f re e d i f n o t p rove n g u i l t y ” . U l t i m a te l y, H e n r y S t i m s o n a n d

T h e re s p o n s e f ro m J u d g e d e We t w a s , i n i t s e l f , v i v i d l y

R o b e r t J a c k s o n’ s p o s i t i o n p reva i l e d . T h ey w a n te d a t r i a l , “ n o t

highlighting how the s tate viewed the accused and their ideals

j u s t a s h o w t r i a l , b u t a t r i a l w i t h d u e p ro c e s s ” . T h e a p a r t h e i d

– a s a t h re a t t o t h e v e r y e x i s t e n c e o f t h e p r e v a i l i n g s o c i a l

s t a t e i n t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l h a d n o i n te n t i o n o f a d h e r i n g to t h i s

o rd e r. T h u s , t o t h e a p a r t h e i d s t a t e t h e t r i a l m e r e l y r e p r e s e n t e d

f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e o f l a w.

b r i n g i n g a g ro u p o f i n d i v i d u a l s t o a c c o u n t f o r b r e a k i n g t h e l a w s of the land, laws that excluded the vas t majority of its people.

T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e a c c u s e d b e i n g a b l e to p re s e n t t h e i r c a s e

T h e y w a n t e d t o e n s u re t h a t t h e t r i a l i s t s d i d n o t w a l k f r e e o f t h e

t o a w o r l d a u d i e n c e c a n n o t b e u n d e r s ta te d . T h e t r i a l p rov i d e d

charges they s tood accused of.

t h e a c c u s e d w i t h a n i d e a l p l a t f o r m to p re s e n t – n o t o n l y to t h e c o u n t r y, b u t a l s o t h e w o r l d – w h y t h e l i b e ra t i o n m ove m e n t h a d

F o l l o w i n g t h e v e r y p u b l i c f a i l u re o f t h e a p a r t h e i d s t a t e t o

m o v e d f ro m p a s s i ve re s i s ta n c e to a r m e d s t r u g g l e .

h a v e t h e 1 5 6 t re a s o n t r i a l i s t s f o u n d g u i l t y, w e s a w f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l t h e s t a t e b e g i n n i n g t o f l o u t

A s R u s t y B e r n s t e i n re c a l l e d , “ H e re w a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t h e

d u e p ro c e s s . T h e m e t h o d s a d o p t e d b y t h e s t a t e w e r e v e r y

w h o le un derg ro und had sought, and failed to f i n d – t h e

d ra c o n i a n – a n d m a n i p u l a t i v e .

o p p o r t u n i t y t o a d d re s s t h e w h o l e c o u n t r y, t o e x p l a i n t h e r e a s o n s w h y t h e s t r u g g l e h a d t o s h i f t f ro m t o t a l n o n - v i o l e n c e t o

L i e u t e n a n t v a n W y k , w h o l e d t h e ra i d o n L i l i e s l e a f i n a n

a combination of violent and non-violent means; to explain why

i n t e r v i e w w i t h G l e n F ra n ke l , t h e a u t h o r o f R i v o n i a ’s C h i l d r e n ,

U mkhonto had been formed, by whom and for what purposes.

i n D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 7, s a i d , “ We d i d n ’ t g o a c c o r d i n g t o c r i m i n a l

H e r e a t l a s t w a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o b re a k o u t o f t h e b l a c ko u t

p ro c e d u re .” I n f a c t , o n e o f t h e p i c t u r e s p r e s e n t e d a s e v i d e n c e

o f s t a t e c e n s o r s h i p a n d p re s s s e l f - c e n s o r s h i p , a n d re p l a c e

b y t h e s t a t e w h i c h R a d i o F re e d o m b ro a d c a s t e d f r o m L i l i e s l e a f ,

un reliable rumo ur with an authentic policy guid e fo r t h e wh o l e

w a s t a m p e re d w i t h .

p e o p l e . T h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l b e c a m e t h e p l a t f o r m f ro m w h i c h t o t e l l t h e w h o l e s t o r y, a s i t re a l l y w a s .”

T h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l w a s w a t c h e d b y t h e w o r l d w i t h t h e U n i t e d N ations (UN) issuing a s tatement to the apar theid government,

A s J o e l J o f f e w r o t e i n h i s b o o k , T h e S ta te v s N e l s o n M a n d e l a :

e x p re s s i n g i t s re p u g n a n c e a t t h e p ro s p e c t o f t h e a c c u s e d

T h e Tr i a l t h a t C h a n g e d S o u t h A f r i c a , “ T h e a c c u s e d , o f c o u r s e ,

being sentenced to death. By 106 votes to one, the UN adopted

h ad a wider s trategy which mad e the task of the defen c e far

a re s o l u t i o n c o n d e m n i n g a p a r t h e i d r e p r e s s i o n a n d c a l l e d o n

m o r e d i f f i c u l t . M a n d e l a a n d h i s c o - a c c u s e d w e re n o t p re p a re d

South Africa to “abandon for thwith the a r bitra r y tr ia l now in

t o r e s t r i c t t h e m s e l v e s t o a s t ra i g h t l e g a l d e f e n c e ; t h e y w a n t e d

p ro g re s s .” I n t h e e n d , e i g h t o f t h e 1 0 a c c u s e d r e c e i v e d l i f e

t o g o o n t h e p o l i t i c a l o f f e n s i v e – t o u s e t h e c o u r t ro o m t o

sentences, with the seven black prisone r s be ing inca rce ra te d

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on Robben Island and Denis Goldberg, the only white, being sent to Pretoria Central Prison. Following the sentencing of the trialists Chief Luthuli, then President of the ANC, stated, “In the face of the uncompromising white refusals to abandon a policy which denies the African and other oppressed South Africans their right to freedom, no one can blame brave, just men for seeking justice by the use of violent methods; nor could they be blamed if they tried to create an organised force in order to ultimately establish peace and racial harmony. For this, they are sentenced to be shut away for long years in the brutal and degrading prisons. They represented the highest in morality and ethics in the South African political struggle; this morality and ethics has been sentenced to an imprisonment it may never survive.” F o r t u n a t e l y f o r S o u t h A f r i c a , t h e a p a r t h e i d s t a t e’ s i m p r i s o n m e n t o f t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l i s t s f a i l e d t o q u e l l t h e s p i r i t o f t h e l i b e ra l s t r u g g l e . T h o u g h t h e R i v o n i a Tr i a l i s t s w e re i n c a r n a t e d a n d were n ot s ee n for over two d ecad es, their in del i b l e sp i ri t a n d b e l i e f r e m a i n e d e v e r p re s e n t . T h e n , o n 1 1 F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 0 , t h e f i r s t a c c u s e d a n d s y m b o l o f t h e s t r u g g l e w a l ke d f re e a n d w i t h i t , t h e a s p i ra t i o n s a n d h o p e s o f a n a t i o n .

B y 1 0 6 votes to o ne, t he UN a d opted a re s olut ion c ondemning a p a r t he id rep ressio n a nd c a lle d o n S o u t h A f r ic a to “ a b a ndo n for t hwit h t he a rb it ra r y t r ia l now in pro g ress.”

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SO U TH A F RI CA : TH E STO RY S O FA R By Alexandra Nagel and Krysia Gaweda

A brushs troke over view of South Africa’s 20 year s of freedom.

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T h e y e a r o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s e m e r g e n c e f ro m d a r k n e s s and it s fir s t d e m oc rat ic e le c t ion s h e ld on 27 April, w h e r e n e a r l y 2 0 m i l l i o n S o u t h A f r i c a n s , i r re s p e c t i v e o f ra c e , g e n d e r, o r c r e e d , c a s t t h e i r d e m o c ra t i c v o t e . I t s a w t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n o f P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a o n 1 0 M a y, S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t f u l l y democ rat ic ally-e le c te d p re side n t .

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The N ational f lag was adopted, marking a new b e g i n n i n g f o r t h e n a t i o n . T h e n e w Y- s h a p e d f l a g along wit h it s re d , b lue , g re e n , a n d ye llow c olou r s , re p l a c e d t h e o l d f l a g t h a t h a d b e e n u s e d s i n c e 1928.

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In addition, the Government of N ational U nity im plemented the Recons truction and Development P ro g r a m m e ( R D P ) . T h e R D P w a s a s o c i o - e c o n o m i c p o l i c y f r a m e w o r k , w h i c h s o u g h t t o a d d re s s t h e immense socio-economic challenges.

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1995

On 14 Fe b r uar y 1 9 9 5 , P re sid e nt Ne ls on M a n de la formally opened the Constitutional Cour t and the Commission on Res titute of Land Rights was initiate d on 1 Marc h. T he C ommis s ion on R e s t it u te of Land Rig ht s was c re ate d to a s s is t c la ima n t s in s u b m i t t i n g t h e i r l a n d c l a i m a s w e l l a s re c e i v e a n d acknowledge all claims lodged.

Fur the r m ore , Sout h A fr ic a hos te d t h e R u gby World Cup in June, which was subseq uently won by the Springboks at Ellis Park, Johannesburg against the All Blacks of New Zealand. Despite the fact that r u g b y w a s s e e n a s a w h i t e s - o n l y s p o r t , P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a p r e s e n t e d t h e t ro p h y t o A f r i ka n e r captain Franc ois P ie naar we ar in g a S prin gbok shir t with Pienaar’s own number on the back. This spor ting event was widely seen as a major s tep in the re c onc iliat ion of white an d bla c k S ou t h Africans. The Government of N ational U nity identified the a u t o m o t i v e i n d u s t r y a s a k e y g ro w t h s e c t o r a n d im plemented the Motor Indus tr y Development P ro g r a m m e ( M I D P ) . T h i s p r o g r a m m e i s w i d e l y re g a r d e d a s a m a j o r s u c c e s s o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s pos t-ap ar t he id t rad e and ind u s t ria l polic ie s . Th e M I D P h o w e v e r, w a s r e p l a c e d o n J a n u a r y 1 s t 2 0 1 3 with t he Autom ot ive P rod uc t io n a n d D eve lopme n t P ro g r a m m e ( A P D P ) .

1996 T h i s ye a r b e g a n w i t h t h e h o s t i n g o f t h e A f r i c a C u p o f N a t i o n s o n 3 F e b r u a r y, w h i c h wa s wo n by n a t i o n a l s o c c e r s i d e B a f a n a B a fa n a . T h e Tr u t h a n d R e c o n c i l i a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n ( T R C ) wa s l a u n c h e d by

A rc h b i s h o p D e s m o n d Tu t u . T h e c o m m i s s i o n wa s s et u p i n a t te m pt to h e a r t h e t r u t h a b o u t t h e a p a r t h e i d e ra c r i m e s , w i t h a m n e s t y f ro m p ro s e c u t i o n g ra n te d to t h o s e w h o c a m e c l e a n . •

I t w a s a l s o i n 1 9 9 6 t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s w i m m e r, Penny Heyns swam in the Atlanta Olym pic Games w i n n i n g g o l d i n b o t h t h e 1 0 0 - m e t re a n d 2 0 0 - m e t re b re a s t s t ro ke .

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P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a s i g n e d i n t o l a w t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n o f S o u t h A f r i c a o n 1 0 D e c e m b e r. T h e c o n s t i t u t i o n re p l a c e d t h e i n t e r i m c o n s t i t u t i o n d ra w n u p a t m u l t i - p a r t y t a l k s i n 1 9 9 3 t o g o v e r n t h e t ra n s i t i o n t o d e m o c ra c y. T h e h i g h e s t l a w i n t h e land, the Cons titution and its Bill of Rights sought to g u a ra n t e e a n o p e n , t ra n s f o r m a t i v e s o c i e t y i n w h i c h h u m a n r i g h t s w o u l d b e e n t re n c h e d .

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1997

T h e R o b b e n I s l a n d M u s e u m wa s o f f i c i a l l y o p e n e d o n 1 J a n u a r y a n d wa s d e c l a re d a U n i te d N a t i o n s E d u c a t i o n a l , S c i e n t i f i c , a n d C u l t u ra l O r g a n i s a t i o n ( U N E S CO ) Wo r l d H e r i ta g e S i te t wo ye a r s l a te r. S o u t h A f r i c a ’s n e w C o n s t i t u t i o n to o k e f f e c t o n 4 F e b r u a r y, a f te r b e i n g p ro m u l g a te d by P re s i d e n t N e l s o n Mandela on 10 December 1996.

L a t e r t h a t y e a r, t h e N a t i o n a l A n t h e m w a s a d o p t e d , c o m b i n i n g N ko s i S i ke l e l ’ i A f r i k a a n d t h e c a l l o f S o u t h A f r i c a , a s w e l l a s i n c o r p o ra t i n g f i v e d i f f e re n t languages.

1998

O n 1 8 J u l y, P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a ’ s 8 0 t h b i r t h d a y, M a n d e l a m a r r i e d G ra ç a M a c h e l ( n é e S i m b i n e ) , w i d o w o f S a m o ra M a c h e l t h e f o r m e r p re s i d e n t o f M o z a m b i q u e . D u r i n g t h e s a m e y e a r a n d a f t e r a l m o s t t h re e - y e a r s o f w o r k , t h e T R C d e l i v e re d i t s f i n a l 3 5 0 0 - p a g e re p o r t t o P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a o n 3 1 J u l y. T h e re p o r t w a s b a s e d o n y e a r s o f t e s t i m o n y f ro m t h e p e o p l e w h o ra n t h e 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 9 4 w h i t e g o v e r n m e n t and their victims.

1999

On 2 June, South Africa held its second national d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s , w h e re t h e A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l C o n g re s s ( A N C ) w o n w i t h 6 6 . 4 p e rc e n t o f t h e v o t e , a s w e l l a s m a r k i n g P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a ’ s re t i re m e n t f ro m o f f i c e . Thabo Mbeki was of ficially elected as the new S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s s e c o n d p re s i d e n t . T h e D e m o c ra t i c P a r t y b e c a m e t h e l a r g e s t o p p o s i t i o n p a r t y, a f t e r being the fif th largest par ty in the 1994 elections.

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The number of p ar t ie s re p re se nte d in t h e N a t ion a l Assembly also inc re ase d to 1 3 . •

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i S i m a n g a l i s o We t l a n d P a r k b e c a m e t h e f i r s t s i t e i n South Africa to b e insc r ib e d on t he World H e rita ge Lis t by the UNESCO. The site has since been joined by the Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa, Robben Island, Malot i-Drake nsb e rg Par k, Map u n gu bwe C u l t u ra l L a n d s c a p e , C a p e F l o r a l R e g i o n P ro t e c t e d A re a s , V re d e f o r t D o m e , a n d R i c h e r s v e l d C u l t u ra l and Botanical Landscape.

2000

O n 2 7 A p r i l , a n e w c o a t o f a r m s w a s i n t ro d u c e d with the mot to, !ke e : /xar ra //ke is. T he mot to is w r i t t e n i n t h e K h o i s a n l a n g u a g e o f t h e / Xa m p e o p l e a n d t ra n s l a t e s l i t e r a l l y t o ‘ d i v e r s e p e o p l e u n i t e ’. T h e new coat of ar m s re p lac e d t he old on e t h a t s e r ve d South Africa since 17 September 1910.

F re e d o m , t h e c o u n t r y ’ s h i g h e s t c i v i l i a n a w a rd .

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O n 2 1 M a rc h , t h e T R C re l e a s e d t h e l a s t v o l u m e s o f i t s f i n a l re p o r t .

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2 6 M a y s a w S o u t h A f r i c a n a d v e n t u re r S i b u s i s o V i l a n e m a ke h i s t o r y w h e n h e b e c o m e s t h e f i r s t b l a c k A f r i c a n t o s u m m i t M o u n t E v e re s t . H e re p e a t e d t h e c l i m b t w o - y e a r s l a t e r.

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Mark Shuttlewor th became the first South African in space, spend ing e ight d ays ab oard a s pa c e s ta t ion w h e re h e c o n d u c t e d s c i e n t i f i c e x p e r i m e n t s f o r South Africa.

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The World Summit on Sus tainable Development was successfully held in Johannesburg from 26 Augus t to 4 September where the summit focused the world’s attention toward meeting dif ficult challenges facing developing nations.

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F u r t h e r m o re , o n 9 J u l y U S P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e B u s h a w a rd e d N e l s o n M a n d e l a t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l M e d a l o f

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S o u t h A f r i c a h e l d i t s t h i rd d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s , m a r k i n g a d e c a d e o f d e m o c ra c y. A t o t a l o f 2 0 . 6 - m i l l i o n p e o p l e w e re re g i s t e re d t o v o t e , t w o m i l l i o n m o re t h a n i n 1 9 9 9 . A p p ro x i m a t e l y 7 6 p e rc e n t o f t h e re g i s t e re d v o t e r s c a s t t h e i r b a l l o t s . T h e A N C re c e i v e d 6 7. 7 p e rc e n t o f t h e v o t e s a n d P re s i d e n t T h a b o M b e k i w a s i n a u g u ra t e d f o r a s e c o n d t e r m i n office. O n 2 9 F e b r u a r y, B e n o n i - b o r n a c t re s s C h a r l i z e T h e ro n w o n t h e b e s t - a c t re s s O s c a r a t t h e A c a d e m y Aw a rd s f o r h e r ro l e i n t h e f i l m , M o n s te r . F I FA P re s i d e n t , S e p p B l a t t e r a n n o u n c e d o n 1 5 M a y t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a w o u l d h o s t t h e 2 0 1 0 F I FA W o r l d C u p . T h e E x p a n d e d P u b l i c W o r k s P ro g ra m m e ( E P W P ) w a s l a u n c h e d a s a n a t i o n w i d e p ro g ra m m e c o v e r i n g a l l s p h e re s o f g o v e r n m e n t a n d s t a t e - o w n e d e n t e r p r i s e s . T h e p ro g ra m m e a i m e d t o p ro v i d e a n im por tant avenue for labour absorption and income t ra n s f e r s t o p o o r h o u s e h o l d s i n t h e s h o r t t o m e d i u m term.

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At t h e 2 0 0 4 S u m m e r O l y m p i c s i n A t h e n s , G re e c e , S o u t h A f r i c a w o n t h e m e n ’ s 4 x 1 0 0 m f re e s t y l e re l a y, beating the Netherlands in second, and the U nited S t a t e s ( U S ) i n t h i rd . T h e t e a m c o m p r i s e d o f Ly n d o n Ferns, R yk Neethling, Roland Mark Schoeman, and D a r i a n To w n s e n d .

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S o u t h e r n A f r i c a n L a r g e Te l e s c o p e ( S A LT ) i s l a u n c h e d . S A LT i s t h e s o u t h e r n h e m i s p h e re’ s l a r g e s t o p t i c a l t e l e s c o p e a n d s p e c i a l i s e s i n s p e c t ro s c o p y. Its fir s t light (fir s t time a telescope is used) took p l a c e i n S e p t e m b e r a n d w a s i n a u g u ra t e d b y M b e k i i n N o v e m b e r.

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S o u t h A f r i c a h o s t e d t h e Wo r l d C o n f e r e n c e A g a i n s t R a c i s m ( W C A R ) a t t h e D u r b a n I n te r n a t i o n a l C o n ve n t i o n C e n t re f ro m 3 1 A u g u s t to 8 S e pte m b e r. T h e c o n fe re n c e , a l s o k n ow n a s D u r b a n I , d i s c u s s e d s eve ra l c o n t rove r s i a l i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g c o m p e n s a t i o n fo r s l a ve r y a n d t h e a c t i o n s o f I s ra e l .

The Hector Pieter son Museum opened in Soweto. The museum was named af ter the 13-year-old boy Hector Pieter son, who was one of the fir s t casualties to be shot d ur ing t he m arc h t hroug h S oweto on June 16th 1976, which later became known as the Soweto U prising.

T h e 2 0 0 3 I n t e r n a t i o n a l C r i c ke t C o u n c i l ( I C C ) C r i c k e t W o r l d C u p w a s h e l d f ro m F e b r u a r y 9 t o M a rc h 2 3 c o - h o s t e d b y S o u t h A f r i c a , Z i m b a b w e , a n d Ke n y a and was the fir s t to be played in Africa.

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O n 1 3 J u l y, t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A I D S C o n f e re n c e was held in Dur b an p re se nt ing a ve r y im por ta n t oppor tunity to focus on HIV/Aids in the developing world. South Africa was the fir s t developing countr y t o h o s t t h e c o n f e r e n c e , c l e a r l y d e m o n s t ra t i n g i t s capability of hos ting g lobal events.

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2006

Same-sex marriage is legalised. South Africa passes a b i l l p e r m i t t i n g s a m e - s e x m a r r i a g e i n t h e c o u n t r y. The bill gives same sex couples eq ual rights and t h e f re e d o m t o m a r r y w i t h o u t d i s c r i m i n a t i o n . S o u t h Africa was the fir s t countr y in Africa to do so, and the fif th in the world. G a v i n H o o d ’ s Ts o t s i w i n s a n O s c a r a t t h e 2 0 0 6 A c a d e m y Aw a r d s f o r t h e b e s t f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e f i l m .

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For the fir s t time, South Africa is allocated a seat as a non-permanent member on the U nited N ations (UN) Security Council for 2007/2008. South Africa b e at Eng land in t he Rugby World Cu p final held in Par is, Franc e . T his was t he s e c on d t ime the Springboks won the cup.

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2008

P a ra p l e g i c s w i m m e r N a t a l i e d u To i t s e e s h e r w a y t o the fully-abled Beijing Summer Olym pics. She was set to q ualify for the 2004 Olym pics until she was hit b y a c a r o n h e r s c o o t e r, w h e r e t h e l o w e r p a r t o f h e r leg had to be am putated.

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T h e U N d e c l a r e s 1 8 J u l y a s M a n d e l a D a y. F o r m a l l y k n o w n a s N e l s o n M a n d e l a I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y, i t calls for the world to give an act of kindness to less for tunate communities.

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South Africans vote in the countr y’s four th d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n . T h e A N C w i n s 6 5 . 9 p e rc e n t o f t h e v o t e a n d J a c o b Z u m a b e c o m e s p re s i d e n t .

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T h e 1 7 t h C o n f e re n c e o f t h e P a r t i e s ( C O P 1 7 ) i s h o s t e d i n D u r b a n . T h e c o n f e re n c e b r i n g s w o r l d leader s together to discuss solutions to climate change.

2012

S o u t h A f r i c a c e l e b ra t e d i t s m o s t s u c c e s s f u l O l y m p i c g a m e s t o d a t e , c l a i m i n g t h re e g o l d m e d a l s a t the London Olym pics. Chad le Clos won the 200m b u t t e r f l y a n d C a m e ro n v a n d e r B u r g h w o n t h e 1 0 0 m b re a s t s t ro ke . S o u t h A f r i c a n ro w i n g t e a m , c o n s i s t i n g of Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith, and J a m e s T h o m p s o n w o n i n t h e l i g h t w e i g h t f o u r s ro w i n g event. S o u t h A f r i c a a n d A u s t ra l i a a re s e l e c t e d t o h o s t t h e S q u a re K i l o m e t re A r ra y ( S K A ) ra d i o t e l e s c o p e . T h e t e l e s c o p e h a s t h e c a p a c i t y t o t ra n s m i t i m a g e s f ro m t h e u n i v e r s e , w h i c h h a v e n e v e r b e e n s e e n b e f o re .

2013 F o r m e r P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a p a s s e s a w a y o n 5 December at his Houghton home in Johannesburg. T h e w o r l d m o u r n s t h e l o s s o f a n i c o n i c f i g u re . A n a n t S i n g h L o n g Wa l k t o F re e d o m p re m i e re s i n the US. The film depicts the life of Nelson Mandela, b a s e d o n h i s a u t o b i o g ra p h y.

2014

S o u t h h o s t s i t s f i f t h d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s w i t h J a c o b Zuma elected into a second term of of fice. S o u t h A f r i c a c o m m e m o ra t e s 2 0 y e a r s o f f re e d o m a n d e q u a l i t y o n F re e d o m D a y, 2 7 A p r i l .

South Africa becomes the fir s t African countr y to h o s t t h e F I FA Wo r l d C u p . B a f a n a B a f a n a d re w 1 – 1 to Mexico in the opening game, which took place at Soccer City in Johannesburg. T h e c o u n t r y w a s f o r m a l l y i n v i t e d t o j o i n B R I C ( B ra z i l , Russia, India, and China), an association of the world’s emerging economies. It is now known as BRICS.

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J a c o b Z u m a i s s wo r n i s a s S o u t h A f r i c a ’s fo u r t h d e m o c ra t i c a l l y e l e c te d p re s i d e n t .

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C H A P T E R 1 | F E AT U R E | T H E P R E S I D E N T S 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 1 4

T HE PR E S I DE N T S O F SO UT H A FR I CA By Alexandra Nagel

Since liberation, four heads of state have made South Africa the free and eq ual countr y it is today: Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma. Each has their own leadership style which have played an integ ral par t in m a k i n g S o u t h A f r i c a w h a t i t i s t o d a y.

T he Pres iden t o f the Republic of South Africa is b ot h t h e h ead of s tate and government, and is elected into of fice by the N a t i o n a l A s s e m b l y. T h e P re s i d e n t ’ s t e r m o f o f f i c e i s l i m i t e d t o

P O W E R O F T H E S O U T H A F R I C A N P R E S I D E N T:

two terms, consis ting of five year s each. Af ter ever y term, a

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political par ty to enter into government. Citizens have to be 18 year s and older to vote. S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s e l e c t o ra l s y s t e m i s p ro p o r t i o n a l re p re s e n t a t i o n a l ( P R ) . P o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s p u t f o r w a rd a l i s t o f c a n d i d a t e s t h e y feel will repres ent the par ty’s values bes t in the Ho u se o f P a r l i a m e n t . P a r l i a m e n t a r y s e a t s a re t h e n a l l o c a t e d a c c o rd i n g t o t h e n u m b e r o f v o t e s w o n b y a p o l i t i c a l p a r t y. T here is no th res hold for par ties to win seats. The N at i o n al Assembly consists of 400 members, com prising of both national a n d p r o v i n c i a l l e g i s l a t u re .

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NELSON MANDELA (1994 – 1999)

P re s i d e n t . H e e s t a b l i s h e d t h e N e l s o n M a n d e l a F o u n d a t i o n

T h e f i r s t P re s i d e n t o f t h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a , N e l s o n M a n d e l a ,

s p a c e f o r d i a l o g u e a ro u n d s o c i a l i s s u e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e

w a s i n a u g u ra t e d o n 1 0 M a y 1 9 9 4 i n P re t o r i a . At a g e 7 6 , h e t o o k u p t h e re s p o n s i b i l i t y o f c re a t i n g a n e w S o u t h A f r i c a , o n e f r e e o f ra c i a l d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d s o c i a l i n e q u a l i t i e s . I t h a d t o b e r e m o d e l e d t o re f l e c t i t s t r u e p o t e n t i a l a s a ra i n b o w n a t i o n . A new flag, National Anthem, and a new way of thinking was n e e d e d t o a s s i s t i n s o c i a l l y i n t e g ra t i n g c i t i z e n s i n t o t h e n e w

based on Mandela’s vision of a n e q u a l society a nd cre a ting N e l s o n M a n d e l a C h i l d re n ’ s F u n d i s a n i n i t i a t i v e , w h i c h s u p p o r t s and em power s the youth of South Africa. Mandela attained celebrity s ta tu s too, with inspira tiona l l e a d e r s f ro m a ro u n d t h e g l o b e w a n t i n g t o s p e n d t i m e w i t h t h i s i c o n i c f i g u re . Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h I I , B i l l C l i n t o n , To n y B l a i r, a n d

South Africa.

G e o r g e W B u s h w e re j u s t s o m e o f t h e c o m p a n y M a n d e l a ke p t .

M a n d e l a w a s t a s ke d w i t h o n e o f t h e g re a t e s t c h a l l e n g e s :

T h e U N G e n e ra l A s s e m b l y n a m e d a d a y a f t e r h i m , M a n d e l a ’ s

r e c o n s t r u c t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s 9 5 s o c i o - e c o n o m i c s p h e re . T h e Recons truction and Development Plan (RDP) aimed to deliver basic ser vices, such as housing, electricity and water to the

b i r t h d a y 1 8 J u l y, f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o e n d i n g a p a r t h e i d . O n t h a t d a y, p e o p l e f ro m a ro u n d t h e w o r l d g i v e u p 6 7 m i n u t e s o f their time to a community proje ct in comme mora tion of the

p r e v i o u s l y d i s e m p o w e re d b l a c k c o m m u n i t i e s .

time Mandela spent imprisoned on Robben Island.

The plan was heavily criticised for not allocating enough funds to

On 5 December 2013, Mandela passed away and it was the moment the

b u i l d q u a l i t y i n f ra s t r u c t u re . T h i s wa s b e c a u s e m o s t o f t h e c a p i ta l we n t t o p a y i n g o f f d e b t s f ro m t h e p re v i o u s r e g i m e a n d t r y i n g t o re v i v e t h e e c o n o m y, a s f o re i g n i n v e s t m e n t h a s b e e n s t u n t e d d u e t o U n i t e d

w o r l d l o s t o f o n e t h e m o s t i n s p i ra t i o n a l f i g u re s o f a l l t i m e . H i s l e g a c y c o n t i n u e s to l i ve o n i n a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s ; i t wa s b e c a u s e o f h i m t h a t we a re a b l e t o l i v e i n a f re e a n d e q u a l s o c i e t y.

Nations (UN) sanctions imposed on the country during apartheid. To c o u n t e r t h e b a c k l a s h o f t h e R D P, a n e w p o l i c y w a s e n a c t e d . The Growth, Em ployment, and Red is trib u t i o n (G EAR) p l an was h a n d e d o v e r t o D e p u t y P re s i d e n t T h a b o M b e k i t o a d m i n i s t e r. I t fo c u s e d o n d eve l o p i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’s e c o n o my t h ro u g h t h e p r i va te s e c t o r b y l o o s e n i n g t ra d e re g u l a t i o n s , f o c u s i n g o n e x p o r t s , a n d p r i va t i s i n g a s s et s b e l o n g i n g to t h e s ta te . T h e p l a n re l i e d o n t h e s u c c e s s of the private sector which would, in turn, supplement the public s e c t o r, p u l l i n g m o re o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n a b o v e t h e p o v e r t y l i n e . M a n d e l a w a s re v e re d f o r h i s l e a d e r s h i p , c h a r i s m a , a n d m o s t o f a l l , h i s h u m i l i t y. U n d e r M a n d e l a ’ s re i g n , b l a c k a n d w h i t e c a m e together as eq uals. He led the countr y with an authority that w a s j u s t a n d e m p a t h e t i c , re l y i n g h e a v i l y o n s y m b o l s t o u n i t e the nation. T h e p i c t u re o f M a n d e l a h o l d i n g u p t h e R u g b y Wo r l d C u p i n 1 9 9 5 w i t h F ra n c o i s P i e n a a r d e p i c t s o n e o f t h e m o s t i c o n i c m o m e n t s i n h i s t o r y. T h e re w a s n o l o n g e r a ra c i a l l i n e d i v i d i n g the nation.

For his morality and nobility in South Africa’s t r a n s i t i o n t o d e m o c r a c y, P r e s i d e n t M a n d e l a r e c e i ve d s e ve r a l a w a r d s . A few of his accolades include: • Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 • Philadelphia Liberty Medal in 1993 • Olympic Gold Order in 1994 • Anne Frank Medal in 1994 • Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 • Amnesty International’s Ambassador of C o n s c i e n c e Aw a r d i n 2 0 0 6

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Mandela em phasised the im por tance of human rights as a

( P a ra v a n d a N e l s o n M a n d e l a ) w e r e n a m e d a f t e r h i m

c e n t r a l f a c t o r i n a p ro s p e ro u s n a t i o n a n d e v e n o p e n e d a f u n d i n w h i c h h e d o n a t e d a t h i rd o f h i s e a r n i n g s w h e n h e w a s

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The Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa

A s t h e s tate c api tal of Sou th Afri c a, t h e ci t y o f Tsh wa n e h a s pl a ye d a si gn i fi c ant role in the c ou ntr y since 1994. From the inauguration of the fir s t democratically elected president to being known as the i ntel l ec tu al c api ta l o f So u t h A fr i ca , we fi n d o u t wh a t m a ke s the bi gge s t m et ro po l i ta n i n t h e co u n t r y t i ck .

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KGA L E M A M OT L A N T H E ( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 )

J AC O B Z U M A ( 2 0 0 9 – P R E S E N T )

D u r i n g t h e i n t e r i m p e r i o d b e t w e e n M b e k i ’ s re s i g n a t i o n a n d t h e

In 2009, Jacob Zuma was ele cte d a s the fou r th Pre sid e nt of

n e x t g e n e ra l e l e c t i o n , Ka g l e m a M o t l a n t h e w a s e l e c t e d a s t h e th ird Presid ent of South Africa, winning 2 6 9 votes o u t o f t h e 3 5 1 i n a s e c re t b a l l o t i n P a r l i a m e n t . P r i o r t o t h a t , M o t l a n t h e s e r v e d a s M i n i s t e r i n t h e P re s i d e n c y u n d e r M b e k i .

South Africa and again in 2014 to carr y out a second term in of fice. He is an economic lef tis t and continues to suppor t n e o - l i b e ra l p o l i c i e s , f a v o u r i n g p r i v a t i s a t i o n o v e r n a t i o n a l i s a t i o n .

D e s p i t e h i s s h o r t t i m e a s P re s i d e n t , M o t l a n t h e p ro p o s e d v i e w s o n h o w b l a c k t ra n s f o r m a t i o n s h o u l d p r o c e e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a . He s tro ng ly believed that black econo m i c em p owerm en t ( B E E ) s h o u l d b e g e a re d t o w a rd s t h e d i s e m p o w e re d b l a c k majority as opposed to fos tering a black elite. Motlanthe took up the responsibility of Chairper son of t h e S o ut h ern Af ri c an Development Community (SADC) as it was South Africa’s turn t o c h a i r. I n h i s c a p a c i t y a s C h a i r p e r s o n , M o t l a n t h e p l a y e d a ke y ro l e i n i m p l e m e n t i n g Z i m b a b w e’s G l o b a l P o l i t i c a l Ag re e m e n t ( G PA ) , w h i c h a i m e d t o c re a t e a s u s t a i n a b l e a n d v i a b l e s o l u t i o n t o Z i m b a b w e’ s p o l i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n . H e a l s o j o i n e d G 2 0 l e a d e r s i n re s p o n d i n g t o the g lobal financial crisis and on a domes tic level, he focused on m i n i m i s i n g t h i s h a r m o n t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o my. M ot l a n t h e’s m a i n a i m a s t h e i n t e r i m h e a d o f s t a t e h o w e v e r, w a s t o e n s u re t h e n e x t P r e s i d e n t o f S o u t h A f r i c a w a s i n a u g u ra t e d s u c c e s s f u l l y i n t o o f f i c e .

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Z u m a i n t ro d u c e d t h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n ( N D P ) i n 2 0 1 2 , which will continue until 2030. T he pla n a ims to re d u ce the socio-economic ineq ualtiies in South Africa. It targets citizens earning a salar y less than R419 pe r month a nd hope s to re d u ce i n e q u a l i t y f ro m 0 . 6 9 t o 0 . 6 ( G i n i c o e f f i c i e n t ) . T h e P l a n a i m s t o bring South Africans togethe r with the gove r nme nt in re ctify ing the social issues that still plague the nation. Z u m a a c k n ow l e d g e s h ow e d u c a t i o n i s a key fa c to r i n t h e N D P a n d a c t s I N T E R E S T I N G FAC T S A B O U T M OT L A N T H E : •

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a s a c a ta l y s t fo r S o u t h A f r i c a ’s a d va n c e m e n t . “At t h e b a s i c e d u c a t i o n level, we are focusing on im proving access to schooling and to im prove the learning conditions. “ I t i s f o r t h i s re a s o n t h a t w e h a v e m o r e t h a n e i g h t m i l l i o n c h i l d re n i n n o - f e e s c h o o l , o v e r e i g h t m i l l i o n c h i l d r e n r e c e i v i n g nutritious meals at school and more tha n 800 000 be ing e nrolle d i n G ra d e R c o m p a re d t o a b o u t 3 0 0 0 0 0 j u s t a f e w y e a r s a g o , ” s a i d Z u m a i n h i s c o m m e m o ra t i o n s p e e c h o n N a t i o n a l Yo u t h D a y in 2013.

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“ T h e b u i l d i n g a n d re f u r b i s h m e n t o f s c h o o l s i s c o n t i n u i n g t o e r a d i c a t e m u d s c h o o l s a n d o t h e r i n a p p ro p r i a t e s t r u c t u re s . We h a v e prioritised access to higher education especially technical and v o c a t i o n a l e d u c a t i o n t o e x p a n d t h e c o u n t r y ’ s s k i l l s b a s e . W e a re h a p p y i n p a r t i c u l a r w i t h t h e i n c re a s e i n e n ro l m e n t s a t F E T c o l l e g e s .” O n e o f t h e m a j o r h i g h l i g h t s u n d e r Z u m a ’ s re i g n w a s S o u t h A f r i c a h o s t i n g t h e 2 0 1 0 F I FA Wo rd C u p . I t i s t h e f i r s t c o u n t r y o n t h e A f r i c a n continent to hos t the tournament. In 2010, the world came together to suppor t their favourite soccer teams with South Africans feeling a s p a t r i o t i c a s e v e r. T h r e e n e w s o c c e r s t a d i u m s w e re b u i l t i n t h re e d i f f e re n t p ro v i n c e s , e ac h mirro rin g the uniq ueness of our land . Mbo m b el a s tadi u m i n N e l s p r u i t , M p u m a l a n g a w a s d e s i g n e d i n re l a t i o n t o t h e K r u g e r N a t i o n a l P a r k , w i t h 1 8 ro o f b u t t re s s e s s i g n i f y i n g g i ra f f e s d e c o ra t e d w ith z ebra s tripes. The s tad ium seats 4 0 9 2 9 and c o s t R1 b i l l i o n to cons truct. Nelson Mandela Bay s tadium was built in Por t Elizabeth, Eas tern Cape, and was named af ter the municipality N e l s o n M a n d e l a B a y. T h e s t a d i u m i s s i t u a t e d n e a r t h e N o r t h E n d L a k e , s e a t s 4 8 4 5 9 , a n d h a s a n i n t e re s t i n g ro o f d e s i g n m a d e u p o f w h i t e m a t e r i a l w h i c h l o o k l i ke f l o w e r p e t a l s f ro m a b o v e . I t c o s t a b o u t R 2 b i l l i o n t o b u i l d . C a p e To w n s t a d i u m , w a s b u i l t i n j u s t 3 3 m o n t h s a n d c o s t R 4 . 4 b i l l i o n . T h e s t a d i u m s e a t s 6 4 1 0 0 a n d t h e ro o f w a s d e s i g n e d t o w i t h s t a n d C a p e To w n’ s e v e r - c h a n g i n g w e a t h e r p a t t e r n s . I t a l s o f e a t u re d i n t h e f i l m S a f e H o u s e i n 2 0 1 2 , a s w e l l a s i n many adver tising cam paigns. D e s p i t e B a f a n a B a f a n a n o t m a k i n g i t p a s t t h e g ro u p s t a g e , t h e n a t i o n w a s b e h i n d i t s p l a y e r s a l l t h e w a y. S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s p a s s i o n for the game shone brighter and the countr y was undoubtedly o n e o f t h e b e s t h o s t s i n t h e t o u r n a m e n t ’ s h i s t o r y. I n 2 0 1 1, S o u t h Africa hos ted another international event in Durban, the 17th C o n f e r e n c e o f t h e P a r t i e s ( C O P 1 7 ) . T h e c o n f e re n c e t a c k l e s i s s u e s o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d a c t s a s a f o r u m t o d i s c u s s p ra c t i c a l s o l u t i o n s w i t h l e a d e r s f r o m a c ro s s t h e g l o b e . “ We a re a g re e d t h a t t h i s g l o b a l c h a l l e n g e re q u i re s a g l o b a l s o l u t i o n . H o w e v e r, d i f f e re n t po s itio ns s till prevail on some critical points,” sa i d Zum a i n h i s a d d r e s s a t t h e o f f i c i a l o p e n i n g o f C O P 1 7. “ I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e r e i s c o m m o n g ro u n d o n t h e e l e m e n t s t h a t w i l l re m a i n c r i t i c a l i n r e a c h i n g a n y a g re e m e n t . T h e s e a re m u l t i l a t e ra l i s m , e n v i ro n m e n t a l i n t e g r i t y, c o m m o n b u t d i f f e re n t i a t e d re s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d re s p e c t i v e c a p a b i l i t i e s , e q u i t y, a n d h o n o u r i n g o f a l l i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m m i t m e n t s a n d u n d e r t a k i n g s m a d e i n t h e c l i m a t e c h a n g e p ro c e s s .” S o u t h A f r i c a c o n t i n u e s t o p ro s p e r a s a n a t i o n , f re e o f ra c i a l d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d i n e q u a l i t y. T h e c o u n t r y i s u n i t e d i n a l l i t s d i v e r s i t y, c o n t i n u i n g t o p ro s p e r e c o n o m i c a l l y, s o c i a l l y, a n d p o l i t i c a l l y. T h e n a t i o n w i l l a l w a y s re m e m b e r t h e t i m e , c o m m i t m e n t , and sacrifices made by the heads of s tate as they have led us to w h e r e w e a r e t o d a y, n o w p ro u d l y c e l e b ra t i n g 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c r a c y.

“ O n e of th e ma jor h ig h light s under Z u m a’s re ign wa s Sou th A fr ica hosti ng the 2 0 1 0 F I FA Word Cu p.”

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CHAPTER 2

LO C A L G O V E R N A N C E SPONSORED BY THE CIT Y OF TSWANE

C H A P E R 2 | OV E R V I E W | C I T Y O F T S H WA N E

KEY INV ESTMENT SECTORS: • Ae ro s p ace and defence • Ag r ic u l ture and ag ro- processing • Au to motive and com ponent s indus tr y • B u s in e s s process ser vices • To u r is m • S c ie n c e and technology

From a bus tling Central Business Dis trict (CBD) to its serene of fice parks, the City of Tshwane of fer s oppor tunities for any size of business - from the all-im por tant small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) and e n t r e p r e n e u r s , t o h i g h - t e c h n o l o g y f i r m s , g l o b a l c o m m e r c i a l o p e r a t i o n s , a s w e l l a s l i g h t a n d h e a v y i n d u s t r y. With a solid foundation s tretching back may decades, the city is a proven leader in education, research, and t e c h n o l o g y, e l e c t r o n i c s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y, a s w e l l a s d e f e n c e , d e s i g n , a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . M o s t o f South Africa’s research and development (R&D – some es timates say as much as 90 percent) is conducted in T s h w a n e b y i n s t i t u t i o n s s u c h a s A r m s c o r, t h e M e d i c a l R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l , t h e C o u n c i l f o r S c i e n t i f i c a n d I n d u s t r i a l Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Of cour se, these organisations are com plemented by world-class educational ins titutions such as the U niver sity of South Africa (UNISA), Tshwane U n i ve r s i t y o f Te c h n o l o g y ( T U T ) a n d t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f P reto r i a ( U P ) .

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Besides hav ing a sym b iot ic re lat ion s h ip wit h t h e bu s in e s s

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a l l o w t h e c i t y o f Ts h w a n e t o c o m p e t e o n t h e g l o b a l

t o g e t h e r w i t h b u s i n e s s t o d e l i v e r g ro w t h a n d f u r t h e r

e c o n o m i c a re n a .

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W i t h e a s y a c c e s s v i a ro a d a n d i n t h e n e a r f u t u re , ra i l , t o

a c c e l e r a t e d a n d s h a r e d e c o n o m i c g ro w t h a n d b ro a d

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par ticipation by all our citizens.

c i t i e s , a n d t h e G a u t ra i n a n d B u s R a p i d Tra n s i t ( B R T ) n e t w o r k s f o r e a s y c o m m u t i n g , d o i n g b u s i n e s s i n Ts h w a n e

In line with our focus on inspiring the world, influencing

i s m o re t h a n j u s t b e i n g s i t u a t e d i n t h e c a p i t a l o f S o u t h

Africa, and leading South Africa, we aim to help build

Africa.

a viable and sus tainable economy that will subs tantially

FIRST LANGUAGES

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M a s i L o s i / P re t o r i a N e w s

T h e Ol d Mun i tor i a B ui l di ng – w h er e t h e Ne w Tsh wa n e Ho u se w i l l r i se

C I T Y O F T S H WA N E | P R O F I L E | C H A P T E R 2

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N To sustainably enhance the quality of life of all people in Tshwane through a developmental system of local government and by rendering ef ficient, ef fective and af fordable ser vices.

M U N I C I PA L I T Y H I S T O R Y Our Pas t The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000 when 14 local authorities which had previously served the greater Pretoria and surrounding areas were integrated.Tshwane is steeped in a rich cultural heritage intertwined with the South African history. For many turbulent decades, Tshwane has played a key role in the political history of South Africa. It was appropriate, therefore, that the liberation struggle culminated in the birth of our democracy at the Union Buildings. The eyes of an ecstatic world were on the city on 10 May 1994 when the people’s president, Nelson Mandela, was inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratically elected president.

Our Present Pretoria, as one components of Tshwane, is the administrative capital of South Africa and houses the Union Buildings. Government plays an important role in Tshwane’s economy, but there are many other sectors that are doing extremely well. In fact, the city has adapted to globalisation remarkably well and has all the elements of a smart city.The new City of Tshwane has a Mayoral Executive System with about 2.5 million residents, and is divided into seven regions. It covers 6 368km² of Gauteng’s 19 055km² and stretches almost 121 km from east to west and 108 km from north to south making it the third-largest city in the world in terms of land area, after New York and Tokyo/ Yokohama.

Our Futu re Tshwane Vision 2055 is a combination of short-term strategic actions and long-term planning directives. It is a reflection of the broad discussions, negotiations, and compromises made during the visioning process. This is a wonderful work in progress and will be reviewed each decade for the next forty years to assess, reassess, and adjust as the city develops. It will serve the following objectives: • T o develop a framework to help us do a better job, to focus our energy, and to ensure that all stakeholders and role-players are working toward the same goals • T o assess and adjust the organisation’s strategic direction in response to a changing environment • T o open a public discourse on the key challenges confronting the city and how together we can

Executive Mayor: Kgosientso Ramokgopa Details of the Executive Mayor’s Office Executive Mayor: Kgosientso Ramokgopa Chief of Staff: Ernest Shozi Executive Head Strategic Support: Gerald Shingange Executive Head Performance Monitoring & Evaluation: Wendy Dlomo Executive Head Intergovernmental & International Relations: Dr Sefora Masia Economic Advisor & Chief Economist: Ms Shaakira Karolia Strategic Executive Director Green Economy: Dorah Nteo Executive Head Private Office of Executive Mayor: Seipati Kau Executive Head Governance: Pule Mmutlana Executive Head Strategic Interest Groups: Ouma Ramatlhodi Executive Head – Public Affairs & Mayoral Spokesperson: Blessing Manale Physical address: Centurion Municipal Courts Cnr Rabie and Basden Street Lyttleton Pretoria Postal address: PO Box 440 or PO Box 6338 Pretoria 0001

develop appropriate solutions

OUR JOURNEY 1994

I n a u g u ra t i o n of Mandela as P re s i d e n t o f the Repubic of South Africa.

1994

First d e m o c ra t i c elections.

2000

City of Ts h w a n e i s born with the amalgamation of 14 local authorities.

2003

City of Ts hwane Develops 2055 vision- A vision of our fut ure .

2014

South Africa ce l e b rate s 20 year s of De m ocracy and fre e dom .

Contact Details: Phone: +27 12 358 2111 Fax: +27 12 323 5117 Email: customercare@tshwane.gov.za Website: www.tshwane.gov.za

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A TA S T E O F TSHWANE An interview by Alex Nagel

The Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa

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How has t he muni ci pal i ty i m proved t ra ns p o r t sys tems and infras tructure in t he city?

H a s t h e G r o w t h a n d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n p r o ve d t o b e e f f e c t i ve i n e n h a n c i n g u r b a n a g r i c u l t u r e a n d t o u r i s m within the city?

A d d r e s s i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f a p a r t h e i d re q u i re s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a n i n t e g ra t e d , e f f e c t i v e , e f f i c i e n t a n d s a f e

The launch of the City Deve lopme nt S tra te gy in 2004 wa s

public transpor t sys tem. This mus t also b e do n e i n c o n j u n c t i o n

a n i m p o r t a n t c a t a l y s t i n c re a t i n g f r a m e w o r k s w i t h i n w h i c h

w i t h t h e c re a t i o n o f a n e w, m o re d e n s e a n d e c o n o m i c b u i l t

s e c t o ra l d e v e l o p m e n t s t ra t e g i e s c o u l d b e d e v e l o p e d a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t . W h i l s t u n t i l a ro u n d 2 0 0 7 t h e t ra n s p o r t s y s t e m

im plemented. Clear signs tha t some of the se s tra te gie s

was f ragmented , unsafe, poorly organis ed, i n ef f i c i en t an d

a re w o r k i n g i s e v i d e n c e d b y t h e f a c t t h e C i t y o f T s h w a n e

u n e c o n o m i c , a n u m b e r o f s t e p s h a v e b e e n t a ke n s i n c e

re m a i n s o n e o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s l e a d i n g c i t i e s i n i t s p r o c e s s i n g

t h e n t o c re a t e a n i n t e g ra t e d s y s t e m s u c h a s 2 0 1 2 B u s R a p i d

m o re t h a n 2 2 0 0 l a n d - u s e p l a n n i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s e v e r y y e a r

Tr a n s p o r t s y s t e m ( B R T ) .

s i n c e 2 0 0 5 . T h i s h a s re s u l t e d i n t h e c r e a t i o n o f 1 0 0 4 8 0 n e w

What has been one of t he City of Tshwane’s g reates t successes since South Africa’s liberation in 1994? T h e E x p a n d e d P u b l i c Wo r k s P ro g ra m m e ( E P W P ) re m a i n s a ke y i n i t i a t i v e f o r e m p o w e r i n g c o m m u n i t i e s w h i l e ro l l i n g o u t m u c h n e e d e d i n f ra s t r u c t u re , t h e n e w l y e l e c t e d M a y o r a n d h i s t e a m

re s i d e n t i a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s b e t w e e n 2 0 1 0 a n d 2 0 1 2 . T h i s i s s i g n i f i c a n t l y m o re h o u s i n g t h a n a n y o t h e r m e t r o i n S o u t h Africa over the same period.

W h a t a r e t h e ke y f a c t o r s t h a t m a ke t h e C i t y of Tshwane t he nation’s leading metropolitan municipality?

set a target of 375 000 work oppor tunities for the political term of of fice ending in 2016.

T h e C i t y o f Ts h wa n e i s t h e c a p i ta l o f G a u te n g w h e re t h e s e a t s o f t h e g ove r n m e n t a re l o c a te d . I t h a s 2 6 i n te r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d

K n o w n a s Va t A l l e s , i n l e s s t h a n a y e a r i t a c h i e v e d 2 3 5 0 0

134 diplomatic missions making it the city with the second-highest

e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s , a n d re c e i v e d a n a t i o n a l a w a rd

c o n c e n t ra t i o n a f te r t h e A m e r i c a ’s Wa s h i n g to n D C . I t i s t h e l a r g e s t

for such an achievement. Em powering citizens is at the

m e t ro p o l i t a n m u n i c i p a l i t y i n t h e c o u n t r y w i t h a c o n t r i b u t i o n o f

c o r e o f t h e c i t y ’ s v i s i o n a n d s o re v i e w e d i t s s u p p l y c h a i n

2 7 p e rc e n t o f G ro s s D o m e s t i c P r o d u c t ( G D P ) t o t h e p r o v i n c e a n d

m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y t o i m p o s e a m i n i m u m o f 2 5 p e rc e n t o f

9 . 4 p e rc e n t t o t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y. T h e c i t y i s k n o w n a s t h e

c o n t r a c t s t o b e d i re c t e d a t y o u t h , w o m e n , p e o p l e l i v i n g w i t h

intellectual capital due to nu me rou s d eve lopme nt a nd re se a rch

d i s a b i l i t y a n d C o o p e ra t i v e s .

facilities as well as ter tiar y ins titutions.

What has been the municipality’s g reatest challenge to date?

What does t he future hold for t he city of Tshwane? T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f l o n g - ra n g e p l a n n i n g e m e r g e d a s o n e o f

A s t h e t r a n s i t i o n b e g a n t o u n f o l d , t h e s e t w o a re a s ( P re t o r i a

t h e c r u c i a l i n g re d i e n t s t o s u c c e s s f u l n a t i o n s a n d c i t i e s . T h e

a n d C e n t u r i o n ) b e g a n t o b e c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e a re a s t h a t

Ts h w a n e 2 0 5 5 V i s i o n w a s d e s i g n e d t o p r o d u c e a v i s i o n f o r

t h e y w e r e f u n c t i o n a l l y l i n ke d . I n i t i a l l y, t h e y w e re c o m b i n e d

t h e f u t u re a n d a ro a d m a p t o g e t t h e r e . We a i m t o f o c u s o n

w i t h M a m e l o d i a n d At t e r i d g e v i l l e , t h e n S o s h a n g u v e ,

i m p ro v i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t o r s :

t h e n W i n t e r v e l d a n d Te m b a c a m e i n t o t h e e q u a t i o n a n d r e c e n t l y t h e w h o l e o f M e t s w e d i n g h a s b e e n i n c o r p o ra t e d

• E n v i ro n m e n t : A d o p t i n g n e w u r b a n i s a t i o n p r i n c i p l e s b a s e d

in to Ts h wane. This has meant that the p ri m ar y fo c u s o f t h e

o n c ra d l e - t o - c ra d l e ( C 2 C ) t o i m p r o v e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t .

T s h w a n e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t w a s t o f o c u s o n a d d re s s i n g t h e m a j o r b a c k l o g s i n s e r v i c e p ro v i s i o n .

H o w d o e s t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y a i m t o i m p r o ve ser vice del i ver y i n t he ci ty ?

• E conomy: Em powerment prog ra mme s spe cifica lly a ime d a t women and youth to incre a se tra nsfor ma tion. • I n f ra s t r u c t u re : I n v e s t i n q u a l i t y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t o i m p r o v e s a n i t a t i o n , h e a l t h , s a f e t y, h o u s i n g , w a t e r, a n d e l e c t r i c i t y t h ro u g h s m a r t m o b i l i t y a n d s m a r t l i v i n g .

A vision to close the gaps that divided the city needed to be i n t e g r a t e d t o c re a t e a s i n g l e u n i t e d c i t y. T h a t c h a l l e n g e re q u i re d m a s s i v e i n f ra s t r u c t u ra l i n v e s t m e n t s t o i m p ro v e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s ( wa te r, e l e c t r i c i t y, s a n i ta t i o n , h o u s i n g ) o f p e o p l e w h e re t h ey l i ve d , w h i l s t a t t h e s a m e t i m e c o n n e c t i n g t h e m p h y s i c a l l y, t h ro u g h t h e

• E q uality: Aims to mend the wrongs of the pa s t by cre a ting c u l t u ra l f a c i l i t i e s , h e a l t h y l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s , a n d a c c e s s t o education facilities. • E xcellence: Leader s aim to be tra nspa re nt in d e cision-

im provement of roads, and ensuring they had access to better public

making as well as allow for incre a se d pa r ticipa tion from

t r a n s p o r t a n d I n f o r m a t i o n a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y ( I C T )

u n i v e r s i t y g ra d u a t e s w h o w i s h t o w o r k i n l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t

facilities.

to deliver a skilled workforce .

“...in less than a year it achieved 23 500 employment oppor tunities, a n d r e c e i v e d a n a t i o n a l a w a rd ”

• S o c i e t a l g ro w t h : B y e n g a g i n g w i t h c i t i z e n s , t h e c i t y c a n s t re n g t h e n a n d d e e p e n d e m o c r a c y a s i t c r e a t e s a n a l l i n c l u s i v e e n v i ro n m e n t w h e r e e v e r y o n e h a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to par ticipate.

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TS H WANE HO US E – R I S I N G LI K E A P HOEN IX

A f te r b e i n g d e s t ro ye d i n a f i re i n 1 9 9 7, t h e f o r m e r m u n i c i p a l

w i t h v i s i to r s f ro m t h e r u ra l a re a s w h o f o u n d t h e s ta b l e s a n d

headq uar ters, Munitoria has been imploded to make way for Tshwane

t h e e f f i c i e n t g ro o m s m u c h to t h e i r l i k i n g . W i t h t h e g row t h o f

H o u s e , t h e n e w s ta te - o f - t h e - a r t m u n i c i p a l h e a d q u a r te r s w i t h a

P reto r i a a n d t h e e re c t i o n o f n ew h o te l s , t h e B l a c k w o o d V i l l a

re c o n s t r u c t i o n e s t i m a te o f R 3 b i l l i o n .

H o te l l o s t i t s p o p u l a r i t y a n d eve n t u a l l y b e c a m e a b o a rd i n g

HISTORY OF MUNITORIA BUILDING

h o u s e . T h e s i te reta i n e d t h e n a m e h o w eve r, a n d i t w a s k n ow n a s B l a c k wo o d V i l l a w h e n G e o rg e W i l l i a m B e c ket t o f f e re d h i s i n h e r i ta n c e to t h e C i t y C o u n c i l f o r R 8 0 0 0 0 i n 1 9 3 6 .

T h e f i r s t o w n e r o f t h e l a n d o n w h i c h M u n i to r i a wa s e re c te d wa s t h e c i t y ’s f o u n d e r a n d t h e n p re s i d e n t , M a r t h i n u s We s s e l

“ I t s e e m s to u s t h a t t h i s i s a n i d e a l s i te e i t h e r f o r a m a r ket

P reto r i u s . T h i s l a n d w a s g i ve n a s c o m p e n s a t i o n a f te r h e h a d

o r f o r a b u s g a ra g e o r f o r p a r k i n g b u s e s , ” B e c ket t w rote i n a

b o u g h t t h e E l a n d s p o o r t a n d D a s p o o r t f a r m s o n w h i c h P reto r i a

l et te r to t h e c i t y c o u n c i l . At t h a t t i m e , P reto r i a h a d f e w b u s e s

wa s e s ta b l i s h e d f o r R 1 2 0 0 . A f te r h i s ret i re m e n t i n o f f i c e , h e

a n d a m a j o r i t y o f c o u n c i l l o r s re j e c te d t h i s o f f e r.

s o l d t h e l a n d i n 1 8 7 6 to a n E n g l i s h i m m i g ra n t , T W B e c ket t , fo r R 3 0 0 .

O n e c o u n c i l l o r, t h e n t h e c h a i r p e r s o n o f t h e c i t y c o u n c i l ’s f i n a n c e c o m m i t te e , S a u l R u to w i t z , w a s a g a i n s t t h e d e c i s i o n to

B e c ket t re g i s te re d t h i s l a n d i n t h e D e e d s O f f i c e i n t h e n a m e

re j e c t t h e o f f e r. Two ye a r s l a te r, h e s u b m i t te d a m e m o ra n d u m

o f h i s s i x - ye a r - o l d s o n G e o r g e W i l l i a m a n d e re c te d h i s f i r s t

to t h e c o u n c i l u rg i n g t h e p u rc h a s e o f t h i s s i te , a r g u i n g t h a t

t h a t c h e d - ro o f d w e l l i n g a n d p l a n te d exo t i c t re e s w h i c h h e

t h e s i te wa s i n d a n g e r o f b e i n g c u t u p a n d l o s i n g i t s va l u e .

b e l i eve d to b e t h e A u s t ra l i a n b l a c k w o o d t re e a l t h o u g h t h ey we re C a s u a r i n a t re e s , a l s o A u s t ra l i a n , w h i c h w e re s t i l l s ta n d i n g

Af ter careful consideration, the city council decided to negotiate with

t h e re w h e n t h e s i te w a s c l e a re d f o r t h e e re c t i o n o f M u n i to r i a .

B e c ket t b u t i t wa s n ot u n t i l a f te r t h e Wo r l d Wa r I I t h a t t h e c i t y c o u n c i l wa s i n fo r m e d t h a t B e c ket t wa s p re p a re d to s e l l t h e B l a c k wo o d V i l l a

O n e o f t h e P reto r i a ’s e a r l y h o te l s w a s b u i l t o n t h i s s i te a n d

site for R200 000. Af ter fur ther negotiations, Beckett accepted an of fer

b e c a u s e o f t h e t re e s g ro w i n g t h e re , t h e h o te l s o o n b e c a m e

o f R 1 9 0 0 0 0 a n d t h e p ro p e r t y wa s a c q u i re d i n M a rc h 1 9 4 5 . M u n i to r i a

k n o w n a s t h e B l a c k w o o d V i l l a H o te l . F o r m a n y ye a r s i t wa s

wa s a n a m e c h o s e n by m e a n s o f a p u b l i c c o m p et i t i o n i n 1 9 6 5 a n d

o n e o f P reto r i a ’s l e a d i n g h o te l s , b e i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y p o p u l a r

d e r i ve d f ro m t h e wo rd s M u n i c i p a l i t y a n d P reto r i a . T h e c i t y c o u n c i l ’s

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h e a d q u a r te r s w e re b u i l t d u r i n g t h e 1 9 6 0 s , w i t h t h e o f f i c i a l i n a u g u ra t i o n ta k i n g p l a c e o n 2 8 F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 9 . F I R E D E VA S TAT E S B U I L D I N G

Two o f t h e c o m m u n i t y s a fet y d e p a r t m e n t’s d i v i s i o n s a n d t h e d e p a r t m e n t’s head of fices were destroyed while staf f of the depar tment fought for 12 hours to b r i n g t h e f i re u n d e r c o n t ro l . T h e te a m fo u g h t l o n g a n d h a rd to ex t i n g u i s h t h e f i re b u t m o re i m p o r ta n t l y to p reve n t t h e f i re s p re a d i n g i n to t h e s o u t h

O n 3 M a r c h 1 9 9 7, a f i re w a s s i g h t e d i n t h e o f f i c e o f t h e L i c e n s i n g

b l o c k a n d i n to t h e m a yo r’s o f f i c e , w h i c h we re s i t u a te d i n a t wo - l eve l b r i d g e

Depar tment in the basement level of the rates and taxes hall

l i n k i n g M u n i to r i a a n d S a m m y M a r k s b u i l d i n g .

o f t h e w e s t b l o c k . T h e P re t o r i a F i re a n d A m b u l a n c e D i v i s i o n C o n t r o l C e n t re re c e i v e d i t s f i r s t f i re c a l l a t 1 8 : 2 4 a n d i m m e d i a t e l y

T h e f i re wa s eve n t u a l l y ex t i n g u i s h e d a t a p p rox i m a te l y 0 8 : 3 0 o n 4

dispatched the fir s t team of fighter s. It took the team six minutes

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t o r e a c h t h e s c e n e . A n i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d c e n t re w a s s e t u p a t t h e

t h e f i re to c o n t i n u e w i t h d a m p i n g d ow n o p e ra t i o n s . U n f o r t u n a te l y,

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F i n a l l y, o n 1 F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 8 , a b l a s t re d u c e d t h e w e s t b l o c k i n to a 4 0 0 0 0 to n s o f r u b b l e i n j u s t t h re e s e c o n d s . D e m o l i t i o n m a ke s w a y f o r f u t u re I n 2 0 1 3 , t h e c i t y h a n d e d t h e M u n i to r i a s i te ove r to Ts e l a Ts h we u C o n s t r u c t i o n J o i n t Ve n t u re s i g n a l l i n g t h e f i r s t c h a pte r o f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y ’s n ew re s i d e n c e – Ts h w a n e H o u s e . T h e f i r s t p h a s e wa s t h e d e m o l i t i o n o f t h e e x i s t i n g s t r u c t u re . T h i s to o k s h a p e by k n o c k i n g d o w n t h e i n te r i o r o f t h e b u i l d i n g to l e a ve a s ke l eto n t h a t wo u l d a l l o w a c o n t ro l l e d a n d f u l l i m p l o s i o n . D ra c o D e m o l i t i o n , a we l l - e s ta b l i s h e d f u l l - s e r v i c e d e m o l i t i o n c o m p a n y t h a t s u c c e s s f u l l y, s a f e l y, a n d ro u t i n e l y c a r r i e s o u t t u r n key d e m o l i t i o n s f o r S o u t h A f r i c a ’s l a r g e s t c o n s t r u c t i o n c o n t ra c to r s wa s a p p o i n te d to h a n d l e t h e i m p l o s i o n o n 7 J u l y 2 0 1 4 . T h e n e w h e a d q u a r te r s w i l l c re a te e n o u g h s p a c e to a c c o m m o d a te i t s s e r v i c e s c u r re n t l y s c a t te re d t h ro u g h o u t t h e c i t y. I t w i l l a c c o m m o d a te 1 5 0 0 m u n i c i p a l e m p l oye e s , c o n s i d e re d to b e t h e n e r ve c e n t re o f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y a n d w i l l t h u s re d u c e c o s t s a n d p rov i d e f o r e f f i c i e n t d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g . I t w i l l e n a b l e g re a te r e a s e o f a c c e s s to s e r v i c e s f o r Ts h w a n e c i t i z e n s a n d w i l l f u r t h e r e n t re n c h a c u l t u re o f i n c re a s e d o r g a n i s a t i o n a l e f f i c i e n c y. T h e re c o n s t r u c t i o n i s e s t i m a te d to c o s t a ro u n d R 3 b i l l i o n . T h e d eve l o p m e n t w i l l b e f u n d e d j o i n t l y by t h e c i t y a n d p r i va te p a r t n e r s i n w h a t i s s a i d to b e t h e f i r s t p u b l i c - p r i va te p a r t n e r s h i p o f i t s s c a l e i n t h e c o u n t r y a t a m u n i c i p a l l eve l . T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f Ts h wa n e H o u s e i s p a r t o f t h e Ts h w a n e 2 0 5 5 v i s i o n a n d t h e c i t y ’s s y s te m a t i c re g e n e ra t i o n p ro g ra m m e o f b u i l d i n g a n i n n e r c i t y o f t h e f u t u re a n d a f f i r m s Ts h wa n e a s S o u t h A f r i c a ’s c a p i ta l c i t y. I t i s p a r t o f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y ’s p l a n s to re g e n e ra te t h e i n n e r c i t y a n d m a ke t h e c e n t ra l b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t a p l e a s a n t e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e wo r k f o rc e , b u s i n e s s p e o p l e , a n d s h o p p e r s .

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SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS By Alexandra Nagel

South Africa has come an unbelievably long way as a democratic nation in its shor t 20-year histor y. It has been home to some of the world’s most brilliant minds that have created technologies which have improved the standard of living of people around the world. E X T R AC T I N G O I L F R O M C OA L

or carbon dioxide and electrically hea te d . T he cy probe is the n a p p l i e d t o t h e re t i n a t o e ra d i c a t e t h e p a t i e n t ’ s e y e d i s e a s e .

T his pro ces s was fir s t innovated in South Africa by en ergy an d

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chemical com pany Sasol. Located in Sasolburg and supplier of

Q u e e n ’ s Aw a rd f o r Te c h n o l o g i c a l I n n o v a t i o n .

40 perc ent o f th e countr y’s fuel, Sasol d evelop ed a tec h n o l o gy t h a t c o u l d c o n v e r t l o w - g ra d e c o a l i n t o s y n f u e l s v i a t h e S a s o l

SMAR TLOCK SAFTEY SYRINGE

S l u r r y P h a s e D i s t i l l a t e ( S S P D ) . P ro d u c t s d e r i v e d f ro m t h i s p ro c e s s include waxes, base oils, and fuels.

I n 1 9 9 2 , H e n d r i k u s va n d e r M ey d e n a n d A l e x i s Wa d m a n i n ve n te d t h e S m a r t l o c k S a f tey S y r i n g e a t t h e Va a l U n i ve r s i t y o f

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Te c h n o l o g y. T h e t h re e - p i e c e m e d i c a l a p p a ra t u s w a s c re a te d to p reve n t c o n ta m i n a t i o n a n d i n f e c t i o n s t h a t w e re o f te n t ra n s f e r re d

I n t h e h e a l t h s e c t o r, S o u t h A f r i c a n - b o r n A l l a n C o r m a c k a n d

to p a t i e n t s v i a n e e d l e s . T h e S m a r t l o c k S y r i n g e h a s a b a r re l a n d

B r i t i s h G o d f r e y H o u n s f i e l d i n v e n t e d t h e X - ra y c o m p u t e d

a p l u n g e r l i ke t h a t o f a n o r m a l s y r i n g e , b u t o n c e t h e n e e d l e h a s

t o m o g r a p h y, c o m m o n l y k n o w n a s t h e C AT s c a n . T h e t e c h n o l o g y

b e e n d ra w n , t h e s y r i n g e l o c k s a n d c a n n ot b e u s e d a g a i n .

w a s t h e f i r s t o f i t s k i n d t o re v e a l t h e i n s i d e o f t h e h u m a n b o d y w i t h o u t s u r g e r y. C o r m a c k a n d H o u n s f i e l d s h a re d t h e 1 9 7 9 N o b e l

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P r i z e i n P h y s i o l o g y / M e d i c i n e f o r re s e a rc h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h i s g r o u n d b r e a k i n g t e c h n o l o g y.

In South African spor t, Somer set Wes t e ngine e r H e nr i Johnson t o o k h i s p a s s i o n f o r c r i c ke t t o t h e n e x t l e v e l w h e n h e i n v e n t e d

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the Speed Gun. A device that measure s the ve locity a nd a ng le s of fas t-paced objects, the one-of-a-kind technology made its

S o u t h A f r i c a n o p h t h a l m o l o g i s t S e l i g P e rc y A m o i l s d e v e l o p e d

d e b u t a t t h e 1 9 9 9 C r i c ke t Wo r l d C u p h e l d i n E n g l a n d . G o o g l e

a n e w c a t a r a c t s u r g e r y i n B a ra g w a n a t h H o s p i t a l , S o w e t o .

Play has launched a set of apps for smar t devices called Smar t

K n o w n a s t h e c r y o p ro b e , t h e t o o l i s c o o l e d w i t h n i t ro u s o x i d e

To o l s , i n c l u d i n g t h e S p e e d G u n . B y t o u c h i n g t h e v e l o c i m e t e r o n

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t h e s c r e e n , t h e a p p m e a s u re s t h e s p e e d o f t h e t a r g e t e d b o d y

b a r re l o n a n a x i s c o n n e c t e d t o a h a n d l e . I t h a s m a d e w a t e r

o f m o v e m e n t , d e t a i l i n g i t s v e l o c i t y.

t ra n s p o r t a t i o n e a s i e r f o r re s i d e n t s l i v i n g w i t h o u t d i r e c t a c c e s s t o f re s h w a t e r.

K R E E P Y K R AU LY DOLOSSE A n e n g i n e e r b y t h e n a m e o f F e rd i n a n d C h a u v i e r c re a t e d s o m e t h i n g t h a t w o u l d re v o l u t i o n i s e p o o l - c l e a n i n g f o re v e r.

Another invention that changed working with water was the

D u b b e d t h e K re e p y K ra u l y, C h a u v i e r c re a t e d t h e w o r l d ’ s f i r s t

Dolosse. South African engineer Eric Merrifield designed the

a u t o m a t e d p o o l c l e a n e r i n 1 9 7 4 . O r i g i n a l l y m a d e f ro m w o o d

odd-shaped blocks, which are u se d on coa s tline s to preve nt

a n d r u b b e r, m i l l i o n s o f t h e s e w a t e r v a c u u m c l e a n e r s h a v e b e e n

t h e w a v e s f ro m d e s t ro y i n g h a r b o u r s . We i g h i n g u p t o 2 0 t o n s o f

s o l d t o c o u n t r i e s a c ro s s t h e g l o b e .

c o n c re t e , t h e b re a k w a t e r t e c h n o l o g y i s u s e d a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d a s h a r b o u r p ro t e c t i o n f ro m d e s t r u c t i v e o c e a n c u r r e n t s .

P R AT L E Y P U T T Y Q20 A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 0 y e a r s b e f o re t h e K re e p y K ra u l y, S o u t h A f r i c a n i n n o v a t o r G e o r g e P ra t l e y i n v e n t e d a s u p e r g l u e t h a t w a s s o

Back to the 1950s, a par ticu la r Mr Robe r tson from K wa Zu lu -

s tro ng it was used on the Apollo XI’s Eag l e, m aki n g i t t h e f i r s t

N a t a l c re a t e d Q 2 0 , a p ro d u c t t h a t h a d t h e a b i l i t y t o r e m o v e

S o u t h A f r i c a n p ro d u c t t o t ra v e l t o t h e m o o n . O r i g i n a l l y m a d e

w a t e r f ro m Vo l k s w a g e n B e e t l e c a p s . I t c o u l d a l s o b e u s e d

f o r f i x i n g c a b l e - j u n c t i o n b o x e s , P ra t l e y P u t t y h a s b e e n u s e d f o r

f o r p re v e n t i n g r u s t o n d o o r h i n g e s a n d o t h e r m e t a l o b j e c t s .

a l l t y p e s o f p ro d u c t s , f ro m t o y ro b o t s t o h o l d i n g t o g e t h e r S a n

U n a b l e t o n a m e t h e p ro d u c t , Q 2 0 a p p a r e n t l y c a m e f r o m a

F r a n c i s c o’ s G o l d e n G a t e B r i d g e .

conver sation with his neighbour when Mr Rober tson said it had 20 answer s to 20 q ues tions.

F R E E P L AY, W I N D - U P R A D I O One of South Africa’s mos t sought af ter inventions was the F r e e p l a y, w i n d - u p ra d i o . D e s p i t e Tre v o r B a y l i s ’ P r i n t e d C i rc u i t Bo ard (PCB) coming about fir s t, South Af ri c an s Ro r y S tear a n d C h r i s S t a i n e s w e re t h e t w o w h o re a l i s e d i t s f u l l p o t e n t i a l . F r e e p l a y, w h i c h c a m e a f t e r B a y g e n , b e c a m e a m e g a c o r p o r a t i o n t h a t m a n u f a c t u re d w i n d - u p ra d i o s . T h e d e v i c e s w e r e t a r g e t e d a t p e o p l e l i v i n g i n t h e r u ra l a re a s s i n c e p o w e r w a s g e n e ra t e d v i a t h e w i n d - u p l e v e r a t t h e b a c k . P L A S T I C M I N I OV E N S i m i l a r l y t a r g e t i n g r u ra l c o m m u n i t i e s , Ke n H a l l , f ro m J o h a n n e s b u r g , i n v e n t e d t h e p l a s t i c m i n i o v e n t o re d u c e t h e a m o u n t o f p a ra f f i n - o v e n b u r n c a s e s i n t h e s q u a t t e r c a m p s . H a l l ’ s i n v e n t i o n t u r n e d o u t t o b e m o re e c o n o m i c a l a n d s a f e t h a n t h e p a ra f f i n s t o v e s a s i t m a i n l y o p e ra t e s i n a f i re p ro o f p l a s t i c b o w l w i t h s i x b r i c k s s u r ro u n d i n g i t . A U T O M AT I C M I C R O WAV E P O P C O R N V E N D I N G M AC H I N E For the world’s popcorn lover s, Peter Ramsay and Mark Beag le f ro m KwaZ ulu-N atal invented a conven i en t way to so ot h e p o p c o r n c ra v i n g s w h e n y o u a re o u t a n d a b o u t . N a m e d ‘ P o p K i n g ’, t h e t w o c re a t e d t h e w o r l d s ’ f i r s t a u t o m a t i c m i c ro w a v e vending machine. The machine dispenses a 100g bag of f res hly -p opped popcorn in only 9 0 sec o n ds, eac h wi t h i t s own f l a v o u r d e p e n d e n t o n y o u r c h o i c e . B i d d e r s f ro m a ro u n d t h e g l o b e w e re w i l l i n g t o p a y m i l l i o n s o f ra n d s f o r t h e m a c h i n e . One was made by an Italian com pany wor th R50 million. H I P P O WAT E R R O L L E R T h e H i p p o w a t e r ro l l e r, c re a t e d b y P e t t i e P e t z e r a n d J o h a n J o n k e r, w a s a n o t h e r i n n o v a t i o n a i m e d a t i m p ro v i n g t h e l i v e s o f p e o p l e f ro m r u ra l c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e ro l l e r i s a m o re e f f i c i e n t w a y f o r p e o p l e t o t ra n s p o r t w a t e r f ro m i t s s o u rc e b a c k t o t h e i r h o m e s . I t c a n h o l d u p t o 9 0 l i t re s o f w a t e r q u i t e e a s i l y w i t h t h e

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ICT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL An interview by Ryland Fisher L e c h e s a Ts e n o l i , fo r m e r M i n i s te r fo r C o o p e ra t i ve G ove r n a n c e a n d Tra d i t i o n A f fa i r s

O n e o f t h e ke y c h a l l e n g e s f o r t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f C o o p e r a t i v e G o v e r n a n c e a n d Tra d i t i o n a l A f f a i r s ( C O GTA ) i s i m p ro v i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r a l l m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a , a c c o rd i n g t o f o r m e r C O GTA M i n i s t e r L e c h e s a T s e n o l i , re f l e c t i n g o n S o u t h A f r i c a 2 0 y e a r s a f t e r d e m o c r a c y. H e i s n o w D e p u t y s p e a k e r o f t h e N a t i o n a l A s s e m b l y.

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“ T h e n e w a d m i n i s t ra t i o n w i l l n e e d t o c o n t i n u e suppor ting municipalities on their use of Information a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Te c h n o l o g y ( I C T ) . T h e re i s a n i n t e r d e p a r t m e n t a l c o m m i t t e e , a n d i n c l u d e s t h e p ro v i n c e s t h a t have begun to assess the s tate of ICT in municipalities. ICT is t h e s o u rc e o f a u d i t p ro b l e m s i n m a n y m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , ” Ts e n o l i s a i d i n h i s o f f i c e i n C a p e To w n .

The ner ve centre T h e r e w a s a n e m e r g i n g i n f o r m a t i o n l i n ka g e n e t w o r k w i t h a l l m u n i c i p a l i t i e s b y C O GTA – c a l l e d t h e n e r v e c e n t re – t h a t i s going to have a major inf luence in the q uality of engagement w i t h m u n i c i p a l i t i e s . “ T h i s w i l l i m p a c t o n o u r re s p o n s e i n g e t t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n f ro m t h e g ro u n d i n e v e r y m u n i c i p a l i t y a n d h o w w e c a n s w i f t l y c o m m u n i c a t e b a c k t o t h o s e a re a s . Te c h n o l o g y i s p a r t o f a h u g e a g e n d a a t a m u n i c i p a l l e v e l w h i c h , i f i m p ro v e d , w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o w a rd s t h e re s t o ra t i o n o f p e o p l e’ s t r u s t i n m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , b e c a u s e o f t h e s p e e d , c o n v e n i e n c e , a n d s e c u r i t y o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n .” T h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s b e t w e e n C O GTA a n d m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , but also between municipalities and citizens. “Municipalities h a v e g o n e e l s e w h e re i n t h e w o r l d t o l o o k a t h o w t o u s e t e c h n o l o g y t o i m p ro v e b o t h i n t e r n a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d e x t e r n a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m s . Yo u c a n d o t h a t w i t h o u t s a c r i f i c i n g j o b s . Te c h n o l o g y i s b a d b e c a u s e s o m e t i m e s i t c a n d e s t ro y j o b s , b u t i f i t ’ s d e p l o y e d a p p ro p r i a t e l y i t c a n c r e a t e o p p o r t u n i t i e s . We m u s t l o o k a t h o w w e c a n d e p l o y o u r r e s o u r c e s t o f i n d a p p ro p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g y w h i c h s t re n g t h e n p e o p l e ’ s a b i l i t y t o c re a t e n e w j o b s .” “ T h e r e i s o f t e n t h e m i s c o n c e p t i o n t h a t r u ra l d e v e l o p m e n t e q u a l s a g r i c u l t u re , b u t t h i s i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y s o . P e o p l e i n rural areas d eser ve technological d evel o p m en t s as m ush as a n y b o d y e l s e i n t h e c o u n t r y. We h a v e t o i m p ro v e I C T i n t h o s e areas . That in itself is not ad eq uate – it’s a fac i l i tato r o f wh at m i g h t h a p p e n a n d w e’d l i ke t o e n s u re t h a t t h e d e p l o y m e n t o f a p p r o p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g i e s i n t h e r u ra l a re a s i m p ro v e s t h e quality of their living.

Decades of success T h e r e h a v e b e e n m a j o r s u c c e s s e s a t a C O GTA l e v e l o v e r t h e p a s t t w o d e c a d e s , s a i d Ts e n o l i . “ T h e t r u l y d e m o c ra t i c , local government sys tem is now 14 year s old (it ef fectively s t a r t e d i n 2 0 0 0 ) . P r i o r t o t h a t , t h o s e w e re t ra n s i t o r y m e a s u re s . T h e t h r e e - p h a s e d a p p ro a c h t h a t w a s i n t ro d u c e d i n t h e e a r l y 9 0 s w a s t o s e t u p w h a t – i n 2 0 0 0 – b e c a m e a p ro p e r l y cons tituted local government sys tem that would put ef fect t o t h e d e m a rc a t i o n o f o u r m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , re d u c i n g t h e m f ro m t h e p r e v i o u s 8 0 0 t o 2 7 8 o r s o . We h a v e n o w – i n 1 4 y e a r s – c o n s o l i d a t e d t h o s e s t r u c t u re s s o t h a t m u n i c i p a l i t i e s t h a t w e re i n i t i a l l y ra c i a l l y a n d t r i b a l l y d i v i d e d w e re m a d e i n t o s i n g l e municipal entities. “ P a r t o f t h e s e r v i c e s t h a t o u r p e o p l e h a v e t o d a y ( l i ke e d u c a t i o n a n d w a t e r ) h a v e b e e n a re s u l t o f c o n t r i b u t i o n s b y l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t w o r k i n g w i t h o t h e r s p h e re s a s w e l l . We h a v e t o a l s o i n c l u d e t h e f a c t t h a t o u r s u c c e s s f u l h o l d i n g o f f re e and fair elections over the period of 20 year s mus t also be r e c o r d e d a s a n i m p o r t a n t s u c c e s s .” Ts eno li b elieves the IEC owes some of i t s su c c ess to t h e wo rk t h a t i s d o n e i n m u n i c i p a l i n f ra s t r u c t u re , i n c l u d i n g m u n i c i p a l e l e c t o r a l o f f i c e r s , w h o a re u s u a l l y m u n i c i p a l m a n a g e r s , a n d t h e i r t e a m s w h o p l a y a c r i t i c a l ro l e a s t h e b a c k b o n e o f t h e

I n d e p e n d e n t E l e c t o ra l C o m m i s s i o n ( I E C ) i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t o c o n d u c t e l e c t i o n s a n d s o o n . “ We o f t e n d o n o t p o i n t t h e s e t h i n g s o u t a s a n i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r. T h a t w e h a v e t h r e e s p h e r e s of government – which we d e scr ibe a s inte r- re la te d yet dis tinct – is one of the mos t a d mire d pa r ts of the Cons titu tion o n t h e re s t o f t h e c o n t i n e n t . “Local government is not jus t as it is in other countries – a c re a t u re o f l a w t h a t c a n c h a n g e a t t h e w h i m o f t h e m i n i s t e r, but it is par t of the cons titu tiona l a rchite ctu re . O f cou r se , t h e re a re w e a k n e s s e s o f c a p a c i t y t h a t w e h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d over time, but that is the p olitica l a d minis tra tive fu nctions. “ I t re m a i n s a c h a l l e n g e f o r t h e m a n a g e m e n t o f l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t . S t e p s h a v e b e e n t a ke n a n d t h e y w i l l g o a l o n g way to laying the foundation for its im prove me nt. T his a re a o f w o r k h a s b e e n q u i t e g re a t i n s h a p i n g t h e k i n d o f l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t w e h a v e t o d a y, w h i c h h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d t o b e re s p o n s i v e t o p e o p l e .”

D e m o c r a t i c i n vo l ve m e n t Some of the sys tems put in pla ce for d e mocra tic involve me nt o f p e o p l e o r c o m m i t t e e s a n d o t h e r t h i n g s l i ke t h o s e , a re c r u c i a l , b u t t h e y ’ v e b e e n t e s t e d b y w h a t w e h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d t o d a y. “ T h e i n i t i a t i v e s t h a t a r e n o w h i t t i n g t h e g ro u n d w i l l p ro d u c e g re a t r e s u l t s o v e r t i m e . We w i l l b u i l d e n o u g h a d m i n i s t ra t i v e a n d q u a l i f i e d p e o p l e t o w o r k i n s i d e ever y municipality in our cou ntr y – both r u ra l a nd u r ba n. “ I n t h e r u ra l a re a s , w e a re t a k i n g o n h e a l t h - r e l a t e d f u n c t i o n s , t o p ro v i d e a n a d d i t i o n a l i n c e n t i v e t o ke e p p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e r u ra l a re a s . T h i s i s a g l o b a l p h e n o m e n o n – n o t a S o u t h Africa issue: How does one reta in profe ssiona l skills in the r u ra l a re a s ? L e v e l s o f e d u c a t i o n a r e ke y t o t h i s . E v e n i n v e r y h i g h l y l i t e ra t e c o u n t r i e s , t h e r e a r e o f t e n p r o b l e m s o f ke e p i n g them in the right places to provid e se r vice s. It is going to be a n o n - g o i n g c h a l l e n g e .” Ts e n o l i s a i d t h e m a j o r c h a l l e n g e w a s to w o r k to g et h e r to e f f e c t i ve l y s u p p o r t l o c a l g ove r n m e n t . “ M a n y m u n i c i p a l i t i e s f a c e c h a l l e n g e s b e c a u s e o f i n a d e q u a te i n te r - g ove r n m e n ta l re l a t i o n s . T h i s i s i n t h e a re a o f p ro a c t i ve s u p p o r t o f a te c h n i c a l a n d p ro f e s s i o n a l n a t u re , b u t a l s o o f t h e f l ow o f f i n a n c e s ( w h i c h h a s g ro w n t re m e n d o u s l y ove r a p e r i o d o f t i m e ) . “ T h e t ra n s f o r m a t i o n o f t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f – b o t h a t municipal and other levels of gove r nme nt, the provincia l a nd n a t i o n a l f ro n t l i n e i n t e r f a c e w i t h c o m m u n i t i e s - i s a n a b s o l u t e challenge. If we can get the bu re a u cra cy to be a lot more re s p o n s i v e i n i t s re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h c o m m u n i t i e s w e w o u l d n’t b e h a v i n g t h e k i n d o f p ro t e s t s t h a t w e h a v e n o w. I t i s n’t j u s t a n a d m i n i s t ra t i v e t h i n g – i t i s p o l i t i c a l a s w e l l . “ T h e y re q u i re a b e t t e r q u a l i t y o f i n t e r f a c e a n d i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h c o m m u n i t i e s t h a n w e h a v e b e e n a b l e t o d o s o f a r. I n c e r t a i n i n s t a n c e s , w e’ v e s e e n p e o p l e a d o p t i n g e x t r e m e m e a s u re s t o g e t t h e m s e l v e s h e a r d , i n c l u d i n g b u r n i n g d o w n c o u n c i l h o u s e s a n d p u b l i c p r o p e r t y. S o m e p r o t e s t s a r e mischievous, while other s a re le gitima te a nd ne e d a d if fe re nt a p p ro a c h b y b o t h l o c a l d i s t r i c t s a n d p r o v i n c i a l i n t e r f a c e . The q uality of induction, lea d e r ship, tra ining, a nd e d u ca ting, b o t h a d m i n i s t ra t i v e a n d p o l i t i c a l , a r e i m p o r t a n t c o m p o n e n t s o f t h e c h a l l e n g e w e f a c e .”

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S e r v i c e d e l i ve r y m i s n o m e r T s e n o l i s a i d i t w a s a m i s n o m e r t h a t a l l o f t h e p r o t e s t s a re r e l a t e d t o a l a c k o f s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y. “ We d o n’t b e l i e v e t h a t t h e y a r e a l l re l a t e d t o s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y. S o m e a re related to co m plaints by people of poor ser vices, an d n o n res po n s ivenes s o f government to those cond ition s. Bu t so m e incidents that have been described as ser vice deliver y p r o t e s t s w o u l d o c c u r i n a n y n o r m a l d e m o c ra c y. T h e y a re a l s o c o u n t i n g i n c i d e n t s o f p e o p l e m a rc h i n g a n d h a n d i n g o v e r a m e m o r a n d u m a n d d i s m i s s i n g p e a c e f u l l y. T h i s i s o f t e n c i t e d a m o n g t h e 3 0 0 0 s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y p ro t e s t s . “ B u t t h e r e i s a n o t h e r f a c t o r. S e r v i c e s a re p ro v i d e d i n a v a r i e t y of places – whether it is in education, or human settlement, o r h o u s i n g – a n d p e o p l e f e e l i t i s n o l o n g e r a p p ro p r i a t e f o r t h e m t o w a i t . Yo u h a v e c o n f l i c t e m e r g i n g a b o u t w h y w e should prioritise those in the informal settlement when other s h a v e b e e n h e r e i n t h e b a c k y a rd s a l l a l o n g , w a i t i n g p a t i e n t l y. Yo u h a v e t h a t v e r s i o n o f p ro g re s s w i t h p ro v i d i n g s e r v i c e s t h a t b e c o m e s t h e r e a s o n f o r o t h e r s t o p ro t e s t . “T h e l a rg e s t n u m b e r o f p rote s t s i s i n G a u te n g a n d t h e We s te r n C a p e . I s i t a c o i n c i d e n c e t h a t t h e s e a re t h e r i c h e s t p rov i n c e s i n t h e c o u n t r y ? I t ’s n ot . T h e re i s a l s o a d e g re e to w h i c h yo u c a n s e e t h a t t h e re a re s e r v i c e s . T h a t ’s a n ot h e r fa c to r t h a t yo u m u s t l o o k a t w h e n a n a l y s i n g s o - c a l l e d ‘ s e r v i c e d e l i ve r y p rote s t s’.” A c c o r d i n g t o T s e n o l i , a l o t o f t h e p ro t e s t s a re a s a re s u l t o f the inef fective acts of some in the council, not necessarily i n d i v i d u a l s , b u t t h e c o u n c i l s y s t e m i t s e l f b e i n g u n re s p o n s i v e to the issues of communities. The economic crisis and its i m p a c t o n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s a re o f t e n u n d e re s t i m a t e d : W h e n y o u h a v e p e o p l e b e i n g re t re n c h e d , y o u h a v e f e w e r p e o p l e p a y i n g r a t e s , a n d l e s s re v e n u e i s a v a i l a b l e t o p ro v i d e basic services.

Turnaround s trategy T s e n o l i s a i d t h a t C O GTA n e e d s t o f o c u s o n t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t t u r n a ro u n d s t ra t e g y s t a r t e d b y h i s p re d e c e s s o r, S i c e l o S h i c e k a . “ S o m e o f t h e ke y p ro g re s s h a s b e e n m a d e w i t h t h e a m e n d m e n t o f l e g i s l a t i o n t o i m p ro v e t h e l a w a s i t r e l a t e s t o t h e p ro f e s s i o n a l i s i n g o f t h e b u re a u c ra c y a t a municipal level. “ W e ’ v e r e c e n t l y p a s s e d re g u l a t i o n s – a l o n g s i d e t h o s e t h a t c o m p l e m e n t t h o s e f ro m Tre a s u r y – o n t h e a p p ro p r i a t e com petencies that people should have who are going to be running a cer tain level of municipalities. “ We have almo s t com pleted the setting-up of m un i c i p al p u b l i c a c c o u n t s c o m m i t t e e s a s p a r t o f t h e s e t u r n a ro u n d s t r a t e g i e s . W e ’ v e c re a t e d a g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y c a l l e d M u n i c i p a l I n f r a s t r u c t u re S e r v i c e A g e n c y ( M I S A ) a n d i t ’ s d e s i g n e d t o h e l p m u n i c i p a l i t i e s w i t h i n f ra s t r u c t u re - re l a t e d c a p a b i l i t y. I t ’ s t w o y e a r s o l d a n d i s a l re a d y p ro d u c i n g

g o o d re s u l t s i n h e l p i n g m u n i c i p a l i t i e s s p e n d t h e i r m u n i c i p a l i n f ra s t r u c t u re m o n e y, a n d i n t e r v e n i n g w h e r e t h e r e a r e s k i l l s h o r t a g e s t o p ro v i d e s u p p o r t t o m u n i c i p a l i t y.” M o re t h a n 7 7 m u n i c i p a l i t i e s a re b e n e f i t t i n g f r o m t h e p ro f e s s i o n a l s u p p o r t a n d s o m e 2 5 s e m i - p r o f e s s i o n a l s e r v i c e p ro v i d e r s a re a s s i s t i n g o t h e r m u n i c i p a l i t i e s w i t h a m o r e com plex set of needs. “ We hope tha t the d e pa r tme nt ca n g e t s u p p o r t . We n e e d a n a l i g n m e n t o f i t s m a n d a t e a n d t h e re s o u rc e s i t re c e i v e s . W e m u s t h a v e a b e t t e r a l i g n m e n t o f t h e re s o u rc e s t o i n c re a s e t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e d e p a r t m e n t t o b e a b l e t o m o n i t o r, f o r e x a m p l e , m u n i c i p a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e d r a f t s a n d m u n i c i p a l s y s t e m i m p ro v e m e n t p r o g r a m m e s . “A l o t o f m o n e y g o e s t o m u n i c i p a l i t i e s b y w a y o f t r a n s f e r, a n d w e c a n p ro v i d e c a p a c i t y t o m o n i t o r t h e i r i m p a c t a n d ef fective im plementation. This is a cr itica l role tha t this d e p a r t m e n t m u s t p l a y, t o i n c re a s e i t s a b i l i t y t o b o t h p r o v i n c e s a n d m u n i c i p a l i t i e s . A l re a d y, t h i n g s a r e i n p l a c e a n d t h e f o u n d a t i o n h a s b e e n l a i d t o g o t h e r e .”

R e s t o r i n g c o n f i d e n c e i n g o ve r n m e n t Ts e n o l i s a i d t h a t c e n t ra l t o a n y c e l e b r a t i o n s o f 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y m u s t b e t o re s t o re p e o p l e ’ s c o n f i d e n c e i n g o v e r n m e n t . “ T h a t ’ s a m a j o r s t ra t e g i c a g e n d a f o r t h i s depar tment, working with other depa r tme nts, to re s tore p e o p l e’ s c o n f i d e n c e i n m u n i c i p a l g o v e r n m e n t . “ S u c c e s s c a n be seen in that some of the municipalities have got clean a u d i t s , a n d a re i m p ro v i n g t h e i r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m s . T h i s i s because of the inter ventions which came about as par t of t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t t u r n a ro u n d s t r a t e g y. “ S o m e o f t h o s e i n i t i a t i v e s a re n o w b e a r i n g f r u i t . I t h e l p s t o re s t o re t r u s t w h e n m u n i c i p a l i t i e s g e t c l e a n a u d i t s . P e o p l e t r u s t m u n i c i p a l i t i e s l i ke t h o s e : S t e v e T s h w e t e i s o n e o f t h e m , or Ehlanzeni Dis trict in Mpumalanga. They have consis tently per formed well, they have managed their finances well in a d d i t i o n t o p ro v i d i n g s e r v i c e s t o c o m m u n i t i e s i n a w a y t h a t communities trust them. “ We a re a l s o re s p o n s i b l e f o r t ra d i t i o n a l a f f a i r s . We h a v e a l re a d y re s p o n d e d to t h e p o l i t i c a l c o m p l a i n t s b y t ra d i t i o n a l l e a d e r s t h a t t h ey a re n o t b e i n g ta ke n s e r i o u s l y. We n o w h a v e a f u l l y - f l e d g e d d e p a r t m e n t , a n d i n t h e n e x t a d m i n i s t ra t i o n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tra d i t i o n a l A f f a i r s w i l l b e re c e i v i n g f i n a n c e s d i re c t l y f ro m Tre a s u r y a s a n i n d e p e n d e n t d e p a r t m e n t . “ We d o n ’ t k n o w w h a t i s g o i n g t o h a p p e n i n t h e n e w a d m i n i s t ra t i o n , b u t f o r n o w, i t i s r u n b y t h e s a m e m i n i s t e r w h o r u n s c o o p e ra t i v e g o v e r n m e n t . T h a t ’ s a n o t h e r i m p r o v e m e n t t h a t h a s b e e n m a d e o v e r t i m e : I m p ro v i n g t h e q u a l i t y a n d l e v e l o f s u p p o r t t o t ra d i t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s i n o u r c o u n t r y. P a r t o f t h e a g e n d a i s t o i m p ro v e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t ra d i t i o n a l l e a d e r s a n d t h e i r s u b j e c t s , b e t w e e n t h e m a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t .”

“ We m u s t l o o k a t h o w w e c a n d e p l o y o u r re s o u rc e s to f i n d a p p r o p r i a te te c h n o l o g y t h a t s t re n g t h e n p e o p l e’s a b i l i t y to c re a te n e w j o b s .”

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P re t o r i a , s o u t h a f r i c a - j u l y 1 0 : t h e n e w m i n i s t e r o f c o o p e ra t i v e . G o v e r n a n c e a n d t ra d i t i o n a l a f f a i r s , l e c h e s a t s e n o l i o n j u l y 1 0 , 2 0 1 3 i n P re t o r i a , s o u t h a f r i c a . N e w m i n i s t e r s a n d d e p u t y m i n i s t e r s w e re s w o r n a t t h e S e f a ko m a k g a t h o p re s i d e n t i a l g u e s t h o u s e . P h o t o b y g a l l o i m a g e s / f o t o 2 4 / h e r m a n Ve r w e y )

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A G LO B A L DAY O F P R AY E R I n M a rc h 2 0 0 1, m o re t h a n 4 5 0 0 0 p e o p l e u n i te d fo r a D a y o f R e p e n ta n c e a n d P ra ye r a t N ew l a n d s R u g by S ta d i u m i n C a p e Tow n . T h i s wa s t h e f i r s t t i m e i n t h e h i s to r y o f t h e c o u n t r y t h a t s o m a ny p e o p l e f ro m d i f fe re n t c u l t u ra l , re l i g i o u s , a n d et h n i c b a c kg ro u n d s c a m e to g et h e r i n u n i s o n to p ra y fo r t h e c o u n t r y. T h e p ra ye r wa s h e l d i n t h e m i d s t o f p o l i t i c a l vo l a t i l i t y a n d v i o l e n c e . T h e d a y wa s f i l l e d w i t h c r i e s fo r p e a c e i n o u r c o u n t r y.

The beginning I n J u l y 2 0 0 0 , S o u t h A f r i c a n b u s i n e s s m a n D r G ra h a m Powe r h a d a v i s i o n fo r a d a y o f p ra ye r a n d s p e n t t h e n ex t few m o n t h s m o b i l i s i n g re l i g i o u s l e a d e r s , b u s i n e s s l e a d e r s , a n d S o u t h A f r i c a n s f ro m a l l wa l k s o f l i fe to s ta n d to g et h e r fo r t h e s a ke o f t h e c o u n t r y. D r Powe r h a d to ove rc o m e h i s ow n re s e r va t i o n s a s h e h a d to s a c r i f i c e h i s c o m fo r t s a n d s u c c e s s i n t h e wo r l d o f b u s i n e s s , fo r t h e s a ke o f a g re a te r g o a l to b e a p e a c e m a ke r a n d c h a n g e a g e n t i n t h e c o u n t r y. B u t t h e r i s k p a i d o f f .

Going global O n Pe n te c o s t S u n d a y, 1 5 M a y 2 0 0 5 , 1 5 6 o f t h e 2 2 0 n a t i o n s o f t h e wo r l d u n i te d a c ro s s d e n o m i n a t i o n a l a n d c u l t u ra l b o rd e r s fo r t h e f i r s t G l o b a l D a y o f P ra ye r ( G D O P ) . I n 2 0 0 8 , m i l l i o n s o f C h r i s t i a n s f ro m 2 1 4 n a t i o n s u n i te d i n p ra ye r a n d o n 3 1 M a y 2 0 0 9 , a m i ra c l e h a p p e n e d w h e n t h i s i n i t i a t i ve ex p a n d e d to 2 2 0 c o u n t r i e s a ro u n d t h e wo r l d . E ve r y ye a r, fa i t h f u l l y fo r t h e l a s t 1 4 ye a r s , p e o p l e s t i l l p a r t i c i p a te f ro m m a ny n a t i o n s , c i t i e s , tow n s , c o m m u n i t i e s , l o c a l c h u rc h e s , a n d p ra ye r g ro u p s .

S A’s g i f t to t h e wo r l d T h e G D O P, w i t h i t s ro ot s i n S o u t h A f r i c a , i s a g i f t f ro m o u r c o u n t r y to t h e wo r l d . J u s t a s o u r d e m o c ra c y a n d m o d e l s fo r re c o n c i l i a t i o n h a ve b e c o m e s ta n d a rd s fo r t h e wo r l d , s o h a s t h e G D O P b e c o m e a n i n s p i ra t i o n to m a ny n a t i o n s a n d g ro u p s a ro u n d t h e wo r l d , to s ta n d to g et h e r i n p ra ye r fo r t h e i r c o u n t r i e s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s .

T h e s u c c e s s o f t h e i n i t i a l D a y o f P ra ye r wa s fo l l owe d u p t h e n ex t ye a r i n M a y o f 2 0 0 2 , w h e n S o u t h A f r i c a n s g a t h e re d i n e i g h t d i f fe re n t ve n u e s a ro u n d t h e c o u n t r y. O n 1 M a y 2 0 0 3 , 7 7 S o u t h A f r i c a n re g i o n s a n d 2 7 A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s j o i n e d .

A f r i c a n u n i te s O n 2 M a y 2 0 0 4 , h i s to r y wa s m a d e w h e n a l l 5 6 n a t i o n s o f A f r i c a p a r t i c i p a te d i n t h e f i r s t eve r c o n t i n e n ta l D a y o f R e p e n ta n c e a n d P ra ye r fo r A f r i c a . N u m e ro u s c o m m u n i t i e s , v i l l a g e s , tow n s , a n d c i t i e s u n i te d i n n o n - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l p ra ye r g a t h e r i n g s a t d i f fe re n t ve n u e s . I n S o u t h A f r i c a , 2 7 7 c o m m u n i t i e s p a r t i c i p a te d .

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CHAPTER 3

INFRASTRUCTURE AND R U R A L D E V E LO P M E N T SPONSORED BY ATNS

C H A P T E R 3 | S E C T O R O V E R V I E W | I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A N D R U R A L D E V E LO P M E N T

CONSTR UCTIN G SOUTH AFRICA’S TOMORROW

C i t i e s a c ro s s S o u t h A f r i c a a re p l a n n i n g a n d i n v e s t i n g i n t ra n s p o r t i n f ra s t r u c t u re i n o rd e r t o e n a b l e a n d p ro m o t e u r b a n re g e n e ra t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t . C H A L L E N G E S FAC E D M a n y o f t h e c h a l l e n g e s S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s t ra n s p o r t i n f ra s t r u c t u re f a c e s a re re f l e c t e d i n t h e c o u n t r y ’ s

By Kr ysia Gaweda

e c o n o m i c g e o g ra p h y. S o m e o f t h e g re a t e s t c h a l l e n g e s

South Africa has wor ld -c lass infras t r uc t ure , in c lu din g

m a i n t e n a n c e o f s u i t a b l e i n f ra s t r u c t u re s u c h a s ro a d s ,

some of the mos t sop his t ic ate d t ransp or t s ys te ms ,

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l o w - c o s t , a n d w i d e l y a v a i l a b l e e n e r g y, a n d a d v a n c e d

p o o r i n f ra s t r u c t u re re s u l t s i n p o o r t ra n s p o r t e f f i c i e n c y.

t h e c o u n t r y f a c e s a re t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d c a re f u l

telecommunicat ions fac ilit ie s from ac ross t h e world. I n a p o s t - a p a r t h e i d S o u t h A f r i c a , c i t i e s a c ro s s t h e Owing to the count r ie s c ont inuous g rowing e c on omy

c o u n t r y a re fa c e d w i t h t h e c o n t i n u o u s c h a l l e n g e o f

and rising s tandard s of liv ing , t he re has be e n a n

t ra n s p o r t s y s te m s b e i n g u s e d to ove rc o m e t h e b a r r i e r s

i n c re a s e o f d e m a n d f o r t r a n s p o r t , w a t e r, e l e c t r i c i t y,

o f a p a r t h e i d by re c o n n e c t i n g c o m m u n i t i e s i r re s p e c t i ve

a n d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . To i m p ro v e

o f ra c e a n d o p p o r t u n i t y. I n a d d i t i o n to t h i s , t h e p ro c e s s

t h e m i s g u i d e d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f i n f r a s t r u c t u re d u r i n g

fo r e n a b l i n g u r b a n re g e n e ra t i o n w i l l a i d i n s u s ta i n i n g

the apar theid era, as we ll as to m e et t he c on t in u ou s

g row t h a n d d eve l o p m e n t o f c i t i e s f o r f u t u re g e n e ra t i o n s .

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O f te n , t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s w h i c h t h e t ra n s p o r t s e c to r

population, South Africa is on its way to developing

fa c e s a re f u r t h e r c o m p o u n d e d by t h e i n c re a s i n g ra te

m u l t i b i l l i o n - ra n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e .

o f u r b a n i s a t i o n , p l a c i n g m o re p re s s u re a n d d e m a n d s o n t ra n s p o r t s y s te m s a n d t h e g ove r n m e n t .

South Africa has a modern and well-developed t ra n s p o r t i n f ra s t r u c t u r e a n d h a s b e e n h i g h l i g h t e d b y

I n e s s e n c e , t ra n s p o r t s y s t e m s a n d i n f ra s t r u c t u re n e e d t o

government as a key c ont r ib utor to Sout h Af ric a ’s

b e d e s i g n e d a n d d e v e l o p e d m o re s m a r t l y, f u l l y a w a re

com petitiveness in g lob al m ar ket s.T he t ra n s por t s e c tor

of these continuously arising challenges and the ever-

i s f u r t h e r re g a rd e d a s a c r u c i a l e n g i n e f o r e c o n o m i c

changing context that South Africa’s cities will face.

g ro w t h a n d s o c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t .

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A i r p o r t , s i t u a t e d j u s t n o r t h o f t h e c i t y. I n 2 0 1 2 , S o u t h African Air ways (SAA) was voted the bes t airline in A f r i c a f o r t h e 1 0 t h y e a r i n a ro w b y U K g l o b a l a v i a t i o n re s e a rc h o r g a n i s a t i o n , S k y t ra x . S A A i s b y f a r t h e l a r g e s t a i r c a r r i e r i n A f r i c a , w i t h c o n n e c t i o n s t o m o re t h a n 2 8 c i t i e s a c ro s s t h e c o n t i n e n t . I n a d d i t i o n , a n d a s a S t a r A l l i a n c e m e m b e r, S A A o f f e r s 1 3 5 6 d e s t i n a t i o n s i n 1 9 3 c o u n t r i e s a n d 2 1 5 0 0 f l i g h t s d a i l y. AIR TRAFFIC AND NAVIGATION SERVICES SOC LIMITED (ATNS) AT N S i s S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s l e a d i n g a i r t ra f f i c a n d n a v i g a t i o n ser vice, and has continuously been suppor ted by pas t a n d c u r re n t M i n i s t e r s o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tra n s p o r t i n m a i n t a i n i n g a g ro u n d b re a k i n g re c o rd o f z e ro c o m m e rc i a l a i rc ra f t a c c i d e n t s . T h i s re c o rd i s d u e t o i t s s tate-of-the-ar t eq uipment and world-class technology deployed to ef ficiently manage air space. THESE INCLUDE: A DVA N C E M E N T S I N A I R WAY S I N F R A S T R U C T U R E I n 2 0 0 2 , A i r p o r t s C o m p a n y o f S o u t h A f r i c a ( AC S A ) w a s es tablished with the aim to manage the countr y’s a i r p o r t s , u p g r a d e s t a n d a r d s , a n d i m p ro v e p ro d u c t i v i t y. South African Airpor ts have been significantly

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planning, utilisation and a na ly sis to e nsu re wor kforce optimisation •

i n J o h a n n e s b u r g , C a p e To w n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , a n d a new air p or t , King Shaka I nte r nat ion a l, s it u a te d ju s t outside Durban. T h e i n f ra s t r u c t u r e e x p a n s i o n p r o g ra m m e f o c u s e d o n u p g ra d i n g s e c u r i t y a n d f a c i l i t i e s o f t h e s e t h re e m a i n airpor ts, as well as of seven smaller domes tic airpor ts i n P o r t E l i z a b e t h , E a s t L o n d o n , G e o r g e , K i m b e r l e y, U pington, and Pilanesberg. A s a re s u l t o f t h e e x p a n s i o n , O R Ta m b o I n t e r n a t i o n a l Airpor t saw t he up g rad e of it s se cu rit y a n d fa c ilit ie s , a s w e l l a s t h e b u i l d i n g o f a n e w t e r m i n a l . C a p e To w n Internat ional A ir p or t’s new c e nt ra l te rmin a l wa s u p g ra d e d , a n d a b r a n d - n e w m u l t i - s t o re y p a r ka d e w i t h 2 5 0 0 p a r k i n g b a y s w a s b u i l t , a d d i n g t o t h e a l re a d y com plete d 2 0 0 0 -b ay p ar kad e . D u r b a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l a l s o s a w t h e u p g ra d e o f i t s p a r ka d e w i t h a 1 5 0 0 - b a y m u l t i - s t o re y p a r ka d e , a s w e l l a s t h e e x p a n s i o n o f i t s e x i s t i n g t e r m i n a l . I n 2 0 0 7, D u r b a n c o n s t r u c t e d a n e w a i r p o r t , t h e K i n g S h a ka i n t e r n a t i o n a l

T h e a i r t ra c k i n g s y s t e m ( AT S ) r e s o u r c e t o o l , p r o v i d i n g a i r t ra f f i c c o n t ro l l e r s w i t h t h e m e a n s f o r r e s o u r c e

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m a i n a i r p o r t s i n S o u t h A f r i c a , O R Ta m b o I n t e r n a t i o n a l

The VHF N ational Replace me nt Proje ct, incor pora ting the lates t voice and data capabilities

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u p g ra d e d o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r s , m a i n l y i n p re p a ra t i o n f o r

T h e R 2 0 b i l l i o n a i r p o r t s u p g r a d e f o c u s e d o n t h e t h re e

T h e m i d - l i f e u p g ra d e o f t h e A i r Tr a f f i c M a n a g e m e n t

The deployment of air tra f fic se r vice s infra s tr u ctu re a t re g i o n a l A i r Tra f f i c S e r v i c e s U n i t s

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T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e Vo i c e C o n t r o l C o m m u n i c a t i o n S y s t e m ( VC C S )

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T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e Ve r y H i g h F r e q u e n c y D i r e c t i o n a l Finders (VDF)

I n a d d i t i o n , AT N S a l s o o f f e r s Av i a t i o n Tra i n i n g a t t h e Av i a t i o n Tra i n i n g A c a d e m y ( ATA ) , a n d i s re c o g n i s e d a s a w o r l d - c l a s s t ra i n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n b y t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a v i a t i o n c o m m u n i t y. ATA s t i m u l a t i n g t e a c h i n g methodologies utilise s tate-of-the-ar t com puter-based t ra i n i n g , ra d a r s t i m u l a t o r s , e n g i n e e r i n g l a b o ra t o r i e s m , a n d 2 D / 3 D a e ro d y n a m i c s t i m u l a t o r s t o t h e h i g h e s t i n d u s t r y a n d s a f e t y s t a n d a rd s . ATA i s a f u l l y - a c c re d i te d , a v i a t i o n - t ra i n i n g a c a d e m y, a n d i s c e r t i f i e d to o f fe r u p to t h re e - ye a r d i p l o m a l eve l c o u r s e s . I n a d d i t i o n , ATA i s a n i n te r n a t i o n a l A i r Tra n s p o r t A s s o c i a t i o n ( I ATA ) re g i o n a l t ra i n i n g p a r t n e r a n d i s re g i s te re d o n t h e N a t i o n a l Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s F ra m e wo r k ( N Q F ) . I n 2 0 1 2 , ATA re c e i ve d , f o r t h e s e c o n d ye a r r u n n i n g , t h e I ATA Wo r l d w i d e R e g i o n a l Tra i n i n g P a r t n e r Awa rd , a s we l l t h e I n te r n a t i o n a l C i v i l Av i a t i o n O rg a n i s a t i o n ( I CAO ) Tra i n e r P l u s a s s o c i a te m e m b e r.

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AT N S | P R O F I L E | C H A P T E R 3

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N The year 2014 marks the celebration of our 21st anniversary as South Africa’s leading air navigation ser vices provider. Air Traf fic and Navigation Ser vices (ATNS) SOC Limited is responsible for air traf fic control in approximately 10 percent of the world’s airspace. Our services extend fur ther than the familiar air traf fic control service, into the provision of vitally impor tant aeronautical information used for all flight planning purposes as well as search and rescue coordination activities, and the maintenance of a reliable navigation infrastructure.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our pas t We have seen the growth of the industry, the challenges, achievements, as well as innovative ways of delivering world-class safety and operational performance. In this, our 21st year, together with our industry partners and with the support of our shareholder, we strive for excellence to reach above and beyond.

Thabani Mthiyane Chief Executive Officer C o m pany D etails CEO: Thabang Mthiyane

Our present

Executive Office of the CEO (Acting):Peter Marais

ATNS continues to serve the air traffic management (ATM) community and to deploy leading technology with foresight, as well as continual improvement of safety levels. We understand now as an entity that our excellence in business can only be appreciated and valued when we ensure financial, social, and environmental sustainability. We have prioritised sustainable development by minimizing our own carbon footprint, and seek to continue developing and helping our stakeholders to minimize the environmental impact of their operations through flight efficiency programmes and other best practice initiatives.

Executive Operations (Acting): Josia Manyakoana

CFO: William Ndlovu

Our vision is to be the preferred supplier of ATM solutions and associated services to the African continent and selected international markets and our mission is to provide safe, expeditious, and efficient ATM solutions and associated services.

Our f uture

Executive Air Traffic Management: Hennie Marais Executive Commercial Services (acting): Dumisani Sangweni Executive Risk and Compliance: Tendani Ndou Executive Human Capital (acting): Rodney Subramany Executive Engineering and Technical Services (acting): William Ndlovu Marketing and Communications Senior Manager: Thandi Mosupye External Communication Officer: Percy Morokane

The South African aviation infrastructure is considered to be one of the best in the world, contributing to the country’s aviation safety record, therefore it is important that we continue to invest wisely in this infrastructure to support the country’s overall transport infrastructure. ATNS’ goals are strategically outcome-oriented and formulated to respond to national and industry needs. The company has defined these goals as high priority critical issues that bridge the current profile and the future strategic profile of the organisation. ATNS has also constructed offensive and defensive strategic objectives that pertain to the company’s future profile, which consist of products, customers, industry segment, and geographic markets.

Physical address: Eastgate Office Park Block C; South Boulevard Road Bruma 2198 Postal address: Private Bag X 15 Kempton Park 1620

OUR JOURNEY 1993

Founded and the star t of Project Pronav to upgrade and extend terrestrial navigation systems

1997

Completion of Project Pronav

Telephone: 011 607 1000

2001

Installation of 3D Air Traffic Control simulator at ATNS’s Air Training Academy

2009

Control tower construction at King Shaka International Airpor t

2012

Inauguration of NAFISAT Master Back- up Terminal

Fax: 011 607 1570 Email: marketing@atns.co.za Website: www.atns.co.za

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C H A P T E R 3 | I N T E R V I E W | AT N S

TAKING SOUTH AFRICA TO NEW HEIGHTS An inter view with the CEO: Dr Marumo Ramasia

H o w h a s A i r T r a f f i c a n d N a v i g a t i o n S e r v i c e s ’ ( AT N S ) r o l e reformed since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994?

technology on the cockpit and the sophis tication and evolution

2 0 1 4 m a r k s t h e c e l e b ra t i o n o f o u r 2 1 s t a n n i v e r s a r y a s o n e o f

Ever y par t of the value chain has a bearing in the whole

A f r i c a ’ s l e a d i n g a i r n a v i g a t i o n s e r v i c e s p ro v i d e r. AT N S h a s c o m e a l o n g w a y, a n d a s a m a n d a t e d p u b l i c e n t i t y w i t h i n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tra n s p o r t ( D oT ) , w e a re p ro u d t o h a v e made a significant contribution within the South African a v i a t i o n i n d u s t r y. We h a v e s e e n t h e g ro w t h o f t h e i n d u s t r y, the challenges, achievements, as well as innovative ways of

o f t h e a i rc ra f t re q u i re d a d i f f e re n t s e t o f s k i l l s . Te c h n o l o g i e s s u c h a s 4 D Tra j e c t o r y M a n a g e m e n t a n d S y s t e m W i d e Information Management (SWIM) have a par ticular meaning. s y s t e m . W h a t w e c a l l a ‘ c a u s a l l i n k ’.

D e s c r i b e AT N S ’ b u s i n e s s p h i l o s o p h y a n d h o w i t motivates t he com pany to prosper. AT N S h a s a m a n d a t e t o p ro v i d e a i r t ra f f i c s e r v i c e s i n a n

d e l i v e r i n g w o r l d - c l a s s s a f e t y a n d o p e ra t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e .

ef ficient and safe manner within the South African airspace.

T h e a v i a t i o n p r o f e s s i o n h a s g e n e ra l l y b e e n t re a t e d a s

a t t ra c t i o n , d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d re t e n t i o n o f c r i t i c a l s k i l l s i s o f

v o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g . H o w e v e r, o v e r t h e y e a r s , t h e c h a n g e s i n

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I n o rd e r f o r AT N S t o m e e t i t s m a n d a t o r y o b l i g a t i o n , t h e utmos t im por tance – to meet the busine ss im pe ra tive a nd

C H A P T E R 3 | I N T E R V I E W | AT N S

s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. AT N S p u t s p e o p l e a n d s a f e t y f i r s t b y r i g o ro u s l y

H o w i s t h e wo r k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t we e n t h e D oT a n d AT N S i n

t r a i n i n g a n d u p g ra d i n g s a f e t y k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s . W e a re

e n s u r i n g a s k i l l e d wo r k f o r c e i n t h e i n d u s t r y ?

c o m m i t t e d t o u p h o l d i n g a v i a t i o n s a f e t y s t a n d a rd s , l e g i s l a t i o n , and practices.

S o u t h A f r i c a i s a v e r y d i v e r s e c o u n t r y. H o w d o e s t h e com pany promote such di versi ty in t he wo r k p la c e ?

The executive summar y of the N ational Development Plan (NDP) 2030, as tabled by the N ational Planning Commission, s tates that, while the achieve me nt of its obje ctive s re q u ire s p ro g re s s o n a b ro a d f ro n t , f o u r p r i o r i t i e s s t a n d o u t .

T h e r e d i s c o v e r y o f e t h n i c i t y a n d c u l t u r a l i d e n t i t i e s c re a t e d a n

AT N S ’ Av i a t i o n Tra i n i n g A c a d e m y ( ATA ) i s a n e x c e l l e n t a v e n u e

awaren ess of the need to cope with th e m an agem en t o f et h n i c

for aspiring South Africans to re a ch the ir d re a ms of joining the

a n d c u l t u ra l d i v e r s i t y t h ro u g h p o l i c i e s t h a t p ro m o t e m i n o r i t y

a v i a t i o n i n d u s t r y. AT N S ’ v i s i o n i s t o b e a m a j o r c o n t r i b u t i n g

g r o u p s ’ p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n , a n d a c c e s s t o , t h e re s o u rc e s o f

p a r t n e r t o w a rd s e n s u r i n g a v i a t i o n s a f e t y i n A f r i c a t h r o u g h o u r

s o c i e t y, w h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g t h e u n i t y o f t h e c o u n t r y. We h a v e , i n

t ra i n i n g e f f o r t s . O u r A c a d e m y i s c o m m i t t e d t o t h e w o r l d ’ s b e s t

t h e p a s t 2 1 y e a r s , a i m e d t o p u r s u e a n d a c h i e v e t ra n s f o r m a t i o n

p ra c t i c e s . I t a i m s t o g i v e e a c h c l i e n t a n d d e l e g a t e t h e s k i l l s

of the aviation indus tr y by ensuring that his torically-

a n d k n o w l e d g e t o s u c c e s s f u l l y t a ke o n t h e c h a l l e n g e s f a c e d b y

disadvantaged youth have access to aviation as a discipline.

p ro v i d e r s o f AT M a n d t e c h n i c a l s e r v i c e s w o r l d w i d e .

The res ults speak for themselves.

How has the aviation industr y changed since 1994?

A s a S o u t h A f r i c a n C i v i l Av i a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( S AC A A ) a p p r o v e d Av i a t i o n Tra i n i n g O r g a n i s a t i o n a n d a Tr a n s p o r t E d u c a t i o n Tra i n i n g A u t h o r i t y ( T E TA ) a c c r e d i t e d t r a i n i n g o r g a n i s a t i o n , t h e

Av i a t i o n u s e d t o b e a g e n d e r - b a s e d i n d u s t r y, w h e re w o m e n ’ s

ATA i s c o m m i t t e d t o a c h i e v i n g t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f o u r N a t i o n a l

c a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s w e re l i m i t e d , i f n o t n o n - e x i s t e n t . T h e AT N S

S k i l l s S t ra t e g y, a n d a d v a n c e t h e c o u n t r y ’ s a b i l i t y t o r e m a i n a

W o m e n ’ s D e v e l o p m e n t P ro g ra m m e p ro v i d e s a p l a t f o r m f o r

c o m p e t i t i v e e c o n o m y i n a ra p i d l y c h a n g i n g w o r l d .”

women em ployees, who exhibit exceptional talents and who s h o w c l e a r g ro w t h p o t e n t i a l i n t h e i r a re a s o f w o r k , t o b e t t e r

W h a t d o t h e n e x t f i ve ye a r s h o l d f o r t h e c o m p a n y ?

their skills, knowledge, and com petencies. This 21st year marks new beginnings as we extend our excellence to Sus tainable and meaningful engagements with local

reach and be entrenched throughout the continent. The increasing

communities, in this ins tance, civil society and various

demand for ATNS’s exper tise, ser vices, and business acumen from

d e p a r t m e n t s o f s t a t e , a s w e l l a s a t t e n t i o n t o c u r re n t l e g i s l a t i o n

countries across the African continent provides the oppor tunity for

a n d t h e n e w C o m p a n i e s A c t ( w i t h s p e c i f i c re f e re n c e t o s o c i a l

ATNS to contribute towards the im provement of Africa’s safety

a n d e t h i c s c o m m i t t e e s ) a l l s p e a k t o a b ro a d e r ro l e o f b u s i n e s s

record. ATNS believes that its success will ultimately be the

i n s o c i e t y.

success of the African continent, through im proved safety levels,

W h a t h a s p r o v e d t o b e AT N S ’ b i g g e s t challenge since 1994?

holistically-skilled resources, world-class infras tructure, and integ rated planning in the provision of air navigation ser vices.

Wo rldw ide, the av iation ind us tr y contin ual l y adapt s to vari ed m a r k e t f o rc e s , i n c l u d i n g f u e l p r i c e f l u c t u a t i o n s , e c o n o m i c g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t , e n v i ro n m e n t a l re g u l a t i o n , i n f r a s t r u c t u re , m a r ke t l i b e ra l i s a t i o n , a i rc ra f t c a p a b i l i t i e s , o t h e r m o d e s o f t ra n s p o r t , b u s i n e s s m o d e l s , a n d e m e r g i n g m a r ke t s . I t i s a d y n a m i c i n d u s t r y w h o s e g ro w t h h a s t a ke n p l a c e t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f a g l o b a l i s e d w o r l d , a n d t h i s a l s o t ra n s l a t e s t o g l o b a l e c o n o m i c g ro w t h . In the las t two year s the aviation indus tr y has been af fected b y t h e E u ro p e a n d e b t c r i s i s , w h i c h h a s re d u c e d g ro w t h i n o t h e r r e g i o n s . G l o b a l e c o n o m i c g ro w t h i s p r o j e c t e d t o l a g b e h i n d t h e l o n g - t e r m a v e ra g e . A f r i c a ’ s p a s s e n g e r a i r l i n e i n d u s t r y i s s t i l l i n a p e r i o d o f g ro w t h and development, and the continent has been identified as having huge potential. African airlines account for only two p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l o f re v e n u e s o f t h e t ra f f i c b e t w e e n A f r i c a n d t h e re s t o f t h e w o r l d .

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C H A P T E R 3 | A D V E R T O R I A L | AT N S

A C U LT U R E O F SA F E T Y S i n c e AT N S ’ f o r m a t i o n i n 1 9 9 3 t h e re h a v e b e e n n o c a t a s t ro p h i c

N a t i o n s To u r n a m e n t s i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d o u r F o r m e r P r e s i d e n t

b r e a k d o w n s a t t r i b u t e d t o AT N S . O v e r t h e 2 1 y e a r p e r i o d , t h e

and g lobal icon Nelson Mandela’s Me mor ia l a nd Fu ne ra l Se r vice .

com pany has accumulated in excess of five million ins trumental

T h i s s u c c e s s w a s b a s e d o n c o m p re h e n s i v e , l o n g - t e r m p l a n n i n g

f light rules (IFR) f light hour s. “In saying this one also needs to

t h a t e n s u re d t h a t AT N S m a d e t h e c a p a c i t y a v a i l a b l e t o s u p p o r t

t a k e c o g n i s a n c e t h a t , l i ke a n y o t h e r A N S P, w e h a v e h a d o u r f a i r

the demand.

s h a r e o f a i r t r a f f i c s e r v i c e s ( AT S ) re l a t e d s a f e t y e v e n t s , ” s a y s C E O T h a b a n i M t h i y a n e . “ T h e s e , l i ke a l l o t h e r s , a re f u l l y i n v e s t i g a t e d

RECRUITMENT

a n d s a f e t y m i t i g a t i o n s i m p l e m e n t e d t o re d u c e t h e l i ke l i h o o d o f r e c u r r e n c e .”

AT N S o f f e r s a t ra i n i n g b u r s a r y p ro g ra m m e f o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i n A i r Tra f f i c C o n t ro l a n d A e ro n a u t i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n M a n a g e m e n t

W h e n l o o k i n g a t t h e b i g g e r p i c t u re w i t h s a f e t y p e r f o r m a n c e

t h ro u g h t h e Av i a t i o n Tra i n i n g A c a d e m y ( ATA ) . A f t e r t h e

m e t r i c s , t h e c o m p a n y h a s a 9 9 . 9 9 6 p e rc e n t s a f e t y p e r f o r m a n c e

s u c c e s s f u l c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e i n i t i a l c o u r s e a t t h e ATA , AT N S

b a s e d o n I F R f l i g h t h o u r s . T h e re f o re AT N S ’ e r ro r m a r g i n i s 0 . 0 0 4

may of fer the bur sar an eighteen m onth fixe d - te r m contra ct to

p e r c e n t , w h i c h c o m p a re s v e r y c o m f o r t a b l y w i t h t h e b e s t i n t h e

c o m p l e t e t h e n e c e s s a r y o p e ra t i o n a l o n t h e j o b t r a i n i n g

world.

i n c l u d i n g a d d i t i o n a l s t u d i e s a t t h e ATA .

Air traf f ic c o n tro l is ind eed an invisible hand , a ser v i c e few

Minimum q ualifications to be eligible for the bu r sa r y a re

t raveller s th in k o f, but imagine the possible conseq uen c es i f

G ra d e 1 2 w i t h P u re M a t h e m a t i c s a n d E n g l i s h S y m b o l s H G D ,

t h a t h a n d s h o u l d l e t t h e re i n s d ro p f o r a s p l i t s e c o n d . T h a t ’ s w h y

SG C or Level-4. Applicants have to be f luent in Eng lish, the

AT N S i s p r o u d o f i t s ro l e i n b r i n g i n g t h e w o r l d t o S o u t h A f r i c a ,

international language of aviation, with no speech im pediments

w i t h o u t a s i n g l e h i c c u p , f o r t h e 1 9 9 5 Wo r l d R u g b y To u r n a m e n t ;

and medically fit – you need to be in top shape both mentally

t h e F I FA 2 0 1 0 W o r l d C u p ; t h e 1 9 9 6 a n d 2 0 1 3 A f r i c a n C u p o f

a n d p h y s i c a l l y, a s t h e j o b i s d e m a n d i n g a n d c a n b e s t r e s s f u l .

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N o e x p e r i e n c e i s re q u i re d b u t a p a s s i o n f o r a n d k n o w l e d g e o f

ITS OBJECTIVES ARE:

aviation would be advantageous. • T o p ro v i d e a p l a t f o r m f o r k n o w l e d g e s h a r i n g p e r t a i n i n g t o “ T h i s i n d u s t r y h a s b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a s a s t ra t e g i c d e v e l o p m e n t s e c t o r a n d AT N S a i m s t o p u t i t o n p a r w i t h t h e c o u n t r y ’ s s u c c e s s f u l a u t o m o t i v e i n d u s t r y i n t e r m s o f q u a l i t y, c o m p e t e n c e , i n n o v a t i o n , s k i l l s , a n d c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s , ” s a y s P e rc y M o r o k a n e , AT N S E x t e r n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n O f f i c e r. “ H u m a n r e s o u r c e s d e v e l o p m e n t i s c e n t ra l t o t h i s , e s p e c i a l l y re l a t i n g t o t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . To a d d re s s h i s t o r i c a l ra c i a l i m b a l a n c e s w hile creating a pipeline of q ualified an d c o m p eten t tal en t . S i m i l a r l y, a t t ra c t i n g a n d re t a i n i n g h i g h l y s k i l l e d w o r ke r s a re ke y e l e m e n t s t o AT N S ’ s s u c c e s s .”

the oppor tunities and challe nge s re la te d to innova tion • T o e s t a b l i s h a s u s t a i n a b l e f o r u m t h a t w i l l e n a b l e a n i n t e g ra t e d a p p ro a c h t o a v i a t i o n i n n o v a t i o n w i t h t h e par ticipation of diver se indus tr y player s • T o p ro v i d e a v e h i c l e f o r a t t r a c t i n g r e l e v a n t t e c h n o l o g y indus tr y par tner s outside of the tra d itiona l a via tion fie ld • T o c re a t e re a d i l y - a c c e s s i b l e c e n t r e s o f e x c e l l e n c e a n d e x p e r t s f o r t h e d i f f e re n t t e c h n o l o g y s p h e r e s u s e d i n a v i a t i o n • T o re d u c e d u p l i c a t i o n i n i n v e s t m e n t a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e

AT N S h a s t o k n o w t h a t f o r t h e f o re s e e a b l e f u t u re i t i s a b l e t o

t h a t c a n ra t h e r b e s h a re d f o r i n n o v a t i o n p u r p o s e s , w h i l e

r e c r u i t s u f f i c i e n t s t a f f t o ke e p t h e s k i e s s a f e – n o t j u s t a i r t ra f f i c

eliminating innovation silos

c o n tro ller s, but also the engineering c ap ac i t y n ec essar y to b a c k t h a t s e r v i c e u p a n d ke e p t h e i n f ra s t r u c t u re c u t t i n g - e d g e . I t s H u m a n C a p i t a l I m p l e m e n t a t i o n P l a n d e t a i l s t h e n a t i o n a l AT S

• T o e x p o s e i n d u s t r y p ro f e s s i o n a l s a n d p o t e n t i a l c l i e n t s t o AT N S ’ s p l e t h o ra o f t e c h n o l o g i e s

s t a f f r e q u i re m e n t s , t a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n t t h e t ra i n i n g s u c c e s s rates , attrition, leave, sick leave, as wel l as ot h er vari ab l es. AT N S i s , n a t u ra l l y, a n e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y e m p l o y e r t h a t s t r i v e s t o a c h i e v e a d i v e r s e w o r k f o rc e b ro a d l y re p re s e n t a t i v e o f t h e people of South Africa. So of course any positions on of fer will b e f i l l e d i n l i n e w i t h t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f AT N S ’ E m p l o y m e n t E q u i t y P l a n a n d t h e re f o re c a n d i d a t e s f ro m d e s i g n a t e d g ro u p s a s p e r t h e E m p l o y m e n t E q u i t y A c t o f 1 9 9 8 , a r e e n c o u ra g e d t o a p p l y.

S U P P O R T I N G I N N OVAT I O N AT N S i n i t i a t e d t h e AV I A F R I Q U E A f r i c a Av i a t i o n I n n o v a t i o n

Although it was anticipated that the Summit would at fir s t a t t ra c t m o s t l y S o u t h A f r i c a n d e l e g a t e s , i t i s e n v i s i o n e d t h a t , i n f u t u re , i t w i l l b e c o m e a n A f r i c a i n n o v a t i o n f o r u m f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e b ro a d e r a v i a t i o n c o m m u n i t y o n t h e c o n t i n e n t . Av i a t i o n m a ke s h u g e c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e e c o n o m i c w e l l b e i n g of the continent and of our nation. In South Africa, it is e s t i m a t e d t h a t a v i a t i o n d i re c t l y c o n t r i b u t e s 5 6 0 0 0 j o b s a n d m a d e a v a l u e - a d d e d c o n t r i b u t i o n t o G D P o f R 2 0 .1 - b i l l i o n i n 2 0 0 9 , f o r e x a m p l e . AT N S i s a c r u c i a l e l e m e n t i n t h i s m a j o r c o n t r i b u t o r t o l o c a l a n d g l o b a l e c o n o m i c p r o s p e r i t y.

S u m m i t i n 2 0 1 2 w i t h t h e a i m o f s t i m u l a t i n g d i s c u s s i o n re l a t i n g t o r e s e a rc h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t w i t h i n t h e S A Av i a t i o n i n d u s t r y a n d b e y o n d . T h e S u m m i t h a s g ro w n t o b e c o m e a s o u g h t af ter calendar event. The Summit is driven by the theme “ a n i n t e g ra t e d a p p ro a c h t o re s e a rc h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d innovation”.

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e x p a n d a s t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f n a t i o n a l g ro w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t

A f r i c a , J o h a n n e s b u r g , C a p e To w n , a n d D u r b a n , w a s

s t r a t e g y. U l t i m a t e l y, t h e c o u n t r y ’ s e l e c t r i c i t y, w a t e r, t ra n s p o r t ,

im plemented with the aim to u pg ra d e se cu r ity a nd fa cilitie s.

a n d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w e re e x t e n d e d . E d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h c a p a c i t y w e re e x p a n d e d , a n d h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s w e re b u i l t

O R Ta m b o I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t s a w t h e u p g r a d e o f w o r l d - c l a s s

a n d u p g ra d e d t o s t re n g t h e n t h e f a b r i c o f c o m m u n i t i e s a n d

security and facilities, as well as the building of a new terminal.

our nation.

C a p e To w n I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t s a w t h e u p g r a d e o f a n e w c e n t ra l t e r m i n a l b u i l d i n g a n d a m u l t i - s t o r e y p a r ka d e w i t h

2 0 1 0 F I FA S O C C E R W O R L D C U P

2 500 parking bays, adding to the a lre a d y com plete d 2 000 b a y p a r ka d e .

The hos ting of the 2010 World Cup lef t South Africa with a legacy of spor ts and recreation facilities, 10 s tate-of-

K i n g S h a ka I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t a l s o s a w t h e u p g r a d e o f

the-ar t stadiums, as well as the development of other

i t s p a r ka d e w i t h a 1 5 0 0 - b a y m u l t i - s t o r e y p a r ka d e a n d t h e

recreational facilities.

expansion of its exis ting terminal.

The Wo r ld Cup has not only lef t South Af ri c a wi t h wo rl d-c l ass

M YC I T I B U S R A P I D T R A N S P O R T ( B R T ) S Y S T E M

s p o r t i n g v e n u e s , b u t h a s c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e u p g ra d i n g a n d b e n e f i t t i n g s p o r t a n d re c re a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s i n g e n e ra l .

I n a i m i n g t o i m p ro v e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t i n t h e C i t y o f C a p e To w n , the city has im plemented the fir s t pha se of a n Inte g ra te d Ra pid

I n t o t a l , 1 0 s t a d i u m s w e re u s e d f o r t h e W o r l d C u p s i t u a t e d

Tra n s i t s y s t e m . T h e f i r s t p h a s e i s p r i m a r i l y t h e B R T s y s t e m . T h e

t h r o u g h o u t S o u t h A f r i c a . F i v e s t a d i u m s w e re re v a m p e d a n d f i v e

sys tem has been designed in such a way that it em phasises the

n e w s t a d i u m s w e re b u i l t :

n e e d f o r i n t e g ra t i o n w i t h o t h e r m o d e s o f t r a n s p o r t s u c h a s r a i l , w h i c h i s p r i m a r y m o d e o f p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t i n C a p e To w n .

G r e e n P o i n t S t a d i u m , C a p e To w n – N e w l y b u i l t

The system is expected to be fully im plemented by 2030, with

Moses Mabhida S tadium, Durban – Newly built

each phase being built as funds become available. The first

Nelson Mandela S tadium, Por t Elizabet h – Newly built

p h a s e o f t h e s y s te m e n a b l e d C a p e Tow n to m e et t h e p u b l i c

Mbombel S tadium, Nelspruit – Newly built

t r a n s p o r t r e q u i r e m e n t s i n o r d e r t o h o s t t h e 2 0 1 0 F I FA W o r l d

Ellis Par t Stadium, Johannesburg

Cup. As with mos t other rapid transit sys tems, the MyCiti bus

S o c c e r C i t y, J o h a n n e s b u r g

focuses on reducing road conges tion, pollution, and aiding

L o f t u s Ve r s f e l d S t a d i u m , P r e t o r i a

economic development.

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein R o ya l B a f o ke n g S t a d i u m , R u s t e n b u r g

T H E GAU T R A I N R A P I D R A I L L I N K

P e t e r M o ka b a S t a d i u m , P o l o k w a n e – N e w l y b u i l t T h e G a u t ra i n i s A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t , m o d e r n l i g h t ra i l l i n e , a n d b u s s e r v i c e b e t w e e n t h e C i t y o f J o h a n n e s b u r g , P re t o r i a , a n d O R Ta m b o I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t . T h e G a u t r a i n I n a d d i t i o n , g o v e r n m e n t f o c u s e d o n u p g ra d i n g t h e t ra n s p o r t

w a s e x p e c t e d t o p ro v i d e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 8 0 j o b s , w h i c h w o u l d

s y s t e m o f S o u t h A f r i c a f o r t h e Wo r l d C u p , i n c l u d i n g a i r w a y s a n d

i n c re a s e t o 4 8 0 w i t h i n 1 0 y e a r s .

rapid transpor t sys tems. In addition to the Gautrain, the network has bus feeder AIRPORTS

ser vices to eliminate the use of personal cars to stations, which contributes to the overall reduction of congestion

O w i n g t o h o s t i n g t h e F I FA Wo r l d C u p i n 2 0 1 0 , a n i n f ra s t r u c t u re

and pollution.

e x p a n s i o n p ro g ra m m e f o r t h e t h re e m a i n a i r p o r t s i n S o u t h

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B U ILDIN G A S O L I D FOUNDAT I ON By Krysia Gaweda

S o u t h A f r i c a h a s wo r l d - c l a s s a n d m o d e r n i n f ra s t r u c t u re , i n c l u d i n g s o m e o f t h e m o s t s o p h i s t i c a te d t ra n s p o r t s y s te m s , l ow - c o s t , a n d w i d e l y a va i l a b l e e n e rg y a n d a d va n c e d te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s fa c i l i t i e s . C u r r e n t l y, S o u t h A f r i c a i s o n a m u l t i b i l l i o n - ra n d d e v e l o p m e n t

n o w f o c u s i n g o n c l o s i n g t h e i n f ra s t r u c t u r e g a p . W h a t m u s t b e

d r i v e t o i m p r o v e t h e m i s g u i d e d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f i n f ra s t r u c t u re

re a l i s e d , t h o u g h , i s t h a t d e m o l i s h i n g a p a r t h e i d ’ s l e g a l c o n t e x t

d u r i n g t h e a p a r t h e i d e ra , a n d t o m e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f a

i s f a r e a s i e r w h e n c o m p a re d t o e l i m i n a t i n g t h e s e i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l

c on tinuo us ly g rowing economy and population.

f o r m s o f s e g re g a t i o n , w h i c h w i l l t a ke t i m e t o b e c h a n g e d a n d re d e v e l o p e d .

D u r i n g a p a r t h e i d , t h e g o v e r n m e n t f o c u s e d o n i n f ra s t r u c t u re that was built to primarily benefit the white population. Black

Since the mid-2000s, government has pla ce d incre a sing

t o w n s h i p s a n d r u ra l a re a s w e re n e g l e c t e d , o w i n g t o t h e f a c t

e m p h a s i s o n e c o n o m i c i n f ra s t r u c t u re , s u c h a s p o r t s , r a i l , d a m s ,

t h a t t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n v e s t e d f a r l e s s m o n e y i n t h o s e a re a s .

and power s tations. South Africa’s continually expanding e c o n o m y a n d r i s i n g s t a n d a rd s o f l i v i n g h a v e r e s u l t e d i n a n

T h o s e a r e a s w e r e a f f o rd e d m u c h l o w e r q u a l i t y i n f ra s t r u c t u re

i n c re a s e i n d e m a n d f o r i n f ra s t r u c t u re . I n v e s t m e n t i n t h i s

t h a t d i d n ’ t f o c u s o n t ra n s p o r t a t i o n , e l e c t r i f i c a t i o n , a n d

i n f ra s t r u c t u re h a s i n c re a s e d a n d c e n t r a l c o o r d i n a t i o n o f

c o m m u n i c a t i o n . I n f ra s t r u c t u re w a s d e s i g n e d t o e n f o rc e ra c i a l

i n f ra s t r u c t u re d e l i v e r y, t h ro u g h t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e

s e p a r a t i o n , d e p i c t i n g c e r t a i n ra c i a l g ro u p s a s s u p e r i o r.

C o o rd i n a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , h a s i m p ro v e d d e l i v e r y.

H o w e v e r, s i n c e S o u t h A f r i c a h a s b e c o m e a d e m o c ra t i c c o u n t r y,

Leading up to the 2010 Soccer World Cu p, Sou th A fr ica ’s

such s eg regatio n has been eliminated and govern m en t i s

i n v e s t m e n t i n i n f ra s t r u c t u re g a i n e d m o m e n t u m s e t t i n g o u t t o

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Our young democracy has grown in leaps and bounds, changing the lives of millions of South Africans. Without doubt, our nation has grown. One of the things that has certainly increased is the need for infrastructure to move our people around. SANRAL is proud to be a part of providing world class road infrastructure for a world class people.

More than just roads

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N South African National Roads Agency (SOC Limited) aims to be recognised as a world leader in the provision of a superior primary road network in southern Africa. As the custodian of a public good, SANRAL is committed to the advancement of the Southern African community through a highlymotivated and professional team, state-of-the-ar t technology, proficient service providers, promoting the “user-pay” principle.

Nazir Alli Chief Executive Officer

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y

C o m pany D etails

Our pas t Shortly after the democratic transition, the South African government recognised the need to create an independent statutory company to manage the national road network which forms the backbone of the country’s strategic infrastructure. Roads are primary national assets and core to the government’s broader objectives to realign its public expenditure.

Our present

CFO: Inge Mulder Operations Executive: Koos Smit Corporate Services Executive: Heidi Harper

Physical address:

Recognising the extent of the many demands on the fiscus, SANRAL started to engage the private sector to seek alternative sources of finance for road infrastructure. This enables the company to reduce its dependence on tax revenue. During the past 20 years of freedom and democracy, SANRAL has helped to change the lives of communities in South Africa by managing a road network which seamlessly connects major cities, roads and rural areas, supports economic growth and social development, and contributes to job creation in the country. SANRAL makes a significant contribution towards road safety by maintaining our road environment and by addressing road safety concerns.

Head office: 48 Tambotie Avenue Val de Grace, Pretoria

Postal address: PO Box 415 Pretoria, 0001

Postal address:

Our f uture

PO Box 415, Pretoria, 0001

South Africa’s new multibillion rand National Infrastructure Plan is strongly dependent on the availability of a modern and well-maintained national roads grid to move people, goods and services effectively and unlock the potential for economic growth. SANRAL adds value to all the developmental initiatives in the fields of transport, education and health, among other sectors, and revels in its role as a partner of all South African communities.

Contact details: Primary contact: Vusi Mona General Manager for Communications Telephone number: 012 844 8000 Fax number: 012 844 8200 Email address: pressoffice@nra.co.za Website: www.sanral.co.za

OUR JOURNEY 1998

Es tablishment of SANRAL as an independent s tatutor y

2003

Com pletion of the Nelson Mandela Bridge

2006

Launch of the Intelligent Tra n s p o r t Sys tem (ITS)

2012

Com pletion of the Gauteng Fre eway I m p rove m e nt Proje ct

2013

Launch of the Gauteng Open R o a d To l l i n g Sys tem 20 YEARS OF SUCCESS | GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

C H A P T E R 3 | A DV E R TO R I A L | S A N R A L

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c a n n o t b e u n d e re s t i m a te d . I n t h e 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 f i n a n c i a l ye a r i t

n et w o r k a re ta s k s f o r w h i c h t h e T h e S o u t h A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l

a wa rd e d 2 5 5 d i re c t c o n t ra c t s to t h e va l u e o f R 1 1. 6 b i l l i o n f o r

R o a d s Ag e n c y ( S O C L i m i te d ) h a s re c e i ve d i n te r n a t i o n a l a n d

n ew c o n s t r u c t i o n , re h a b i l i ta t i o n , a n d m a i n te n a n c e w o r k . A s

l o c a l a c c l a i m . S t ret c h i n g f ro m M u s i n a i n t h e n o r t h to t h e

m a n y a s 8 2 0 b l a c k- o w n e d f i r m s re c e i ve d w o r k a n d c l o s e to 7 3

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t h e c o u n t r y l i ke a g i a n t s p i d e r ’s w e b .

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At t h e c o re o f t h i s o p e ra t i o n i s S A N R A L , w h i c h i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r

s p o n s o r i n g e n r i c h m e n t p ro g ra m m e s i n m a t h s , s c i e n c e , a n d

t h e p l a n n i n g , d e s i g n i n g , f i n a n c i n g , m a n a g e m e n t , m a i n te n a n c e

te c h n o l o g y to l e a r n e r s f ro m d i s a d va n ta g e d b a c kg ro u n d s , t h u s

a n d i m p rove m e n t s to m o re t h a n 1 9 7 0 4 k m o f ro a d s – o f w h i c h

p re p a r i n g t h e m f o r f u t u re te r t i a r y s t u d i e s .

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a l l n ew ro a d d eve l o p m e n t s a re p re c e d e d by c o m p re h e n s i ve

S A N R A L h a s p l a ye d a p i vo ta l ro l e d u r i n g t h e f i r s t 2 0 ye a r s

e n v i ro n m e n ta l i m p a c t a s s e s s m e n t a n d w i d e - ra n g i n g p u b l i c

o f f re e d o m i n l o o k i n g a f te r a n et w o r k w h i c h c o n n e c t s t h e

c o n s u l ta t i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e c o m p a n y c a r r i e s o u t f e a s i b i l i t y

c o u n t r y ’s m a j o r c i t i e s , to w n s a n d r u ra l a re a s a n d f a c i l i ta te s t h e

s t u d i e s , t ra f f i c s t u d i e s , a n d s o c i o - e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t a n a l y s e s .

e f f e c t i ve m ove m e n t o f p e o p l e a n d g o o d s . M o re t h a n 8 4 p e rc e n t o f t h e n a t i o n a l ro a d n et w o r k i s f u n d e d I t i s a c k n o w l e d g e d a s o n e o f t h e b e s t - r u n g ove r n m e n t

by t h e N a t i o n a l Tre a s u r y. O n t h e re m a i n i n g 1 6 p e rc e n t S A N R A L

a g e n c i e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d c o n t i n u e s to s et t h e b a r h i g h f o r

h a s e m b a r ke d o n to l l i n g p ro j e c t s t h ro u g h p u b l i c - p r i va te

t h e a c h i eve m e n t o f f i n a n c i a l a n d n o n - f i n a n c i a l ta rg et s , a s we l l

p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h c o n c e s s i o n a i re s , i n l i n e w i t h m o d e r n g l o b a l

a s te c h n o l o g i c a l s o l u t i o n s a n d i n n ova t i o n s .

t re n d s to wa rd s to l l i n g a n d t h e u s e r- c h a r g e p r i n c i p l e . I n t h e t h i rd d e c a d e o f f re e d o m S A N R A L w i l l b e a key a g e n c y

S A N R A L’s c o n t r i b u t i o n to e c o n o m i c g ro w t h a n d j o b c re a t i o n

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i n t h e d e l i ve r y o f t h e s ta te’s m u l t i - b i l l i o n ra n d i n ve s t m e n t

S A N R A L | A DV E R TO R I A L | C H A P T E R 3

i n e c o n o m i c i n f ra s t r u c t u re . E a c h o f t h e 1 8 m a j o r s t ra te g i c

a n d N ew to w n , a s we l l a s to re j u ve n a te t h e i n n e r c i t y. T h e

i n f ra s t r u c t u re p ro j e c t s , a l re a d y a n n o u n c e d , w i l l b e d e p e n d e n t

b r i d g e wa s c o n s t r u c te d ove r 4 2 ra i l w a y l i n e s w i t h o u t d i s t u r b i n g

o n a we l l - m a i n ta i n e d ro a d n et w o r k to c o m p l e m e n t o t h e r

ra i l wa y t ra f f i c , s o m et h i n g t h a t c a n b e a t t r i b u te d to S A N R A L’s

m o d e s o f t ra n s p o r t .

ex p e r t i s e . T h e C i t y o f J o h a n n e s b u r g b r i e f e d S A N R A L to c o m e u p w i t h s o m et h i n g s p e c i a l , s o m et h i n g t h a t w o u l d b e re c o g n i s e d

I n t h e N o r t h We s t P rov i n c e , f o r exa m p l e , S A N R A L h a s b e e n

a s a l a n d m a r k, a n d s o m et h i n g t h a t w o u l d e n c a p s u l a te t h e

a p p o i n te d a s t h e c o o rd i n a t i n g a g e n c y by t h e P re s i d e n t i a l

t r i u m p h o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’s t ra n s f o r m a t i o n .

I n f ra s t r u c t u re C o o rd i n a t i n g C o m m i s s i o n to u n l o c k e c o n o m i c o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n m i n i n g , a g r i c u l t u ra l , a n d to u r i s m . T h e s e s e c to r s

F ro m a n e n g i n e e r i n g a n d d e s i g n p o i n t o f v i e w, t h e m o s t

h a ve t h e p o te n t i a l to s p re a d b e n e f i t s a c ro s s t h e c o u n t r y ’s

s t r i k i n g a s p e c t s o f t h i s s t r u c t u re a re t h e 5 2 D S I S y s te m c a b l e

b o rd e r s i n to t h e re s t o f s o u t h e r n A f r i c a .

s ta y s s u p p o r t i n g t h e d e c k . T h e s e w e re i n s ta l l e d by S te e l d a l e F i x i n g S y s te m s , a 6 7 p e rc e n t e m p l oye e - ow n e d b l a c k e c o n o m i c

T h e N a t i o n a l D eve l o p m e n t P l a n , t h e w i d e l y - a c c l a i m e d

e m p o we r m e n t c o m p a n y a s s o c i a te d w i t h A m s te e l S e r v i c e s , t h e

f ra m e wo r k f o r S o u t h A f r i c a ’s e c o n o m i c g ro w t h ove r t h e n ex t

l o c a l h o l d e r o f t h e D S I S ta y C a b l e S y s te m l i c e n c e .

2 0 ye a r s , h a s i d e n t i f i e d i n f ra s t r u c t u re a s a p re - re q u i s i te f o r b a l a n c e d e c o n o m i c g ro w t h a n d h i g h e r e m p l o y m e n t .

S A N R A L’ S N E L S O N M A N D E L A B R I D G E : A SY M B O L F O R T H E SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY F o r m e r P re s i d e n t N e l s o n M a n d e l a e x p re s s e d h i s u t m o s t g ra t i t u d e w h e n t h e S A N R A L n a m e d o n e o f i t s p re s t i g i o u s b r i d g e s i n J o h a n n e s b u r g a f te r h i m . “ I f e e l m o s t h o n o u re d to h a ve m y n a m e a s s o c i a te d w i t h t h e N e l s o n M a n d e l a B r i d g e . M y v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u re i s t h a t t h e b r i d g e w i l l g e n e ra te g o o d for tune for the City of Johannesburg and for South Africa,” he w ro te i n t h e f o re w o rd o f t h e b o o k a b o u t t h e b r i d g e . A s S A N R A L c e l e b ra te s t w e n t y ye a r s o f d e m o c ra c y a n d s u c c e s s , N e l s o n M a n d e l a ’s v i s i o n c o n t i n u e s to i n s p i re u s to m a ke wo r l d c l a s s ro a d i n f ra s t r u c t u re f o r t h e C i t y o f J o h a n n e s b u rg a n d S o u t h A f r i c a , s a y s N a z i r A l l i , t h e C E O o f S A N R A L . “ B r i d g e s a re n o t m e re l y e n g i n e e r i n g f e a t s c o n n e c t i n g t wo p o i n t s a c ro s s a g a p . T h ey a re a l s o a rc h i te c t u ra l w o n d e r s t h a t t h ro u g h t h e a g e s h a ve c o m e to s y m b o l i s e g re a t f e a t s – s u c h a s N e l s o n M a n d e l a h e ro i c a l l y ove rc o m i n g i n c re d i b l e o b s ta c l e s to b r i n g p e o p l e to g et h e r, h e s a y s . O f f i c i a l l y o p e n e d i n 2 0 0 3 , t h e 2 8 4 m ete r l o n g b r i d g e wa s i n te n d e d to l i n k u p t w o m a i n b u s i n e s s a re a s o f B ra a m f o n te i n

Ac c o rd i n g to A l l i , e m p o we r m e n t i s o n e o f t h e f e a t u re s o f S A N R A L’s s u c c e s s . “ E m p o we r m e n t w a s a c r i t i c a l a s p e c t o f t h e N e l s o n M a n d e l a B r i d g e p ro j e c t . I n t h i s w e e x c e e d e d ex p e c ta t i o n s a s we a c h i eve d a n i n c re a s e i n k n ow l e d g e a t S A N R A L , e n h a n c e d t h e a b i l i t y o f e n t re p re n e u r s to te n d e r w i t h c o n f i d e n c e f o r p ro j e c t s a l l ove r t h e c o u n t r y, a n d c re a te d a l a rg e n u m b e r o f e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s , ” a d d s A l l i . T h e e t h o s o f S A N R A L’ s t a r g e t e d p r o c u r e m e n t p h i l o s o p h y i s that it can contribute to economic g rowth in Sou th A fr ica b y t ra i n i n g p e o p l e t o b e c o m e e c o n o m i c a l l y a c t i v e . T h e ro a d s a g e n c y ’ s d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o e m p o w e r s m a l l , m i c r o , a n d medium enterprises (SMMEs) was not only limited to the Nelson Mandela Bridge. O f a l l t h e S ta te - O w n e d E n te r p r i s e s , S A N R A L h a s t h e h i g h e s t n u m b e r o f S M M E s d o i n g b u s i n e s s w i t h i t . I n t h e p a s t f i ve ye a r s 8 4 5 8 S M M E s h a ve p a r t n e re d w i t h t h e a g e n c y. “ We c a n n ot h a ve a s u c c e s s f u l e n te r p r i s e i n a s o c i et y t h a t f a i l s a n d w e h a ve d ra w n a l o t o f i n s p i ra t i o n f ro m t h e s y m b o l i s m t h e e x a m p l e o f the Nelson Mandela Bridge,” concludes Alli. I n t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s o f d e m o c ra c y S A N R A L h a s w o n m a n y a wa rd s f o r i t s exc e l l e n t e n g i n e e r i n g w o r k , i n c l u d i n g a n a w a rd f o r t h e N e l s o n M a n d e l a B r i d g e . T h e a w a rd w a s h a n d e d ove r to S A N R A L a t t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n I n s t i t u te o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g ( S A I C E ) a wa rd s f o r c o r ro s i o n p rote c t i o n .

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Ratehang Projects is passionate about People, Quality and the Environment. A young, black female owned Professional Civil Engineering business, we offer services in 3 areas. These include: - Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, including construction and project management. - Plant hire and - Property development We specialise in infrastructure, building roads and storm water drainage, sewer and water reticulation, plumbing, waterprooﬁng and refurbishments. Ratehang Projects has plant hire divisions that both services our own projects and are hired out. The ﬁnal pillar of the business offers property development and renovations. Our valued clients include: Dept. of Health . Dept. Infrastructure Development WBHO . GROUP 5 . Johannesburg Road Agency Rand Water . PRASA . Ekurhuleni Local Municipality BBBEE Level 2 and CIDB Grade 6 Call: +27 11 – 442 7682 . www.ratehangprojects.co.za

Management Achievements and Awards - Managing Director Mpho Baloyi has a Pr. Tech Eng and is registered with ECSA - Graduated in ‘10 000 Women’ initiated by Goldman Sachs for Women Entrepreneurs - Graduated from ‘Khuthaza Women’s Forum’ programme sponsored by WBHO - Graduating in SAFCEC Diamond ACADEMY sponsored by WBHO - Rathehang selected for Raizcorp’s Investec ‘Acumen’ programme - Continued work from Blue-chip clients for 7 years, including The Department of Health and the Department of Infrastructure Development - WBHO/EDWIN as industry mentors - Awarded a place on the PRASA Women in rail programme for 3 years - Oliver Empowerment Award Winner : 2014 Finalist Certiﬁcate of Excellence in 2 categories: Top Black Entrepreneur of Excellence Fast growing black-owned SMME award

Professional memberships - Registered as a Pr Tech Eng with ECSA - Registered as a candidate Construction Project Manager with SACPCMP - Member of SAICE - Member of IPET Membership of Women’s Forum: - Member of SAWEN

Building infrastructure . building opportunity . building dignity . building hope

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CHAPTER 3

AC C O U N TA B L E AND EFFICIENT Gif t Mpho Mogodi, Owner and Managing Director of Ratehang Projects is a driving force in the industry. Mpho focuses on three central themes in her business; people, delivering quality and the environment. What has been Ratehang Projectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; greatest success since its inception in 2004? The greatest success for me is seeing my employees progressing. It is a proud moment for me to see the seeds I planted few years ago growing and blossoming. My employees are now harvesting those fruits and my dream is for Ratehang to eventually employ over a thousand people. How does the company empower aspiring female engineers in the industry? We need to provide training opportunities to engineering students and graduates in order to build broader participation in a field with a scarcity of young black talent. We want to advance knowledge and skill by hands-on learning. Embedded in this is our drive to deliver quality outcomes, often sorely lacking. How has the nature of the engineering sector evolved since 1994, especially in terms of allowing more women to practice in the field? I do not think we have come far enough and we remain on the outskirts of the real action. There is still a scarcity of women and most of us are struggling to achieve the higher grades we need for bigger contracts. Many of the joint venture BEE partnerships by the big players are with Grade 9 companies, which are mostly owned by men. What has proven to be the greatest challenge for Ratehang Projects in the last five years? Whilst it has been a real privilege to have been selected by established construction businesses to be in their enterprise development programme, often individuals within the system do not buy in and can be disruptive. There is a lot of enterprise development, but we continue to get piecemeal smaller jobs and short-term ad hoc contracts. There is a reluctance to partner in a more meaningful way with smaller players like Ratehang who need hands-on technical exposure from working side-by-side with the giants, to improve our practical expertise and grading. We will only achieve sustainability with bigger, longer term contracts to enable us to plan for the future with any confidence. How does the company promote diversity in the workplace? I think of myself as a rainbow person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I work with everyone and value loyalty and integrity above anything else. As a black women Engineer however, I have had to overcome many difficulties and stereotypes. I am therefore especially committed to the development of engineering talent in young women who have had to overcome hardship, or have had limited access to opportunity. This includes women from rural areas and the disabled.

How does Ratehang Projects ensure efficient safety measures for its employees? Our induction programme for new employees includes thorough training on all aspects of safety including operational procedures and checklists as well as the importance of wearing protective clothing. We keep safety top of mind with daily tool box talks where we focus on different safety topics. All operators, foremen, and mechanics have annual medicals to ensure that they are fit to work. What does the future hold for the company? The future looks bright, but it is one that I am determined for us to create for ourselves. We have enjoyed the benefit of various entrepreneurship programmes and mentorships and are learning every day, growing stronger. The business is stable and set to attract bigger and longer term contracts that we need now to get us to the next level. It would be a dream realised for Ratehang to do our share to assist in the eradication of poverty by the creation of decent employment in our sector for this beautiful country.

C O N TA C T D E TA I L S Gift Mpho Mogodi, Managing Director (Pr. Tech Eng) Cell: 072 432 8121 mpho@ratehangprojects.co.za Office: 011 442 7682 Fax: 086 547 4143 www.ratehangprojects.co.za

Physical address No. 90 Wordsworth St Lombardy East 2090

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INTERVIEWS WITH SOUTH AFRICANS

BANKING ON SUCCESS Gary Kloot | Branch Manager An interview by Jomiro Eming

Twenty years ago, where did you imagine South Africa would be? I think it’s a case of the unknown. It was very difficult to picture how we’d turn out, and to where we are now. It’s unimaginable to think where we were 20 years ago if one looks at South Africa today. At that stage, I was in my earlier years of banking, and it really was just waiting and seeing how the changes that eventually took place would unfold at the time. How has South Africa changed for you from 1994 to 2014? Well, it has definitely changed for the better. There are a lot more opportunities available now, we have reached places we would’ve never reached before...Generally, there are plenty of opportunities, and those opportunities are finally available for everybody. In your opinion, have the opportunities given South Africans (from government organisations to normal citizens) been implemented as best as they could? Yes and no. The opportunities they have used up until now have been used well, but there are new opportunities everyday. I think we need to carry on this way, but government could still provide even more opportunities, so I do think that much more could still be done. What would you still like to see the government do, either in general or in banking and finance? Well, it’s difficult to say. I’m not very politically-orientated, but I think that the government just needs to make sure that whatever they do is for the better of the country, and for businesses as a whole. It would obviously help if they could strengthen the rand and help keep the economy strong against fluctuations – that would help a lot across all sectors. Do you feel that gender and racial equality in the workplace are up to the standards they should be? Yes, absolutely. I think each and every business is definitely trying to address that issue as they go along; they really are.

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UMSO CONSTRUCTION | PROFILE | CHAPTER 3

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Umso Construction under takes to conduct its business and execute projects (small or large) with distinct attention and excellence to prescribed specification and uncompromised quality. Our aim is to ser vice all our clients with unhindered focus and ensure that this is achieved with minimal environmental impact. It is our commitment to all South Africans that the mechanisms designed to redress the injustices of our past, are at all times visible and functional in our conduct which enforces our commitment to Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment. Vision - A company whose purpose and sole existence is embedded in its people advancement and deliver y of projects to a greater mass of the region.

Tollo Nkosi Operations Director C o m pany D etails

C O M PA N Y I N F O R M A T I O N

Branches: East London, Mthatha,

It is pleasing to see that there is an overall more positive outlook in the construction industry for 2014 compared to the previous year. Not only does the construction industry continue to be a major player in the economic development of South Africa but it also continues to grow. According to Statistics SA 2013 quarterly report, there was an increase of 2.5 percent in this secondary sector and 2014 is predicted to be a better year with more government infrastructure projects in the pipeline. Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan announced in his 2014 budget speech that an investment of R827-billion is budgeted for the years 2013 and 2014 towards building of new and upgrading of old infrastructure.

Midrand, Rustenburg

According to the last quarter of the 2013 statistics, the unemployment rate stands at 24.1 percent, impacting harmfully on poverty and criminal activity. While the National Infrastructure Plan is still in place and work continues in terms of improving the country`s infrastructure. Umso intends to play an active role within such investments to unlock the economic growth and employment for ordinary South Africans and as such these plans have the potential to improve these negative prevailing conditions.

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Umso also seeks to continually expand its operations and client base, as well as offer services to the industry for both major and minor projects. The company`s primary focus over the years has primarily been civil engineering construction services and have invested in long-term strategies to ensure its role within the sector. Our company is consolidating its operations to take advantage of its local market and core African growth areas, which includes mining (coal), energy (power and gas) as well as public infrastructure and building. Large infrastructure projects in Africa will continue attracting contracting companies due to changing trends and favourable trading conditions in the region.

Halfway House

Harrismith, Pietermaritzburg Memberships: SAFCEC Industrial standards: GCC2010 ISO rating: In progress Physical address: Whitby Manor Office Estate Block C Northwing Midrand 1685 Postal address: Suite 364, Private Bag X121 1685 Contact Details: Telephone: 011 318 7661 Fax: 011 318 6123 Email: info@umso.co.za Website: www.umso.co.za

OUR JOURNEY 1996 April: Formation Founded 18 years ago in conjunction with a major construction company

2004

The company was tranformed into a 100% HDC, by its stakeholders

2008

Umso Construction partnered with Siyavaya Consortium to participate in the Gauteng.

2013

2014

7 major projects equalling 8.7Mil man hours, without any incidents

Over 500 employees & growing from strength to strength

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CHAPTER 3 | INTERVIEW | JEFF RADEBE, FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

T H E N U T S A N D B O LT S O F G OV E R N M E N T An interview by Ryland Fisher J e f f R a d e b e , fo r m e r M i n i s te r o f J u s t i c e a n d C o n s t i t u t i o n a l D eve l o p m e n t

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 07: Jef f Radebe outside the Mandela Houghton home on December 7, 2013, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday World / Tsheko Kabasia)

Jef f Radebe is one of only two ministers who have been par t of the cabinet for full 20 years of South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s democracy. He star ted as Minister of Public Works and later held the por tfolios of transpor t and public enterprises before becoming Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development under the first Zuma in 2009. He was recently appointed Minister in the Presidency.

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JEFF RADEBE, FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | INTERVIEW | CHAPTER 3

Radebe describes himself as an “eternal optimis t”. Even in the dark days of apar theid, and even though the s trugg le was a p r o t r a c t e d o n e , h e re m a i n e d c o n v i n c e d t h a t w e w o u l d o n e d a y a t t a i n o u r f re e d o m . “I have always believed that I would see the fir s t 20 year s of o u r d e m o c ra c y a n d a l s o t h e n e x t 1 0 0 y e a r s , ” s a y s R a d e b e , “ I always believed that this day would come, that our countr y and the organisation that leads our people will be joyously c e l e b r a t i n g 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y b e c a u s e o f t h e s t r i d e s t h a t w e ’ v e m a d e i n S o u t h A f r i c a .” H e e x p l a i n s h o w t h e re h a s b e e n s t e a d y p ro g re s s o v e r t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s t o w a rd s a c h i e v i n g g o v e r n m e n t ’ s o b j e c t i v e s . “ I n 1 9 9 4 , o u r e c o n o m y re g i s t e re d n e g a t i v e g ro w t h , b u t i n 2 0 1 4 , o u r e c o n o m y i s n o w a b o u t m o re t h a n 8 0 p e rc e n t b i g g e r t h a n i t w a s i n 1 9 9 4 . We h a d a b u d g e t t h a t w a s h a rd l y h a l f a b i l l i o n in 1994, but today the Minis ter of Finance can announce a m e d i u m - t e r m e x p e n d i t u re f ra m e w o r k o f m o re t h a n a t r i l l i o n r a n d , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h e p h e n o m e n a l g ro w t h o f t h e e c o n o m y i n S o u t h A f r i c a .” T h e r e a re n o w f o u r m i l l i o n m o re p e o p l e e m p l o y e d t h a n t h e r e w e re i n 1 9 9 4 , w h i c h i s a s i g n i f i c a n t i n c re a s e a n d d e m o n s t ra t e s t h e p ro g re s s o f S o u t h A f r i c a a s a d e m o c ra t i c s t a t e . “A f r i c a n p e o p l e w e re n o t b e n e f i c i a r i e s o f s o c i a l g ra n t s in the past,” says Radebe, “but almost 16 million South A f r i c a n s a re n o w b e n e f i c i a r i e s o f s o c i a l g ra n t s w i t h a b u d g e t o f m o r e t h a n R 1 0 0 b i l l i o n .” M o r e r e s o u rc e s a re g e a re d t o w a rd s t h e e d u c a t i o n s e c t o r, a s w e l l a s h e a l t h . “ We a re s p e n d i n g a l o t o f m o n e y o n e d u c a t i o n a n d t h e re s u l t s a re t h e re f o r p e o p l e t o s e e , ” h e s a y s , “ I n health, we can see the strides made in the fight against H I V / A i d s .”

SHARED SUCCESS R a d e b e d o e s n o t b e l i e v e t h e re i s m u c h d i f f e re n c e b e t w e e n t h e A N C o f J a c o b Z u m a c o m p a re d t o t h a t u n d e r N e l s o n Mandela. “It is mainly opposition parties (who say this) and i t i s t h e d u t y o f o p p o s i t i o n p a r t i e s t o p o ke f u n a t a r u l i n g p a r t y. H o w i s Z u m a d i f f e re n t f ro m M a n d e l a ? P re s i d e n t Z u m a s e r v e d w i t h f o r m e r P re s i d e n t M a n d e l a a s h i s D e p u t y S e c re t a r y General and later as the N ational Cha i rp er so n . He was c l o se c o l l e a g u e s , c o m ra d e s , a n d f r i e n d s w i t h T h a b o M b e k i .” I n t h e 1 9 8 0 s , w h e n f o r m e r A N C P re s i d e n t O l i v e r Ta m b o initiated talks about talks, he appointed Thabo Mbeki and J a c o b Z u m a t o s p e a k w i t h t h e N a t i o n a l P a r t y. “ M b e k i h i m s e l f , in 1999, when he became the Head of S tate, appointed Zuma a s D e p u t y P re s i d e n t .” Radebe explains how the idea that the ANC has changed over time is not true and that success of the government c o m e s a b o u t f ro m a s h a re d e f f o r t . “ T h e p o l i c i e s o f t h e A N C a n d t h e d i re c t i o n o f i t c a n n o t b e a t t r i b u t e d t o i n d i v i d u a l l e a d e r s , b e c a u s e w e w o r k a s a c o l l e c t i v e . T h e h i g h e s t o rd e r i s t h e N a t i o n a l C o n f e re n c e , a n d i n b e t w e e n t h o s e c o n f e re n c e s i s t h e N a t i o n a l E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e .” R a d e b e t a l k s f o n d l y a n d c o n f i d e n t l y a b o u t t h e d i f f e re n t por tfolios that he has held in cabinet. “Public Works used t o b e a C i n d e re l l a d e p a r t m e n t – i t u s e d t o b e p a i re d w i t h other government depar tments,” he says. “I was the fir s t M i n i s t e r t o h a v e t h e f u l l p o r t f o l i o o f P u b l i c W o r k s . P re v i o u s l y u n d e r t h e a p a r t h e i d re g i m e , i t w a s p a i re d w i t h d e f e n c e ,

jus tice, housing, and so on. T he re su lt wa s tha t the re wa s no s t e w a rd s h i p o r s u p e r v i s i o n b y t h e p o l i t i c a l e x e c u t i v e a u t h o r i t y t o o v e r s e e t h e w o r k i n g s o f t h e P u b l i c Wo r k s d e p a r t m e n t .” He explains how the depar tment had to undergo a s i g n i f i c a n t a m o u n t o f t ra n s f o r m a t i o n . “ We h a d t o e n s u r e t h e p ro c u re m e n t s y s t e m i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d a l s o s u p p o r t e m e r g i n g b l a c k c o n t ra c t o r s . We s t a r t e d t h e f i r s t p u b l i c p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s .” “ M o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, ” R a d e b e s a y s , “ w e i n i t i a t e d t h e P u b l i c W o r k s p ro g ra m m e , w h e re w e f o c u s e d o n t h e a n t i - p o v e r t y re l i e f p ro g ra m m e s i n m a n y p r o v i n c e s o f S o u t h A f r i c a a n d c o o p e ra t i n g w i t h N G O s , i n c l u d i n g t h e I n d e p e n d e n t D e v e l o p m e n t Tr u s t ( I DT ) .” In 1999, the International Labour Organisation assessed the c o m m i t t e e - b a s e d P u b l i c Wo r k s p r o g r a m m e s t h a t w a s i n i t i a t e d and concluded that the prog ra mme wa s the be s t ou t of a ll the developing countries in Africa and Asia.

RESTRUCTURING THE ECONOMY I n R a d e b e’ s c a p a c i t y a s M i n i s t e r f o r P u b l i c E n t e r p r i s e s , he explains how the bigges t issue was the inheritance of an economy ridden with debt. “The main focuses for the re s t r u c t u r i n g o f s t a t e a s s e t s o f 1 9 9 9 t o 2 0 0 4 , w a s t o r e s t r u c t u r e E s ko m f ro m a n o rd i n a r y u t i l i t y i n t o a c o m p a n y a s e x p o u n d e d i n t h e C o m p a n i e s A c t ; t o re s t r u c t u r e S o u t h A f r i c a n A i r w a y s , w h e re w e s o l d a b o u t 2 0 p e r c e n t t o S w i s s A i r ; t o r e s t r u c t u r e Te l ko m , w h e re w e a l s o l i s t e d i t o n t h e N e w Yo r k S t o c k Exchange,” says Radebe. “ W e w e re a b l e t o u s e t h e p r o c e e d s f r o m m a n y o f t h e s e m a j o r re s t r u c t u r i n g p ro j e c t s t o re t i r e t h e n a t i o n a l d e b t . T h a t i s w h y the prudent financial management of the economy can be d i re c t l y a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e ro l e t h a t P u b l i c E n t e r p r i s e s p l a y e d i n t h e re s t r u c t u r i n g p ro c e s s .” R a d e b e e x p l a i n s h o w t h e re w a s m u c h r o o m f o r i m p r o v e m e n t w i t h re g a rd s t o p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t . “ We w e r e a b l e t o m o v e M e t ro - R a i l , w h i c h w a s p a r t o f Tr a n s n e t , i n t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tra n s p o r t , s o t h a t t h e re w o u l d b e a d e d i c a t e d f o c u s o n p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t i n S o u t h A f r i c a , ” h e s a y s , “ T h a t i s w h y w e n o w see Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is one of t h e m a j o r s t a t e c o r p o ra t i o n s t h a t p l a y a c r i t i c a l r o l e i n p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t i n o u r c o u n t r y.”

“I always believed that this day would come, that our country and the organisation that leads our people will be joyously c e l e b ra t i n g 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c r a c y. . .”

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JEFF RADEBE, FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | INTERVIEW | CHAPTER 3

BUIDLING NEW COURTS R a d e b e e x p l a i n s h o w S o u t h A f r i c a h a s m a d e “ g re a t s t r i d e s ” i n j u s t i c e . “ E v e n t h o u g h s o m e p e o p l e s a y t h a t P re s i d e n t Z u m a d o e s n o t s u p p o r t t h e i n d e p e n d e n c e o f t h e j u d i c i a r y, i t h a s b e e n u n d e r h i s p re s i d e n c y a n d w i t h m y s e l f a s M i n i s t e r, t h a t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n h i s t o r y w e h a v e c re a t e d a n o f f i c e o f C h i e f Jus tice as a national government depar tment, as a fir s t s tep towards allowing the jud iciar y to ad mi n i s ter t h em sel ves,” he says. F o r t y - t w o b ra n d - n e w c o u r t s h a v e b e e n b u i l t t o a l l o w c i t i z e n s b e t t e r a c c e s s a n d t o m a ke t h e j u s t i c e s y s t e m m o re v i s i b l e . “ I n sexual of fences cour ts, we have dedicated s tate-of-the-ar t t e c h n o l o g y t o e n s u re v i c t i m s o f s e x u a l a s s a u l t s ( e s p e c i a l l y w o m e n a n d c h i l d re n ) w o u l d b e a b l e t o g i v e e v i d e n c e w i t h o u t f e a r o f h a ra s s m e n t b y t h e a c c u s e d p e r s o n s .” R a d e b e d i s c u s s e s h o w n o t e w o r t h y p ro g re s s h a s b e e n m a d e i n t r a n s f o r m i n g t h e j u d i c i a r y. “ W h e n w e c a m e i n t o g o v e r n m e n t t h e r e w e re h a rd l y a n y b l a c k j u d g e s i n t h e c o u n t r y ” , h e s a y s . “ To d a y, 6 1 p e rc e n t o f j u d g e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a a re b l a c k . O f t h e 2 3 9 j u d g e s , 7 6 a re w o m e n . We h a v e a w o m a n J u d g e P re s i d e n t i n t h e N o r t h - We s t p ro v i n c i a l d i v i s i o n , a n a c t i n g w o m a n J u d g e Pres ident in the Land Claims Cour t, an d t wo wo m en i n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a l C o u r t . We a re t r y i n g , t h ro u g h t h e J u d i c i a l S e r v i c e s C o m m i s s i o n , t o t ra n s f o r m t h e j u d i c i a r y.” H e c o n t i n u e s t o h i g h l i g h t h o w t h e re a re s i g n i f i c a n t i n i t i a t i v e s u n d e r w a y t o s p e e d u p j u s t i c e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . “A s t h e M i n i s t e r o f J u s t i c e , I c h a i r t h e j u s t i c e , c r i m e p re v e n t i o n , a n d s e c u r i t y c l u s t e r, w h e re w e c o o p e ra t e w i t h a l l g o v e r n m e n t depar tments involved in the criminal jus tice sys tem,” Radebe says, “so that this mus t be seen as a seamless value chain, f ro m th e inves tigation by the South Afr i c a Po l i c e S er v i c e ( S A P S ) , t o t h e p ro s e c u t i o n b y j u s t i c e v i a t h e p ro s e c u t i n g a u t h o r i t i e s , t o p e o p l e b e i n g i m p r i s o n e d a n d re h a b i l i t a t e d b y c o r r e c t i o n a l s e r v i c e s .” In Parliament, Radebe says that a DNA Act is being i n t r o d u c e d , w h i c h w i l l g o a l o n g w a y i n a p p re h e n d i n g o f f e n d e r s . “ T h e re i s w o r k t h a t i s b e i n g d o n e t o i n t ro d u c e e l e c t r o n i c d o c ke t i n g , a n d w e a re i n v o l v e d i n c a s e b a c k l o g s t o e n s u re w e re d u c e t h e w a i t i n g t i m e f o r p r i s o n e r s , ” h e s a y s . “ W e ’ v e a c h i e v e d a re d u c t i o n o f a b o u t 1 3 . 8 p e rc e n t o f t h e o u t s t a n d i n g c a s e s .”

CHALLENGES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM O n e o f t h e m a j o r p ro b l e m s i n c o u r t s h a s b e e n t h e l a n g u a g e u s e d i n p ro s e c u t i o n s . “ We h a v e 1 1 o f f i c i a l l a n g u a g e s i n S o u t h Africa,” says Radebe. “Even though no firm decision has been t a k e n , i t s e e m s t o b e a v e r y s t ro n g v i e w t h a t w e m a y n e e d t o h a v e t h e l a n g u a g e o f re c o rd i n S o u t h A f r i c a , w h i c h w i l l p r o b a b l y b e E n g l i s h . B u t t h a t d o e s n o t p re c l u d e t h e r i g h t o f l i t i g a n t s f ro m u s i n g t h e i r o w n o f f i c i a l l a n g u a g e s .” R a d e b e b e l i e v e s t h a t o n e o f t h e m a j o r p ro b l e m s f a c i n g j u s t i c e t o d a y i s t h e b a c k l o g o f c a s e s , t h e t ra n s f o r m a t i o n o f t h e j u d i c i a r y, a n d t o a c c e l e ra t e i n s t i t u t i o n a l re f o r m s t o e n s u re t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s t h e a d m i n i s t ra t i o n o f t h e j u d i c i a r y. “ W e n e e d t o a c c e l e ra t e t h e s e x u a l o f f e n c e s c o u r t s ( b e c a u s e this seems to be one of the major challenges we face in o u r c o u n t r y ) a n d a l s o p u t m o re m o n e y i n t o l e g a l a i d a s p a r t o f a c c e s s t o j u s t i c e . We a l s o w a n t t o e n s u re t h a t a l l magis terial dis tricts have small claims cour ts, and I’m ver y

happy that we have made ma jor s tr id e s on tha t front, bu t we w a n t t o e n c o u ra g e m o re l e g a l p r a c t i t i o n e r s t o v o l u n t e e r a s c o m m i s s i o n e r s i n t h e s m a l l c l a i m s c o u r t s .” O n t h e Tr u t h a n d R e c o n c i l i a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , t h e o u t s t a n d i n g t h i n g n o w i s t o m a ke s u re t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s f u n d – e s p e c i a l l y f o r p ro j e c t s i n c o m m u n i t i e s a f f e c t e d b y t h e violence – goes ahead unimpeded. “ We h a v e a l s o i n s t a l l e d a n e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m m a k i n g i t possible to expedite maintenance payments. The sys tem has been so ef ficient that, in the pa s t we we re a ccu se d of not paying, but now we of ten have to look for people who need t o b e p a i d .” The bigges t obs tacle to im plementing his plans, Radebe says, is budget. “In the pas t thre e ye a r s, ou r bu d get wa s c u t b y R 1. 3 b i l l i o n . T h i s a f f e c t s o u r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d a l l t h e p ro g ra m m e s w e w a n t t o a c c e l e r a t e . I t a f f e c t s a c c e s s to jus tice. I do hope, going into the fu tu re a s the e conomy s t a b i l i s e s a n d g ro w s i t s re s o u r c e s , j u s t i c e w i l l h a v e m o r e b u d g e t .” Radebe hopes the next ad minis tra tion, whethe r he is pa r t of i t o r n o t , w i l l a d d re s s t h e c r u c i a l i s s u e o f a c c e s s t o j u s t i c e . “ W e n e e d t o b u i l d m o re c o u r t s , i n c l u d i n g s e x u a l o f f e n c e s c o u r t s , a n d I w a n t t o s e e m o r e w o m e n i n t h e j u d i c i a r y.” He believes that we cannot build a thriving economy if we h a v e n o t d e a l t w i t h t h e i s s u e s o f s a f e t y a n d s e c u r i t y. “ We a r e helping to im plement the N ational Development Plan (NDP) b y f o c u s i n g o u r a t t e n t i o n o n r e d u c i n g c r i m e s i n o u r c o u n t r y, ” Radebe says. “ B y i m p ro v i n g t h e e c o n o m y, w e w i l l b e a b l e t o d e a l w i t h c r i m e a n d re d u c e i t , b u t w e a l s o n e e d t o f o c u s o n t r a i n i n g m o re p o l i c e o f f i c e r s t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e y c a n s t o p v i o l e n t p ro t e s t s , w h i c h c l a i m t o b e b a s e d o n t h e h u m a n r i g h t s - b a s e d c o n s t i t u t i o n a l o rd e r t h a t w e h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d .” A s ke d w h a t t h e f u t u re h e l d f o r h i m , R a d e b e s a y s , “ I ’ m a t h o ro u g h - b re d c a d re o f t h e A N C . A l l m y l i f e I h a v e a l w a y s w o r ke d f o r t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n . I r e g a r d a n y t a s k , w h e t h e r i t i s big or small, as a task that needs to be per formed to the bes t o f m y a b i l i t y.”

For ty-two b ra n d - n e w c o u r t s h a ve b e e n b u i l t t o allow citizens better access and to make the justice system m o re v i s i b l e .

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C H A P T E R 3 | A D V E R T O R I A L | D E PA R T M E N T O F P U B L I C W O R K S

Hammanskraal suspension bridge

Mr. T W Nxesi, MP Minister of Public Works

South Africa Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethopia

HIGH COMMISION of Maseru

Lentegeur Police Station mitchells Plain

Matola Raid Monument

Newly Refurbished Tempe Military Hospital in Bloemfontein

Another delivery by Public Works in support of 20 years celebration. Constitutionally, government departments and other state agencies rely on the Department of Public Works (DPW) to source office, functional, and residential accommodation space. This service enables the state to have a physical environment conducive for meting out essential services and improve the quality of life of all South Africans. Schools, hospitals, cour ts, museums, Police Stations,

industry was being slowly opened to competitive per formance as

militaryinstallations, home affairs, and correctional services

a criterion and playing fields were being levelled.

centres are some of the wide variety of the functional fixed assets acquired by DPW for use by other depar tments.

Many people and communities, particularly in the rural areas of the country, continued to look up to government to inter vene in

Consequently over the course of histor y, the DPW accumulated

the fight against poverty, unemployment, and marginalisation.

a huge por tfolio of immoveable assets such as government land,

The Government introduced the Community Based Public Works

buildings, and other installations. This makes government the

Programme between 1996 and 2003 as par t of the National Public

biggest proper ty owner and a key player in the property and

Works Programme (NPWP).

construction industries. Given the glaring developmental challenges facing South Africa as a young democracy, successive administrations since 1994 analysed the state proper ty por tfolio differently. They wanted to unlock its potential and contribute to the growth, development, and transformation of the countr y. Some of the pristine and magnificent infrastructure projects delivered under this period included the Richards Bay Police Station, Kokstad Medium Prison, Khayelitsha Magistrates Cour t and St. Albany Prison’s Production

Workshop. For the first time in the histor y of the country, the

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The objectives of the CBWP were to: • C reate short term employment oppor tunities for community members during the construction of public assets • C reate sustainable employment oppor tunities by facilitating micro business opportunities associated with the community assets created • B uild the capacity of communities by linking the projects with training

D E PA R T M E N T O F P U B L I C W O R K S | A D V E R T O R I A L | C H A P T E R 3

The CBPWP projects were in the following broad categories: • I mproved access to trade oppor tunities – This entailed improving road and facilitating community markets • D irectly productive – This included projects to provide on-going income • L abour saving – These were projects that resulted in reduced labour use and more productive activities • S ocial cohesion – These projects created social cohesion within disadvantaged communities • E nvironmental protection – These projects resulted in the protection of the environmen

During a period of more than 10 years, and with a capitalisation of R2.1-billion, the CBPWP created 167 237 work oppor tunities during the construction of 4047 community assets. In addition, the implementation of the CBPWP empowered 50 000 youth and 80 000 women. The specific CBPWP achievements included the following:

and Development Summit (GDS) at which government, business and labour resolved that planned government expenditure should be targeted for labour-intensive programmes through the EPWP. The first five-year implementation EPWP plan was from 2004/05 to 2008/09 and cabinet’s target of creating one million work opportunities was surpassed a year ahead of a scheduled period. The EPWP created 1.6 million work oppor tunities. The Programme is implemented by three spheres of government - national, provincial, and local government across all its fours sectors. These are Infrastructure, non- state sector, environment, culture, and social sectors. The EPWP phase two was launched in April 2009 during the deepening global recession precipitated by the fall of major capital markets in 2008/09. The programme sought to create 4.5 million work opportunities during its five-year period (2009/10 - 2013/14) and to contribute significantly to realising Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving unemployment by 2014. The design of the EPWP phase three was informed by the mid-term review study of EPWP phase two and its high level proposal was approved by cabinet in November 2013. It targets to create six million work opportunities over a five-year period (2014/15 - 2018/19).

• I n 1997, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) selected the programme as the best public works programme out of 30 developing countries. Between 1999 and 2004, the CBPWP projects were awarded three national honours, including the Impumelelo Award (Tshepise-Nhzelele Irrigation Scheme in Limpopo); the National Runner-up Farmer Of The Year (Ndaya Community Production Centre) and Community Builder Of The Year (Zamimpilo Community Market in KwaZulu-Natal). • T he Programme Management System and the Management Monitoring Information System of the CBPWP was adopted by the Depar tment of Spor ts and Recreation and the Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP). • T he programme development maintained on-going presence in most remote areas across 27 district municipalities that were capacitated and financially suppor ted to provide services of overall programme management, managing of community training, identification, and employment of local contractors and communities, and proper planning for project sustainability. • A n evaluation of pover ty alleviation programmes commissioned by National Treasur y in 2003, found DPW to be constant spenders under the CBPWP. At the turn of the centur y, the countr y experienced unprecedented

The objective of the EPWP phase three is to provide work oppor tunities and income support to poor and unemployed people through the labour-intensive delivery of public and community assets and ser vices, thereby contributing to development. These sentiments are echoed in the National Development Plan (NDP) that sets out the developmental vision of the country in the next 20 years.

positive growth indicators, but the structural deficiencies in our economy remained and the rate of joblessness did not drop. In response, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was launched in 2004 to address pover ty and unemployment through providing work oppor tunities to the poor, unemployed, and unskilled people. This pover ty alleviation strategy was a product of the Growth

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INFRASTRUCTURE ROLL-OUT At the hear t of economic stimulation for the country lies the vision to invest in and roll-out a nationwide infrastructure development and maintenance programme. Using its comprehensive building programme, the DPW is reviewing its value chain and adopting the Infrastructure Development Management System to accelerate the deliver y of public infrastructure inside and outside the countr y. Headlining this deliver y streak is the upgrade and refurbishment of key land por ts of entr y at all our major border posts in support of the SADC and NEPAD regional integration objectives. Diplomatic embassies and chanceries were built in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Lesotho. Monuments were also erected in Uganda and Mozambique to remember those who lost lives in the struggle for freedom and justice. To mitigate the effects of the global warming and climate change, the Depar tment completed the weather and scientific research base at the Marion Island on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs. The data collected from the base benefits our agricultural, maritime, and aviation industries. So

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quintessential is the natural resource management that the Department has expanded the energy and water ef ficiency with the standard retrofitting of government buildings. In suppor t of the priority of government to fight crime, the Depar tment consistently built police stations and forensic laboratories. Some of these facilities were situated in crime hot spots in metropolitan and rural areas. The key South African Police Service projects were delivered at Chatsworth and KwaCeza in KwaZulu-Natal, at Botokwa and Jane Furse in Limpopo, at Augrabies and Keimoes in the Northern Cape, and Mitchells Plain and Parow in the Western Cape. These facilities added to a long list of police and justice facilities - including the one-stop Community Safety Centres that incorporated police, health, social development, justice, and correctional services - that were built and delivered in the past 20 years. The first piloted in 2001. The Department also successfully completed and handed over maximum security correctional services centres notably at Kimberly, Empangeni, Malmesbury, and Kokstad including the first two privately operated facilities at Mangaung and Makhado.

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To echo on the words of the late President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela that education is the strongest weapon a nation can use to free itself, since the days of the CBPWP, the Department partnered with the Depar tment of Education to build additional classrooms to rural schools.With the help of the Independent Development Trust (IDT), the Depar tment prioritised the eradication of mud schools and other inappropriately built schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; infrastructure. Recently, the Depar tment of Basic Education approached DPW to help with the school rebuilding and school beautifying programme under the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI). Site clearances were also finalised, paving the way for the construction of two new universities at Kimberly in Nor thern Cape and White River in Mpumalanga.

REMEDIAL MEASURES TO BOOST TECHNICAL SKILLS The deliver y of quality public infrastructure in the country was hampered mainly by the lack of technical and professional skills in the industr y and in the public sector. As part of the skills pipeline, DPW works together with the entities CIDB and the Council for the Built Environment, embarked on the number of programmes to rekindle academic interest in the construction, and built environment studies. It also assists the potential candidates with career guidance, financial aid, scholarships, bursaries, and mentorship in order to attain professional registration. These effor ts target secondary education, further education and training, higher education and training, professional registration, and absorption by the industry. Since 2009, CBE provided students with bursaries and postgraduate scholarships. The Depar tment forged a partnership with the Municipal Infrastructure Suppor t Agency (MISA), to develop technical skills in municipalities. It also established par tnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to incorporate contract conditions in suppor t of professional technical skills development within the Skills Plan for the Presidential Infrastructure projects. Internally, the Depar tment introduced in 2007 the Young Professionals Programme to train and develop built environment professionals who would be par t of its skills bank. Over 1500 interns par ticipated in the DPW internship programme that of fered students integrated learning to complete their academic qualifications and graduate. The programme was designed to ensure students obtained work experience, skills, and knowledge that would render them employable.The Ar tisan Training Programme focused on

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achieving occupational competences, meaningful standards, and the National Qualification Framework (NQF) from an accredited trade test centre set out by Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QTCO). To date, 31 ar tisan trainees par ticipated in the fields of electrical, mechanical, bricklaying, plumbing, painting and carpentry. With all the developmental backlogs and a growing population of young, ambitious, and career-oriented citizens, the Department of Public Works is committed in ensuring that South Africa has the appropriate industr y skills to tackle the future challenges with necessary vigour.

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WA L K I N G TA L L An interview by Ryland Fisher

C o n n i e S e pte m b e r, fo r m e r M i n i s te r o f H u m a n S et t l e m e n t s

Jus t over 20 year s ago, in 1993, Connie September was elected as the second Deputy P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o n g re s s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n Tr a d e U n i o n s ( C O S AT U ) . S i x y e a r s l a t e r, i n 1 9 9 9 , she succumbed to pressure to make her self available to b e c om e an ANC Member of Parliament (MP).

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Af ter being in and out of Parliament since then, she finally b e c a m e M i n i s t e r o f H u m a n S e t t l e m e n t s i n 2 0 1 3 i n P re s i d e n t J a c o b Z u m a ’ s f i n a l C a b i n e t re s h u f f l e . “ B e i n g a M i n i s t e r w a s n e v e r o n m y ra d a r s c re e n , ” s a i d S e p t e m b e r. “ S h o r t l y a f t e r I b e c a m e D e p u t y P re s i d e n t o f C O S AT U, I w a s n o m i n a t e d t o b e c o m e a n A N C M P, b u t I re f u s e d . I c o u l d n o t s e r v e C O S AT U f o r o n l y a f e w m o n t h s b e f o re g o i n g o f f t o P a r l i a m e n t .”

AC H I E V I N G G R E AT T H I N G S S e p t e m b e r s a i d t h a t , i n re f l e c t i n g o n w h e re S o u t h A f r i c a i s t o d a y, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o c o n s i d e r t h a t t h e re a re t w o p a r t s t o o u r d e m o c ra c y. “ T h e o n e p a r t i s t h e v i s i b l e t h i n g s t h a t y o u s e e h a v e c h a n g e d i n t h e c o u n t r y. T h e s e i n c l u d e e l e c t r i c i t y, ro ads , houses, schools, and so on. But t h e ot h er p ar t fo r me is q uite fundamental, and that is: Who am I now in this d e m o c r a c y ? W h a t h a s h a p p e n e d t o m e i n t h i s d e m o c ra c y ? C a n I w a l k t a l l i n t h i s d e m o c ra c y ? “ T h a t i s o n e o f t h e g re a t e s t a c h i e v e m e n t s t h a t w e h a v e i n t h i s c o u n t r y; p a r t i c u l a r l y a s a w o m a n . W h a t I h a v e b e e n a b l e to achieve – and women in par ticular have been able to a c h i e v e – i n t h i s d e m o c ra c y, i s t h a t w e n o l o n g e r h i d e t h e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n t h a t w a s t h e re a g a i n s t w o m e n 2 0 y e a r s a g o . To d a y w e k n o w i f i t h a p p e n s , w e d o n’t h a v e t o h i d e i t a ro u n d t h e c o r n e r. “But the access that I have, that is also q uite im por tant. This i s s i g n i f i c a n t b e c a u s e w e d o n’t n e e d t o w a l k a ro u n d w i t h o u r s h o u l d e r s h a n g i n g ; w e c a n w a l k t a l l i n t h i s c o u n t r y n o w. W h a t w e h a v e a c h i e v e d i n t h e s e 2 0 y e a r s i s q u i t e re m a r ka b l e . S h e i s p ro u d o f t h e s e n s e o f p e a c e t h a t h a s c o m e o v e r t h i s c o u n t r y s i n c e 1 9 9 4 – p e a c e i n re l a t i o n t o t h e p o l i t i c a l v i o l e n c e o f t h e p a s t . E v e n i f t h e re a re ra c i a l p ro b l e m s , s h e b e l i e v e s t h o s e p ro b l e m s a re d e a l t w i t h i n a m a n n e r t h a t d o e s n ’ t s u g g e s t t h a t w e a re g o i n g t o h a v e w i d e - s p re a d v i o l e n c e . September said that, even though she had only been Minis ter of Human Settlements for a few months, she has been working i n t h e s o c i a l t ra n s f o r m a t i o n s e c t o r i n P a r l i a m e n t . “ O n e o f o u r bigges t achievements is that we have given owner ship to m a n y p e o p l e , a n d t h e o w n e r s h i p s t a r t s f ro m o u r i n t ro d u c t i o n of what was then called an Recons truction and Development Pro g ram me (RDP) house. That house bel o n gs to t h e p er so n or per sons that we gave it to. The multiply ef fect of that o w n e r s h i p h a s e n a b l e d u s t o l o o k a t d i f f e re n t h o u s e s t h a t w e can give to people. “ To d a y, y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t m a n y p e o p l e h a v e b e a u t i f i e d t h e i r RDP houses, extended them a little bit – sometimes with double-s tories. They also have a sense of economic activity t h a t t h e y h a v e s t a r t e d t h e m s e l v e s , b u t t h e y a l s o k n o w w h e re t h o s e h o u s e s h a v e n o t b e e n b u i l t w e l l a n d t h e y h a v e s p o ke n t o u s a b o u t i t a n d s a i d t h a t w e m u s t c o m e a n d re c t i f y t h e m . “ I t i s a n e n o r m o u s t h i n g t h a t w e h a v e g i v e n t h e m a n a d d re s s w h e r e t h e y c a n m o v e f ro m , w h e re t h e y c a n re l a t e t o , w h e re t h e y c a n t e l l p e o p l e , w h e re t h e i r l e t t e r s c a n c o m e t o , w h e re t h e i r c h i l d re n c o m e t o , w h e re t h e y c a n l e a v e f ro m . T h a t i s a g r e a t a c h i e v e m e n t i n h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s . We s t a r t e d with the Depar tment of Housing and have moved on to the Depar tment of Human Settlements, and that achievement – of bridging the isolation of just building a house – has been q u i t e e n o r m o u s .”

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS T h e re i s a s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n h o u s i n g a n d h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s , s a i d S e p t e m b e r. “ H o u s i n g r e f e r s t o t h e f a c t t h a t you jus t build a house. Human settlements – as the name s u g g e s t s – m e a n s t h a t w e s e t t l e p e o p l e i n a h u m a n e m a n n e r. A h o u s e c a n n o t b e b u i l t w i t h o u t w a t e r, w i t h o u t e l e c t r i c i t y, w i t h o u t re c re a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s a r o u n d t h e m , w i t h o u t a s c h o o l a ro u n d t h e m , w i t h o u t e v e n a c h u r c h , m o s q u e , o r a n y o t h e r re l i g i o u s b u i l d i n g a ro u n d t h e m , w i t h o u t m a k i n g s u r e t h a t y o u t a ke p e o p l e t o w h e re e c o n o m i c a c t i v i t y i s m u c h c l o s e r t o t h e m , w i t h o u t a ro a d , a n d s o o n .” O n e a re a w h e re S e p t e m b e r b e l i e v e s t h e g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d have done better in the pas t 20 year s is the handing over o f re n t a l m u n i c i p a l h o u s e s t o r e s i d e n t s . “ I n 1 9 9 4 , o n e o f t h e a g re e m e n t s b e t w e e n N e l s o n M a n d e l a a n d F W d e K l e r k w a s t h a t w e h a d t o m a ke s u re t h a t c o u n c i l h o u s e s w h i c h p e o p l e have been living in for many year s had to be handed over to t h e m . We h a d t o g i v e t h e m o w n e r s h i p . We h a d t o d e a l w i t h a n y f i n a n c i a l p ro b l e m s a n d t h e h u g e a m o u n t s o f m o n e y t h a t p e o p l e s t i l l o w e . We h a v e n o t a c h i e v e d t h a t a n d i t i s q u i t e a p i t y. “The second one is that informal settlements is a moving t a r g e t , b u t i n re l a t i o n t o a c h i e v i n g t h e t h e n - R D P t a r g e t s t h a t we have set aside for housing, we have said that we mus t s tar t of f with 200 000 houses a q uar ter and then move it up t o 3 0 0 0 0 0 . W e h a d t o u s e t h o s e f i g u r e s t o m a ke s u r e w e d e a l w i t h t h e b a c k l o g . We h a v e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y a c h i e v e d t h o s e targets in the las t 20 year s. If we had, we would’ve made a f a r b i g g e r d e n t i n t h e b a c k l o g .” S e p t e m b e r a n s w e re d p h i l o s o p h i c a l l y w h e n a s ke d w h e t h e r s h e believed we would ever catch up on the housing backlog. “ M y re s p o n s e t o t h e w o rd b a c k l o g i s t h a t w e m u s t u n p a c k what we mean by this: Is it the people that we did not p ro v i d e h o u s e s f o r b e f o re 1 9 9 4 ? O r i s t h e b a c k l o g a l l t h e p e o p l e t h a t s t i l l d o n ’ t h a v e h o u s e s ? We c a n h a v e a n i c e academic argument abou t the word ba cklog, bu t the tr u th is that what we have to conce ntra te on a little bit more on ou r d i f f e re n t i n n o v a t i v e i d e a s f o r h o w w e c a n d e a l w i t h p r o v i d i n g h o u s e s i n t h e c o u n t r y, b e c a u s e n o t e v e r y o n e i s g o i n g t o w a n t the same house.

“ We n o l o n g e r h i d e t h e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n t h a t wa s t h e re a g a i n s t wo m e n 2 0 ye a r s a g o .” “ T h e re a re s o m e y o u n g , m a r r i e d c o u p l e s w h o r e a l l y j u s t w a n t t o re n t a p l a c e , b e c a u s e t h a t i s w h e r e t h e y a r e i n l i f e . T h e n , t h e re a re o t h e r s i n t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e ( f o r e x a m p l e , t e a c h e r s ) w h o m i g h t w a n t t o t a ke t h e g a p h o u s e , a s w e c a l l i t . I d o n’t t h i n k t h e re i s a n y c o u n t r y i n t h e w o r l d t h a t h a s e v e r b e e n a b l e t o h o u s e e a c h a n d e v e r y p e r s o n i n i t s c o u n t r y.”

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One of the bigges t challenges faced by human settlements, S e p t e m b e r s a i d , w a s t o “ p ro v i d e b e t t e r, m o re i n n o v a t i v e i d e a s t o t h e c o u n t r y a n d i t s p e o p l e , a n d p e o p l e a c c e s s i n g d i f f e re n t oppor tunities that we need to have. “ We a l s o n e e d t o f i n d a n o t h e r m o d e – w e t ra n s f e r m o n e y t o p ro v i n c e s a n d m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , a n d w e h a v e n o t b e e n a b l e t o f i n d a d i f f e re n t m e c h a n i s m o f d o i n g t h a t . F o r e x a m p l e , s o m e o f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t i e s a re w h a t w e c a l l a c c re d i t e d – t h i s m e a n s t h e y g e t d i re c t m o n e y, n o t v i a t h e p ro v i n c e , b u t f ro m n a t i o n a l w h i c h g o e s s t ra i g h t t o t h e m . T h a t w a s t o e n a b l e t h e m t o re a l l y do something and give them the power to do something better with housing. A s o u r d e m o c ra c y e v o l v e s a n d a s o u r d i f f e re n t s y s t e m s i n g o v e r n a n c e e v o l v e , h o u s i n g h a s t o ke e p u p . “ O u r c h a l l e n g e s r e m a i n : H o w c a n w e m a ke s u re t h a t i n t h e l e v e l o f t h e p r o v i n c e s , h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s c a n c o o rd i n a t e – i n i t s f u n d i n g to th es e provin ces and municipalities – a sense o f urgen c y together with innovation and ensuring that they mus t have t h e a b i l i t y t o s p e n d t h a t m o n e y, b e c a u s e w e s t i l l f i n d c l o s e r to the end of the financial year lots of money being spent as o p p o s e d t o t h e b e g i n n i n g o r i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e f i n a n c i a l y e a r. Something has to be done about this.

OUTSIDE EXPERTISE “The skill levels which the municipalities speak about also a f f e c t h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s , b e c a u s e y o u re q u i re e n g i n e e r s . B u t i n h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s w e’ v e h a d g re a t a s s i s t a n c e f ro m t h e Cuban people. So many of the beautiful things that you see a r o u n d a r e m a k i n g p e o p l e s a y ‘ We d o n’t w a n t t o b u i l d o u r o w n h o u s e s ; w e t h i n k t h a t g o v e r n m e n t ’ s h o u s e s a re v e r y b e a u t i f u l a n d w e ’d r a t h e r g o t h a t ro u t e .’ The Cubans have taught us many innovations in human s e t t l e m e n t s a n d w e h a v e t h e m i n e v e r y p ro v i n c e , d e s p i t e t h e l a n g u a g e b a r r i e r. T h e s k i l l s b a r r i e r h a s b e e n o v e rc o m e a n d I t h i n k w e ’ l l f o r e v e r re m a i n g ra t e f u l t o t h e C u b a n g o v e r n m e n t a n d p e o p l e . I ’ v e j u s t s i g n e d a n e w a g re e m e n t w i t h t h e m r e c e n t l y t o c o n t i n u e o u r p a r t n e r s h i p . T h a t h a s b e e n w o n d e r f u l .” The par tner ship with the Cuban government entails that ever y p r o v i n c e w o u l d h a v e a c e r t a i n n u m b e r o f e n g i n e e r s f ro m C u b a , s a i d S e p t e m b e r. “ T h o s e e n g i n e e r s w o u l d w o r k c l o s e l y w i t h t h e provincial government. They would go to d if fere n t si tes an d p r o v i d e s k i l l s t r a i n i n g t o t h e d i f f e re n t p e o p l e , a n d t h e y w o u l d a s s is t h ow we ro ll-out the houses. One of the thi n gs t h ey do ver y well in Cuba is to inter face with people – they have a ver y s tro ng relationship with the people. The engi n eer wo ul d e n g a g e w i t h t h e p e o p l e , t h e c o n t ra c t o r w o u l d e n g a g e w i t h t h e p e o p l e , b u t e v e n a t o t h e r l e v e l s : I f a f a m i l y re q u i re s a s s i s t a n c e – dealing with finances, and so on – they have those kinds of people that come to them. “ T h a t m o d e l i n t h e i r c o u n t r y h a s b e e n b ro u g h t t o u s , w h e re they don’t only work at a national level, but also at a l o c al l e v e l w h e r e t h e y i n t e r f a c e w i t h t h e d i f f e re n t p e o p l e . W h e re t h e y h a v e d o n e t h a t , t h e y h a v e b ro u g h t t re m e n d o u s s k i l l t o o u r S o u t h A f r i c a n e n g i n e e r s .”

N AT I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T P L A N ( N D P ) September said in the Depar tment of Human Settlements they h a d t a k e n o n b o a rd t h e i s s u e s ra i s e d i n t h e N D P. “ Yo u w o u l d s e e t h a t c o m i n g t h ro u g h i n o u r p ro g ra m m e f o r 2 0 1 4 t o 2 0 1 9 .

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Yo u w i l l s e e t h e d e p a r t m e n t ’ s n e w p r o g r a m m e b u i l t a r o u n d t h e i s s u e s o f t h e N D P i n t h e re . I t ’ s a g o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y – i t ’ s t h e A N C ’ s p o l i c y a l s o – s o , o f c o u r s e , i t h a s b e e n t a ke n i n t o c o n s i d e ra t i o n . Yo u w o u l d s e e i n t h e A N C w e t a l k a b o u t 1 0 0 0 housing oppor tunities, and they derive from those expe r ie nce s. “Housing oppor tunities mean that you provid e a nd e na ble people to access housing. It could mean an actual house or it could mean helping to buy a house. Access does not necessarily mean just building a house. It could mean that we p ro v i d e s u b s i d i e s , a n d a l s o e n g a g e w i t h b a n k s t o a s s i s t u s .” A s ke d a b o u t w h a t s h e w o u l d l i ke t o a c h i e v e b y t h e e n d o f her term as Minis ter of Human Settlements, September said the government and AN C did not necessarily have individual achievements. “ B u t o n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t m u s t re a l l y t a ke c e n t r e - s t a g e i n t h i s c o u n t r y i s h o w w e d e a l w i t h p ro v i d i n g s a n i t a t i o n . S i n c e I was appointed in this depar tment, we have been able to work together with two other depar tments to re a lly d e a l with the b a c k l o g i n s a n i t a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e b u c ke t - s y s t e m w e h a v e i n i n f o r m a l a re a s . “ T h e re h a s b e e n a g re a t s e n s e o f a c h i e v e m e n t t o - d a t e i n j u s t saying, ‘let’s tackle this thing and not jus t have an academic a r g u m e n t a b o u t i t ’. I t i s a l s o v e r y i m p o r t a n t , w h e n w e t a l k a b o u t t h e b u d g e t o f t h e c o u n t r y, t h a t w e t a l k a b o u t h o w w e can finance sanitation. “ W e n e e d t o e n s u re t h a t i t f i n d s i t s w a y i n t o t h e b u d g e t o f t h e c o u n t r y, b e c a u s e w e c a n t a l k a b o u t t h e f a c t t h a t w e d o n’t have sanitation, but if we don’t have the re sou rce s to sor t it ou t t h e n t h a t i s a b i g p ro b l e m . “ M o v i n g f o r w a rd – h a v i n g d e a l t w i t h t h e b u c ke t e r a d i c a t i o n – no house mus t be built in South Afr ica a ny more withou t sanitation. If people want it inside the house, it’s fine. If t h e y s a y ‘ n o ’ f o r c u l t u ra l re a s o n s t h e y w a n t i t o u t s i d e o f t h e house, then so be it. But we should not have sanitation not b e i n g p ro v i d e d t o p e o p l e i n t h i s c o u n t r y, b e c a u s e i t h a s m a n y p ro b l e m s – e x t re m e h e a l t h p ro b l e m s – i f y o u d o n’t d e a l w i t h s a n i t a t i o n p ro p e r l y. T h e m u l t i p l i e r - e f f e c t o f p ro v i d i n g s a n i t a t i o n i n t h i s c o u n t r y p u t s t h i s c o u n t r y i n a m u c h b e t t e r, h e a l t h i e r, s u s t a i n a b l e s p a c e , b u t y o u a re p ro v i d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h a t g i v e s p e o p l e a b s o l u t e d i g n i t y.” S e p t e m b e r w a s n o t re - a p p o i n t e d t o c a b i n e t i n t h e l a t e s t a d m i n i s t ra t i o n . S h e re m a i n s a n A N C M P.

“A s o ur d em o cra c y evo l ve s and as o ur d if fere nt s ys te ms in gover nance evo l ve , ho usin g has to ke e p u p .”

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Minis ter Connie September hands over the Top Per forming Government Depar tment Award sponsored by Depar tment of Human Settlements to Pumla Ncapayi, Deputy Director General: Trade and Inves tment South Africa, who accepted the award on behalf of the Depar tment of Trade and Indus tr y.

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D E V E LO P I N G A YO U N G N AT I O N An interview by Ryland Fisher

M a l u s i G i g a b a , fo r m e r M i n i s te r o f P u b l i c E n te r p r i s e s

J O H A N N E S B U R G , S O U T H A F R I C A - 8 A p r i l 2 0 1 1 : P u b l i c E n t e r p r i s e s M i n i s t e r M a l u s i G i g a b a a t E s k o m ’ s q u a r t e r l y m e d i a b r i e f i n g h e l d i n J o h a n n e s b u r g , S o u t h A f r i c a o n 8 A p r i l 2 0 1 1. ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / S u n d a y T i m e s / Ka t h e r i n e M u i c k- M e re )

Twe n t y ye a r s a g o , M a l u s i G i g a b a h a d j u s t b e e n e l e c te d a s re g i o n a l C h a i r p e r s o n o f t h e A N C Yo u t h L e a g u e i n D u r b a n , h e wa s c o m p l et i n g h i s M a s te r ’s d e g re e a n d wa n te d to b e c o m e a n a c a d e m i c . H e wa s re c e n t l y a p p o i n te d M i n s te r o f H o m e A f fa i r s a f te r h a v i n g s e r ve d a s M i n i s te r o f P u b l i c E n te r p r i s e .

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H e h a d n o a s p i ra t i o n t o b e c o m e a M i n i s t e r. I n f a c t , i t w a s t h e f u r t h e s t t h i n g f ro m h i s m i n d . M o re t h a n a n y t h i n g e l s e a t t h a t t i m e , h e a s p i re d t o b e a l e c t u re r, b e c a u s e h e w a s c o m p l e t i n g h i s M a s t e r ’ s d e g re e a n d h a d o n e o r t w o j o b o f f e r s a s a j u n i o r l e c t u r e r. H e w a s l o o k i n g f o r w a rd t o d o i n g t h a t . F u l l - t i m e , p r o f e s s i o n a l p o l i t i c s d i d n’t e x i s t i n h i s m i n d .

n u m b e r o f c h i l d re n re c e i v i n g f r e e n u t r i t i o n a t s c h o o l t o o v e r e i g h t m i l l i o n , a n d i n c re a s e d t h e N a t i o n a l S t u d e n t F i n a n c i a l Aids Scheme to R9 billion. All of those a re signs tha t fre e d om c a n b r i n g g re a t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r d e v e l o p m e n t .”

“I was living in Durban and I had a lot of hair at the time, which I have terribly los t over the las t 20 year s. I was q uite young – in my early 20s – and q uite excited about the fact t h a t w e w e re g o i n g t o v o t e . We h a d a n x i e t y a b o u t t h e w h o l e p r o c e s s . At t h e t i m e , w e w e re c a m p a i g n i n g f o r e l e c t i o n s , a n x i o u s t o e n s u re t h a t t h e e l e c t i o n s t o o k p l a c e , t h a t t h e A N C w o n , a n d a n e w g o v e r n m e n t , l e d b y P re s i d e n t M a n d e l a , w a s elected.

Gigaba said the fir s t major achievement of the pas t 20 y e a r s w a s t o o b t a i n f re e d o m . “ F i r s t a n d f o r e m o s t , i t w a s f re e d o m i t s e l f . S e c o n d l y, i t w a s t h e d r a f t i n g a n d a d o p t i o n o f a d e m o c ra t i c C o n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h w e w o u l d a l l c a l l o u r o w n . T h i rd l y, i t w a s i n s e t t i n g w i t h i n t h a t C o n s t i t u t i o n a B i l l o f R i g h t s w h i c h c o n t a i n e d i n i t s o c i o - e c o n o m i c r i g h t s .”

T h e y o u t h o f t h e t i m e w e re n o t w o r r i e d a b o u t b e i n g i n Parliament. For them, the issue was the AN C’s victor y b e c a u s e i t h a d a c o n t ra c t w i t h t h e p e o p l e o f S o u t h A f r i c a . Tw e n t y y e a r s a g o , h e w a s a h o p e f u l , o p t i m i s t i c y o u n g m a n , anxious about the violence at the time (particularly in KwaZulu-N atal and par ts of Gauteng).

F R E E AT L A S T G i g a b a s a i d t h a t h e k n e w t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a w o u l d b e f re e i n h i s l i f e t i m e . “ O bv i o u s l y m a n y o f u s , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e f ro m m y g e n e ra t i o n , w e re p re p a re d to d o eve r y t h i n g , i n c l u d i n g p a y i n g t h e u l t i m a te s a c r i f i c e to re a l i s e t h a t g o a l . I k n e w t h a t w e w o u l d b e f re e i n m y l i f et i m e . I d i d n’t t h i n k p a r t i c u l a r l y a b o u t l i f e a f t e r 2 0 ye a r s o f f re e d o m , b u t l i f e a f te r f re e d o m w a s s o m e t h i n g w e a l l t h o u g h t a b o u t , a s p i re d to w a rd s , w o r ke d h a rd f o r. N o w w e a re h e re , 2 0 ye a r s o n . I t ’s a n i n c re d i b l e f e e l i n g .” G i g a b a b e l i e v e s t h a t l i f e a f t e r f re e d o m i s e x a c t l y w h a t h e t h o u g h t i t w o u l d b e . “ I t ’ s w o r t h i t . L i f e a f t e r f re e d o m i s w o r t h i t . Yo u c a n n o t a t t a c h a n y m a t e r i a l g a i n t o t h e p r i c e o f f r e e d o m . F re e d o m i n i t s e l f i s j u s t t h e b e s t t h i n g a n y b o d y c o u l d h a v e . I f y o u c o m p a re l i f e u n d e r a p a r t h e i d , h o w d i f f i c u l t i t w a s , t h e v i o l e n c e , b r u t a l i t y o f p o v e r t y, d e n i a l o f r i g h t s , a n d access to oppor tunities. H e a d m i t s t h e re a re c h a l l e n g e s t h a t w e n e e d t o o v e rc o m e , b e c a u s e a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y, a p e r s o n w i t h o u t l a n d , a j o b , a c c e s s t o p r i m a r y h e a l t h c a re o r e d u c a t i o n , i s n o t f u l l y f re e . The bigges t challenge during the pas t 20 year s has been to e n s u r e t h a t t h e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c a s p i ra t i o n s o f t h e p o o re s t o f the poor have been met. “ W e ’ v e a c h i e v e d a l o t i n t h e f o r m o f s o c i a l g ra n t s , w h i c h h a s c u s h i o n e d p e o p l e f ro m f a l l i n g i n t o a b j e c t p o v e r t y. T h e s o c i a l i n c o m e h a s a s s i s t e d m a n y c h i l d re n t o g a i n a c c e s s t o e d u c a t i o n , a s s i s t e d p o o r p e o p l e t o g e t a c c e s s t o h e a l t h c a re , b u t a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y S o u t h A f r i c a n e e d s t o d o m o re t h a n p r o v i d e s o c i a l i n c o m e . We n e e d a p ro d u c t i v e s o c i e t y, a n d t h a t c o m e s f ro m d e c e n t , q u a l i t y, a n d s u s t a i n a b l e j o b s – t h a t ’ s t h e a r e a w h e re w e’ v e b e e n l a c k i n g . It has not helped that the ruling par ty inherited an economy i n c r i s i s . F o u r y e a r s a f t e r f re e d o m w a s a c h i e v e d , t h e re w a s t h e A s i a n c o n t a g i o n w h i c h i m p a c t e d o n t h e e c o n o m y. F o u r t e e n y e a r s a f t e r f re e d o m , t h e g l o b a l e c o n o m i c c r i s i s h i t . T h e f o u r t h a d m i n i s t ra t i o n c a m e i n d u r i n g t h e m o s t a d v e r s e economic situation faced by a young South Africa, and yet so much has been achieved. “ O u r e c o n o m y s l o w e d d o w n a n d j o b s w e re l o s t , b u t d u r i n g t h a t p e r i o d o v e r t h re e m i l l i o n j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s w e re c re a t e d , a t r i l l i o n ra n d w a s i n v e s t e d i n i n f ra s t r u c t u re , w e h a l v e d t h e n u m b e r o f p e o p l e l i v i n g i n a b j e c t p o v e r t y, i n c re a s e d t h e

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Many constitutions do not af firm socio-economics rights such as the right to learn, a dece nt life , a job, he a lthca re , a nd e d u c a t i o n . O v e r t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s g o v e r n m e n t h a s w o r ke d h a rd t o e m b e d t h o s e r i g h t s i n t h e f a b r i c o f o u r s o c i e t y. “The s tate-owned com panies have themselves evolved in re c o g n i t i o n a n d p u r s u i t o f t h e r i g h t s i n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n t o a p o i n t w h e re , t o d a y, t h e i n v e s t m e n t s b y t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r i n t h e e c o n o m y a re s o h i g h . O v e r t h e l a s t t h r e e y e a r s , t h e y h a v e t re b l e d . I f I l o o k a t t h e s t a t e - o w n e d c o m p a n i e s i n m y o w n p o r t f o l i o , t h e y i n v e s t e d a b o u t R 5 3 b i l l i o n i n t h e e c o n o m y. In this financial year ending in Ma rch, they incre a se d the ir inves tment to R213 billion. That is a massive inves tment, and, as the Minis ter of Finance ind ica te d , ove r the next thre e year s, public inves tments (p a r ticu la r ly in infra s tr u ctu re ) will g ro w u p t o R 8 4 7 b i l l i o n . C r i t i c a l a m o n g t h o s e i n v e s t m e n t s a r e t h o s e i n e l e c t r i c i t y, r a i l , p o r t s , a n d p i p e l i n e . A c c o rd i n g t o G i g a b a , t h i s h a s b e e n t h e mos t critical achievement of the pas t 20 year s, because of t h e n e e d t o c re a t e a S o u t h A f r i c a t h a t i s p e o p l e - c e n t r e d ; placing people at the centre of socia l pu r su its a s a na tion a n d a s a n e c o n o m y. “The im pact of those inves tments on social life – in terms o f j o b c re a t i o n , s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d s u p p o r t i n g indus trialisation – is going to be massive and South Africa will b e b e t t e r a s a re s u l t o f t h o s e a c t i v i t i e s .” H e a d m i t s m o re c o u l d h a v e b e e n d o n e , e s p e c i a l l y i n t e r m s o f i n v e s t i n g i n i n f ra s t r u c t u re s u s t a i n a b l y. H e b e l i e v e s t h a t i f inves tment levels had been consis te ntly a bove 10 pe rce nt of the GDP over the las t 20 year s, the South African economy would be unassailable today and the im pact of the g lobal re c e s s i o n w o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n f e l t a s h a r s h l y a s i t w a s f e l t when it began in 2008.

“ I d i d n’t t h i n k p a r t i c u l a r l y a b o u t l i f e a f t e r 2 0 ye a r s of fre e d om , bu t life a f te r fre e d om was s omet h in g we a l l t h o u g h t a b o u t , a s p i re d t o w a rd s , w o r ke d h a rd f o r.”

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“ T h e l a c k o f i n v e s t m e n t s i n i n f ra s t r u c t u re d e n i e d u s t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t o i n d u s t r i a l i s e t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y, a n d t h e oppor tunity to diver sify the des tinations for our inves tment to c reate a th riving manufacturing sector and to devel o p n ew tradin g par tner s (par ticularly in Africa and wi t h ot h er d e v e l o p i n g n a t i o n s ) .”

T R A N S F O R M AT I O N G i g a b a s a i d t h a t s t a t e - o w n e d e n t i t i e s h a v e a c r u c i a l ro l e t o p l a y i n t r a n s f o r m i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s e c o n o m y. “ W e m u s t l o o k a t t r a n s f o r m a t i o n i n i t s b ro a d e r s e n s e . T h i s i s n o t o n l y i n t e r m s of em powering black people, but also in terms of contributing t o c h a n g i n g t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s t r u c t u re o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e co n o my an d creating an ind us trial sector that wo ul d di ver si f y t h e e c o n o m y. Yo u c a n t h e n c re a t e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r b l a c k people, not to only chase tender s, but to become indus trialis ts t hat are go in g to d ir ty their hand s and get invol ved i n t h e development of the local indus tries. I n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n c a n c re a t e a t h r i v i n g S M M E s e c t o r i n t h e c o u n t r y, b e c a u s e y o u c a n n o t c re a t e a S M M E s e c t o r o n t h e b a s i s o f n o t h i n g . “ Yo u m u s t l a u n c h S M M E s , s u p p o r t S M M E s , a n d h e l p t h e m d e v e l o p o n t h e b a s i s o f p ro j e c t s , w h i c h w e’ re g o i n g to place in the end for them to do. The s tate-owned com panies h a v e d o n e i m p o r t a n t w o r k , b u t t h e y c o u l d ’ v e d o n e m o re h a d w e i n v e s t e d c o n s i s t e n t l y i n i n f ra s t r u c t u re i n t h e l a s t 2 0 y e a r s a n d t h e r e f o r e i n d u s t r i a l i s e d t h e e c o n o m y. “ T h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s a re g o i n g t o b e a d e t e r m i n i n g p e r i o d . W e m u s t c h a n g e t h e g a m e , t h e s t r u c t u re o f t h e e c o n o m y, t h e s t r u c t u r e o f p a t t e r n s i n t h e e c o n o m y, a n d b e u n a p o l o g e t i c i n our pursuit in good industrialisation, as well as black e c o n o m i c e m p o w e r m e n t .” G i g a b a s a i d t h e s t a t e - o w n e d e n t i t i e s a re a l re a d y w o r k i n g t o pro mote the aims of the N ational Development Pl an (NDP). “Th e N D P e n j o i n s u s t o g ro w t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y o n t h e b a s i s o f s o c i a l i n c l u s i o n a n d t o d e v e l o p t h e e c o n o m y, a n d p u r s u e 11 million jobs over the next 20 year s. How it says we should do t h a t – a m o n g o t h e r s a s t h e N e w G ro w t h P a t h i d e n t i f i e d – i s t o i m p l e m e n t a r o b u s t a n d i n t e g ra t e d i n f ra s t r u c t u re d e v e l o p m e n t pro g ramme that is going to assis t South Africa to devel o p wi t h s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c i n f ra s t r u c t u re . “ O u r s t a t e - o w n e d c o m p a n i e s p l a y a ro l e i n t h a t e f f o r t b y s u p p o r t i n g i n f r a s t r u c t u re . Tra n s n e t i s i n v o l v e d i n ra i l w a y s a n d p i p e l i n e s i n f ra s t r u c t u re , E s ko m i s i n v o l v e d i n e l e c t r i c i t y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , B r o a d b a n d i s i n v o l v e d i n n e t w o r k s i n f ra s t r u c t u re , a n d o t h e r s t a t e - o w n e d c o m p a n i e s p ro v i d e e c o n o m i c s e r v i c e t h a t a r e v i t a l t o t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y. The Minis tr y of Public Enterprises is at the ver y hear t of the NDP a n d i s f o c u s e d o n h o w t o p ro v i d e s u p p o r t . W h e n t h e P re s i d e n t g a v e a n i n j u n c t i o n t h a t 7 5 p e rc e n t o f g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s r e q u i r e d b y g o v e r n m e n t m u s t b e p ro v i d e d b y l o c a l s u p p l i e r s , t h e d e p a r t m e n t c o u l d t a ke p r i d e t h a t i t w a s a l r e a d y f a r a h e a d in that ef for t.

I N D U S T R I A L I S I N G A N AT I O N Gigaba said that the Depar tment of Public Enterprises and s t a t e - o w n e d e n t i t i e s m u s t b e a g g re s s i v e a n d re l e n t l e s s i n pur suing indus trialisation over the next few year s. “ I n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n i s t h e o n l y w a y y o u c a n c re a t e d e c e n t a n d s u s t a i n a b l e j o b s . Wo r k o p p o r t u n i t i e s a re i m p o r t a n t t o t h e e x t e n t t hat they provide oppor tunities for unem ployed p eo p l e to earn a n i n c o m e , b u t w e n e e d t o p u r s u e t h e c re a t i o n o f d e c e n t a n d s u s t a i n a b l e j o b s . T h i s w i l l e n s u re t h a t t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n

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e c o n o m y c a n g ro w a t o v e r s i x p e rc e n t o n a s u s t a i n a b l e b a s i s . I f w e d o t h i s , w e c a n w i p e o u t u n e m p l o y m e n t a l t o g e t h e r. “ I w o u l d l i ke t o s e e P u b l i c E n t e r p r i s e s a d d r e s s i n g t h e i r b a l a n c e s h e e t c o n s t ra i n t s , a n d g e t t i n g i n t o m o r e s t r a t e g i c p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r, i n a m a n n e r t h a t a s s i s t s c r e a t i n g j o b s and thriving manufacturing sector to suppor t the SMME sector and developing schemes. “I can see that their balance sheet in some ins tances can s e r v e a s a m a s s i v e c o n s t ra i n t , b u t I b e l i e v e w e w i l l o v e r c o m e t h o s e c h a l l e n g e s , a n d t h e g re a t e r s u p p o r t f r o m g o v e r n m e n t i n cer tain policies to suppor t s tate-owned com panies will see a massive change in how the balance sheets of the s tate-owned c o m p a n i e s l o o k . T h e re f o re , t h e y c a n u s e t h e i r b a l a n c e s h e e t to inves t in the economy to develop economic activity and s u p p o r t l o c a l i s a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n .” G i g a b a s a i d t h a t , a p a r t f ro m S o u t h A f r i c a c e l e b r a t i n g 2 0 y e a r s o f f re e d o m a n d d e m o c ra c y, s o m e o f t h e s t a t e - o w n e d e n t i t i e s a l s o h a v e s p e c i a l c e l e b ra t i o n s t h i s y e a r. “ S o u t h A f r i c a n A i r w a y s ( S A A ) t u r n s 8 0 t h i s y e a r a n d E s ko m t u r n s 9 1 t h i s y e a r. T h a t ’ s a n o l d g u y. W e w i l l h a v e d i f f e re n t s t a t e - o w n e d c o m p a n i e s i n v o l v e d i n o u r 2 0 y e a r c e l e b ra t i o n s . “ H o w e v e r, w h e n w e c e l e b ra t e d t h e 9 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f E s ko m , w e d i d n ’ t j u s t d o a g a l a d i n n e r i n S a n d t o n . We t o o k E s ko m o u t t o i t s c u s t o m e r s a n d s t a ke h o l d e r s – t h e p e o p l e w h o b e n e f i t f r o m i t . E s ko m g a v e b u r s a r i e s t o y o u n g p e o p l e s t u d y i n g e n g i n e e r i n g a n d e c o n o m i c s . T h e y s u p p o r t F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n a n d Tr a i n i n g (FET) colleges and other univer sities with vita l infra s tr u ctu re . T his i s w h a t w e’d w a n t t o s e e s t a t e - o w n e d c o m p a n i e s d o a s a p a r t of their contribution to the 20th annive r sa r y of ou r fre e d om. I t ’ s n o t j u s t a b o u t t h e p a r t i e s . H e d o e s n’t w a n t t o s e e a n y p a r t i e s i n c e l e b ra t i o n o f a n y t h i n g . H e w a n t s t o s e e t h e m c o n t r i b u t i n g t o w a rd s d e v e l o p m e n t – p a r t i c u l a r l y o f y o u n g people – because a 20-year-old dem ocra tic Sou th A fr ica ha s jus t come out of teenage-hood. “ W e a re a y o u n g p e r s o n i n o u r e a r l y 2 0 s , w h o i s s t i l l g r o w i n g ver y fas t, assimilating knowledge, s till at var sity learning a lot. What s tate-owned com panies need to do as par t of the c e l e b ra t i o n s i s t o i n v e s t i n y o u n g p e o p l e , a s s i s t g o v e r n m e n t , a n d d e v e l o p t h e p ro d u c t i v e p o t e n t i a l o f y o u n g p e o p l e .”

“ We m u s t l o o k a t t ransfor m at io n in it s b road e r se nse . Th is is n ot only in te r m s of e mpowe rin g black people, but also in te r m s of c ont r ib u t in g to chang ing t he fun da me n ta l st r uc t ure of t he S ou t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y. . .”

P I E T E R M A R I T Z B U R G , S O U T H A F R I C A - J A N UA R Y 1 0 : A N C D e p u t y P re s i d e n t C y r i l R a m a p h o s a a n d P u b l i c E n t e r p r i c e Minis ter Malusi Gigaba on Januar y 10, 2013, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / C i t y P re s s s / K h a y a N g w e n y a )

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Mr Sizwe Mncwango - CEF Group CEO

Mr Sizwe Madondo, CEO of African Exploration, Mining and Finance Corporation

Dr. Phindile Masangane GM: Clean Energy Division

Ms Lindiwe Mekwe, Acting CEO of the Petroleum Agency of South Africa.

Amb. Bheki Gila, CEO of the Strategic Fuel Fund

Ms Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo, President and CEO of PetroSA

P OW E RIN G T H E NAT I O N The CEF Group is involved in the search for appropriate energy

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solutions to meet the energy needs of South Africa, the Southern African Development Community and the sub-Saharan region – including oil,

The Group’s activities in this sector are managed by PetroSA, the national

gas, electrical power and renewable energy sources. The Group also

oil company. PetroSA’s main activities include the exploration and

manages the operation and development of the oil and gas assets of the

production of oil and natural gas. The company’s vision is to be a leading

Government and controls entities with commercial and developmental

integrated provider of oil, gas and petrochemicals solutions in African

roles, housed in various operating subsidiaries.

and global markets. PetroSA produces synthetic fuels from off-shore gas at the path-finding gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant at Mossel Bay in the Western

CEF’s vision is to be a leader in the financing, development and

Cape, with a nameplate capacity of 45 000 barrels a day.

implementation of sustainable energy projects in Africa, and the Group diligently pursues its mission which is to grow the energy sector to be a

The refinery was the world’s first, and for more than ten years the world’s

catalyst for economic growth and poverty alleviation through security of

largest GTL facility. At full capacity it produces 7% of South Africa’s fuel

supply and access to affordable energy.

needs. To date it has produced 110 million barrels of crude from 1 TrillionCubic-Feet of natural gas; The company is working diligently to achieve its Vision 2020 strategic objective which is to become a fully integrated national oil company, supplying at least 25% of South Africa’s liquid fuel needs by 2020. PetroSA is also a proud corporate citizen and ploughs a

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sizeable portion of its profits towards improving the lives of fellow

petroleum information. The Agency also leads a national working group

South Africans. To date the company has invested R348 million towards

which has lodged with the United Nations South Africa’s claim for an

Corporate Social Investment in the areas of education, health,

extended continental shelf beyond the current Exclusive Economic Zone.

community development, the environment and empowerment of women. Since its inception PetroSA has supported Broad-Based Black Economic

MINING

Empowerment (B-BBEE) with an enterprising preferential procurement programme. To date procurement contracts awarded to black owned

African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AE) is the State

companies total more than R30 billion.

mining company housed within the CEF Group.

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The company was formed with the objective of consolidating all mining and mineral rights and interests within the CEF Group, thereby enabling

Designated in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources

the optimal and effective exploitation of such rights. AE is mandated

Development Act, the strategic role of the Petroleum Agency of South

to acquire and hold all exploration and mineral rights in respect of all

Africa (PASA) is to contribute to the energy resources of the country

energy related and other minerals on behalf of the State and engage in

by promoting and regulating the exploration and production of the

the mining thereof.

country’s natural oil and gas on behalf of the Government. The Agency regulates and monitors exploration and production activities,

AE’s mission is to ensure optimal exploration and mining of strategic

and is the custodian of the national exploration and production

energy resources such as coal, coal-bed methane, uranium, limestone

database for petroleum. PASA regulates the upstream petroleum industry

and other minerals for the growth and profitability of the company

and ensures preservation of and access to geotechnical upstream

without compromising quality.

The PetroSA gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay has produced more than 110 million barrels of crude oil from natural gas.

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The PetroSA gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay has produced more than 110 million barrels of crude oil from natural gas.

Solar Parks are expected to play a major role in diversifying South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy mix

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The company possesses a healthy pipeline of projects that are at various

manned oil pollution control centre in the southern hemisphere and probably

stages of development either consisting of own prospecting rights or

the whole of Africa. During the years that SFF has been involved in crude oil

joint ventures with other entities. These projects are across primarily

handling hundreds of cargoes of oil have been imported or exported without

energy supporting resources and materials that will support the country’s

pollution of the environment. In 2012 SFF celebrated the docking of the

beneficiation strategy. Among many highlights the company has exceeded

1000th oil tanker at Saldanha Bay.

production volumes at its pioneering mine at Vlakfontein in Mpumalanga which was launched by President Jacob Zuma in 2011. Sales volumes are

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ahead of estimates and a supply contract for thermal coal has been signed with Eskom. The operation is currently in expansion mode to almost double its

The Clean Energy Division of CEF was established in 2004 as per mandate

production and sales capacity, and will provide even more jobs to

from the Government.Its focus is to invest in renewable and alternative

local communities.

energy ventures. It supports energy development through commercial, developmental and social projects.

AE is well on its way to completing the required technical work to open two further coal mines in Mpumalanga with first production expected in 2017.

The Division supports the development of an energy economy in which

These will provide close to 1300 jobs and supply over 6 million tons of coal

modern renewable energy provides affordable access to energy thus

to Eskom.

contributing to sustainable development and environmental conservation. It

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targets market sectors where there is insufficient private sector activity as well as where the Government, for strategic reasons, believes State investment is required.

The Strategic Fuel Fund Association (SFF) is one of the CEF subsidiaries. It manages South Africa’s strategic inventory of crude oil on behalf of the State.

One of its current strategic projects in concert with major national role players

SFF holds more than 10 million barrels of crude oil, and manages storage

is the feasibility study for the 5 GW solar park corridor in the Northern Cape.

facilities at Milnerton in Cape Town and at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. The solar parks are expected to contribute significantly towards diversifying Over the years SFF has managed not only to generate net income for South

South Africa’s energy mix, strengthening the security of energy supply through

Africa, but has also been able to finance the operating costs of maintaining

renewable energy and creating much needed jobs.

the country’s strategic oil reserves at no cost to the State. SFF has other achievements of which it can be proud. It has the best equipped and

African Exploration has exceeded projected production volumes at its pioneering mine at Vlakfontein in Mpumalanga

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C H A P T E R 3 | I N T E R V I E W | N AT I O N A L E N E R GY R E G U L AT O R O F S O U T H A F R I C A ( N E R S A )

AC C O U N TA B L E AND EFFICIENT An interview with CEO Phindile Baleni (née Nzimande)

How successful has NERSA been in regulating electricity, pipedgas, and petroleum pipeline industries in South Africa? NERSA has made significant strides in engaging with the challenges of regulating the electricity, piped-gas, and petroleum pipeline markets since its establishment in 2005. I am particularly pleased with the progress that we have made in the development, fine-tuning, and implementation of regulatory methodologies, processes, and procedures to ensure that we deliver on our mandate. What has been the most significant change in the organisation since 2005? NERSA was preceded by the National Electricity Regulator (NER), which was established in April 1995 as the successor to the then Electricity Control Board (ECB). In 2002, cabinet decided that the NER be used as the foundation to create the National Energy Regulator. Describe NERSA’s business philosophy and how it is a driving force for the organisation’s aspirations. Our independence is defined as freedom from regulated entities, political influence, and clients. NERSA ensures that public participation takes place in all its processes. All NERSA’s meetings are open to the public, except when confidential matters are discussed. What has been the major advancement in South Africa’s energy sector since the country’s first democratic elections in 1994? A notable advancement is the introduction of 6925 MW of renewable energy generation by 2020 and a number of independent power producers to the electricity supply, which will facilitate the diversification of the country’s energy sources. What has proved to be the organisation’s greatest challenge to date? Encouraging security of energy supply continues to be a challenge and, as a country, we still have not achieved universal access to electricity, even though we have made impressive strides in this regard. Between 1994 and now, the household electrification levels have increased from 31 percent to 78 percent.

What is the organisation’s vision for the next five years? Our vision is to be a world-class leader in energy regulation. NERSA will continue to ensure that the regulation of the country’s electricity, piped-gas, and petroleum pipeline industries takes place in a manner that contributes to economic growth and social development. We have identified five strategic goals that are derived from our mandate and which also incorporates the 12 national outcomes set by government as policy objectives. The five goals which will guide our programmes for the next five years are: 1. T o facilitate security of supply in order to support sustainable economic development in South Africa 2. T o facilitate investment in infrastructure in the energy industry to support sustainable economic development in South Africa 3. T o promote competitive and efficient functioning of the energy industry in order to sustain economic development in South Africa; 4. T o facilitate affordability and accessibility in the energy industry to balance economic interests of all stakeholders in support of economic development of South Africa and a better life for all 5. T o position and establish NERSA as a credible and reliable regulator in order to create regulatory certainty.

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How does the organisation believe it has impacted the lives of South Africans with regards to energy? We have regulated in a manner that has enabled the electrification programme, Free Basic Electricity, to receive funding. We have introduced inclining block tariffs to ensure the protection of low income communities.

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Kulawula House, 526 Madiba Street, Arcadia, 0083 PO Box 40343, Arcadia, 0007

Telephone: 012 401 4600 Fax: 012 401 4700 Email: info@nersa.org.za Website: www.nersa.org.za

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Connecting South Africans to quality healthcare solutions We celebrate 20 years of freedom with the nation.

Metropolitan Health, a division of MMI Group Limited, an authorised financial services provider.

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T O WA R D S A H E A LT H I E R N AT I O N An inter view with Metropolitan Health Chief Executive Of ficer, Blum Khan.

What was been Metropolitan Health’s greatest success since 1994? From humble beginnings in 1999, Metropolitan Health has grown rapidly to achieve 31 percent market share. We now manage health benefits for nearly 1.3 million South African families. Through par tnering with the South African government, employers, and medical schemes, we are able to bring af fordable, quality healthcare to their members. We have been able to leverage our technology platform and create economies of scale to significantly reduce non-healthcare costs and give our clients access to more affordable healthcare. Our clients’ administration costs have remained consistently well below industr y norms, leading an overall downward trend in non-healthcare costs across the industr y. Describe the philosophy that the company prides itself on. In short, our philosophy is client-centric healthcare solutions powered by passionate people. Our people are committed to building an inclusive healthcare system in which all South Africans have equitable access to affordable, quality healthcare. How has the nature of the health risk management sector evolved since 1994? The focus has shifted from a cost-based focus to a value-based approach, which is intensely customer-centric and focuses on delivering measurable improvements in long-term health outcomes. There is also a far greater focus on proactively managing health risk, and preventative and primary healthcare. How has the company benefitted from South Africa becoming a democracy? South Africa’s democracy opened the doors for building a far more inclusive society and economy. Our partnership with our clients brings affordable, quality healthcare to more citizens, helps fuel our growth, and ability to create employment opportunities, particularly for previously-disadvantaged South Africans. What distinguishes Metropolitan Health as the leading healthcare organisation in South Africa? Through advocacy, advice, and the coordination of healthcare delivery across the care continuum, we empower members to successfully navigate complex healthcare systems and derive optimal value from their health benefits. Discuss the company’s most successful CSI projects and what has helped them succeed. One of our many CSI projects is the Monyetla Skills readiness

programme – an initiative to accelerate training for entry-level jobs, create employment opportunities, and develop clinical skills. Since 2010, more than 100 learners have completed the programme, with 90 percent of them successfully placed in jobs at Metropolitan Health. How does Metropolitan Health empower its employees? By investing in the development of our people, we empower employees and contribute to much-needed healthcare skills development in the health ecosystem. According to our annual B-BBEE audits, our score in skills development increased from 5.67 in 2008 to 13.34 in 2013. We are also recipients of the international investors in people (IiP) accreditation. What has been the company’s greatest challenge in the last five years? While we strive to create access to affordable healthcare, a major challenge is medical inflation which has been, on average, four percent higher than general (salary) inflation. The significant shortage of healthcare resources is another challenge resulting in limited access. What does the future hold for Metropolitan Health? South African healthcare needs to move from a system of sickcare to healthcare, against a backdrop of serious resource challenges. We plan to actively contribute to this transformation and work with partners across the private and public sector to co-create a healthcare system in which all South Africans can access affordable, quality healthcare.

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An interview by Ryland Fisher

GROWING OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER Aa ro n M ot s o a l e d i , M i n i s te r o f H e a l t h

W h i l e t h e re a re s t i l l p ro b l e m s w i t h q u a l i t y, a c c e s s h a s b e e n i n c re a s e d t re m e n d o u s l y: 4 0 p e rc e n t o f a l l t h e c l i n i c s t h a t e x i s t i n S o u t h A f r i c a we re b u i l t a f te r N e l s o n M a n d e l a b e c a m e p re s i d e n t .

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The two bigges t achievements of South Africa’s health

M o t s o a l e d i s a i d t h a t w h a t i s n o t o f t e n s p o ke n a b o u t t o d a y

s y s t e m o v e r t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s w e re t h e m e r g e r o f 1 4 d i f f e re n t

i s t h a t , 2 0 y e a r s a g o , t h e re u s e d t o b e h o s p i t a l s w i t h o u t a n y

h e a l t h c a re s y s t e m s i n t o a s i n g l e s y s t e m a n d t o i n c re a s e l i f e

d o c t o r s . “ I s t i l l re m e m b e r i n 1 9 8 6 i n S e k h u k h u n e l a n d , w h e n I r a n

e x p e c t a n c y, s a y s M i n i s t e r o f H e a l t h A a ro n M o t s o a l e d i .

m y g e n e ra l p ra c t i c e a n d I a l s o h a d t o r u n t w o h o s p i t a l s a b o u t 1 0 k i l o m e t re s a p a r t b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s n o t a s i n g l e f u l l t i m e

H e s a i d t h e re w e re h e a l t h c a re s y s t e m s f o r w h i t e s , I n d i a n s ,

d o c t o r. I h a d t o g o i n t h e re a n d h e l p .

co lo ured s, for Africans in townships and fo r eac h o f t h e et h n i c g r o u p s i n t h e h o m e l a n d s . “ T h e y w e re a l l d i f f e re n t , t h e y w e re a l l

“ I h a d t o p e r f o r m C a e s a re a n s e c t i o n s a l o n e – p u t a w o m a n

r u n d i f f e re n t l y. F o r i n s t a n c e , i f y o u w e re a d o c t o r y o u c o u l d n o t

u n d e r a n a e s t h e s i a , r u s h i n , s c r u b , c o m e b a c k , m a ke t h e

w o r k i n a h o s p i t a l i n a h o m e l a n d i f y o u w e re d e e m e d t o h a v e

i n c i s i o n s , re m o v e t h e b a b y f ro m t h e w o m b , g i v e t h e b a b y

b e e n f r o m a n o t h e r h o m e l a n d . H o w e v e r, e v e n p a t i e n t s w o u l d

t o a n u r s e , f i n d t h a t t h e b a b y w a s n o t b r e a t h i n g , t a ke o u t

n o t b e t r e a t e d i n h o m e l a n d s o t h e r t h a n t h e o n e t h e y w e re

the g loves and leave the woman s till bleeding (s till under

s u p p o s e d t o b e f ro m . T h a t w a s t h e l a w a t t h e t i m e a n d i t w a s

a n a e s t h e s i a w i t h o p e n w o u n d s ) , r e s u s c i t a t e t h e b a b y, c a l l b a c k

dif ficult to fight agains t it.

to the mother and finally finis h u p the ope ra tion.

T W O H E A LT H C A R E S Y S T E M S

“I’ve done that many times in r u ra l a re a s a nd I’ve neve r he a rd a b o u t i t h a p p e n i n g i n S o u t h A f r i c a t o d a y. P e o p l e w i l l c o m p l a i n

“The only bad thing – which I must em phasise – is that we

a b o u t l o n g q u e u e s w i t h o n l y o n e d o c t o r, b u t a t l e a s t t h e r e i s

a r e s u p p o s e d t o h a v e o n e h e a l t h c a re s y s t e m o u t o f t h o s e 1 4 ,

o n e . We h a d a n i n s t a n c e w h e r e a n 1 8 - y e a r - o l d b o y w i t h a n

b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y, 2 0 y e a r s a f t e r w e b e c a m e a d e m o c ra c y,

a s t h m a a t t a c k h a d t o t ra v e l 9 0 k m w i t h o u t h e l p .

w e h a v e t w o : o n e i s p u b l i c a n d t h e o t h e r, w h i c h i s h i g h l y r e s o u r c e d i n b o t h h u m a n b e i n g s a n d m o n e y, i s p r i v a t e . I t i s n o t

Motsoaledi said that one of the bigges t achievements was the

i n t h e l a w o r i n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h a t i s s t i l l

i n c re a s e i n l i f e e x p e c t a n c y i n S o u t h A f r i c a .

t h e w e a k n e s s t h a t w e f a c e .”

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“It was dangero usly low because of the attack o f HI V /Ai ds, b ut

our BRICS par tner s. For ins tance, India is a t 4. 2 pe rce nt, China

i t i s o n t h e r i s e n o w a n d w e a re d e f i n i t e l y c e l e b ra t i n g t h a t . T h e

a t 4 . 6 p e rc e n t a n d R u s s i a a t 5 . 2 p e rc e n t . O n l y B r a z i l , a t n i n e

l i f e e x p e c t a n c y h a s m o v e d f ro m a b o u t 5 6 t o 6 0 y e a r s .”

p e rc e n t , i s h i g h e r t h a n u s .

Winning the battle against HIV/Aids could also be seen as one

“ W h y i s t h i s h u g e p e rc e n t a g e o f G D P o n h e a l t h c a r e n o t

o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h’ s s u c c e s s e s . “ G i v i n g a n t i - re t ro v i ra l s

t ra n s l a t i n g i n t o g o o d h e a l t h o u t c o m e s ? I t ’ s b e c a u s e o f t h e

f r e e t o e v e r y b o d y f ro m a l l c o r n e r s o f t h e c o u n t r y w o u l d n e v e r

i n e q u a l i t i e s o f h e a l t h c a re f i n a n c i n g . F i v e p e r c e n t o f t h i s a i d

have happened during the apar theid days. It might have been

g o e s t o 1 6 p e rc e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n , t h e e i g h t m i l l i o n p e o p l e

g i v e n t o w h i t e s , b u t n o t t o I n d i a n s , A f r i c a n s o r c o l o u re d s . I n

w h o a re o n m e d i c a 6 l a i d . T h e re m a i n i n g 3 . 5 p e r c e n t g o e s t o

other wo rds , w hen HIV /Aid s would ’ve s truck, they wo ul d h ave

8 4 p e rc e n t o n t h e p o p u l a t i o n , t h e 4 2 m i l l i o n p e o p l e w h o a r e

c h o s e n t h e w h i t e s a n d g i v e n t h e m b e t t e r t re a t m e n t .

n o t o n m e d i c a l a i d . T h i s i s a h u g e c h a l l e n g e . Yo u c a n s e e t h e s ke w e d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f re s o u rc e s t h e r e a n d , u n t i l i t i s r e s o l v e d ,

FINANCE, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM M o t s o a l e d i s a i d t h a t , i n o rd e r t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e s f a c i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s h e a l t h c a re s y s t e m , o n e h a d t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t m a k e s a g o o d h e a l t h c a re s y s t e m . “ T h e b i g g e s t p ro b l e m i n S o u t h A f r i c a i s h e a l t h c a re f i n a n c i n g a n d t h a t i s w h y w e a re n o w d e v i s i n g t h e N a t i o n a l H e a l t h I n s u ra n c e ( N H I ) . T h e c o l d c o m f o r t i s t h a t i t i s n o t o n l y i n S o u t h A f r i c a w h e re h e a l t h c a re f i n a n c e s were neg lected for d ecad es. It’s a world wid e p h en o m en o n . I t ’ s s i m p l y w o r s e i n S o u t h A f r i c a b e c a u s e i t h a s l e d t o g re a t i n e q u a l i t i e s i n h e a l t h c a re f i n a n c i n g . “ T h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i s a t i o n re c o m m e n d s t h a t a c o u n t r y s h o u l d s p e n d a t l e a s t f i v e p e rc e n t o f i t s G D P o n h e a l t h , y e t S o u t h A f r i c a s p e n d s 8 . 5 p e rc e n t . T h i s i s h i g h e r t h a n m o s t o f

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w e’ l l n e v e r h a v e g o o d o u t c o m e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h a t i s t h e b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e a n d t h a t i s w h y I w a n t t o b r i n g i n t h e N H I .” A n o t h e r m a j o r p ro b l e m , a c c o rd i n g t h e M o t s o a l e d i , i s h u m a n re s o u rc e s . “ T h e re h a s b e e n a n i m p ro v e m e n t b u t w e a r e s t i l l f i n d i n g a h u g e shor tage of doctor s because sub-Saha ra n A fr ica ha s be e n d e c l a re d a c r i s i s p o i n t i n t e r m s o f t h e n u m b e r o f h e a l t h c a r e p ro f e s s i o n a l s , e s p e c i a l l y d o c t o r s . We h a v e s e n t a t h o u s a n d y o u n g p e o p l e t o t ra i n a s d o c t o r s i n C u b a – w e s e n d a t h o u s a n d e v e r y y e a r – t o t a c k l e t h e i s s u e o f h u m a n r e s o u r c e s . We a r e a l s o re - b u i l d i n g n u r s i n g c o l l e g e s t o t r a i n m o r e n u r s e s . Motsoaledi said the issue of non-communicable diseases was a minefield, not only in South Africa bu t throu ghou t the wor ld .

A A R O N M OT S OA L E D I , M I N I S T E R O F H E A LT H | I N T E R V I E W | C H A P T E R 4

“ T h e y a re d e f i n i t e l y o n t h e r i s e ; t h e y a re e x p l o d i n g . We a re

w e re n o t t a k i n g c a re o f t h e m , s h e j u s t p r e s s e s s o m e w h e r e o n

talking about hyper tension, diabetes mellitus, cancer and

the cellphone and somebod y in Pretor ia will phone he r a nd

c h r o n i c d i s e a s e s l i ke a s t h m a . T h e y a re e x p l o d i n g o n t h e f a c e

f i n d o u t w h a t t h e p ro b l e m i s . S h e ’ l l m e n t i o n ‘ I ’ m p r e g n a n t ’ o r

o f t h i s p l a n e t . We n e v e r u s e d t o h a v e m a n y o f t h e m i n t h e

‘ I ’ m i n t h i s c l i n i c a n d t h i s i s w h a t ’ s h a p p e n i n g t o m e ’. T h i s i s

d e v e l o p i n g w o r l d , w h a t u s e d t o b e t h e t h i rd w o r l d , b u t t h a t

w h a t w e’ re g o i n g t o l a u n c h v e r y s o o n . We ’ v e b e e n w a i t i n g o n

situation has changed.

t h a t p ro g ra m m e f o r t h e w h o l e y e a r. S o w e a r e d e a l i n g w i t h t h e i s s u e o f m a t e r n a l a n d c h i l d m o r t a l i t y.

“ Yo u n e e d t o c o n t ro l t h e f a c t o r s t h a t c o n t r i b u t e t o t h i s pro blem , such as smoking, the harmful use o f al c o h o l an d l ac k o f e x e r c i s e . W h e n D r N ko s a z a n a D l a m i n i Z u m a w a s M i n i s t e r

“ O n t h e i n f ra s t r u c t u re s i d e , w e a r e g o i n g t o b u i l d 4 3 b r a n d -

o f H e a l t h , s h e p a s s e d v e r y s t ro n g a n t i - s m o k i n g l e g i s l a t i o n . I

n e w h o s p i t a l s i n t h i s c o u n t r y, 6 4 3 b r a n d - n e w c l i n i c s , a n d m o r e

b e l i e v e t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a w o u l d h a v e b e e n i n b i g t ro u b l e i f s h e

t h a n 8 0 0 h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s a re g o i n g t o b e r e n o v a t e d o v e r t h e

d i d n ’ t d o t h a t . Yo u c a n i m a g i n e c o m b i n i n g d i s e a s e s c a u s e d b y

n e x t f e w y e a r s . We a re a l s o i n t r o d u c i n g a N a t i o n a l H e a l t h

s m o k i n g a n d t h e h i g h p re v a l e n c e o f H I V. At l e a s t w e h a v e d e a l t

C o m m i s s i o n t h a t w i l l b e c h a i r e d b y t h e D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t . We

w i t h s m o k i n g b u t w e s t i l l h a v e a w a r o n o u r h a n d s w i t h re g a rd s

also intend to launch 10 centra l hospita ls, which a re a tta che d

to alcohol.

to a medical school, in dif fe re nt province s. A nd we inte nd t o d e c e n t ra l i s e t h e p u rc h a s e o f d r u g s a n d o t h e r m e d i c a l

M o t s o a l e d i , h o w e v e r, b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e g o v e r n m e n t c a n

re q u i re m e n t s . At t h e m o m e n t , i f y o u a r e a p u b l i c h o s p i t a l , y o u

g o e v e n f u r t h e r i n c u r b i n g s m o k i n g . “ We a re n o t g o i n g t o

c a n n o t e v e n o rd e r P a n a d o d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e s u p p l i e r b e c a u s e

apologise to anyone about the fact that our intention is to

i t i s b o u g h t c e n t ra l l y s o y o u m i g h t h a v e t o w a i t a f e w w e e k s f o r

c o m p l e t e l y e ra d i c a t e s m o k i n g . I c a n n o t i m a g i n e u s e v e r

y o u r o rd e r.”

b a n n i n g a l c o h o l c o m p l e t e l y, b u t t h e re i s n o re a s o n w h y w e c a n n o t d o t h i s w i t h s m o k i n g . We w a n t i t c o m p l e t e l y g o n e .

Motsoaledi believes that he mus t also tackle obesity and

H o w e v e r, M o t s o a l e d i re a l i s e s t h a t t h e b a t t l e a g a i n s t s m o k i n g

t h a t t h i s c o u l d b e d o n e t h ro u g h p r o p e r d i e t s a n d e x e r c i s e .

i s a g l o b a l o n e . “ I c a n n o t e ra d i c a t e s m o k i n g b y m y s e l f . I c a n

“ We have s tar ted to tr y and re gu la te it bu t I mu s t confe ss it is

o n l y l e g i s l a t e a n d re g u l a t e . H o w e v e r, s m o k i n g i s a g l o b a l i s s u e

d i f f i c u l t . O n e o f t h e c u l p r i t s i s t r a n s - f a t t y a c i d s . Ve g e t a b l e o i l s

and erad icating it cannot be achieved by o n e c o u n t r y ac t i n g

a re g e n e ra l l y h e a l t h y b u t t h r o u g h i n d u s t r i a l p r o c e s s e s , t h e y

a l o n e .”

t u r n i n t o t ra n s - f a t t y a c i d s .

C H A N G I N G B E H AV I O U R S

“ Tra n s - f a t t y a c i d s a re l o v e d b y i n d u s t r y a n d h a t e d b y o u r bodies. Indus tr y does not wa nt u s to re gu la te . T hey sa y they

Motsoaledi believes that one of the major factor s im pacting

w a n t t o s e l f - re g u l a t e , b u t w e k n o w t h a t t h e y a r e n o t d o i n g i t .

on his attem pts to get people to live healthier lives is that it

We d o n ’ t h a v e t h e m e c h a n i s m s , s o w e a r e a s k i n g i n d i v i d u a l s t o

i s d i f f i c u l t t o c h a n g e p e o p l e’ s b e h a v i o u r. “ I t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t

t a ke c a re o f t h e m s e l v e s . T h a t i s w h y – i n t h e s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n

b e c a u s e p e o p l e d o n’t w a n t t o c h a n g e t h e i r l i f e s t y l e s . T h e re

p ro g ra m m e – w e a re g o i n g t o b e t e a c h i n g p e o p l e a b o u t h e a l t h

s e e m s t o b e a p e rc e p t i o n t h a t w e m u s t a l l o w p e o p l e t o d o

e d u c a t i o n : H I V / A i d s , n o n - c o m m u n i c a b l e d i s e a s e s , o b e s i t y, l a c k

w h a t e v e r t h e y w a n t w i t h t h e i r b o d i e s . ‘ I f I w a n t t o s m o ke , a l l o w

o f e x e rc i s e , d i e t , e t c . We n e e d t o t e a c h y o u n g s t e r s s o t h a t

m e t o s m o ke . I f I w a n t t o d r i n k , a l l o w m e t o d r i n k . I f I w a n t t o

e a c h p e r s o n g ro w s n o r m a l l y a n d t h e y c a n h e l p u s t o c o m b a t

put mo re salt in my food or eat fatty fo o ds, o r i f I do n’t wan t

t h e s e d i s e a s e s .”

t o e x e r c i s e , a l l t h o s e a re m y c h o i c e s . D o n ’ t c o n t ro l m e , b u t i f a n y t h i n g h a p p e n s t o m e , f i x m e . I d o n ’ t c a re h o w m u c h i t

Motsoaledi was the MEC for Education in Lim popo af ter South

c o s t s : y o u , a s t h e s t a t e , h a v e t o f i x m e .’ T h a t , u n f o r t u n a t e l y, i s

A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s 2 0 y e a r s a g o . H e s t i l l h a s

t h e u n r e a s o n a b l e n a t u re o f h u m a n b e i n g s .”

s t ro n g v i e w s o n e d u c a t i o n , l i ke h e h a s o n h e a l t h . “ T h e r e i s a debate about education, saying it has become much wor se

M o t s o a l e d i s a i d t h a t t h e re w o u l d b e m a n y c h a n g e s i n h e a l t h

than it was 20 year s ago under apar theid. It is so painful

o v e r t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s . “ O u r f i r s t i n t e n t i o n i s t o a d d re s s t h e

lis tening to that because nothing ca n be fu r the r from the tr u th.

f i n a n c i n g o f h e a l t h c a re . We a l s o i n t e n d t o i n c re a s e t h e

I was the first MEC for Education in Lim popo and my first job

n u m b e r o f p e o p l e w h o a re re c e i v i n g a n t i re t ro v i ra l s , w e a re

was to bring together seven d if fe re nt e d u ca tion d e pa r tme nts.

e s t a b l i s h i n g a n o f f i c e o f h e a l t h - s t a n d a rd c o m p l i a n c e , w h e re

T h e re w a s a n e d u c a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t f o r w h i t e s , c o l o u r e d s ,

t h e y ’ l l b e i n s p e c t o r s i n s p e c t i n g q u a l i t y o f c a re i n h o s p i t a l s . W e

Indians, township blacks, and one for e a ch of the tr iba l g rou ps

are launching a cam paign to vaccinate al l n i n e an d 1 0 year

in Limpopo.

old kids in public schools against the virus which causes cancer of the cer vix or the uterus. Ever y child at school will get this

“It was common for learner s to be ta u ght u nd e r tre e s. I

v e r y e x p e n s i v e v a c c i n e f o r f re e .

per sonally spent four year s of my life u nd e r a tre e . T hings we re bad under Bantu education and nobody can say that things

“ W e a r e g o i n g t o a c c e l e ra t e o u r c a m p a i g n t o re d u c e m a t e r n a l

a re w o r s e n o w.” T h e s a m e c a n b e s a i d a b o u t h e a l t h c a r e i n

m o r t a l i t y. E v e r y p re g n a n t w o m a n i s g o i n g t o re g i s t e r w i t h u s

South Africa.

t h r o u g h a c e l l p h o n e - t e c h n o l o g y i n re a l - t i m e . We’ l l k n o w w h e re e a c h a n d e v e r y p re g n a n t w o m a n i s . I f s h e’ s i n t ro u b l e , o r i f s h e w e n t t o a c l i n i c a n d s h e’ s n o t s a t i s f i e d o r s h e f o u n d t h e n u r s e s

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BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS I M M U N I S AT I O N C O V E R A G E I N C R E A S E F R O M 6 3 % I N 1 9 9 8 T O 9 0 . 8 % I N 2 0 1 1

Life expectancy increase from 52,7 year s in 2002 to 59,6 in 2013

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BUSINESS

D E PA R T M E N T O F H E A L T H | A D V E R T O R I A L | C H A P T E R 4

More than 8 million people screened for TB between 2010 - 2012

Larges t ARV prog ramme in the world

Malaria deaths reduced by 85% between 2000 and 2011

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SA N B S: FR OM THE N TO PRE SENT T h e S o u th A f r ic an N at ional Blood S er vic e (S ANBS ), i s a n ot fo r pro f i t O rg an is atio n w h o se mission is to provid e all pat ien ts wi th su f f i ci en t, safe q u ality b lo o d prod uc t s and med ic al ser vic es rel ated to bl o o d t ran s f u s io n in an eq uitable and c os t -ef fec t ive ma n n er. A l th o u g h t h e SANBS is only 13 year s old , blood c o l l ecti o n ser vi ces h ave b e e n in So ut h Afric a for a far longer period , wi th each p rov in c e h av in g their own t ransfusion ser vic es.

19 9 4 to 1 9 9 9 • I n 1 9 9 4 w h e n t he new government c ame into of f i ce, th ere was s u p p o r t fo r reta ining t he six separate blood t ran sf u si o n ser vi ces w ith in So u th A f ric a wit h regular c o-ord inat ion bei n g m ai n tai n ed v ia t h e N atio n al Blood Transfusion Counc il, who h ad n o deci si o n m ak in g p owe r s . • 1 9 9 7 th e Min is ter of Healt h, Dr Nkosaz ana Z uma expressed c o n c e r n s ab o ut t he way blood t ransfusion ser vi ces were b e in g p rov id e d and t he fees being c harged for bl o o d. Th e g ove r n m e n t s a w blood as a nat ional resourc e an d wan ted a n at io n al o rg a nisat ion to manage it . The Worl d Heal th O rg an is at io n ( WHO) had also been urging mem ber s tates to d eve lo p n atio n blood ser v ic es whic h were bas ed o n vo l u n tar y an d n o n - re m u nerated c ollec t ion of blood . • T h e s ix s e r v ic e s began to also see t he need to am al gam ate w ith th e in c re asing c os t of HI V / AI DS tes t ing and ver y l i kel y to in c re as e . I n 1 9 9 8 t he risk management s t rategy proved to sh ow s o m e d if f ic u lt y in red uc ing t he d anger s of t ran sm i tti n g HIV in fe c tio n by t ransfusion. This meant t hat blood do n o r s h ad to b e c las s if ie d acc ord ing to a risk mod el and t he n eed to m erge b e c am e in c re asing ly im por tant • 1 9 9 9 th e g ove r nment ad opted a “nat ional blood po l i cy” , w h e re it was s tressed for t he ult imate ac c ountabi l i ty o f bl o o d tran s f u s io n in the c ount r y, but it was willing to del egate day-to d ay o p e ratio n s to t he exis t ing ser v ic es. There were co n di ti o n s to b e m et; - B lo o d s h o u ld be rec ogniz ed as ‘ a nat ional reso u rce’ - A d e q u ate s upplies of low-risk blood and blo o d pro du cts were availab le to all who need it - retain in g low -risk voluntar y and non-remunerated do n o r s - W it h o u t c o m prising t he safet y to end eavour to recru i t m o re b lac k d o n o r s - F rag m e n tation of blood ser vic es should be avo i ded. A p r il 1 9 9 9 a s trategic planning meet ing was held i n Jo h an n esbu rg a n d was at te n d e d by representat ives of d onor s , th e di f feren t se r v ic e s , t h e D e par t ment of Healt h. The main agen da : m erger of th e d if fe re n t b lood ser v ic es wit h aim of having o n e n ati o n al se r v ic e .

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2000 - 2004 • O cto ber 2000 a g ro u p o f fo u n der me mb e r s re p re s e n ti n g b l ood do n o r s an d th e ser vi ces si gn ed th e me mora n d u m a n d a r ti c l e s o f asso ci ati o n o f th e n ew en ti ty was c a l l e d th e S ou th A f r i c a n N ati o n al B l o o d Ser vi ce (SANB S). At th e e n d of 2000 s eve n ser vi ces h ad m erged to beco m e th e S A N BS . • D ecem ber o f 2004 , 3 year s af ter Pre s i d e n t M b e k i h a d d on a te d bl o o d as a pu bl i c rel ati o n s act , a he a d l i n e a r ti c l e th a t S A N BS h ad di spo sed o f th e bl o o d o f th e pre s i d e n t, c re a te d a h u ge m edi a hype, accu si n g th e SANB S o f ra c i s m. I n 2004 S A N BS h a d a do n o r base o f ju s t 4% o f bl ack do n or s .

2005 – 2009 • T h e m i n i s ter o f Heal th Dr Tsh abal al a - M s i ma n g b e ga n u rge n t tal ks wi th SANB S to ch an ge th e po l i cy. I t wa s a g re e d th a t on c e a di f feren t way was fo u n d to u ph o l d th e c ou n tr y ’s s a fe b l ood su ppl y th e po l i cy wi l l be ch an ged. D r Ts h a b a l a l a - M s i ma n g ga ve SANB S a deadl i n e o f Jan u ar y 2005 to i n trod u c e a re for me d an d n o n -raci al bl o o d ri sk m o del , h oweve r th e d e a d l i n e wa s exten ded to Octo ber 2005 On ce i t wa s re a l i s e d th a t a more sen si ti ve tes t fo r HIV wo u l d h ave to f i r s t b e i m p l e me n te d . • I n Octo ber 2005 SANB S i n tro du ced t h e N u c l e i c A m p l i f i c a ti on Tes ti n g (NAT). Th i s m ean t th at SANB S wou l d b e a b l e to te s t ever y u n i t o f bl o o d i n di vi du al l y fo r H I V by th e exi s ti n g s e rol ogy m eth o ds an d th e m o re sen si ti ve m o l e c u l a r meth od s , a n d th e l atter tes t i s abl e to detect th e wi n d ow p e r i od mu c h e a r l i e r. • I n 2006 th e year af ter th e n ew s trate gy took e f fe c t , th e preval en ce o f HIV i n do n ated bl o o d , a s d ete c te d by N AT tes ti n g was a m ere 0.02%. Af ter th e f i r s t ye a r I D - N AT c os t R136 m i l l i o n m o re th an expected. • T h e year 2009 sh owed a si gn i f i can t i n c re a s e i n th e n u mb e r of bl ack do n o r s n ow at 22%, du e to th e c h a n ge s i m p l e me n te d i n th e edu cati o n an d recru i tm en t o f b l a c k d on or s .

2010 to present • I n earl y 2011, SANB S, was n oted am o n gs t th e top f i ve b l ood tran sf u si o n ser vi ces i n th e wo rl d, an a c h i eve me n t we a re ve r y pro u d o f f , as m any o f th e co u n tri es l i s te d a mon gs t th e top f i ve were f i r s t wo rl d co u n tri es wh ere th e H I V l eve l s a re fa r l e s s . • 2 014 SANB S co n ti n u es to i m prove the wa y we c ol l e c t a n d te s t bl o o d , wi th al ways en su ri n g th at o ur foc u s re ma i n s on e n s u r i n g safe su f f i ci en t bl o o d fo r pati en ts. Wi th th i s ye a r’s ta rget of 823 000 u n i ts to be co l l ected we are c on f i d e n t th a t we w i l l co n ti n u e g rowi n g f ro m s tren gth to s tre n gth .

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FROM RE A L FOO D S TO R E A L LE A D E R S An inter view by Jomiro Eming

T i m N o a ke s , P ro fe s s o r o f E xe rc i s e a n d S p o r t s S c i e n c e

Professor Tim N oakes fir s t gained nation-wide recognition when he spoke about eating “real foods”, and renounced carbohydrates in his “high fat, low carb” weight-loss plan. Cynics latched onto N oakes’ “revolutionar y” diet, and scientis ts were lef t argui ng over the accuracy of the prog ressive spor ts scientis t’s research. H o w eve r, re g a rd l e s s o f w h et h e r h e i s c o r re c t o r n o t , h e s t i l l h a s s o m e key - i n s i g h t s i n to t h e d eve l o p m e n t o f t h e s p o r t s s c i e n c e i n d u s t r y i n S o u t h A f r i c a – a s w e l l a s S o u t h A f r i c a i t s e l f – ove r t h e p a s t t wo d e c a d e s . A s t h e h e a d o f t h e S p o r t s S c i e n c e I n s t i t u te o f S o u t h A f r i c a , N o a ke s h a s w o r ke d ve r y c l o s e l y w i t h m o s t o f o u r n a t i o n a l s p o r t s te a m a s w e l l a s p rov i d i n g a s e r v i c e f o r p r i va te c l i e n t s w h o w i s h to i m p rove t h e i r l i f e s t y l e s . T h e S p o r t s S c i e n c e I n s t i t u te wa s opened in April 1994 – the same month as South Africa became a d e m o c ra c y – a f te r d i s c u s s i o n s b et w e e n N o a ke s , f o r m e r S p r i n g b o k c a pta i n M o r n é d u P l e s s i s a n d b u s i n e s s m a n Johann Rupert. As with most industries, sports science in South Africa h a s f l o u r i s h e d d u e to t h e t ra n s i t i o n i n to a n ew s y s te m o f g ove r n m e n t , w i t h t h e p rov i s i o n o f t h a t ‘ s p a c e’ t h a t i s s o n e c e s s a r y f o r g ro w t h . N o a ke s i s ve r y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e d i re c t i o n in which sports science is heading, specifically with the e s ta b l i s h m e n t o f t h e S p o r t s S c i e n c e I n s t i t u te i n C a p e To w n . T h e re h a ve a l s o b e e n i n s t i t u te s f o r s p o r t s re s e a rc h i n i t i a te d i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g i n D u r b a n a n d P reto r i a . D e s p i te t h i s o pt i m i s m , N o a ke s s t i l l b e l i eve s eve n m o re c o u l d ’ ve b e e n a c h i eve d , h a d g ove r n m e n t f u n d e d s p o r t s s c i e n c e s u f f i c i e n t l y. F u r t h e r m o re , h e s e e s a d e f i c i t o f l e a d e r s h i p a s a n i s s u e t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n e e d s to f o c u s o n . “ We n e e d h a rd - w o r k i n g , c o m m i t te d l e a d e r s w h o a re i n te re s te d i n s e r v i n g t h e n a t i o n a n d h e l p i n g t h e i r p e o p l e ra t h e r t h a n j u s t

t h e m s e l ve s . . . We n e e d m o re a l t r u i s t i c p e o p l e , ’ h e s a i d i n a n i n te r v i ew. A s m u c h a s N o a ke s w a n t s t r u e l e a d e r s h i p i n t h i s c o u n t r y, h e a l s o ex p re s s e s h i s d e s i re f o r “ Te a m S A” – a c o u n t r y w h i c h wo r k s a s a u n i te d e n t i t y, ra t h e r t h a n f o c u s i n g o n i t s i n d i v i d u a l n e e d s : “ W h e n yo u w o r k i n a te a m , ” N o a ke s s a y s , “ yo u wo r r y m o re a b o u t yo u r te a m m e m b e r s a n d c o l l e a g u e s t h a n yo u d o a b o u t yo u r s e l f , a n d t h a t ’s w h a t m a ke s te a m s s u c c e s s f u l . We h a ve n’t g o t t h a t i n o u r c o u n t r y yet; w e’re s t i l l i n d i v i d u a l s . O u r l e a d e r s a re to o f o c u s e d o n t h e i r ow n i n te n t i o n s .” N eve r t h e l e s s , t h e re i s a s m u c h to c e l e b ra te a s t h e re i s to i m p rove . S i n c e 1 9 9 4 , t h e c o u n t r y h a s m a n a g e d to ra i s e s e r v i c e d e l i ve r y to t h e l e s s - p r i v i l e g e d , yet t h e d i v i d e b et w e e n t h e we a l t h i e s t a n d t h e p o o re s t o f o u r c o u n t r y i s s t i l l s i m p l y to o g re a t . N o a ke s c o m m e n t s o n t h e b e n e f i t s l i n ke d to c a p i ta l i s m , b u t m e n t i o n s t h e b a l a n c e s t r u c k i n S o u t h A f r i c a b et w e e n a s o c i a l i s t g ove r n m e n t a n d a c a p i ta l i s t o n e – t h e c o u n t r y h a s m a n a g e d to c o m b i n e t h e t w o f a i r l y w e l l . T h e p ro b l e m , a c c o rd i n g to N o a ke s , l i e s o n c e a g a i n i n l e a d e r s h i p . T h e re i s o bv i o u s l y s t i l l a l o n g ro a d a h e a d . I n a m o re p o s i t i ve l i g h t , t h o u g h , N o a ke s re g a rd s t h e p e o p l e i n te g ra t i o n ( s i n c e t h e s ta r t o f o u r n e w d e m o c ra c y 2 0 ye a r s a g o ) as a significant accomplishment within South Africa. Although t h e re i s s t i l l ro o m f o r g ro w t h , t h e ove ra l l d eve l o p m e n t o f t h i s c o u n t r y i s p rov i n g to b e o n t h e r i g h t t ra c k . T h e c h a l l e n g e l i e s i n n o t wa ve r i n g f ro m t h a t p a t h , a n d c o n t i n u i n g to b u i l d a n d s t re n g t h e n o u r c o l o u r f u l ‘ ra i n b ow n a t i o n .’

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H o w h a s 3 1 ye a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e h e l p e d s h a p e B o n i t a s into one of the top medical funds in South Africa?

B o n i t a s h a s re m a i n e d t r u e t o i t s v i s i o n o f m a k i n g q u a l i t y

Over the pas t 31 year s, Bonitas has developed an intimate

s i m p l i c i t y c o m p a re d t o t h e re s t o f t h e m a r ke t .

u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f h o w t h e h e a l t h c a re i n d u s t r y w o r k s i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s , c o u p l e d w i t h o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e h e a l t h c a re n e e d s o f p e o p l e f ro m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e , i s p ro b a b l y w h y w e h a v e b e e n s u c c e s s f u l i n e n s u r i n g t h a t B o n i t a s re m a i n s re l e v a n t .

How does Bonitas Medical Fund’s open plan medical scheme benefit South Africans compared to other plans? B o n i t a s i s k n o w n i n t h e m a r ke t a s a m e d i c a l f u n d t h a t h a s i t s m e m b e r s ’ i n t e r e s t s a t h e a r t . B e c a u s e o f t h a t c o re p h i l o s o p h y,

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h e a l t h c a re m o re a f f o rd a b l e t o m o re p e o p l e . T h i s c a n b e s e e n i n t h e v a l u e - f o r - m o n e y p ro d u c t s B o n i t a s o f f e r s a n d t h e i r r e l a t i v e

W h a t h a s p r o ve n t o b e B o n i t a s M e d i c a l F u n d ’ s g r e a t e s t c h a l l e n g e i n t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s ? Bonitas was originally founded by the government in April 1982 t o p ro v i d e b a s i c h e a l t h c a re b e n e f i t s t o b l a c k c i v i l s e r v a n t s . Although Bonitas later became a bona fide, private, open member ship medical scheme, our g re a te s t cha lle nge ha s be e n t o s h a ke o f f t h a t h e r i t a g e a n d re p o s i t i o n t h e s c h e m e a s a m e d i c a l s c h e m e t h a t i s re l e v a n t t o a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s f r o m a l l walks of life.

B O N I TA S M E D I C A L F U N D | I N T E R V I E W | C H A P T E R 4

D u e t o o u r h e r i t a g e , B o n i t a s h a s a l s o h a d a d i s p ro p o r t i o n a t e l y h i g h e x p o s u re t o g o v e r n m e n t e m p l o y e e s . H o w e v e r, s i n c e J a n u a r y 2 0 0 6 , w h e n t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n t ro d u c e d t h e G o v e r n m e n t E m p l o y e e s M e d i c a l S c h e m e ( G E M S ) t o p ro v i d e

• T h e e n a b l i n g o f m e d i c a l s c h e m e s a n d p u b l i c h o s p i t a l s t o n e g o t i a t e a g re e m e n t s t o p r o v i d e m i n i m u m b e n e f i t s t o i t s member s with payment for hospitals • R egulation and accredita tion of contra ctor s to me d ica l

medical benefits for civil ser vants, Bonitas has successfully

schemes such as adminis tra tor s, ma na ge d ca re

t a r g e t e d t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r a n d o u r e x p o s u re t o t h e p u b l i c

o r g a n i s a t i o n s , a n d b ro ke r s .

s e c t o r h a s d e c l i n e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y. T h i s h a s c e m e n t e d B o n i t a s ’ s t a t u s a s t h e s e c o n d l a r g e s t p r i v a t e , o p e n e n ro l m e n t m e d i c a l

T h e l e g i s l a t i o n i s a l i g n e d w i t h n a t i o n a l h e a l t h p o l i c y, w h i c h

s c h e m e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . W i t h a m a r ke t s h a re o f a b o u t n i n e

a i m s t o i m p ro v e a c c e s s t o m e d i c a l s c h e m e m e m b e r s h i p w i t h i n

p e r c e n t , B o n i t a s c u r re n t l y p ro v i d e s b e n e f i t s t o a p p ro x i m a t e l y

a c ro s s - s u b s i d i s e d e n v i ro n m e n t o f c o n t r i b u t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e

293 000 principal member s and 700 000 lives

e l d e r l y a n d t h e y o u n g , t h e h e a l t h y, a n d t h e s i c k , a n d l o w a n d

(including dependents).

high income earners.

H o w wo u l d yo u d e s c r i b e B o n i t a s M e d i c a l F u n d ’ s management strategy?

In Januar y 2006, government introd u ce d the GE MS d e signe d to p ro v i d e m e d i c a l s c h e m e b e n e f i t s t o t h e c o u n t r y ’ s e s t i m a t e d one million civil ser vants. An a ttra ctive su bsid y ha s se e n the

B o n i t a s ’ s t ra t e g y i s t o a g g re s s i v e l y g ro w i t s m e m b e r s h i p b a s e b y

majority of these em ployees leave other medical schemes and

t a r g e t i n g s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r y s e c t o r s , re p o s i t i o n i n g t h e b ra n d t o

j o i n G E M S . T h i s h a s p re c i p i t a t e d c o n s o l i d a t i o n i n t h e n u m b e r o f

attract South Africa’s burgeoning youn g b l ac k m i ddl e c l ass i n

m e d i c a l s c h e m e s f ro m 1 4 4 i n 2 0 0 0 t o t h e c u r r e n t 9 2 , a n d t h i s

t h e c o u n t r y a n d c o n t i n u i n g t o o f f e r e x c e l l e n t v a l u e - f o r - m o n e y.

t re n d i s l i ke l y t o c o n t i n u e .

S i m u l t a n e o u s l y, t h e f u n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o d r i v e i t s p r i m a r y

What has been the g reatest success for Bonitas Medical Fund as a company?

h e a l t h c a re s t ra t e g y b y g ro w i n g i t s g e n e ra l p ra c t i t i o n e r a n d specialis t networks, upskilling and incentivising doctor s to d e l i v e r c o s t - e f f e c t i v e q u a l i t y h e a l t h c a re w h i l e a d o p t i n g a

O n e o f B o n i t a s ’ g re a t e s t s u c c e s s e s h a s b e e n t h e s c h e m e ’ s

p r o g r e s s i v e m a n a g e d c a re s t ra t e g y t h a t b l e n d s r u l e s - b a s e d

sus tained financial soundness a nd a solve ncy leve l tha t is more

t e c h n i q u e s w i t h c o - o rd i n a t i o n o f p a t i e n t c a re t h ro u g h d o c t o r s .

comfor table than the minim u m a mou nt re q u ire d by le gisla tion

Bonitas Medical Fund has a variety of CSI projects. How do t hese i ni ti ati ves contri bute to t he g row t h o f t he company as a whole?

i n a n e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re m a n y m e d i c a l s c h e m e s h a v e s trugg led to maintain the legislated minimum. F u r t h e r m o re , B o n i t a s h a s b e e n a b l e t o d e m o n s t r a t e ke y indicator s in terms of demog ra phics, fina ncia l sou nd ne ss, a nd

W e a r e c u r re n t l y i n v o l v e d i n re v i e w i n g o u r s p o n s o r s h i p s a n d

e x p e n s e ra t i o s t h a t f e w c o m p e t i t o r s a r e a b l e t o m a t c h . A t t h e

C S I p r o j e c t s t o e n s u re t h a t t h e p o r t f o l i o i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h

same time, the scheme has d e mons tra te d its consis te nt a bility

o u r b r a n d p o s i t i o n i n g o f “ S u p p o r t i n g y o u r l i f e ” . H o w e v e r,

t o p o s t ro b u s t n e t s u r p l u s e s . O u r l i q u i d i t y r a t i o s a r e a d e q u a t e

w e a r e p ro u d p a r t n e r s o f t h e F re e S t a t e S t a r s s o c c e r t e a m ,

while the low deliver y cos t ra tios re ma in highly com petitive .

C o m r a d e s M a ra t h o n , a n d Te a m B o n i t a s P ro C y c l i n g a n d s u p p o r t t h e i r c o m m u n i t y o u t re a c h p ro g ra m m e s . G e n e ra l l y, t h e s e p ro g ra m m e s e n c o u ra g e c o m m u n i t i e s t o b e i n v o l v e d i n

How does Bonitas Medical Fund hope to provide healthcare to those less for tunate in South Africa?

s p o r t a n d p u r s u e h e a l t h y a c t i v i t i e s w h i l e t h e y a l s o h e l p ra i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e s c h e m e a n d w h a t i t s t a n d s f o r.

How has the nature of healthcare ser vices changed in S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s ?

The socio-economic situation in Sou th A fr ica a nd the high ra te o f u n e m p l o y m e n t i n o u r c o u n t r y m a ke m e m b e r s h i p o f a p r i v a t e m e d i c a l s c h e m e u n a f f o rd a b l e f o r m a n y p e o p l e . T h i s i s a n i s s u e w h i c h re q u i re s S t a t e i n t e r v e n t i o n a n d g o v e r n m e n t i s c u r r e n t l y phasing in a N ational Health Insu ra nce sy s te m ( which Bonita s

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f u l l y s u p p o r t s ) t o a d d re s s t h i s .

bro ught about fund amental changes to t h e m edi c al sc h em e enviro nment. Some of the major chang es we h ave seen

H o w e v e r, B o n i t a s h a s i n t ro d u c e d a B o n C a p o p t i o n w h i c h i s

include:

d e s i g n e d t o p ro v i d e q u a l i t y h e a l t h c a r e t o p e o p l e i n l o w e r i n c o m e g ro u p s . O u r e n t i re m a n a g e m e n t p h i l o s o p h y i s a l s o

• T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f p re s c r i b e d m i n i m u m b e n e f i t s - a b a s ke t

g e a re d t o w a rd s re d u c i n g t h e c o s t o f h e a l t h c a r e b y m i n i m i s i n g

o f c o m p u l s o r y b e n e f i t s t h a t m u s t b e c o v e re d b y a l l

n o n - h e a l t h c a re c o s t s , e l i m i n a t i n g i n e f f i c i e n c i e s i n d e l i v e r y,

medical schemes

a n d i n t ro d u c i n g p ro g re s s i v e m a n a g e d c a r e m e t h o d s t h r o u g h

• T h e r e m o v a l o f d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o n t h e b a s i s o f a g e , m e d i c a l h i s t o r y, a n d h e a l t h s t a t u s

h e a l t h c a re p ro f e s s i o n a l n e t w o r k s w h i c h e n s u r e o u r m e m b e r s re c e i v e c o s t - e f f e c t i v e q u a l i t y h e a l t h c a r e .

• T h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f c o n t r i b u t i o n p u re l y o n t h e b a s i s o f income and number of dependants • M edical schemes may no longer exclude applicants or their d e p e n d a n t s f o r m e m b e r s h i p , e x c e p t o n c e r t a i n p re s c r i b e d conditions

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P R E TO R I A , S O U T H A F R I C A “ “ 2 6 M a y 2 0 1 0 : G w e n R a m o kg o p a , t h e m a y o r o f Ts h w a n e g e t s t e s t e d f o r H I V / A i d s a t t h e l a u n c h o f Ts h w a n e ” ™ s H I V - t e s t i n g a n d - a w a re n e s s c a m p a i g n “ ˜ K n o w y o u r s t a t u s ” ™ i n P re t o r i a , S o u t h A f r i c a o n 2 6 M a y 2 0 1 0 . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / F o t o 2 4 / T h e a n a C a l i t z )

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acq uired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) form the most prominent health concern in South Africa, but the battle is slowly being won. I t w a s e s t i m a t e d i n 2 0 0 8 t h a t a p p ro x i m a t e l y 5 . 2 m i l l i o n p e o p l e

Af ter leaving of fice in 1999, former P re sid e nt N e lson Ma nd e la

w e r e H I V p o s i t i v e , m o re t h a n 1 0 . 5 p e rc e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n a t

acknowledged that his government ha d not a cte d a gg re ssive ly

t h e t i m e . C o n t r i b u t i n g f a c t o r s o f t h e d i s e a s e i n c l u d e p o v e r t y,

e n o u g h t o a d d re s s t h e H I V c r i s i s . H o w e v e r, h i s s u c c e s s o r, T h a b o

i n e q u a l i t y, a n d s o c i a l i n s t a b i l i t y, a s w e l l a s h i g h l e v e l s o f s e x u a l

M b e k i f a i l e d t o a d d re s s t h e c r i s i s a s w e l l . D u r i n g h i s p r e s i d e n c y,

t ran s mitted in fections, sex ual violence, and lim i ted an d u n even

m o re t h a n f i v e m i l l i o n p e o p l e w e re l i v i n g w i t h H I V.

a c c e s s t o q u a l i t y m e d i c a l c a re .

T H E E A R LY Y E A R S

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D u r i n g t h e f i r s t d e c a d e o f d e m o c ra c y, t h e H I V / A i d s ra t e

f o c u s i n g o n p re v e n t i o n , n u t r i t i o n , a n d t r e a t m e n t p r o g r a m m e s .

b e g a n t o r a p i d l y i n c re a s e . P re v a l e n c e a m o n g a n t e n a t a l c l i n i c

T h e s e h o w e v e r, w e re s e e n a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o a n t i - r e t r o v i r a l

a t t e n d e e s – a f r e q u e n t l y u s e d i n d i c a t o r o f H I V p re v a l e n c e

t re a t m e n t .

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The body that was meant to chair this movement with Deputy

A c t i o n C a m p a i g n ( TAC ) , l a r g e l y f o c u s e d o n c h a l l e n g i n g t h e

P re s i d e n t J a c o b Z u m a w a s d y s f u n c t i o n a l a n d i n e f f e c t i v e o w i n g

g overnment to recognise the scale and d epth o f t h e

t o t h e a b s e n c e o f p o l i t i c a l w i l l . H o w e v e r, i n 2 0 0 3 g o v e r n m e n t

emerging epidemic.

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to patients in public hospitals, turning the tide agains t the

Minis terial Committee on Aids (IMC), which is com posed of

e p i d e m i c . I n a d d i t i o n , g o v e r n m e n t p ro d u c e d a n o p e ra t i o n a l

e i g h t m i n i s t r i e s , i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r d e a l i n g w i t h a l l o n g o i n g H I V /

p l a n f o r t h e ro l l o u t o f A R V t re a t m e n t . I n 2 0 0 5 , t h e S o u t h

A i d s re l a t e d m a t t e r s .

A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l A i d s C o u n c i l ( S A N AC ) w a s re c o n s t i t u t e d u n d e r P h u m z i l e M i a m b o - N g c u ka . T h e n e w a n d s t re n g t h e n e d S A N AC

A h e a l t h y l i f e s t y l e p ro g ra m m e h a s b e e n i n t r o d u c e d b y t h e

o p e r a t e s n o w u n d e r t h re e l e v e l s :

Depar tment of Health with the a im of promoting re gu la r physical activity and good nu tr ition, a s we ll a s control the u se

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o f t o b a c c o , re d u c e t h e l e v e l s o f a l c o h o l a n d s u b s t a n c e a b u s e ,

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a n d p ro m o t e s a f e s e x u a l b e h a v i o u r.

S e c t o r - l e v e l c o o rd i n a t i o n , w i t h s e c t o r s t a k i n g re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e i r o w n o r g a n i s a t i o n , s t ra t e g i c p l a n s , p ro g ra m m e s , m o n i t o r i n g , a n d re p o r t i n g t o S A N AC

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I n a n a t t e m p t t o p re v e n t m o t h e r - t o - c h i l d t r a n s m i s s i o n o f H I V, i n 2 0 0 1, g o v e r n m e n t i n i t i a t e d a n a t i o n a l p r o g r a m m e t h a t a i m e d t o p re v e n t , c re a t e a w a re n e s s , a n d r a i s e c o n c e r n o f m o t h e r - t o -

P r o g ra m m e - l e v e l o r g a n i s a t i o n l e d b y t h e s o c i a l c l u s t e r o f

c h i l d t ra n s m i s s i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , i n 2 0 1 0 S o u t h A f r i c a l a u n c h e d i t s

government

ever fir s t on-going cam paign to promote a nd cond u ct me d ica l m a l e c i rc u m c i s i o n s .

I n 2 0 0 7, g o v e r n m e n t a n d re p re s e n t a t i v e s o f l a b o u r, c i v i l s o c i e t y a n d t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r, t h ro u g h S A N AC , f i n a l i s e d a n e w N a t i o n a l S t ra t e g i c P l a n ( N S P ) f o r H I V / A i d s a n d s e x u a l l y t r a n s m i t t e d i n f e c t i o n s ( S T I s ) f ro m 2 0 0 7 t o 2 0 1 1. Af ter Mbeki resigned from of fice in 2008, a new Health Minis ter Barbara Hogan was appointed, who immediately committed government to a concer ted and decisive response to the epidemic. The appointment of the new Minis ter of Health coupled with t h e r e c o n s t r u c t e d S A N AC a n d p ro m o t i o n o f N S P, a l l w i t h c l e a r a i m s o f p re v e n t i o n , c a re , a n d t re a t m e n t p o i n t e d t o w a rd s a n e w e r a o f a c t i o n . U l t i m a t e l y, p re v e n t i o n o f H I V / A i d s w a s f o c u s e d m a i n l y o n p ro m o t i n g b e h a v i o u r c h a n g e .

A N E W A N D I M P R OV E D S T R AT E GY There h as been an enormous change in ef fo r t s to c o m b at H I V / A i d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a b y l o c a l , p ro v i n c i a l , a n d n a t i o n a l governments, as well as countless government organisations, t h r o u g h c re a t i n g a w a re n e s s , p ro m o t i n g b e h a v i o u ra l c h a n g e and provid ing med ical, social, and ec o n o m i c assi s tan c e to those infected or af fected by the epidemic. T h e f i r s t o f f i c i a l p o l i c y re s p o n s e w a s i n 1 9 9 2 , w h e n t h e g o v e r n m e n t e s t a b l i s h e d t h e N a t i o n a l A i d s C o o rd i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e o f S o u t h A f r i c a , w h i c h w a s f o l l o w e d b y t h e c re a t i o n o f t h e S A N AC i n 2 0 0 0 , a n d t h e N a t i o n a l H I V / A i d s a n d S T I S t r a t e g i c P l a n ( N S P ) i n 2 0 0 7 t o 2 0 1 1. G o v e r n m e n t h a s p l a c e d e m p h a s i s o n p ro m o t i n g a b s t i n e n c e and faithfulness and conducts a large condom distribution p r o g r a m m e t h a t p ro v i d e s a p p ro x i m a t e l y 3 0 0 m i l l i o n f re e c o n d o m s t o t h e p u b l i c a y e a r. O n t o p o f t h a t , g o v e r n m e n t launched its HIV counseling and tes ting cam paign in 2010, o f f e r i n g f re e t e s t i n g t o a l l p a t i e n t s a t p u b l i c h o s p i t a l s a n d c l i n i c s a c ro s s t h e c o u n t r y, e n c o u ra g i n g a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s t o know their HIV s tatus. G o v e r n m e n t b o d i e s i n v o l v e d i n c o m b a t t i n g H I V / A i d s a re c a l l e d t h e H I V / A i d s a n d T B C l u s t e r, w h i c h i s m a d e u p o f t h e directo rate for HIV /Aid s and STIs, the G overn m en t Ai ds Ac t i o n

A c c o rd i n g t o t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i s a t i o n ( W H O ) , t h e r e i s com pelling evidence that ma le circu mcision re d u ce s the r isk o f h e t e ro s e x u a l l y - a c q u i re d H I V i n f e c t i o n i n m e n b y u p t o 6 0 p e rc e n t . T h e H e a l t h D e p a r t m e n t s t i l l c o n t i n u e s t o p r o m o t e the use of condoms, and fewer sexual par tners, especially a m o n g t h e o l d e r g e n e ra t i o n , a s t h a t i s w h e r e H I V i n f e c t i o n s a r e i n c re a s i n g .

T R E AT M E N T C u r re n t l y, t h e re i s n o c u re o r v a c c i n e f o r t h e d i s e a s e , h o w e v e r A R V t re a t m e n t c a n s l o w t h e c o u r s e o f t h e d i s e a s e a n d m a y l e a d t o a n e a r - n o r m a l l i f e e x p e c t a n c y. A R V t r e a t m e n t s r e d u c e the risk of death and com plica tions from the d ise a se . T he se m e d i c a t i o n s h o w e v e r, a re e x p e n s i v e a n d c a u s e m a n y s i d e e f f e c t s , b u t w i t h o u t t re a t m e n t , t h e a v e r a g e s u r v i v a l r a t e a f t e r the infection with HIV is es timated to be between nine and 11 year s, depending on the HIV subtype.

E D U C AT I O N A N D AWA R E N E S S S t ra t e g i e s i n c l u d e p ro m o t i n g p u b l i c a w a r e n e s s a n d d e l i v e r i n g life skills and HIV/Aids educa tion, the me a ns of tra nsmission and the conseq uences of infe ctions in hope this will prom pt p e o p l e t o a b s t a i n f ro m s e x , u s e c o n d o m s d u r i n g e v e r y a c t o f s e x u a l i n t e rc o u r s e , a n d m o v e f r o m h i g h - r i s k t o l o w - r i s k b e h a v i o u r, s u c h a s h a v i n g f e w e r s e x u a l p a r t n e r s . A l t h o u g h t h e re i s n o w a h i g h l e v e l o f a w a r e n e s s a m o n g y o u t h o n H I V / Aids, the main challenge is to e nsu re tha t this a wa re ne ss t ra n s l a t e s i n t o b e h a v i o u r c h a n g e . L i f e s k i l l s e d u c a t i o n , w h i c h i n c o r p o ra t e s H I V / A i d s e d u c a t i o n , i s n o w a l s o a c o m p u l s o r y p a r t of the school curriculum.

“. . . governme n t l au n ch ed i ts HI V c ounseling an d testi n g c ampaign in 2010, o f feri n g free test ing to al l pati en ts at public hospita l s an d cl i n i cs...”

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F O R T H E LOV E O F T H E GA M E An interview by Ryland Fisher

F i k i l e M b a l u l a , M i n i s te r o f S p o r t a n d R e c re a t i o n

S p o r t s M i n i s te r F i k i l e M b a l u l a i s p ro u d o f t h e p ro g re s s m a d e i n h i s d e p a r t m e n t i n 2 0 ye a r s , a s i t c o n t i n u e s to u n i te o u r n a t i o n t h ro u g h s p o r t a n d c o n n e c t i n g u s w i t h t h e re s t o f t h e wo r l d .

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“ S o u t h A f r i c a i s a v e r y d i f f e re n t p l a c e f ro m w h a t i t w a s 2 0 year s ago. If we think back to the dark days of apar theid, w e n e v e r t h o u g h t t h a t w e w o u l d re a c h t h i s p o i n t . I t w a s i m p o r t a n t t h e n f o r u s t o a p p l y o u r s t ra t e g i e s a n d t a c t i c s p r o p e r l y, ” h e s a y s .

o v e r o u r c o u n t r y t h ro u g h c i v i l w a r, ” s a y s M b a l u l a , “ H i s s u p p o r t for the Springbok had to be seen within that context. His l e a d e r s h i p w a s v i s i o n a r y a n d d e c i s i v e .”

Mbalula believes that the countr y has “outdone itself” in t h e p a s t s i n c e l i b e ra t i o n i n 1 9 9 4 . “ We m a n a g e d t o d e a l w i t h many of the challenges facing our people, such as the lack o f h o u s i n g a n d w a t e r, ” h e s a y s . “ We h a v e s e e n t o t h e b a s i c n e e d s o f o u r p e o p l e i r re s p e c t i v e o f a s c e n d i n g t o p o w e r w i t h s e r i o u s e c o n o m i c c h a l l e n g e s .”

Mbalula believes that he ha s a chieve d more tha n a nyone e x p e c t e d i n t h e t h re e y e a r s s i n c e h e b e c a m e S p o r t s M i n i s t e r. “ We f i r s t d i d a p ro p e r a n a l y s i s o f w h e r e w e a r e a n d w h a t n e e d e d t o b e d o n e . We re a l i s e d t h a t t r a n s f o r m a t i o n w a s c r i t i c a l , b u t i t c a n n o t b e d o n e w i t h o u t c e r t a i n ke y e l e m e n t s , ” he says. “School spor t was one of these, along with the i n f ra s t r u c t u re f o r d e v e l o p m e n t a l s p o r t , p l u s t h e c h a l l e n g e o f a p ro p e r f u n d i n g m o d e l f o r t h e s p o r t s d e p a r t m e n t .”

I n p a r t i c u l a r, t h e R e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m m e ( R D P ) f o u n d e x p re s s i o n a g a i n s t a b a c kg ro u n d o f a g reat economic crisis, but governme n t m an aged to c o u n ter i t . “ W e a re w h e re w e a re a s a c o u n t r y b e c a u s e o f h a v i n g t h e c o rrect policies and lead er ship right fro m t h e o n set ,” says Mbalula.

YO U N G L E A D E R Mbalula says that, 20 year s ago, he was a young leader w i t h i n t h e A N C ’ s y o u t h s t r u c t u re s a n d d i d n o t t h i n k a b o u t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f b e c o m i n g a M i n i s t e r o n e d a y. “It was never top of my agenda,” he says. “In fact, in 1 9 9 4 , w h e n w e a s c e n d e d t o p o l i t i c a l p o w e r, w e t o o k a decision that we would not take par t in the ANC’s list p r o c e s s i n t h e F r e e S t a t e . I n t h e A N C Yo u t h L e a g u e i n t h e Free S tate, we passed a resolution that we did not want to g o to P a r l i a m e n t .” M b a l u l a s a y s t h a t a g re a t d e a l w a s l e a r n t a b o u t r u n n i n g a n o r g a n i s a t i o n i n a p e r i o d o f l e g a l i t y. “ W e a l s o h a d t h e n e w e x p e r i e n c e o f a l i b e ra t i o n m o v e m e n t t h a t w a s i n p o w e r, b u t , a t t h e s a m e t i m e , h a d t h e c h a ra c t e r i s t i c s o f a p o l i t i c a l p a r t y. I t w a s a g re a t c h a l l e n g e , ” s a y s M b a l u l a . “A l l o f a s u d d e n w e h a d t o c h a n g e f ro m b e i n g k l i p g o o i e r s ( s t o n e - t h ro w e r s ) t o h a v i n g t o t h i n k a b o u t i s s u e s o f g o v e r n a n c e a n d h o w, i n t h a t c o n t e x t , w e w e re g o i n g t o mobilise young people. “ We to o k this d ecision with our eyes op en b ec ause we saw Parliament as a site of s trugg le and did not associate it w i t h p o w e r a n d p a t ro n a g e . T h e re w a s n o q u a r re l . W e s i m p l y a g r e e d t h a t w e w o u l d re m a i n i n t h e p a r t y.” Mbalula believes that one of the major successes of spor t in South Africa has been how it has changed the mindset of m a n y p e o p l e i n s o c i e t y. “ To d a y y o u n g p e o p l e i n S o u t h A f r i c a have options. They can play whatever spor t they want and w herever they want,” he says. “ W e e m p l o y a l o t o f y o u n g p e o p l e t h ro u g h d i f f e re n t l e a g u e s . T h e y p l a y f u l l - t i m e , p ro f e s s i o n a l s p o r t i n d i f f e re n t l e a g u e s , i n c l u d i n g f o o t b a l l , r u g b y, a n d c r i c ke t . T h i s i s a g re a t a c h i e v e m e n t . T h i s d i d n o t h a p p e n b e f o re 1 9 9 4 .” M b a l u l a e x p l a i n s h o w, w h e re t h e re w e re c ra c k s t h a t th reatened the emergence of a new di sp en sat i o n an d i t s integ ration, spor t played a par t to unite p eo p l e. M adi b a r e a l i s e d t h i s , p re s e r v i n g s y m b o l s l i ke t h e S p r i n g b o k . “ I remember attend ing a meeting with M adi b a al o n g wi t h c o l l e a g u e s f ro m t h e Yo u t h L e a g u e . M a d i b a t o l d u s t h a t t h e r i g h t w i n g w a s b u s y re g ro u p i n g a n d w a s p re p a r i n g t o t a ke

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D e s p i t e t h e p ro g re s s m a d e , s p o r t i n S o u t h A f r i c a s t i l l l a c ke d i n t e g ra t i o n . “ W e h a d t o d e v e l o p a N a t i o n a l S p o r t s P l a n b e c a u s e w i t h o u t a p l a n , y o u w i l l f a i l i f y o u d o n’t k n o w w h a t you want to achieve,” says Mbalula. With the plan in place, Mb a lu la sa y s the re is s till a ne e d to find a way to align government and the private sector with it. “Private sector com panie s inve s t in socia l re sponsibility p ro g ra m m e s t h a t d o n o t o n l y f o c u s o n s p o r t a n d o n l y a few have aligned their plans with what can be found in the N a t i o n a l S p o r t s P l a n .” The depar tment also hopes to identify talented individuals more ef fectively through the academy sys tem. “For ins tance, we now have (100m record-holder) Simon Magakwe, who has done well, better than any other athlete both in the apar theid and pos t-apar theid era,” says Mbalula. “ We need to be able to identify such athletes and put them into a high-per formance training centre between n o w a n d t h e n e x t O l y m p i c s .”

“T h e re we re c ra c k s t h a t t h re a te n e d t h e e m e rg e n c e o f a n ew d i s p e n s a t i o n a n d i t s i n te g ra t i o n , s p o r t p l a ye d a p a r t to u n i te p e o p l e .” W i t h re g a rd s t o t ra n s f o r m a t i o n i n s p o r t , M b a l u l a s a y s i t i s a b o u t m o v i n g f ro m a n u n d e s i r a b l e s t a t e o f u n d e r d e v e l o p m e n t to one which ever yone will have eq ual access in terms of f a c i l i t i e s . “ We h a v e b i g i d e a s , b u t a l a c k o f r e s o u r c e s , a n d w e h a v e t o a c h i e v e o u r s t ra t e g i c o b j e c t i v e o f t r a n s f o r m a t i o n , ” h e s a y s . “ Tra n s f o r m a t i o n i s w h a t k n i t s u s t o g e t h e r i n t e r m s o f w h a t w e m u s t a c h i e v e a s a c o u n t r y.”

I M P O R TA N C E O F S P O R T I N S O C I E T Y M b a l u l a b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e re i s s t i l l a n a r r o w c o n c e p t i o n a b o u t t h e ro l e t h a t s p o r t c a n p l a y i n s o c i e t y. “ I n g e n e r a l , s p o r t h a s n o t o c c u p i e d c e n t re s t a g e i n g o v e r n m e n t b e c a u s e i t h a s t o c o m p e t e w i t h o t h e r i n t e re s t s . H o w e v e r, w e h a v e m a n a g e d t o ra i s e i t s p ro f i l e i n t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s .”

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S o u t h A f r i c a s t i l l f a c e s m a n y c h a l l e n g e s a s a s o c i e t y, b u t Mbalula believes that the spor t depar tment mus t “benefit e q u i t a b l y o u t o f t h e c a ke ” w i t h re g a rd s t o t h e b u d g e t a n d r e s o u r c e s . “ W e o n l y re c e n t l y h a d s p o r t f e a t u re f o r t h e f i r s t time on the lis t of priorities at the AN C N ational Executive C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g . T h a t h a s n e v e r b e e n d o n e b e f o re , ” he says. Mbalula explains how the bes t is yet to come from spor t in S o u t h A f r i c a . “ W e n e e d t o m o v e a w a y f ro m t h e s i t u a t i o n w h e r e s p o r t i s s e e n m e re l y a s t h e d i s t r i b u t o r o f t i c ke t s f o r b i g g a m e s . W e n e e d t o a c k n o w l e d g e t h e b i g ro l e t h a t s p o r t p l a y s i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e c h a l l e n g e s t h a t w e f a c e .” S p o r t i s s e e n a s a f o r m o f e s c a p e f ro m h a r s h re a l i t i e s t h a t many South Africans face on a daily basis. “They see spor t a s b e i n g v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o ke e p c h i l d re n a w a y f ro m d r u g s , t o k e e p t h e m b u s y, a n d s h o w t h a t w e a re a b l e t o d e v e l o p talent,” Mbalula says. “Community spor t is eq ually im por tant a n d w e n e e d t o b e a g g re s s i v e a b o u t t h a t .” He believes that social cohesion should always be par t o f S o u t h A f r i c a n s ’ l i v e s . “ T h e re a re c e r t a i n p e o p l e w h o basically live on an island in South Africa. Some of our white counterpar ts experienced Soweto for the fir s t time when they went to go watch a rugby game at Orlando S tadium,” says Mbalula. “They openly confessed that they have never been t h e r e b e f o r e .” Spor t acts as a medium in which people can build bridges for dialogue between people, says Mbalula. “The advanced class i n s o c i e t y, w h e t h e r t h e y b e b l a c k o r w h i t e , n e e d t o b e g i n t o r e a l i s e w h a t s a c r i f i c e s p e o p l e h a v e u n d e r t a ke n t o b e w h e re w e a r e t o d a y. T h e y n e e d t o g o s e e w h e re p e o p l e l i v e a n d t h e conditions in which they live. They mus t go experience that f o r t h e m s e l v e s .”

FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN SPORT Priorities for the spor ts depar tment for the next five years, Mbalula believes, should include advancing transformation, focusing on school spor t, ensuring mass par ticipation in spor t, and continuing to deepen an under s tanding around recreation. “ W e m u s t u s e r e c re a t i o n t o u n i t e p e o p l e . We m u s t u s e i t t o conscientise young people about nation building and also t o a p p r e c i a t e o u r c o u n t r y.” H e s a y s t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n e e d s t o c o n t i n u e t o p u r s u e e x c e l l e n c e i n s p o r t . “ We h a v e t o b e a n e x c e l l e n t s o c i e t y i n w h a t e v e r p l a t f o r m w e a re o n , ” s a y s M b a l u l a . “ W e n e e d t o u p o u r g a m e . We a l s o n e e d t o f o c u s o n d e f i n i n g a p r o p e r f u n d i n g m o d e l f o r s p o r t i n S o u t h A f r i c a .” Mbalula says that it has been an honour to ser ve in cabinet. “I am prepared to ser ve in Parliament in any oth er p o si t i o n . I w a n t t o a c c e l e r a t e w i t h e v e r y t h i n g t h a t w e h a v e d o n e n o w. W e w i l l b e i n a p o s i t i o n t o d o e v e n b e t t e r. We h a v e t r i e d to ser ve to the bes t of our ability and also to honour the young people of this countr y to say that we can be trus ted w i t h b i g g e r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .” M b a l u l a e x p l a i n s h o w s e r v i n g i n c a b i n e t h a s a l re a d y b e e n a n h o n o u r. “ I re a l l y c a n ’ t a s k f o r m o r e . I a m c e l e b ra t i n g ; I f i n i s h e d m y f i r s t f i v e y e a r s i n g o v e r n m e n t . I t i s a g re a t h o n o u r.”

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Twenty years ago, where did you imagine and hope South Africa would be? I especially wanted to see more job opportunities for the unemployed people, and those people living in harsh conditions. I also wanted more houses to be built – which is slowly happening right now – and their circumstances to improve. What milestones over the last 20 years are ones that stand-out the most? In my case, a huge milestone was that I was accepted into the nursing college to start my nursing career. Then, I was awarded the recognition of the best student in the Western Cape, both theoretically and practically. Those two things would not have happened in the old-South Africa, and you see it everywhere that people actually do excel above their circumstances. What would you still like to see from government, in your field of work and healthcare in particular? In healthcare, there are definitely things I would still like to see. There are so many people that cannot afford medical aid, and when they go to a private institution, they often simply get sent away – you still do find private hospitals that do that to people who don’t have medical aid or the money to pay the fees. The things is – especially with very sick patients that go to a private institution – just to stabilise that patient before they transfer them to a public institution is costly and many simply can’t pay the cost of medical fees. What does freedom in this country mean to you as an individual? Freedom to me is the freedom to speak my mind. I have the right to say what I want to, but people forget that I also have the responsibility to be mindful of what I say and how I say it. Freedom is also equality in a sense, and that we get to enjoy the same things in life even though our lifestyles differ.

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How would you define South Africa? I think that, compared to other countries, we are still developing, but from what I read in the newspaper and watch of the television, we are getting there. We are still in the process of developing into a developed country. What are your thoughts on the fact that many qualified nurses and doctors leave South Africa once they have all their qualifications? Actually, it’s interesting, because more people are coming back to South Africa. Their salaries – if you compare them to how they were then to how they are now – are better in this country. Also, if you think about the South Africa Nursing Council, their planning is acknowledged everywhere in the world. In other countries, where people come to South Africa, their nursing isn’t in-line with South African standards, which means they still have to complete other courses and training before they can compare to South African standards. So, I think we will slowly start to keep more of our doctors, and even get some more into the country.

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Twenty years ago, Blade Nzimande did not imagine that he would become a career politician, let alone become Minister of Higher Education. “It was the last thing on my mind that I could become a Minister,” said Nzimande, who is also the leader of the South African Communist Par ty (SACP).

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During the 1980s, Nzimande became an academic activist, challenging what was deemed the norm in apar theid South Africa, and pushing the boundaries of ideological thinking. “That’s the space I had identified for myself,” says Nzimande, “I wanted to engage with the ideological battles, this fear of i d e a s – t h a t ’ s w h y I b e c a m e a n a c a d e m i c .” H e s t i m u l a t e d h i s m i n d w i t h i n t e l l e c t u a l t h i n ke r s o f re v o l u t i o n , s u c h a s t h e w o r k s o f Ka r l M a r x , a n d h a d t h e h o p e o f g e n e ra t i n g m o r e b l a c k i n t e l l e c t u a l s w h o s h a re d t h i s p h i l o s o p h y. D e s p i t e s u c h d e t e r m i n a t i o n f o r c h a n g e i n s o c i e t y, N z i m a n d e never expected to enter in to the world of politics as a c a r e e r. “ I n e v e r t h o u g h t I w o u l d g o t o P a r l i a m e n t , u n t i l I w a s n o m i n a t e d , ” s a y s N z i m a n d e , “ I n f a c t , i n 1 9 9 2 I w a s o f f e re d a pro fes s o r ship at the U niver sity of Durba n -Wes t v i l l e to h ead t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i o l o g y.” N z i m a n d e s p o ke w i t h f o r m e r l e a d e r o f t h e S AC P, C h r i s H a n i , a b o u t t h i s s h i f t i n c a re e r p a t h s , w h o a g re e d w i t h h i m t h a t i t w a s a g o o d s p a c e t o g e n e ra t e d i s c u s s i o n s a ro u n d t h e s t r u g g l e , a s w e l l a s f o r w a rd t h e i d e a s o f t h e S AC P. “ I a l s o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e C o n v e n t i o n f o r a D e m o c ra t i c S o u t h A f r i c a ( C O D E S A ) negotiations,” says Nzimande, “but the last thing I had on my m i n d w a s t o b e c o m e a M i n i s t e r.”

R E S O LV E T O OV E R C O M E T H E O D D S Nzimande says that he was determined that the apar theid r e g i m e w o u l d b e o v e r t h ro w n s o m e d a y, e v e n t h o u g h “ i n t h e d i f f i c u l t t i m e s , i t f e l t a s i f t h e re w a s a h u g e w a l l i n f ro n t o f u s ” . During the 1970s, the National Par ty clam ped down on all r e s i s t a n t m o v e m e n t s , t i g h t e n i n g t h e i r g r i p o n re p re s s i o n , a n d m a k i n g i t c l e a re r t h a n e v e r t h a t t h i s w o u l d a ro c k y ro a d t o f r e e d o m . “ O n e a l w a y s h a d h o p e h o w e v e r, ” s a y s N z i m a n d e , “ a n d w e w e re c o m m i t t e d i n t h e s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t a p a r t h e i d .” I n k h a t a , d u r i n g t h e 1 9 8 0 s , p ro v e d t o b e o n e o f t h e m a n y o b s t a c l e s o n t h i s ro a d . K w a Z u l u - N a t a l s a w h u g e a m o u n t s o f p e o p l e m o b i l i s e d a ro u n d Z u l u t r i b e s t o f i g h t o n t h e s i d e o f t h e a p a r t h e i d re g i m e , u s i n g p a t ro n a g e t o d o s o . “ D e s p i t e a l l t h a t , o n e w a s a l w a y s c o n f i d e n t t h a t o u r re v o l u t i o n w o u l d t r i u m p h , ” says Nzimande. One of the successes of South Africa over the pas t 20 year s, Nzimande says, was to bring an end to the violence in KwaZuluN a t a l a n d o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y, s u c h a s G a u t e n g . “ W h e n t h e P r e s i d e n t s a y s w e h a v e a g o o d s t o r y t o t e l l , w e re a l l y d o ” , he says. “Bringing an end to the violence was a h u g e a c h i e v e m e n t .” Nzimande explains how the defeat of tribalism by the AN C w a s a l s o a n o t e w o r t h y a c h i e v e m e n t i n h i s t o r y. H e e x p l a i n s h o w o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , s u c h a s i n Yu g o s l a v i a , h a v e c r u m b l e d u n d e r s u c h f a c t i o n i s t b e h a v i o u r. “ T h i s k i n d o f s e m b l a n c e o f uniting the majority of the people and continuing to build is i m p o r t a n t , ’ s a y s N z i m a n d e . “ O f c o u r s e , i t s t a r t e d b e f o re 1 9 9 4 , but we had to be able to maintain that because sometimes n e w f r a c t u re s e m e r g e , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n p e o p l e a re i n p o w e r. T h e y f i g h t o v e r re s o u rc e s a n d p o w e r a n d y o u s t a r t s e e i n g a r e s u r g e n c e o f t r i b a l i s m .”

Building a united nation is a core focu s tha t is s till in prog re ss t o d a y. R e m e m b e r i n g t h e v i o l e n c e u n d e r a p a r t h e i d a n d t h e l i b e ra t i o n f ro m i t i s w h a t w i l l b i n d S o u t h A f r i c a n s t o g e t h e r. “This is the bigges t weapon for bu ild ing a broa d e r Sou th A f r i c a n n a t i o n a l u n i t y, ” s a y s N z i m a n d e .

P R OV I D I N G F O R T H E P E O P L E Other big achievements by the A N C, a ccord ing to N zima nd e , include the better im plementation of basic ser vices. “Some of u s l o o k c r i t i c a l l y a n d s a y ‘ T h i s i s a w e l f a r e p a t h’, b u t w h e n y o u think about it, no countr y in the world over the las t 20 year s h a s b u i l t s o m a n y h o u s e s f o r t h e p o o r.” S o c i a l g ra n t s a re a c a s e w h e r e g o v e r n m e n t h a s p l a y e d a c r u c i a l ro l e i n re d u c i n g t h e l e v e l o f p o v e r t y i n S o u t h A f r i c a , with the education sector als o d ispla y ing im prove me nt. “More t h a n 6 0 p e rc e n t o f o u r s c h o o l s a r e n o - f e e s c h o o l s , a n d w e a re f e e d i n g a m e a l a d a y t o a r o u n d n i n e m i l l i o n k i d s o u t o f 1 2 million,” says Nzimande. G o v e r n m e n t h a s g ra n t e d m a n y u n i v e r s i t y l o a n s t o s t u d e n t s who wish to pur sue a ter tiar y education, which is something to be commended. Nzimande says that this has made a huge c o n t r i b u t i o n t o w a rd s t h e g ro w t h o f t h e b l a c k m i d d l e - c l a s s a n d p ro f e s s i o n a l c l a s s i n o u r l a n d . “ W e a re a l s o p ro u d o f h o w w e ’ v e d e a l t w i t h H I V / A i d s , ” h e says, “despite the fact that we we nt throu gh a te r r ible pe r iod o f d e n i a l w h i c h c o s t u s l i v e s .” O v e r t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s , t h e l i f e e x p e c t a n c y ra t e h a s i n c re a s e d b y f o u r y e a r s , a n a c h i e v e m e n t t h a t h a s e v e n b e e n p ra i s e d b y t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i s a t i o n . T h e s e a c h i e v e m e n t s a re e x e m p l a r y f o r a c o u n t r y, w h i c h h a s o n l y j u s t s t e p p e d i n t o i t s 2 0 t h y e a r o f d e m o c r a c y. “ S o m e t i m e s y o u h a v e p ro g re s s i v e g o v e r n m e n t s c o m i n g i n t o p o w e r a n d d o n ’ t d o t h e s e t h i n g s , ” s a y s N z i m a n d e , “ Yo u h a v e m a n y e x a m p l e s o f p o s t - c o l o n i a l re g i m e s t h a t h a v e n o t e v e n d o n e a 1 0 t h o f w h a t t h e A N C g o v e r n m e n t h a s d o n e .”

O N T H E R I G H T T R AC K Nzimande said he was happy with the prog re ss ma d e by the Depar tment of Higher Education, since it was es tablished five y e a r s a g o w h e n i t w a s s e p a ra t e d f r o m b a s i c e d u c a t i o n . “ T h e r e a re c e r t a i n t h i n g s I a m re a l l y v e r y p r o u d o f : T h e b u i l d i n g o f t h e two new univer sities, expansion of the technical and vocational e d u c a t i o n t ra i n i n g c o l l e g e s ( F E T c o l l e g e s ) a n d q u i t e a n u m b e r o f o t h e r t h i n g s .”

“Building a united nation is a core focus that is still in p r o g r e s s t o d a y.”

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D e s p i te t h e s e a d va n c e m e n t s , S o u t h A f r i c a i s n o t a t t h e p o i n t o f p rov i d i n g f u n d i n g f o r a l l s t u d e n t s w i s h i n g to s t u d y f u r t h e r. “ I w i s h we c o u l d ’ ve b e e n i n a p o s i t i o n to p rov i d e a l o a n f o r eve r y p o o r s t u d e n t , b u t w e a re n o t t h e re yet , ” s a y s N z i m a n d e , “T h a t h a s g o t m o re to d o w i t h t h e f i s c u s t h a n a l a c k o f c o m m i t m e n t , a l t h o u g h we h a ve e x p a n d e d f u n d i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y.” Adult education is a task that has been lef t for the next a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , s a y s N z i m a n d e . “ I f I w e re t o d o a re a l s e l f c r i t i c i s m , I h a v e n o t re a l l y p a i d a d e q u a t e a t t e n t i o n t o a d u l t education, specifically non-formal adult education, which is m y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, ” h e s a y s . “ D e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t w e’ v e p u t i n place a f ramework to build community colleges to tac kl e t h at , I f e e l w e c o u l d h a v e h a d m o re i n t e r v e n t i o n .”

PLANNING AHEAD Nzimande says he was “per fectly happy” with the N ational D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n ’ s ( N D P ) p ro p o s a l s o n e d u c a t i o n . “ I t i s focusing on the things that we need to do, to expand the higher education sector to absorb more pe ople ; incre a se ou r focus and member s in vocational education colleges,” he says. One of the priorities for the new adminis tra tion wou ld be to p ro v i d e t h e i n f ra s t r u c t u re t o e x p a n d c o l l e g e s . “ I t m u s t b e h i g h in the priorities,” says Nzimande, “as well as to build community c o l l e g e s i n o rd e r t o a l l o w t h o s e w i t h m i n i m a l e d u c a t i o n t o e i t h e r i m p ro v e t h e i r f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n o r a c q u i r e a s k i l l , a s p a r t o f e x p a n d i n g i t a n d d i v e r s i f y i n g t h e s e c t o r.”

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T here was eno ug h commitment and und er s tandi n g i n government about the im por tance of education, Nzimande s a y s , w i t h t h e A N C t a k i n g a re s o l u t i o n t o f o c u s o n f i v e p r i o r i t i e s and education being one.

I f h e c o u l d d e c i d e h i s f u t u re , N z i m a n d e s a y s h e w o u l d l i ke t o go back into academia. “ When you ope ra te a t this leve l of a ny organisation, you lose your own per sonal private independence in many ways,” he says, “I didn’t want to be Ge ne ra l Se creta r y o f t h e S AC P.”

“ T h e r e i s a g e n e ra l a c c e p t a n c e w i t h i n g o v e r n m e n t a b o u t t h e necessity and im por tance of education in society”, he says, “ T h a t i s w h y w e h a v e s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n c re a s e d t h e re s o u rc e s t h a t we have po ured into ed ucation, especially over t h e l as t f i ve y e a r s .” A number of new FET colleges have been built wor th R310 m i l l i o n t o a b o u t R 2 .1 b i l l i o n . “A l m o s t e v e r y c a b i n e t m e m b e r in his or her own por tfolio has higher education needs, be it i n t e r m s o f n e e d i n g m o re e n g i n e e r s o r s o c i a l w o r ke r s , ” s a y s Nzimande. T h e b u l k o f t h e s u p p o r t f o r m o re re s o u rc e s t o b e i n j e c t e d i n t o t h e e d u c a t i o n s e c t o r c o m e s f ro m t h e P re s i d e n t h i m s e l f , s a y s N z i m a n d e . “ T h e P re s i d e n t re a l l y b e l i e v e s i n t h e p ro v i s i o n a n d p r i o r i t i s i n g o f e d u c a t i o n a n d w e a re f o r t u n a t e t o h a v e t h a t .” One of the biggest challenges facing education, Nzimande s a y s , i s t h e a b i l i t y t o re t a i n t h e y o u t h . “ T h e d e m a n d i s s t i l l m u c h higher than the spaces we have to absorb young people,” he says, “the bigges t challenge for higher education is the youth sitting at home. T h e re i s a n e e d t o d i v e r s i f y e d u c a t i o n a n d t ra i n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s a f t e r s c h o o l a n d t o c re a t e m o re re s p o n s i v e p o s t - s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n a n d t ra i n i n g c e n t re s . “ U n i v e r s i t i e s h a v e b e e n c l o s i n g d o w n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n c e r t i f i c a t e s , w h i c h u s u a l l y re q u i re v e r y m i n i m a l e n t r y re q u i re m e n t , ” s a y s N z i m a n d e , “ b u t i t t ra i n s p e o p l e f o r v i t a l s k i l l s t h a t y o u a re s h o r t o f a t m i d - l e v e l , s u c h a s p a ra m e d i c s a n d l a b o ra t o r y a s s i s t a n t s .” U n i v e r s i t i e s a r e s t a r t i n g t o m o v e a w a y f ro m d i p l o m a s , s h i f t i n g f o c u s t o d e g r e e p ro g ra m m e s i n s t e a d . B y d o i n g t h i s , t h e w i n d o w closes for s tudents who have passed matric and that want to s t u d y f u r t h e r, b u t d i d n o t m e e t u n i v e r s i t y e n t r y re q u i re m e n t s . “That for me is the crux of challenge,” says Nzimande, “How do w e e x p a n d t h e s y s t e m t o a b s o r b m o re y o u n g s t e r s , i r re s p e c t i v e of whether they did matric or not?”

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I n 1 9 9 9 , t h e S AC P a d v i s e d t h a t N z i m a n d e l e a v e P a r l i a m e n t , w h i c h h e d i d . I n 2 0 0 9 h o w e v e r, N z i m a n d e w a s a s ke d t o r e t u r n . “ I b e l o n g t o b o t h o r g a n i s a t i o n s , t h e S AC P a n d t h e A N C , ” s a y s Nzimande, “but if you ask me my hone s t, pe r sona l pre fe re nce , i t w o u l d b e t o p l a y a ro l e i n p o l i t i c a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s .” N z i m a n d e’ s p a s s i o n f o r a c a d e m i c s h a s n o t w a n e d d e s p i t e h i m p u r s i n g p o l i t i c s a s a c a re e r. H i s l o v e f o r r e s e a r c h a n d w r i t i n g s t i l l re m a i n s t r u e t o h i s h e a r t . “ I w o u l d l o v e t o g o b a c k t o b e i n g an academic and to super vise mas ter s and PhD s tudents,” says N z i m a n d e , “ I w o u l d l o v e t o d o t h a t .”

“One of the priorities for the new administration would be to provide t h e i n f ra s t r u c t u r e t o e x p a n d c o l l e g e s .”

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2 0 ye a r s a g o , w h e re d i d yo u i m a g i n e S o u t h A f r i c a wo u l d b e ?

D o yo u t h i n k we s t i l l n e e d t o a d d re s s t h e s e t wo t h i n g s i n t h e c o m i n g ye a r s ?

T h a t we wo u l d i n te g ra te c u l t u ra l l y.

T h ey c o u l d i m p rove , o bv i o u s l y, b u t fo r n ow a re f i n e . T h e re a re b i g g e r, m o re p re s s i n g i s s u e s .

W h a t t h i n g s wo u l d yo u h a ve d o n e d i f fe re n t l y, h a d yo u h a d t h e p owe r to d o s o ?

I n w h i c h a re a s wo u l d yo u d e f i n e S o u t h A f r i c a ?

I ’d h a ve t r i e d to i n te g ra te d i f fe re n t c o l o u r s m o re s o c i a l l y a n d f i n d c o m m o n g ro u n d .

We’re n a i ve to t h e t r i c k s o f p o l i t i c s . We n e e d a n e d u c a t i o n s y s te m t h a t d o e s n’t fa i l yo u a s a n a d u l t .

W h a t m i l e s to n e s ove r t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s a re o n e s t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a c a n t r u l y b e p ro u d o f ?

I f yo u we re t h e p re s i d e n t o f o u r c o u n t r y, w h i c h s e c to r wo u l d yo u f o c u s o n t o t r y a n d i m p rove ?

T h ey ’re m o s t l y s p o r t s w i n s . T h e A f r i c a n C u p o f N a t i o n s i n 1 9 9 6 wa s g re a t fo r t h e c o u n t r y, a n d t h e R u g by Wo r l d C u p i n 1 9 9 5 u n i te d S o u t h A f r i c a a l m o s t o n t h e s t re n g t h o f M a d i b a we a r i n g t h e B o k s h i r t a l o n e .

H o u s i n g a n d wa te r.

W h a t a re s o m e t h e b i g g e s t o b s ta c l e s S o u t h A f r i c a s t i l l n e e d s to ove rc o m e ?

A l l t h e d i f fe re n t c u l t u re s , t h e a r t s , a n d n a t u re a n d n a t u ra l b e a u t y.

I ’d h a ve to s a y t h i n g s l i ke ra c i s m , e d u c a t i o n fa i l u re s , a n d t h e l a c k o f re s p e c t fo r o u r d i f fe re n c e s .

W h e re d o yo u s e e S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e n ex t 2 0 ye a r s ?

W h a t wo u l d yo u l i ke to s e e f ro m t h e g ove r n m e n t ’ s s i d e , i n yo u r f i e l d o f wo r k i n p a r t i c u l a r ? I ’d l i ke t h e m to g i ve S o u t h A f r i c a n a r t i s t s 5 0 p e rc e n t a i r p l a y o n ra d i o a n d te l ev i s i o n , a s t h ey d o i n Au s t ra l i a . W h e n I s a y t h e wo rd s d e m o c ra c y a n d f re e d o m , w h a t d o yo u t h i n k o f ? A p l a c e w h e re yo u c a n vote f re e l y a n d n ot b e a t ta c ke d fo r vot i n g fo r t h i n k i n g d i f fe re n t l y, b e i n g d i f fe re n t .

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I f yo u we re s h owc a s i n g o u r c o u n t r y to t h e wo r l d , w h i c h c h a ra c t e r i s t i c s wo u l d yo u c o n c e n t ra te o n ?

D e p e n d s o n t h e n ex t g ove r n m e n t . We c o u l d s ta r t g row i n g l i ke M o z a m b i q u e a n d M a l a w i . W h a t wo u l d yo u l i ke t o s a y t o a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s a b o u t w h e re we , a s a u n i t e d c o u n t r y, a re n ow ? R e s p e c t o n e a n ot h e r; n o - o n e c h o o s e s t h e c o l o u r o f t h e s k i n o r c i rc u m s ta n c e s t h ey ’re b o r n i n to . W h a t a re yo u m o s t p ro u d o f i n t h i s c o u n t r y ? I a m m o s t p ro u d o f t h e fa c t t h a t t h e re’s s t i l l s o m u c h h o p e . I t ’s a b s o l u te l y a m a z i n g .

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body established through an Act of Parliament to oversee the fur ther development and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). SAQA’s vision is to develop a NQF that facilitates ar ticulation, recognition, access, and redress across education, training, and workplace learning for all South Africans. The NQF is a comprehensive system approved by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, for the classification, registration, publication, and ar ticulation of quality-assured national qualifications.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y

Joe Samuels Chief Executive Officer

Our pas t

SAQA was established by Parliament in 1995 through the SAQA Act, Act 58 of 1995, which was the first piece of post-apartheid education and training law passed in democratic South Africa. The SAQA Act was subsequently replaced by the NQF Act, Act 67 of 2008, which further strengthened the role of SAQA, while introducing innovative changes to the original design of the NQF. Since 1995 through the NQF, SAQA has introduced far-ranging reforms in the South African education and training system. SAQA has established a comprehensive National Qualifications Framework with over 10 000 qualifications and part qualifications registered. It set up a system of quality assurance for all education and training in South Africa. Since SAQA’s establishment, the organisation has served as a model statutory body with impeccable financial and operational management – in 2013 SAQA received its 16th successive unqualified audit since its inception from the Auditor General.

Our present

C o m pany D etails Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Dr Julie Reddy

Physical address: SAQA House 1067 Arcadia Street Hatfield Pretoria 0028

SAQA seeks to streamline and simplify the implementation of the NQF and to make it more responsive to the country’s needs. Over the years, SAQA has come to the fore as an important intellectual resource to South Africa, as well as the African continent, and is internationally recognised as a contributor to the development of qualifications systems and a source of expert advice. SAQA and its quality assurance partners, the Quality Councils, must seek to achieve the objectives of the NQF by developing, fostering, and maintaining an integrated and transparent national framework for the recognition of learning achievements.

Our f uture

The primary purpose of SAQA’s work, as it oversees the further development and implementation of the NQF, is to serve the many lifelong learners that are in the South African education and training system. SAQA will continue to advance the objectives of the NQF which contributes to the full development of each learner and to the social and economic development of the nation at large.

Postal address: Postnet Suite 248 Private Bag X06 Waterkloof 0145

Telephone: +27 (0) 12 431 5000 Fax: + 27 (0) 12 431 5039 Email: saqainfo@saqa.org.za Website: www.saqa.org.za

OUR JOURNEY 1998

E s ta b l i s h m e n t of the National Qualifications F ra m ewo r k a n d Quality Assurance F ra m ewo r k .

1999

R e g i s t ra t i o n of the first qualification.

2008

N Q F Ac t , Ac t 6 7 o f 2008, p ro m u l g a te d e .

2012:

E s ta b l i s h m e n t o f t h e N E W N Q F. Recognition of f i r s t p ro fe s s i o n a l b o d y.

2013

S AQ A re c e i ve s 1 6 t h unqualified a u d i t f ro m Au d i to r G e n e ra l .

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E D U C AT I N G T H E YO U T H James Bissett | Deputy Principal An inter view by Jomiro Eming How has South Africa changed for you from 1994 to 2014? It remains a free and open society, and that is something which we need to guard jealously. I am a little perturbed by apparent signs of decreasing devotion to the hard-won rights attained in the early 1990s.

What are some the biggest obstacles South Africa still needs to overcome? Poverty, poverty, poverty. Also, things like unemployment and crime chipping-away at democratic ideals are things that we need to sort out.

What things would you have done differently, had you had the power to do so?

What would you like to see from the government’s side, in your field of work in particular?

As a government, I would have curbed teachers unions, as well as recruited and paid teachers, nurses, and policemen a lot more. I also would’ve eliminated the arms deal and the secrecy bill and focused very strongly on eliminating corruption.

A rigorous attack on the weaknesses and wrongs of the education system. This can be achieved by focussing on the dysfunctional schools and leaving the good ones alone. If it isn’t broken, don’t try fix it.

What milestones over the last 20 years are ones that stand-out the most, and are ones that South Africa can truly be proud of?

What does freedom in this country mean to you as an individual?

Our new constitution, the relatively peaceful transition, Madiba’s huge role in South Africa, changes in HIV policies, adoption of same sex marriage, and the abolition of death penalty. There are so many positives, but I think those are some of the ones that stand out the most.

It is my home, my homeland, and the place I love most If you were showcasing our country to the world, which characteristics would you concentrate on? I would show the beautiful people, our natural resources, and Constitution. There is so much beauty in this country, and so much worth bragging about.

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THE FUTURE IS N OW By Nick Krige South Africa boas ts the larges t and mos t advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) sector in Africa, and is a g lobal leader in mobile s o f t w a re a n d e l e c t r o n i c b a n k i n g s e r v i c e s . T h e I C T s e c to r i n S o u t h A f r i c a i s s o p h i s t i c a te d w i t h s y s te m s i nvo l v i n g reve n u e m a n a g e m e n t , f ra u d p reve n t i o n , a n d p re - p a y m e n t s e r v i c e s a l l s u c c e s s f u l l y ex p o r te d to t h e re s t o f t h e wo r l d . T h e l o c a l m a r ket wa s e s t i m a te d to b e wo r t h m o re t h a n R 4 5 0 b i l l i o n i n 2 0 1 3 , a c c o rd i n g to t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n E l e c t rote c h n i c a l E x p o r t C o u n c i l ( S A E E C C ) , w i t h i n fo r m a t i o n te c h n o l o g y ( I T ) a c c o u n t i n g fo r R 1 6 2 b i l l i o n and communications R290 billion. The sector was c ont r ib ut ing 8 .2 p e rc e nt to S ou t h Africa’s GDP by 2 0 1 3 , a fig ure t hat will s tea dily ris e a s t h e c o u n t r y, a n d t h e w o r l d , b e c o m e s m o r e re l i a n t o n t e c h n o l o g y t o f u n c t i o n . S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s I C T p ro f e s s i o n a l s

c o m p a n i e s t h a t h a v e s p r u n g u p a ro u n d S o u t h A f r i c a .

a r e p ro f i c i e n t a t u t i l i s i n g t h e w o r l d ’ s b e s t t e c h n o l o g i e s

A c c o rd i n g t o t h e S A E E C , S o u t h A f r i c a n f i r m s h a v e

b u t , m o re t h a n t h a t , t h e y a r e a b l e t o e f f e c t i v e l y

e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e a n d a p ro v e n t ra c k re c o rd i n

mould those technologies to meet the uniq ue needs

s u p p l y i n g a w i d e ra n g e o f p ro d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s ,

of South Africans. Ac c ord ing to t he Sout h Af ric a n

including:

E l e c t ro t e c h n i c a l E x p o r t C o u n c i l ( S A E E C ) , S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s s t re n g t h i s i n d e v e l o p i n g p a c k a g e d s o f t w a re s o l u t i o n s t h a t a re i d e a l l y s u i t e d t o A f r i c a a n d o t h e r e m e r g i n g

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Te c h n o l o g i c a l l y - a d v a n c e d f i x e d l i n e , w i re l e s s , a n d satellite communication technologies

m a r ke t s . T h e s e e c o n o m i e s , l i k e S o u t h A f r i c a , u s e I C T solutions to add re ss infras t r uc t ure shor t c omin gs , s u c h a s

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I n n o v a t i v e r u ra l t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s o l u t i o n s

m o b i l e b a n k i n g , e - s c h o o l i n g , e - h e a l t h , a n d p re p a y m e n t

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P r i m e c o n t ra c t i n g o n c o m p l e x p ro j e c t s s u c h a s satellites, telecommunications networks, and

f o r b a s i c s e r v i c e s . T h e S t a n d a r d Tr a n s f e r S p e c i f i c a t i o n

c o l l a b o ra t i v e t e c h n o l o g i e s o n h y b r i d n e t w o r k s

( S T S ) w a s d e v e l o p e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d i s re c o g n i s e d a s t h e o n l y g l o b a l l y - a c c e p t e d o p e n s t a n d a rd f o r

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prepayment sys te m s.Re se arc h I C T A fr ic a’s pa pe r

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Routing sys tems between fixed and mobile networks

U n d e r s ta n d i n g w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g i n I C T i n S o u t h A f r i c a s t a t e s t h a t I C T s e c t o r g r o w t h c o n t i n u e s t o r i s e b y, a t

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leas t, double the nat ional g rowt h rate .

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M o b i l e a n d s e l f - c o n t a i n e d d a t a c e n t re s , a n d re m o t e s u p p o r t

A c c o rd i n g t o s o u t h a f r i c a . i n f o , S o u t h A f r i c a n s o f t w a re d e v e l o p e r s a re r e c o g n i s e d f o r t h e i r i n n o v a t i o n , p r o d u c t i o n , a n d c o s t e f f i c i e n c y. T h i s r e p u t a t i o n i s

GOING MOBILE

suppor ted by solid infras t r uc t ure and g ove rn me n t i n i t i a t i v e s , s u c h a s t h e I n c o m e Ta x A c t w h i c h w a s

Fixed-line access in South Africa has been in s teady

a m e n d e d t o s t i m u l a t e i n n o v a t i o n a n d j o b c re a t i o n b y

decline for a number of year s as mobile solutions

a l l o w i n g d e v e l o p e r s t o c l a i m 1 5 0 p e r c e n t o f re s e a rc h

c o n t i n u e t o p ro v e t o b e m o re e f f e c t i v e a n d p o p u l a r

a n d d e v e l o p m e n t e x p e n s e s a g a i n s t t a x . T h e re s u l t a n t

w i t h c o n s u m e r s . I n 2 0 1 2 , o n l y 2 4 p e rc e n t o f h o u s e h o l d s

I T b o o m i s re p re s e n t e d b y a r o u n d 1 0 0 0 s o f t w a re

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a re a s h a d a c c e s s t o a w o r k i n g f i x e d l i n e .

CONNECTING TO THE WORLD

The mobile telecommunications sector continues to boom , d r ive n by it s ab ilit y to rea c h c on s u me r s in

W h i l e m o b i l e p h o n e s a re a l l o w i n g a c c e s s a n d d r i v i n g

r u ra l a re a s m o r e e a s i l y a c r o s s a c o u n t r y a s v a s t a n d

usage, another positive im pact on the indus tr y has

d i v e r s e a s S o u t h A f r i c a . M o b i l e p e n e t ra t i o n i s h i g h ;

b e e n t h e g ro w i n g q u a l i t y o f i n f ra s t r u c t u re a v a i l a b l e

t h e c o u n t r y h a s t h e f o u r t h f a s t e s t g ro w i n g m o b i l e

t o S o u t h A f r i c a v i a t h e i n c re a s i n g n u m b e r o f u n d e r s e a

communic at ions m ar ket in t he wo rld. S eve n t y- s ix

d a t a c a b l e s l i n k i n g S o u t h A f r i c a t o t h e re s t o f t h e

p e rc e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s s u b s c r i b e d t o a m o b i l e

w o r l d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d f o r m a r k e t l i b e ra l i s a t i o n , d r i v i n g

ser vice p rov id e r and , ac c ord ing to t h e 2013 G S M Af ric a

t h e c o s t o f d a t a d o w n , m a k i n g a c c e s s m o re a f f o rd a b l e .

M o b i l e O b s e r v a t o r y r e p o r t , 1 1 7. 6 m o b i l e p h o n e s a re i n c i rc u l a t i o n p e r 1 0 0 c i t i z e n s . A c c o rd i n g t o re s e a rc h f i r m

A c c o rd i n g t o s o u t h a f r i c a . i n f o , t h e u n d e r s e a c a b l e

N i e l s e n S o u t h e r n A f r i c a , t h a t m e a n s t h a t m o re S o u t h

capacity available to South Africa at the end of 2011

A f r i c a n s u s e m o b i l e p h o n e s t h a n ra d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , o r

w a s 2 . 6 9 t e ra b i t s a s e c o n d ( T b p s ) , w h i c h ro s e t o 1 1. 9

per sonal com puter s. South Africa has four licensed

by the end of 2012 and doubled again by the end of

m o b i l e o p e r a t o r s : M T N , Vo d a c o m , C e l l C , a n d 8 t a ,

2 0 1 3 . T h e q u a l i t y o f i n f ra s t r u c t u re a v a i l a b l e t o S o u t h

w h i c h a r e m a k i n g w a v e s i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y, e s p e c i a l l y M T N

A f r i c a i n re c e n t y e a r s h a s m e a n t t h a t f o c u s h a s s h i f t e d

w h i c h b o a s t s w e l l o v e r 1 0 0 - m i l l i o n s u b s c r i b e r s i n m o re

t o i m p ro v i n g c o n n e c t i v i t y w i t h i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s i s

than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

a c h i e v e d b y b u i l d i n g f i b re - o p t i c c a b l e n e t w o r k s t o connect cities to the national g rid.

South Africa has been experiencing a boom in internet user s sinc e 2 0 0 9 . Only 1 0 p e rc e nt of t h e popu la t ion

T h e S o u t h A f r i c a n g o v e r n m e n t , t h ro u g h t h e D e p a r t m e n t

w e re u s i n g t h e i n t e r n e t i n 2 0 0 9 , b u t b y 2 0 1 0 i t h a d

of Communications, is pur suing the goal of achieving

j u m p e d t o 2 4 p e r c e n t . T h a t r a t e o f g ro w t h h a s

univer sal access to the internet in South Africa by 2020.

c o n t i n u e d a n d t h e m o s t r e c e n t d a t a f ro m t h e W o r l d

I f c u r re n t t re n d s c o n t i n u e , t h e y m i g h t a c h i e v e i t l o n g

Bank for 2 0 1 2 shows t hat 4 1 p e rc en t of S ou t h Af ric a n s

b e f o re t h e n .

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An interview by Ryland Fisher

THE SCIENCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE OLD AND DISCOVERING THE NEW

D e re k H a n e ko m , fo r m e r M i n i s te r o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y

Twe n t y ye a r s a g o o n e wo u l d n ot h a ve t h o u g h t t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a wo u l d h a ve m a j o r a c h i e v e m e n t s i n s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y, b u t t h e c o u n t r y h a s m u c h o f w h i c h t o b e p r o u d , s a y s M i n i s t e r o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y D e re k H a n e ko m . H e wa s re c e n t l y m ove d to b e c o m e M i n s i te r o f To u r i s m Twe n t y years ago, ever yone would have thought that we might have done better only in education and other such a r e a s , b u t t h e t r u t h o f t h e m a t t e r i s t h a t t h e r e i s m u c h t o c e l e b r a t e i n s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y.

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that South Africa would be the hos t to this e nor mou s proje ct. “A l o t o f t h o u g h t w e n t i n t o o u r S K A p l a n s . We f i r s t l o o ke d a t w h a t s h o u l d b e o u r s c i e n c e s t r a t e g y a n d w h y. We d e v e l o p e d concepts of identifying the na tu ra l ge og ra phic a d va nta ge that our countr y has, a com petitive advantage as one might put it in economic terms. We ha ve u niq u e of fe r ings in scie nce and technology and we can s till build on that.

“ T h e r e w a s a l o t o f i n t e l l i g e n t e f f o r t i n c ra f t i n g t h e N a t i o n a l Sys tem of Innovation, identifying its com ponents, motivating f o r m o n e t a r y i n v e s t m e n t a n d b u i l d i n g i n s t i t u t i o n a l s t re n g t h a n d c o h e re n c e t o g e t t h e b e s t o u t o f s c i e n c e a n d e n c o u ra g e r e s e a r c h e r s t o d o h i g h q u a l i t y re s e a rc h .

T h e s e b e c a m e t h e d r i ve r s o f o u r e f fo r t s . I t d o e s n ot m e a n t h a t we d o n’t d o re s e a rc h i n ot h e r f i e l d s , b u t t h e s e a re a s h a ve b e c o m e o u r d o m a i n s . We i d e n t i f i e d t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a h a s c e r ta i n g e o g ra p h i c a d va n ta g e s , s u c h a s c l e a r n i g h t s k i e s a n d a h o s t o f ot h e r fa c to r s w h i c h i n d i c a te d t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a wa s o n e

“ What we have seen over the pas t 20 year s is that, despite o u r r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l e c o n o m y a n d re l a t i v e l y s m a l l n u m b e r o f u n i v e r s i t i e s , w e a re h e l d i n h i g h re g a rd s , e s p e c i a l l y i n s t i t u t i o n s such as the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial R e s e a r c h ) a n d t h e H S R C ( H u m a n S c i e n c e s R e s e a rc h C o u n c i l ) . “ I n p r o b a b l y t h e t h i rd t e r m o f o f f i c e , i n a b o u t 2 0 0 4 , w e launched our plans to build the larges t telescope in the S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e re : t h e S q u a re K i l o m e t re A r ra y ( S K A ) . A s t r o n o m y i s d e f i n i t e l y t h e a re a w h e re w e h a v e m a d e a s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t . T h e S K A w i l l b e t h e l a r g e s t ra d i o t e l e s c o p e in the world by a long shot. It is also the larges t scientific pro jec t of any kind that the world has ever seen . “ N o b o d y w o u l d h a v e e v e n d re a m t i t p o s s i b l e 2 0 y e a r s a g o

o f t h e b e s t p l a c e s i n t h e wo r l d to d o a s t ro n o my wo r k . “ We did have a his tor y of as tronomy bu t it neve r re a che d t h e s e l e v e l s w h e re p e o p l e f e l t c o n f i d e n t e n o u g h t o g e t t o g e t h e r a n d s a y t h a t w e s h o u l d b i d f o r t h e S K A . We p u t o u r bes t people onto it and finally we got the bid. Our success re c o g n i s e s t h a t o u r c o u n t r y w o u l d b e t h e b e s t p l a c e t o h o s t i t , b e c a u s e o f t h e g e o g ra p h i c l o c a t i o n b u t a l s o b e c a u s e w e h a v e t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s .” H a n e ko m s a i d t h a t a n o t h e r a r e a w h e r e g e o g r a p h i c a l a d v a n t a g e w o r ke d f o r S o u t h A f r i c a w a s p a l a e o n t o l o g y. “ T h i s h a s a l w a y s b e e n t h e re b u t w a s n e v e r s u p p o r t e d b y t h e p re v i o u s g o v e r n m e n t . T h e t r u t h o f t h e m a t t e r i s t h a t t h e y

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Right now we are doing Palaeoantological work that has the “world looking into South Africa because more and more fossils are being discovered as we keep doing excavation work. ”

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“ We h ave had outs tand ing achieveme n t s dri ven by passionate and thoughtful individuals at the early s tages of o u r d e m o c ra c y. T h e y h e l d o u t s c i e n c e c a p a c i t y i n t a c t a n d s tren gthened our ins titutions. I have to m en t i o n p eo p l e suc h a s R o g e r J a rd i n e ( t h e f i r s t D i re c t o r - G e n e ra l ) a n d R o b A d a m ( s e c o n d D i re c t o r - G e n e ra l ) . I n c i d e n t a l l y, I w a s i n p r i s o n w i t h A d a m i n t h e 1 9 8 0 s . H e i s a n u c l e a r p h y s i c i s t o f n o t e .” “ What we have seen over the pas t 20 year s is that, despite o u r r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l e c o n o m y a n d re l a t i v e l y s m a l l n u m b e r o f u n i v e r s i t i e s , w e a re h e l d i n h i g h re g a rd s , e s p e c i a l l y i n s t i t u t i o n s such as the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial R e s e a r c h ) a n d t h e H S R C ( H u m a n S c i e n c e s R e s e a rc h C o u n c i l ) . “ I n p r o b a b l y t h e t h i rd t e r m o f o f f i c e , i n a b o u t 2 0 0 4 , w e launched our plans to build the larges t telescope in the S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e re : t h e S q u a re K i l o m e t re A r ra y ( S K A ) . A s t r o n o m y i s d e f i n i t e l y t h e a re a w h e re w e h a v e m a d e a s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t . T h e S K A w i l l b e t h e l a r g e s t ra d i o t e l e s c o p e in the world by a long shot. It is also the larges t scientific pro ject of any kind that the world has ever seen . “A l o t o f t h o u g h t w e n t i n t o o u r S K A p l a n s . W e f i r s t l o o ke d a t w h a t s h o u l d b e o u r s c i e n c e s t ra t e g y a n d w h y. W e d e v e l o p e d c o n c e p t s o f i d e n t i f y i n g t h e n a t u ra l g e o g ra p h i c a d v a n t a g e that our countr y has, a com petitive advantage as one might p u t i t i n e c o n o m i c t e r m s . We h a v e u n i q u e o f f e r i n g s i n s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y a n d w e c a n s t i l l b u i l d o n t h a t .” These became the driver s of our ef for ts. It does not mean that w e d o n ’t d o re s e a rc h i n o t h e r f i e l d s , b u t t h e s e a re a s h a v e b e c o m e o u r d o m a i n s . We i d e n t i f i e d t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a h a s c e r t a i n g e o g ra p h i c a d v a n t a g e s , s u c h a s c l e a r n i g h t s k i e s a n d a hos t of other factor s which indicated that South Africa was o n e o f t h e b e s t p l a c e s i n t h e w o r l d t o d o a s t ro n o m y w o r k . “ W e d i d h a v e a h i s t o r y o f a s t ro n o m y b u t i t n e v e r re a c h e d t h e s e l e v e l s w h e re p e o p l e f e l t c o n f i d e n t e n o u g h t o g e t together and say that we should bid for the SKA . We put our bes t people onto it and finally we got the bid. Our success rec o gnises that our countr y would be t h e b es t p l ac e to h o s t i t , b e c a u s e o f t h e g e o g ra p h i c l o c a t i o n b u t a l s o b e c a u s e w e h a v e t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s .” H a n e ko m s a i d t h a t a n o t h e r a re a w h e r e g e o g ra p h i c a l a d v a n t a g e w o r ke d f o r S o u t h A f r i c a w a s p a l a e o n t o l o g y. “ N o w w e h a v e a m a s s i v e l a b o ra t o r y i n S o u t h A f r i c a o f f o s s i l evidence of not only early Hominids but much earlier forms of l i f e . W e s a w t h a t a s a n a re a o f s t re n g t h a n d w e p u t re s o u rc e s to it and subseq uently one of the highlights was the discover y by Pro fessor Lee Berge of one of the e arl i es t sp ec i es i n t h e C r a d l e o f H u m a n k i n d c a l l e d A u s t ra l o p i t h e c u s S e d i b a . “ B e f o r e t h a t , w e h a d d e c l a re d t h e C ra d l e o f H u m a n k i n d a n d t h e S t e r k f o n t e i n C a v e s a s a Wo r l d H e r i t a g e S i t e a n d s u b s e q u e n t t o t h e d i s c o v e r y o f A u s t ra l o p i t h e c u s S e d i b a w e h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d t h e C e n t re o f E x c e l l e n c e . 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We n e e d e d t o re a c h o u t t o t h e p u b l i c a n d h a v e e v e r y o n e t a ke p r i d e i n w h a t w e h a v e .” I n h e a l t h re s e a rc h , H a n e ko m s i n g l e d o u t t h e w o r k d o n e b y P r o f e s s o r S a l i m Ka r i m , D i re c t o r o f t h e C e n t re f o r t h e A I D S P r o g r a m m e o f R e s e a rc h i n S o u t h A f r i c a ( C A P R I S A ) . “ T h e C A P R I S A t r i a l s h o w e d t h a t t h e re i s a m i c ro b i c i d a l g e l t h a t s h o w e d t h a t a n t i re t ro v i ra l d r u g s c o u l d p re v e n t s e x u a l l y

t ra n s m i t t e d H I V i n f e c t i o n , a m o n g o t h e r s , i n w o m e n . P r o f e s s o r Ka r i m a n d h i s t e a m d i d a t r i a l i n K w a Z u l u - N a t a l . I t i s n o w i n i t s advanced s tages and it of fe r s wome n a possibility to prote ct t h e m s e l v e s i n a n e n v i ro n m e n t w h e r e w o m e n’ s a b i l i t y t o negotiate condom usage is sometimes limited. Of cour se, it is a l s o a p ro t e c t i v e m e a s u re f o r s e x w o r ke r s . “ I n K w a Z u l u - N a t a l , w h e re t h e t r i a l w a s c o n d u c t e d , i t i s c o m m o n f o r h u s b a n d s t o re f u s e t o w e a r c o n d o m s . Ye t , o f t e n h u s b a n d s t h a t a re m i g r a n t w o r ke r s c o m i n g h o m e a n d t h e y h a v e m u l t i p l e p a r t n e r s . “ W h e n P r o f e s s o r Ka r i m d i d a p re s e n t a t i o n t o t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i s a t i o n , h e r e c e i v e d a s tanding ovation. He has subseq uently been invited to ser ve on the World Academy of Scie nce s a nd is now the Pre sid e nt o f t h e R e s e a rc h C o u n c i l .” H a n e ko m s a i d a c o n s c i o u s d e c i s i o n w a s t a ke n o v e r t h e y e a r s t o i n v e s t i n S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s s c i e n t i s t s a n d re s e a rc h e r s . “ We s tar ted about five yea r s a go with Ce ntre s of E xce lle nce t h ro u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y. We n o w h a v e n i n e o f t h e m a n d this year will be announcing a nothe r six. T he se a re tr u ly c o l l a b o ra t i v e C e n t re s o f E x c e l l e n c e w h e r e w e a r e p u t t i n g the pieces in place to do world class science work. “One o f t h e re s e a rc h c h a i r s a t U C T b e l i e v e s t h e y m i g h t h a v e d i s c o v e re d a p o s s i b l e s i n g l e d o s e c u r e f o r M a l a r i a , b u t t h e y a re s t i l l b u s y w i t h t r i a l s . W e h a v e a n u m b e r o f r e s e a r c h c h a i r s f ro m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s b u t i n t h e p r o c e s s w e a r e d e v e l o p i n g o u r n e x t g e n e ra t i o n o f S o u t h A f r i c a n r e s e a r c h e r s . “ M o re re c e n t l y a y o u n g b l a c k S o u t h A f r i c a n r e s e a r c h e r at the CSIR, Sandile Ngcobo, d id some g rou nd - bre a king work at the N ational Laser Ce ntre u nd e r the su pe r vision of P ro f e s s o r A n d re w F o r b e s . N g c o b o i s a y o u n g m a n w h o i s v e r y bright, ver y enthusias tic and ver y talented. The extent of this s c i e n t i f i c b re a k t h ro u g h m i g h t b e s e e n o v e r t i m e . T h i s i s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h a t t h e re h a s b e e n d i g i t a l m a n i p u l a t i o n o f l a s e r technology which is used in a variety of applications. It seems l i ke a n o b v i o u s t h i n g b u t i t ’ s a f i r s t e v e r. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES T h e b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e , H a n e ko m b e l i e v e s , i s a t a s c h o o l level, including the lack of foundation for maths and science a t s c h o o l s a n d t h e re l a t i v e l y l o w p a s s r a t e . “ C l e a r l y i n t h e d i f f e re n t s c i e n c e s , t h e re w o u l d b e d i f f e r e n t c h a l l e n g e s . O n e w o u l d b e t o g e t m o re p e o p l e t o c h o o s e c a r e e r s i n s c i e n c e and s tudies in sciences, leading to jobs and so that we can i n c re a s e o u r n u m b e r o f S o u t h A f r i c a n r e s e a r c h e r s . “ W e a re t r y i n g t o a b s o r b , t h r o u g h i n t e r n s h i p p r o g r a m m e s with com panies, young scientis ts and engineer s but it is a bit of a challenge because you mus t have the critical number s o f p e o p l e w h o a re w e l l - e q u i p p e d t o e n t e r u n i v e r s i t y a n d s t u d y s c i e n c e . Yo u h a v e t o m a ke s u r e t h a t t h e y g o b e y o n d a d e g re e t o p o s t - g ra d u a t e l e v e l a n d d o c t o r a t e l e v e l . O u r n u m b e r s o f P h D ’ s a re s t i l l f a r t o o l o w i n o u r c o u n t r y a n d B l a c k P h D ’ s e v e n l o w e r. B u t t h e r e i s s i g n i f i c a n t p r o g r e s s i o n i n t h o s e numbers. “ H o w e v e r, m a n y y o u n g p e o p l e d o e n t e r u n i v e r s i t y w i t h a major school educational disadvantage and economic disadvantage, which of ten ca u se s e a r ly d ropou ts. Whe n you h a v e a d e g re e , y o u r p ro s p e c t s o f g e t t i n g a j o b h a s g o n e u p a s t ro n o m i c a l l y f ro m w h e n y o u o n l y h a d a m a t r i c . B u t w h e n y o u g e t a d e g re e , t h e f a m i l y p r e s s u r e i s e n o r m o u s . Yo u h a v e to go out and get a job because the family depends on you.

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SOUTH A F R I C A’ S I N VA L U A B L E E XC H A N G E B y A l e x a n d ra N a g e l T h e w o r l d h a s b e c o m e i n c re a s i n g l y i n te rd e p e n d e n t t h a n k s to te c h n o l o g i c a l a d va n c e m e n t s i n t h e t ra d i n g a n d t ra n s p o r t i n d u s t r i e s . N o l o n g e r d o w e h a ve to t ra ve l a l l t h e wa y to J a p a n to p u rc h a s e a re d k i m o n o o r to A m e r i c a to b u y t h e n ew F o rd F i e s ta i n b r i g h t ye l l ow. S o u t h A f r i c a n ow h a s a c c e s s to g l o b a l m a r ket s , a l u x u r y t h a t w a s n ot a l wa y s t h e c a s e . B E F O R E D E M O C R AC Y P re - 1 9 9 4 , S o u t h A f r i c a w a s b a r r e d f r o m t r a d i n g w i t h t h e international community as par t of economic sanctions aimed at ending apar theid. This s tunted the South African e c o n o m y, n o d o u b t , w i t h m a n y c o u n t r i e s f ro m t h e U n i t e d N ations (UN) no longer inves ting into the economy or i m p o r t i n g c o re g o o d s l i k e i r o n , s t e e l , p l a t i n u m , a n d g o l d

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Vision: To surpass ever y customer’s dreams. Mission: To be the leader in courier and logistics services through service excellence.

MD: Molefe Mathibe

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Speed Services Couriers, the S.A. Post Office’s courier service, was launched in 1993,a year before South Africa’s first democratic elections. Speed Services was the beginning of the S.A. Post Office Logistics unit, and offered unrivalled flexibility thanks to the fact that courier items can be dropped off and collected at any post office counter. With the acquisition of XPS in 1999, S.A. Post Office Logistics could extend the focus of courier services to business-to-business customers. It also added much-needed processing facilities. The S.A. Post Office Logistics Group acquired Docex in 1999. Docex focuses on extremely secure deliveries within closed groups, such as lawyers, the property business, insurance companies, and the medical fraternity. The S.A. Post Office Logistics Group acquired Fast Forward in 2000. With this came an expansion into containerisation and logistics. The S.A. Post Office Logistics Group can combine the features of these subsidiaries in order to give customers a custom-designed solution.

C o m pany D etails GM | Sales and Marketing: Nhlanhla Dube CFO: Khumo Mzozoyana Executive Marketing: Adam Phiri

XPS & SSC & PX: 21 Wrench Road, Isando 1600 (011) 961-3400 (SSC) (011) 961-3000 (XPS & PX)

Call centre: 0860 023 133 (SSC) Customer care: 0860 000 977 (XPS) 0800 015 600 (PX) 0860 234 223 (International) - (SSC & XPS)

Fax number: 086 500 8697 Email address: info@cfgrp.co.za

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How has t he acq uisition of Fas t For ward from Transnet strengthened the Courier and Freight Group (CFG) since 2001?

F o r w a rd w h o j o i n e d S . A . P o s t O f f i c e L o g i s t i c s b r o u g h t w i t h them invaluable experience and they continue to contribute t o t h e g ro u p t o t h i s d a y.

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L o g i s t i c s , w e h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e P o s t O f f i c e n e t w o r k . T h e re i s a p o s t o f f i c e i n e v e r y l i t t l e t o w n a n d v i l l a g e , a n d w e a re a b l e t o j o i n f o rc e s w i t h t h e P o s t O f f i c e t o re n d e r a s e r v i c e e v e n i n t h e s e re m o t e a re a s w h e re n o o t h e r l o g i s t i c s c o m p a n y c a n o f f e r a v i a b l e s e r v i c e . T h i s i s o n e o f t h e re a s o n s f o r o u r s t e r l i n g re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h g o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s . G o v e r n m e n t n e e d s t o re n d e r a s e r v i c e e v e r y w h e re , a n d w e are us ually the right par tner for them. S . A . P o s t O f f i c e L o g i s t i c s c o v e r s s e v e ra l n i c h e m a r ke t s s u c h a s specialised containerisation, a courier ser vice for individual c u s t o m e r s , a n d a c o u r i e r s e r v i c e f o r c o r p o ra t e c u s t o m e r s . W h e r e n e c e s s a r y, w e c a n u s e t h e P o s t O f f i c e n e t w o r k . T h i s a b i l i t y t o t a i l o r - m a ke a s o l u t i o n s e t s u s a p a r t .

What has been the company’s g reatest success within t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s ? D u r i n g 2 0 1 3 , w e d e l i v e re d t e x t b o o k s t o a l l s c h o o l s i n L i m p o p o on behalf of the Limpopo Department of Education. Limpopo i s a n e n o r m o u s a re a t h a t i s i s o l a t e d a n d r u ra l i n m a n y a re a s ; f o r m a l a d d re s s e s w i t h s t re e t n a m e s a n d n u m b e r s d o n ’ t e x i s t . We were able to d eliver thanks to our exten si ve n et wo rk an d e m p l o y e e s a t g ra s s ro o t s l e v e l i n c o m m u n i t i e s . W e h a v e b e e n delivering textbooks in the N or thern Cape for a few year s n o w. W h e n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t i s t i c s n e e d e d a s u p p l i e r t o d e l i v e r t h e c e n s u s re q u i s i t e o n t i m e e v e r y w h e re i n 2 0 1 1, t h e y c a m e t o u s . We d e l i v e re d 4 1 m i l l i o n i t e m s c o u n t r y w i d e on time. D o c e x , o u r s u b s i d i a r y t h a t c o n n e c t s l a w y e r s , b a n k s , t ra v e l a g e n t s , p ro p e r t y a g e n t s , t h e i n s u ra n c e f ra t e r n i t y, a n d m e d i c a l b u s i n e s s , i s n o w o f f e r i n g a d v a n c e d e l e c t ro n i c s i g n a t u r e s a n d e n c r y p t i o n f o r e l e c t ro n i c d o c u m e n t s . T h i s gives the signed documents legal s tatus and eliminates a l l u n c e r t a i n t y. T h e re i s n o d o u b t a b o u t t h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e s e n d e r o r re c e i v e r, o r a b o u t t h e a u t h e n t i c i t y o f t h e d o c u m e n t . D o c e x o f f e r s t h i s s e r v i c e t h ro u g h t h e P o s t O f f i c e Tr u s t C e n t re , w h i c h i s f u l l y a c c re d i t e d b y t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n A c c r e d i t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y.

A r e a n y s t r a t e g i e s i n p l a c e t o p r o m o t e d i ve r s i t y i n t h e wo r k p l a c e ? W e c o n s i s t e n t l y a p p l y p o l i c i e s t h a t p ro m o t e d i v e r s i t y w h e n making appointments. On the topic of appointments, it is wor th pointing out that S.A . Post Of fice Logistics has r e m a r k a b l y h i g h s t a f f re t e n t i o n f i g u re s .

What has been CFG’s g reatest contribution to South A f r i c a n s o c i e t y i n t h e p a s t t wo d e c a d e s ?

d e re g u l a t i o n a n d a s a re s u l t , i n c r e a s e d c o m p e t i t i o n . S . A . P o s t Of fice Logis tics is doing well agains t com petition.

W h a t h a ve b e e n C F G ’ s b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e s i n t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s ? The logis tics field has definite ly be come more com petitive . Labour legislation and labou r issu e s ha ve g rown more com plex. Our solution has been to develop of ferings that our cus tomer s need, ins tead of of ferings that suit our own re q u i re m e n t s . I t i s h a rd f o r a l o g i s t i c s c o m p a n y t o r e d u c e i t s carbon footprint.

How significant is the Electronic Communication and Transaction (ECT) Act to Pos t Of fice Logis tics and what is the company’s relationship to it? T h e P o s t O f f i c e Tr u s t C e n t re w a s c e r t i f i e d i n t e r m s o f t h e E C T A c t t o p ro v i d e s e c u re o n l i n e t r a n s a c t i n g . I t e n a b l e s c u s t o m e r s t o d o s e c u re o n l i n e t ra n s a c t i n g w i t h a u t h e n t i c a t i o n o f e n d user s and clear legal s tatus. It a llows cu s tome r s to re d u ce p a p e r w o r k a n d i m p ro v e s e c u r i t y w i t h o u t c o m p r o m i s i n g l e g a l s tatus of documents. O u r s u b s i d i a r y D o c e x a l re a d y o f f e r s e n c r y p t i o n o f d o c u m e n t s a n d e l e c t ro n i c s i g n a t u r e s w i t h t h e s a m e s t a t u s a s a p h y s i c a l l y - s i g n e d d o c u m e n t . M o r e o v e r, t h e d i g i t a l c e r t i f i c a t e s t h e y u s e t o m a ke t h i s p o s s i b l e a l s o a u t h e n t i c a t e s t h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e s e n d e r a n d r e c e i v e r. B e f o r e t h e u s e r o f a digital cer tificate can ele ctronica lly sign a d ocu me nt, h i s b i o m e t r i c s , p a s s w o rd , a n d e l e c t r o n i c i d e n t i t y c a r d a r e c h e c ke d .

Where does t he com pany see itself in t he next f i ve ye a r s ? In the next five year s, S.A . Pos t O f fice Logis tics will g row i t s re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h g o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s . I n m a n y i n s t a n c e s , w e a re a b l e t o d e l i v e r o n b e h a l f o f g o v e r n m e n t w h e re n o - o n e c a n . We w i l l c o n t i n u e t o t a i l o r o u r s e r v i c e s f o r n i c h e m a r ke t s a n d u s e e l e c t ro n i c t ra n s a c t i n g t o i m p r o v e o u r s e r v i c e s a n d t h e w a y o u r c u s t o m e r s i n t e ra c t w i t h u s . E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s a c t i n g w i l l ra p i d l y b e c o m e s a f e r a n d m o r e s e c u r e , w h i c h w i l l l e a d t o w i d e s p re a d u s e o f d i g i t a l c e r t i f i c a t e s . S i n c e t h e P o s t O f f i c e Tr u s t C e n t r e i s t h e o n l y l o c a l s u p p l i e r of digital cer tificates, it is the only se r vice provid e r pa id in ra n d s – n o t d o l l a r s o r e u ro s – t h e r e f o r e p r o t e c t i n g y o u a g a i n s t e x c h a n g e ra t e f l u c t u a t i o n s .

The learner s in Lim popo s tar ted their 2014 school year with a full set of textbooks, that mus t count as one of our bigges t contributions. The same applies to learner s in the N or thern C a p e . We a l s o re n d e r s p e c i a l i s e d s e r v i c e s t h a t m a ke a h u g e d i f f e r e n c e . F o r e x a m p l e , w e t ra n s p o r t m o t h s o v e r n i g h t f ro m t h e w a r m re g i o n s o f M p u m a l a n g a t o t h e C e re s f r u i t f a r m s i n t h e We s t e r n C a p e . T h e re t h e m o t h s a re re l e a s e d a n d t h e y p o l l i n a t e t h e f r u i t t re e s . T h a n k s t o t h e s p e c i a l i s e d , a i r c o n d i t i o n e d t r u c k s t h a t s a f e l y d e l i v e r t h e s e i n s e c t s , f a r m s a re a b l e t o p ro d u c e f o o d .

How has the company adapted to the changes in the postal service industry since South Africa’s first democratic elections? T h e l o g i s t i c s b u s i n e s s u n i t i s n o t a c t i v e i n t h e p o s t a l s e c t o r, b u t t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t c h a n g e i n t h i s re g a rd h a s b e e n

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S.A. POST OFFICE LOGISTICS from a letter to bulk frozen freight

Whether you want to send a gift parcel overnight, make sure your precious bulk cargo is delivered safely, or start an online shop, the S.A. Post Office Logistics group can design a solution perfect for you. “If you need to courier an item to its destination the next day – even a tiny town or village – we can do it. If you need to move bulk items in secure containers, we can also do that,” says Nhlanhla Dube, GM: Sales and Marketing of S.A. Post Office Logistics. Dube says the unique advantage of S.A. Post Office Logistics is its ability to design special solutions. “One of our more unusual operations is delivering tiny citrus moths from the Lowveld, where they hatch, to citrus farmers in the Western Cape,” says Dube. “The moths fertilise flowering citrus trees and without them, there would be no fruit production. We are able to transport them in special containers where their wellbeing is not impacted in any way.” On an altogether less fragile level, S.A. Post Office Logistics delivered the 2013 budget supplements for newspapers countrywide overnight from Cape Town, where they were printed. This was done under strict security measures. Similarly, it delivered more than 41 million items for the national census in 2011 to be conducted, and returned the completed material to Stats SA – entirely within deadline. However, S.A. Post Office Logistics can be flexible even for individual retail customers. Speed Services Couriers, meant for retail customers and available at all Post Office counters, offers the most affordable courier service in South Africa in the form of its counter-to-counter service. A courier item can be handed in more than 2 000 Post Office counters across the country for delivery the next day. For account holders, Speed Services will pick up items from the customer’s door for next-day delivery. Both sender and receiver can track items via the web, a call centre, or by sending an SMS.

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XPS couriers, a subsidiary of S.A. Post Office Logistics, focuses on the business-to-business market. Reaching 3 200 destinations daily, the company offers peace of mind through delivery confirmation documents that are electronically captured. Clients can choose to receive images of proofs of delivery as hard copies, on CD, or on the website. PX, another subsidiary, mainly targets the niche freight market made up of retailers and related business sectors. It focuses on moving consolidated loads of up to three tons in tailor-made containers right to the client’s doorstep, offering a three-day loose consignment service. S.A. Post Office Logistics has forged alliances with postal operators in neighbouring countries for courier services, including Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia, making it possible to offer a particularly cost-effective service.

C O N TA C T D E TA I L S : Speed Services: 0860 023 133 PX and XPS: 0860 000 977

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S.A. Post Office Logistics acquired 26 new Mercedes-Benz and Fuso trucks at the end of 2012, making a huge improvement to the coverage and reliability of its fleet.

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I N D U S T R I A L I S AT I O N I S F U N DA M E N TA L TO S U C C E S S An interview by Ryland Fisher

P R E TO R I A , S O U T H A F R I C A - 3 0 M a y 2 0 1 1 : Tra d e a n d I n d u s t r y M i n i s t e r R o b D a v i e s b r i e f s t h e m e d i a o n t h e D o h a R o u n d o f t h e Wo rd Tra d e O r g a n i s a t i o n ( W TO ) i n P re t o r i a , S o u t h A f r i c a o n 3 0 M a y 2 0 1 1. H e d e c l a re d d e a d a n y h o p e o f c o n c l u d i n g t h e s t a l l e d D o h a ro u n d o f t ra d e n e g o t i a t i o n s t h i s y e a r. ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / F o t o 2 4 / T h e a n a B re u g e m )

M a n y o f t h e c h a l l e n g e s f a c e d b y S o u t h A f r i c a a r e n o t u n i q u e . I n f a c t , p ro b l e m s s u c h a s y o u t h u n e m p l o y m e n t a re a p h e n o m e n o n a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , s a i d Tr a d e a n d I n d u s t r y ( d t i ) M i n i s t e r R o b D a v i e s i n a n i n t e r v i e w a t h i s o f f i c e i n C a p e To w n .

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“Ineq uality is something that was even discussed in Davos ( W o r l d E c o n o m i c F o r u m ) . I t h i n k i t ’ s l i n ke d t o s o m e v e r y i m p o r t a n t s t r u c t u ra l c h a n g e s i n t h e w o r l d e c o n o m y, w h i c h I d o n ’ t e v e n t h i n k w e’re b e g i n n i n g t o u n d e r s t a n d a d e q u a t e l y in South Africa,” said Davies, who was appointed dti Minis ter in 2009. Davies believes that South Africa has faced a number of s e r i o u s s t r u c t u ra l c h a l l e n g e s i n t h e e c o n o m y. “ T h e s e g o b a c k t o , a n d w e re p a r t o f , t h e c r i s i s o f t h e a p a r t h e i d s y s t e m a t t h e e n d o f i t s t i m e . T h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y g re w a n d d e v e l o p e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f m i n e ra l p r o d u c t s , d ra w i n g i n l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s o f c h e a p , u n s k i l l e d l a b o u r t h a t w a s u s e d i n p i c ke t - s h o v e l w o r k i n t h e m i n e s .

T H E G O L D E N AG E According to Davies, the gold-mining indus tr y passed its peak in the 1970s and what gold we had was deep level and much more mechanised. Many people were sent back to the homelands, but now that inf lux control has disappeared, they have come back into the cities. That is par t of the s tructural issue. “ G l o b a l l y, t h e re w e re b i g c h a n g e s i n t e c h n o l o g y a n d t h e rise of new industrial powers. The way in which South Africa p o s i t i o n e d i t s e l f u n d e r a p a r t h e i d m e a n t t h a t t h e W o r l d Tra d e O r g a n i s a t i o n ( W TO ) w a s a b i g c h a l l e n g e . T h e a p a r t h e i d r e g i m e d e c l a re d t h i s c o u n t r y a d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r y a n d w e s tar ted taking on all the obligations of developed countries. “ W e f o u n d o u r s e l v e s i n a p o s i t i o n w h e re w e h a d a n e x t re m e l y o p e n e c o n o m y, b u t n o t t h e s u f f i c i e n t p ro d u c t i v e b a s e a n d e c o n o m i c re s i l i e n c e t o s u s t a i n i t . A s a re s u l t , w h a t we’ve been tr ying to d o over the las t fi ve year s i s to l earn f r o m s u c c e s s f u l e m e r g i n g e c o n o m i e s : W h e re d o t h e y f i n d themselves? What do they do? There is a fund amental lesson that Dav i es h as c o n s tan t l y spoken about since he has been in the dt i p o r t fo l i o ; i n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n i s f u n d a m e n t a l . H e b e l i e v e s t h e re i s n o c a s e a n y w h e re i n e c o n o m i c h i s t o r y w h e re a c o u n t r y h a s g o n e f ro m po or to rich, or und er-d eveloped to devel o p ed, wi t h o u t p a s s i n g t h ro u g h m a n u f a c t u r i n g . “ E v e n i f m a n y o f t h e j o b s a re in ser vice sector s, the manufacturing base is what actually s p a w n s a n d s u p p o r t s a g ro w i n g , d i v e r s i f y i n g , a n d h i g h e r q u a l i t y s e r v i c e s e c t o r, ” s a y s D a v i e s . S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s m a n u f a c t u r i n g s e c t o r w a s o r i e n t e d t o w a rd s a small minority of the population; it was insular and highly p r o t e c t e d . I t w e n t f ro m t h a t t o v e r y h i g h l y u n p ro t e c t e d . H o w e v e r, a f t e r t h e e n d o f a p a r t h e i d , i t b e c a m e l e s s p r o t e c t e d a n d l o s t g ro u n d . T h e c o u n t r y t r i e d t o c o m e b a c k i n t h e c o n t e x t o f t h e g l o b a l e c o n o m i c c r i s i s , w h e re m a n y j o b s w e r e l o s t e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n g s e c t o r. “If we look back over the las t five year s – our indus trial action p o l i c y p l a n s t a l ke d a b o u t t h e n e e d t o p l a c e t h e e c o n o m y n o t j u s t o n a n e w g ro w t h p a t h – w i t h ra t e s o f g ro w t h m e a s u re d a s a p e rc e n t a g e i n c re a s e o f t h e G D P e v e r y y e a r – b u t a l s o i n terms of a q ualitative change. “ W e n o t i c e d t h a t w h e n t h e e c o n o m y w a s g ro w i n g q u i t e w e l l b e f o r e t h e re c e s s i o n , c o n s u m p t i o n d r i v e n s e c t o r s , f i n a n c e , r e t a i l , w h o l e s a l e , a n d t ra d e w e re g ro w i n g t w i c e a s f a s t a s t h e

p ro d u c t i v e s e c t o r s . T h a t ’ s n o t a s u s t a i n a b l e b a s i s . We s a i d we need to focus on the p rod u ctive se ctor s a nd ou r va lu e addition. That has become the ma ntra tha t eve r y bod y ha s p i c ke d u p o n t h e A f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t f o r v e r y g o o d r e a s o n s . M o s t o f g l o b a l t ra d e a n d g l o b a l e c o n o m i c a c t i v i t i e s a r e taking place in intermediate good s ( pe ople a re a d d ing va lu e t o t h i n g s ) : 6 5 p e rc e n t o f w o r l d t r a d e i s i n i n t e r m e d i a t e g o o d s .

PRIMARY RESOURCE PRODUCER H o w e v e r, A f r i c a , e v e n S o u t h A f r i c a t o a c o n s i d e r a b l e e x t e n t , i s a p ro d u c e r a n d a n e x p o r t e r o f p r i m a r y p r o d u c t s , a n d a n im por ter of finished goods . T he mine ra l prod u cts su pe r cycle s a v e d S o u t h A f r i c a f ro m s o m e o f t h e e f f e c t s o f t h e f i r s t w a v e o f t h e re c e s s i o n t h a t e n d e d i n 2 0 1 2 . W h a t i s n o t s p o ke n about of ten in South Africa is the proble ms in the pla tinu m s e c t o r. “ C o m p a n i e s t r i e d t o r e s p o n d b y c u t t i n g p r o d u c t i o n t o push the price back up and a ll the cou ntr ie s tha t a re in ou r position, minor economies ( Au s tra lia , Bra zil, Chili, a nd othe r Latin- American countries) a re in a simila r boa t. “ We need to move into mine ra l- be ne ficia tion a nd a d d more v a l u e . W h a t w e’ v e d o n e ( a n d w e ’ v e s a i d w e n e e d t o d e p l o y a ra n g e o f p o l i c y i n s t r u m e n t s a r o u n d a w e l l - d e f i n e d s t r a t e g y, s o m e o f i t c ro s s - c u t t i n g a n d s o m e o f i t s e c t o r - s p e c i f i c ) o v e r t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s , i s w e’ v e s e e n w e ’ v e h a d a n u m b e r o f s u c c e s s e s i n o u r i n d u s t r i a l p o l i c y. “ We’ ve m a n a g e d to m a ke a n i m p o r ta n t t ra n s i t i o n i n o u r a u to m o t i ve p ro g ra m m e – w e’ ve m a n a g e d to g et R 1 5 b i l l i o n w o r t h o f i n ve s t m e n t i n t h e a u to m o t i ve s e c to r. We’ ve m a n a g e d to d e e p e n l o c a l c o n te n t . We’ ve a l s o l o o ke d a t t h e c l o t h i n g i n d u s t r y, w h e re w e h a ve a c t u a l l y i m p rove d c o m p et i ve n e s s a n d d e f e n d e d t h e l o c a l m a r ket m o re e f f e c t i ve l y. South Africa now has an infra s tr u ctu re prog ra mme a nd will have spent R1 trillion on infra s tr u ctu re in the five ye a r s of t h i s a d m i n i s t ra t i o n . T h e h i g h e s t t o t a l i n t h e p r e v i o u s t i m e w a s R 4 8 0 b i l l i o n . “ T h e re i s a b i g f o c u s o n e n e r g y a n d t r a n s p o r t c o n n e c t i v i t y, b u t w e’ v e b e e n u s i n g t o o l s l i ke l o c a l i s a t i o n t o s u p p o r t m a n u f a c t u r i n g . We h a v e n o t y e t a c h i e v e d t h e situation – and we said this in our last industrial policy action plan – that we haven’t yet tu r ne d the g rowth pa th to one w h i c h i s d r i v e n b y t h e p ro d u c t i v e s e c t o r s , ” s a y s D a v i e s . T h e c h a l l e n g e n o w i s t o ra i s e t h e g a m e – a n d t h e d t i h a s highlighted a few things tha t it thinks a re im por ta nt in the f u t u re . O n e o f t h e m i s t o g a i n m o r e v a l u e o u t o f m i n e r a l p ro d u c t s ; “ W e’ v e g o t t o m a ke s u r e t h a t w e e x p o r t p r o d u c t s with a higher level of value - a d d ition be fore we expor t the m; a n d w e’ v e a l s o g o t t o h a v e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f m i n e r a l p r o d u c t s a s a re a l c o m p e t i t i v e a d v a n t a g e f o r t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n g s i d e . T h i s means pricing of local mine ra l prod u cts,” a d d s D a vie s.

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C H A L L E N G E S FAC I N G T H E D T I A n o t h e r k e y i s s u e f o r t h e d t i i s e m p o w e r m e n t a n d h e re t h e d e p a r t m e n t re a l i s e s t h e c h a l l e n g e s t h e y f a c e . “ T h e f r a m e w o r k f o r e m p o w e r m e n t w a s l a i d b e f o re m y t i m e i n t h e 2 0 0 3 B l a c k E c o n o m i c E m p o w e r m e n t ( B E E ) A c t . We h a v e t r i e d t o t w e a k i t i n w a y s w h i c h a re i n t e n d e d t o s u p p o r t t h e e m e r g e n c e o f r e a l , p ro d u c t i v e e n t re p re n e u r s t h a t a re a b l e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f p ro d u c t i v e f o rc e s o f t h i s c o u n t r y, ” s a y s D a v i e s . T h e d t i f o u n d a h u g e a m o u n t o f B E E w e re p a s s i v e s h a re t r a n s a c t i o n s . P e o p l e w e re i n v o l v e d i n d e a l s w h e re t h e y d i d n ’ t e n d u p b e i n g i n p o s i t i o n s o f re a l i n f l u e n c e , c o n t ro l , o r m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e e n t i t i e s t h a t a re i n v o l v e d , a n d t h e y w e re i n v o l v e d i n s o m e s e c o n d a r y a r ra n g e m e n t a n d s o m e p u b l i c relatio ns s pin. “ S o m e t i m e s , t h e y w e re t h e re w i t h o u t n e c e s s a r i l y w a n t i n g t o b e t h e r e – t h a t w a s t h e n a t u re o f t h e t ra n s a c t i o n a n d t h e re w a s a h u g e a m o u n t o f f ro n t i n g : We a k B E E w a s p re s e n t e d a s s t r o n g B E E i n o r d e r t o g a i n b e n e f i t s f ro m a re l a t i o n s h i p with government.

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The second thing the dti did was based on the successfully indus trialising countries in Asia whe re the re a re s trong s y m b i o t i c re l a t i o n s b e t w e e n b i g a n d s m a l l c o m p a n i e s . “ Yo u c o u l d a l re a d y e a r n p o i n t s f o r t h i s i n t h e B E E c o d e s , b u t w e f o u n d t o o f e w w e re c o m p a n i e s t h a t w a n t e d e q u i t y eq uivalents and didn’t want to do an e q u ity tra nsa ction. “ W e i n t ro d u c e d s u b m i n i m a . W e s a i d t h a t i f y o u w a n t t o g e t a h i g h s c o re , y o u h a v e t o p l a y i n s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e r e w a s wailing and gnashing of teeth for five minutes (I thought that w a s a v e r y s h o r t a m o u n t o f t i m e ) , b u t w e ’ v e d o n e t h a t .” Another achievement of the dti was the introd u ction of the n e w C o m p a n i e s A c t . “A g a i n , t h e re w a s m u c h w a i l i n g a n d g n a s h i n g o f t e e t h a n d p e o p l e s a i d ‘ We a r e n’t r e a d y f o r i t , w e c a n ’ t l a u n c h t h i s t h i n g y e t ’. We h a d a n i n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h w a s h i g h l y c o m p ro m i s e d b e f o re – t h e C o m p a n i e s I n t e l l e c t u a l P ro p e r t y a n d R e g i s t ra t i o n O f f i c e ( C I P R O ) . We t o o k a d e c i s i o n t h a t w e w e re n o t g o i n g t o d e l a y a n y l o n g e r a n d t h a t w e w e r e g o i n g t o c re a t e a n e w c o m m i s s i o n a n d a s k i t t o s o r t o u t t h e p ro b l e m s . T h a t d e c i s i o n h a s b e e n v i n d i c a t e d .”

O P E R AT I N G I N A G L O B A L C O N T E X T One of the biggest dif ficulties for the dti has been how it o p e ra t e d i n a v e r y d i f f i c u l t g l o b a l c o n t e x t . I t s m a i n o b j e c t i v e i s t o i n c re a s e t ra d e i n t h e A f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t , i n v o l v i n g m u c h t ra d e p ro m o t i o n a n d d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n . “ I f w e l o o k a t o u r t r a d e w i t h t h e E u ro p e a n U n i o n ( E U ) , o u r b i g g e s t t r a d i n g p a r t n e r, w e s a w w a s a s i z a b l e d ro p i n o u r e x p o r t s b e t w e e n 2 0 0 8 a n d 2 0 0 9 and, with ver y few exceptions, our expor ts to EU countries h a v e n o t re a c h e d t h e l e v e l s o f 2 0 0 8 . O u r i m p o r t s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , h a v e g o n e f u r t h e r, ” s a y s D a v i e s . This was par tly com pensated for in volume and value terms by i n c re a s i n g t ra d e w i t h t h e B R I C S c o u n t r i e s , i n p a r t i c u l a r C h i n a . China has become South Africa’s la rge s t tra d ing pa r tne r for expor ts and im por ts, but the countr y is expor ting primar y p ro d u c t s a n d i m p o r t i n g f i n i s h e d p ro d u c t s f r o m C h i n a . “One of the beneficiaries of this has be e n wine – the re ha s b e e n a s u b s t a n t i a l i m p ro v e m e n t i n w i n e e x p o r t s i n C h i n a . B y a n d l a r g e , w e’ v e b e e n s e l l i n g m i n e r a l p r o d u c t s a n d w e ’ v e b e n e f i t t e d f ro m t h e c o m m o d i t i e s s u p e r c y c l e w h i c h e n d e d in 2012. The countr y has had to face dif ficult g lobal conditions. A c c o rd i n g t o D a v i e s , w h e n t h e c u r r e n c y w a s o v e r - v a l u e d , t h e re w a s a n i m p o r t p e n e t ra t i o n o f a s c a l e S o u t h A f r i c a h a d n e v e r s e e n b e f o re . C h i c ke n a n d f ro z e n p o t a t o c h i p s a r e e x a m p l e s . S u d d e n l y, t h e re w a s a b i g g e r i m p o r t p e n e t r a t i o n i n t h e s e a re a s w i t h q u i t e s e r i o u s i m p l i c a t i o n s f o r j o b s . A rising issue is that of a sizeable illicit economy in this c o u n t r y. T h e M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e S e c u r i t y s t a t e d t h a t a b o u t 1 0 p e rc e n t o f G D P i s t h i s e c o n o m y o f i l l e g a l i m p o r t s a n d e c o n o m y o f s u b - s t a n d a rd g o o d s , w i t h p l e n t y o f c h a l l e n g e s o n t h a t f ro n t . T h e re h a s b e e n a b o m b a r d m e n t o f a b a l o n e s m u g g l i n g , a n d f a ke DV D s a n d C D s . T h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s a r e q u i t e d i f f i c u l t f o r a c o u n t r y l i ke S o u t h A f r i c a .

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AT T R AC T I V E I N V E S T M E N T D E S T I N AT I O N M a n y f o re i g n i n v e s t o r s a re b e g i n n i n g t o s e e A f r i c a a s a n i m p o r t a n t s t o r y, s e e i n g S o u t h A f r i c a a s a s t ra t e g i c a l l y c r i t i c a l c o u n t r y i n t h e A f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t . “ We h a v e a p i p e l i n e , w h i c h i s r u n b y Tra d e a n d I n v e s t m e n t S o u t h A f r i c a ( T I S A ) . Yo u c a n c o m e a n d s e t u p h e re i f y o u w a n t t o , b u t m o s t i n v e s t o r s w h o c o m e h e re w a n t t o k n o w w h a t t h e re g u l a t i o n s a re a n d w h a t t h e i n c e n t i v e s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e m a re . T h e p i p e l i n e t h a t g o e s t h r o u g h T I S A i s a p re t t y g o o d i n d i c a t i o n . At t h e m o m e n t , t h e y a r e t ra c k i n g a b o u t R 1 5 b i l l i o n - w o r t h o f p o t e n t i a l f o re i g n d i r e c t i n v e s t m e n t s i n p ro d u c t i v e s e c t o r s o f t h e e c o n o m y, ” says Davies. Davies was also q uick to point out that South Africa is not o v e r - r e g u l a t e d . “ I w o u l d m a ke a d i s t i n c t i o n . W e’ v e a l w a y s s a i d t h a t w e s u p p o r t a re d u c t i o n i n re d t a p e . T h e re i s a d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n re m o v i n g re d t a p e a n d d e re g u l a t i o n . R e d t a p e i s u n n e c e s s a r y d u p l i c a t i o n , c o s t l y, a n d a s k i n g f o r i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t ’ s n o t n e c e s s a r y.” H o w e v e r, s o m e m e a s u re o f re g u l a t i o n i s i m p o r t a n t a n d n e c e s s a r y i n t h i s e c o n o m y. “ T h e re a re a l l k i n d s o f p e o p l e w h o t a l k a b o u t w h a t t h e y b e l i e v e t o b e t h e c o n s t ra i n t s . W h e n y o u s o m e t i m e s t a l k t o i n v e s t o r s ( d o m e s t i c a n d f o re i g n ) y o u ’ l l f i n d i t ’ s a c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e re n t s t o r y, ” s a y s D a v i e s . “ F o r e x a m p l e , w e i n t ro d u c e d l o c a l i s a t i o n , w h e re w e t o o k a d v a n t a g e o f t h e f a c t t h a t w e d i d n’t s i g n t h e o p t i o n a l p r o t o c o l o n g o v e r n m e n t p ro c u re m e n t i n t h e W TO . W e h a v e b e e n q u i t e o p e n a n d s a i d t h a t p ro c u r e m e n t m u s t c o m e f ro m l o c a l s o u rc e s .” D a v i e s s a y s t h a t t h e m a j o r p r i o r i t y f o r t h e n e x t a d m i n i s t ra t i o n w o u l d b e t o ra i s e t h e g a m e o n i n d u s t r i a l p o l i c y. “ W e s h o u l d n o t w a l k i n w i t h a f a n t a s t i c w i s h l i s t o r p re t e n d t h a t w e’ re P r e s i d e n t P a r k G e u n - h y e o f S o u t h Ko re a , b u t i n c re m e n t a l l y a n d p r o g re s s i v e l y s t e p u p t h e i m p a c t o f o u r i n d u s t r i a l p o l i c y. W e n e e d t o b i t e t h e b u l l e t i n m i n e ra l b e n e f i c i a t i o n , a n d w e h a v e t o a d v a n c e i n re g i o n a l i n t e g ra t i o n .” On the other hand, the countr y faces a big challenge in small business and enterprise development. “One of the issues is, p r o b a b l y, t h a t a h u g e n u m b e r o f e f f o r t s f o r s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s are ver y d iver sified . Ever ybod y has som e sm al l b usi n ess p r o g r a m m e . T h e re a re v a r i o u s a g e n c i e s o p e ra t i n g w i t h i n n a t i o n a l , l o c a l , a n d p ro v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t , ” a d d s D a v i e s .

GETTING BEHIND SMALL BUSINESS T h e d t i h a s t r i e d t o i n c re a s e t h e n u m b e r o f i n c u b a t i o n p r o g r a m m e s t h a t a re ro l l e d o u t b y t h e S m a l l E n t e r p r i s e D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y ( S E DA ) , b u t t h a t i s n o t e n o u g h . D a v i e s wants to get the private sector involved because that is w h e r e s o m e o f t h e m o re i m p o r t a n t a n d u s e f u l c o m p a n i e s a re o perating. The section in the BEE Act i s an at tem pt to p u t a s t i c k i n p l a c e , b u t t h e re a l s o n e e d s t o b e a c a r ro t . “ T h i s i s p a r t o f t h e v i s i o n o f c re a t i n g s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s t h a t r e l a t e t o l a r g e b u s i n e s s a n d s u p p l i e r s , c re a t e n e w oppor tunities for black em powerment, and begin to achieve t h e v i s i o n o f c re a t i n g b l a c k i n d u s t r i a l i s t s ( a s t h e P re s i d e n t h a s spoken about q uite a lot),” says Davie s.

T h e d t i i s w o r k i n g o n a p ro g r a m m e t o p r o v i d e s u p p o r t t o township-based businesses. Many of the small business p ro g ra m m e s h a v e b e e n b a s e d o n o n e - o r - o t h e r c o n c e p t o f ladder: Somebody is going to move from be ing a n infor ma l p l a y e r t o b e i n g a f o r m a l p l a y e r, b u t t h e d t i i s t a k i n g a n e w d i re c t i o n t h i s t i m e . “ T h i s t i m e a ro u n d h o w e v e r, w e ’r e s a y i n g t h a t p e o p l e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e i n t h e i n f o r m a l e c o n o m y, b u t w i t h o u r s u p p o r t t h e y c a n b e c o m e m o re p ro d u c t i v e i n t h e i n f o r m a l e c o n o m y. T h i s w i l l a c t u a l l y m a ke a b i g d i f f e r e n c e . T h e s e a r e s o m e o f the things we hope to achieve in small business. O n t h e t ra d e - f ro n t , t h e d t i a c h i e v e d a n o u t c o m e i n t h e W TO n e g o t i a t i o n i n B a l i l a s t y e a r a r o u n d t r a d e f a c i l i t a t i o n b o rd e r m a n a g e m e n t . T h e d t i f o u n d i t s e l f i n a p o s i t i o n w h e r e South Africa could meet all the obliga tions, whe re a s ma ny d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s c o u l d n’t , a n d t h e r e f o r e h a d t h e l u x u r y t o e n g a g e s t ra t e g i c a l l y. “ T h e re i s a b i g b a t t l e t o f i g h t o v e r t h e a g e n d a a n d t h e w o r k p ro g ra m m e i n i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e a n d a g a i n s t t h e d i s c o u r s e that basically says ineq ualities and the divisions between d e v e l o p e d a n d d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s a r e n’t i m p o r t a n t a n y l o n g e r, a n d t h a t m o re s u c c e s s f u l d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s m u s t t a ke t h e s a m e o b l i g a t i o n s a s t h e d e v e l o p e d w o r l d ; t h e r e i s n’t a d i f f e re n t i a t i o n a n y m o re . T h e s e a r e g o i n g t o b e s o m e o f t h e b i g c h a l l e n g e s t h a t w e’ re g o i n g t o f i n d i n t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a re n a , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e W TO , ” s a y s D a v i e s .

A F O C U S O N C O O P E R AT I V E S Davies believes the dti’s a pproa ch to coope ra tive s ha s b e e n a n o t h e r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o f t h e d t i . “ We ’ v e a l w a y s t re a t e d c o o p e ra t i v e s a s a s u b - c e n t r e o f s m a l l b u s i n e s s , b u t c o o p e ra t i v e s a re f u n d a m e n t a l l y c o l l e c t e d e n t e r p r i s e s – a n d t h e y c a n b e b i g o r s m a l l . H o w e v e r, b e c a u s e c o o p e r a t i v e s a re c o l l e c t i v e e n t e r p r i s e s , t h e y ’r e a c t u a l l y q u i t e u s e f u l a s a platform to bring ver y small pe ople into prod u ction a nd pool y o u r re s o u rc e s .” T h e re a re s o m e n e w i n s t i t u t i o n s , f o r e s e e n b y t h e C o o p e r a t i v e A m e n d m e n t A c t w h i c h h a s n o w b e e n s i g n e d i n t o l a w, a n d t h e d t i i s i n t h e p ro c e s s o f g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e s t e p s o f c re a t i n g t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s . S o u t h A f r i c a h a s a C o o p e r a t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y, w h i c h w i l l i n i t i a l l y u s e t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e o f S E DA , a n d i t w i l l b e f o c u s e d o n b u i l d i n g u p a n d s t re n g t h e n i n g t h e s u p p o r t p r o g r a m m e f o r c o o p e r a t i v e s . “ W e a l s o h a v e a n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l a n d a Tr i b u n a l b e c a u s e c o o p e ra t i v e s a re o f t e n b e d e v i l e d b y f i g h t s o v e r r e s o u r c e s and management. The tribunal will be able to deal with some of those issues. “ I f we l o o k a t S o u t h A f r i c a i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h ot h e r African countries, many of the big business organisations t h a t we k n o w i n t h e a g ro - p ro c e s s i n g s e c to r a re a c t u a l l y o r i g i n a l l y c o o p e ra t i ve s – Ko o ( o n e o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’s b i g g e s t f o o d p ro d u c e r s ) wa s a c o o p e ra t i ve ; K W V w a s o r i g i n a l l y a c o o p e ra t i ve . Ag ro - p ro c e s s i n g i s a n a re a w h e re c o o p e ra t i ve s , h i s to r i c a l l y, a re q u i te s i g n i f i c a n t – Ke n ya h a s l o a d s o f t h e m . We n e e d to d eve l o p t h e c o o p e ra t i ve m o d e l o n a m u c h m o re s i g n i f i c a n t s c a l e i n t h i s c o u n t r y t h a n w e’ ve d o n e s o u p to n ow. This is another one of the challenges,” concludes Davies.

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RETURNING FROM EXILE An inter view with Mathews Phosa

As one of the first four members of the ANC to return to South Africa from exile, Mathews Phosa played an integral role in opening negotiations with the National Par ty to end apar theid. As an impor tant political figure in the strugg le against a p a r t h e i d , w h a t w a s i t l i ke b e i n g o n e o f t h e f i r s t f o u r members of t he ANC to return from exile?

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t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f o u r d e m o c ra c y.

h ard as individuals and as an organisation to m ark t h i s s tep as a n a c h i e v e m e n t . A l t h o u g h w e w e re e l a t e d a s a re s u l t o f t h e t h e n r e c e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s , w e w e re a l s o u n e a s y a s w e w e re s e t t o d e a l w i t h a f o r m e r e n e m y w h e re t h e t h i n k i n g w a s n o t always com pletely aligned between those in power and the o f f i c i a l s o n t h e g ro u n d . We a l s o f e l t t h a t t h e re w a s a n a i r o f

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his toric function that will ultimately le a d to the retu r n of thousands of exiles. It lay the founda tion of the proce ss tha t was to unfold during the negotiations which ultimately lead to

H o w d i d yo u r r e t u r n a c t a s a s i g n i f i e r o f t h e p o l i t i c a l change t hat was occurring in Sout h Africa? O u r re t u r n t o n e g o t i a t e w i t h t h e a p a r t h e i d r e g i m e s i g n i f i e d the s tar t of a new chapter in South African politics. It was

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b u i l t o n t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f f o rc e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t w o r ke d

business is again thriving and involved in a number of exciting

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p ro j e c t s b o t h a t h o m e a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y.

o f o u r c o u n t r y. We w e re o rd i n a r y m e m b e r s o f t h e A N C t a s ke d t o a c h i e v e t h e e x t ra o rd i n a r y t h ro u g h a p ro c e s s w h e re f o r m e r e n e m i e s w e re t o b e c o m e c o m ra d e s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f

H o w d o yo u f e e l S o u t h A f r i c a e n c o u r a g e s d i ve r s i t y, g i ve n i t s r i c h n e s s i n c u l t u r e a n d e t h n i c i t y ?

p o l i t i c a l f re e d o m f o r a l l .

W h a t d o yo u f e e l h a s b e e n S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s g r e a t e s t success as a nation since its liberation in 1994?

South Africa belongs to all of u s, ir re spe ctive of ou r b a c kg ro u n d o r e t h n i c i t y. I t i s t h r o u g h d i v e r s i t y a n d t h e u p h o l d i n g o f o u r r i c h c u l t u re s t h a t o u r s t r e n g t h s a s a n a t i o n a n d p a t r i o t i s m a re b u s y d e v e l o p i n g .

Our bigges t achievement is South Africa’s Cons titution. It is t h e r e s u l t o f a re m a r ka b l y d e t a i l e d a n d i n c l u s i v e n e g o t i a t i o n

We h a v e a l w a y s v i e w e d t h e n a t i o n a s r o o t e d i n i t s d i v e r s e

p r o c e s s s w h i c h w a s c a r r i e d o u t w i t h a n a c u t e a w a re n e s s o f t h e

c u l t u re s a n d e t h n i c d i f f e re n c e s . U n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f N e l s o n

injus tices of the countr y’s non-democratic pas t and looking

Mandela, we did not work for cu ltu ra l a nd ethnic tole ra nce ,

f o r w a r d t o c e m e n t i n g d e m o c ra c y.

b u t t o w a rd s u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d b u i l d i n g i n s i g h t i n t o c u l t u r a l p ra c t i c e s , n o r m s , a n d b e l i e f s .

T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n n o t o n l y p ro v i d e d t h e f ra m e w o r k t h a t c re a t e d u n i t y a m o n g s t o u r p e o p l e , b u t i t i s a n e n d u r i n g l e g a l f ra m e w o r k t h a t s e r v e s a s t h e p l a t f o r m o f d i v e r s i t y a n d h u m a n d i g n i t y.

D o yo u f e e l t h a t t h e e c o n o m y i s b e t t e r m a n a g e d n o w than before the 1994 elections?

D e s c r i b e yo u r e x p e r i e n c e a s t h e f o r m e r P r e m i e r o f M p u m a l a n g a a n d t h e p r o v i n c e ’ s a c h i e ve m e n t s d u r i n g this time. Always, in looking back to my te r m a s le a d e r of the provincia l g o v e r n m e n t , I re l i s h t h e e n e r g y i n t h e l e a d e r s h i p t e a m t h a t

D e f i n i t e l y. N o t o n l y a re w e re c o g n i s e d a s a m a j o r p l a y e r i n

e s t a b l i s h e d t h e p ro v i n c e f ro m t h e a s h e s o f a n u m b e r o f

Africa, but we also form par t of the developing nations power

d y s f u n c t i o n a l a d m i n i s t ra t i o n s . I a m r e g u l a r l y a w e d b y w h a t a

g r o u p , B R I C S ( B ra z i l , R u s s i a , I n d i a , C h i n a , S o u t h A f r i c a ) , a n d

handful of people with a common objective can achieve.

have many new and long-term friends in other nations that s u p p o r t o u r d e v e l o p m e n t e f f o r t s . H o w e v e r, c o n s t a n t v i g i l a n c e

Although we managed to meet a number of significant

i s r e q u i r e d t o m a i n t a i n o u r g ro w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t t o e n a b l e

miles tones and lef t a legacy tha t re ma ins tod a y a nd s till

us to meet the needs of our people.

im pacts significantly on the g rowth of Mpu ma la nga , I wa nt

How has the nature of South Africa’s legal sector e vo l ve d s i n c e 1 9 9 4 ?

t o p a y a t r i b u t e t o t h o s e a ro u n d m e t h a t a l w a y s d e l i v e r e d f a r m o re t h a n w h a t w a s e x p e c t e d . The im por tance of clear goals, s trong le a d e r ship, a nd skills-

The legal sector of the countr y is an im por tant independent

focused deliver y was the mos t im por tant achievement in the

p i l l a r o f s o c i e t y p ro t e c t e d b y o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n .

p ro v i n c e d u r i n g m y t e n u re a s P r e m i e r.

O u r l e g a l s e c t o r h a s p ro v e n t o b e ro b u s t , p ro t e c t i n g t h e r i g h t s

W h a t h a s b e e n t h e b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e yo u h a ve f a c e d ?

o f S o u t h A f r i c a n s a s w e l l a s t h o s e o f f o re i g n i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c o m p a n i e s o p e ra t i n g i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s , i n t u r n , f o r m s a

Arguably the mos t significant challenge I ever came face to

significant pillar upon which our economy is built and how the

f a c e w i t h w a s t h e d e c i s i o n t h a t I h a d t o m a ke t o g o i n t o e x i l e

w o r l d m e a s u re s u s .

in 1985. N ot only did I leave my bu sine ss inte re s ts be hind , bu t I a l s o h a d t o a b a n d o n m y f a m i l y, a w i f e a n d y o u n g c h i l d r e n ,

Our legal sys tem is built upon the principles of openness and

at a time when a shor t-term outcome to the s trugg le agains t

a c c e s s i b i l i t y. A l t h o u g h c a u t i o u s i n i t s e v o l u t i o n , o u r l e g a l

apar theid was not cer tain.

s y s t e m a n d t h e s e c t o r t h a t s u p p o r t s i t i s m o re a re f l e c t i o n o f our society today than what is was in 1994 when the motto of

W h a t i s t h e c o m p a n y ’ s v i s i o n f o r t h e n e x t f i ve ye a r s ?

’Jus tice for all’ could not be applied to all.

What has proven to be M at hews Pho s a & As s o c ia te’s biggest challenge since 1994?

W e a re a l o c a l c o n s u l t i n g c o m p a n y w i t h i n t e r n a t i o n a l knowledge. Our mission is to g row the bu sine ss into a re c o g n i s e d b ra n d , c o l l a b o ra t i n g w i t h o t h e r b u s i n e s s e s a n d p a r t n e r s t o e x c e e d o u r s t a ke h o l d e r ’ s e x p e c t a t i o n s w h e n e v e r

T h e b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e w a s b ro u g h t a b o u t b y m y d e c i s i o n t o

w e a re e n g a g e d i n a n a d v i s o r y o f p r o c e s s c a p a c i t y.

s t a n d f o r e l e c t i o n a s t h e Tre a s u re r G e n e ra l f o r t h e A N C a t t h e 2 0 0 7 N a t i o n a l C o n f e re n c e , w h e re I w a s e l e c t e d t o t h e p o s i t i o n . W h a t w a s i n i t i a l l y a p a r t - t i m e f u n c t i o n g re w t o s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t m y f u n c t i o n a s Tre a s u re r G e n e ra l s o o n o v e r s h a d o w e d m y ro le as b usiness par tner and had a ma j o r i m p ac t o n M at h ews Phosa & Associates. W e h a v e h o w e v e r, b e e n a b l e t o s t re n g t h e n t h e b u s i n e s s s i n c e I lef t my AN C position at the end of my term in 2012 and the

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Our Strategy has the potential to

solve the unemployment puzzle The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) seeks to develop, support and promote small enterprises to ensure their growth and sustainability in coordination and partnership with other role players. The South African government launched National Development Plan Vision 2030 (NDP) in 2011. The NDP puts the huge challenge of s performance and size of the delivery network, and positioning as the catalyst for small enterprise development in the country play a huge role in the accomplishment of this goal. Seda strategic focus areas include:

Identifying and working with large scale projects and collectively owned enterprises.

Increasing Seda’s incubation footprint, Technology Business incubation focuses on developing small enterprises in a protected environment during the critical formative years of an enterprise’s life to become sustainable enterprises.

ventions to the small and medium sized enterprise segment of the SMME sector The small and medium sized enterprises possess the potential to scale up activities and create much needed employment. Key interventions to unlock this potential are capital for expansion, and market access.

Collectively owned enterprises have potential to create a local value chain, when linked to markets and growth opportunities.

Prioritisation of growth sectors Agriculture (focusing on value adding agro processing), manufacturing and the services sector (focusing on ICT and Tourism) have been South Africa’s economic development.

PUBLIC SECTOR SMME PAYMENT HOTLINE For SMMEs that have not been paid by government departments within 30 days, can call 0860 7663 729 or 0860 SMME Pay Seda’s strategy puts the creation of a vibrant and growing small enterprise sector at the forefront, a strategy that will position Seda as the centre of excellence for small enterprise development in South Africa. For more information on our innovative and customer orientated products and services, call 0860 103 703 or visit www.seda.org.za

Together Advancing Small Enterprise Development

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N V i s i o n : To b e t h e c e n t re o f e x c e l l e n c e fo r s m a l l e n te r p r i s e d eve l o p m e n t i n S o u t h A f r i c a M i s s i o n : To d eve l o p , s u p p o r t a n d p ro m ote s m a l l e n te r p r i s e s to e n s u re t h e i r g row t h a n d s u s ta i n a b i l i t y i n c o o rd i n a t i o n a n d p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h o t h e r ro l e p l a ye r s . G o a l s : To e n s u re t h a t t h e s m a l l e n te r p r i s e s e c to r g row s a n d i n c re a s e s i t s c o n t r i b u t i o n to s u s ta i n a b l e a n d e q u i ta b l e , s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e n t , e m p l oy m e n t a n d we a l t h c re a t i o n .

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our Pas t Seda was established in December 2004 through the National Small Business Amendment Act – Act 29 of 2004 - as an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry, the dti. The establishment was done by merging three entities; Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency, National Manufacturing Advisory Centre (NAMAC) and the Community Public Private Partnership Programme (CPPP). As the government agency for small enterprise development, Seda has a huge role to play in the country’s economic development creation.

Our Present Seda’s programme focusing on access to local and export markets is a key intervention in supporting small enterprises. The export emphasis is on developing economies. The organisation is also refining its supplier development programme, which seeks to create a relationship between small businesses and large buyers. Seda will scale up its incubation footprint, as it has proven to be a much needed intervention to reduce the early stage mortality rate of small enterprises and foster innovation. The organisation is further addressing the lack of coordination and existing fragmentation of small enterprise support activities through involvement in a national government initiative to coordinate small enterprise support activities, development of an integrated strategy, and the hosting of summits on small enterprise development.

Our Futu re Seda has entered a new era where as an organisation it is more focused on small and medium enterprise with an emphasis on the manufacturing sector. These businesses are capable of utilising our natural resources and turning them into products for international markets. In this regard the organisation has identified six areas that are aimed to addressing challenges faced by the upper end of the small enterprise sector. These areas, which are internally referred to as high impact programmes are; advocacy and lobbying, supplier development, access to local and foreign markets, mentorship and coaching, technology transfer, and incubation. The plan is to develop these into flagship programmes and to rally partner organisations to work with Seda in these areas.

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Acting CEO: Sipho Zikode C o m pany D etails Executive Management Linzel Taute, Acting CFO Diamond Mushwana, Executive Corporate Services Sibusiso Kunene, Executive Enterprise Development Lusapho Njenge, Chief Strategy and Information Officer Siphiwo Soga, Acting Executive Seda Technology Programme Contact Person: Marius De Villiers, Senior Manager Corporate Communications and Marketing Tel: (012) 441 1219 Email: mdevilliers@seda.org.za SEDA National office Physical Address: The Fields, Office Block A, 1066 Burnett Street Hatfield 0833 Pretoria Postal Address: P.O Box 56714, Arcadia, 0007 Contact number: Tel: +27 12 441 1000 Fax: +27 12 441 2064 National information centre: Tel: 0860 103 703 Email: info@seda.org.za Website: http://www.seda.org.za

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An interview by Ryland Fisher

ANCHORS AWEIGH Ta u M o r we , C h i e f E xe c u t i ve O f f i c e r o f Tra n s n et N a t i o n a l Po r t Au t h o r i t y

S o u t h A f r i c a h a s m a d e t re m e n d o u s p ro g re s s o v e r

coming in and working as mariners in the por t business. I

the pas t 20 year s, but we s till have a long way to go, says

think that is an achievement and w he re – in 20 ye a r s’ time

Ta u M o r w e , C h i e f E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r o f Tra n s n e t N a t i o n a l P o r t

– w e c a n h a v e a n a d e q u a t e l y t ra i n e d , c o m p e t e n t c h i e f

A u t h o r i t y.

h a r b o u r m a s t e r.

M o r w e b e l i e v e s t h e p ro g re s s i n S o u t h A f r i c a h a s

“ I f yo u l o o k a t ot h e r a c h i eve m e n t s , p e o p l e u s e d to g o to

b e e n “ a m a z i n g ” . “ Yo u o n l y n e e d t o l o o k a t w h a t i s

s l e e p w i t h o u t wa te r a n d w i t h o u t e l e c t r i c i t y, w h e re a s to d a y t h e

h a p p e n i n g i n s i d e a c o m p a n y l i ke Tra n s n e t . To b e h o n e s t , 2 0

m a j o r i t y o f p e o p l e h a ve t h o s e t h i n g s .

y e a r s a g o I d i d n o t t h i n k t h a t w e w o u l d h a v e b e e n t h i s f a r. T h e k e y i s s u e w a s t h a t t h e re w a s s t a b i l i t y a n d p e a c e . I t h i n k

“A n o t h e r a c h i e v e m e n t i s t h a t p e o p l e n e v e r b e l i e v e t h a t y o u

w e h a v e d o n e t h a t s u c c e s s f u l l y.”

c o u l d b r i n g i n p e o p l e t h a t w e re p re v i o u s l y e x c l u d e d t o s t a r t running s tate-owned com panies. We’ve se e n pe ople d oing

Mor we say a lot of work has been done on the s tate-owned

t h a t s u c c e s s f u l l y. P e o p l e f ro m t h ro u g h o u t t h e w o r l d a r e n o w

c o m p a n i e s , s u c h a s Tra n s n e t a n d E s ko m , b u t m o re i s n e e d e d

l e a r n i n g f ro m u s i n s o m a n y a re a s .

to be done. “One had envisaged that we would be working m u c h c l o s e r t o g e t h e r, a n d I t h i n k i n t h e n e x t 2 0 y e a r s t h a t

”Mor we says one of the biggest challenges facing business

i s w h a t w e n o w n e e d t o s t a r t f o c u s i n g o n f ro m a p l a n n i n g

t o d a y i s t o m a ke s u re t h a t e v e r y o n e i s “ o n t h e s a m e p a g e ” .

p e r s p e c t i v e .”

“ Yo u ’ v e g o t g o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s , p r o v i n c i a l e n t i t i e s a n d c i t y e n t i t i e s . H o w d o w e a l l – f ro m a p l a n n i n g p e r s p e c t i v e –

One of the successes of South Africa over the pas t 20

s t a r t t h i n k i n g o f t h e s a m e o b j e c t i v e ? Yo u l o o k a t t h e p o r t s

y e a r s h a s b e e n p ro v i d i n g s k i l l s t o p e o p l e w h o d i d n o t h a v e

w h e re w e o p e ra t e ; ro a d s a re b e c o m i n g c o n g e s t e d . T h i s i s n o t

o p p o r t u n i t i e s b e f o re . “ Tw e n t y y e a r s a g o , t h e re w a s a s e r i o u s

because we don’t have the money to d e conge s t the roa d s,

lack of skills in terms of his torically disadvantaged people

but because we do not have the same plan.

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T h a t h a s b e e n t h e g re a t e s t c h a l l e n g e a n d , i f w e d o n ’ t a d d re s s

h o w m a n y c a d e t s y o u e m p l o y o n t h e s h i p s .’ We n o w h a v e a

i t , i t w i l l c o n t i n u e b e i n g t h e g re a t e s t c h a l l e n g e .

s i t u a t i o n w h e re M S C d e c i d e d t o s e t u p a t r a i n i n g c o l l e g e f o r e m p l o y e e s i n h o t e l m a n a g e m e n t . T h e y ’ v e t a ke n o u r c a d e t s

” Tr a n s n e t h a s b e e n a t t h e f o re f ro n t o f p ro m o t i n g c o o p e ra t i o n

o n - b o a rd , s o i t ’ s a p a r t n e r s h i p t h a t i m p a c t s p o s i t i v e l y o n

between government and business. Mor we says that par t of

the government’s objective of skills development and job

t h i s i s b e c a u s e , a t Tra n s n e t , t h e y a re a l w a y s f o c u s e d o n t h e

c re a t i o n .” M o r w e b e l i e v e s t h e e c o n o m y i s f u n c t i o n i n g a l o t

objectives of government. “This was true during the days of the

better than it was 20 year s ago. “For ins tance, you have to look

G E A R ( G ro w t h , E m p l o y m e n t a n d R e d i s t r i b u t i o n ) p a r t n e r s h i p , t h e

at SARS’s abilities to collect ta x, the tre a su r ie s d e pa r tme nt’s

N e w G r o w t h P a t h , a n d w h e t h e r i t re l a t e s t o j o b c re a t i o n o r s k i l l s

a b i l i t y t o s e t f i n a n c i a l p o l i c y, a n d s o o n . T h e r e i s c r e d i b i l i t y

d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s h o w w e a p p ro a c h

t h e re .

our business par tners. The typical exam ple is, in the past few y e a r s , y o u ’d h a v e M S C c r u i s e s h i p s c o m i n g i n t o t h e c o u n t r y.

“ W h a t i s p ro b l e m a t i c i s t h a t w e h a v e n o t r e a l l y s a t d o w n a n d s a i d h o w w e c a n p ro v i d e f u n d i n g f o r s m a l l b u s i n e s s i n , f o r

I f y o u l o o k a t t h e p e o p l e e m p l o y e d o n b o a rd , y o u n e v e r h a d

i n s t a n c e , t h e o i l a n d g a s s e c t o r.

any South Africans. When they s tar ted talking about discounts and all of that, we said: ‘OK, we can talk discounts, but fir s t

“If you look at Africa and we ta lk tra nspor ta tion, pe ople will

tell us how many South Africans you em ploy on the ships and

t e l l y o u t h a t t h e p ro j e c t s a re t h e r e b u t t h e y d o n’t h a v e t h e m o n e y. W e n e e d s o m e k i n d o f a n e n t i t y t h a t w o u l d f u n d p e o p l e b a s e d o n t h e v i a b i l i t y o f t h e b u s i n e s s t h a t t h e y h a v e o n p a p e r, ra t h e r t h a n s a y i n g ‘ G i v e m e 1 0 p e r c e n t .’ “ Yo u c a n ’ t e x p e c t t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a l e c o n o m y o r t h e S t a t e t o b e h a v e , i n t e r m s o f f u n d i n g , l i ke y o u r c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s . T h i s i s w h e re t h e re i s s t i l l a p ro b l e m . I n t h e n e x t 2 0 y e a r s w e h a v e t o o p e n u p g e n e ra l p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e e c o n o m y, a n d t h e o n l y w a y t o d o t h a t i s t h ro u g h c a p i t a l . I a m n o t t a l k i n g a b o u t f r e e m o n e y; y o u h a v e t o p a y t o g e t t h e m o n e y. H o w e v e r, t h e t e r m s and conditions have to favour development. The s tate has to assist. “ I f y o u l o o k a t w h a t h a p p e n e d i n c o u n t r i e s l i ke S i n g a p o r e , J a p a n , a n d N o r t h Ko re a , t h e i r c o m p a n i e s n o w d o m i n a t e t h e w o r l d . We a l s o n e e d t o d o t h a t , b u t w e a l s o n e e d t o a v o i d focusing on a few individuals. “ We n e e d t o e n s u re t h a t w h e n w e g o u p t h e l a d d e r, y o u s h o u l d be judged on how many othe r s you brou ght u p with you , ra the r than jus t uplif ting your self. It should not be par ticipating in the economy by your self, but he lping othe r s. T his is whe re we ne e d to focus on. L i ke t h e c a p t a i n s a i d , w e n e e d t o e n s u r e t h e l a d d e r i s t h e r e : you go up, but once you get u p the re you shou ld be ju d ge d on how many people you brou ght- u p, ra the r tha n br inging u p your self, par ticipating in the economy and forgetting about t h e o t h e r p e o p l e . I t h i n k t h a t i s w h e r e w e n e e d t o f o c u s o n .” M o r w e b e l i e v e s t h a t Tra n s n e t , a n d e s p e c i a l l y t h e N a t i o n a l P o r t A u t h o r i t y ’ s ro l e i n p ro m o t i n g t h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n , i s b y c re a t i n g s p a c e f o r p e o p l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e , f o r i n s t a n c e , i n t h e o i l a n d g a s s e c t o r. “T h a t i s o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n . B u t we a re a l s o ta l k i n g a b o u t p o r t s t h a t a re i n c l u s i ve a n d t h a t ta ke s m a l l b u s i n e s s i n to c o n s i d e ra t i o n . P l u s ,

“Morwe believes the progress in

we a re l o o k i n g a t s k i l l s d eve l o p m e n t .”

South Africa has been amazing.”

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Together we are changing lives.

Rea Vaya BRT - 22 000 jobs create since inception.

South Africa has the longest road network in Southern Africa - 754000km

Gautrain transports 50 000 passengers daily and transported 12.9m passengers in 2013

D O T - T R A N S P O R T AC H I E V E M E N T S - 2 0 1 4 • S o u t h A f r i c a h a s t h e 1 0 t h l a r g e s t ro a d n e t w o r k in the world at 754 000Km • O v e r 1 9 7 0 0 K m o f n a t i o n a l ro a d s h a s b e e n m a i n t a i n e d • O v e r R 1 7 b i l l i o n h a s b e e n i n v e s t e d i n a i r p o r t i n f ra s t r u c t u re f ro m 2006-2 0 1 0 • O v e r R 4 0 b n h a s b e e n i n v e s t e d i n p a s s e n g e r ra i l b y P R A S A • P R A S A u p g ra d e d o v e r 2 0 0 0 t ra i n c o a c h e s • R e a Va y a t ra n s p o r t s o v e r 4 0 0 0 0 p e o p l e d a i l y aro und J ohannesburg • G a u t r a i n t ra n s p o r t e d 1 2 . 9 m i l l i o n p a s s e n g e r s i n 2 0 1 3 • G a u t r a i n t ra n s p o r t s 5 0 0 0 0 p a s s e n g e r s d a i l y • AT N S h a n d l e s 2 4 0 0 f l i g h t m o v e m e n t s d a i l y • T h e R o a d A c c i d e n t F u n d p a y s R 2 b i l l i o n m o n t h l y to accident victims

• S A M S A t ra i n e d 5 1 6 c a d e t s s i n c e J u l y 2 0 1 3 • T h e t a x i i n d u s t r y t ra n s p o r t s o v e r 1 5 . 6 m i l l i o n passengers daily • T h e T R P s c r a p p i n g a l l o w a n c e h a s n o w b e e n i n c r e a s e d f ro m R 6 6 0 0 0 t o R 7 0 0 0 0 t o i m p ro v e a f f o r d a b i l i t y o f t h e p ro g ra m m e • Q u a l i f y i n g c o m m u t e r t a x i s a re e x e m p t f r o m p a y i n g t o l l s o n t h e G a u t e n g F re e w a y I m p ro v e m e n t P r o j e c t • O v e r 5 7 3 7 4 s c ra p p e d v e h i c l e s e x p e n d i t u r e a t a b o u t R 2 . 5 b i l l i o n f o r t h e T R P p ro g ra m m e • R e a Va y a B R T o p e ra t i n g c o m p a n y h a s s h a r e h o l d i n g f r o m p re v i o u s t a x i o p e ra t o r s o n t h o s e r o u t e s • O ther cities im plementing IRPTN s a re a lso ne gotia ting with t a x i o p e ra t o r s o n t h e a f f e c t e d r o u t e s

D E PA R T M E N T O F T R A N S P O R T | A D V E R T O R I A L | C H A P T E R 7

TRANSPORTING SUCCESS O v e r t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tra n s p o r t ( D oT ) h a s r e g i s t e r e d s i g n i f i c a n t g ro w t h i n t ra n s p o r t i n f ra s t r u c t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d s e r v i c e s , i m p ro v i n g t h e lives of millions of people af ter 1994. G o v e r n m e n t h a s m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t s t r i d e s t o t ra n s f o r m t h e e c o n o m y t h ro u g h t h e t ra n s p o r t i n d u s t r y, f ro m n o n - m o t o r i s e d t o a i r t r a n s p o r t , t o m e e t p e o p l e’ s s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c n e e d s . O u r economy hopes to inves t about R300 trillion to boos t economic e f f i c i e n c y t h ro u g h i n f ra s t r u c t u re a n d s e r v i c e s i n t h e n e x t f e w year s.

RAIL G o v e r n m e n t i s e m b a r k i n g o n a c o m p re h e n s i v e ra i l u p g ra d e p r o g r a m m e t h a t i s p l a c i n g ra i l a t t h e c e n t re o f o u r f re i g h t a n d c o m m u t e r m o v e m e n t . A s ra i l i s t h e f u t u re b a c k b o n e o f o u r p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t s y s t e m , g o v e r n m e n t w i l l o v e r t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s i n v e s t o v e r R 5 0 b i l l i o n i n p a s s e n g e r ra i l i n f ra s t r u c t u re a n d services.

R OA D S o u t h A f r i c a h a s a t o t a l ro a d n e t w o r k o f 7 5 4 0 0 0 k m o f w h i c h 17 000km is managed by South African N ational Roads Agency ( S A N R A L ) . N o n - t o l l ro a d n e t w o r k a c c o u n t s f o r 8 3 .1 p e rc e n t o f t h e n a t i o n a l ro a d n e t w o r k w h i c h i s f u n d e d b y t h e f i s c u s , w i t h 1 6 . 9 p e rc e n t f o r m i n g p a r t o f t h e t o l l p o r t f o l i o n e t w o r k o f ro a d s . In 2013/14, over R5.5 billion will be spent in up to 13 cities o n p l a n n i n g , b u i l d i n g , a n d o p e ra t i n g i n t e g ra t e d p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t n e t w o r k s . B o t h J o h a n n e s b u r g a n d C a p e To w n h a v e already cons tructed over 20 km of d edi c ated b us l an es o n w h i c h s e r v i c e s a re o p e ra t e d , s u p p o r t e d b y o v e r 1 0 0 k m o f c o m p l e m e n t a r y, f e e d e r a n d d i s t r i b u t o r s e r v i c e s . P r i o r 1 9 9 4 p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t w a s n o t a n i t e m o n t h e g o v e r n m e n t a g e n d a y e t t h e m a j o r i t y o f S o u t h A f r i c a n s w e re s u p p o s e d t o d e p e n d heavily on it.

M i n i b u s t a x i s a re re s p o n s i b l e f o r 6 5 p e r c e n t o f t h e 2 . 5 b i l l i o n annual passenger trips in ur ba n a re a s, a s we ll a s a high p e rc e n t a g e o f r u ra l a n d i n t e r c i t y t r a n s p o r t . R e a Va y a b u s e s t ra n s p o r t a n a v e ra g e o f o v e r 4 0 0 0 0 p e o p l e t o a n d f r o m w o r k d a i l y. T h e b u s e s g i v e re s i d e n t s o f S o w e t o a n d t h e s o u t h e r n p a r t s o f J o h a n n e s b u r g d i re c t a c c e s s t o i n n e r - c i t y a n d s u r r o u n d i n g a re a s .

MARITIME T h e D oT i s w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h S o u t h A f r i c a n M a r i t i m e S a f e t y A u t h o r i t y ( S A M S A ) a n d m a r i t i m e s t a ke h o l d e r s t o u n l o c k S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s m a r i t i m e p o t e n t i a l . T h e D oT s i g n e d t h e D j i b o u t i C o d e of Conduct that em power s Sou th A fr ica to sha re re sou rce s a nd information with other countr ie s, in the fight a ga ins t pira cy a nd other crimes at sea.

AV I AT I O N T h e D oT a n d t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n C i v i l Av i a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( S AC A A ) b e a r a j o i n t re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e s a f e t y a n d s e c u r i t y o f t h e e n t i re n e t w o r k o f a i r p o r t s , i n t e r m s o f l e g i s l a t i o n a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n s o n s a f e t y a n d s e c u r i t y. T h e Depar tment has spent over R8 billion u pg ra d ing a nd bu ilind a v i a t i o n i n f ra s t r u c t u re , i n c l u d i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f K i n g S h a ka International Airpor t.

N AT I O N A L T R A N S P O R T M A S T E R P L A N T h e d e p a r t m e n t ’ s N a t i o n a l Tr a n s p o r t M a s t e r P l a n w i l l c o n s t i t u t e a l o n g - t e r m s t ra t e g y t o f u r t h e r p o s i t i o n t r a n s p o r t as an enabler for social and economic development. It will p ro v i d e i n f ra s t r u c t u re a n d s e r v i c e s t h a t r e s p o n d t o t h e n e e d s of all South Africans and ensu re s we me et ou r Mille nniu m Development Goals. S o u n d e c o n o m i c i n f ra s t r u c t u r e i s a p r e c o n d i t i o n f o r e c o n o m i c g ro w t h . I t i s f o r t h i s re a s o n t h a t t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tr a n s p o r t has intensified ef for ts to deve lop a nd im prove Sou th A fr ica ’s t ra n s p o r t s y s t e m t o s e r v e a s a c a t a l y s t f o r s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c development.

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D R I V I N G T H E E C O N O M Y F O R WA R D T h e A u t o m o t i v e I n d u s t r y D e v e l o p m e n t C e n t re ( A I D C ) h a s been ins trumental in developing concepts and im plementing p r o j e c t s t h a t m e e t t h e b ro a d o b j e c t i v e s o f g o v e r n m e n t l e a d i n g t o a l l i n c l u s i v e g ro w t h , j o b c re a t i o n a n d a l l e v i a t i o n o f p o v e r t y. A number of new and innovative inter ventions have been i n tro duc ed by th e organisation in suppor t of the go al s o f indus trialisation and inves tment in Gauteng in the automotive s e c t o r. S o m e n e w a n d i n n o v a t i v e i n i t i a t i v e s t h a t a re a f i r s t f o r the country include: D R I VI N G I NDU S T R I ALISATIO N F U R TH E R IN TH E AU TO MOTI V E SEC TOR The fir s t Automotive Incubation Facility Supplier Park was s e t u p a s a j o i n t p r i v a t e p u b l i c p a r t n e r s h i p t h ro u g h t h e G a u t e n g P r o v i n c i a l G o v e r n m e n t a d m i n i s t e re d b y t h e A I D C i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h F o rd M o t o r C o m p a n y o f S o u t h e r n A f r i c a . I t f o c u s e s o n f i v e b l a c k- o w n e d c o m p a n i e s w i t h s o l e m a n d a t e o f t r a n s f e r r i n g , e m p o w e r i n g , i n c u b a t i n g , a n d i m p ro v i n g t h e s u p p l i e r b a s e i n t h e a u t o m o t i v e s e c t o r. T h i s h a s l e d t o t h e e n h a n c e m e n t a n d i n c re a s i n g o f c o m p e t e n c e a n d c a p a b i l i t i e s i n t h e s u p p l y b a s e o f t h e s e c t o r. T his pro ject is aim ed at em powering women as wel l as sec o n d a n d t h i r d t i e r s u p p l i e r s i n t h e s e c t o r w i t h t h e a i m o f i n c re a s i n g a n d c r e a t i n g j o b s w i t h i n t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n g s e c t o r. T his pro ject is transforming the sector and is en h an c i n g t h e c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s o f t h e s u p p l y c h a i n i n t h e c o u n t r y. T h i s b o l d i n i t i a t i v e h a s t a k e n t h e s e c t o r t o g re a t e r g ro w t h a n d i s i n l i n e with th e bro ad based black economic em p owerm en t legislation. AC C E L E R AT I N G I N D U S T R I A L I S AT I O N I N T H E S A E C O N O M Y One of the challenges faced by the South African automotive indus tr y is the deficiency of specialised technical skills, which ham per s the indus tr y’s ability in becoming g lobally com petitive. The AIDC has es tablished the Gauteng A u t o m o t i v e L e a r n i n g C e n t re i n s u p p o r t o f t h e G a u t e n g P r o v i n c i a l G o v e r n m e n t ’ s o b j e c t i v e s t o a d d re s s t h e s k i l l s s h o r t a g e w i t h i n t h e i n d u s t r y a n d t h e P ro v i n c e . T h e A u t o m o t i v e L e a r n i n g C e n t re w a s e s t a b l i s h e d o u t o f a p u b l i c p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p p ro c e s s w i t h N i s s a n S o u t h A f r i c a , the Development Bank of Southern Africa’s Jobs Fund and the Gauten g Provincial Government’s Depar tment o f Ec o n o m i c Development. M OV I N G T H E A U T O M OT I V E S E C T O R F O R WA R D T h e W i n t e r v e l d H u b i s o n e o f G o v e r n m e n t ’ s f l a g s h i p p ro j e c t s , w h i c h i s p u r e l y d e s i g n e d a n d c o n f i g u re d t o a d d re s s t h e socio-economic challenges within Winter veld, Gauteng. It will p l a y a c a t a l y t i c ro l e f o r d e v e l o p m e n t w i t h i n t h e c o m m u n i t y by up-skilling individuals and suppor ting the g rowth of local SMMEs, with a par ticular focus on automotive ser vices

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a n d e n t e r p r i s e s . T h e A I D C i s t h e a rc h i t e c t o f t h i s H u b a n d w i l l re m a i n re s p o n s i b l e f o r i t s m o b i l i s a t i o n a n d d a y - t o - d a y o p e ra t i o n s .

AWA R D S A N D R E C O G N I T I O N 2013: Winner s of the BHP Billiton Skills Development S u m m i t A c h i e v e r Aw a rd 2 0 1 3 : B e s t P u b l i c S e c t o r Tra i n i n g I n s t i t u t i o n Bes t Business Enterprise Development Organisation Aw a rd a t t h e S w i s s S u m m i t o f L e a d e r s ( Aw a rd e d b y t h e E u ro p e B u s i n e s s A s s e m b l y i n S w i t z e r l a n d ) W i n n e r s o f t h e L o g i s t i c s A c h i e v e r Aw a rd s 2 0 1 3 – G re e n S e c t o r : L P G S p e c i a l P ro j e c t s AIDC CEO wins Black Business Quar terly (BBQ) P u b l i c S e c t o r V i s i o n a r y Aw a rd N a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s Aw a rd s : F i n a l i s t s o f t h e B e s t G o v e r n m e n t D e l i v e r y A g e n c y ( To p p e r f o r m i n g p a ra s t a t a l ) a n d t h e L o g i s t i c s Aw a rd ( B B B E E S u p p l i e r I n c u b a t i o n C e n t re ) R e c e i v e d t h e H i g h l y C o m m e n d e d Aw a rd w h e re A I D C w a s re c o g n i s e d f o r c o n s i s t e n c y i n I n d u s t r i a l and Economic Development 2014: L a u n c h o f t h e W i n te r ve l d E n te r p r i s e H u b : A u to m ot i ve : T h e f i r s t o f i t s k i n d i n t h e a u to m o t i ve industry 2 0 1 4 O l i v e r E m p o w e r m e n t Aw a rd s : W i n n e r o f t h e M o s t Tra n s f o r m e d P u b l i c S e c t o r Aw a rd , A I D C C E O a F i n a l i s t i n t h e P u b l i c S e c t o r L e a d e r Aw a rd

AIDC| PROFILE | CHAPTER 7

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N To develop the automotive manufacturing sector to globally competitive standards of excellence through a world-class value proposition which enables sustainable socio-economic growth. To be the leading implementation agency delivering creative, ef ficient, best practice and value based solutions in suppor t of governments programmes related to the automotive and allied sectors.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our pas t The AIDC was initially established in 2000 by the Gauteng Provincial Government as a support and delivery implementation organisation focusing on effective project delivery in support of Gauteng Industrial Policy and other strategic initiatives within the automotive sector within the province.

Chief Executive Officer: Barlow Manilal C o m pany D etails Chief Financial Officer:

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Susan van der Merwe

The Automative Supplier Park (ASP) and the AIDC have been consolidated into one seamless matrix business structure, optimising the service offerings as part of Gauteng’s drive to increase the Province’s status as a “value proposition and investor destination of choice”. As part of the “one-stop-shop” offerings, the AIDC specialises in infrastracture development together with designing and customising programmes that meet industries needs to make companies globally competitive and sustainable. Further to that, the Automotive Supplier Park Conference Centre offers a dedicated and professional team committed to the success of stakeholders and tenants utilising the facilities, and services of the venue, and newly erected Business Centre.

Executive: Industry Development Dineshan Moodley Physical address: Automotive Supplier Park 30 Helium Road, Rosslyn 0200 Postal address:

The AIDC primarily focuses on being a centre of excellence with a specific focus on the following areas: Automotive Investment Facilitation; Supplier Development, Supply Chain Development, Skills Development and Training, Enterprise Development and Incubation Programmes.

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Telephone: 012 564 5001

The AIDC aims to make a bigger impact on the Industry at large by setting the correct tone, driving the right organisational culture, achieving the highest standards of excellence and leading by example. Our slogan is ‘Making Excellence an Attitude’ and this is the tone that permeates throughout the organisation, creating an unrelenting desire to ensure that the AIDC remains an island of excellence.

Website: www.aidc.co.za

Rosslyn 0200

Toll-free: 0800 967 54357 email: info@aidc.co.za

OUR JOURNEY 2000

AIDC is established

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BBBEE Supplier Incubation Centre launched

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Awarded Best Business Enterprise Development Organisation Award at Swiss Summit

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Launch of the Gauteng Automotive Learning Centre

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RESPONSIBLE B E Y O N D

The social wellbeing of our people, community, and stakeholders is a core principle for Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and we have made subs tantial inves tments in local economic development projects. In 2011 the com pany inves ted R25.5 million in providing infrastructure for educational facilities such as classrooms and laboratories, teacher suppor t, donations and learning prog rammes to address the serious need for educational suppor t in our hos t communities. This was followed by a fur ther R18 million for the im pressive Titanium Learning Centre for Maths and Science providing professional inter vention for talented s tudents from our communities and R73 million spent on new roads in the hos t communities. RBM assists our em ployees and community in s tar ting and developing small businesses thus providing em ployment and economic development of the area. We developing substantial ag ricultural prog rammes, training in ar ts and craf ts, and developing markets such as regular fresh produce market days. RBM is instrumental in im plementing safety measures for the community, such as erecting speed hum ps and safety signs, providing training, emergency eq uipment, and trained paramedics to the area.

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SOCIAL INVESTMENT Our products enhance the lives of millions worldwide. But, even more hear t-warming is witnessing the benefits to the community right here on our door step. Meaningful community involvement, par tner ships, g radual development, skills transference, im proved infrastructure, ownership and self-suf ficiency are the constituents to this phenomenal success s tor y.

PROVIDING LIFE-SKILL S The Zululand Career and Lifeskills Learning Centre and the Eyethu Community College are projects suppor ted by RBM. RBM was a founder donor and suppor ter of the Zululand Spor ts Development Project, which seeks to develop spor ting skills, especially among rural populations.

SUPPOR T OF TEACHER TRAINING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING A par tnership between indus tr y and teacher s has been developed to ensure learners are eq uipped with industr y ready skills. Par tnerships between RBM and the schools have seen a focus on the provision of a q uality education, and annual donations are made to par tner ship schools. Rural schools have been renovated and upg raded and hundreds of new classrooms have been built.

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BAMBISANANI LEARNING COMMUNIT Y PROGRAMME Located close to our hos t communities, this is a par tnership between RBM, the KZN Depar tment of Education and Grantleigh Schools. This par tner ship has led to RBM being the main funder of the futuris tic building containing four maths classrooms, two science laboratories, an experiment room and a 150-seat auditorium for teacher training and conferences. It includes an am phitheatre and s tudents benefit from highly q ualified teachers.

INFRASTRUCTURE AT RURAL SCHOOL S RBM has inves ted more than R154 million-on infras tructure and funding educational prog rammes at rural schools. Tisand Technical High School. The school has workshops to provide training in the fields of electronics, metal work, motor mechanics and electrical engineering. It also has technical drawing rooms, chemis tr y and physics laboratories, a com puter centre, a librar y and spor ts facilities.

DUNE RESTORATION We are committed to our pos t-mining dune and fores t restoration prog ramme. The dune fores t at Richards Bay is a narrow, young fores t that only occurs on coas tal sand dunes and seldom extends fur ther inland than 500 metres from the coas tline. It is a rich and diver se melting pot of species and is of special value, not only for the conser vation of species, but also for the economical ser vices it provides to society. The restoration process results in a diverse fores t that stabilises the dunes, controls runof f and captures water for the natural setting.The ‘outdoor laborator y’ provides for innovative research on the ecological processes that sustain res toration and oppor tunities to evaluate and direct our rehabilitation prog ramme. Our par tner ship with the Conser vation Ecology Research U nit of the U niver sity of Pretoria helps us maintain a proud status. We are considered one of the bes t documented exam ples of ecological succession processes taking place.

WATER MANAGEMENT We realise it is vital that we use water in the most ef ficient way. We view water not only as an environmental issue, but as a significant business asset with an economic value. We have an integ rated water management plan for all sites. We recycle and reuse water at the smelting and processing plant up to 21 times before it is sent to the slag plant for reuse. Rainwater is captured and is also used in the beneficiation process. Approximately seven million cubic meter s (storm water and was te water) of the eight million cubic meter s req uired for the beneficiation process is returned to the mine ponds for reuse following use in the process.

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRIT Y OF OUR ECOSYSTEMS The coas tal dunes of the eastern coast of South Africa consis t of valuable native ecosystems, including coastal dune fores t, wetlands and a lake. Lake Nhlabane is a coas tal lake and es tuar y situated nor th east of Richards Bay. Abs traction from this coastal lake is managed and minimised to ensure that the lake continues to ser ve as a habitat for the many diver se species. This tourist attraction also ser ves as a food source for local community member s and provides hydrological functions for water movement.

PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE RBM, a team of archaeologists and local residents have been hard at work uncovering secrets of past generations. Mining has provided the oppor tunity to uncover sites that would other wise be dif ficult to access. The project began in 1994 when RBM sought the help of the now Heritage KwaZulu-Natal, af ter finding ar tefacts. RBM now clears vegetation from the dunes ahead of its floating mining plants and the archaeologists go to work before mining begins. A vital element of the project is the oral histor y component or ‘Amasiko’ - the dwindling, centuries-old African tradition of preserving history via oral stor ytelling. Some stories going as far back 225 years, were recorded and incorporated into a comprehensive report corroborated by physical artefacts excavated from the area.

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N We will be a competitve, progressive, for ward-looking organisation with a conscience. To operate a growing, proﬁtable, and sustainable mining organisation, that contributes to the developmental needs of the communities.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our pas t

Facing big challenges, some of which have deep roots in our past, the new Alexkor board took office in October 2012. A priority was identifying these critical problem areas requiring immediate intervention and action: • The Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV) proﬁtability was eroded due to a lossmaking position for more than 10 years • There was a breakdown in management structures and procedures • There was a decline in production and employment • A potentially hostile environment driven by a loss of trust among community structures.

Percival Khoza Chief Executive Officer C o m pany D etails Chairperson: Rafique Bagus Chief Financial Officer: Mxolisi Dludla

Our present

In a short time, incredible results have been achieved. The board has resolutely and successfully dealt with most of Alexkor’s legacy issues. Working together with Alexkor’s dynamic and dedicated managers, the board has greatly accelerated the turnaround of Alexkor and the PSJV. This was achieved by ﬁlling key management positions within the group, improving relations with the Richtersveld community, better management of marine contractors, the commissioning of an optical sorter, the development of efficient marine mining methods, and the expansion of land-based mining operations with the recent launch of the Muisvlak plant.

Chief Legal Officer: Zarina Kellerman Chief Operating Officer: Humphrey Mokwena Physical Address: 8A Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank 2196 Postal Address: 8A Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank 2196 Contact Details:

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In a radical departure, the new strategy is to transform Alexkor into a diversified mining company that ensures the long-term sustainability of its operations. This will involve unlocking value from the PSJV; extracting value from African diamond mining opportunities; using Alexkor’s core mining capability to supply coal primarily to other state entities and to contribute towards securing for our country.

Tel: (011) 788 8809/19/12 Fax: (011) 788 8869 Email: leratos@alexkor.co.za Website: www.alexkor.co.za

Alexkor’s diversiﬁcation strategy supports these initiatives to broaden economic participation, secure employment, stimulate local investment, and unlock underutilised resources. Alexkor will provide market access and mining expertise to emerging black miners and create significant economic value for local communities. Since Alexkor recognises that the prosperity and economic sustainability of the Richtersveld community is vital, the company will continue to enhance its relationship with the community.

OUR JOURNEY 2011

April: Formation of the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture

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October: Appointment of new Alexkor board

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Februar y: Completion of town infrastructure upgrades

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November: Establishment of Alexander Bay township

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April: Launch of Muisvlak Plant

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C H A P T E R 7 | P R O F I L E | A F R I C A N D E V E LO P M E N T B A N K G R O U P

The African Development Bank Group in Southern Africa Building Today a Better Africa Tomorrow

T h e A f D B G r o u p ’ s m i s s i o n i s t o h e l p r e d u c e p o v e r t y, i m p r o v e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s fo r A f r i c a n s a n d m o b i l i s e re s o u rc e s fo r t h e c o n t i n e n t’s d eve l o p m e n t . T h ro u g h i t s p r i v a t e s e c t o r w i n d o w, t h e A f D B s u p p o r t s p r i v a t e s e c t o r i n i t i a t i v e s a n d provides financial assistance for viable projects through loans, eq uity and q uasi eq uity investments, guarantees, lines of credit, loan syndication and under writing/advisor y ser vices. The Bank’s private sector operations – an a v e r a g e o f U S $ 1. 5 - b i l l i o n a n n u a l l y - f o c u s o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , i n d u s t r y a n d ser vices, financial intermediation and SMEs.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our pas t Since 1994, the AfDB’s Group was a key partner of South Africa in its post-Apartheid era, supporting the new South Africa in its ensuring sustainable economic growth for all. AfDB’s private sector operations dramatically increased their volume after 1996. The total portfolio of active AfDB non-sovereign operations in South Africa between 1996 and 2013 amounts to US$2.5-billion mostly in line of credits for financial intermediaries including development finance institutions and commercial banks, about 59 percent of the operations. 40 percent of the operations in infrastructure, and one percent was focused on private equity fund. AfDB has contributed to investments totaling US$260-million in South Africa registered companies, by means of its participation in PE fund in infrastructure, industries and services, the financial sector, and in agribusiness. Investments in industries and services and agribusiness have strong small and medium enterprises supporting linkages.

Our pres ent

Our f uture

Southern Africa Resource Center (SARC) African Development Bank Group 339 Witch-Hazel Avenue Highfield Ext. 78 Centurion South Africa

Tel: +27 12 003 6900

R EC ENT MAJ OR P RIVATE SEC TOR PR OJ ECT In 2003, ADfG signs US$400 million (R4.2 billion) risk participation facility with Standard Chartered

The AfDB will continue to play a catalytic role in South Africa’s development process through an enhanced operational focus on innovation and value addition to support manufacturing and job creation. South African banks have become strategic partners in terms of non-sovereign engagement allowing AfDB to leverage the internationally competitive banking skills present in South African financial institutions for investment in the sub-region and beyond, including in low-income countries.

OUR JOURNEY S p o n s o re d the South Africa I n f ra s t r u c t u r Fund (SAIF) R113-million.

C o m pany De tails

Email: sarc@afdb.org

In 2013, the AfDB sustained an important level of investments in private sector operations by committing US$1.6-billion to finance 34 projects. A 27 percent increase over the 2012 level of US$1.258-billion. Moreover, for the first time, the private sector operations approvals figure comprised US$451.5 million in Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement and US$140-million in trade finance lines of credit, following the establishment of the AfDB’s Trade Finance Program in early 2013. In addition, US$10-million was approved from special funds to enhance private sector development, mostly through technical assistance.

1997:

African Development Bank Southern Africa Resource Center, South Africa

2003:

Subsidised the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) US$100m i l l i o n ( R 1.1 billion).

2007:

Inves ted US$500-million (R5.3-billion) to enhance access to e l e c t r i c i t y.

2010:

A p p rove s US$400-million (R4.2-billion) loan to Tr a n s n e t ’ s inves tment p rog ram m e .

2011:

Lends US$209million (R2.2billion) to t h e Ka l a g a d i Manganese m i ni ng p roje ct .

Bank South Africa to support trade flows.

CHAPTER 8 C U LT U R E SPONSORED BY BRAND SA

C H A P T E R 8 | S E C TO R OV E RV I E W | B R A N D S A

BRANDING SOUTH AFRICA D u r i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s t r a n s i t i o n t o d e m o c ra c y, a p e o p l e ’ s mindset was vital, b ot h loc ally and ab road. An orga n is a t ion w a s n e e d e d t o a c t a s a c a t a l y s t i n t h i s p r o c e s s , a c c u ra t e l y painting the pic t ure of what Sout h A fr ic a h a d be c ome s in c e 1994. R i c h i n m i n e ra l r e s o u r c e s , c u l t u r e , a n d d i v e r s i t y, S o u t h Africa has come a long way in the las t 20 year s and continues to show im m e nse p ote nt ial. Bran d S ou t h Af ric a ( B ra n d S A ) h a s b e e n a k e y c o m p o n e n t i n c a p t u r i n g t h e hear ts and minds of South Africans and international i n v e s t o r s a l i ke .

P R O M O T I N G T H E N AT I O N A s t h e n a t i o n ’ s o f f i c i a l m a r k e t i n g a g e n c y, B ra n d S A w a s es tablished to unite South Africa as a countr y with an i n c l u s i v e i m a g e o f f r e e d o m a n d e q u a l i t y. I t i s t h e o f f i c i a l b r a n d a m b a s s a d o r f o r t h e c o u n t r y a n d i t s l o g o re s e m b l e s the national flag. The company continuously instills pride in the

f a c t o r s d r i v i n g o u r g ro w t h l i ke t h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t

n a t i o n t h ro u g h a v a r i e t y o f p r o j e c t s , s u c h a s t h e S A

P l a n ( N D P ) . B ra n d S A , t o g e t h e r w i t h a m u l t i - s t a k e h o l d e r,

C o m p e t i t i v e n e s s F o r u m , ( S AC F ) M i n i n g I n d a b a , W o r l d

S o u t h A f r i c a n d e l e g a t i o n t ra v e l l e d t o D a v o s , S w i t z e r l a n d

Economic Forums, Sowetan Dialogues, and local and

for t h e 44t h World Ec on omic Forum in Januar y 2014. The

i n t e r n a t i o n a l M e d i a To u r s . T h e l a s t o f w h i c h t o o k m e d i a

S o u t h A f r i c a n d e l e g a t i o n c o m m u n i c a t e d t h e n a t i o n’ s

v i s i t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a o n a j o u r n e y t o e x p l o re t h e c o u n t r y ’ s

a c h i e v e m e n t s i n t h e l a s t 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y. W i t h o v e r

lates t innovations, from t he A ng lo A m e r ic a n min e s to O R

40 global leaders and 2 500 participants, the discussions

Ta m b o I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t .

f o c u s e d o n h o w t o c re a t e a b e t t e r s t a n d a rd o f l i v i n g f o r t h e g l o b e ’ s p o p u l a t i o n t h ro u g h s u s t a i n a b l e re s o u rc e g ro w t h a n d

At t h e e n d o f 2 0 1 3 , B r a n d S A h o s t e d t h e i n a u g u ra l S AC F. T h e

crisis management.

e v e n t b ro u g h t l e a d e r s i n g o v e r n m e n t , b u s i n e s s , a n d c i v i l society together to discuss the im por tance of South Africa’s

S h a p i n g p e rc e p t i o n s o f S o u t h A f r i c a , b o t h d o m e s t i c a l l y

re p u t a t i o n i n t h e g l o b a l c o m m u n i t y. T h e S AC F a d d re s s e d

a n d a b ro a d , i s w h a t d r i v e s B r a n d S A w h i l e i m p ro v i n g t h e

t h e c h a l l e n g e s t h e n a t i o n e n c o u n t e r s w h e n p ro j e c t i n g a

n a t i o n ’ s re p u t a t i o n i n o rd e r t o i m p ro v e re l a t i o n s i n t h e

unified image of South Africa to the world and how this

g l o b a l c o m m u n i t y. “ S o u t h A f r i c a h a s m o v e d f ro m a c u l t u re

a f f e c t s t ra d e a n d c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s i n t h e g l o b a l m a r ke t .

o f o p p re s s i o n a n d i n t o l e ra n c e t o a c u l t u re o f re s p e c t a n d a c c e p t a n c e , ” s a y s B ra n d S A’ s M i l l e r M a t o l a , “ O u r

A n o t h e r p ro g ra m m e i n w h i c h B r a n d S A p a r t i c i p a t e d w a s

Cons titution and Bill of Rights attes t to how far we have

the 2014 Mining I nd ab a. Brand SA , toget he r wit h t h e

c o m e i n e n a b l i n g a l l t h e p e o p l e o f t h i s c o u n t r y t o e x p re s s

Depar tment of Mine ral Re sourc e s, t he De pa r t me n t of

t h e i r h u m a n r i g h t s a s f re e a n d e q u a l c i t i z e n s .”

Tr a d e a n d I n d u s t r y, a n d t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y, c o - h o s t e d a n I n v e s t m e n t P r o m o t i o n W o r k s h o p . The workshop p rofile d to e m e rg ing m ar ket s in S ou t h Af ric a , w h y t h e c o u n t r y i s s o a p p e a l i n g t o i n v e s t o r s , a n d ke y

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“I’m sure we all agree that any experienced marketer and agency working together should be aiming for an integrated communication to the consumer”

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c o m m u n i c a t e i t s o w n v a l u e p ro p o s i t i o n .

L O O K I N G F O R WA R D S o c i a l m e d i a p l a t f o r m s l i k e Tw i t t e r, F a c e b o o k , a n d M x i t a re c h a n g i n g t h e w a y p e o p l e c o m m u n i c a t e . A c c o rd i n g to a social media sur vey conducted by Blue Magnet Digital Solutions in 2013, South Africa has a heavy online p re se nc e wit h 9 .6 m illion Fa c e book u s e r s , wit h the total number of Facebook user s topping a billion people. It is the obvious next s tep in engaging with s t a ke h o l d e r s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s . H o w e v e r, a c o u n t r y ’ s r e p u t a t i o n i s n o t o n l y b a s e d o n h o w e f f e c t i v e l y i t i s b r a n d e d . “ We t h e re f o re n e e d t o e n s u re t h a t o u r w o r d s m a t c h w h a t w e a re d o i n g … t o b u i l d o u r r e p u t a t i o n a n d m a n a g e p e rc e p t i o n s , ” s a y s Matola. Brand SA is foc using on t h e Af ric a n c on t in e n t a n d S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s p l a c e i n i t g o i n g f o r w a rd . T h e u l t i m a t e g o a l i s t o c h a n g e t h e c o n t i n e n t a l n a r ra t i v e to one t his is re f le c t ive of t he e normou s pote n t ia l t h a t l a y s w i t h i n A f r i c a , w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r f o c u s o n i n t ra c o n t i n e n t a l t r a d e , m a r k e t a c c e s s , c o s t o f t ra d i n g within the continent, and developing its own human capital so it is better able to tell its own s tories and

BRAND & EVENTS

P R O J E C T S I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H B R A N D S A : • S A C o m p e t i t i ve n e s s F o r u m • Mining Indaba • Wo r l d E c o n o m i c F o r u m s • Sowe ta n Dia lo g ue s • D o m e s t i c a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l To u r s

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“News for an inspired nation”

s e m i T i s Mzan

National Newspaper

R14,00

Monday Edition

f o n o i t a r u g u a In t s r i F s ’ a c i r f A h Sout . t n e d i s e r P e l Fema 27 April 2030

Phambili makhosikazi. In South Africa’s 20th year of democracy, we celebrate and honour the millions of inspiring women who have helped to build our communities and shape our nation. The greatest triumph of our democracy is that today, women are leaders in all sectors of our society. We urge all South Africans to support the empowerment and emancipation of women as a key human right. With this we will make strides in achieving the equitable, cohesive society we desire and envisaged in Vision 2030. Here’s to 20 years of inspiring achievements and many more to come.

www.southafrica.info

BRAND SA | PROFILE | CHAPTER 8

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N The primar y objective of Brand South Africa is to develop and implement a proactive marketing and communication strategy for South Africa, and to promote the national brand domestically and internationally. Our role is to create a positive, unified image of South Africa; one that builds pride, promotes investment and tourism, and helps new enterprises and job creation.

Chief Executive Officer: Miller Matola

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y

C o m pany D etails

Our Pas t

Brand South Africa was established in August 2002 to help create a positive and compelling brand image for South Africa. At that time, the world was unsure about what to think of South Africa, with many different messages being sent out by various sources. This did very little to build the country’s brand and it was evident that, to attract tourism and investment, there was a need to co-ordinate marketing initiatives to make them more effective. This led to the creation of the International Marketing Council which was renamed Brand South Africa (Brand SA) in 2010.

Our Presen t

Brand SA’s primary objective is to develop and implement a proactive marketing, communication, and reputation management strategy for South Africa. This is aimed at promoting South Africa as a competitive business destination internationally whilst building pride, patriotism, and active citizenship domestically through, amongst others, our Play Your Part campaign. We operate on three platforms: • Brand and message alignment by key stakeholders • Pride, patriotism, and active citizenship amongst South Africans • P ositive positioning of South Africa as a business destination amongst target international and domestic audiences

Chief Executive Officer: Miller Matola Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications: Sithembile Ntombela Finance Director: Alice Puoane Director of Corporate Services: Laurie Less Physical address: 103 Central Street Houghton Johannesburg Postal address: PO Box 87168 Houghton Gauteng South Africa 2041

Our Future

We aim to contribute to the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP) by undertaking coordinated initiatives to build South Africa’s national brand reputation and contribute to the country’s global competitiveness; to inspire and instil pride and patriotism amongst South Africans to drive active citizenship and nation brand advocacy.

Contact details: Phone: 011 483 0122 Email: info@brandsouthafrica.com Website: www.brandsouthafrica.com

OUR JOURNEY 2002

IMC is formed to manage and p ro m o t e t h e countr y’s b ra n d i m a g e .

2007

Springbok rugby team w i n s t h e Wo r l d C u p i n F ra n c e .

2010

F I FA Wo r l d C u p puts South Africa on the g lobal s tage.

2013

Hos ted the countr y’s i naugural Com petitiveness F o r u m ( S AC F T M ) .

2014

Inspiring the nation and the world to ce l e b rate 20 year s of d e m o c r a c y.

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Marking South Africa’s 20 years of success

2 0 Y E A R S O F AC H I E V E M E N T S

ECONOMIC GROW TH

A s S o u t h A f r i c a c o m m e m o r a t e s 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y t h i s

South Africans and international s takeholder s occasionally

y e a r, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o r e m e m b e r t h a t o u r f re e d o m c a m e

ask, “But what has South Africa achieved in 20 year s

at a price and af ter a long s trugg le, which will never

s i n c e 1 9 9 4 ? ” O n t h e 5 t h o f N o v e m b e r, B ra n d S A h o s t e d

be forgotten.

a n i n a u g u ra l S A C o m p e t i t i v e n e s s F o r u m . A s p a r t o f t h e opening plenary session, Mr Collin Coleman (Goldman

The new dispensation was not only about the emancipation

S a c h s ) s h a re d a s p e c i a l re p o r t o n 2 0 y e a r s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n

o f t h e p re v i o u s l y d i s a d v a n t a g e d , b u t a l s o a b o u t h o w, i n

achievements with delegates.

1994, the world opened up with South Africa becoming a par t of the g lobal village, and ever ything became S o m e o f t h e ke y a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s f r o m t h e r e p o r t :

possible. The new dispensation gave bir th to the New South Africa, our bill of rights has been acknowledged worldwide as one of the mos t p rog re ssive c ons t it ut ional doc u me n t s in the world and t he lif t ing of t rad e and finan c ia l s a n c t ion s

• S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s G D P m o re t h a n d o u b l e d d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d f ro m R 1. 4 5 t r i l l i o n i n 1 9 9 4 t o R 4 t r i l l i o n i n 2 0 1 3 . • T h e l i v i n g s t a n d a rd s m e a s u re m e n t ( L S M ) s h o w s t h a t m o re t h a n h a l f o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n h a s m o v e d o u t o f t h e

meant South Africans could finally com pete on a

L S M 1 - 4 g ro u p i n g a n d i n t o t h e L S M 1 - 5 g ro u p i n g d e s p i t e

world s tage.

t h e e c o n o m i c d o w n t u r n b ro u g h t a b o u t b y t h e g l o b a l financial crisis.

W i t h o u r n e w l y - f o r m e d d e m o c r a c y, a l l t h e t o o l s w e re i n place for South A fr ic ans to take t he ir p lac e in t h e world a n d b e c o u n t e d . T h e p e o p l e o f S o u t h A f r i c a ro s e t o t h e c h a l l e n g e a n d d i d j u s t t h a t . I t h a s n’ t b e e n w i t h o u t a fair amount of challenges, but our accom plishments far o u t w e i g h t h e t r i a l s a s w e c o n t i n u e t o o v e rc o m e a n d f o r g e ahead. Despite a frag m e nte d p as t , 2 0 yea r s a f te r a t ta in in g d e m o c ra c y, w e a r e m o r e u n i t e d n o w t h a n e v e r b e f o re .

• M o r e t h a n 1 0 . 4 m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n S o u t h A f r i c a re g a rd t h e m s e l v e s a s m i d d l e c l a s s . T h e u p w a rd L S M m o v e m e n t h a s o c c u r re d f a s t e r t h a n p re d i c t e d b y d e m o g ra p h e r s . • T h e u n e m p l o y m e n t ra t e h a s d e c re a s e d o v e r t h e l a s t d e c a d e w i t h m o re i n d i v i d u a l s w o r k i n g f u l l t i m e . D e s p i t e u n e v e n g l o b a l e c o n o m i c r e c o v e r y, t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y i s c o n t i n u i n g t o g r o w, a l b e i t a t a moderate pace.

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PEOPLE

tr ying experience for all South Africans, but united

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e 2 0 1 3 N a t i o n a l P e rc e p t i o n s A u d i t , 9 1 p e r c e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n a re p ro u d t o b e S o u t h

re n o w n e d a s a v i s i o n a r y, b u t t o S o u t h A f r i c a n s h e

A fr ic an and 8 5 p e rc e nt of t h e popu la t ion be lieve that South Africa is a com petitive and innovative nation.

us as a nation. Nelson Mandela is univer sally was the father our nation, af fectionately known a s Ta t a o r M a d i b a . T h i s g re a t m a n l e f t u s w i t h a set of values that will continue to be a par t of our n a t i o n a l i d e n t i t y.

A larg e p rop or t ion of t he Sou t h Af ric a n popu la t ion are yout h, wit h 5 9 p e rc e nt u n de r t h e a ge of 30, a n d 2 9 p e r c e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n a re u n d e r t h e a g e of 15 year s. The im por tance of youth cannot be u n d e r e s t i m a t e d a s a d r i v e r o f f u t u re t re n d s i n t h e c o u n t r y.

THE FUTURE S o u t h A f r i c a n s c o n t i n u e t o e m b ra c e t h e s p i r i t o f U b u n t u a s w e l o o k t o t h e f u t u re g u i d e d b y the N ational Development Plan (NDP), or Vision 2030, which was formulated following extensive

I N S P I R AT I O N A L H I G H L I G H T S • S o u t h A f r i c a h a s w o r l d - c l a s s i n f ra s t r u c t u re – inc lud ing a m od e r n t ran s por t n et work, widely available energy and sophis ticated telecommunications facilities. • S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s s u c c e s s i n h o s t i n g t h e w o r l d ’ s l a r g e s t s p o r t i n g e v e n t , t h e 2 0 1 0 F I FA W o r l d Cup, has shown that the countr y is capable of under taking – and successfully com pleting – m ajor p roje c t s on t im e . • T h e J S E L i m i t e d r a t e s a m o n g t h e t o p 2 0 s t o c k e x c h a n g e s i n t h e w o r l d b y m a r ke t c a p i t a l i s a t i o n . • S o u t h A f r i c a m o v e d u p t w o s p o t s t o ra n k 3 9 t h out of 1 8 5 c ount r ie s in t he World B a n k a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i n a n c e C o r p o ra t i o n ’ s D o i n g Busine ss 2 0 1 3 re p or t .

consultations with all s takeholder s. This is now w i d e l y a d o p t e d a s a f ra m e w o r k t o a c c e l e ra t e e c o n o m i c g ro w t h , e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y, a n d re d u c e i n e q u a l i t y. G o ve r n m e n t a n d o t h e r s t a ke h o l d e r s a r e w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r t o i m p l e m e n t key N D P p r o p o s a l s , i n c l u d i n g : • M aking sus tainable inves tments in com petitive e c o n o m i c i n f ra s t r u c t u re • I n c re a s i n g t h e p a c e o f j o b c re a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y for you n g job s e e ker s • E n c o u ra g i n g t h e e x p a n s i o n o f b u s i n e s s e s a n d development of new enterprises • T ra n s f o r m i n g h u m a n s e t t l e m e n t s a n d d e v e l o p i n g a f u n c t i o n i n g p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t s y s t e m • P ro v i d i n g p o l i c y c e r t a i n t y t o e n c o u ra g e l o n g term inves tment in mining and other sector s

T he se are som e of t he m any h igh ligh t s of t h e pa s t

South Africa has achieved significantly and made

20 year s, but it is an im por tant fact to note all

i t s m a r k o n t h e w o r l d s t a g e a s a c o u n t r y a n d , m o re

that was achieved because South Africans made

i m p o r t a n t l y, a s a p e o p l e . A s w e l o o k i n t o t h e f u t u re ,

i t p o s s i b l e . S o u t h A f r i c a n s c a n t a ke o w n e r s h i p f o r

w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p u l l t o g e t h e r, n o t f o r g e t t i n g t h a t

these accom plishments and without a collective

e v e r y o n e o f u s c a n m a k e a re a l d i f f e re n c e . W e w i l l

ef for t in actively par taking in the shaping of this

continue to play our par t, and on this momentous

c o u n t r y, n o n e o f t h e s e w o u l d h a v e b e e n p o s s i b l e .

o c c a s i o n , w e a re p ro u d l y c e l e b ra t i n g a l l t h a t w e

T h e p a s s i n g o f o u r f i r s t d e m o c ra t i c a l l y - e l e c t e d

h a v e a c h i e v e d . H e re ’ s t o 2 0 y e a r s o f a c h i e v e m e n t

p re sid e nt , N e lson Rolihlahla M a n de la , wa s a ve r y

and to the next two decades and beyond.

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GROWING THE BRAND Marketing the South African brand to the world was always going to be a challenge, especially in a shif ting international political environment, but we still have a good brand to market as a c o u n t r y, s a y s M i l l e r M a t o l a , CEO of Brand South Africa. B r a n d S o u t h A f r i c a i s t a s ke d w i t h m a r ke t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s b ra n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y a n d l o c a l l y. “ I t i s a c h a l l e n g e t o m a r ke t a n a t i o n b r a n d o r c o u n t r y i n a n e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re t h e re a re s h i f t i n g r e l a t i o n s , w h e r e n e w a l l i a n c e s a re b e i n g f o r m e d , a n d w h e re the polarity is no longer between the eas t and the wes t,” says Matola in an inter view at his of fice in Johannesburg.

“ N e w d o m i n a n t p o w e r s a re e m e r g i n g , o n a r e g i o n a l a n d c o n t i n e n t a l l e v e l a n d a l l o f a re c o m p e t i n g f o r i n v e s t m e n t s , t ra d e , b u s i n e s s a n d t o u r i s m . T h e re f o re i t i s b e c o m i n g i n c re a s i n g l y c h a l l e n g i n g .” “ H o w e v e r, w e s t i l l h a v e a g o o d b ra n d a n d p ro d u c t s t o p ro m o t e a nd market. We really need to put in a lot of ef fo r t b eh i n d t h e m a r k e t i n g o f o u r c o u n t r y. I t i s a b o u t t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f o u r c o u n t r y a n d t h e t ra j e c t o r y o f o u r d e m o c ra c y.” M a t o l a s a y s t h a t e v e n t h e w a y S o u t h A f r i c a a c h i e v e d i t s f re e d o m w a s u n i q u e . “T h ere were times when one d oubted whether o n e wo ul d ever s e e f r e e d o m , a n d w e w e re e n c o u ra g e d t o s e e i t h a p p e n d u r i n g o n e ’ s l i f e t i m e . I t c a m e a s a h u g e s u r p r i s e b u t a l s o g re a t j o y. The fact that we had a negotiated settlement by South Africans m a d e i t u n i q u e l y S o u t h A f r i c a .” Matola believes that South Africa has made huge s trides in terms of political and social development over the pas t 20 year s. “ T h e r e a r e a r e a s t h a t s t i l l n e e d w o r k b u t o v e ra l l w e h a v e d o n e w e l l . W e n o w h a v e o n e o f t h e m o s t p ro g re s s i v e C o n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h e w o r l d w i t h a l l k i n d s o f f re e d o m s t h a t a re p ro t e c t e d . W e h a v e m a d e h u g e s t r i d e s a s a c o u n t r y. “ T h e f a c t t h a t w e a re n o w c e l e b ra t i n g t w o d e c a d e s a s a d e m o c r a c y i s a l s o t e s t i m o n y t o w h a t w e h a v e a c h i e v e d . “ T h e re h a s b e e n a l o t o f s o c i a l p ro g re s s , w i t h a t t e m p t s m a d e t o s h i f t p e o p l e o u t o f p o v e r t y, e v e n t h o u g h p o v e r t y i s s t i l l a c h a l l e n g e . B u t a s i g n i f i c a n t m i d d l e c l a s s h a s e m e r g e d a n d m o re p e o p l e’ s l i v e s h a v e i m p r o v e d . “ M o re p e o p l e n o w h a v e a c c e s s t o b a s i c s e r v i c e s , s u c h a s h e a l t h , e d u c a t i o n , s a n i t a t i o n a n d e l e c t r i c i t y. E c o n o m i c a l l y w e a re a l s o d o i n g w e l l . H o w e v e r, w e s t i l l n e e d t o

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d o m o re t o c re a t e m o re j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s , e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e y o u t h .” Matola adds that among South Africa’s achievements over the pas t 20 year s have been its Cons titu tion a nd robu s t ins titu tions t h a t s u p p o r t o u r d e m o c ra c y. “ C h a p t e r N i n e i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e t h e p i l l a r s o f o u r d e m o c ra c y a n d c o n t i n u e t o p l a y a v e r y c r i t i c a l ro l e i n o u r s o c i e t y. “ P o l i t i c a l l y, w e h a v e a l s o a c h i e v e d m u c h . We n o w h a v e r e g u l a r f re e a n d f a i r e l e c t i o n s . T h e re i s p o l i t i c a l c o n t e s t a t i o n b u t u l t i m a t e l y t h e re a re f re e a n d f a i r e l e c t i o n s . T h e r e i s f r e e d o m o f s p e e c h a n d a s s o c i a t i o n . L o o k i n g a t g e n d e r e q u a l i t y, a l a r g e p e rc e n t a g e , a l m o s t h a l f t h e m e m b e r s o f P a r l i a m e n t a r e w o m e n . M a t o l a s a y s t h a t B ra n d S o u t h A f r i c a h a d a p i v o t a l r o l e t o p l a y i n contributing to the under s tanding of the N ational Development Plan among the public. He says he wa s ha ppy with the prog re ss m a d e w i t h m a r ke t i n g t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n b r a n d , b u t f e l t t h a t m o re c o u l d b e d o n e t o p o s i t i o n a n d m a r ke t t h e c o u n t r y b e t t e r. “It’s also about getting South Africans themselves to become b ra n d a m b a s s a d o r s . T h i s g o e s t o S o u t h A f r i c a n s a t h o m e a n d a b ro a d . W e n e e d t o f o c u s o n t h e n a t i o n - b u i l d i n g p r o j e c t w h i c h i s i m p o r t a n t f o r o u r c o u n t r y.” T h e c h a l l e n g e s f o r a n o r g a n i z a t i o n s u c h a s B ra n d S o u t h A f r i c a , h e s a i d , r e m a i n e d t h e g a p b e t w e e n t h e m a n d a t e a n d re s o u rc e s . “ I t i s a v e r y c o m p e t i t i v e e n v i ro n m e n t i n w h i c h w e o p e ra t e a n d t h e r e i s a l w a y s a g a p b e t w e e n t h e m a n d a t e a n d t h e re s o u r c e s . “ We a l s o n e e d t o e n s u re g re a t e r a l i g n m e n t o f o u r s t a ke h o l d e r s , b e c a u s e w e w o r k w i t h a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f s t a ke h o l d e r s a n d i t t a ke s a lot of time and ef for t to align

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o u r w o r k w i t h a l l t h e s e s t a ke h o l d e r s . “ O u r f o c u s a s B ra n d S o u t h A f r i c a i s b o t h a t h o m e a n d a b ro a d , s o t h e s c o p e h a s b e c o m e v e r y b i g f o r a n o r g a n i z a t i o n o f o u r s i z e , w h i c h i s re l a t i v e l y s m a l l . O n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t w e h a v e t o d o i s t o e n s u re g re a t e r c o l l a b o ra t i o n b e t w e e n t h e v a r i o u s e n t i t i e s w h o a re t a s ke d w i t h m a r k e t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a , w h e t h e r i t i s t o u r i s m , t ra d e a n d i n d u s t r y o r t h e d e p a r t m e n t o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l re l a t i o n s a n d c o o p e ra t i o n . G r e a t e r s y n e r g i e s a n d c o o p e ra t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e e n t i t i e s w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o w a rd s u s o v e rc o m i n g s o m e o f t h e c h a l l e n g e s t h a t I h a v e h i g h l i g h t e d .” M a t o l a b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e re i s a c o m m i t m e n t a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g i n g o v e r n m e n t a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n t ro l e t h a t i s p l a y e d b y a n o r g a n i s a t i o n s u c h a s B ra n d S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e m e re f a c t t h a t t h e g o v e r n m e n t s a w i t f i t t o e s t a b l i s h a n e n t i t y l i ke t h i s s a y s t o m e t h a t t h e re i s a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e n e e d t o p o s i t i o n a n d p r o f i l e y o u r c o u n t r y a s a b ra n d . “ H o w e v e r, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e c o n t i n u e t o re i n f o rc e t h a t m e s s a g e . A n e n t i t y l i ke B ra n d S o u t h A f r i c a a l s o p l a y s a m u c h m o r e p i v o t a l ro l e i n c o n t r i b u t i n g t o w a rd s t h e g ra n d s t ra t e g i c p l a n o f t h e c o u n t r y. T h a t i s w h e re w e re a l l y n e e d t o p l a c e a l o t mo re em phasis. “A s f a r a s s o c i a l c o h e s i o n i s c o n c e r n e d , i n s o m e w a y s w e f i n d c o m m o n p u r p o s e t h ro u g h s p o r t s e v e n t s . I f y o u l o o k a t o u r p a s t h i s t o r y, e v e n t s s u c h a s t h e S o c c e r Wo r l d C u p h a v e a l w a y s p r e s e n t e d a p o i n t a ro u n d w h i c h S o u t h A f r i c a n s c o u l d c o a l e s c e . T h a t i s w h e re y o u s e e t h e k i n d o f u n i t y a n d s o c i a l c o h e s i o n . B u t w e n e e d t o m o v e a l o n g f ro m e v e n t s a s a c o m m o n p u r p o s e t o f o c u s i n g o n t h e n a t i o n - b u i l d i n g p ro j e c t . “The N ational Development Plan, with its vision for 2030, pres en ts us with a ver y id eal oppor tu n i t y to c o al esc e an d m o b i l i s e S o u t h A f r i c a n s a ro u n d a c o m m o n p u r p o s e a s o p p o s e d to something that is based on an event. This is why it is critical that we drive home the message about vision 2030 and get all S o u t h A f r i c a n s t o p l a y t h e i r p a r t i n m a k i n g t h e N D P a re a l i t y. “ I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o c re a t e a c o m m o n p u r p o s e , c o m m o n d e s t i n y a n d i d e n t i t y. We a l l n e e d t o w o r k t o g e t h e r a s S o u t h A f r i c a n s . I t i s r e a l l y a b o u t c re a t i n g a c o m m o n s e n s e o f d e s t i n y o f w h e re we need to get to as a countr y and a common sense of the c h a l l e n g e s f a c i n g t h i s c o u n t r y. I t i s a l m o s t a n e d u c a t i o n p r o c e s s . We n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e k i n d o f d e v e l o p m e n t c h a l l e n g e s g o i n g f o r w a rd i n o rd e r t o be able to tackle them.

o f y o u r b a c kg ro u n d o r w a l k o f l i f e .” M a t o l a s a y s B r a n d S o u t h A f r i c a h a d c l e a r p r i o r i t i e s f o r t h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s . “ F i r s t l y, w e n e e d t o m a ke a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o a c t i v e c i t i z e n s h i p t o e n s u r e that all South Africans play an im por tant par t making this a com petitive countr y and com petitive nation.

“ We wa n t to e xa l t S o u t h A f r i c a n s to c o n t r i b u te a n d p l a y their part in making this country a c o m p et i t i ve c o u n t r y a n d p l a y t h e i r p a r t a s we c e l e b ra te 2 0 ye a r s o f d e m o c ra c y.” “ S e c o n d l y, S o u t h A f r i c a n s m u s t p l a y a n a m b a s s a d o r i a l r o l e i n t h e p ro m o t i o n , p ro f i l i n g a n d m a r ke t i n g o f S o u t h A f r i c a . O v e r a n d a b o v e t h a t , i t i s re a l l y c o n t r i b u t i n g a s a n o r g a n i z a t i o n t o w a rd s t h o s e e l e m e n t s o f t h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n w h e re w e c a n m a ke a n i m p a c t a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n . “ L a s t l y, w e n e e d t o i n c re a s e t h e p ro f i l e o f S o u t h A f r i c a a s a b u s i n e s s d e s t i n a t i o n . We h a v e d o n e p r e t t y w e l l o n t h e s o f t e r s i d e o f things, such as tourism, our heritage and our spor t. I am not s a y i n g w e n e e d t o s t o p t h i s n o w. “But we need to now also focu s on the ha rd a ttr ibu te s. Sou th Africa is a des tination that is ope n to a ttra cting ta le nt, fore ign d i re c t i n v e s t m e n t , t o b u s i n e s s a n d t o t r a d e . T h e s e a r e s o m e of the things that will help u s a d d re ss ou r socio e conomic c h a l l e n g e s .” M a t o l a s a y s t h a t i n c e l e b ra t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y w e s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y f o c u s o n t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s b u t a l s o o n t h e f u t u r e . “ We w o r k w i t h v a r i o u s depar tments, both at home a nd a broa d , to ce le bra te ou r c o u n t r y ’ s s p e c i a l a n n i v e r s a r y. B u t w h i l e w e c e l e b r a t e 2 0 y e a r s , w e m u s t a l s o l o o k t o w a rd s t h e f u t u r e . We n e e d t o k n o w w h e r e w e a re g o i n g a n d h o w t o g e t t h e r e .

“For ins tance, business needs to under s tand that they need to consider for issues such sus tainability and youth unem ployment. Yo u c a n n o t m a ke s u re y o u r b u s i n e s s t h r i v e s i f y o u t h i n k t h a t y o u r c h a l l e n g e s a re o n l y re l a t e d t o t h e re g u l a t i o n o f t h e b u s i n e s s e n v i ro n m e n t . P a r t o f y o u r c h a l l e n g e i s t o p l a y a ro l e i n c r e a t i n g j o b s f o r t h e t h re e o r f o u r m i l l i o n , o r e v e n m o re , y o u n g people who do not have jobs.“That is the bigges t challenge a n y b u s i n e s s f a c e s a n d t h e s a m e h o l d s f o r s o c i e t y. I t i s r e a l l y a b o u t e d u c a t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a n s a ro u n d t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d t h e re f o re t h e s o l u t i o n s t h a t i s p re s e n t e d b y t h e N a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n . I f w e a l l w o r k a ro u n d t h i s p l a n , w e w i l l b e a b l e t o c re a t e g re a t e r s o c i a l c o h e s i o n a n d g r e a t e r p ro s p e r i t y f o r o u r c o u n t r y. T h e s e a re t h e t h i n g s w h i c h , I b e l i e v e , w e a l l a s p i re t o w a rd s a s S o u t h A f r i c a n s , i r re s p e c t i v e

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Recalling how they s tar ted with nothing, not even an of fice, M a s h a t i l e , t h e f o r m e r n a t i o n a l M i n i s t e r o f A r t s a n d C u l t u re , l o o k s b a c k p ro u d l y o n h i s a c h i e v e m e n t s w i t h i n t h e p ro v i n c i a l and later national government.

R E - B U I L D I N G G OV E R N M E N T “ W h e n I c a m e t o t h e G a u t e n g L e g i s l a t u re 2 0 y e a r s a g o , I d i d n o t r e a l l y u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h e l e g i s l a t u re w a s a b o u t . We were jus t given some brief information ab o u t h ow p arl i am en t w o r k s , m a k i n g l a w s a n d t o l d t h a t t h i s w o u l d b e l i ke a p r o v i n c i a l p a r l i a m e n t . We t h e n h a d t o e s t a b l i s h g o v e r n m e n t .” H e e x p l a i n s h o w t h e re w e re n o t m a n y e s t a b l i s h e d g o v e r n m e n t b o d i e s a t t h a t t i m e . “ T h e re w a s o n e c e n t ra l g o v e r n m e n t w i t h a d m i n i s t ra t i o n s a n d i n o u r p ro v i n c e w e h a d o n e b i g p l a c e c a l l e d t h e Tra n s v a a l , ” s a y s M a s h a t i l e . “A l t h o u g h , i n t h e l i b e r a t i o n s t r u g g l e a l re a d y t h e U n i t e d D e m o c ra t i c F ro n t ( U D F ) w o u l d c u t t h e Tra n s v a a l i n t o f o u r – i n t o s o u t h e r n , n o r t h e r n , w e s t e r n , a n d e a s t e r n Tra n s v a a l – b u t g o v e r n m e n t w a s s t i l l o n e a d m i n i s t ra t i o n b a s e d i n P re t o r i a , t r y i n g t o r u n t h i n g s a s f a r a s L i m p o p o a n d M a f i ke n g .” D e m o c r a c y s a w t h e c re a t i o n o f p ro v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t s i n South Africa. “Ours was what was then called the southern Tr a n s v a a l o r P W V. We g a v e i t t h e n a m e G a u t e n g . I t w a s t h e fir s t government, with no experience,” says Mashatile. H e e x p l a i n s h o w t h e G a u t e n g p ro v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t h a d n o t h i n g t o s t a r t w i t h a n d h a d t o s t a r t f ro m s c ra t c h . “ W e w e n t t o t h e D e m o c ra t i c P a r t y ( n o w t h e DA ) w h o u s e d t o r u n J o h a n n e s b u r g a n d t h e y g a v e u s t h e C i v i c C e n t re f o r o u r i n a u g u r a t i o n , ” M a s h a t i l e s a y s . “A f t e r w a rd s t h e l e g i s l a t u re was running at the bullring for a while. I then went to the D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y a n d a s ke d t h e m t o g i v e u s t h e C i v i c C e n t re , w h i c h t h e y w e re u s i n g f o r t h e i r a c c o u n t s d e p a r t m e n t , a n d t h e y a g re e d . We re n o v a t e d i t a n d t o d a y i t i s t h e h o m e o f t h e l e g i s l a t u re .” Tw e n t y y e a r s l a t e r, M a s h a t i l e d e s c r i b e s t h e g o v e r n m e n t a s r o b u s t a n d i s r u n n i n g e f f i c i e n t l y i n G a u t e n g . “ I t h a s re a l l y b e e n a n e x c i t i n g j o u r n e y d o i n g n e w t h i n g s a f t e r 1 9 9 4 .”

R E AC H I N G D E M O C R AC Y Mashatile says that he never thought, during the days of apar theid, that South Africa would ever become a d e m o c r a c y. “ I n 1 9 8 9 , w h e n I c a m e o u t o f p r i s o n , m y c o m r a d e s a n d I t h o u g h t w e w e re g o i n g t o b e i n f o r a l o n g h a u l . S o m e g u y s w e re e v e n c o n t e m p l a t i n g g o i n g i n t o e x i l e a t t h a t t i m e , ” h e s a y s , “ b u t t h e A N C h a d a l re a d y – t h ro u g h Pres ident Mand ela – s tar ted this id ea o f n egot i at i o n s an d b y 1 9 9 0 , t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n s w e re u n b a n n e d , M a n d e l a w a s r e l e a s e d a n d s u d d e n l y w e c o u l d s e e t h a t f re e d o m w a s a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r. I m u s t s a y t h a t d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d w h i l e I w a s i n p r i s o n – f ro m 1 9 8 4 t o 1 9 8 9 – i t w a s n ’ t v e r y c l e a r t h a t i t w o u l d c o m e t h a t s o o n .” Mashatile says that putting together government has been m u c h m o re c h a l l e n g i n g t h a n h e i m a g i n e d . “ I w a s o f t h e v i e w t h a t a f t e r w e b e c a m e f re e i n 1 9 9 4 , w e w e re a l l g o i n g t o re s t a f t e r b e i n g i n t h e l i b e ra t i o n s t r u g g l e f o r s o l o n g , i n c l u d i n g w o r k i n g u n d e r g ro u n d o r b e i n g i n p r i s o n . “ W e s o o n re a l i s e d t h a t p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r g o v e r n m e n t w a s m u c h m o re c h a l l e n g i n g t h a n w e t h o u g h t , ” h e s a y s . “ L o o k i n g back over the pas t 20 year s, it has been an amazing,

fulfilling, exciting, and challe nging jou r ney – I ha ve no re g rets at all. In fact, the kind of experience we gained since 1994 in re b u i l d i n g o u r c o u n t r y j u s t g a v e u s t h e e n e r g y t o d o m o r e .” Mashatile says our countr y ’s g re a te s t a chieve me nt ha s be e n t o c re a t e a s t a b l e d e m o c ra c y. “ We c a m e i n a n d P r e s i d e n t M a n d e l a s a i d , ‘ W e a re o n e p e o p l e ’. T h a t w a s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a j o u r n e y t h a t t o o k u s t o w h e r e w e a r e t o d a y, w h e r e w e said with our new Cons titution, we a re bu ild ing a Sou th A fr ica t h a t i s f o r a l l o f u s .” He explains how South Africa wa s for tu na te e nou gh to tra nsit t o d e m o c ra c y w i t h o u t a c i v i l w a r, l i ke i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e world. “The advantage for Sou th A fr ica is tha t we be ga n from a ro a d t o p e a c e a n d f o r g i v e n e s s b y t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f o u r movement. They taught us that we mus t build South Africa as o n e p e o p l e , ” s a y s M a s h a t i l e . “ To d a y, w h e n y o u l o o k b a c k 2 0 y e a r s a g o , y o u c a n s e e t h e r e s u l t s o f t h a t v i s i o n .”

B E C O M I N G M I N I S T E R O F A R T S A N D C U LT U R E M a s h a t i l e w a s t h e t h i rd A r t s a n d C u l t u r e M i n i s t e r, a f t e r P a l l o J o rd a a n a n d L u l a m a X i n g a n a , s i n c e i t b e c a m e a s t a n d - a l o n e d e p a r t m e n t i n 2 0 0 4 . P re v i o u s l y, i t h a d b e e n c o m b i n e d w i t h S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y. H e w a s a p p o i n t e d i n N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 0 . H e w a s n o t re - a p p o i n t e d a f t e r t h e r e c e n t e l e c t i o n . “ When I came to Ar ts and Cu ltu re , I re a lise d tha t so mu ch had been done because the AN C – even though it was a l i b e ra t i o n m o v e m e n t – s t a r t e d t o l o o k a t v a r i o u s p o l i c i e s g o i n g i n t o t h e f u t u re a n d n o t j u s t t h e F r e e d o m C h a r t e r. T h e Char ter says the door s of le a r ning a nd cu ltu re sha ll be ope n, but we needed to go for wa rd a nd se e how we we re going to d o i t .” A s M i n i s t e r, M a s h a t i l e e m p h a s i s e d t h e e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t s o f h i s p o r t f o l i o f o r t h e e c o n o m y. “ We d e v e l o p e d a s t r a t e g y c a l l e d M z a n s i : G o l d e n E c o n o m y. I f y o u l o o k a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d , t h e c re a t i v e a n d c u l t u ra l i n d u s t r i e s a r e o u r n e w g o l d , ” h e says. “In the pas t, we used to re ly on pr ima r y ind u s tr ie s, su ch a s m i n e ra l s a n d g o l d , t o d r i v e e c o n o m i e s , b u t n o w i t i s t h e c re a t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . T h i s i s o u r n e w g o l d a n d i n S o u t h A f r i c a i t i s M z a n s i ’ s g o l d e n e c o n o m y.” He continues to discuss how the sector will contribute s i g n i f i c a n t l y t o t h e n a t i o n ’ s G D P. “ We s t a r t e d c o m i n g u p w i t h a p p ro p r i a t e p l a n s t o d o t h a t : I n v e s t i n g m o r e i n o u r h e r i t a g e s e c t o r, c o m i n g u p w i t h t h e m u s i c i n d u s t r i e s s t r a t e g y, i n v e s t i n g m o re i n v i s u a l a r t s , e n s u r i n g t h a t e v e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y a re s u p p o r t e d a n d s c a l e d u p b e c a u s e w e k n o w t h a t , w h e n t h e re a re t h e s e b i g e v e n t s , a l o t o f r e v e n u e c o m e s i n t o t h e c i t i e s .”

“ T h e a d va n t a g e f o r South Africa is that we b e g a n f ro m a r o a d t o peace and forgiveness by the leadership of our m o v e m e n t .”

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To u r i s t s a r e d r a w n t o S o u t h A f r i c a b e c a u s e o f t h e r i c h n e s s o f c u l t u r e a n d h e r i t a g e w e h a v e h e re , t h e re f o r e t h a t s e c t o r s h o u l d n o t b e o v e r l o o ke d . “ Yo u c a n t a ke , f o r e x a m p l e , t h e C a p e To w n I n t e r n a t i o n a l J a z z F e s t i v a l : A l l t h e h o t e l s a n d r e s t a u r a n t s a r e f u l l y b o o ke d , a n d s o m e t i m e s t h a t i s n o t s e e n a s a n e c o n o m i c a c t i v i t y, o r i t i s j u s t re c o rd e d a s t o u r i s m , ” says Mashatile. “ T h e r e a l i t y i s t h a t p e o p l e c o m e h e re , a n d w h i l e t h e y c a n b e c a l l e d t o u r i s t s , t h e y a re c o m i n g i n t o C a p e To w n f o r J a z z . T hat’s wh ere we miss it sometimes. If we go to S tat sS A an d al l t h e s e b o d i e s t h a t c o m p i l e s t a t i s t i c s , t h e y f a i l t o m a ke t h a t l i n k . T h e r e f o r e , t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f A r t s a n d C u l t u re g e t s l o s t i n t h e e c o n o m y.”

A R T I S I T C I N I T I AT I V E S M a s h a t i l e e x p l a i n s h o w a n u m b e r o f p ro j e c t s h a v e been launched under Mzansi: Golden Economy and the d e p a r t m e n t i s l o o k i n g t o S t a t s S A f o r c re a t i v e i n d u s t r i e s t o document these activities. “ L a s t y e a r, I g a v e a re p o r t t h a t s h o w e d i n 2 0 1 2 a l o n e , 2 5 0 0 0 p e o p l e w e r e e m p l o y e d b y t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y, a n d t h e re i s h u g e p o t e n t i a l t o g r o w i f w e i n v e s t i n t h a t s e c t o r, ” h e s a y s . “ We h a v e i n s t i t u t i o n s l i ke t h e N a t i o n a l F i l m a n d V i d e o F o u n d a t i o n ( N F V F ) t h a t a r e s t i l l v e r y y o u n g a n d d o n’t h a v e e n o u g h r e v e n u e . I f y o u w e re t o p u t m o re re s o u rc e s i n t o a n i n s t i t u t i o n l i k e t h a t , s o m a n y p e o p l e w o u l d b e e m p l o y e d .” M a s h a t i l e i s l o o k i n g t o H o l l y w o o d t o d ra w f o re i g n d i re c t i n v e s t m e n t , i n v i t i n g t h e m t o e m b a r k o n f i l m p ro j e c t s w i t h l o c a l t a l e n t . “ T h a t p ro g ra m m e a l re a d y s u g g e s t s t h a t w e l e v e r a g e R 1 b i l l i o n i n t o t h e e c o n o m y a n d c re a t e 1 2 4 0 0 0 j o b s p e r a n n u m – j u s t i n t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y, ” h e s a y s . “ I f y o u t a k e m u s i c a n d h e r i t a g e , t h e n e w m u s e u m t h a t w e a re b u i l d i n g , t h e m o n u m e n t s , a n d h o w t h e y a t t ra c t b o t h d o m e s t i c a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l t o u r i s m , t h e re i s h u g e re v e n u e c o m i n g i n t o t h e e c o n o m y.” I n v e s t i n g i n t r a i n i n g a s w e l l a s b u i l d i n g c o m m u n i t y a r t c e n t re s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y w i l l t a ke p l a c e i n t h e n e a r f u t u re . “ W e w i l l be building a big school of excellence in Johannesburg which is a national schools academy for the ar ts, and an iconic museum of its kind,” says Mashatile, “It will be iconic on the c o n t i n e n t a n d w i l l e v e n d ra w a l o t o f p e o p l e a s a d e s t i n a t i o n i n t h e c o u n t r y. We s u p p o r t a l l t h e s e b i g e v e n t s t o e n s u re t h a t t h e s e c t o r i s v i b r a n t .”

POLICY REVISIONS M a s h a t i l e s a y s t h e y h a v e n o w s t a r t e d re v i s i n g p o l i c y a g a i n a n d d r a f t e d a p a p e r re v i e w i n g t h e e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t s o f t h e a r t s a n d c u l t u r e s e c t o r t h a t i s b e i n g s e n t t o c a b i n e t . “ T h e re i s a w h i t e p a p e r w h i c h i s re a l l y o u r n e w p o l i c y g o i n g f o r w a rd , because with 20 year s of experience you need to begin to r e v i e w, a n d s e e h o w t o a l i g n t h i n g s g o i n g f o r w a rd , ” h e s a y s . “The good news is that cabinet has now elevated ar ts and c u l t u r e t o o n e o f t h e m a j o r o u t c o m e s .” A r t s e d u c a t i o n i s b e i n g re i n t ro d u c e d i n t o s c h o o l s , w i t h 2 0 0 a r t s f a c i l i t a t o r s e m p l o y e d a n d a n o t h e r 3 0 0 0 m o re t o c o m e . “ We h ad a s uc cessful social cohesion summit a year ago i n Kl iptow n w here we got ever ybod y to commit th em sel ves to working together to build a new nation, to popularise our new s y m b o l s , a n d t o b u i l d m o re m u s e u m s t h a t t e l l t h e f u l l h i s t o r y

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of our people,” says Mashatile. New mu se u ms a re be ing bu ilt a c ro s s t h e n a t i o n , s u c h a s t h e S a ra h B a a r t m a n h e r i t a g e s i t e in the Eas tern Cape, John Dube in KwaZulu-N atal, and Oliver R e g i n a l d Ta m b o i n t h e E a s t e r n C a p e . “ I n t h e p a s t , t h e t r u e s tor y of our people was excluded,” says Mashatile. “ W e w o r ke d w i t h t h e K h o i s a n t o l o o k a t t h e i r h i s t o r y a n d heritage as well, so that we have a n inclu sive na r ra tive . Whe n you talk about the new South Africa, it is a re f le ction of its p e o p l e , t h e i r c u l t u re s , a n d t ra d i t i o n s .”

SHINING BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE M a s h a t i l e s a y s g ove r n m e n t w a s b e g i n n i n g t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e i m p o r ta n c e o f a r t s a n d c u l t u re i n s o c i e t y. “ T h i s w a s n o t t h e c a s e i n i t i a l l y, b u t w e n o w h a ve a m a j o r re c o g n i t i o n f o r t h e ro l e o f a r t s a n d c u l t u re , ” h e s a y s . “ T h e f a c t t h a t w e n o w h a v e o u t c o m e 1 4 i n g ove r n m e n t , s u g g e s t s t h a t . A y e a r b e f o re l a s t , w e eve n p a s s e d a l a w c a l l e d t h e U s e o f O f f i c i a l L a n g u a g e s A c t . T h i s l a w f o rc e s g ove r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s t o u s e a t l e a s t f o u r l a n g u a g e s to c o m m u n i c a te w i t h c i t i z e n s .” A r t s a n d c u l t u re i s s t a r t i n g t o g a i n re c o g n i t i o n a s t h e “ s o u l of the nation”, which is a hot spot for inves tment. “That re c o g n i t i o n i s b e g i n n i n g t o b e t h e re i n p r o v i n c e s a s w e l l – a lot of attention is being now put on issues of social cohesion,” says Mashatile.

“Mashatile is looking to H o l l y w o o d to d ra w f o re i g n d i re c t i n ve s t m e n t , i n v i t i n g t h e m to e m b a r k o n f i l m p ro j e c t s w i t h l o c a l ta l e n t .” He explains how South Africa needs people to go out to schools, communities, and univer sitie s to d iscu ss cu ltu re a n d d i v e r s i t y. “ We a l w a y s t a l k a b o u t d i v e r s i t y, b u t w h a t d o we mean? I would say one of the successes of the social c o h e s i o n s u m m i t w a s t h e re c o g n i t i o n t h a t s o c i a l c o h e s i o n and nation-building would not be achieved if we live in the s e a o f p o v e r t y, w h e re p e o p l e a re u n e m p l o y e d a n d h o m e l e s s .” I n o rd e r t o h a v e a s o c i a l l y i n c l u s i v e s o c i e t y, t h e s e i s s u e s n e e d t o b e a t t h e f o re f ro n t . “It isn’t jus t dialogue and talking, bu t whethe r they ha ve jobs, skills, and homes,” Mashatile says. “It is par t of social c o h e s i o n b e c a u s e t h e y w i l l c re a t e j o b s , a n d t h e s e p e o p l e with jobs can run s table homes and buy food. The issue is m u c h b i g g e r t h a n w e m a y h a v e t h o u g h t .”

J O H A N N E S B U R G , S O U T H A F R I C A - 1 4 O c t o b e r 2 0 0 9 : P h a s e 2 o f t h e M a g w a s e C i v i c C e n t re i n J o h a n n e s b u r g . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / C i t y P re s s / Ya n d i s a M o n a ka l i )

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TRIUMPH IN 20 YEARS Mashatile says his depar tment contributed to the N ational Development Plan (NDP) af ter being invited by the Minis ter of P l a n n i n g i n t h e P re s i d e n c y, Tre v o r M a n u e l . “ T h e N D P n o w re asser ts social cohesion and nation building,” says Mashatile. “ I t a d v o c a t e s i n v e s t m e n t i n c u l t u re a n d a b o u t e n s u r i n g e d u c a t i o n i n s c h o o l s . T h e N D P h a s c a p t u re d t h e c e n t ra l ro l e o f a r t s a n d c u l t u re a n d h e r i t a g e i n b u i l d i n g a s t a b l e a n d c a r i n g s o c i e t y.” H e e x p l a i n s h o w g o v e r n m e n t , t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r, a n d c i v i l s o c i e t y n e e d t o c o m e t o g e t h e r t o c re a t e a p ro s p e ro u s n a t i o n . “ W e w a n t a s t a b l e a n d c a r i n g s o c i e t y w h e re p e o p l e l i v e t o g e t h e r i n h a r m o n y, c o m i n g f ro m d i v e r s e b a c kg ro u n d s .” M a s h a t i l e s a y s g o v e r n m e n t h a d t a ke n a d e c i s i o n t o c e l e b ra t e 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y a n d f re e d o m t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r.

“ W e a l s o s a i d t h a t c e l e b ra t i n g 2 0 y e a r s i s n o t s o n g a n d d a n c e o n l y, b u t a n a p p re c i a t i o n o f w h a t h a s b e e n a c h i e v e d over the las t 20 year s, whether it is in human settlements, i n f ra s t r u c t u re d e v e l o p m e n t , o r d e v e l o p m e n t s i n e d u c a t i o n o r justice, among others,” he says. T h e re i s a ra n g e o f a c t i v i t i e s a c r o s s a l l s e c t o r s t h a t h a v e b e e n b ra n d e d a ro u n d S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c r a c y. “ I t i s im por tant to em phasise tha t we wa nt to ce le bra te 20 ye a r s b y re c o g n i s i n g t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s , l i ke t h e f a c t t h a t p e o p l e ’ s l i v e s a re c h a n g i n g f o r t h e b e t t e r, ” M a s h a t i l e s a y s . “ I f p e o p l e s a y ‘ N o t h i n g i s c h a n g i n g ’, i t b e c o m e s d i f f i c u l t t o a p p re c i a t e a n d c e l e b ra t e . Yo u n e e d t o s h o w t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d t h e c h a n g e s . Yo u n e e d t o a p p r e c i a t e w h e re t h e re a re d i f f i c u l t i e s , b u t i n d i c a t e h o w y o u a r e g o i n g t o d e a l w i t h t h e m .”

“ We a l s o s a i d t h a t c e l e b ra t i n g 2 0 ye a r s i s n o t s o n g a n d d a n c e o n l y, b u t a n a p p re c i a t i o n o f w h a t h a s b e e n a c h i e ve d o ve r t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s . . .”

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WHAT IS THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND WORLD HERITAGE SITE?

A v i ew o f t h e m a g n i f i c e n t l a n d s c a p e fo u n d w i t h i n t h e C ra d l e o f H u m a n k i n d Wo r l d H e r i ta g e S i te . P h oto c o u r te s y o f C ra d l e o f H u m a n k i n d Wo r l d H e r i ta g e S i te M a n a g e m e n t Au t h o r i t y

T h e C r a d l e o f H u m a n k i n d w a s d e c l a re d a Wo r l d H e r i t a g e S i t e

2 0 0 5 . T h i s a rc h i t e c t u ra l l y u n i q u e c e n t r e a l l o w s e v e r y v i s i t o r t o

b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s E d u c a t i o n a l , S c i e n t i f i c , a n d C u l t u ra l

e m b a r k o n a j o u r n e y o f d i s c o v e r y, b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e b i r t h

Organisation (UNESCO) on 2 December 1999. Since then this

o f o u r p l a n e t t h ro u g h t h e h i s t o r y o f h u m a n k i n d a n d i n t o t h e

u n i q u e a r e a , n o t f a r f ro m J o h a n n e s b u r g , s p a n n i n g s o m e 5 0 0 0 0

f u t u re . M a ro p e n g h a s a n o r i g i n a l f o s s i l d i s p l a y a r e a w h e r e

h e c t a r e s , h a s y i e l d e d s o m e o f t h e m o s t i n c re d i b l e f o s s i l f i n d s o f

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extinct fauna, par ticularly fossils of ancient human ances tor s.

f a c i l i t i e s , a b o u t i q u e h o t e l w i t h i n c re d i b l e v i e w s , a n d a re s t a u ra n t . T h e w o r l d f a m o u s S t e r k f o n t e i n C a v e s c o n t i n u e s

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t o a t t ra c t m a n y v i s i t o r s , b o a s t s a n e x h i b i t i o n , a n d o f f e r s t h e

a n d t h e Ta u n g C h i l d s i t e i n N o r t h We s t P ro v i n c e , t h e a re a

oppor tunity for a guided tour of the caves.

cons titutes what UNESCO has inscribed as the Fossil Hominid S i t e s o f S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e s e a re i n d e e d s i t e s o f o u t s t a n d i n g

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fossils that have been unear thed at these sites. Such include

i n s t i t u t i o n s l i ke t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e W i t w a t e r s r a n d , t h e

M r s P l e s , L i t t l e F o o t , Ta u n g C h i l d s k u l l , a n d t h e r e c e n t l y

d i f f e re n t t i e r s o f g o v e r n m e n t , a d j a c e n t p r o v i n c e s l i ke L i m p o p o

d e s c r i b e d A u s t r a l o p i t h e c u s s e d i b a , re v e a l e d t o t h e w o r l d b y

a n d t h e N o r t h W e s t P ro v i n c e , a n d a r a n g e o f o t h e r i m p o r t a n t

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s t a ke h o l d e r s a n d a g e n c i e s s u c h a s t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n H e r i t a g e

in April 2010. This fossil has been dated at an as tounding ly

R e s o u rc e s A g e n c y ( S A H R A ) .

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e v o l v e d a s a s p e c i e s . Wo r k o n A u s t ra l o p i t h e c u s s e d i b a a l o n e

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media outlets.

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t h e s t a ke h o l d e r s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s d i r e c t l y i m p a c t e d b y t h e

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s i t e . A g re a t e r i m p e t u s w i l l b e g i v e n t o f o r g i n g c l o s e r t i e s

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w i t h a l l s t a ke h o l d e r s i n c o l l e c t i v e l y m a n a g i n g a n d p r e s e r v i n g

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of fering in terpretation for the site. The Authority al so h el p s to

g e n e ra t i o n s o f t h e w o r l d .

p r o m o t e f u r t h e r s c i e n t i f i c re s e a rc h , e n c o u ra g e s c o m m u n i t y par ticipation, and assis ts in s timulating tourism. T h e o f f i c i a l i n t e r p re t a t i o n c e n t re o f t h e s i t e i s c a l l e d M a ro p e n g w h i c h m e a n s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; r e t u r n i n g t o t h e p l a c e f ro m w h e r e w e c o m eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; i n Setswana and was of ficially opened to the public in December

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Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site: Tracing Humankind’s Origins An inter view with Prof Lee Berger from Wits University

How important is the Cradle of Humankind to South Africa’s cultural heritage? Significant, the very origins of all humankind are found on the continent of Africa. It holds the richest areas for information about where we came from as human beings. The origins of our species are found right here in our land and we should be proud of that fact. How important are World Heritage Sites, such as the Cradle of Humankind, in the context of South Africa’s 20 years of democracy celebrations? Pre-1994, it was not very popular as it suggested facts that there is a commonality in species, that mankind stems from the same place. We now have the opportunity to examine what South Africa truly represents. We are a leader in helping the world understand where we come from. How has the science evolved since South Africa’s liberation in 1994?

Prof. Lee Berger with the cranium of Au.sediba Photo courtesy of the University of Witwatersrand

Do you have any advice for aspiring scientists in South Africa? It is one of the most rewarding careers. The best advice I can give is to get back out there and experience the world. There is so much out there to be found. We need to build a generation that aren’t afraid to go out and explore, despite what field you go into.

Extraordinarily. There has been a monumental change since 1994. Before, there was just a small group of scientists and now we have 50 from all over the world working with us. We now have centres of excellence and work closely with universities. Our facilities are world-class and we are pushing the boundaries of science. We have become a Mecca for the world to come and seek out the story of where we come from. Recently, Sterkfontein Caves won the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. What did this achievement mean for the Site? The government has invested wonderfully in the industry. The translation of the story of humankind has been excellent. It is great to see our government so committed to engaging with the public and producing quality education for people to learn and grow in the field. Tell us about the Rising Star Expedition and Workshop. We are now in the scientific analysis phase where we discuss and debate what we have found. By the end of the year, we will hopefully be able to share our results with the rest of the world. It will be very exciting.

Maropeng Interpretation Centre - Official visitor centre in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

C O N TA C T D E TA I L S Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site Management Authority (011) 085 2481 www.cradleofhumankind.co.za Maropeng Interpretation Centre Official visitor centre in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (014) 577 9000 www.maropeng.co.za

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S OU TH AF RI CA’ S G RE ATEST S P O R T I N G AC H I E V E M E N T S By Nick Krige

South Africa is a countr y blessed with an abundance of natural talent and nowhere is it more obvious than on the spor ts field. For decades before 1994, the countr y was banned from competing in international spor ting events. The number of accolades accumulated by South Africa’s athletes since readmission to the spor ting arena is staggering.

R U G BY W O R L D C U P D O M I N AT I O N AN EMERGING POWERHOUSE Arguably South Africa’s mos t im por tant spor ting victor y came j u s t a y e a r a f t e r t h e c o u n t r y ’ s f i r s t f re e a n d f a i r e l e c t i o n . H a v i n g s t r u g g l e d t r e m e n d o u s l y i n m a t c h e s b e f o re t h e t o u r n a m e n t , the Springboks had been all but written of f, even as hos ts o f t h e e v e n t . H o w e v e r, e v e n a s p e re n n i a l u n d e rd o g s , t h e t e a m m a n a g e d n o t o n l y t o m a ke t h e f i n a l , b u t e v e n b e a t t h e seeming ly uns toppable New Zealand team. It is yet another symbol for a countr y that has the uncanny ability to trium ph agains t all odds, when no-one else ever gave it a chance. Nelson Mandela under s tood the power spor t has to unite a nation and ins tilled a sense of pride and belonging t h a t c r o s s e s r a c i a l a n d c u l t u ra l b o u n d a r i e s . T h e S p r i n g b o k s 1 9 9 5 R u g b y W o r l d C u p w i n w e n t a l o n g w a y t o p ro v i n g h i m r i g h t . “Spor t has the power to change the world,” Mandela said a few

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y e a r s a f t e r t h e R u g b y Wo r l d C u p . “ I t h a s t h e p o w e r t o i n s p i r e , i t h a s t h e p o w e r t o u n i t e p e o p l e i n a w a y t h a t l i t t l e e l s e d o e s .” ADDING TO THE LEGEND S o u t h A f r i c a h a s a p ro u d r u g by t ra d i t i o n a n d s h owe d o n c e a g a i n w hy t h e te a m i s o f te n c o n s i d e re d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t i n t h e wo r l d , a t t h e 2 0 0 7 R u g by Wo r l d C u p i n F ra n c e . T h i s wa s j u s t t h e fo u r t h Wo r l d C u p t h e S p r i n g b o k s h a d b e e n a p a r t o f s i n c e b e i n g re a d m i t te d i n to t h e wo r l d o f c o m p et i t i ve i n te r n a t i o n a l r u g by i n 1 9 9 4 . A s i n 1 9 9 5 , t h e t e a m w e n t t h ro u g h t h e e n t i r e t o u r n a m e n t u n b e a t e n . T h e d i f f e re n c e t h i s t i m e a r o u n d i s t h a t , b y t h e t i m e t h e y w e re t o p l a y E n g l a n d i n t h e f i n a l , t h e S p r i n g b o k s w e r e h o t favourites for the title, especially af ter having defeated the s a m e o p p o n e n t 3 6 - 0 i n t h e g ro u p s t a g e s . T h e f i n a l w a s a h o t l y c o n t e s t e d a f f a i r, t h e re s u l t o f w h i c h i s d e b a t e d t o t h i s d a y. T h e Eng lish side had a tr y that was disallowed af ter the of ficials deemed Mark Cueto had put a foot in touch while diving for the line.

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R e g a r d l e s s o f t h e re f e re e’ s d e c i s i o n , S o u t h A f r i c a n f a n s w i l l be q uick to point out that even if the tr y had been given a n d c o n v e r t e d , t h e f i n a l s c o re w o u l d s t i l l h a v e b e e n i n S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s f a v o u r. T h e v i c t o r y m e a n t S o u t h A f r i c a h a d t r i u m p h e d i n t w o o f f o u r R u g b y Wo r l d C u p a p p e a ra n c e s s i n c e r e a d m i s s i o n t o t h e s p o r t , a n u n p re c e d e n t e d re c o rd .

T H E P E O P L E ’ S GA M E A y e a r a f te r t h e n a t i o n - b u i l d i n g v i c to r y i n t h e R u g by Wo r l d C u p , i t w a s B a f a n a B a f a n a ’s t u r n to m a ke t h e c o u n t r y p ro u d a t t h e 1 9 9 6 A f r i c a n C u p o f N a t i o n s to u r n a m e n t . Ag a i n , eve n a s h o s t s o f t h e eve n t , S o u t h A f r i c a w a s n o t g i ve n m u c h h o p e to win. H o w e v e r, i n s p i re d b y c o a c h C l i v e B a r ke r a n d l e d b y s t a r p l a y e r s i n c l u d i n g , L u c a s R a d e b e , c a p t a i n N e i l l To v e y, M a r k F i s h , a n d D o c t o r K h u m a l o , b a c ke d b y t h e b o i s t e ro u s s u p p o r t of home fans, the team made it to the final and beat Tu n i s i a 2 - 0 t o b e c o m e c h a m p i o n s o f A f r i c a . THE WORLD CUP F o u r t e e n y e a r s l a t e r, S o u t h A f r i c a w a s c h o s e n b y s o c c e r ’ s g o v e r n i n g b o d y, F I FA , t o h o s t i t s f l a g s h i p e v e n t , t h e W o r l d C u p . I n t h e m o n t h s l e a d i n g u p t o t h e e v e n t , t h e re was plenty of nay-saying, including accusations that F I FA , u n i m p re s s e d b y t h e c o u n t r y ’ s p re p a ra t i o n s , w e re considering a plan B for hos ting the spectacle. Of cour se, it all turned out to be sensational tabloid gossip a n d S o u t h A f r i c a n h o s t e d o n e o f t h e m o s t v i b ra n t e v e n t s i n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e t o u r n a m e n t , g a r n e r i n g p ra i s e f ro m a l l o v e r t h e g l o b e . M o re t h a n 3 0 0 0 0 0 t o u r i s t s a r r i v e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a f o r t h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f a t t e n d i n g t h e 2 0 1 0 F I FA Wo r l d Cup. Bafana Bafana put in a good showing at the event e a r n i n g a h a rd f o u g h t d ra w a g a i n s t M e x i c o i n t h e o p e n i n g g a m e o f t h e t o u r n a m e n t . S i m p h i w e Ts h a b a l a l a s c o re d S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s o n l y g o a l i n t h e m a t c h ; a s t u n n i n g s t r i ke t h a t w o u l d later be nominated as one of the goals of the season. A tough loss to U rguay was followed by an his toric win a g a i n s t F r a n c e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y, d u e t o t h e h e a v y l o s s a g a i n s t U r u a g u a y, S o u t h A f r i c a d i d n o t q u a l i f y f o r t h e k n o c k- o u t s ta g e o f t h e to u r n a m e n t , b u t h a d d o n e t h e countr y proud and the fes tive atmosphere around the countr y continued uninhibited.

CRICKETING CONQUERORS D e s p i t e a l m o s t c o n s t a n t l y h a v i n g a t e a m t h a t i s c o n s i d e re d w o r l d c l a s s , b e i n g ra n ke d t h e b e s t i n t h e w o r l d o n n u m e ro u s o c c a s i o n s a c ro s s a l l t h re e f o r m a t s o f t h e g a m e , a n d r e p e a t e d a p p e a ra n c e s i n t h e s e m i - f i n a l a n d f i n a l s s t a g e s o f m a j o r t o u r n a m e n t s , t h e P ro t e a s h a v e o n l y t r i u m p h e d a t o n e s i g n i f i c a n t c r i c ke t e v e n t : T h e 1 9 9 8 I C C C h a m p i o n s Tro p h y in Bang ladesh. On the run to the final, South Africa easily o v e r c a m e h i s t o r i c a l n e m e s i s E n g l a n d a n d t h ra s h e d S r i L a n k a i n t h e s e m i - f i n a l b e f o re d e f e a t i n g t h e W e s t I n d i e s b y f o u r w i c ke t s i n t h e f i n a l . J a q u e s Ka l l i s s t a r re d i n t h e g a m e , t a k i n g t h e M a n o f t h e M a t c h Aw a rd a f t e r a m a g n i f i c e n t

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S o u t h A f r i c a h a s a p ro u d t ra d i t i o n a t t h e S u m m e r O l y m p i c Games. It all began with Penny Heyns and Josaih Thugwane at t h e 1 9 9 6 G a m e s h e l d i n At l a n t a , F l o r i d a i n t h e U S A . H e y n s w a s b y n o m e a n s a n u n k n o w n o n t h e s w i m m i n g c i rc u i t b y t h e t i m e she arrived in Atlanta, she had been a par t of th e 1 9 9 2 S o u t h A f r i c a n O l y m p i c t e a m a n d w o n t h e b ro n z e m e d a l i n t h e 1 0 0 m breas ts tro ke in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. S h e was al so t h e w o r l d r e c o r d h o l d e r. H o w e v e r, n o - o n e c o u l d h a v e p re d i c t e d w h a t s h e a c h i e v e d i n At l a n t a . S h e t o o k t o t h e p o o l f o r t h e 1 0 0 m b r e a s t s t r o k e f i n a l a n d w e n t o n t o b re a k h e r o w n w o r l d re c o rd on the way to winning an Olym pic gold medal. She then did the e x a c t s a m e t h i n g i n t h e 2 0 0 m b re a s t s t ro ke , b e c o m i n g t h e o n l y woman in the his tor y of the Olym pic Games to win both the 100m a n d 2 0 0 m b r e a s t s t ro ke e v e n t s . Thugwane, on the other hand, was an almos t com plete unknown a r r i v i n g i n A t l a n t a , d e s p i t e w i n n i n g t h e H o n o l u l u M a ra t h o n i n 1 9 9 5 . H e w e n t o n t o w i n t h e m a ra t h o n b y a m e re t h re e s e c o n d s , t h e c l o s e s t O l y m p i c M a ra t h o n f i n i s h e v e r, t o b e c o m e t h e f i r s t black athlete to win an Olym pic gold medal for South Africa. W H E R E I T A L L B E GA N T h e 2 0 0 4 S u m m e r O l y m p i c s w e re h e l d i n At h e n s , G re e c e , purpor tedly the founder s of the modern Olym pic Games. The S o u t h A f r i c a n t e a m re t u r n e d w i t h s i x m e d a l s – o n e g o l d , t h re e s i l v e r, a n d t w o b ro n z e – re s u l t i n g i n i t b e i n g c o n s i d e re d S o u t h Africa’s mos t successful games to that point.

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The cred it for all of this cannot be attr i b u ted to any o n e M i n i s t e r, b u t a l l t h e p re v i o u s M i n i s t e r s – f ro m M a n g o s u t h u B u t h e l e z i ( f ro m 1 9 9 4 t o 2 0 0 4 ) , N o s i v i w e M a p i s a - N q a k u l a ( 2 0 0 4 t o 2 0 0 9 ) a n d N ko s a z a n a D l a m i n i Z u m a ( M a y 2 0 0 9 t o O c t o b e r 2012), explains the former Minis ter of Home Af fair s N aledi P a n d o r i n a n i n t e r v i e w i n h e r o f f i c e i n C a p e To w n . S h e w a s a p p o i n t e d M i n s i t e r o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l g y a f t e r t h e rec ent election. “ I ’ m a r e c e n t a r r i v a l i n H o m e A f f a i r s , b u t I t h i n k t h e p re v i o u s m i n i s t e r s d i d m a ke s o m e b o l d c h a n g e s . O n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t w e m u s t a p p re c i a t e i s t h a t c h a n g e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a a re a l w a y s increme ntal. People think that it was t h i s M i n i s ter i n t h i s p eri o d, b u t y o u a re a c t u a l l y b u i l d i n g o n w h a t o t h e r s h a v e d o n e b e f o r e y o u .” Discussing how the turnover has been q uite fascinating, Pandor details how she has spent time in the Home Af fair s of fices a n d a l t h o u g h t h e y a re n o t a l l t h e re y e t , t h e c h a n g e i s v e r y pleasing. “ W e h a v e m o re c o m m i t t e d s t a f f i n m a n y a re a s , w e’ re b e g i n n i n g t o s e r v e t h e p e o p l e b e t t e r, w e’ v e d e v e l o p e d a n a p p ro a c h t o b r a n d i n g a n d w e u s e e l e c t ro n i c t e c h n o l o g y.” Pandor explains how she wants the Home Af fairs depar tment to become a paperless depar tment, and thus is pushing for technology to only be used. “ W e h a v e t o t ra i n o u r p e o p l e m u c h m o re , w e h a v e a n e w u n i f o r m a n d I w a n t p e o p l e t o b e m o re p ro f e s s i o n a l . T h e changes will continue, but it has cer tainly been a fascinating p r o j e c t . O n e o f t h e re s e a rc h e r s f ro m t h e W o r l d B a n k I n s t i t u t e told me that they want to use Home Af fair s as an exam ple of a turnaround of a government d epar tm en t i n an em ergi n gm a r k e t - s i z e d c o u n t r y.”

CHALLENGES AHEAD P a n d o r s a y s t h e re s t i l l re m a i n s m a n y c h a l l e n g e s f o r t h e Depar tment of Home Af fairs, including the fact that many c i t i z e n s i n t h e c o u n t r y re m a i n u n d o c u m e n t a t e d – a m a j o r challenge the depar tment faces. Pandor explains how r e g i s t e r i n g t h e b i r t h o f o n e’ s c h i l d i s n o t p a r t o f n o r m a l practic es – par ticularly among Africans. “ I t i s n o t y e t e n t re n c h e d i n t h e i r s o c i a l p ra c t i c e s , s o w e h a v e t o c a m p a i g n a ro u n d t h a t . T h e o f f i c i a l s ke e p s a y i n g w e s h o u l d change the cam paigns, but I say that until ever y South African w h o h a s a b a b y g o e s a n d re g i s t e r s , w e ’ re n o t g o i n g t o c h a n g e . W e h a v e t o e n t re n c h i t i n p e o p l e’ s m i n d s .” A n o t h e r m a j o r p ro b l e m t h e d e p a r t m e n t f a c e s i s t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y d o n’t h a v e a n a t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n re g i s t e r t h a t c o n t a i n s t h e d e t a i l s o f e v e r y S o u t h A f r i c a n . L a t e re g i s t ra t i o n a l s o p o s e s a s a n i s s u e a s i t i s s o m e t i m e s f ra u d l e n t . “ We’ re t r y i n g t o b u i l d a n a t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n re g i s t e r t h a t h a s i n t e g r i t y w i t h d a t a w e c a n t r u s t , a s w e l l a s y o u n g p e o p l e h a v i n g t h e re l e v a n t documentation of South Africa. Ever yone should have an ID a t 1 6 .” T h e b i g g e s t p ro b l e m t h e d e p a r t m e n t f a c e s h o w e v e r, i s i l l e g a l mig ration. “South Africa is an island of o p p o r t un i t y i n a sea o f d e e p , e c o n o m i c p ro b l e m s i n t h e re g i o n . W e a t t ra c t l a r g e n u m b e r s i n t o t h e c o u n t r y, w e h a v e p o ro u s b o rd e r s , a n d w e d o n ’ t h a v e a l a r g e i m m i g ra t i o n s e r v i c e , ” s a y s P a n d o r.

“Per sons who are low-skilled and seeking jobs that don’t req uire high-level skills are coming into the countr y in g reat number s and displacing South Africans who could take up those jobs. It’s a potential social problem to which we need t o p a y a t t e n t i o n .” P a n d o r e x p l a i n s h o w s h e d o e s n ’ t h a v e a n answer to the problem as she is unsure how one responds to such an issue. “ We can’t close of f the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and that’s really the problem area, especially Zimbabwe. I’m thinking of creating an Economic Mig rants Visa for South Africa so that we recognise SADC nationals as economic mig rants, which I hope could help my depar tment to remove them from attem pting to be a s y l u m s e e k e r s .” A c c o rd i n g t o t h e re f u g e e l a w, i f a n i m m i g r a n t s t a t e s t h a t t h e y a re a n a s y l u m s e e ke r, t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e A f f a i r s h a s t o a l l o w t h e m i n t o t h e c o u n t r y. H o w e v e r, i f t h e y c o m e i n t o t h e c o u n t r y a s a n o rd i n a r y i m m i g r a n t , i t m i g h t b e l i t t l e m o r e dif ficult, Pandor explained. “Many Zimbabweans, Malawians, and Mozambicans use our a s y l u m s y s t e m t o g e t l e g a l t r a c t i o n i n t h e c o u n t r y. T h e n e x t M i n i s t e r n e e d s t o p ro p o s e t o t h e e x e c u t i v e t h a t t h e y a g r e e t o c re a t e a v i s a f o r S A D C e c o n o m i c m i g r a n t s . We m u s t g i v e t h e m s t a t u s i n S o u t h A f r i c a , s o t h a t w e c a n k n o w w h e r e t h e y ’r e w o r k i n g , k n o w w h a t t h e y ’ re e a r n i n g , k n o w w h o’ s e m p l o y i n g them, and then we can begin to ha ve some control. Bu t a t the m o m e n t i t re a l l y i s a n i g h t m a r e .” Pandor fur ther discusses how bord e r se cu r ity is a nothe r ma jor p ro b l e m f o r t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e A f f a i r s . “ We n o w h a v e a n a g re e m e n t t h a t w e s h o u l d c r a f t l e g i s l a t i o n t o c r e a t e a b o rd e r m a n a g e m e n t a g e n c y a n d w e a r e w o r k i n g o n t h a t n o w, s o h o p e f u l l y w e’ l l h a v e t h a t i n t h e n e x t t e r m o f g o v e r n m e n t b e f o re t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r. T h i s a g e n c y w i l l h a v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r o u r l a n d , s e a , a i r, b o rd e r a r e a s a n d w o u l d h a v e d e d i c a t e d p e r s o n n e l i n e a c h . W e d o n ’ t h a v e a m a r i t i m e b o r d e r a u t h o r i t y, s o p e o p l e c a n f i s h i n o u r s e a s .” F ra u d a n d c o r r u p t i o n a l s o p r e s e n t s a b i g c h a l l e n g e f o r t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e A f f a i r s , s a y s P a n d o r. “ We d o h a v e a c o r r u p t i o n p ro b l e m . We a re a r r e s t i n g p e o p l e h a p p i l y – I ’ m not gentle with anyone who ha s pra ctice d fra u d – bu t it is a p ro b l e m b e c a u s e S o u t h A f r i c a h a s i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a t u s . “ Yo u c a n e a s i l y t ra v e l w i t h o u r p a s s p o r t s . I f y o u h a v e o u r i d e n t i t y d o c u m e n t s , y o u c a n t ra n s a c t a n d s o o n – s o t h e re i s a l o t o f f ra u d . T h e i n t ro d u c t i o n o f t h e S m a r t C a rd i s g o i n g t o b e a g re a t h e l p i n c o m b a t i n g f ra u d b e c a u s e y o u h a v e t o p e r s o n a l l y p re s e n t o r c a p t u re b i o m e t r i c s , i t i s t o t a l l y p a p e r l e s s - i t i s g o i n g t o h e l p u s s i g n i f i c a n t l y. We a re w o r k i n g t o i n t ro d u c e a n E - P a s s p o r t w h i c h w i l l s i m i l a r l y u s e p a p e r l e s s p ro c e s s e s .” In light of the challenges faced, Pandor wishes to challenge the ethos and ethics of s taf f in the Depar tment of Home Af fair s a s w e l l . “ W e a re g o i n g t o d o v i g o r o u s t r a i n i n g w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h a t . W e’ re d e v e l o p i n g w h a t w e c a l l a c a d r e o f H o m e A f f a i r s a n d p a r t o f t h a t i s t ra i n i n g y o u n g p e o p l e i n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e p a t r i o t i c d u t y t o p ro t e c t t h e i d e n t i t y o f y o u r c o u n t r y, a n d under s tanding the security as se r vice cha ra cte r of H ome A f f a i r s . I ’ v e b e g u n t h i s p ro g ra m m e b y t a k i n g o n y o u n g p e o p l e f ro m d i v e r s e c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e y a r e t h e f i r s t c o r e o f t h i s c a d re s h i p t h a t w e w a n t t o b u i l d i n t h i s d e p a r t m e n t .”

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“ S o u t h A f r i c a i s f o r t u n a t e t o h a ve l e a d e r s w i t h d e p t h , and we should insist that we continue and call for even g r e a t e r c h a ra c t e r i n o u r l e a d e r s h i p .” I M P L E M E N T I N G T H E N AT I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T P L A N T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e A f f a i r s p l a y s i t s ro l e i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e N D P, P a n d o r s t a t e d . “ T h e N D P h a s a n u m b e r o f p r o p o s a l s t h a t a re q u i t e e x c i t i n g a n d w h i c h w e s u p p o r t . O n e o f t h e m – a n d I ’ v e a l re a d y b e g u n t o a c t o n t h i s – i s t h e p r o p o s a l t h a t g ra d u a t e s f ro m s c a rc e - s k i l l s a re a s o r f o r e i g n e r s s h o u l d b e g ra n t e d a n i m m e d i a t e w o r k p e r m i t . I a g r e e w i t h t h e m a n d w e a re w o r k i n g t o m a ke t h e n e c e s s a r y a m e n d m e n t s . I f y o u a re a f o re i g n s t u d e n t , o f w h i c h w e h a v e m a n y, a n d y o u q u a l i f y a s a d o c t o r, I ’ m p ro p o s i n g t h a t w e g i v e y o u a n i m m e d i a t e f o u r - y e a r v i s a o n c o m p l e t i o n o f y o u r d e g re e , b e c a u s e t h e N D P s a y s w e m u s t a t t ra c t s k i l l s a n d I s u p p o r t t h e m on this. “I also would like to ease the access of business to p erm i t s i n S o u t h A f r i c a . W e ’ v e c re a t e d a u n i t f o r t h e c o r p o ra t e s e c t o r, b u t w e n e e d t o m a ke i t l a r g e r. We a re f i n d i n g t h a t w e h a v e b a c k l o g s w i t h t e m p o ra r y p e r m i t s . We s h o u l d m a ke s u re t h a t b u s i n e s s i s n o t s t o p p e d f ro m d o i n g w h a t i t s h o u l d b e c a u s e o f red tape. “ F u r t h e r m o r e , w e s h o u l d e n s u re t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s s h o u l d h a v e o p p o r t u n i t i e s . B u t w e m u s t n’t m a ke l i f e d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e p r i v a t e

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s e c t o r a n d f o r f o re i g n c o m p a n i e s ; w e ’ v e e a s e d t h i n g s . I ’ v e j u s t p u b l i s h e d re g u l a t i o n s : T h e re u s e d t o b e a n i n t r a - c o m p a n y t ra n s f e r p e r m i t w h i c h w a s o f t w o - y e a r d u r a t i o n a n d t h e re g u l a t i o n s re q u i re d y o u t o g o b a c k t o y o u r c o u n t r y o f o r i g i n t o re n e w. I ’ v e e x t e n d e d t h a t t o f o u r y e a r s i n t h e n e w re g u l a t i o n s a n d y o u c a n re n e w i t i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e r e i s a danger because many people want to s ta y he re foreve r a nd m a n y c o n v e r t t o p e r m a n e n t re s i d e n c e s t a t u s . I n t e r m s o f o u r re g u l a t i o n s , y o u a re a l l o w e d t o a p p l y f o r p e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n c e a f t e r f i v e y e a r s . T h i s m e a n s t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s d o n’t g e t t h e opportunities. “ T h e re i s a l w a y s t h i s d i l e m m a o f f i n d i n g t h e b a l a n c e b e t w e e n the weight for South Africa as agains t continued inves tment. It i s a b a l a n c e H o m e A f f a i r s m u s t s u p p o r t p r o p e r l y, b u t I s u p p o r t the NDP call that we mus t assis t in attra cting the r ight skills for t h e c o u n t r y a n d i n c re a t i n g a n e n v i ro n m e n t w h e r e i n v e s t m e n t c a n h a p p e n .”

NO R OOM F OR EXCU SES Pandor has a few sim ple priorities for government for the next f e w y e a r s : “ B r i l l i a n t s e r v i c e , e f f i c i e n c y, a b s e n c e o f c o r r u p t i o n , and ser vice deliver y”.

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“ E v e r y o f f i c i a l , e v e r y M i n i s t e r m u s t s e t a v e r y h i g h s t a n d a rd a n d t h e re re a l l y i s n o ro o m f o r e x c u s e s a f t e r 2 0 y e a r s . We h a v e e n o u g h e x p e r i e n c e . I c a n m o re o r l e s s w a l k i n t o a d e p a r t m e n t a w a r e o f w h a t I s h o u l d d o a n d w e s h o u l d j u s t m o v e n o w. I a l s o a g r e e w i t h t h e N D P t h a t w e n e e d t o c re a t e a c o re o f p e r s o n s i n t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e w h o a re e x p e r i e n c e d , w h o a re p e r m a n e n t , a n d w h o a re t r u e p u b l i c s e r v a n t s .

built experience and then came in. I suppose I’ll continue to p l a y a ro l e s o m e h o w i n p o l i t i c s , b u t I d o n’t m i n d t r y i n g m y h a n d at something else – I’m s till suf ficiently energetic to do other t h i n g s .” A s ke d a b o u t h e r D e p a r t m e n t ’ s p l a n s t o c e l e b r a t e 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y a n d f re e d o m , P a n d o r s a y s s h e w o u l d l i ke to publish a book telling the s tor y of Sou th A fr ica ’s tra nsition f ro m t h e ‘ d o m p a s ’ t o t h e s m a r t c a r d .

There is a bit too much politics in publ i c ser v i c e, an d i t sh o ul d b e m u c h m o re s e r v i c e o r i e n t a t e d . F o r t h a t y o u n e e d a c a p a b l e a n d c o m p e t e n t s e t o f p u b l i c s e r v a n t s w h o a re p e r m a n e n t l y i n t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e , w h o u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r ro l e a n d w h o w o n ’ t b e m o v e d b e c a u s e i t s u i t s t h i s M a y o r o r t h a t M i n i s t e r.”

“ We’d a l s o l i ke t o t e l l t h e s t o r y h o w w e ’ v e h u m a n e l y r e c e i v e d re f u g e e s f ro m o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d i n o u r c o u n t r y. We ’ v e p l a y e d a n i m p o r t a n t ro l e w h i c h g o e s u n r e c o g n i s e d a t t h e m o m e n t . W e’d l i ke t o t a l k t o r e f u g e e s a n d t e l l t h e i r s t o r y a s p a r t o f t h e 2 0 y e a r s t o r y.” P a n d o r b e l i e v e s t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s have been blessed with good leader s.

A s k e d w h a t t h e f u t u re h o l d s f o r h e r, P a n d o r s a y s s h e w o u l d l i ke t o s e e t h e S q u a re K i l o m e t re A r ra y ( S K A ) c o m e i n t o f r u i t i o n . I t i s a p r o j e c t t h a t s h e d ro v e a s M i n i s t e r o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y b e t w e e n 2 0 0 9 a n d 2 0 1 2 . “ I w a s re a l l y h o n o u re d t o h a v e p l a y e d a r o l e , s o I a m w a t c h i n g w i t h g re a t i n t e re s t . I c o n t i n u e t o be interes ted in ed ucation: I’m the ch ai r o f t h e AN C ’s sub committee of the N ational Executive Committee (NEC) on e d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h .” Pandor was Minis ter of Education between 2004 and 2009. “I’m k e e n t o p l a y a ro l e i n t h e f u t u re i n d e v e l o p i n g w o m e n l e a d e r s i n p o l i t i c s , s o t h a t i t i s n’t j u s t m y g e n e ra t i o n , b u t o t h e r y o u n g w o m e n t h a t a re i n t e re s t e d i n p o l i t i c s a s w e w e re w h e n w e w e re y o u n g , a n d w o u l d t a ke u p o p p o r t u n i t i e s . O f c o u r s e w e s t u d i e d f i r s t ; w e n e v e r j u s t j u m p e d i n . We w e n t t o s c h o o l a n d v a r s i t y,

“ We’ v e b e n e f i t t e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a f r o m m a t u r e , g o o d l e a d e r s h i p . F ro m P re s i d e n t M a n d e l a – I m e a n , w h a t a f o r t u n a t e c o u n t r y w e a re t o h a v e h a d s u c h a p e r s o n – t o P re s i d e n t M b e k i ; a n d t h e n e v e n t o P r e s i d e n t M o t l a n t h e ; t h e n , P re s i d e n t Z u m a , w i t h t h e c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e f i v e ke y p r i o r i t i e s : E d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h , s a f e t y a n d s e c u r i t y, r u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d j o b c re a t i o n . “South Africa is for tunate to have leader s with depth, and we should insis t that we continu e a nd ca ll for eve n g re a te r c h a ra c t e r i n o u r l e a d e r s h i p .”

C A R N A R VO N , S O U T H A F R I C A - O C TO B E R 9 : F i v e o f t h e s e v e n s a t e l l i t e d i s h e s t h a t m a k e u p t h e K AT ra d i o t e l e s c o p e o n O c t o b e r 9 , 2 0 1 2 i n C a r n a r v o n , S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e S q u a re K i l o m e t re A r ra y t e l e s c o p e w i l l b e b u i l t h e re a n d i t w i l b e t h e l a r g e s t t e l e s c o p e i n t h e w o r l d . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / T h e T i m e s / H a l d e n K ro g )

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momentous year in the history of South Africa – 1994 – saw the country take its rightful place on the world stage as a free nation. The two decades that followed have been dedicated to fulfilling the potential for greatness at the heart of the country and its people.

An iconic motor manufacturer – Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has been leading the way amongst South Africa’s corporate citizens in this quest for nation building, since long before the birth of the new nation. MBSA’s commitment to the country for over 60 years grew and deepened through the inspiration of those who fought for its freedom, especially the first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela. The company had not remained unscathed throughout the tumultuous years when the fight against apartheid gained momentum. However, bringing its trademark values of integrity and respect to bear, MBSA was so

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successful in rebuilding a relationship with its workforce based on fairness and sustainability, that many of its labour relations practices were used by lawmakers as a benchmark in the crafting of the Labour Relations Act post democracy. This focus on social equity led the company to defy the concept of segregated development that held sway with the government of the day in 1981, opening the very first multi-racial technical training facility in the country, at its East London plant. This centre has trained in excess of 10 000 artisans of the highest calibre for the plant as well as the industry, and in 2012 extended its offering to include an accredited Trade Test Centre which serves the broader Eastern Cape region. Vice President for Human resources at MBSA, Johann Evertse says: “Armed with a good education and market-relevant skills, individuals are empowered to chart their own success.”

The pride of a nation Post democracy, MBSA’s foresight has paid dividends, as its highly skilled, passionate and motivated workforce paved the way for a string of five consecutive “best manufacturing plant” quality awards from the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates in the United States. The company’s motor manufacturing plant in East London has become a force to be reckoned with, producing the highest quality vehicles - out of Africa, for the world. Over the years, substantial investment has seen a continued increase in local content of vehicles produced. Today, the plant manufactures the Mercedes-Benz C-Class model for local and export markets, as well as assembling truck brands: Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Fuso and Mercedes-Benz bus chassis. One of the most famous cars to roll off the assembly line must be the top-of-the-range 500 SE S-Class, built as a special tribute by the MBSA workers for Nelson Mandela

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soon after his release from prison in 1990. The company provided the material, while the workers donated their time for this Labour of Love for Madiba. The announcement in 2010 that the East London plant has been selected as one of only four Daimler AG sites worldwide to build the new generation C-Class from 2014 will lead to the creation of more than 700 new jobs in the plant, as well as indirectly in the automotive supply sector. Building skills, to create a new future An intensive skills training and recruitment drive is an important part of the company’s complex new C-Class planning project, as preparations to ready the manufacturing facility for the introduction of numerous new technologies intensifies. However, MBSA’s training and development programme takes a more holistic approach. A fully fledged human resources development department co-ordinates targeted career development programmes for all levels of employees, including formal education qualifications in line with business goals.

A series of graduate trainee initiatives continue to stock a vibrant pipeline of competent employees for both the company and the industry. In addition, a learnership programme aims to supply qualified and skilled motor technicians for the after sales arena. Building vehicles, building communities Education also forms the backbone of the company’s commitment to the social upliftment of South Africa, with community projects spanning from early childhood development to primary and tertiary education, as well as learnerships. “Ours is an integrated approach, as we hold in equal regard all our stakeholders our employees, our shareholders, our communities, and our environment,” says MBSA President and CEO, Arno van der Merwe. The development of a competent human resource base plays an integral part in the socio-economic challenges that are so unique to the South African context. Economic growth, in conjunction with social stability, is unquestionably a key to sustainable growth.

MBSA chooses to use the fields of Education and Skills Development to contribute to the economic development of previously disadvantaged groups, with the aim of improving the circumstances of current and future generations. To quote former President Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In addition, MBSA also supports the fight against HIV and AIDS, not only in communities associated with the business, but as a leader in the country with its benchmark employee workplace programme. The company has gained worldwide praise for the impact of its various programmes in curbing the effect of HIV and AIDS on the economy and social cohesion of the country. Inspirational leadership - yesterday, today and into the future MBSA has cemented its position as a stalwart of South African business, and remains committed to bring the full force of its forward-thinking leadership to bear in steering the future of the country and its people.

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Raymond Ackerman, Founder of Pick n Pay Group

I N S P I R E D B Y A N AT I O N An interview by Nick Krige

F r o m t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s o f s t a r t i n g a c o m p a n y d u r i n g a p a r t h e i d a n d t h e s t i f l i n g c o n t ro l s in place at the time, to the success the countr y has achieved since 1994, Raymond A c ke r m a n h a s s e e n a l o t s i n c e t a k i n g o v e r P i c k n P a y ( P n P ) i n 1 9 6 7.

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A f t e r a r r i v i n g a t t h e P n P o f f i c e s i n Ke n i l w o r t h , C a p e To w n , i t d i d n o t t a ke l o n g t o u n d e r s t a n d a l l o f t h e g ro u p ’ s s l o g a n s . I f h e w a s n’t s u c h a n i n s t a n t l y re c o g n i s a b l e f i g u re , y o u m i g h t b e e x c u s e d f o r n o t p i c k i n g A c ke r m a n a s t h e b u s i n e s s m a n w h o b o u g h t P n P w h e n i t o n l y h a d t h re e s t o re s , a n d t u r n e d i t i n t o a n e m p i re .

wh i te – an d h e sai d ‘I’m so p rou d to me et you ’.” A c ke r m a n h a d a n e a r l y g l i m p s e o f t h e t y p e o f l e a d e r S o u t h A f r i c a w a s a b o u t t o b e b l e s s e d w i t h . W i t h i n a n h o u r, n o t o n l y h a d M a d i b a m e t e v e r y b o d y, b u t h e h a d c o m p l e t e l y w o n e v e r y s i n g l e o n e o f t h e m o v e r. “ T h e y a l l c a m e r u n n i n g i n t o m e t o t e l l m e w h a t a w o n d e r f u l m a n h e w a s .”

The inter view itself s tar ted 10 minutes late because, af ter w a l k i n g t h ro u g h t o i n t ro d u c e h i m s e l f , h e s p e n t t h e n e x t f e w m i n u t e s a s k i n g e v e r y o n e i n t h e ro o m , e v e n t h e o n e s t h e re on other business, if he could get them a cup of cof fee or something to eat.

M a n d e l a w o r ke d v e r y c l o s e l y w i t h A c ke r m a n o n C a p e To w n’ s unsuccessful bid to hos t the 2004 Olym pics, and it was during those evening meetings – because that was the only time M a d i b a h a d i n h i s s c h e d u l e – w h e r e A c ke r m a n e x p e r i e n c e d first-hand just how special Mandela was.

A c k e r m a n h a s o p e ra t e d t h e b u s i n e s s t h ro u g h t h e w o r s t p a r t s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n h i s t o r y t o t h e f l o u r i s h i n g ra i n b o w n a t i o n w e l i v e i n t o d a y. “ O b v i o u s l y i t w a s a v e r y d i f f i c u l t t i m e t o s t a r t a b u s i n e s s . P o l i t i c s w e re h e a t i n g u p a n d M r M a n d e l a h a d j u s t b e e n a r re s t e d . F ro m m y p o i n t o f v i e w, w h e n I s t a r t e d P i c k ‘ n P a y I h a d t o b u y t h re e s t o re s f ro m J a c k G o l d e n a n d i t w a s n ’ t e a s y r a i s i n g m o n e y. F i r s t l y, a s a n i n d i v i d u a l a n d , s e c o n d l y, b e c a u s e o f t h e p o l i t i c s a t t h e t i m e .”

“ H e w o u l d s a y, ‘ H o l d o n p l e a s e R a y m o n d .’ a n d h e ’d p i c k u p t h e p h o n e a n d c a l l o rd i n a r y S o u t h A f r i c a n s t h a t h e ’d s e e n i n t h e n e w s p a p e r. S o m e b o d y w h o’d h a d a n a c c i d e n t o r s o m e b o d y w h o ’d j u s t g ra d u a t e d – e v e r y n i g h t h e ’d d o t h i s . H e’d s a y, ‘ I t ’ s M a d i b a h e re - s o r r y t o h e a r t h a t y o u l o s t y o u r s o n ’ o r ‘ c o n g ra t s o n t h a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l a w a r d ’. T h e s i g n s o f a g re a t m a n w e re t h e re t o b e s e e n .”

DOING BUSINESS IN A CHANGING SOUTH AFRICA A f t e r a c q u i r i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y s h a re h o l d e r s , i t s t i l l w a s f a r f ro m s mooth sailing. The com pany was c o n t i n ual l y f i gh t i n g with government. N ot only because of apar theid, the government at the time was backing the farmer s with price c o n t r o l s o n m i l k a n d b re a d a n d a l l s o r t s o f i t e m s , w h i c h m a d e business difficult. “I found myself in conf lict with the government deeply on t h e a p a r t h e i d s t o r y b e c a u s e w e w a n t e d t o p ro m o t e o u r s t a f f b a s e d o n m e r i t a n d w e re n’t a l l o w e d t o . E v e n t u a l l y I m a n a g e d t o g e t M r Vo r s t e r t o a g re e t h a t w e c o u l d p ro m o t e b l a c k people to management, which was agains t the law at the time. It was a conflict all the time – on business principles a n d o n t h e q u e s t i o n o f m o ra l i t y a n d l o o k i n g a f t e r o n e’ s o w n p e o p l e , ” re m i n i s c e s A c ke r m a n . Operating a business on the scale of Pn P h as b een f a n t a s t i c a l l y i n t e re s t i n g , e x c i t i n g , a n d f r u s t ra t i n g a t t h e s a m e t i m e f o r A c ke r m a n . “ T h e m o s t i n t e re s t i n g t i m e f o r m e w a s the 80s because I got to know Mr de Klerk. I was amazed to find that he was so in line with what most of us in business w a n t e d : A f re e M a n d e l a a n d t h e e n d o f a p a r t h e i d .” De Klerk had to play a ver y delicate game in the 80s, but it gave the countr y hope that change was actually possible. Not only seeing it happen, but actually being a par t of the changes that the majority of South Africans, and the world, w e r e h o p i n g f o r i s a s o u rc e o f p r i d e f o r A c ke r m a n .

MEETING MADIBA Ac ke r m an ad mit s t hat t he mos t exc it ing m o m en t o f h i s l i fe, to th is d ay, was when Nelson M and ela pho n ed af ter bei n g rel eased f ro m jail. M ad iba told Ac kerman t hat it was i m po r tan t to s tar t re latio n ships and open c onver sat ion with So u th Af ri can bu si n ess p e o p le . “I remember t he fir s t gaf f I made – I sai d ‘l o o k at th at b e au tif ul v iew M r M and ela’ he said ‘ R ay m o n d, I saw th at fo r 27 ye ar s I h aven’t c ome to talk to you abou t th e vi ew’.” A f te r th e init ial int rod uc t ions it bec ame apparen t th at Man del a was far more interes ted in meet ing t he s taf f th an ch i t-ch atti n g w ith m anagement . He went up to all t he s taf f – so m e o f th em we re A f r ikaans, some were Eng lish, some were bl ack, so m e were

“A n d I fe e l ve r y, ve r y p r i v i l e g e d to h a ve l i ve d t h ro u g h t h i s t i m e .”

CUSTOMER FOCUSED PnP’s slogans have always re la te d d ire ctly to the cu s tome r a n d c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e – ‘ I n s p i r e d b y y o u ’, ‘A l w a y s t h e r e f o r y o u ’, ‘ O u r p e o p l e m a ke t h e d i f f e r e n c e ’, a n d ‘ We ’r e o n y o u r s i d e’ – a n d t h e p h i l o s o p h y b e h i n d t h a t a p p r o a c h b e g a n a l l t h e w a y b a c k w h e n A c ke r m a n w a s a t u n i v e r s i t y. “ I h a d a w o n d e r f u l p ro f e s s o r a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a p e To w n . H e s a i d t h a t i f y o u c a re f o r y o u r c u s t o m e r, y o u r c u s t o m e r w i l l c a re f o r y o u . T h a t y o u s h o u l d n e v e r t r y a n d m a x i m i s e p r o f i t b u t ra t h e r m a x i m i s e c o n s u m e r s o v e r e i g n t y. I t i s a f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e t h a t I b e l i e v e i n v e r y m u c h .” “ I f y o u ’ re p a r t o f s o c i e t y a n d y o u ’r e n o t i n v o l v e d w i t h a l l t h e c h a n g e s i n t h i s c o u n t r y, a l l t h e p o v e r t y w e h a v e a n d a l l t h e p ro b l e m s w e h a v e , y o u ’ re n o t b e i n g a g o o d b u s i n e s s m a n , y o u ’ re j u s t m a x i m i s i n g p ro f i t . S o t h a t ’ s c a r r i e d u s t h r o u g h s o m e d i f f i c u l t t i m e s a n d s o m e e x c i t i n g t i m e s .” A c ke r m a n s t a t e s t h a t i t h a s b e e n e a s i e r f o r t h e P n P G r o u p to s tick to its principles and ope ra te in its pre fe r re d ma nne r af ter the fall of apar theid. T his is mos tly d u e to the re la xing o f c o n t ro l s a n d p ro t e c t i o n o f f a r m e r s t h a t e x i s t e d b e f o r e Mandela came into of fice. H e g i v e s t h e p re v i o u s re g i m e c r e d i t f o r p r o t e c t i n g c o n s u m e r s f ro m p r i c e f i x i n g b y m a n u f a c t u r e r s , b u t v e r y l i t t l e e l s e . P o s t 1 9 9 4 , a c c o rd i n g t o A c ke r m a n , t h e r e h a v e b e e n a l o t o f changes and government is more coope ra tive , bu t the re a re battles that they s till have to fight. “ P e t ro l w e h a v e n ’ t w o n . A n d t h e r e h a v e b e e n a l o t o f f r u s t ra t i o n s t o o o n t h e l a b o u r f r o n t , b e c a u s e c o n t r o l i n t h a t a re a h a s b e e n v e r y t i g h t . T h e r e ’ s n o q u e s t i o n t h a t t h e government has been behind a fre e e nte r pr ise society – t h e y ’ v e h a d a l o t o f d e b a t e s t h e m s e l v e s , a s y o u k n o w, a n d I think Mandela and the gove r nme nt shou ld be cre d ite d for the d i re c t i o n t h e y c h o s e , g i v e n t h e b a c kg r o u n d o f t h e F r e e d o m Char ter and calls for nationalisation. They’ve s tayed firm on t h a t a n d I h o p e t h e y re m a i n f i r m o n a n t i - n a t i o n a l i s a t i o n .”

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E VO L U T I O N O F A B R A N D H a l f o f a l l P n P s t o re s o p e ra t i n g a ro u n d t h e c o u n t r y a re o w n e d b y f r a n c h i s e e s . T h ro u g h t h i s m o d e l , P n P c o r p o ra t e a l l o w s i n d i v i d u a l s t o o w n a n d o p e ra t e t h e i r o w n b u s i n e s s e s , b u t s t i l l u t i l i s e a n d c o n f o r m t o t h e P n P b ra n d p ro m i s e . T h e i d e a fo r f ra n c h i s i n g wa s b ro u g h t f ro m ove r s e a s a n d wa s f u l l y b a c ke d by M a n d e l a . T h e u l t i m a te g o a l i s fo r a t l e a s t 5 0 p e rc e n t o f f ra n c h i s e ow n e r s to b e p rev i o u s l y - d i s a d va n ta g e d i n d i v i d u a l s . “ I t s h a p e d a h u g e c h a n g e i n o u r c o m p a ny b e c a u s e we we re n’t t h i n k i n g o f f ra n c h i s i n g a t a l l p r i o r to M a n d e l a . “ H e w a s i n s t r u m e n t a l i n u s f o l l o w i n g a n i d e a t h a t w e g o t f ro m o v e r s e a s a n d h a l f o u r c o m p a n y i s f ra n c h i s e d t o d a y, w i t h a l o t o f b l a c k a n d c o l o u re d o w n e r s o f a P n P b ra n d . I t ’ s i n t e re s t i n g h o w i t a l l h a p p e n e d a n d d e v e l o p e d , b u t t h e re’ s a l o t t h a t w e must do. H e c o n c e d e s t h a t P n P w e re n o t t h e p i o n e e r s o f f ra n c h i s i n g , g l o b a l l y o r e v e n i n S o u t h A f r i c a , b u t t h e g ro u p ’ s s t ra t e g y h a s g i v e n a l o t o f c r e d i b i l i t y t o f ra n c h i s i n g , w h i c h , i n t u r n g i v e s i n d e p e n d e n t b u s i n e s s m e n a c h a n c e t o g ro w. T h e f r a n c h i s i n g m o d e l u t i l i s e d b y P n P h a s n o t o n l y c re a t e d j o b s b y a l l o w i n g b u d d i n g e n t re p re n e u r s r u n t h e i r o w n s t o re s , i t h a s a l l o w e d t h e P n P b ra n d t o e x t e n d i n t o f a r f l u n g re g i o n s o f t h e c o u n t r y a t a s p e e d t h a t t h e c o r p o ra t e w o r l d w o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a b l e t o a c h i e v e o n i t s o w n . E v e r y s t o re o p e n e d c r e a t e s m u c h n e e d e d j o b s f o r t h e e c o n o m y a n d t h e a re a s i n w h i c h t h e s t o r e s a re o p e n e d . “ We mus t prevent a government – any governm en t – m ov i n g towards natio nalising and turning government in to a m assi ve business under taking because governments can’t run b u s i n e s s e s a n d w e’ v e b e e n v e r y h o t a b o u t i t w i t h t h e p re v i o u s g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h i s g o v e r n m e n t , ” s a i d A c ke r m a n .

O N T H E R I G H T PAT H “ I f I m a y s a y, t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g f o r m e a s a n o l d e r person is the hope that I’ve been able to give to our people and that we’re in a countr y that is heading in the right direction. With all of our problems, I’ve always remained hopeful. “ W e a r e v e r y l u c k y w e h a v e 1 2 g ra n d c h i l d re n a n d w e t r y t o p e r s u a d e t h e m a l l t o m a ke t h e i r l i v e s h e re a n d n o t l o o k a t a l l t h e f a n c y l i g h t s o f N e w Yo r k a n d Wa s h i n g t o n a n d L o n d o n . S o t h e f e e l i n g o f h o p e f o r t h e f u t u re , i n m y m i n d , i s t h e re a n d I t r y m y b e s t t o g e n e ra t e t h a t a l l t h e t i m e b e c a u s e , d e s p i t e a l l t h e p r o b l e m s f a c i n g u s , a n d w e’re n o t u n a w a re o f t h e m , I t h i n k t h e r e ’ s a h u g e p o s s i b i l i t y f o r t h i s c o u n t r y t o re a l l y t h r i v e i n th e f uture. A nd it’s thanks to the changes, than ks to de K l e r k a n d M a n d e l a – n o t j u s t M a n d e l a .” T h e r e i s l i t t l e d o u b t i n A c ke r m a n’ s m i n d w h a t P n P ’ s b i g g e s t contribution to the South African economy has been. The answer to the q ues tion was em phatic, and given almos t b e f o r e i t w a s f i n i s h e d b e i n g a s ke d , “ J o b s .” A c k e r m a n i s a f i r m b e l i e v e r i n t h e t r i p l e - l i n e re p o r t i n g p h i l o s o p h y ; t h e m o re y o u g i v e , t h e m o re y o u g e t b a c k . T h i s l e a d s P n P d r i v e t o w a rd s s o c i a l re s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d b e i n g i n v o l v e d w i t h s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. I t ’ s a c r u c i a l p a r t o f P n P ’ s b e l i e f i n l o o k i n g a f t e r s o c i e t y.

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H e i s p ro u d o f P n P ’ s ro l e i n d r i v i n g t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f g i v i n g i f you want society to back you in South Africa, and the suppor t t h e g ro u p s h o w e d t o w a rd s t h e c h a n g e s o c c u r r i n g i n t h e c o u n t r y. “ W e s h o w e d e n o r m o u s s i g n s o f f a i t h i n t h i s c o u n t r y, f a i t h i n t h e c h a n g e s t h a t w e re o c c u r r i n g , r e s p e c t f o r w h a t M a n d e l a d i d , a n d re s p e c t f o r w h a t D e K l e r k d i d . “ We we re n’t a l o n e i n t h a t , b u t we w e re ve r y m u c h p a r t o f t h a t : g et t i n g M r B o t h a , i n t h e e a r l y 8 0 s , to a c t u a l l y a l l ow b l a c k s to h a ve l o a n s s o t h a t t h ey c o u l d g et h o u s e s w h i c h t h ey c o u l d o w n . I ’ m a b s o l u te l y t h r i l l e d w i t h t h e c o u n t r y a n d I w i s h to t h e g ove r n m e n t , w h i c h eve r g ove r n m e n t i s i n p ow e r, w o u l d f o l l ow t h e s a m e p r i n c i p l e s t h a t we t r y f o l l ow : T h a t t h e c o n s u m e r a n d t h e m a n o n t h e s t re et i s t h e m o s t i m p o r ta n t p e r s o n .” “ W e n e e d s o m u c h i n t h i s c o u n t r y, i n t e r m s o f h o u s i n g , em ployment, AIDS, I could spend this whole inter view telling you all the negative things, but there is a n eve n g re a t a m o u n t o f p o s i t i v e s . I t h i n k w e’ v e a d d e d t o t h e p o s i t i v i t y i n t h i s c o u n t r y. I re a l l y b e l i e v e i t . E v e n i f i t i s j u s t i n a s m a l l w a y.” A c ke r m a n i s a d a m a n t t h a t h e d o e s n o t r e g r e t m i s s i n g t h e c h a n c e t o p u rc h a s e S h o p r i t e / C h e c ke r s a n d b e l i e v e s t h e d ra m a t i c g ro w t h o f t h e g ro u p i s g o o d f o r t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n e c o n o m y. T h e c o m p a n y ’ s s t ra t e g y a t t h e t i m e w a s t o b u i l d i t s o w n b u s i n e s s w i t h o u t t a k i n g o t h e r s o v e r, s o m e t h i n g h e s t a n d s b y t o t h i s d a y. “ F ro m a g e n e ra l p o i n t o f v i e w, o u r b u s i n e s s h a s g r o w n e n o r m o u s l y; t h e e c o n o m y h a s g ro w n e n o r m o u s l y b e c a u s e w e w e re h e l d b a c k b y a p a r t h e i d – t h e r e ’ s n o q u e s t i o n o f t h a t . T h e g ro s s n a t i o n a l p ro d u c t h a s g ro w n – f r o m 1 9 9 4 i t s t a r t e d t o go right up. A s s o m e o n e w h o h a d p e r s o n a l l y k n o w n M a n d e l a , A c ke r m a n w a s a s d i s t ra u g h t a s a n y o n e e l s e o v e r t h e p a s s i n g o f s u c h a g re a t m a n , b u t e v e n i n t h i s , h e w a s a b l e t o s e e t h e p o s i t i v e side. “The way that black and white have mourned Mandela is a sign – an amazing sign – com pa re d to 1994 whe n the re was a fear of black majority rule. This man is beloved, n o t o n l y h e re , b u t w o r l d w i d e . I f w e c a n l a t c h o n t o t h i s re c o n c i l i a t i o n t h a t h e f o s t e re d a n d b e l i e v e d i n i t f e r v e n t l y, I s e e a h u g e , h u g e g ro w t h f o r t h i s c o u n t r y, d e s p i t e a l l o u r p ro b l e m s .”

“ We s h o w e d enormous signs of f a i t h i n t h i s c o u n t r y, faith in the changes t h a t w e re o c c u r r i n g , re s p e c t f o r w h a t Mandela did, and re s p e c t f o r w h a t D e K l e r k d i d .”

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C A P E TO W N , S O U T H A F R I C A - 9 M a rc h 2 0 1 1 : P i c k n P a y f o u n d e r a n d f o r m e r c h a i r p e r s o n R a y m o n d A c k e r m a n c u t s a c a k e a t t h e R e d C ro s s C h i l d re n ’ s H o s p i t a l i n C a p e To w n , S o u t h A f r i c a o n 9 M a rc h 2 0 1 1. A c ke r m a n a n n o u n c e d h e w o u l d d o n a t e R 1 m t o t h e h o s p i t a l a s p a r t o f a c e l e b ra t i o n o f h i s 8 0 t h b i r t h d a y. P h o t o g ra p h e d w i t h h i m a re E n d i n a ko M b o ko t h o , B l a ke W i l l i a m s , L e e R o d g e r s , S i y a b u l e l a M a n q i n a , Ta t u m O e r s e n , Ts h i t h i w a N e l a n d S h a n e e g h Tw a i t e s . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / F o t o 2 4 / A l b i F o u c h e )

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• Invests over R1 billion annually in local productions

• Biggest funder of sport in Africa

• Over R8 billion annual spend on local suppliers

• More than 100 000 black shareholders

• Created a R6,5-billion decoder export market

• More than 80% black employees

MULTICHOICE CELEBRATES

20 YEARS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION Pay-TV operator MultiChoice celebrates 27 years of operations in South Africa this year – nearly three decades in which it has not only stayed relevant but has been a key driver of social transformation and ground-breaking technology that has helped to improve the lives of ordinary South Africans. It’s no coincidence then that this achievement coincides with the landmark of 20 years of democracy in South Africa. Innovation at its core Since the mid-90s, MultiChoice has developed into a company at the forefront of social transformation while managing to grow its business. Owned by leading media and technology firm, Naspers, MultiChoice provides the DStv service to just under 4,7 million subscribers, offering the latest news, entertainment, movies, sport and documentaries. Some of its innovative breakthroughs include:

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high-definition viewing. The BoxOffice service allows customers to rent videos via the PVR decoder or internet from the comfort of their couch, while DStv mobile offers customers’ world class live content on the go. The new DStv Explora is significantly changing the way South Africans experience

The company’s social investment strategy supports government’s objectives of growing industries, creating jobs and fostering broad based black economic empowerment to improve the lives of the majority of South Africans. dual-view, which allows one household to view two channels at the same time on separate televisions; PVR which records TV and plays it back on the fly and

and interacts with their favourite channels. It has introduced a whole range of new and improved services. Subscribers can record up to 220 hours of high definition television.

Touching lives The company’s social investment strategy supports government’s objectives of growing industries, creating jobs and fostering broad based black economic empowerment to improve the lives of the majority of South Africans. As the first Pay-TV operator in the country, MultiChoice was integral in creating an entirely new industry. Through the supply of decoders, satellite dishes and remote controls, MultiChoice boosted the manufacturing industry in South Africa. The company has also indirectly created an industry for satellite dish and decoder installers, suppliers and agencies. It has created a R6,5-billion market for the export of decoders, creating and sustaining 10 000 direct and indirect jobs across the Pay-TV value chain. MultiChoice has more than 115 agencies owned by independent entrepreneurs, and about 1338 accredited installers. Johannesburg-based Johnny Banda is one such empowerment success story. Mr Banda worked as a technician for MultiChoice, who assisted him to establish his own agency. Today Mr Banda has three agencies across Gauteng and employs about 65 staff members and has plans to increase his operations in the future.

Economic empowerment Beyond job creation, MultiChoice believes in the economic development of the majority of South Africans. In 2005 and 2006 respectively, MultiChoice created the broad-based black economic empowerment schemes, Phuthuma Nathi 1 and 2. Both schemes have enabled ordinary black South Africans to own 20% of MultiChoice SA. Phuthuma Nathi 1 and 2 have more than 100 000 black shareholders, including individuals, stokvels and black-owned companies. MultiChoice invests in excess of R1-billion each year in local productions. It has created more than 500 jobs & about 50 internships These shareholders have been richly rewarded. In 2005 and 2006, Phuthuma Nathi shares were bought at R10 a share. Shareholders have seen a significant increase in the value of their investment since then. For example, the Phuthuma Nathi shares closed at R100.00 per share on 2 April 2014. If they sold their shares it would represents a capital growth of about 900%. In addition, ordinary dividends received by Phuthuma Nathi shareholders have more than tripled, growing from 43,3 cents per share in 2007 to 142,22 cents per share in 2013. A special dividend of 124,44 cents per ordinary share was also paid, bringing the total dividend to 266,66 cents per ordinary share in 2013. Driving Local Content MultiChoice has heeded the Department of Trade and Industry’s call to provide local content to viewers. DStv includes more South African programming than any other Pay-TV service in the country. MultiChoice invests in excess of R1-billion each year in local productions. In the past four years, its M-Net channels

have commissioned more than 200 local productions. Locally-produced channel, Mzansi Magic, has created more than 500 jobs and about 50 internships. The Mzansi Magic stable has grown to include Mzansi Wethu, Mzansi Bioskop and Mzansi Magic Music. DStv also provides local content producers access to international channels. The Food Network, for example, airs Siba’s Table, a show featuring a South African star which is broadcast throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Europe, the United Kingdom and most recently in the United States. Related to the fostering of local content is MultiChoice’s commitment to developing sport. SuperSport, the flagship series of sports channels is the biggest funder of sport on the African continent, contributing between 50% - 90% to the revenue of the Federations it is involved with. It has invested in studios across Africa and broadcasts local channels in other countries in languages including Yoruba, Hausa, and Swahili. It also has channels that broadcast exclusively in Zulu and Tswana.

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Funding sporting dreams SuperSport runs several social

empowerment programmes, including a partnership with Wits Business School to train and develop sport administrators across the continent. A number of South Africa’s finest administrators have graduated from the programme. The SuperSport Let’s Play initiative, which is endorsed by the Department of Sport and Recreation, the Department of Education, the President’s Office as well as UNICEF, connects with tens of thousands of children every week. Through its national coaching clinics, the initiative gives children access to coaching and sporting programmes they never would have been able to access. Since its inception in 1993 MultiChoice has developed into a company which has proved that by taking corporate social responsibility seriously it can help make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate. It has been able to assist in alleviating some of our country’s burning issues while at the same time growing its business and increasing value for all its investors. Here’s to another 27 years.

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JOURNEY TO FREEDOM AND D E M O C R A C Y. The stor y of MTN is one of innovation, triumph, and growth. It’s the stor y of a company that is synonymous with the bir th of a new South Africa. It all began in late 1993 when M-Cell was given a licence to operate a mobile telecommunications company. The resultant company was MTN, which began operating in Januar y 1994. MTN played a huge role in the phenomenal growth of the cellular industr y in the countr y through relentlessly feisty and sometimes cheeky adver tising campaigns.

O u r g rowth c an mainly be ascribed to a mix of attri b utes suc h

MTN’s s tor y is not jus t about the bottomline or making a

a s c u s t o m e r s a t i s f a c t i o n , o f f e r i n g t h e r i g h t p ro d u c t s , a n d t h e

p ro f i t , w e a re e m b e d d e d i n t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n n a r r a t i v e .

e f f o r t M T N p u t i n t o c re a t i n g a re l i a b l e n e t w o r k . O f f e r i n g a

We a re h e a d q u a r t e d i n a c o u n t r y t h a t h a s u n d e r g o n e

better connection has been our goal since inception. Over

monumental change. South Africa has g rown from a cou ntr y

t h e y e a r s w e h a v e i n t ro d u c e d n u m e ro u s i n n o v a t i v e o f f e r i n g s

that was synonymous with boycotts into a bountiful countr y

s u c h a s p r e - p a i d s i m c a rd s t h a t re s u l t e d i n o u r P a y a s Yo u G o

f o r a l l , w h e re t h e re i s p e a c e a n d o p p o r t u n i t y f o r e v e r y o n e . I n

o f f e r i n g s , M T N Z o n e , a n d 5 0 p e rc e n t M a h a l a A i r t i m e i n a

t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s M T N h a s w o r ke d t i re l e s s l y t o h e l p e n t r e n c h

b i d t o r e d u c e t a r i f f s . S o u t h A f r i c a re s p o n d e d w i t h g re a t

government development initiatives by re cognising the powe r

e n t h u s i a s m t o s u c h p ro d u c t s . O u r s u b s c r i b e r b a s e h a s g ro w n

of communication in delivering economic em powerment to

consis tently over the year s.

underprivileged people.

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The MTN SA Foundation has harnessed the com pany’s leading

h a v e a r i g h t t o b a s i c t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s e r v i c e s t h a t a re

innovations in telecommunications to provid e pe ople with the

d e l i v e r e d t o t h e m i n a t i m e l y a n d a f f o rd a b l e m a n n e r. T h a t i s

t o o l s t o c re a t e a b e t t e r l i f e f o r t h e m s e l v e s t h r o u g h e d u c a t i o n ,

why we have inves ted massively in expanding our network in

h e a l t h , a r t s a n d c u l t u re , a n d o t h e r s p e c i a l p r o j e c t s . T h i s i s o u r

b o t h u r b a n a n d r u r a l a re a s . I n t h e p ro c e s s , w e h a v e i m p ro v e d

w a y o f e n s u r i n g o u r s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. I n v e s t i n g i n a r e a s o f t h e

t h e q u a l i t y o f p e o p l e’ s l i v e s w h o s i m p l y h a v e o n e o v e r r i d i n g

c o u n t r y t h a t a re g e n e ra l l y i n a c c e s s i b l e t o p r o m o t e w h o l e -

wish – to communicate with each other and be in touch with

community development.

their world. Among other things, the MTN SA Foundation has supplied Our pioneering spirit has not been confined to South Africa.

s c h o o l u n i f o r m s , c o n n e c t i v i t y, a n d s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t t e c h n o l o g y

M T N c a n n o w b e f o u n d t h ro u g h o u t t h e A f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t

to im poverished schools to aid learning and teaching of

a n d i n numero us over seas countries. Without d oubt, M TN

m a t h e m a t i c s a n d s c i e n c e . I n t h e a re a o f h e a l t h , M T N S A

is a success s tor y whose humble beginnings originate in a

F o u n d a t i o n h a s a l s o i n t ro d u c e d s m a r t t e l e m e t r y s o l u t i o n s

n e w l y d e m o c r a t i c S o u t h A f r i c a . To g e t h e r w e h a v e g ro w n f ro m

t o f a c i l i t a t e a c c e s s t o h e a l t h c a re f o r re m o t e c o m m u n i t i e s .

s t r e n g t h t o s t r e n g t h , l e a r n i n g , a n d b e n e f i t t i n g f ro m

To f i g h t u n e m p l o y m e n t , t h e M T N S A F o u n d a t i o n e m b a r k s o n

e a c h o t h e r.

e n t re p re n u e r i s h i p i n i t i a t i v e s a i m e d a t i m p a r t i n g b u s i n e s s s k i l l s to young people.

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Our of ferings – business and consumer – have always been

In the near future, we hope to of fer many exciting

a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e e n d u s e r f r i e n d l y, t e c h n i c a l l y, a n d

ser vices to our subscribers, such as access to por tals

th ro ugh pric e. Business solutions such as MT N Ac t i ve, wh i c h

for movie s treaming. We continue to look at ways to

c a n b e u s e d t h ro u g h o u r s e l f - s e r v i c e t o o l s a re f o c u s e d o n

enable our subscriber s, mos t of whom are younger than

mak ing g ro up mobile management easier a n d c o s t ef fec t i ve.

25, to consume and create content through easy-to-use

T h r o u g h t h i s s o l u t i o n b u s i n e s s e s c a n i m p ro v e t h e i r o v e ra l l

apps. The rollout of the long-term evolution network,

m o b i l e i n f r a s t r u c t u re , v i e w t h e i r b i l l s , b i l l re p o r t s , p h o n e b o o k s ,

other wise known as 4G, will continue to give our customers

a n d p h o n e b o o k re c o rd s o n l i n e . T h i s a l l o w s t h e c o m p a n y t o

increased capacity and uplink and download speeds never

k n o w, u n d e r s t a n d , a n d m a n a g e u s a g e . We c o n t i n u e t o u s e

experienced before in South Africa.

o u r i n t e r n a t i o n a l n e t w o r k i n f ra s t r u c t u re t o e n s u re s e a m l e s s u b i q u i t o u s c o n n e c t i v i t y a t l o w ra t e s a l l o w i n g b u s i n e s s e s t o

L i ke S o u t h A f r i c a , M T N c o n t i n u e s t o m a r c h f o r w a r d w i t h i t s

i n t e r a c t g l o b a l l y a n d e n s u re t h e c o u n t r y ’ s e c o n o m i c g ro w t h .

h e a d h e l d h i g h . We a re i n s p i re d b y w h a t w e h a v e a c h i e v e d i n the pas t 20 year s and will continue to suppor t initiatives that

We pride o ur selves on being on par with intern at i o n al

seek to find las ting solutions to our countr y’s socio-economic

s t a n d a r d s a n d t re n d s – o f t e n w e s u r p a s s t h e m . O u r n e w

needs. We cer tainly look for ward to the next 20 ye a r s a nd a

e n t e r p r i s e m o b i l i t y m a n a g e m e n t s o l u t i o n t a ke s b r i n g y o u r

new digital world.

o w n d e v i c e ( B YO D ) m a n a g e m e n t t o a n e w l e v e l . A l l o w i n g f o r m a n a g e m e n t s e p a ra t i o n a n d l e v e l s o f p r i v a c y t h a t a re a f i r s t

- M T N S A C h e i f E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r, Z u n a i d B u l b u l i a

i n t h e i n d u s t r y.

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PROSPERITY IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA An interview by Ryland Fisher C h r i s to W i e s e , C h a i r m a n o f Pe p ko r

C A P E T O W N , S O U T H A F R I C A - 1 2 F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 2 : P e p k o r e x e c u t i v e c h a i r m a n C h r i s t o W i e s e a n d S t e l l e n b o s c h U n i v e r s i t y v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r C h r i s B r i n k . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / S u n d a y T i m e s / Te r r y S h e a n ) .

C h ris to Wiese, Chai rman of Shopri te C h e cke r s, a m o n g m a ny ot h e r bu s i n e s s e s , is one of the r ich es t m en in Sou th A fri c a and he a s cr i be s pa r t o f h i s s u cce ss to So u t h A f ric a b e c om ing a de m o cra cy 2 0 ye a r s a go .

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“ I h a v e g r o w n m y b u s i n e s s a n d e m p l o y e d m o re p e o p l e – t o d a y, w e e m p l o y a b o u t 1 5 0 0 0 0 p e o p l e . I h a v e n o t c h e c ke d t h e n u m b e r s , b u t I w o u l d i m a g i n e t h a t i t h a s m u c h m o re t h a n d o u b l e d i n t h e 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y, ” W i e s e s a y s . “ I t h a s m a d e i t m u c h e a s i e r f o r m e t o p e r s u a d e m y c h i l d re n a n d h o p e f u l l y o t h e r y o u n g p e o p l e t h a t t h i s i s w h e re t h e i r f u t u r e s l i e , b e c a u s e i t i s a f re e c o u n t r y. I a l s o b e n e f i t t e d f ro m t h e f a c t t h a t w h e n t h o s e s h a c k l e s o f a p a r t h e i d w e re b ro ke n , one was imbued as a South African with a sense of pride. We’re a co untr y that d id what mos t people t h o ugh t was i m p o s s i b l e . I t ’ s n i c e t o b e p ro u d o f y o u r c o u n t r y. T h e re f o re , it is h ear t-breaking that – in the las t few ye ar s – t h i n gs h ave h a p p e n e d t h a t c o u l d n o t b e s e e n a s a s o u rc e o f p r i d e .”

GLASS HALF FULL W i e s e d e s c r i b e s h i m s e l f a s a n a t u ra l o p t i m i s t . “ I b e l i e v e i n t h e people of South Africa, as I believe in the people of Africa, t h a t t h e y h a v e t h e i n h e re n t c h a ra c t e r i s t i c s t o m a ke t h i n g s w o r k v e r y w e l l . I t h i n k – i f a n y t h i n g – p e o p l e a re s u r p r i s e d a t t h e g o o d p o l i c i e s t h a t w e re a d o p t e d , b u t I t h i n k t h e re i s a general dis appointment when it comes to t h e i m p l em en tat i o n o f p o l i c i e s . Yo u c a n c a l l i t b y w h a t e v e r n a m e y o u w a n t t o : S e r v i c e d e l i v e r y, i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , w h a t e v e r.” W i e s e r e m e m b e r s l i s t e n i n g t o t h e ra d i o i n 1 9 9 0 w h e n F W d e K l e r k m a d e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t – t o re l e a s e N e l s o n M a n d e l a a n d u n b a n t h e A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l C o n g re s s ( A N C ) – t h a t w o u l d e v e n t u a l l y l e a d t o o u r c o u n t r y b e c o m i n g a d e m o c ra c y. “ I r e m e m b e r e x a c t l y w h e re I w a s , d r i v i n g i n m y c a r a n d l i s t e n i n g t o t h e ra d i o . I re m e m b e r m y re a c t i o n w h e n I h e a rd FW de Klerk’s announcement. I jus t sensed that this was t h e r i g h t t h i n g – t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a w a s f i n a l l y b re a k i n g t h e shackles – and it was in fact in that sense, as Madiba always s a i d , e v e r y b o d y w a s l i b e ra t e d .” H e r e m e m b e r s , t o o , w h e re h e v o t e d f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n d e m o c r a t i c S o u t h A f r i c a , a t a n e l e c t o ra l o f f i c e i n C l i f t o n , near his house. Wiese does not buy into the talk that South A f r i c a i s g o i n g d o w n n o w t h a t M a n d e l a i s g o n e . “A l o t o f South Africans had lef t, as you know and they always said ‘ W h y a r e t h e y a f ra i d ? ’ T h e y w e re a f ra i d o f a c i v i l w a r – t h a t ’ s n e v e r g o i n g t o h a p p e n – a n d t h e n t h e re w a s n o c i v i l w a r i n th e tran s itio n.

u n t i l T h a b o g o e s ’ a n d I s a i d , ‘A f t e r T h a b o , t h e r e ’ l l b e a n o t h e r p re s i d e n t a n d w e w i l l c a r r y o n ’. T h a t ’ s h o w I r e p l y t o t h e m : South Africa is a normal country with normal challenges, with a b i t o f u n h a p p y h i s t o r y – b u t w h i c h c o u n t r y d o e s n’t h a v e a n u n h a p p y h i s t o r y ? We’ l l d e a l w i t h i t a n d w e ’ l l m a ke i t w o r k , w i t h s e t b a c k s o b v i o u s l y. W e a l l k n o w t h a t b a d m i s t a ke s h a v e b e e n m a d e .”

S U C C E S S T H R O U G H S TA B I L I T Y Wiese said that the one major success of South Africa over t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s h a s b e e n s t a b i l i t y. “ S o u t h A f r i c a h a s s h o w n i t s e l f t o b e a s t a b l e c o u n t r y. I n 2 0 y e a r s , n o m a t t e r h o w much critics want to deny that, it is a fact. Other societies and other countries will give their right arm to have a s table e c o n o m y. We a re a s t a b l e c o u n t r y.” H o w e v e r, t h e re re m a i n e d a f e w a r e a s w h e r e w e c a n i m p r o v e . “I would place not getting the re su lts tha t we a ll wa nt in a re a s l i ke e d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h c a r e q u i t e h i g h - u p o n t h e l i s t o f t h i n g s w e h a v e n o t d e a l t w i t h p r o p e r l y. “ We have done well in cer tain a spe cts: I lis te ne d to the S ta te o f t h e N a t i o n a d d re s s a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t w a s q u o t i n g h o w m a n y m o re p e o p l e e n ro l a t u n i v e r s i t i e s , e t c . T h o s e a r e g o o d achievements, but I think we ha ve not ha d s trong e nou gh leadership in the educational field. “A l s o , I t h i n k o u r p o l i c e s e r v i c e s c a n b e t r a n s f o r m e d b e y o n d re c o g n i t i o n l i t e ra l l y i n s i x t o 1 2 m o n t h s i f w e p u t t h e r i g h t m a n a g e m e n t i n , a n d d o n ’ t c a re a b o u t w h e t h e r t h e y ’r e w h i t e , b l a c k , o r p u r p l e . I t ’ s l i ke i n a n y b u s i n e s s . We h a v e a l l t h e m o n e y a n d re s o u rc e s w e n e e d , b u t t h e m a n a g e m e n t i s j u s t a t ro c i o u s . “I am q uite happy to say because it was said in the N ational D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n ( N D P ) : We h a v e t o p r o f e s s i o n a l i s e o u r c i v i l ser vice and s top the nonsense of political appointees and c a d re d e p l o y m e n t . T h a t w o n ’ t g e t u s a n y w h e r e – y o u n e e d p ro f e s s i o n a l s t o r u n o u r c i v i l s e r v i c e t h a t a r e a c c o u n t a b l e t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y.”

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“ When I asked them: ‘ What d o you say now? ’ t h ey wo u l d say ‘A h a ! B u t y o u h a v e M a n d e l a . M a n d e l a ’ s b e e n t h i s f a n t a s t i c f o r c e . B u t w a i t u n t i l M a n d e l a g o e s .’

Wiese believes that things have changed for the better for business in the past 20 years. “Cer tainly in terms of South A f r i c a n b u s i n e s s e s ’ a b i l i t y t o d e a l i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y, t h i n g s h a v e c h a n g e d d r a m a t i c a l l y. T h a t ’ s o n t h e p o s i t i v e s i d e . On the negative side, we do have to overhaul our current labour regime.

“ I w o u l d s a y, ‘ W h e n M a n d e l a g o e s t h e re’ l l b e a n o t h e r p r e s i d e n t , a n d l i f e w i l l c a r r y o n .’ T h a t i s p a r t o f A f r i c a ’ s d i l e m m a : T h i n g s t h a t a re n o r m a l i n o t h e r p l a c e s a re s e e n a s s o m e h u g e c a t a s t ro p h e s i n A f r i c a a n d S o u t h A f r i c a . W h e n T h a b o c a m e a n d t h e e c o n o m y g re w, t h o s e p e o p l e s a i d ‘ W a i t

T h e s e t h i n g s a re a d d re s s e d i n t h e N D P : I f t h e N D P i s im plemented, South Africa will be a number one, winning c o u n t r y, a n d w e a l l s e e m t o a g r e e , e x c e p t t h o s e e l e m e n t s t h a t p u s h b a c k . I n b ro a d t e r m s , i t a p p e a r s t o b e t h a t w e a re a l l i n a g re e m e n t . T h a t i s t h e w a y t o g r o w. I t i s s o l o g i c a l

“ I b e l i eve i n t h e p e o p l e o f S o u t h A f r i c a , a s I b e l i eve i n t h e p e o p l e o f A f r i c a , t h a t t h ey h a ve t h e i n h e re n t ch a ra c te r i s t i c s to m a ke t h i n g s wo r k ve r y we l l .”

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i t s p e a k s f o r i t s e l f .” W i e s e b e l i e v e s t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a h a s m a d e g r e a t s t r i d e s i n t ra n s f o r m i n g o u r e c o n o m y. “ W e’ v e m a d e c e r t a i n m i s t a k e s . I t i s g e n e ra l l y a c c e p t e d t o d a y t h a t the whole black economic em powerment thing was not i m p l e m e n t e d p r o p e r l y, a n d t h a t o n l y a f e w i n d i v i d u a l s h a v e b e n e f i t t e d . B u t h a v e w e s p re a d i t e n o u g h a m o n g t h e m a s s e s ? I t h i n k n o t . W e ’ v e m a d e g re a t s t r i d e s , b u t t h e re re m a i n s a l o t t o b e d o n e . I ’ m n o t a l w a y s s u re t h a t w e a re g o i n g a b o u t i t i n t h e r i g h t w a y. “ W h a t I d o s e n s e i s t h a t t h e re i s m u c h l e s s o f a n i m m e d i a t e r e a c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e c o n c e p t o f t ra n s f o r m a t i o n t h a n o n e w o u l d h a v e e x p e c t e d . P e o p l e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t w e’ v e h a d a p a r t i c u l a r h i s t o r y : W e h a v e t o d o t h i n g s t h a t a re r i g h t a n d wrong at the s ame tim e, and if we can d evelop tha t so r t o f m i n d - s e t t h e n w e w i l l g e t w h e re w e w a n t t o b e .”

OPENING UP TO BUSINESS Wiese said he had a lis t of things he believed government n e e d e d t o d o t o e n c o u ra g e b u s i n e s s . “ T h e f i r s t o n e i s a m u c h l e s s r e s t r i c t i v e i m m i g ra t i o n p o l i c y : I m m i g ra t i o n h a s be e n s h ow n aro un d the world to benefit the hos t co un t r y e n o r m o u s l y. I t w i l l e n c o u ra g e f o re i g n d i re c t i n v e s t m e n t b e c a u s e p e o p l e a r e n o t p re p a re d t o i n v e s t w h e re t h e y

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cannot send their own, skilled people to es tablish the business. “In fact, I would go as far as to say we should look at making South African a tax haven for immig ra nts, f o l l o w i n g t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m – t h e y a re t h e b e s t t a x h a v e n t h a t I ’ m a w a re o f f o r a n i m m i g ra n t . T h i n g s l i ke a t t r a c t i n g w e a l t h y p e o p l e w h o w i l l m a ke i n v e s t m e n t s a n d w h o w i l l c re a t e j o b s , a s w e l l a s m a k i n g i t e a s i e r f o r t h e m t o r e l o c a t e h e re . W i t h t e c h n o l o g y t o d a y, i n l o t s o f b u s i n e s s e s , i t d o e s n’t m a t t e r w h e re y o u s i t p h y s i c a l l y, b e c a u s e y o u a r e p l u g g e d i n a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . We h a v e b u s i n e s s i n 1 8 o r 1 9 c o u n t r i e s a n d w e a re c o m p l e t e l y i n t o u c h w i t h o u r b u s i n e s s w h e r e - e v e r t h e y a re o n a d a i l y b a s i s . “The other one, again, which ever yone a g re e s bu t no- one seems to be able to do anything about, is e ra d ica ting re d tape. I shudder to think what a young e ntre pre ne u r in Sou th A f r i c a m u s t g o t h ro u g h i n o rd e r t o e s t a b l i s h h i s b u s i n e s s . I t ’ s a n i g h t m a re : Yo u m u s t c o m p l y w i t h t h i s , a n d y o u m u s t c o m p l y with that. “ We a re n o t a s o p h i s t i c a t e d , f i r s t - w o r l d c o u n t r y, w h e r e t h e y c a n h a v e t h o s e r u l e s a n d c a n a f f o rd t h e m . We h a v e t o under s tand our place in the development cur ve. But that’s such a cliché – ever yone says it, ever yone has always said i t , a n d e v e r y t i m e y o u t u r n a ro u n d t h e re i s a n e w r e g u l a t i o n

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a n d a n e w s e t o f r u l e s w i t h w h i c h y o u h a v e t o c o m p l y. C l e a r l y that is one thing with which ever y thinking per son will i m m e d i a t e l y a g re e .

L O O K I N G F O R WA R D “ T h a t ’ s o n e o f t h e re a s o n s w h y I re m a i n s o v e r y o p t i m i s t i c : There are s uch obvious things that we can do – l ow-h an gi n g f r u i t – t h a t c a n t ra n s f o r m t h i s c o u n t r y. I t h i n k t h e y o u t h w a g e s u b s i d y i s a s t e p i n t h e r i g h t d i re c t i o n . M y s e n s e i s t h a t business welcomes it. Get people going; get them on the l a d d e r. “High on my lis t would be pushing and using ever y ounce of i n f l u e n c e t h a t w e h a v e t o re m o v e re s t r i c t i o n s o n i n t ra - A f r i c a n t r a d e . T h e s t a t i s t i c s s e e m t o i n d i c a t e t h a t o f a l l A f r i c a n t ra d e , o n l y 1 5 p e r c e n t i s i n t ra - A f r i c a n – w e t ra d e w i t h t h e re s t o f t h e w o r l d , b u t n o t w i t h e a c h o t h e r. T h a t h a s g o t t o b e a l m o s t criminally s tupid, but it is changing. South Africa can’t do that on its own, but being the second largest economy it can c e r t a i n l y e x e r t a l o t o f i n f l u e n c e .” Wiese said that private com panies could do a lot to help i m p l e m e n t t h e N D P. “ I n f a i r n e s s , w e a re a l re a d y d o i n g a l o t o f t h i n g s t h a t t h e N D P w o u l d b e c a l l i n g f o r. I f y o u l o o k a t e m p l o y m e n t e q u i t y, o u r b u s i n e s s e s s u b s t a n t i a l l y re f l e c t t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n d e m o g ra p h i c . We a re s t r u g g l i n g t o g e t t h e d e m o g r a p h i c r i g h t a s y o u m o v e m o re a n d m o re i n t o t h e senior positions, but even that is changing at pace and we are q uite happy that we will achieve that.

“The problem is that ultimately if there is no s trong p o l i t i c a l w i l l p e r c e i v e d t o i m p l e m e n t t h e N D P, b u s i n e s s i s e m a s c u l a t e d . Yo u t a k e t h e t h i n g w e s p o k e a b o u t – professionalising civil ser vice – what can business do about that, except voice its concern?” W i e s e’ s p l a n f o r h i s b u s i n e s s i s t o g r o w i t i n t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o c re a t e w e a l t h f o r a l l h i s s t a ke h o l d e r s . “ We w a n t t o c o n t i n u e t o c re a t e e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s – a n n u a l l y, w e e m p l o y a n a d d i t i o n a l 7 0 0 0 t o 1 0 0 0 0 p e o p l e . I c o n s i d e r t h a t t o b e a h u g e c o n t r i b u t i o n . I n d i r e c t l y, a l o t o f other em ployment oppor tunitie s a re cre a te d , bu t tha t’s wha t I w o u l d w a n t t o a c h i e v e .”

“ We h a v e b u s i n e s s i n 18 or 19 countries and w e a re c o m p l e t e l y i n touch wit h o u r b u si n ess w h e re v e r t h e y a r e o n a d a i l y b a s i s .”

CA P E TOW N, S O U T H A F R I CA - 1 2 F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 2 : Pe p ko r exe c u t i ve c h a i r m a n C h r i s to W i e s e a n d S te l l e n b o s c h U n i ve r s i t y v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r C h r i s B r i n k . ( P h oto by G a l l o I m a g e s / S u n d a y T i m e s / Te r r y S h e a n ) .

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Vodacom is a leading African mobile communication company providing a wide range of communication ser vices including mobile voice, messaging, data, and converged ser vices to over 57.5 million customers. From our roots in South Africa, we have grown our mobile network business to include operations in Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, and Lesotho. The mobile networks cover a total population of approximately 200 million people. Through Vodacom Business Africa (VBA), we also of fer business managed services to enterprises in over 40 countries across the continent. VBA’s panAfrican multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network allows enterprise clients to operate dedicated networks across multiple countries. Vodacom is majority owned by Vodafone (65 percent holding), one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies by revenue.

Shameel Aziz Joosub, Chief Executive Officer C o m pany De tails

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Key people: Peter Moyo, Chairman of the Board

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Ivan Dittrich, Chief Financial Officer

“Since the launch of commercial operations in May 1994, our journey has been remarkable, characterised by a strong track record of innovation, early adoption of new technologies and being first to market with new services. The dawn of democracy in South Africa and related business opportunities enabled us to democtarise access to telecommunications services for South African citizens.” Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO

Our Present

Midrand South Africa

Private Bag X 9904 Sandton 2146

Contact details: Website: www.vodacom.com

Our Future

Tel: 011 653 5000

As an operator and investor in Africa, we have embraced the responsibility to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the communities that have contributed to our success. We will continue to work on increasing access to communications and through this bring people into the mainstream of the economy.

OUR JOURNEY Aw a rd e d a licence to o p e ra t e a GSM cellular network in South Africa

082 Vodacom Boulevard,

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Over the years, we have become more than just a business that runs mobile networks; our motivation has been to be a company that contributes more than that. In addition to over R31 billion we have invested in the last four years to offer our customers the widest coverage, fastest speeds and best network quality across our operating countries, we further contributed R 338 million in community programmes that covered education, health, security and women empowerment.

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Launched the world’s fir s t p re p a i d s e r v i c e on intelligent network platforms

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Continued i t s i m p re s s i v e g ro w t h , re a c h i n g five million cus tomer s

2006

Launched a s tate of the ar t 3 G H S D PA (mobile b roadb and) network

2012

Vo d a c o m was the first op e rator to l a u n c h LT E ( o r 4G) services in South Africa

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AEMCOR 021 680 5329 Suite 610 Intercare Building, 43 Old Oak Road, Tygervalley, 7530 www.aemcor.com Afric Oil (Pty) Ltd 011 911 4284/80 1st Floor, Augusta House, Inanda Greens Business Park, 54 Wierda Road, Wierda Valley,Sandton, 2146 www.africoil.co.za Altivex 529 (Pty) Ltd t/a Elegant Fuel 015 516 1834 60A Cnr Rissik and Kleinhans Street, Louis Trichardt, Makhado www.elegantfuel.com 015 516 1834 Bahlaloga Technology’s 011 394 4791 10 Enkeldoring Avenue, Edleen, Kempton Park, 1619 www.bahlaloga.co.za BP Southern Africa 011 488 5775 BP House, 10 Junction Ave, Parktown, 2193 www.bp.com Brent Oil (Pty) Ltd 012 345 4405 4 Victoria Link, R21 Corporate Park, Irene www.brentoil.co.za Camel Fuels (Pty) Ltd 021 555 0919 Unit 5 The Pavilion, Central Park, Century City, Cape Town www.camelfuels.co.za Chevron South Africa 021 403 7264 Chevron House, 19 DF Malan Street, Foreshore Cape Town, 8001 www.chevron.com

Easigas (Pty) Ltd 011 389 7700 Gate no. 5, Hibiscus Road, Alrode, 1451 www.easigas.com Engen Petroleum 021 403 4120 Engen Court, Thibault Square, corner of Riebeeck and Long Street, Cape Town www.engenoil.com Gulfstream Energy (Pty) Ltd 012 667 5382 46 Alexandra Road, Centurion, 0157 www.gulfstreamenergy.co.za Imbizo Petroleum Traders (Pty) Ltd 011 345 5216 Block A, Techno Link, 63 Regents Drive www.imbizo.biz Khulaco (Pty) Ltd 011 234 1018 354 Rivonia Boulevard, Unit 302 Progress House, Lillipark, Rivonia www.khulaco.co.za KZN Oils (Pty) Ltd 031 570 0500 397 Chris Hani Road, Briardene, Durban, 4051 www.kznoils.co.za Mabele Fuels (Pty) Ltd 021 418 4490 Suite 2013, 2nd Floor Marina Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town www.mabelefuels.com Makwande Energy Trading (Pty) Ltd 011 322 4440 4th Floor West Tower, Maude Street, Sandton, 2146 www.makwande.com Oryx Oil South Africa (Pty) Ltd 010 045 0803 Ground Floor - Block A, Hobart Square Office Park, 10 Hobart Road, Bryanston www.oryxenergies.com

Omphile’s Trading CC t/a Siyanda Petroleum CC 011 486 9508 23 Wellington Road Parktown, Johannesburg www.siyanda.com PetroSA 021 929 3000 151 Frans Conradie Drive, Parow, 7500 www.petrosa.co.za Royale Energy Ltd 012 361 0110 Berkley Office Park, Unit 4, First Floor, 8 Bauhinia Street, Technopark, Highveld www.royale-energy.co.za SAPIA 011 783 7664 38 Wierda Road West, Wierda Valley, Sandton www.sapia.co.za Sasol Oil 011 886 9907 33 Hill Street, Randburg, Gauteng www.sasol.com Shell South Africa 011 996 7231 Twickenham Building , The Campus, Sloane Street, Bryanston www.shell.com Total South Africa 011 778 2003 Total House, 3 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, Saxonwold 2132, Johannesburg www.total.co.za Totalgaz Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd 021 9414012 2nd Floor, Tygervalley Chambers 2 Willie Van Schoor Avenue, Bellville 7530 www.totalgaz.co.za

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Vision To be a respected, reputable and value adding industry association Mission Working together within the petroleum industry to promote inclusive social and economic growth

Bonang Mohale Chairperson

Avhapfani Tshifularo Executive Director

Org an is ation D etails

O R GA N I S AT I O N H I S TO R Y

Physical address:

Our Pas t

The South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) was established in July 1994 to represent the collective interests of the South African petroleum industry. The association plays a strategic role in addressing a range of common issues relating to the refining, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products, as well as promoting the industry’s environmental and socioeconomic progress. SAPIA fulfils this role by proactively engaging with key stakeholders, providing research information, expert advice, and communicating the industry’s views to government, members of the public and media.

Hunts End, The Lodge 1st Floor 38 Wierda Road West Wierda Valley Sandton 2146

Postal address:

Our Present

Founding SAPIA was an outward sign of the conscious shift by the petroleum companies to create open debate and a frank forum. Prior 1994, the climate of secrecy in a besieged economy prevented any industry forum which promoted open consultation and communication. In a democratic South Africa, it is now possible to form an association which can focus on industry issues and pursue matters of common interest, just as the petroleum industry has done in other democracies. The Association also provides a point of contact for those wishing to learn more about the industry.

PO Box 783482

Our Futu re

Fax number: 011 783 5400

Looking forward, SAPIA is focusing on three strategic areas which enabl SAPIA to achieve its vision: • P lanning for tomorrow – focusing on industry transformation, working towards a fair regulatory frame work for all citizens, facilitating security of supply, and promoting environmental leadership within the industry. • B uilding robust partnerships – to educate stakeholders about the industry’s aims and activities, improving communication, ensuring there is transparency within the industry, and that SAPIA is open and honest in all its dealings. • P roviding service excellence – to increase efficiency and effectiveness, measuring and managing performance to make effective service delivery improvements, proactively identifying opportunities, and improving decision-making processes.

Sandton 2146

Contact details Telephone number: 011 783 7664

Email address: info@sapia.co.za Website: www.sapia.co.za

OUR JOURNEY 1994

Es tablishment of SAPIA.

2000

Liquid Fuels Industry Em powerment Char ter signed.

2003

P e t ro l e u m P ro d u c t s Amendment Act passes and includes the C h a r t e r.

2011

Com petition Commission g rant s SA PI A exem ption with conditions

2013

Regulator y Accounting Sys tem is i nt roduce d.

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The UIF plays a pivotal role in fulfilling its mission of being a sustainable organisation that is able to contribute positively toward economic growth and job creation.

Phone: 012 337 1680 | www.labour.gov.za

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Vision The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) strives to contribute to the alleviation of pover ty in South Africa by providing ef fective shor t-term unemployment insurance to all workers who qualify for unemployment insurance and other related benefits. Mission • Rendering an ef fective and accessible service to all stakeholders • Being a sustainable organisation with suf ficient reserves • Administering the fund professionally

Boas Seruwe Commissioner Unemployment Insurance Fund C o m pany D etails Chief Financial Officer: Vuyo Mafata

Chief Director: Operations: Teboho Maruping

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y

Chief Director: Labour Activation Programme: Mpumi Mnconywa

Our pas t

Chief Director: Corporate Service:

The UIF was in a terrible financial and operational state in 1994. The Fund experienced large volumes of claims due to the number of people who lost their jobs and claimed for UIF benefits, exceeding contributions revenue. The National Treasury had to intervene.

Chief Director: Risk Management Unit:

Hilda Mhlongo Fezeka Puzi

Director: Internal Audit: Vuledzani Mulindi

Director: Communications and Marketing:

Our present

Makhosonke Buthelezi.

The challenges were circumvented through the enactment of the Contributions Act which enabled the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to collect part of UIF contributions on behalf of the Fund. On the operations front, the Fund introduced Siyaya system – which is a system that allowed the Fund to automate the contributions database. The UIF now plays a pivotal role in fulling its mission of being a sustainable organisaiton that is able to contribute positively toward economic growth and job creation.

Physical address

94 WF Nkomo (formaly known as Church Street) Pretoria 0001

Our f uture The Fund has introduced an online application for both employers and claimant. The online application for employers allows them to make payments and monthly declarations to the Fund, while allowing claimant to apply for UIF benefits online. This system will result in the lessening of queues in the offices of the Department of Labour and will save claimants travelling costs and reduce human error.

Contact details

Telephone number: 012 337 1680 Toll free number: 0800 843 843 Websites: www.labour.gov.za

OUR JOURNEY 1993/94

O p e ra t i n g a t a deficit. Being helped by N ational Treasur y to pay benefits.

2001/02

U I F g e n e ra t e s fir s t net surplus.

www.ufiling.gov.za

2012/13

Contribution re v e n u e i n c re a s e s b y 10.02 p e rce nt to R13.69 billion.

2013

UI F re ce i ve s R4.66 billion in inves tment reve nue .

2014

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FUNDING THE FUTURE An inter view with Commissioner Boas Seruwe

How has the UIF evolved over the past 20 years? The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), a public entity of the Department of Labour, continues to be a model organisation in terms of its strong financial position and its continuous service excellence. The current successful trajectory of the Fund makes it impossible to fathom an erstwhile organisation which was rendered technically insolvent. The dark days of the Fund date back to the era before the transition into the new democratic dispensation. The 1980s saw jobs being lost in the South African economy and the net result was that multitudes of employees were forced to claim UIF benefits. This resulted in the UIF being in a terrible financial state in 1993. This situation continued up until 2000 when things began to turn around, and the UIF now possesses a healthy surplus of funds and is able to pay all legitimate benefit claims. What has been the UIF’s greatest success since 1994?

projections of massive job opportunities in terms of the country’s infrastructure development needs. What has proved to be your greatest challenge as the UIF commissioner to date? Ineffective governance structure. Describe your personal business philosophy and how it motivates you in the workplace? It is to serve vulnerable workers and we need to work to improve their living conditions. Our work contributes directly to the lives of vulnerable workers. What does UIF hope to achieve in the next five years? We want to use technology to realise efficiencies and improve benefits and services to clients. The UIF aims to reintegrate workers into the workplace through active labour market programmes, because prevention is always preferable to the cure.

The UIF has grown substantially since 1994. One of the first initiatives taken by the Fund was the inclusion of the vulnerable sectors into the social security net when the Unemployment Insurance Act 53 of 2001 was passed into law. This has resulted in the UIF increasing its coverage of workers in the country to the current database of eight million registered employees. Over the years, the UIF transformed itself from being an inefficient organisation that was a drain on the national fiscus to a self- funding and sustainable organisation. How important is the UIF to uplifting South Africans who are without jobs? In December 2013, the Minister of Labour announced the funding of R300 million to train about 8 000 unemployed people and youth. The training to be provided will be conducted in conjunction with the Sector Education Training Authorities (Seta). Prior to announcing the above figure, about 250 students who were funded by the UIF received qualifications in skills such as motor, mechanics, boilermakers, auto-electricians, plumbing, welders, fitters, and turners. Some of the learners have already been absorbed into the labour market. Furthermore, the UIF invested R45 million through the Mining Qualification Authority (MQA) to train a total 1 000 candidates who will receive training for a period of three years. This investment is also aligned to the New Growth Path (NGP)

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C C M A | N AT I O N A L G O V E R N M E N T A G E N C I E S | P R O F I L E

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N To be the premier dispute prevention, management, and dispute resolution organisation. The purpose of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) is to promote social justice and economic development in the world of work. It is also to be the best dispute management and dispute resolution organisation, trusted by our social par tners. Celebrating 20 years of democracy and 18 years of building social justice.

O R GA N I S AT I O N H I S TO R Y

Director: Ms Nerine Kahn

Our Pas t

Since our formation on the 11 November 1996, we have played a central role in: •

Resolving large-scale industrial disputes – for example, those relating to the building of new stadiums for the 2010 Soccer World Cup

• • •

Resolutions to strikes – including the Marikana and the De Doorns farmworkers’ strikes in

Physical address:

2012/13

CCMA National Office

Building workplace capacity – our training materials are being used as best practice by

28 Harrison Street

the International Labour Organisation

Johannesburg 2001

Advancing economic development – ensuring better working conditions for employees

•

Org an is ation D etails

Promoting labour market relations – providing free industrial relations advice to all

Postal address:

employers and employees

Private Bag X94, Marshalltown 2107

Our Present

Our mandate is to find a solution which is acceptable to all parties concerned, by conciliating and mediating workplace disputes; arbitrating disputes that remain unresolved after conciliation; facilitating the establishment of workplace forums, statutory councils, and private agencies. We also supervise ballots for unions and employer organisations; determine strike picketing rules; and give training and advice on the establishment of collective bargaining structures, workplace restructuring, consultation processes, termination of employment, employment equity programmes, and dispute prevention.

Contact Details: Tel: (011) 377-6650/6600 Fax: (011) 834-7351 Email: info@ccma.org.za Call Centre: 0861 16 16 16

Website: www.ccma.org.za

Our Futu re

Government’s view of the CCMA: “Few would question the role that the CCMA has played in the lives of South Africans. Few would proclaim that in all the years that the CCMA has been around, there have not been real changes that it has brought to the lives of South Africans. Few would, with conviction, truly demonstrate that the CCMA has been a debit rather than a credit to the lives of all workers in our country. Institutions like CCMA and others have been tools in driving the agenda for social change that is part of our good story. We dare not falter. We dare not leave the people who depend on us in the lurch. We dare not stop moving South Africa forward.” – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant

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2001/2

2006/7

2011/12

2013/14

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P ro v i n c i a l Offices 11

P ro v i n c i a l Offices 14

Provi nci al Offices 19

Provi nci al Offices 21

Caseload 67312

Caseload 110 639

Caseload 123 472

Caseload 161588

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MINING PROSPERITY An interview by Ryland Fisher B h e k i S i b i ya , C E O o f t h e C h a m b e r o f M i n e s

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 21: Director at Wits Business School Bheki Sibiya on Januar y 21, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Financial Mail / Russell Rober ts)

Bheki Sibiya is currently the CEO of the Chamber of Mines, but his influence over the past 20 years goes back over his many corporate positions, especially his term as President of the Black Management Forum (BMF). “A s a n e m p l o y e e a n d P re s i d e n t o f t h e B M F, w e l i a i s e d w i t h t h e t h e n M i n i s t e r o f L a b o u r a n d h e l p e d t o c ra f t t h e E m p l o y m e n t E q u i t y A c t . I a m i n m y c u r re n t p o s i t i o n p a r t l y b e c a u s e o f t h e E m p l o y m e n t E q u i t y A c t . We re i t n o t f o r t h e A c t , m a y b e j u s t m a y b e I m i g h t n o t b e h e re . I h a v e g ro w n c a re e r - w i s e i n t o s e n i o r positions, which I might other wise not have gotten into,” he said in an inter view at his of fice in downtown Johannesburg.

B-BBEE T h e B M F i m p a c t e d o n t h e B ro a d - B a s e d B l a c k E c o n o m i c E m p o w e r m e n t A c t . I t t o o k a re s o l u t i o n s u p p o r t i n g t h i s a t a B M F

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m e e t i n g i n S t e l l e n b o s c h . T h e B ro a d - B a s e d B l a c k E m p o w e r m e n t A c t h a s c re a t e d m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h r o u g h s h a r e h o l d i n g . “ T h e t h i rd p i e c e o f l e g i s l a t i o n w h i c h h a s h e l p e d p e o p l e l i ke me is the Skills Development Act which re q u ire s com pa nie s to s p e n d m o n e y o n t ra i n i n g . I h a v e b e e n e x p o s e d t o m a n y t r a i n i n g a n d s k i l l s i n i t i a t i v e s w h i c h I m i g h t o t h e r w i s e n o t h a v e h a d .” I n t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y, S i b i y a h a s s e e n t h e p o s i t i v e i m p a c t o f these Acts. “Because of the Em ployment Eq uity Act you find many black people, and in par ticular women, in significantly high positions. Because of skills development, a lot of people h a v e a c q u i re d s k i l l s w h i c h t h e y d i d n o t h a v e b e f o r e . T h e r e i s

B H E K I S I B I YA , C H A M B E R O F M I N E S | I N T E R V I E W | C H A P T E R 1 1

n o s e c t o r o f t h e e c o n o m y t h a t h a s e m p o w e re d b l a c k p e o p l e l i k e t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y. “ I t i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e c a u s e o f t h e b i l l i o n a i re s o r m u l t i m i l l i o n a i re s t h a t w e h a v e c re a t e d . I t i s a b o u t t a k i n g p e o p l e o u t o f p o v e r t y a n d ra i s i n g t h e i r s t a n d a rd o f l i v i n g . M a n y p o o r p e o p l e h a v e b e n e f i t e d t h ro u g h s h a r e h o l d i n g o r t h ro u g h t h i n g s l i ke h o u s e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n bought for them by mining com panies. “I am talking about the communities who now have clinics a n d s c h o o l s , w h i c h t h e y m i g h t n o t h a v e h a d b e f o re . Nationalisation of the mining industry happened about 10 year s ago, and Julius Malema seemed to have missed t h i s , w h e n t h ro u g h t h e M i n i n g C h a r t e r, m i n e ra l r i g h t s w e re t r a n s f e r re d t o t h e s t a t e .

CUSTODIANS OF MINING The s tate was the cus todian and, for the fir s t time, mining houses faced ver y s trict conditions if they wanted to hold on to their mining licences. If they failed to meet ver y s trict c o n d i t i o n s , t h e g o v e r n m e n t h a d t h e r i g h t t o w i t h d ra w t h o s e licenses. “That is actually when nationalisation happened, b u t i t h a p p e n e d q u i e t l y w i t h m u t u a l a g re e m e n t w i t h t h e m i n i n g s e c t o r. T h e re h a v e b e e n m a n y g a p s i n t h e M i n i n g C h a r t e r, b u t w e h a v e l e a r n t a s w e h a v e g o n e a l o n g . I t i s m y c o n s i d e re d o p i n i o n t h a t , e x c e p t f o r a f e w a re a s w h e re w e m i g h t h a v e m i s s e s , i n m o s t a re a s w e h a v e a c h i e v e d t h e t a r g e t s t h a t w e h a v e s e t f o r o u r s e l v e s a n d t h e re f o re t h e e c o n o m y h a s c h a n g e d .” T h e P u b l i c I n v e s t m e n t C o r p o ra t i o n ( P I C ) h a s p l a y e d a ke y ro l e i n t r a n s f o r m i n g t h e e c o n o m y. T h e P I C i n v e s t s t h e re t i re m e n t f u n d s o f p u b l i c s e r v a n t s a n d t h e y h a v e m o re t h a n a t r i l l i o n r a n d t o i n v e s t . T h e y a re n o t p a s s i v e s h a re h o l d e r s a n d t h e y a re c l e a r a b o u t t h e t ra n s f o r m a t i o n a g e n d a . T h e y a re re a l l y d o i n g a w o n d e r f u l j o b a c c o rd i n g t o S i b i y a . “ We need to accept that the economy o f o ur c o un t r y i s s t i l l w h i t e - o w n e d . H o w e v e r, i t h a s c h a n g e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n the pas t 20 year s in ways that we could not have imagined. T h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y c a n b e p ro u d o f i t s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h i s t r a n s f o r m a t i o n .”

R E S I D UA L I S S U E S S i b i y a s a i d t h a t t h e re w e re s o m e i s s u e s o f w h i c h t h e m i n i n g industr y should feel ashamed. “The mining industr y was a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a p a r t h e i d , t h e p a s s l a w s , ra c i a l s e g re g a t i o n , f o r c e d re m o v a l s , a n d m i g ra n t l a b o u r. T h e re a re d i s e a s e s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h m i n i n g , s u c h a s H I V / A i d s a n d t u b e rc u l o s i s . To d a y, t h e re a re s t i l l p e o p l e w h o a re l i v i n g i n s h a c k s n e a r m i n e s . H o w e v e r, w h e n o n e l o o k s a t t h e s i t u a t i o n t o d a y, o n e f i n d s t h a t t h e m i n e w o r ke r h a s a h o u s e e l s e w h e re a n d l i v e s i n a s h a c k s o t h a t h e c a n h a v e m o re m o n e y t o s u s t a i n h i s f a m i l y b a c k h o m e .” S i b i y a s a i d t h a t g o v e r n m e n t d e s e r v e s c re d i t f o r w h a t i t h a s d o n e f o r t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y, b u t i t f e l l s h o r t i n s o m e a re a s . “ G o v e r n m e n t h a s c re a t e d a n e n v i ro n m e n t c o n d u c i v e f o r t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y t o o p e ra t e i n . T h e re a re a n u m b e r o f a r e a s w h e re t h e g o v e r n m e n t h a s d o n e w e l l , e i t h e r d i re c t l y o r thro ugh s tate-owned entities. “ W h e n y o u l o o k a t m o v i n g i ro n o re f ro m S i s h e n t o S a l d a n h a , t h e r e i s n o o p e ra t i o n , w h i c h c a n d o i t b e t t e r. W h e n y o u l o o k a t m o v i n g c o a l f ro m M p u m a l a n g a t o R i c h a rd s B a y f o r e x p o r t , t h e r e i s n o c o a l l i n e i n t h e w o r l d w h i c h c a n d o i t b e t t e r. Government privatised Sasol, but there is no com pany which

b e n e f i t s c o a l m o re . S a s o l c o n v e r t s c o a l a n d g e n e r a t e s 3 5 p e rc e n t o f t h e p e t ro l e u m n e e d s o f t h e c o u n t r y. I t h a s g r o w n to be a multinational orga nisa tion re spe cte d in the Mid d le E a s t , E u ro p e , t h e A m e r i c a s , a n d i n t h e F a r E a s t .

“Many poor people h a ve b e n e f i t e d t h ro u g h s h a re h o l d i n g o r t h ro u g h t h i n g s l i ke h o u s e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n bought for them by mining c o m p a n i e s .” “ E s ko m i s , i n m y u n d e r s t a n d i n g , a m o n g t h e b i g g e s t , a n d hopefully bes t, electricity prod u ce r s in the wor ld of its magnitude. Government needs to be commended for the w o r k i t d i d w i t h S a s o l a n d E s ko m .” S i b i y a b e l i e v e s t h e re a re s o m e a r e a s w h e r e g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d have done better – for exam ple, manganese. South Africa b o a s t s 8 7 p e rc e n t o f t h e r e s e r v e s o f h i g h q u a l i t y m a n g a n e s e i n t h e w o r l d , b u t , i n t e r m s o f m a r ke t s h a r e , l i n g e r s a t b e t w e e n 2 3 a n d 2 5 p e rc e n t . T h i s i s d u e t o n o t p o s s e s s i n g a n e f f e c t i v e l i n e t o t ra n s p o r t m a n g a n e s e . “ I f y o u c r e a t e d a p r o p e r l i n e , y o u c o u l d c re a t e 5 0 0 0 0 j o b s i n t h e N o r t h e r n C a p e . A n e n v i ro n m e n t s h o u l d b e c r e a t e d f o r u s t o m a ke t h o s e sus tainable long-term and shor t- te r m jobs. T he othe r a re a w h e re g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d d o b e t t e r, a c c o r d i n g t o S i b i y a is education. “Our education is appalling. Business is not t ra n s f o r m i n g a s w e l l a s t h e y s h o u l d p a r t l y b e c a u s e o u r e d u c a t i o n i s s t i l l s o p o o r. H a v i n g s t u d i e d a n d c o m p l e t e d m y matric at a public school in 1976, I believe my matric is better than what you find in mos t schools nowadays. For us, the pass ra t e w a s 5 0 p e rc e n t . N o w i t i s 3 0 p e r c e n t a n d y o u f i n d p e o p l e w i l l f a i l e v e n w i t h l o w e r s t a n d a r d s .” S i b i y a s a i d t h e s h o o t i n g o f m i n e r s a t M a r i ka n a w a s e x t r e m e l y u n f o r t u n a t e . “ I t w a s re a l l y a l o w p o i n t i n o u r c o u n t r y ’ s h i s t o r y. A s t h e l e a d e r s h i p i n t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y, w e n e e d t o h a n g our heads in shame, but the union leadership should do the same, as well as governm e nt. It wa s a sha me fu l occu r re nce and we need to say in the word s of for me r Pre sid e nt N e lson M a n d e l a ‘ n e v e r, n e v e r, a n d n e v e r a g a i n i t s h o u l d h a p p e n’. “ W e h a v e w a s t e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y p r e s e n t e d b y M a r i ka n a . We s t a r t e d a c o m m i s s i o n w h i c h h a s b e e n d e l a y e d a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e . W e a l re a d y o b s e r v e d t h e f i r s t a n n i v e r s a r y o f M a r i ka n a i n A u g u s t 2 0 1 3 y e t t h e c o m m i s s i o n h a s y e t t o c o m e u p w i t h i t s f i n d i n g s . We s h o u l d h a v e h a d t h e f i n d i n g s b y n o w.

V I TA L PA R T N E R S H I P S Sibiya said that par tner ships will be vital as South Africa e n t e re d t h e n e x t p h a s e o f i t s d e m o c r a c y. “ We n e e d t o under s tand, internalise, and d e e ply re f le ct on the va lu e of par tner ship. We have not d one tha t. It is not good e nou gh for g o v e r n m e n t t o s a y, I a m t h e r e g u l a t o r a n d I w i l l r e g u l a t e y o u . At t h e s a m e t i m e , t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r h a s b e e n s a y i n g , w e a r e

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C H A P T E R 1 1 | I N T E R V I E W | B H E K I S I B I YA , C H A M B E R O F M I N E S t h e o w n e r s o f c a p i t a l a n d w e w i l l o p e ra t e t h e w a y w e w a n t . We are go ing to pay the taxes and avoid some o f t h e taxes, but it is up to you to catch me if you can. “ We have n ot s tar ted true genuine par tner ship s. We h ad Nedlac (a par tner ship between government, business, and labour) which was a wonder ful organistion, but then we s tar ted to juniorise it. Government s tar ted sending junior s and then the private sector followed suit because it was c o n v e n i e n t t o d o s o . “ T h e re a re t w o t y p e s o f p e o p l e , t h e b r e a d w i n n e r s a n d t h e b re a d e a t e r s . T h e b re a d w i n n e r s a re t h e private sector and then if you look at the government they e a t t h e b r e a d a s i f i t w e re b a ke d b y t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r. “There really need s to be some humility about i t b ec ause t h e g o v e r n m e n t c re a t e s a n e n v i ro n m e n t t o p ro t e c t b u s i n e s s . H o w e v e r, w e c a n’t u n d e re s t i m a t e t h e ro l e o f t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r and call them capitalis ts and exploiter s. “ W e h a v e t o s a y t h a t w e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t w e d o d i f f e re n t t h i n g s a n d s o m e t i m e s w e d a n c e t o d i f f e re n t d r u m s . H o w e v e r, w e n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t w e n e e d e a c h o t h e r, b e c a u s e w i t h o u t t h e o n e , t h e o t h e r d o e s n o t e x i s t .”

S P E C I A L C E L E B R AT I O N S Sibiya said his association would ha ve a spe cia l ce le bra tion o f 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y w h e n t h e y h o s t t h e t h i r d M i n i n g L e kg o t l a i n A u g u s t . “ I t w i l l b e a t w o - d a y e v e n t a n d o n t h e f i r s t d a y w e a re g o i n g t o c e l e b ra t e t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y ’ s contribution to the two decades of fre e d om be ca u se we believe it is im por tant.“ We have this eve nt in Au gu s t a lmos t b y d e f a u l t , b e c a u s e o f t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f t h e M i n i s t e r. H o w e v e r, i t i s a l s o i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e A u g u s t i s Wo m e n’ s month and when one looks at mining, which has been dominated by men, we believe that women will dominate in the next 20 year s. “ We a l s o b e l i e v e i n t h e i m p o r t a n t r o l e t o b e p l a y e d b y y o u n g p e o p l e i n o u r i n d u s t r y a n d w i l l f o c u s s p e c i f i c a l l y o n t h i s . We need to under s tand young people be ca u se they a re going t o i n h e r i t o u r c o u n t r y. S i b i y a s a i d t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s o f t e n c r i t i c i s e d t h e m s e l v e s u n n e c e s s a r i l y. “ We m u s t s t o p b e i n g such har sh critics of our selves. Cer ta inly we ca n d o more , b u t w e h a v e a l re a d y d o n e a l o t . W e h a v e e x c e e d e d o u r o w n e x p e c t a t i o n s . I a m p ro u d t o b e a S o u t h A f r i c a n .”

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E X T R AC T I N G S O U T H A F R I CA N T R U E G E M S The Chamber of Mines is a member-based private sector em ployer association that re p re s e n t s c o m p a n i e s o p e ra t i n g i n t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y. T h e C h a m b e r exis ts primarily to re p re s e n t i t s m e m b e r s in policy and legislative matter s of a collective i n t e re s t . T h e C h a m b e r a l s o p ro v i d e s a f o r u m for its member s in cer tain commodities. The advantage of b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e C h a m b e r o f M i n e s i s t h a t i t re f l e c t s the collective thinking of all indus tr y leader s on policy and l e g i s l a t i v e m a t t e r s , t h e re b y p re s e n t i n g a c o h e r e n t p o s i t i o n on these issues when liaising with government and other s t a k e h o l d e r s . R e p re s e n t a t i o n t h ro u g h t h e C h a m b e r a l s o e n a b l e s m e m b e r s t o f o c u s o n t h e i r o p e ra t i o n a l a n d c o m p a n y s p e c i f i c m a t t e r s , l e a v i n g t h e b ro a d e r i s s u e s t o b e m a n a g e d by the organisation. T h e b e n e f i t f o r s t a ke h o l d e r s i s t h a t , i n d e a l i n g t h ro u g h t h e Chamber of Mines, they do so with confidence that any a g r e e m e n t s r e a c h e d re f l e c t i n d u s t r y p o s i t i o n s . T h i s g i v e s t h e C h a m b e r s t a t u s o f b e i n g a n a u t h o ra t i v e v o i c e o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n m i n i n g i n d u s t r y. T h e C h a m b e r i s a b l e t o p l a y t h i s c r i t i c a l ro l e b e c a u s e o f t h e e x p e r t i s e o f i t s s t a f f i n t h e l e g i s l a t i v e a n d p o l i c y a re a s a f f e c t i n g t h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y. T h e p ro f e s s i o n a l s w h o w o r k i n t h e C h a m b e r h a v e y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e i n v a r i o u s a re a s encompassing political, social, economic, occupational h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y, e n v i ro n m e n t a l , s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t , s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t , e m p l o y e e re l a t i o n s , c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , a n d l e g a l m a t t e r s . T h ro u g h t h e e x p e r t i s e o f i t s s t a f f t h e C h a m b e r c a n a d d re s s c h a n g i n g l e g a l , s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c ,

a n d e n v i ro n m e n t a l i s s u e s a n d e n g a g e w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e s t a ke h o l d e r s t o a c h i e v e b e n e f i c i a l a n d l o n g - t e r m o u t c o m e s f o r i t s m e m b e r s . S i n c e t h e a d v e n t o f d e m o c r a c y, t h e C h a m b e r h a s p l a y e d a c r i t i c a l ro l e i n i n f l u e n c i n g t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e M i n i n g a n d P e t ro l e u m R e s o u r c e s D e v e l o p m e n t A c t , M i n i n g C h a r t e r, a n d o t h e r l a b o u r a n d e n v i ro n m e n t a l l a w s a f f e c t i n g t h e m i n i n g s e c t o r. T h e m i n i n g i n d u s t r y a n d , i n p a r t i c u l a r, t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a m b e r, pride themselves on the positive contribution they have made to the economy and social uplif tment of communities. During the past two decades, the Chamber has been ins trumental in seeing to it that the mining se ctor cre a te s s o m e 1 0 m i l l i o n j o b s . A s t h e f l y - w h e e l o f t h e e c o n o m y, t h e mining indus tr y has contributed significa ntly to the g ross d o m e s t i c p ro d u c t t o a b o u t R 2 . 5 t r i l l i o n a n d e a r n i n g s f r o m e x p o r t s a l e s a re i n t h e re g i o n o f R 2 . 8 t r i l l i o n . In ser ving its member s as the mos t releva nt a nd highly re s p e c t e d a d v o c a c y o r g a n i s a t i o n i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d t h e re c o g n i s e d a u t h o r i t a t i v e v o i c e o f m i n i n g i n t h e c o u n t r y, t h e C h a m b e r o f M i n e s f u l f i l l s i t s v i s i o n o f a c h i e v i n g a p o l i c y, l e g i s l a t i v e , a n d g o v e r n a n c e f ra m e w o r k w h i c h i s w i d e l y suppor ted. This allows the mining ind u s tr y to conve r t a s g re a t a par t of South Africa’s abundant mine ra l re sou rce s into wealth for the benefit of all South Africans.

C O N TA C T D E TA I L S 5 Hollard Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg Telephone: 011 4987100 Email: info@chamberofmines.org.za Website: www.chamberofmines.org.za Facebook: www.facebook.com/Mine Twitter: @Mine_RSA

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THINKING AHEAD By Nick Krige D e m o c r a t i c S o u t h A f r i c a i n h e r i t e d a n e n e r g y a n d re s o u rc e i n t e n s i v e e c o n o m y t h a t , l a r g e l y, i g n o re d i s s u e s o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y i n t h e n a m e o f p ro g re s s . M u c h h a s b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d i n t h e two decades since 1994. T h e p e r i o d b e f o r e 1 9 9 4 w a s c h a ra c t e r i s e d b y e x c l u s i o n a r y a n d f r a g m e n t e d e n v i ro n m e n t a l l e g i s l a t i o n t h a t w a s m o re c o n c e r n e d with keeping Sou th Africans apar t and the mino ri t y weal t hy than with sus tainable development. The apar theid government w a s n o t r e n o w n e d f o r re g u l a t i n g i s s u e s s u c h a s p o l l u t i o n , l a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n , o r m a n a g i n g s c a rc e re s o u rc e s l i ke w a t e r. M o s t o f t h e c o u n t r y ’ s e n e r g y c a m e f ro m c o a l - f i re d p o w e r s t a t i o n s , a l e g a c y w e s t i l l l i v e w i t h t o d a y. C o a l re p re s e n t s a r e l a t i v e l y c h e a p a n d re l i a b l e s o u rc e o f e n e r g y, b u t i t i s c a r b o n i n tens ive. A rece nt s tud y cond ucted by the Inte rgovern m en tal P a n e l o n C l i m a t e C h a n g e re v e a l e d t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y o f A f r i c a ’ s c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s w e re g e n e ra t e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e n ew g ove r n m e n t i n h e r i te d a c o u n t r y i n w h i c h 6 0 p e rc e n t o f i t s l i m i te d w a te r s u p p l y w a s b e i n g c o n s u m e d by t h e w h i te - d o m i n a te d a g r i c u l t u re s e c to r, w i t h ve r y l i t t l e i n f ra s t r u c t u re

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g o v e r n m e n t i n t r o d u c e d re g u l a t o r y f ra m e w o r k f o r e n v i ro n m e n t a l

i n S o u t h A f r i c a , a s i t c o m b i n e s e n v i ro n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n , s o c i a l

i m p a c t a s s e s s m e n t i n 1 9 9 7, a n d u p d a t e d i t i n 2 0 0 6 , w h i c h

e q u i t y, a n d e c o n o m i c e f f i c i e n c y w i t h t h e v i s i o n a n d v a l u e s o f

r e q u i r e s d e c i s i o n - m a ke r s t o t a ke e n v i ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t

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WAT E R S E C U R I T Y T h e r e i s n o d e n y i n g t h a t S o u t h A f r i c a i s a w a t e r - s c a rc e c o u n t r y

To e n s u re t h e f u t u re o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s w a t e r s u p p l y, m a n y

w i t h l i m i t e d f re s h w a t e r a v a i l a b l e t o i t . I t h a s b e e n ra n ke d a s

b u l k w a t e r p ro j e c t s h a v e b e e n p l a n n e d a n d c o m p l e t e d s i n c e

t h e 3 0 t h m o s t d r y c o u n t r y o n t h e p l a n e t . F re s h w a t e r s h o r t a g e s

1 9 9 4 , m o s t n o t a b l y t h e L e s o t h o H i g h l a n d s Wa t e r P r o j e c t . I n

i n t h e m o re re m o t e , r u ra l , a n d d r y a re a s a re a c o m m o n

2 0 1 3 , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Wa t e r p u b l i s h e d a s e c o n d N a t i o n a l

o c currence.

Wa t e r R e s o u rc e s S t ra t e g y t o e n s u r e e q u i t a b l e a n d s u s t a i n a b l e management of South Africa ’s sca rce re sou rce s.

W a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n i s t h e ke y i s s u e t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t n e e d s t o d e a l w i t h b e c a u s e a c o u n t r y t h a t i s a l re a d y s h o r t o n

E n v i ro n m e n t a l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y i s v i t a l t o t h e c o n t i n u e d g r o w t h

a v a i l a b l e f re s h w a t e r c a n n o t a f f o rd t o w a s t e a s i n g l e d ro p .

a n d p ro s p e r i t y o f S o u t h A f r i c a a s a n a t i o n . I t p r o v i d e s j o b s a n d

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, a c c o rd i n g t o t h e S t a t e o f t h e E n v i ro n m e n t

c re a t e s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t s t i m u l a t e t h e e c o n o m y b y c r e a t i n g

R e p o r t 2 0 1 2 , 5 7 p e rc e n t o f r i v e r e c o s y s t e m s a re c r i t i c a l l y

new indus tries and ensuring the fu tu re of exis ting one s tha t re ly

e n d a n g e re d a n d o n l y 3 5 p e rc e n t o f m a i n r i v e r s a re i n g o o d

o n t h e e n v i ro n m e n t s u c h a s t o u r i s m a n d a g r i c u l t u r e .

condition.

NDP ON WATER

A s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e N D P, f u t u r e a r e a s o f f o c u s i n r e s p e c t o f w a t e r w i l l need to include the following: • R e v i e w i n g w a t e r p o l i c y a n d d e v e l o p i n g i n t e g ra t e d w a t e r re s o u rc e l e g i s l a t i o n t o p ro t e c t w a t e r re s o u rc e s a n d s e c u re s u p p l y • A d d re s s i n g a l a c k o f m a n a g e m e n t a n d t e c h n i c a l s k i l l s a t l o c a l m u n i c i p a l l e v e l , p a r t i c u l a r l y re g a rd i n g w a t e r w a s t a g e a n d p o l l u t i o n f ro m s a n i t a t i o n s y s t e m s • I m p ro v i n g e n f o rc e m e n t m e c h a n i s m s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r i n d u s t r i a l p o l l u t i o n a n d noncompliance with legislation in the mining industry • I n c re a s i n g a w a re n e s s c a m p a i g n s o n t h e re s p o n s i b l e a n d e f f i c i e n t u s e o f w a t e r

M Z I M V U B U WAT E R P R O J E C T – S O U T H A F R I C A . I N F O The 490-million cubic metre Ntabelanga Dam is South In 2014, South African President Jacob Zuma of ficially

Africa’s 10th largest dam, while the second dam, the Laleni,

launched the R12.5-billion Mzimvubu Water Project at Tsolo

provides hydro-electric power generation capabilities. The

Junction near Mthatha in the Eas tern Cape. This involved the

d a m g e n e r a t e s 3 5 M W o f b a s e l o a d p o w e r, u p t o 1 8 0 M W

cons truction of two dams, a hydropower plant,bulk water

of peaking power when operating in conjunction with the

dis tribution infras tructure, and infield irrigation developments.

Ntabelanga Dam.

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Department of Environmental Affairs: Helping to make South Africa a better place to live.

s in Job ater th u W o Y r of the iste ugh e Min a. o r h h t t by olew ted crea unched Edna M s b a s o j . L Mr 000 amme ffairs, r 1 r A Ove e prog ental m st iron Wa Env d n a

The Eco-furniture programme involves clearing threatening alien invasive species and using the wood to manufacture school desks, thereby meeting the needs of government. The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Mrs Rejoice Mabudafhasi is pictured handing over school desks.

Groen Sebenza: DEA and the SA National Biodiversity Institute have invested R300 million in the provision of training and jobs for 800 youth over 2.5 years.

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources is at the Depar tment of Environmental Af fairs’ core vision. The Depar tment aims to provide leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community.

Minister Edna Molewa D E PA R T M E N T H I S T O R Y

C o m pany D etails Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: Mrs Edna Molewa

Our past The National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) of 1998 has been amended several times and complemented by a number of subsidiary policies and legal acts on specific environmental issues, including biodiversity and nature, air, water, waste and coastal area management. The White Paper on Environmental Management, 1998, sets out a comprehensive policy framework for integrated environmental management. The effective implementation of these and other key policy frameworks began in the mid-2000s.

Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: Mrs Rejoice Mabudafhasi Director-General: Ms Nosipho Ngcaba Chief Operating Officer: Ms Lize McCourt Deputy Director-General: Climate Change and Air Quality Management: Ms Judy Beaumont

Our present

Deputy Director-General:

Since 1994, after years of isolation under apartheid, South Africa has shown its resolve to be a “responsible global citizen”. In environmental matters, this determination has been demonstrated by its hosting of the Rio+10 Conference in 2002, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress in 2003 and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 17 in 2011.

Mr Fundisile Mketeni

Biodiversity and Conservation: Deputy Director-General: Legal Authorisations and Compliance Inspectorate: Mr Ishaam Abader Deputy Director-General: Chemicals and Waste Management Mr Mark Gordon Deputy Director-General:

Our future

Environmental Programmes:

Fostering sustainable development at home and abroad is a cornerstone of South Africa’s environmental diplomacy, and an integral part of the country’s wider foreign policy objective of promoting better alignment between the development agenda of Africa and the South and that of global organisations.

Dr Guy Preston Deputy Director-General: Oceans and Coasts: Dr Monde Mayekiso Deputy Director-General: Environmental Advisory Services: Mr Alf Wills

OUR JOURNEY 2003

Plastic bag regulations enacted.

2005

Establishment of the Environmental Managemen Inspectorate: The Green Scorpions.

2007

Rhino conser vation: conser ved 35 p e rc e n t o f Africa’s black rhino

2011

UNFCCC COP 17: Hosted the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

2011

Physical address 315 Pretorius Street (c/o Pretroius and Lillian Ngoyi Streets) Fedsure Forum North Tower, 2nd Floor (Reception) Pretoria, 0001 South Africa Environmental crimes hotline: 0800 205 005 callcentre@environment.gov.za

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SOUTH AFRICA’S GUARDIAN OF THE GREEN

Since South Africa’s liberation in 1994, what has changed in the Depar tment of Environmental Af fairs? S i n c e 1 9 9 4 , i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n 2 4 o f t h e B i l l o f

How has the Depar tment of Environmental Af fairs contributed to reducing South Africa’s g lobal footprint o ve r t h e l a s t f i ve ye a r s ?

R i g h t s , e s t a b l i s h i n g c o o p e ra t i v e e n v i ro n m e n t a l g o v e r n a n c e

In im plementing our policy objectives, the Depar tment of

m e c h a n i s m s t o p ro m o t e e n v i ro n m e n t a l l y - s u s t a i n a b l e

E n v i ro n m e n t a l A f f a i r s h a s p i l o t e d a Z e r o E m i s s i o n E l e c t r i c

development that meets the needs of all South Africans while

Ve h i c l e P ro g ra m m e , a n d b e c o m e t h e f i r s t g o v e r n m e n t

a t t h e s a m e t i m e c o n s e r v i n g t h e c o u n t r y ’ s n a t u ra l a s s e t s ,

d e p a r t m e n t t o a c q u i re f o u r s u c h v e h i c l e s i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h e

h a s b e e n a k e y f o c u s o f e n v i ro n m e n t a l g o v e r n a n c e . W h i l e

v e h i c l e s a re c u r re n t l y p o w e re d o f f t h e n a t i o n a l g r i d . W h e n t h e

S o u t h A f r i c a n s h a v e i n c re a s i n g a m o u n t s o f i n f o r m a t i o n a t

D e p a r t m e n t t a ke s o c c u p a t i o n o f t h e G r e e n B u i l d i n g l a t e r t h i s

t h e i r d i s p o s a l a r o u n d e n v i ro n m e n t a l i s s u e s , i t n e e d s t o b e

year (2014), the vehicles will be charged by power supplied

r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h e re a re s e g m e n t s o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n

f ro m a p h o t o v o l t a i c p a n e l s u p p l y i n g e n e r g y t o a c h a r g i n g

p o p u l a t i o n w h o re q u i re i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t h i s i s c u r re n t l y n o t

s tation.

h a p p e n i n g a d e q u a t e l y.

What are t he Depar tment ’s core values as a g o ve r n m e n t b o d y ?

How has the Depar tment encouraged transformation a n d d i ve r s i t y i n t h e w o r k p l a c e ? T h ro u g h o u r i n t e r v e n t i o n s , w e w i l l e n s u r e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f

Driven by our passion as cus todians and ambassador s of the

t h e s e c t o r, n o t o n l y i n t e r m s o f b r i n g i n g d i g n i t y t h r o u g h w a s t e

e n v i r o n m e n t , w e h a v e t o b e p ro a c t i v e a n d f o s t e r i n n o v a t i v e

ser vices to all marginalised commu nitie s, bu t a lso a d d re ssing

t h i n k i n g a n d s o l u t i o n s t o e n v i ro n m e n t a l m a n a g e m e n t . O u r

t h e s k i l l s g a p a t l o c a l a n d p ro v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t l e v e l s , w h i l e

p e o p l e - c e n t r i c a p p ro a c h re c o g n i s e s t h e c e n t ra l i t y o f B a t h o

c re a t i n g j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

Pele, for it is when we put our people fir s t that we will ser ve w i t h i n t e g r i t y, a n i m p o r t a n t i n g re d i e n t i n a h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e driven organisation such as our s.

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How has the Depar tment contributed to reducing variables t hat ef fect t he rate of climate change in South Africa?

Where does the Depar tment of Environmental A f f a i r s ’ v i e w i t s p o s i t i o n a s a g r e e n g o ve r n m e n t b o d y i n t h e n e x t f i ve ye a r s ?

The las t 20 year s have entailed a s teady evolution of

The pas t 20 year s have seen a sus tained formation of

climate change mitigation planning and the governance

e n v i ro n m e n t a l g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e s , i n s t i t u t i o n b u i l d i n g a n d

o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e re s p o n s e a t t h e n a t i o n a l , p ro v i n c i a l a n d

re s t r u c t u r i n g , l e g i s l a t i o n a n d p o l i c y d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d

municipal levels. The N ational Climate Change Response

domes tic and international engagement – all with the

White Paper is a significant miles tone, in that it lays out a

i n t e n t i o n o f a d d re s s i n g t h e h i s t o r i c a l l e g a c y o f i n e q u a l i t y,

c o m p r e h e n s i v e c l i m a t e c h a n g e re s p o n s e f o r t h e c o u n t r y.

international isolation and the fra gme nte d s tr u ctu re s of e n v i ro n m e n t a l g o v e r n a n c e .

How has the management of South Africa’s natural resourc es i m proved si nce t he nat io n’s lib e ra t io n in 1994? L a n d u n d e r p ro t e c t i o n h a s i n c re a s e d b y 7. 7 p e rc e n t s i n c e 2 0 0 9 t o p u r s u e a t a r g e t o f 9 p e rc e n t b y 2 0 1 4 . T h i s i n c l u d e s t w o a d d i t i o n a l n a t i o n a l b o t a n i c a l g a rd e n s , s e v e n a d d i t i o n a l s t e w a rd s h i p a n d f o u r b i o s p h e re re s e r v e s . M a n a g e m e n t p l a n s f o r t h re a t e n e d s p e c i e s h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d a re i n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n h o w e v e r, p o a c h i n g of rhinos, especially in the Kruger National Park, has

It is incumbent upon us all to e nsu re tha t a s we ma rch f o r w a rd t o w a rd s m o re e n v i ro n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n , e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t a n d s o c i a l t ra n s f o r m a t i o n , w e p l a c e o r d i n a r y S o u t h A f r i c a n s a t t h e c e n t re o f a l l o u r p o l i c i e s . T h e 2 0 y e a r s o f d e m o c ra c y c e l e b ra t i o n s a f f o r d u s n o t o n l y a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o re f l e c t o n t h e w o r k w e h a v e d o n e , b u t a l s o to enhance the im plementation of our public education a n d o u t re a c h p ro g ra m m e s i n p u r s u i t o f e n v i r o n m e n t a l education that em powers our people.

i n c r e a s e d . E n f o rc e m e n t e f f o r t s h a v e b e e n e n h a n c e d a n d a m u l t i - p r o n g e d s t ra t e g y i s i n p l a c e .

How ef fecti ve i s t he Sout h A fri can Na t io na l B i o d i ve r s i t y I n s t i t u t e ( S A N B I ) i n c r e a t i n g j o b s t hrough t he rehabilitation of ecosys tems and ot her b i o d i ve r s i t y p r o g r a m m e s ? Spearheaded by the South African N ational Biodiver sity I n s t i t u t e ( S A N B I ) , t h e i n n o v a t i v e G ro e n S e b e n z a p ro j e c t i s aimed at developing skills and bridging the gap between e d u c a t i o n a n d j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e b i o d i v e r s i t y s e c t o r. Gro en Sebenza involves the placemen t o f 8 0 0 u n em p l oyed y o u t h i n s k i l l e d j o b s a c ro s s p u b l i c , p r i v a t e a n d n o n governmental ins titutions in the local biodiver sity sector f o r a p e r i o d o f t w o - a n d - a - h a l f y e a r s . T h e p ro j e c t f o c u s e s o n training, mentoring and workplace- b ased l earn i n g wi t h the objective of building a pool of young and capable p r o f e s s i o n a l s f o r S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s b i o d i v e r s i t y s e c t o r, w h i c h a i m s t o b o o s t j o b c re a t i o n i n t h e g re e n e c o n o m y. The pro ject seeks to eq uip youth with t h e wo rk exp eri en c e a n d s k i l l s t o s e c u re p e r m a n e n t j o b s i n t h e b i o d i v e r s i t y i n d u s t r y. T h i s i s d e f i n i t e l y a l a n d m a r k p ro j e c t t h a t D E A , S A N B I a n d o u r p a r t n e r s a re p ro u d t o b e p i o n e e r i n g .

“Drive n by o ur passion as custodians and ambassado rs o f the environment, we have to be proactive and fo ster innovative thinking and solutions to e nvironmental management.“

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20 YEARS OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL L AW REFORM

O n e w o rd s u c c i n c t l y c h a r a c t e r i s e s l i f e i n S o u t h A f r i c a d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f t h e p a s t t w o d e c a d e s : “ c h a n g e .” T h e R e p u b l i c o f S o u t h A f r i c a h a s e x p e r i e n c e d a g l o b a l l y re n o w n e d p o l i t i c a l t ra n s i t i o n t o w a rd s a C o n s t i t u t i o n a l d e m o c ra c y. M o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, w e a r e i n t h e m i d s t o f a n e n v i ro n m e n t a l t ra n s i t i o n p ro p e l l e d b y t h e re a l i s a t i o n t h a t o u r c ur re n t im pa c t on t h e e a r t h is u n s u s ta in a ble .

This is a fact evident in the food shortages, energy crisis and climate

The NEMA has been amended several times and complemented by a

change to name but a few. Functioning under the dictates and guidance

number of subsidiary policies and legal acts on specific environmental

of the environmental rights enshrined in Section 24 of the Constitution of

issues. These have been put in place within the context of a growing

the Republic of South Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs

body of international environmental laws and emerging global norms.

has taken numerous legislative and other measures aimed at forging a measurable, effective and efficient environmental regime for the country.

The National Environmental Management Act At the centre of these efforts is the promulgation of the Nat ional Environmental Management Act of 1998 (NEMA). The NEMA guarantees the concretisation of the environmental rights contained in the Constitution. It is South Africa’s overarching framework environmental law containing innovative mechanisms for facilitating cooperative environmental governance. This framework is further complemented by a suit of sectoral laws governing marine living resources, mining, forests, protected areas, etc, cumulatively constituting one of the most advanced regimes in the world.

The last two decades have seen significant progress in the country’s environmental policies, with effective implementation taking place around the mid-2000s. Under the administration of President Jacob Zuma, all cabinet ministers signed performance agreements with the President, thereby resulting in significant mainstreaming of environmental considerations into the policies, measures and programmes of other government departments. The introduction of instruments such as Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) was an important step in the development of environmental legislation, to account for environmental considerations at the project level. Recognising the fact that challenges still exist, the way in which EIAs have been handled in South Africa has come a long way over the past 20 years. South Africa’s approach to EIAs has fruitfully coordinated Strategic Environment Assessments and EIAs. Indeed we have come

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D E PA R T M E N T O F E N V I R O N M E N TA L A F FA I R S | A D V E R T O R I A L | C H A P T E R 1 2 a long way since the dawn of democracy. The lack of coherent regulatory enforcement pre-1994 resulted in wide variations in environmental management practices across the country. This resulted in well preserved spots of rich biodiversity and well-tended areas coexisting with extensive hotspots of serious environmental degradation.

International obligations South Africa has recognised the global “duty of care” in hosting the third highest biodiversity in the world. As both an importer and exporter of living genetically modified organisms such as grains, we enacted legislation ahead of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). We recognise that the alleviation of poverty and creation of employment are inherently linked with challenges around the environment. Last year (2013), South Africa ratified the CBD Nagoya Protocol, which provides the global context for our already established domestic access and benefit sharing (ABS) management regime. The Biodiversity Act and the 2008 Bioprospecting, Access and BenefitSharing Regulations are but two of several laws dealing with aspects of intellectual property rights, patents, plant breeding and customs. The latest piece of legislation assented by the President is the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2013. The Act contains a substantial number of amendments aimed at strengthening the implementation of legal requirements and administrative processes to limit the possible abuse of the permit system as it relates to the hunting of rhinoceros. Furthermore, the amendments ensure that listed species are properly regulated. Regardless of whether a species is of high conservation value or not, these amendments seek to regulate all species to prevent over utilisation and the inclusion of such species in the protected categories in future. South Africa is situated at the

juncture of two of the world’s great oceans, the Atlantic and the

pollution and waste enforcement as well as monitoring urban

Indian. In terms of coast-specific legislation, the formulation of

developments. The inspectorate has uniform powers in all three

the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Act is a product of an

spheres of government. The EMI was established in 2006 and the

environmental law reform process that took place in the late 1990s to

number of inspectors has since almost doubled.While the Depar tment

the early 2000s. The ICM Act addresses a fragmentation in legislation

of Environmental Affairs recognises the impor tance of ensuring and

af fecting coastal management that was administered by a variety

enforcing compliance to the various pieces of legislation it enacts,

of government depar tments. Therefore, the ICM Act promotes an

it also recognises its responsibility to the man on the street. South

integrated approach to coastal management. It has been stated

Africa has made good progress in improving access to environmental

that sustainable development depends upon good governance

services including water, sanitation and waste management.

which, in turn, depends upon the rule of law. All of this depends on

Legal provisions on access to environmental information, public

ef fective compliance.

participation in environmental decision-making and access are cornerstones of our democracy.

The Department of Environmental Affairs has recognised the need to ensure our natural environment is continually conserved and

As befitting for a democratic country, there are legal provisions

compliance to all the pieces of legislation governing the country’s

in place ensuring access to environmental information. Since the

natural heritage are followed. In 2005, as a part of on-going

beginning of the transition to democracy in South Africa, environment-

environmental law reform, the Department made an amendment

related strategies and laws have been open to public consultation and

to the NEMA that allowed for the creation of the Environmental

discussed in various bodies. South Africa has at its disposal, a plethora

Management Inspectorate, dubbed the “Green Scorpions.”

of environmental laws and statutory provisions. Our future is based on a

The Green Scorpions are tasked with, amongst others, holding

constitutional bedrock which aims to rebuild an open and democratic

businesses, institutions and individuals accountable for pollution,

society based on human values of dignity, equality and freedom.

waste and the negative impacts their actions or inactions have on both aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity. The national network of Environmental Management Inspectors include park rangers and officers in conservation, air quality, marine and coastal management,

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THE NATION’S WEATHER FORECASTER The South African Weather Service, an entity of the Department of Environmental Affairs, is the authoritative voice for weather and climate warnings in South Africa, as mandated by the South African Weather Service Act (No 8 of 2001) as amended. The organisation obtained its ISO 9001 certification in October 2011 in recognition of the quality of its weather and climate services. Apart from providing daily weather forecasts and weather warnings to the public, the organisation conducts extensive research and maintains, as custodian of the national climate databank, records dating back 154 years.

At the forefront of providing weather and climate information in South Africa, the South African Weather Service helps minimise the impact of weather-related natural disasters. Various studies have shown that more than 90 percent of natural disasters are related to weather and that governments benefit exponentially from any investment in national meteorological services.

With the support of the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of National Treasury, the South African Weather Service has upgraded its radar network to state-of-the-art Doppler radar systems that significantly contribute to the organisation’s severe weather warning system. The organisation also increased the number of data gathering points around the country which form an important input into the running of the South African Flash Flood Guidance System. The programmes of the South African Weather Service are aligned with those of the Department of Environmental Affairs. Being overseen by an effective board and owing to the commitment of its management and staff, the entity has achieved unqualified audits for nearly a decade.

International role The South African Weather Service is recognised internationally for its commitment to excellence. Since 1994, Chief Executive Officers of the organisation have served on the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). A number of

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meteorological scientists are making their mark by serving on international scientific panels and committees. The organisation plays a major role in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and was instrumental in the establishment of the first Meteorological Association of Southern Africa (MASA) in 2007. It hosts the MASA secretariat and has recently facilitated the development of a plan of action for all aviation meteorological services to accede to international quality management standards, as required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Service offering The South African Weather Service provides two distinct services: • The public good services include services related to weather, climate forecasting, and warning services for the safety of life and property, as well as disaster mitigation. • The organisation’s portfolio of commercial offerings, introduced when it embarked on a commercialisation process in the early 2000s, entails a specialised meteorological consultation service to, amongst others, legal and insurance companies; as well as the manufacturing and selling of meteorological equipment to the State. The South African Weather Service proactively develops preventative measures to protect the South African public and keep weather-related damages to a minimum. As climate change increasingly affects our country, we will ensure the continued relevance of the organisation in delivering meteorological and climatological products and services, f or the benefit of all South Africans. Our enhanced national weather observation network has resulted in a synthesis of more accurate weather and climate information, helping us to provide early warning systems to the Republic of South Africa.

An entity of the Depar tment of Environmental Af fairs

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An entity of the Depar tment of Environmental Af fairs

O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N Vision: A weather and climate centre of excellence providing innovative solutions to ensure a weather-ready region, sustainable development, and economic growth. Mission: SAWS will realise the above-mentioned vision through excelling in the following areas: Thought leadership in meteorological, climatological, and other related sciences, the development of relevant and innovative applications and products utilising cutting-edge technology, and establishing and leveraging collaborative par tnerships.

Chief Executive Officer Dr Linda Makuleni

O R GA N I S AT I O N â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S H I S TO R Y Our pas t

C o m pany D etails

The South African Weather Service (SAWS), an entity of the Department of Environmental Affairs, has a proud history of more than 154 years and is rated amongst the best in the world. SAWS was re-admitted to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in 1994 and had representation on the Executive Council of WMO ever since. SAWS is well-known for its competent scientists, recognised internationally. In 1998, a Science, Engineering and Technology Institution review revealed the critical socioeconomic importance of the organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competencies which needed to be maintained. This was effected by the South African Weather Service Act (No 8 of 2001), mandating SAWS to provide public good and commercial services to specified industries.

Physical address: South African Weather Service 442 Rigel Avenue South Pretoria 0181

Postal address: Private Bag X097

Our present

Pretoria

The SAWS today reaps the benefits of continued infrastructure development. Our stateof-the-art lightning detection, flash flood guidance and storm warning systems enable us to provide tailor-made applications for a variety of weather sensitive industries. Our commercial partners contribute beneficiated data, ensuring accessible information for use by our clients in risk management, strategic planning, and day-to-day operations. SAWS plays a crucial role in the implementation of the National Climate Change Response Policy. It currently spearheads the Global Framework for Climate Services and also hosts the South African Air Quality Information System.

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Our f uture

Weatherlines: Call: 083 123 0500

Contact details: Telephone: 012 367 6000 Fax: 012 367 6300 Website: www.weathersa.co.za Twitter Handle: @SAWeatherServic

SMS: *120*555# The modern SAWS serves the interests of the whole economy of the country, while at the same time creating weather resilience amongst all citizens. The organisation will meet expectations by continuing to provide severe weather warnings and weather information, underpinned by continued, relevant research; supporting national climate change adaptation, mitigation initiatives, and building our meteorological skills base in partnership with academic institutions.

OUR JOURNEY 1994

Re-admitted to t h e Wo r l d M e t e o ro l o g i c a l Organisation.

2005

Installation of the South African Lightning Detection System.

2009

A c c re d i t e d a s an NQF level 5 s e r v i c e p ro v i d e r a t t h e T E TA S E TA .

2011

WMO a c c re d i t a t i o n a s Regional Tra i n i n g C e n t re . S AW S re c e i v e s ISO 9001 certification.

2012

Develop and administer the Ocean- Atmosphere General Circulation Model in Africa.

2013

Developing road map for national implementation of Global Framework for Climate Ser vices.

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A BRIGHT FUTURE Lance Jordan | Foods Depar tment Manager An interview by Jomiro Eming

Twenty years ago, where did you imagine South Africa would be today? Twenty years ago, I thought we’d be in a good position. We started working with other countries, we have a good availability of people, tourists came over, there wasn’t a lot of theft or killing, the government was good. It looked positive and I saw a South Africa with a bright future. What are some of the biggest obstacles South Africa still needs to overcome? If you look at the government, overall, it’s still all about the money, which should not be the case. They really need to look at the people component of it all. It’s the same as if you’re working in a Woolies store: What makes the store? The people, because without the people you don’t go anywhere. In your opinion, which three words best describe this country? South Africa is definitely a beautiful country – you won’t find this country anywhere else, there is no doubt about that. Then, perhaps poverty is another one – something we need to work on. Inflation comes to mind as well: The man on the street cannot survive all the increases and that kind of links to poverty as well, you know? But our country is still a beautiful place at the end of the day.

If you were showcasing our country to the world, which characteristics would you concentrate on?

What are some of the milestones over the last 20 years that stand out for you the most?

Where do you see South Africa in the next 20 years?

The only milestone that really stands out is Nelson Mandela, and what he did for the country. He didn’t do it for his benefit, but for the benefit of his people – the people of South Africa.

It is simply a beautiful country – the mountains, winelands, ocean, and people. Mandela meant a lot to us as well, and people should want to come to the country to see his legacy and what South Africans are doing to keep that legacy going.

It’s a bit difficult with the way it is going now. We could end up like Zimbabwe, but only our kids will know. If it goes on like it is going on, we are going to regress. Just look at the small things: We aren’t winning at the Olympics, our soccer isn’t improving as much as we’d like it to. It is difficult to see what the future holds at the moment.

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THE POWER OF THE STATE An interview by Ryland Fisher

Trevo r M a n u e l , fo r m e r M i n i s te r o f F i n a n c e

Trevo r M a n u e l i s o n e o f t w o m i n i s te r s to h a ve s e r ve d i n c a b i n et f o r t h e p a s t 2 0 ye a r s . F o r m a n y ye a r s , a s M i n i s te r o f F i n a n c e , M a n u e l h a d a b i rd s - eye v i ew o f g ove r n m e n t . H e i s t h u s b et te r p l a c e d t h a n m o s t to c o m m e n t o n t h e c h a n g e s i n g ove r n m e n t ove r t h e p a s t 2 0 ye a r s .

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DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP STYLES “My concern is that we seem to have demolished the a u t h o r i t y o f t h e o f f i c e o f t h e P re s i d e n t . I k n o w t h i s s o u n d s q uite medieval, but the authority of the of fice of the P r e s i d e n t i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t y o u m u s t n o t m e s s a ro u n d w i t h , because the convening power of the s tate is fundamentally i m p o r t a n t i n b u i l d i n g a g o o d s o c i e t y.”

A f f a i r s a n d T i t o M b o w e n i , M i n i s t e r o f L a b o u r. “ W i t h i n a y e a r o f b e c o m i n g M i n i s t e r o f Tra d e a n d I n d u s t r y, w e h a d a l r e a d y been able to convene small bu sine ss confe re nce s in the p ro v i n c e s a n d h a d t h e f i r s t p r e s i d e n t i a l a n d s m a l l b u s i n e s s c o n f e re n c e s w h i c h P re s i d e n t M a d i b a a d d r e s s e d o n h o w w e ’d r u n s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s .”

M a n u e l s p e a k s o n t h e d i f f e re n t l e a d e r s h i p s t y l e s o f S o u t h A f ric a’s f rontmen, d escribing Mad iba as a “warm an d e m b r a c i n g ” m a n . “ I ’ v e g o n e b a c k a n d l o o ke d a t h i s d i a r y a s H e a d o f S t a t e a n d h e u s e d t o d o i n t e re s t i n g t h i n g s l i ke i n v i t i n g t h e e d i t o r s f o r b re a k f a s t – s o m e t i m e s d i n n e r – a n d i n v i t i n g i n t e re s t g ro u p s t o b re a k b re a d w i t h h i m a t h o m e , w h e t h e r i t w a s i n C a p e To w n o r G a u t e n g .

Despite these advancements , the re we re s till more pe r tine nt issues that needed to be add re sse d . Ma nu e l sa y s tha t 20 year s ago China was not a countr y that should be c h a l l e n e g e d i n t h e g l o b a l e c o n o m y. “ T h e r e w a s a g r e a t a c c e p t a n c e o f t h i s n e w e n t ra n t i n t o t h e g l o b a l f a m i l y o f n a t i o n s , a d e m o c ra t i c S o u t h A f r i c a , a n d p e o p l e w a n t e d t o d o b u s i n e s s w i t h u s . T h e re w a s a l o t o f t r a f f i c , h e a d s o f s t a t e leading large missions… we we re com plete ly inu nd a te d by a ll o f t h e s e t h i n g s .”

“ H e t a l k e d a b o u t K h o i s a n i n t e re s t s o n e n i g h t a n d t h e n e x t n i g h t i t w o u l d t h e M u s l i m c o m m u n i t i e s . C o m e Tu e s d a y n i g h t , i t w o u l d b e t h e C h r i s t i a n c o m m u n i t y o f C a p e To w n and he would decide to meet the Jews in Johannesburg on W e d n e s d a y f o r d i n n e r.

It was n ow ti m e to rel ease So uth A f r i c a f rom i ts p r i s on of excl u si o n f ro m th e g l o bal co m mu n i ty. “ I t wa s a ve r y i n te n s e peri o d. Th e po i n t I wan t to m a ke i s th a t th e c omra d e s i n th e A N C h ad do n e exceedi n g l y wel l with th e re s ou rc e s we h a d to p re p a re m e to beco m e a Mi n i s ter i n Tra d e a n d I n d u s tr y,” h e s a y s .

The convening power of the head of s tate was formidable in c r e a t i n g c h a n n e l s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n , s o u n d i n g b o a rd s , a n d l i s t e n i n g .” T h a b o M b e k i w a s n o t q u i t e t h e s a m e w i t h re g a rd s t o b r e a d - b re a k i n g , s a y s M a n u e l . M b e k i r a t h e r d i re c t e d t h e n i g h t t o w a rd s d e b a t e s o n p o l i c y i s s u e s . “ T h e o n l y t h i n g w e e v e r g o t i n h i s h o u s e w a s c h i c ke n w i n g s a n d m e a t - b a l l s .” D e s p i t e t h e d i f f e re n c e i n l e a d e r s h i p s t y l e , M a n u e l e x p l a i n s h o w M b e k i s t i l l m a i n t a i n e d a s y s t e m w i t h w o r k i n g g ro u p s f o r r e l i g i o u s l e a d e r s , t ra d e u n i o n s , a n d b u s i n e s s e s . “ T h e re w e r e i n s t i t u t i o n a l i s e d f o r m a l s t r u c t u re s o f c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h premier s and mayor s of cities,” he says. “Th e I n tern at i o n al Inves tment Council was made up of people that would lis ten t o u s a n d g o o v e r t o t h e P re s i d e n t a n d t e l l h i m w h a t w e w e re n o t d o i n g .” C o m m u n i c a t i n g a n d w o r k i n g t h ro u g h i s s u e s i s w h a t i s ke y, explains Manuel. “It is a fundamentaly im por tant issue that s o c i e t y n e e d s . I t d o e s n’t h a v e t o b e i n t h e g l o w o f m e d i a , w h i c h w a s t h e b i g a d v a n t a g e o f M a d i b a ’ s d i n n e r s .” O n e o f t h e m a i n i s s u e s w a s re m o v i n g M b e k i f ro m o f f i c e a s a w a y t o d e m o n s t r a t e s t a t e p o w e r h o w e v e r, i t h a d i t s c o n s e q u e n c e s . “ I t ’ s a H u m p t y D u m p t y p ro b l e m : I f i t h a s f a l l e n o f f t h e w a l l , i t h a s f a l l e n o f f t h e w a l l , ” s a y s M a n u e l . “ N o w, w e a re s i t t i n g w i t h pieces of Hum pty Dum pty all over the place. Some people m u s t b e a b o v e t h i s .” M a n u e l e x p l a i n s h o w p e o p l e n e e d t o b e e m p o w e re d t o t a ke action and get things done. “Madiba would build schools, meet heads of s tate and the editor s, tell trus ted people what h e ’ s d i s c u s s i n g a n d w h a t t h e c o n c e r n s o f t h e e d i t o r s a re . H e w o u l d c o m e t o c a b i n e t a n d s o o n , b u t n o t b e t o o e m b ro i l e d i n t h e n i t t y - g r i t t y w o r k – s o m e b o d y ’ s g o t t o d o t h a t . T h e s e a re v e r y i m p o r t a n t l e s s o n s t h a t I t a ke o u t o f 2 0 y e a r s o f s i t t i n g i n c a b i n e t , a n d I ra i s e t h e m w i t h o u t ra n c o u r o r a n y a t t e m p t t o s u g g e s t t h a t t h e re i s a s i n g l e c o o k i e - c u t t e r a p p ro a c h t o l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e n a t i o n .”

MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY M a n u e l w a s a p p o i n t e d M i n i s t e r o f Tra d e a n d I n d u s t r y i n N e l s o n M a n d e l a ’ s f i r s t c a b i n e t . T h re e p e o p l e f ro m t h e A N C ’ s Department of Economic Planning (DEP) ended up in this c a b i n e t , t h e o t h e r s b e i n g D e re k H a n e ko m , M i n i s t e r o f L a n d

“T h e c o n ve n i n g p owe r o f t h e H e a d o f S ta te wa s fo r m i d a b l e i n c re a t i n g channels of communication, s o u n d i n g b o a rd s , a n d l i s te n i n g .” MINISTER OF FINANCE Manuel says that he was not surprised when he was appointed Minis ter of Finance by Pre sid e nt N e lson Ma nd e la . “ I re m e m b e r re c e i v i n g a c a l l i n 1 9 9 4 t h a t I n e e d e d t o s e e M a d i b a b e f o re I w e n t t o N e w Yo r k . “ H e s a i d t o m e : ‘ L o o k , D e re k h a s i n d i c a t e d t h a t h e w a n t s t o leave and I can’t s top him. I’m sor r y to ha ve inte r r u pte d you r p ro g ra m m e , b u t I w a n t y o u t o g o t o N e w Yo r k t o s p e a k a t t h e s a m e c o n f e re n c e t h a t h e’ s g o i n g t o s p e a k a t . E v e n w h e n h i s a n n o u n c e m e n t i s m a d e , t h e re ’ s n o s h o c k t o t h e s y s t e m .’ I t w a s a n i n v e s t o r c o n f e re n c e a n d I d i d i t .” Mandela felt that South Africa ’s e conomy wa s s till not re a d y for an AN C Minis ter of Finance. “Madiba had called Thabo, Tito and I and said to us: ‘Dere k’s le a ving. My a na ly sis is the c o u n t r y i s s t i l l n o t re a d y f o r A N C M i n i s t e r o f F i n a n c e , I w a n t t o appoint someone else – do you have any ideas?’ T h e n h e s a i d : ‘ T h e re’ s t h i s c h a p , C h r i s L i e b e n b e r g , w h o h a s l o o ke d a f t e r A N C m o n e y a n d m y m o n e y a t N e d b a n k . D o y o u t h i n k h e’ l l b e o ka y ? ’ H e c a l l e d C h r i s a n d t h a t ’ s h o w h e w a s a p p o i n t e d . H e w a s n ’ t M i n i s t e r f o r l o n g t h o u g h .” M a n u e l w a s called in by Mandela in 1995, who wanted to appoint him as

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F i n a n c e M i n i s t e r. “ M a d i b a t h e n c a l l e d m e i n M a rc h a n d h e s a i d , ‘A l l r i g h t , t h i s i s w h a t I w i l l d o – I ’ v e g o t t h e p l a n w o r ke d out now: I will announce next week that Chris is s tepping d o w n , y o u t a ke F i n a n c e a n d y o u w i l l n e e d a d e p u t y. I w i l l m o v e A l e c ( E r w i n ) t o Tra d e a n d I n d u s t r y, a n d I ’ v e b e e n w a t c h i n g G i l l ( M a rc u s , w h o w a s c h a i r i n g t h e f i n a n c e p o r t f o l i o c o m m i t t e e ) a n d I w a n t t o a p p o i n t h e r.’ ” Manuel says it did not come as a surprise when Mandela a p p o i n t e d h i m a s F i n a n c e M i n i s t e r. Ke e p i n g q u i e t a b o u t i t u n t i l t h e a p p ro p r i a t e t i m e w a s s o m e t h i n g M a n u e l d i d n o t s t r u g g l e w i t h . “ I n m y o w n m i n d , b e i n g a b l e t o re w o r k t h ro u g h that stuf f and sitting with information and not leaking or tweeting or not talking out of school is something that we no l o n g e r h a v e , t h a t w e m u s t a c t u a l l y re i n s t a t e i n g o v e r n m e n t .”

MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY B e i n g a p p o i n t e d a s M i n i s t e r i n t h e P re s i d e n c y f o r N a t i o n a l P l a n n i n g b y P re s i d e n t J a c o b Z u m a c a m e a s a b i t o f a s u r p r i s e t o M a n u e l . “ T h e re i s o n e t h i n g t h a t w a s v e r y c l e a r i n m y m i n d : Af ter the debacle of September 2008, when Thabo Mbeki was, t h e p o l i t e w o rd i s re c a l l e d , a n d I t e n d e re d m y re s i g n a t i o n .” M a n u e l h a n d e d i n h i s l e t t e r o f re s i g n a t i o n t o t h e H o u s e o f t h e Pres iden t and took copies to give to Kg al em a M ot l an t h ( t h e i n c o m i n g P re s i d e n t ) a n d J a c o b Z u m a ( t h e n P re s i d e n t o f the ANC). “ I ’ v e s a i d , c o n s i s t e n t l y I ’ v e s e r v e d a t t h e p l e a s u re o f t h e Pres iden t. I have no entitlement to be i n t h e c ab i n et – i t’s o n l y a t t h e p l e a s u re o f t h e P re s i d e n t . W h e n y o u ’ v e w i t h d ra w n t h e p l e a s u re o f t h e P re s i d e n t , I , i n d i g n i t y, m u s t g o a l o n g w i t h the Pres id ent,” Manuel told them. M a n u e l r e c e i v e d m a n y c a l l s a b o u t t h i s s h i f t i n h i s c a re e r p a t h , m a i n l y f ro m h i s s p o ke s p e r s o n a t t h e t i m e , T h u ra y a P a n d y. “ S h e s a i d t h e m e d i a w a s m a d , t h e m a r ke t s h a d g o n e m a d . T h e s t o r y o f m y re s i g n a t i o n h a d l e a ke d .” A f te r ret u r n i n g f ro m N ew Yo r k a f te r a c o n f e re n c e a t t h e I n te r n a t i o n a l M o n eta r y F u n d ( I M F ) , M a n u e l wa s s wo r n i n a s M i n i s te r o f F i n a n c e . M a n u e l ex p l a i n e d to Z u m a t h a t h e c o u l d n o t ta ke u p t h e p o s i t i o n . “ M y p e r s o n a l i t y a n d t h e exc h a n g e ra te h a ve b e c o m e i n te r t w i n e d . I t i s b a d f o r d e m o c ra c y, b a d f o r o u r c o u n t r y, b a d f o r a l l o f u s , a n d t h e re i s n o w a y t h a t w i l d h o r s e s w i l l b e a b l e to d ra g m e b a c k i n to t h e p o r t f o l i o . I t i s n o t t h a t I d o n’t l i ke i t , b u t i t i s b a d f o r d e m o c ra c y. S o , I ’ m k i n d o f o u t .” M a n u e l w a s n o t a s ke d t o t a ke u p t h e f i n a n c e p o r t f o l i o a g a i n . “ W h a t t h e y s a i d t o m e i s , ‘ L o o k , y o u h a v e a n o v e r s i g h t f ro m your time in finance, of what happens in ever y depar tment. W e c a n n o w h a r v e s t t h a t s k i l l a n d d o t h i s t h i n g .’ B u t i t w a s u n d e f i n e d , ” h e s a y s . “ I t w a s a ro c k y ro a d : T h e re w e re t h e c h a l l e n g e s f ro m C O S AT U w h o w e re f re a ke d o u t t h a t I w a s t h e c h o i c e , t h a t I w a s n o w i n t h e P re s i d e n c y, a n d t h a t I m i g h t b e c o m e P r i m e M i n i s t e r. I w a s n’t c o m p l e t e l y s h o c ke d a t t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t .”

not in how good the technica l issu e s a re , bu t how s trong the o w n e r s h i p i s .” Manuel highligths how par ts of society a re s till ve r y u neve n. “If one looks at Mitchells Pla in, whe re the re is a lis t of m o re t h a n 1 0 0 0 c h i l d re n w h o a r e n o t i n s c h o o l y e t p a r e n t s d o n ’ t s e e i t a s a p ro b l e m a n d t h a t t h e y m u s t r e s p o n d , ” h e says. Manuel believes that it is possible to get a prope r c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e N D P. “It’s got to be slow work and you have to involve agencies o f p e o p l e a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n s . I f w e c a n’t d o i t , i t ’ s l e f t t o t h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s . Yo u h a v e g o t t o s a y t o t h e r e l i g i o u s l e a d e r s that they mus t lead, not as Chris tian minis ter s, but also as the Ulama,” he says.

Manuel says it did not come as a surprise when M a n d e l a a p p o i n te d h i m a s F i n a n c e M i n i s te r. M a n u e l i s i m p re s s e d b y t h e d i f f e r e n t g r o u p s i n s o c i e t y w h o have been working together and tackling socio-economic i s s u e s . R e p l i c a t i n g t h e s e g ro u p s w i l l t h e r e f o r e a i d g o v e r n m e n t i n e ra d i c a t i n g t h e c h a l l e n e g s f a c e d i n o u r l a n d . “For ins tance, we have community policing forums, which c a n b e a m i c ro c o s m o f w h a t i s p o s s i b l e . We n e e d t o r e p l i c a t e t h e s a m e e x p e r i e n c e a c ro s s a n u m b e r o f s e c t o r s , s o t h a t y o u g e t c i t i z e n s t h a t a re a c t i v e a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e y h a v e t o t a ke re s p o n s i b i l i t y t o m e e t a n d g e t t o k n o w w h o w e a r e w o r k i n g w i t h .”

PROUD TO SERVE Manuel says he has no particular highlight of the past 2 0 y e a r s . “ I c o u l d n o t s i n g l e o u t a n y t h i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r. I t h a s j u s t b e e n a p ro f o u n d p r i v i l e g e t o s e r v e . S o m e o n e s e n t m e a p h o t o g ra p h o f t h e f i r s t M P s t a k i n g t h e o a t h f o r a d e m o c r a t i c S o u t h A f r i c a . I n t h e p i c t u re a r e p e o p l e l i ke D u l l a h O m a r, Thabo Mbeki, Cyril Ramaphosa , Joe Slovo, Pa llo Jord a a n, Ja y N a i d o o a n d F re n e G i n w a l a . To h a v e t a ke n t h e o a t h a l o n g with those people as the fir s t me mbe r s of a d e mocra tic p a r l i a m e n t h a s t o b e s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l .”

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His involvement in cabinet as a whole was a momentous e x p e r i e n c e . “ To h a v e g o t t e n t h i n g s l i ke s m a l l b u s i n e s s c o n f e re n c e s g o i n g , t o d e l i v e r i n g m y f i r s t b u d g e t s p e e c h – and so many af ter that; to go throu gh pa r ts of the cou ntr y a n d p e o p l e s t i l l re m e m b e r t h e c o r n y l i n e s w e u s e d . I wouldn’t isolate any one thing, be ca u se it ha s ju s t be e n a n a m a z i n g j o u r n e y.

M a n u e l s a i d t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f t h e N D P h a d b e e n “phenomenally good”. He views the plan as one that is both i n t e r e s t i n g a n d c h a l l e n g i n g , w i t h t h e s t re n g t h o f i t l y i n g i n o w n e r s h i p . “ I t i s a v e r y s t ro n g b a s i s f o r re c o n s t r u c t i o n , b u t i t needs to focus on the social cohesion to drive it because it is

Manuel says he has never set out to build a legacy for h i m s e l f . “ I f p e o p l e s e t o u t t o b u i l d a l e g a c y t h e n t h e y m a ke w ro n g d e c i s i o n s . Yo u r l e g a c y m u s t b e i n t h e a b i l i t y f o r t h e t h i n g s y o u h a v e i n t ro d u c e d t o o u t l i v e y o u , w h e t h e r t h i s b e i n the por tfolios I have occupie d , in the wa y I a pproa che d the

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“There are par ts of this society that have worked recently and I’m ver y impressed. For instance, we have community policing forums, which can be a microcosm of what is possible. We need to replicate the same experience across a number of sectors, so that you get citizens that are active and understand that they have to take responsibility to meet and get to know who we are working with.”

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institutions and policy-making, and some of the things that I tried to do in the communities that I ser ve,” he says. “It’s not heavy lif ting that one has to do. All that you have to d o i s c r e a t e a p l a t f o r m f o r p e o p l e w h o a re g o o d , w h o w a n t t o d o g o o d t h i n g s , a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y t h a t re c e i v e s i t .”

A F U T U R E WA I T I N G T O B E W R I T T E N M a n u e l s a i d h e w a s u n c e r t a i n a b o u t w h a t t h e f u t u re held for him. “I don’t know and I’m not having sleepl ess n i gh t s ab o ut my f u t u r e . I h o p e t h a t I d o n’t s t a r v e , b u t I a l s o h o p e t h a t I c a n continue to ser ve the community in Mitchells Plain, no longer a s a n A N C M P, b u t a s a n A N C a c t i v i s t , w h o b e l i e v e s a l o t i n unlocking potential. “ I h o p e t h a t l i f e a f f o rd s m e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p l o u g h b a c k the many things I’ve learnt over the year s. If I had spent the l a s t 2 0 y e a r s i n u n i v e r s i t y j u s t re a d i n g a n d w r i t i n g , I w o u l d n e v e r h a v e l e a r n t w h a t I h a v e l e a r n t i n t h i s ra re p r i v i l e g e o f e n g a g i n g w i t h p ro b l e m s a n d w o r k i n g w i t h v e r y b r i g h t people who have helped me under s tand things, and have c h a l l e n g e d m e a n d a f f o rd e d m e o p p o r t u n i t i e s . “The worst thing that can happen is that this stuf f dies with m e , a n d t h a t I c a n n o t s h a re t h e m w i t h p e o p l e , n o t f o r t h e m t o m e r e l y l i s t e n a n d c o p y, b u t t o u s e a n d e x p a n d o n .”

“I hope that I don’t star ve, but I also hope that I can continue to ser ve the community in Mitchells Plain, no longer as an ANC MP, but as an ANC activist, who believes a lot in unlocking potential.”

CA P E TOW N, S O U T H A F R I CA - 1 1 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 : Trevo r M a n u e l a d d re s s e s t h e c row d of people celebrating the 20th anniver sar y of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison a t G r o o t D r a k e n s t e i n , f o r m e r l y k n o w n a s V i c t o r Ve r s t e r, o u t s i d e P a a r l o n T h u r s d a y, 11 Februar y 2010. (Photo by Gallo Images/Foto24/Foto24/Leanne S tander)

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O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T & V I S I O N To ensure the timely and ef ficient delivery of the benefits provided in the rules, and protect pensions against inflation to the maximum extent af fordable, while maintaining the financial soundness of the Fund; invest responsibly by engaging with organisations in which we invest to encourage good governance, social equity, and sound environment practices; empower our members, pensioners, and other stakeholders through adequate communication; and champion retirement industry initiatives.

C O M PA N Y H I S T O R Y Our pas t

In 1996, 10 existing public servants’ pension funds were amalgamated into the Government Employees’ Pension Fund (GEPF), transforming out of our fragmented past a consolidated pension fund for South Africa’s civil service. Our core business, governed by the Government Employees’ Pension Law (1996), is to manage and administer pensions and other benefits for government employees in South Africa. GEPF started out with assets under management of R127-billion, which has since increased to more than R1.3-trillion. Today, we are the largest defined benefit pension fund on the continent with over 1.2 million (1996:958 000) members and 365 000 (1996:208 000) pensioners. This growth has gone hand-in-hand with an improvement in GEPF’s funding level, which was 72 percent in 1996 to 100 percent in 2013.

www.gepf.gov.za GEPF B oard of Trus tees Chairperson: Dr R Mokate Vice Chairperson: Mr P Badal Major Gen A de Wit Dr F le Roux Mr B Gamedze

Our present

GEPF’s strategy has resulted in it being able to pay pension increases greater than the basic increase amount of 75 percent of the average increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Between 2003 and 2013, the average annual pension increase was 5.87 percent, either matching the average CPI or surpassing it. As a founding signatory to the United Nations initiative on Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI), responsible investing lies at the core of all GEPF activities. As a result, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, which we believe have a material impact on shareholder value over the short, medium, and long term, are integrated into our investment decisions and ownership practices to promote long-term sustainability. GEPF’s Developmental Investment Policy (DI), launched in 2010, adopted a fourpillar approach to developmental investing: economic infrastructure; social infrastructure; environmental investments; and enterprise development. Many of these developmental projects are located in areas where poverty is high and we believe these investment will go a long way in creating jobs, alleviating poverty, increase economic participation of impoverished communities and assisting and supporting with skills development and skills transfer.

Mr T Ntola Dr M Kistnasamy Dr M Kwinika Mr N Makhani Mr S Mngomezulu Ms G Modise Ms E Mogotsi Ms M Moses Ms D Ndhlovu Mr P Snyman Ms B Watson Postal address:

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In the future, we will continue to ensure the financial security of our pensioners and members. We will be catalyst for change in terms of securing opportunities and in championing the emerging markets in the rest of Africa, the economies that will drive the global – and our own – economy. We will strive to improve our collaborative efforts with other institutional investors on the continent.

GEPF Private Bag X63 Pretoria 0001 Contact details: Toll free no: 0800 117 669

OUR JOURNEY 2005

I n a u g u ra t i o n B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s .

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Co-signator y of UN-PRI.

Fax: 012 326 2507 E-mail: enquiries@gepf.gov.za

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By Nick Krige South Africa has achieved so much in the 20 years since it became a truly democratic countr y; to ensure that the countr y continues to move in the right direction, and address the issues we still face, government devised the National Development Plan 2030 (NDP). In May 2010, Presid ent Jacob Zuma appointed t h e N at i o n al

THE PLAN SUMMARISED

P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n ( N P C ) t o d ra f t a v i s i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n f o r t h e e n t i re c o u n t r y, t o b e a p p ro v e d b y c a b i n e t a n d t h e

T h e o v e ra l l o b j e c t o f t h e N D P i s t o e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y a n d

people of South Africa. The NPC consists of 26 people, mostly

re d u c e i n e q u a l i t y i n S o u t h A f r i c a , a c o u n t r y t h a t h a s o n e o f

r e c r u i t e d f r o m o u t s i d e o f g o v e r n m e n t s t r u c t u re s .

the larges t income disparities in the wor ld . T he N PC cre a te d a p l a n t h a t e n v i s i o n s o p p o r t u n i t y b e i n g d e t e r m i n e d b y a b i l i t y,

“T h e N a t i o n a l D eve l o p m e n t P l a n i s a p l a n fo r t h e c o u n t r y to e l i m i n a te

e d u c a t i o n , a n d h a rd w o r k , ra t h e r t h a n b y t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s

p ove r t y a n d re d u c e i n e q u a l i t y by 2 0 3 0 t h ro u g h u n i t i n g S o u t h A f r i c a n s ,

p e o p l e a re b o r n i n t o .

u n l e a s h i n g t h e e n e rg i e s o f i t s c i t i z e n s , g row i n g a n i n c l u s i ve e c o n o my, building capabilities, enhancing the capability of the s tate and leader s

To a c h i e v e t h i s , t h e N P C re c o g n i s e s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t i s s u e s

wo r k i n g to g et h e r to s o l ve c o m p l ex p ro b l e m s .” – ex t ra c t f ro m t h e N D P

a re t o i m p ro v e t h e q u a l i t y o f e d u c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o e v e r y

e x e c u t i v e s u m m a r y.

South African, not jus t the rich or those living in cities, and to e n s u re t h a t m o re p e o p l e h a v e a c c e s s t o p a y i n g j o b s .

T h e f i r s t d ra f t wa s re l e a s e d i n N ove m b e r 2 0 1 1, a f te r w h i c h t h e N P C h e l d extensive consultations with the South African public, government,

The belief being that, if the mos t is made of South Africa’s people,

u n i o n s , a c a d e m i c s , i n d u s t r i a l b o d i e s , n o n - p ro f i t o r g a n i s a t i o n s , a n d

g o o d w i l l , s k i l l s , a n d re s o u rc e s , i t w i l l c re a te m o m e n t u m a n d a n u p wa rd

r e l i g i o u s a s s o c i a t i o n s . T h e re s p o n s e w a s p o s i t i v e a n d i d e a s f ro m a l l

c yc l e o f d eve l o p m e n t t h a t w i l l , i n t u r n , c re a te m o re o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d

s e c t o r s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n s o c i e t y h a v e h e l p e d s t re n g t h e n t h e p l a n .

expand the economy. One thing is for sure, the countr y cannot continue o n a s u s u a l w i t h o u t a g o a l fo r b et te r i n g i t s e l f . T h i n g s n e e d to c h a n g e , and the NDP is the fir s t s tep in that proce ss.

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E s t a b l i s h a c o m p e t i t i v e b a s e o f i n f ra s t r u c t u re , h u m a n r e s o u rc e s , a n d re g u l a t o r y f ra m e w o r k s f o r f u t u re g ro w t h

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E n s u re t h a t s k i l l e d , t e c h n i c a l , p ro f e s s i o n a l , a n d m a n a g e r i a l p o s t s b e t t e r re f l e c t t h e c o u n t r y ’ s ra c i a l , g e n d e r, a n d d i s a b i l i t y d e m o g ra p h i c s

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Broad en owner ship of assets to hi s to ri c al l y d i s a d v a n t a g e d g ro u p s

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I n c re a s e t h e q u a l i t y o f e d u c a t i o n s o t h a t a l l c h i l d re n h a v e a t l e a s t t w o y e a r s o f p re s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n a n d a l l c h i l d re n i n g ra d e t h re e c a n re a d a n d w r i t e

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Prod uce suf ficient energy to supp o r t i n dus t r y at com petitive prices, ensuring access for poor households, w h i l e re d u c i n g c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s p e r u n i t o f p o w e r b y a b o u t o n e - t h i rd

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E n s u re t h a t a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s h a v e a c c e s s t o c l e a n running water in their homes

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R e a l i s e a f o o d t ra d e s u r p l u s , w i t h o n e - t h i rd p ro d u c e d b y small-scale farmers or households

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i n c re a s i n g t h e n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s a c h i e v i n g a b o v e 5 0 p e r c e n t f o r m a t h s a n d l i t e ra c y. To a c h i e v e t h i s , t h e p l a n i s t o i m p r o v e the q uality of teacher s by incre a sing tra ining a nd incre a sing l e a r n e r re t e n t i o n ra t e s a b o v e 9 0 p e r c e n t . Outside of schools, the NDP will cre a te sa fe pla ce s for child re n t o l e a r n a n d g ro w t h ro u g h n e w c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d p r o g r a m m e s t h a t o f f e r l i f e s k i l l s - t ra i n i n g , e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p t r a i n i n g , a n d oppor tunities to par ticipate in community development p ro g ra m m e s . N o t o n l y w i l l t h i s r e d u c e y o u n g p e o p l e ’ s e x p o s u r e to crime and negative inf lue nce s, it will cre a te a se nse of belonging and pride in their local communities. T h e re i s a s t ro n g f o c u s o n g e t t i n g y o u n g p e o p l e i n v o l v e d i n t h e w o r k f o rc e . F u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g ( F E T ) c o l l e g e s w i l l b e s trengthened and expanded to increase par ticipation, with the goal of i n c re a s i n g t h e g ra d u a t i o n ra te to 7 5 p e rc e n t . T h e N D P w i l l a l s o l o o k a t wa y s to p rov i d e f u l l - f u n d i n g a s s i s ta n c e to t h o s e t h a t n e e d i t , c ove r i n g tuition, books, accommodation, and living allowances to s tudents w h o s e f a m i l i e s c a n n o t a f f o rd t e r t i a r y e d u c a t i o n . F o l l ow i n g o n f ro m t h i s , t h e N D P w i l l i n t ro d u c e ta x i n c e n t i ve s to re d u c e the initial cos t of hiring young, inexperienced em ployees, coupled w i t h a s u b s i d y fo r t h e p l a c e m e n t s e c to r to i d e n t i f y, p re p a re , a n d p l a c e young people in em ployment. Government is not expecting the private sector to em power the y o u t h o n i t s o w n . T h e N D P w i l l a l s o e x p a n d l e a r n e r s h i p s ; m a ke t ra i n i n g v o u c h e r s d i re c t l y a v a i l a b l e t o j o b s e e ke r s ; c r e a t e a f o r m a l i s e d g ra d u a t e re c r u i t m e n t s c h e m e f o r t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r t o i d e n t i f y a n d a t t ra c t t o p t a l e n t i n t o p u b l i c s e r v i c e ; a n d e x p a n d t h e ro l e o f s t a t e - o w n e d e n t e r p r i s e s i n t r a i n i n g a r t i s a n s a n d t e c h n i c a l p ro f e s s i o n a l s .

p e o p l e , w i t h s o c i a l p ro t e c t i o n f o r t h e p o o r a n d o t h e r g r o u p s i n n e e d , s u c h a s c h i l d re n a n d p e o p l e w i t h disabilities •

Realise a developmental, capable, and ethical s tate t h a t t re a t s c i t i z e n s w i t h d i g n i t y

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B r o a d e n s o c i a l c o h e s i o n a n d u n i t y w h i l e re d re s s i n g t h e inequities of the past

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P l a y a l e a d i n g ro l e i n c o n t i n e n t a l d e v e l o p m e n t ,

T h e r e i s a s t ro n g f o c u s o n g e t t i n g yo u n g p e o p l e i n v o l ve d i n t h e w o r k f o rc e .

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K E Y S T E P S T O FAC I L I TAT E T H E I N T E G R AT I O N OF THE NDP INCLUDE: •

Th e Pres idency is lead ing the formulation o f t h e 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 9 M T S F ( M e d i u m Te r m S t ra t e g i c F ra m e w o r k ) i n c o n s u l t a t i o n with departments

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T h e P r e s i d e n c y a n d N a t i o n a l Tre a s u r y w i l l w o r k w i t h depar tments to clarify roles and responsibil i t i es, en sure t h at plans and budgets are aligned, and develop clear per formance i n d i c a t o r s f o r e a c h p ro g ra m m e

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D e p a r t m e n ta l s t ra te g i c p l a n s , a n n u a l p e r fo r m a n c e p l a n s , a n d prog ramme plans will need to be evaluated by the Presidency to determine alignment with the NDP prior to submission to Parliament

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M o n i to r i n g a n d eva l u a t i o n w i l l b e u s e d to i d e n t i f y o b s ta c l e s to i m p l e m e n ta t i o n to f a c i l i ta te re f l e c t i o n o n w h a t w o r k s , a n d to c o n t i n u o u s l y i m p ro v e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n

U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H E P R O B L E M S I t i s o n e t h i n g t o c re a t e a p l a n t o a d d re s s t h e p ro b l e m s t h e c o u n t r y i s f a c i n g , b u t i t i s a n o t h e r t h i n g e n t i re l y t o f u l l y u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h o s e p ro b l e m s re a l l y e n t a i l . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e p l a n a i m s t o e n s u re t h a t a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s a t t a i n a d e c e n t s t a n d a r d o f l i v i n g t h ro u g h t h e e l i m i n a t i o n o f p o v e r t y a n d r e d u c t i o n o f i n e q u a l i t y, b u t w h a t d o e s a d e c e n t s t a n d a rd o f living actually mean? Solving this issue is not just about supplying people with em ployment o r a n i n c o m e . C re a t i n g a d e c e n t s t a n d a rd o f l i v i n g f o r a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s , a s s e t o u t i n t h e N D P, i n c l u d e s a v a i l a b i l i t y o f a d e q u a t e nutrition, ef ficient public transpor t sys tems, safe c o m m u n i t i es, an d clean neighbourhoods. To a c h i e v e t h e s e t h i n g s , t h e p l a n re q u i re s i n p u t f ro m government, individual South Africans, communities, and the p r i v a t e s e c t o r. T h e N D P ’ s c o m m i t m e n t t o a m i n i m u m s t a n d a rd o f l i v i n g f o r a l l S o u t h A f r i c a n s re l i e s o n a m u l t i - p ro n g e d s t ra t e g y t o c r e a t e a f r a m e w o r k f o r w h a t s h o u l d b e re c o g n i s e d a s a m i n i m u m s t a n d a rd o f l i v i n g , i n l i n e w i t h t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . T h e N D P u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f m i n i m u m s t a n d a rd s w i l l evolve over time, and has lef t its ultimate definition open for on-going work by the NPC.

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H o u s i n g , w a t e r, e l e c t r i c i t y, a n d s a n i t a t i o n

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Safe and reliable public transpor t

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Quality edu cation and skills develo pme n t

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Safety and security

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Quality healthcare

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Social protection

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Em ployment

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Recreation and leisure

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Clean environment

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Adeq uate nutrition

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F o r t u n a t e l y, a f t e r w h a t S o u t h A f r i c a n s h a v e a l r e a d y c o m e C R I T I C A L AC T I O N S O F T H E N D P

t h ro u g h , i t s e e m s l i ke n o t h i n g i s i m p o s s i b l e . U l t i m a t e l y, t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e N D P re l i e s o n e v e r y S o u t h A f r i c a n m a k i n g a

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A s o c i a l c o m p a c t t o re d u c e p o v e r t y a n d i n e q u a l i t y,

contribution to moving the cou ntr y for wa rd .

a n d ra i s e e m p l o y m e n t a n d i n v e s t m e n t •

A s t ra t e g y t o a d d re s s p o v e r t y a n d i t s i m p a c t s b y b ro a d e n i n g a c c e s s t o e m p l o y m e n t , s t re n g t h e n i n g t h e s o c i a l w a g e , i m p ro v i n g p u b l i c t ra n s p o r t , a n d ra i s i n g r u ra l i n c o m e s

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S t e p s b y t h e s t a t e t o p ro f e s s i o n a l i s e t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e , s t re n g t h e n a c c o u n t a b i l i t y, i m p ro v e

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the plan would be im plemented. The continued involvement of the Depar tment of Per formance Monitoring and Evaluation is v i t a l t o m a ke s u re t h e N D P s t a y s o n t r a c k . The NPC will have a massive inf luence on government spending and budgeting until 2030. It will pu sh gove r nme nt to g ra d u a lly shif t

An education accountability chain, with lines of re s p o n s i b i l i t y f ro m s t a t e t o c l a s s ro o m

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re s e a rc h a g e n d a , a n d a d v i s e g o v e r n m e n t a n d s o c i e t y o n h o w

B o o s t p r i v a t e i n v e s t m e n t i n l a b o u r - i n t e n s i v e a re a s , l o w e r t h e r i s k o f h i r i n g y o u n g e r w o r ke r s

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t h e p l a n a m o n g s t a ke h o l d e r s , d r i v e t h e l o n g - t e r m g o a l s a n d

c o o rd i n a t i o n , a n d p ro s e c u t e c o r r u p t i o n com petitiveness and expor ts, with adjus tments to •

In its five-year term, the NPC sou ght to ra ise a wa re ne ss of

re s o u rc e s t o w a rd s i n v e s t m e n t t h a t g r o w s t h e e c o n o m y, c r e a t e s oppor tunities, and ser ves to e m powe r Sou th A fr ica ns. A s a re su lt of t h i s , p ro v i s i o n s w i l l n e e d t o b e m a d e i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e b u d g e t t o allow this shif t.

P h a s e i n n a t i o n a l h e a l t h i n s u ra n c e , w i t h a f o c u s o n

T h e N D P h a s re c e i ve d s u p p o r t f ro m a l l s e c to r s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n s o c i et y,

u p g ra d i n g p u b l i c h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s , p ro d u c i n g m o re

eve n t h e o p p o s i t i o n p a r t i e s h a ve a c k n ow l e d g e d t h e i m p o r ta n c e o f a

h e a l t h p ro f e s s i o n a l s , a n d re d u c i n g t h e re l a t i v e c o s t

s t ra te g y to e n s u re t h e l o n g - te r m s u c c e s s o f t h e c o u n t r y a n d u p l i f t m e n t

o f p r i v a t e h e a l t h c a re

of its people. South Africa has achieved much in two decades of

P u b l i c i n f ra s t r u c t u re i n v e s t m e n t a t 1 0 p e rc e n t o f g ro s s d o m e s t i c p ro d u c t ( G D P ) , f i n a n c e d t h ro u g h

freedom, and if the countr y can work together towards a common goal, t h e re i s n o re a s o n w h y S o u t h A f r i c a w i l l n o t p r o s p e r.

tarif f s, public-private par tner ships, taxes, and loans, a n d f o c u s e d o n t ra n s p o r t , e n e r g y, a n d w a t e r •

I n t e r v e n t i o n s t o e n s u re e n v i ro n m e n t a l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d re s i l i e n c e t o f u t u re s h o c k s

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N e w s p a t i a l n o r m s a n d s t a n d a rd s – d e n s i f y i n g c i t i e s , i m p ro v i n g t ra n s p o r t , l o c a t i n g j o b s w h e re p e o p l e l i v e , u p g ra d i n g i n f o r m a l s e t t l e m e n t s , a n d f i x i n g h o u s i n g m a r ke t g a p s

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R e d u c e c r i m e b y s t re n g t h e n i n g c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e a n d i m p ro v i n g c o m m u n i t y e n v i ro n m e n t s

WILL IT SUCCEED? South Africa has come an exceptionally long way since the d a r k d a y s o f a p a r t h e i d . T h e c o u n t r y i s l i t t e re d w i t h e x a m p l e s of South Africans achieving unfathomable things both as individuals, such as Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk, and t o g e t h e r, s u c h a s t h e p e a c e f u l d e m o c ra t i c t ra n s i t i o n a n d o u r w o r l d - re n o w n e d C o n s t i t u t i o n . T h a t b e i n g s a i d , t h e re i s n o d e n y i n g t h a t t h e re i s m o re t h a t n e e d s t o b e d o n e a n d i s s u e s t h a t n e e d a d d re s s i n g , h e n c e t h e n e e d f o r t h e N D P a n d a c l e a r direc tio n for the countr y to head in. Sout h Af ri c a m us t c o n t i n u e i t s m a r c h t o w a rd s t h e i n c l u s i v e a n d j u s t s o c i e t y i m a g i n e d b y t h e m e n a n d w o m e n w h o f o u g h t f o r t h e c o u n t r y ’ s f re e d o m . T H E S U C C E S S F U L I M P L E M E N TAT I O N O F T H E N D P D E P E N D S O N : •

Breaking t he plan into manageable chunks

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Develo pin g detaile d pro g ramme plan s

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Building on the broad suppor t for the plan

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B u i l d i n g t r u s t a n d c o n f i d e n c e a m o n g key r o l e - p l a ye r s

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SO UT H A FR I CA N FI R STS By Jomiro Eming

How better to celebrate this thriving hub of diversity than to brag, boasting about how South Africa is one step ahead of other countries. We may not have produced the first light bulb, hosted the first Olympic Games, or named the first element, but we still have our fair share of proudly and uniq uely South African firsts. MEDICAL MARVELS

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P r e t o r i a p r o d u c e d S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t N o b e l P r i z e w i n n e r, M a x

B a r n a rd . T h e re c i p i e n t , L o u i s W a s h ka n s k y, u n d e r w e n t t h e

T h e i l e r, w h o s e c i t a t i o n f o r t h e 1 9 5 1 N o b e l P r i z e Aw a rd s re a d “ f o r h i s d i s c o v e r i e s c o n c e r n i n g y e l l o w f e v e r a n d h o w t o c o m b a t i t .” T his break th ro ugh in vaccinating the yellow fever v i rus n ot o n l y m a d e T h e i l e r t h e f i r s t S o u t h A f r i c a n t o w i n a N o b e l Aw a rd , b u t a l s o m a d e S o u t h A f r i c a t h e f i r s t c o u n t r y i n t h e w o r l d t o re c e i v e

by none other than a South African surgeon: Dr Chris tiaan f i v e - h o u r o p e ra t i o n t o b e g i v e n t h e h e a r t o f 2 5 - y e a r - o l d Denice Dar vall. A l t h o u g h W a s h ka n s k y d i e d 1 8 d a y s l a t e r ( o f p n e u m o n i a , s p u r r e d o n b y a w e a ke n e d i m m u n e s y s t e m ) , D r B a r n a r d s t i l l s a w t h e

a N o b e l P r i z e f o r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a v i ra l v a c c i n e .

o p e ra t i o n a s a h u g e s u c c e s s , a s t h e h e a r t w a s b e a t i n g o f i t s

O n a v e r a g e , a b o u t 2 0 0 0 0 0 p e o p l e a re re c o rd e d t o b e i n f e c t e d

T h e n e w s o f D r B a r n a rd ’ s a c h i e v e m e n t w e n t g l o b a l , a n d h i s

w i t h t h e y e l l o w f e v e r v i r u s p e r y e a r, w i t h a ro u n d 3 0 0 0 0 d e a t h s – a c c o r d i n g t o t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i s a t i o n ( W H O ) . T h e v a c c i n e p r o v i d e s i m m u n i t y t o 9 9 p e rc e n t o f p e o p l e t re a t e d w i t h i n 3 0 d a y s , a n d w i t h o u t i t t h e a f o re m e n t i o n e d m o r t a l i t y f i g u re s w o u l d

o w n a c c o rd , w i t h o u t h e l p f ro m e l e c t r i c c h a r g e s o r s t i m u l a t i o n . international acclaim allowed him to continu e im proving t ra n s p l a n t i n g p ro c e d u re s , p u s h i n g d o c t o r s f r o m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s t o i n i t i a t e t h e i r o w n m e d i c a l m i ra c l e s .

b e m u c h h i g h e r.

B L AC K A N D W H I T E T O F R E E D O M O F C O L O U R

T h e c o u n t r y ’ s m e d i c a l f i e l d b o a s t e d a n o t h e r f e a t i n 1 9 6 7, w h e n

Something a lot closer to the hear ts of South Africans is

t h e f i r s t s u c c e s s f u l h u m a n h e a r t t ra n s p l a n t w a s p e r f o r m e d i n

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a n d h i s p re s i d e n c y. T h e c o u n t r y ’ s f i r s t d e m o c ra t i c e l e c t i o n s i n 1 9 9 4 l e d t o i t s f i r s t b l a c k p re s i d e n t , t h e l a t e N e l s o n M a n d e l a . He lif ted the countr y out of the rubble lef t by the apar theid r e g i m e a n d b e g a n t o p a v e t h e ro a d t o a b e t t e r, f re e r c o u n t r y. Af ter 27 g rueling year s in prison, ever y human being held him i n h i g h re g a rd , a n d h e t ra n s c e n d e d t h e c o u n t r y ’ s re g i m e t h a t s t a i n e d i t s h a n d s a n d h i s t o r y. M a n d e l a w a s t h e a rc h e t y p e l e a d e r a n d d i d a l o t m o re t h a n g i v e h o p e b a c k t o S o u t h A f r i c a – h e g a v e h o p e b a c k t o t h e e n t i re w o r l d ; t h a t g o o d p e o p l e s t i l l walk amongst us.

B R E A K I N G B O U N DA R I E S S o u t h A f r i c a n c r i c ke t e m b ra c e d M a n d e l a ’ s v i s i o n b y i n t r o d u c i n g t h e f i r s t e t h n i c a l l y b l a c k c r i c ke t e r i n t o i t s n a t i o n a l t e a m , t h e P ro t e a s . M a k h a y a N t i n i m a d e h i s f i r s t - c l a s s c r i c ke t debut in 1995 agains t the touring Eng land team, and despite s t a r t i n g h i s i n t e r n a t i o n a l c a re e r u n d e r t h e a c c u s a t i o n s o f b e i n g a q u o t a s e l e c t i o n , s o o n w o n t h e h e a r t s o f S o u t h A f r i c a n c r i c ke t f a n s w i t h h i s o b v i o u s n a t u ra l t a l e n t a n d u n f l a p p a b l e w o r k e t h i c . He made his one day international debut (ODI) in Januar y 1998 a g a i n s t N e w Z e a l a n d , a n d f a m o u s l y re s p o n d e d w i t h , “ I s t h i s a j o k e ? I d o n’t b e l i e v e y o u ” , a f t e r h e a r i n g a b o u t h i s s e l e c t i o n .

T H E L AU N C H O F P I O N E E R S G a i n i n g ra c i a l e q u a l i t y i n S o u t h A f r i c a w a s a n a s t r o n o m i c a l achievement, but one internet e ntre pre ne u r wa nte d to, l i t e ra l l y, “ l a u n c h h i s c o u n t r y t o n e w h e i g h t s .” M a r k S h u t t l e w o r t h took South Africa into space when he paid his own way to becoming the fir s t South Afr ica n a s trona u t. On April 25 2002, Shuttlewor th took a R170-million f light to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l S p a c e S t a t i o n f o r a 1 0 - d a y s t a y, d u r i n g w h i c h h e took par t in genome s tudies a nd re se a rch for H IV/ A id s. Since then, he has been par t of nume rou s proje cts a ime d a t te a ching c h i l d re n a c ro s s t h e c o u n t r y t h a t r e a c h i n g f o r t h e s t a r s r e a l l y does pay-off. H e i g h t s w e re n ’ t e n o u g h f o r M a j o r C a t h e r i n e L a b u s c h a g n e – she wanted speed, and became the fir s t South African female f i g h t e r p i l o t t o b re a k t h e s o u n d b a r r i e r i n h e r s o l o G r i p e n f l i g h t in Lim popo 2010. Although she wa s a lre a d y the fir s t woma n in a Gripen back in 2004 – making militar y his tor y – she wanted to be the fir s t women to f ly the Sou th A fr ica n A ir Force’s ( SA A F’s) s u p e r s o n i c a i rc ra f t h e r s e l f .

The opposition was not laughing when he conceded only 31 r u n s i n 1 0 o v e r s a n d t h e w i c ke t s o f b o t h t h e i r c a p t a i n , S t e p h e n F l e m i n g , a n d w i c ke t ke e p e r, A d a m P a ro re . Tw o m o n t h s l a t e r, h e d e b u t e d i n h i s f i r s t t e s t m a t c h a n d c l a i m e d t w o w i c ke t s a g a i n s t Sri Lanka. Ntini was also lucky enough to b e p ar t o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n c r i c ke t t e a m i n t h e 1 9 9 8 C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s – t h e s e g a m e s w e re t h e f i r s t t i m e i n w h i c h c r i c ke t h a d b e e n i n c l u d e d and South Africa became the fir s t countr y to win a gold medal f o r c r i c ke t . N t i n i r e t i re d f ro m t h e g a m e o n 9 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1, n o t o n l y a s S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s f i r s t b l a c k c r i c ke t e r, b u t a s o n e o f t h e m o s t r e v e r e d a n d w e l l - l o v e d f a s t b o w l e r s t h e P ro t e a s h a v e e v e r h a d . I t h a s b e e n m o re t h a n t h re e y e a r s s i n c e h e h a s re t i re d f ro m t h e g a m e , a n d t h e re i s n’t a s i n g l e c r i c ke t f a n t h a t w o n ’ t b re a k o u t in a g rin when the name Makhaya Ntini is mentioned.

TAC K L I N G T H E I S S U E S Spor t in South Africa even saw change as early on as the 1980s: E r r o l To b i a s b e c a m e t h e f i r s t b l a c k S o u t h A f r i c a n t o s t a r t a t e s t m a t c h f o r t h e n a t i o n a l r u g b y t e a m i n a m a t c h a g a i n s t I re l a n d i n 1 9 8 1. D e s p i t e g o i n g a g a i n s t t h e G l e n e a g l e s A g re e m e n t o f t h e t i m e , t h e S p r i n g b o k s i n c l u d e d To b i a s i n t h e i r s q u a d , t a k i n g little notice of both the non-suppor ting whites (agains t any non-white in the team) and the non-suppor ting blacks (who t h o u g h t h e s h o u l d n o t p l a y i n a t e a m re p re s e n t a t i v e o f t h e a p a r t h e i d re g i m e ) . H i s d e b u t a n d f u r t h e r a p p e a ra n c e i n g a m e s u p u n t i l 1 9 8 4 , w h e n h e re t i re d , c e r t a i n l y h e l p e d i n b ro a d e n i n g t h e h o r i z o n s for spor t of the soon-to-come new South Africa. Although To b i a s s a y s t h a t h e o b v i o u s l y d i d n o t k n o w t h a t t h e c o u n t r y w o u l d e v e n t u a l l y g e t i t s d e m o c ra t i c v o t e , h e s a y s t h a t h i s “ g o a l w a s t o s h o w t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e re s t o f t h e w o r l d t h a t w e h a d b l a c k p l a y e r s w h o w e re e q u a l l y a s g o o d , i f n o t b e t t e r, t h a n t h e w h i t e s , a n d t h a t i f y o u a re g o o d e n o u g h y o u s h o u l d p l a y.”

H a v i n g re c e i v e d h e r w i n g s i n 2 0 0 0 , a n d w i t h 1 9 0 0 f l y i n g h o u r s , she touched down in Makha d o A ir por t, Lim popo, prou d to be the fir s t women fighter pilot in the wor ld to tra ve l fa s te r tha n the speed of sound.

BRINGING HOME THE GLORY South Africa’s fir s t name on the honou r roll of the Aca d e my Aw a rd s w a s Te d M o o re b a c k i n 1 9 6 7. B o r n i n B e n o n i i n 1 9 1 4 , M o o re s t a r t e d h i s c a re e r i n t h e B r i t i s h R A F f i l m u n i t d u r i n g Wo r l d

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t o b e a c i n e m a t o g ra p h e r f o r t h e f i r s t J a m e s B o n d m o v i e , D r

species and 2 000 species of f lowering pla nts. If the f lora a nd

N o. M o o re s truc k gold in 1 9 6 7 when he won a b ot h a Bri t i sh

f a u n a w e re n ’ t e n o u g h t o b e p ro u d o f , i S i m a n g a l i s o We t l a n d

A c a d e m y o f F i l m a n d Te l e v i s i o n Aw a rd ( B A F TA ) a n d a n O s c a r f o r

P a r k a l s o c o n t a i n s e v i d e n c e o f S t o n e A g e h u m a n a c t i v i t y, a s

hi s c in emato g raphy in Rober t Bolt’s film, A Man fo r Al l S easo n s.

w e l l a s d i v e r s e c u l t u ra l g ro u p s w h o c a l l t h e a r e a h o m e , n a m e l y :

H e w e n t o n t o b e t h e c i n e m a t o g ra p h e r f o r t h e n e x t t h re e J a m e s

Z u l u , S w a z i , S h a n g a a n , Ts o n g a , a n d G o n d a .

Bond films, putting South African talent up next to some of the biggest Hollywood names.

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T h e f i l m i n d u s t r y ’ s t a l e n t w a s o n l y re i n f o rc e d i n 2 0 0 6 w h e n

T h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a e m b ra c e s d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s , a n d o n t h e

G a v i n H o o d ’ s Ts o t s i ( 2 0 0 5 ) w o n t h e f i r s t O s c a r f o r a S o u t h

29 N ovember 2006 it took one s tep fur ther and became the fir s t

African-made film. The movie had its international debut

A f r i c a n c o u n t r y t o l e g a l i s e s a m e - s e x m a r r i a g e s . Tw o d a y s l a t e r,

a t t h e 2 0 0 5 To r o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l m F e s t i v a l ( T I F F ) w h e re

t h e c o u n t r y w i t n e s s e d i t s f i r s t l e g a l g a y m a r r i a g e : Ve r n o n G i b b s

t h e p o w e r f u l g h e t t o d ra m a w a s a w a rd e d a P e o p l e’ s C h o i c e

( 3 8 ) a n d To n y H a l l s ( 5 2 ) t o o k t h e l e a d i n a c h a n g i n g s o c i e t y

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and tied the knot in the home af fairs building in George.

National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) had high hopes for a n A c a d e m y Aw a rd . T h e f a c t t h a t a S o u t h A f r i c a n f i l m a b o u t

A l t h o u g h t h e t w o h a d a l re a d y b e e n m a r r i e d i n 2 0 0 2 , t h e

the countr y’s har sh his tor y could achieve such success jus t

c e re m o n y w a s n o t y e t re c o g n i s e d l e g a l l y. T h e c o u n t r y ’ s m o v e

proved – to So uth Africans and the world – that t h e tal en t i n t h e

to sign such a law into the Cons titution wa s a sign of tole ra nce

countr y was only jus t beginning to blossom.

a n d re a d i n e s s t o a d j u s t t h e s o c i a l o rd e r t o u n i v e r s a l i n c l u s i o n

BUILDING BRIDGES

t h a t w o u l d ’ v e b e e n u n t h i n ka b l e j u s t 1 1 s h o r t s y e a r s b e f o r e . G i b b s s i m p l y s a i d : “ I j u s t h a v e o n e m e s s a g e I w o u l d l i ke t o g i v e

Not many places – if any at all – can boast the oldest land

t o e v e r y b o d y : We a re j u s t t w o m e n w h o l o v e e a c h o t h e r, a n d

mammal (rhino), the largest land mammal (elephant), the

w h o h a v e l o v e d e a c h o t h e r f o r a l o n g t i m e .” A s o n l y t h e f i f t h

oldest fish (coelacanth) and the largest marine mammal

countr y in the world to legalise same-sex marriages, this was

( w h a l e ) a l l l i v i n g t o g e t h e r i n o n e e c o s y s t e m . H o w e v e r, S o u t h

d e f i n i t e l y s o m e t h i n g t o c e l e b ra t e a n d t o s h o w c a s e t o t h e r e s t

A f r i c a ’ s 3 3 2 0 0 0 h a i S i m a n g a l i s o We t l a n d P a r k c a n d o j u s t t h a t ,

of the world.

a n d w i t h i t s n a t u ra l b e a u t y a n d s c e n e r y i t w a s n ’ t a t o u g h d e c i s i o n f o r t h e U n i t e d E d u c a t i o n a l , S c i e n t i f i c , a n d C u l t u ra l

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O r g a n i s a t i o n ( U N E S C O ) t o d e c l a re i t t h e c o u n t r y ’ s f i r s t Wo r l d Heritage Site.

S u s t a i n i n g t h e e n v i ro n m e n t i s j u s t a s i m p o r t a n t a s s u s t a i n i n g p e o p l e’ s f re e d o m . R e n e w a b l e e n e r g y s o u r c e s h a v e b e e n ,

I n D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 9 , t h e t i m e o f i t s i n a u g u ra t i o n , i t w a s s t i l l

a n d s t i l l a re , v e r y t o p i c a l i s s u e s . A m a j o r a d v a n c e m e n t i n

k n o w n a s t h e G r e a t e r S t L u c i a We t l a n d P a r k . N e v e r t h e l e s s ,

South Africa’s eco-initiatives came in N ovember 2012 when

i t r e m a i n s o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’ s b e s t f l y - f i s h i n g , s n o r ke l i n g , a n d

cons truction of a 75 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV)

d i v i n g d e s t i n a t i o n s , a c c o rd i n g t o S o u t h A f r i c a . n e t . T h e l a r g e

plant commenced near Petrusville.

p a r k c o m p r i s e s o f c o a s t a l f o re s t re g i o n s , L a ke S i b a y a ( S A’ s l a r g e s t f r e s h w a t e r l a ke ) , h u g e c o a s t a l re e f s , s a n d f o re s t s ,

It was com pleted ahead of schedule (a fir s t for the countr y in

thornveld, open savannah, beaches, dunes, and a

i t s e l f ) , a n d t h e Ka l k b u l t s o l a r p l a n t w e n t o n l i n e a n d i n t o t h e

large wetland.

national g rid on 12 N ovember 2013, making it South Africa’s fir s t fully-functional photovoltaic solar plant. Scatec Solar es timates

“H e i gh ts we re n’t enou gh fo r M aj o r Catheri n e L abu sch a g ne – s he wa n te d spe e d, a nd b ecam e th e fi rst S out h A fri can fe mal e f i gh te r p i l ot to bre ak t h e so u n d barri e r. . .”

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that 135 million kilowatt hour s will be prod u ce d pe r ye a r – ro u g h l y t h e c o n s u m p t i o n o f 3 3 0 0 0 h o u s e h o l d s – t h u s a v o i d i n g a n n u a l g re e n h o u s e g a s e m i s s i o n s o f 1 1 5 0 0 0 t o n s . A l o n g w i t h c o n g ra t u l a t i o n s , N o r w e g i a n S t a t e S e c r e t a r y P a a l Arne Davidesen said that “this is a g re a t exa m ple of wha t ca n be achieved when the private sector and government work t o g e t h e r t o f i n d s o l u t i o n s t o p re s s i n g i s s u e s s u c h a s e n e r g y s h o r t a g e a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e .” S o u t h A f r i c a p i o n e e r i n g i n e n v i ro n m e n t s u s t a i n a b i l i t y – a s w e l l a s i n a l l a f o re m e n t i o n e d a c c o l a d e s – i s a t r u l y m a g n i f i c e n t a c h i e v e m e n t . T h e w o r l d c a n t a ke a l o t f r o m t h i s d y n a m i c countr y that has achieved so much in such a shor t space of time.

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T h e ra i n bow n a t i on is te e m ing w ith pote n t i a l . Fro m N e ls on Mand e la to C h r i s t i a a n Ba r na rd a nd B r yan H a ba n a , t h e a mou nt of world cl a ss i n di v i du a l s p rod u c e d by So u t h A fr i ca a cros s a ll s e c tors se e m s to be di s p rop or tiona te to t h e s i ze o f t h e co u ntr y. The s e are 2 0 So u t h A fr i ca ns to ke e p an eye o n fo r t h e fu t u re . MDUDUZI MANANA At jus t 30 year s of age, Manana entered into his second stint as a member of Parliament (MP) following the elections in May 2014. The Deputy M i n i s te r o f H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n a n d Tra i n i n g h a s l e d initiatives such as the Apply Now cam paign, which helped solve the problem of long q ueues of late a p p l i c a n t s t o u n i v e r s i t y. H i s f i r s t ro l e a s a M P c a m e i n 2 0 0 9 , w h e n h e w a s elected to ser ve in the International Relations & C o o p e ra t i o n a n d P u b l i c Wo r k s P o r t f o l i o C o m m i t t e e s , and, in so doing, becoming the younges t MP in South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his tor y at the age of 25. He has jus t Chad Le Clos celebrating at the 2012 London Olym pics.

b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s a d e p u t y m i n i s t e r.

DON MAHON

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f a t h e r, a l s o a n a t t o r n e y, w h i l e h e w a s s t i l l i n h i g h s c h o o l . H e

S c i e n c e i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w f ro m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W i s c o n s i n -

w a s t e d n o t i m e a f t e r g ra d u a t i n g f ro m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f P re t o r i a

Madison in the U nited S tates and an LLM from the U nive r sity of

with an LLB, being called up to the Johannesburg Bar at the

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t h a n m i c ro s c o p i c f i b re s to d e s t roy b a c te r i a a n d p reve n t h a r m f u l

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v i r u s f ro m a t ta c h i n g t h e m s e l ve s to t h e s u r fa c e f i b re s o f t h e f i l te r.

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H e r wo r k h a s l i fe - s a v i n g c o n s e q u e n c e s to t h e m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e

e d u c a t i o n , ” s h e s a y s , w h i c h s h e o v e rc a m e t h ro u g h s h e e r g r i t ,

w h o d i e eve r y ye a r f ro m c o n ta m i n a te d wa te r- re l a te d i l l n e s s e s .

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e n g i n e e r i n g a t u n i v e r s i t y. “ I l e f t w i t h o u t h e s i t a t i o n . I ’d s p e n t m y e n t i re c h i l d h o o d t i n ke r i n g w i t h e l e c t r o n i c s a n d i n t h e l i b r a r y

T h i s g a v e h i m t h e c h a n c e t o m a ke a n a m e f o r h i m s e l f a n d

o n t h e i n t e r n e t — I w a s n o t l e a r n i n g a n y t h i n g n e w. T h e r e i s

network with South Africa’s top economis ts, to which the

no univer sity in the world that of fer s a n innova tion d e g re e .

humble Nxedlana attributes much of his success.

C re a t i v i t y d o e s n o t n e e d a d e g re e .”

ASHLEY UYS

N t l a t h i i s s c h e d u l e d t o j o i n R i c h a rd B r a n s o n o n V i r g i n G a l a c t i c ’ s planned multi-billion dollar space tour ism proje ct.

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k i t s i n l o w - i n c o m e a re a s . T h i s l e d h i m t o c re a t i n g R e a l W o r l d Logis tics and Medical Diagnos tech Limited.

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H i s c o m p a n i e s d e s i g n , c re a t e , a n d b r i n g t o m a r ke t a ra n g e o f

e m p l o y e d a t t h e p a p e r, i n i t i a l l y a s a n o n l i n e j o u r n a l i s t . A y e a r

rapid diagno s tic s tes ts to allow people who can n ot n ec essari l y

a f t e r t h a t s h e b e c a m e D e p u t y E d i t o r.

a f f o r d p r i v a t e h e a l t h c a re a c c e s s t o a c c u ra t e d i a g n o s e s a n d indications of how well medication is working. His malaria

A c c o rd i n g t o t h e m e d i a o n l i n e . c o . z a , i n h e r t i m e a t M & G s h e

solution, for exam ple, costs just R4. For his ef for ts, Uys has

h a s o v e r s e e n a 3 0 p e rc e n t g ro w t h i n t r a f f i c o n t h e w e b s i t e b y

w o n t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n B re w e r i e s I n n o v a t i o n Aw a rd a n d t h e 2 9

im plementing a hos t of new online proje cts to com ple me nt

year old was lis ted as one of Forbes’ 30 U nder 30: Africa’s Bes t

o f f e r i n g s i n t h e n e w s p a p e r.

Yo u n g E n t r e p r e n e u r s i n 2 0 1 1. P i l l a y d i re c t e d a m u l t i m e d i a v i d e o t h a t w o n t h e 2 0 1 2 C N N B A R R Y B AT E M A N

A f r i c a J o u r n a l i s m D i g i t a l Aw a rd a n d i s o n e o f 7 6 w o m e n o n M i c h e l l e O b a m a ’ s Yo u n g A f r i c a n W o m e n L e a d e r s F o r u m .

M a k i n g f u l l u s e o f s o c i a l m e d i a t o l a u n c h h i s c a re e r, B a t e m a n s h o t t o s t a r d o m t h ro u g h h i s c o v e ra g e o f t h e O s c a r P i s t o r i u s

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trial. During the first week in cour t, he had gained himself 139 0 0 0 n e w f o l l o w e r s o n Tw i t t e r.

D r Ta b a n e i s q u a l i f i e d i n t h e f i e l d o f O n c o l o g y. O n c o l o g i s t s s p e c i a l i s e i n t h e d i a g n o s i s a n d t re a t m e n t o f c a n c e r. T h e r e a r e

T h e k e y, h e s a y s , w a s e n g a g i n g w i t h t h e a u d i e n c e . “ O t h e r

only 17 q ualified specialis t in South Africa, and the 35-year-old

j o u r n a l i s t s w e r e t h e re , t w e e t i n g t h e s a m e i n f o r m a t i o n , b u t I

is one of them.

made a point early on to engage with my follower s; to answer q u e s t i o n s a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e .”

S h e w a s b o r n i n H e b ro n , a v i l l a g e a b o u t 3 0 k m n o r t h o f P re t o r i a , m a t r i c u l a t e d f ro m Ts o g o H i g h S c h o o l i n M m a ka u , a l s o

To p r o v e t h a t h i s n e w - f o u n d f a m e w a s n o f l u ke , B a t e m a n b ro ke

n o r t h o f P re t o r i a , a n d c o m p l e t e d h e r M b c h B a t M e d u n s a i n

the s tor y of the Gupta wedding jet landing at Waterkloof Air

1 9 9 9 . S h e c o m p l e t e d h e r i n t e r n s h i p a t Ka l a f o n g h o s p i t a l j u s t

F orce Bas e.

o u t s i d e At t r i d g e v i l l e a n d w e n t o n t o d o c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e a t Vo o r t re k ke r h o s p i t a l i n M o ko p a n e i n 2 0 0 1.

NONJABULO GULE D r Ta b a n e j o i n e d t h e S a n d t o n O n c o l o g y c e n t r e i n J u l y 2 0 0 8 O rigin ally f ro m Swaziland , but now based in S tel l en b o sc h ,

and is involved in clinic trials, has be e n pu blishe d in nu me rou s

G u l e ’ s P h D r e s e a rc h i n t o p o l y m e r c h e m i s t r y w a s re c o g n i s e d

p e e r - re v i e w e d j o u r n a l s , a n d s h a re d h e r r e s e a r c h w i t h p e e r s a t

by Scientific America magazine as one of 10 ‘world-changing

an oncology sym posium in Dubai, among her day-to-day duties

ideas’ in 2010.

of look af ter patients.

T h e 2 8 - ye a r- o l d s c i e n t i s t , w h o s e wo r k h a s b e e n p a te n te d , d eve l o p e d a p o i n t - o f - u s e wa te r- f i l t ra t i o n s y s te m t h a t u s e s s m a l l e r

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S I YA KO L I S I

D r N aranbh ai was put on the path to become a do c to r wh en

T h e 2 2 - y e a r - o l d Ko l i s i i s n o w c o n s i d e r e d a n a u t o m a t i c p i c k

he was jus t 12 year s old, af ter he accom panied his father to

for the S tormer s Rugby team and a seeming shoe-in for the

t h e D u r b a n A d d i n g t o n H o s p i t a l . S e e i n g h o w m a n y s i c k c h i l d re n

S p r i n g b o k s , b u t t h i n g s w e re n o t a l w a y s t h i s e a s y f o r h i m .

t h e r e w e r e i n t h e p a e d i a t r i c w i n g re s o l v e d a y o u n g D r N a r n b h a i

Ko l i s i g re w u p i n Z w i d e , a n i m p o v e r i s h e d t o w n s h i p n e a r P o r t

to becoming a doctor and helping people. He s tudied for

Elizabeth. Despite a tough s tar t, and he wa s of te n ba r re d from

h i s m e d i c a l d e g r e e a n d a n H o n o u r s d e g re e i n m e d i c a l

primar y school for not having enough money to pay school

m i c r o b i o l o g y a t t h e s a m e t i m e . N o w, a t j u s t 2 7, h e i s d o i n g h i s

fees. He was spotted by scouts at a youth tournament in Mossel

d o c t o r a t e i n c l i n i c a l m e d i c i n e a t O x f o rd U n i v e r s i t y a s a R h o d e s

B a y a t t h e a g e o f 1 2 a n d w a s o f f e re d a s c h o l a r s h i p t o G r e y

S c h o l a r. T h r o u g h h i s re s e a rc h i n t o g e n e t i c s , h e i s f i n d i n g n e w

J u n i o r a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y, G re y H i g h S c h o o l .

way s o f preventing d iseases by und er s tand ing why so m e p eo p l e a re mo re s us c eptible to getting sick than other s.

Ko l i s i w a s p a r t o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a u n d e r 2 0 t e a m t h a t c o m p e t e d i n b o t h t h e 2 0 1 0 a n d 2 0 1 1 I R B J u n i o r Wo r l d

CHAD LE CLOS

Cham pionships. He made his debut for the Springboks on 15 June 2013 at the Mbombela S tadium in Nelspruit, the day

A l r e a d y a n O l y m p i c , Wo r l d a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s

b e f o re h i s 2 2 n d b i r t h d a y. H i s f a t h e r, w h o h a d n e v e r b e e n o n a

c h a m p i o n , w i t h C o m m o n w e a l t h re c o rd s f o r t h e 5 0 m a n d

p l a n e b e f o re , f l e w u p t o N e l s p r u i t , t o s e e h i s s o n p l a y.

1 0 0 m b u t t e r f l y, t h e 2 2 - y e a r - o l d L e C l o s s e e m i n g l y h a s t h e world at his feet.

THULANI SERERO

H e s hot to s tardom at the 2012 Olym pic games wh en h e

T h e 2 4 - y e a r - o l d S e re ro b e g a n h i s s o c c e r c a r e e r a t A j a x C a p e

b e a t h i s c h i l d h o o d h e ro , w o r l d - re c o rd h o l d e r, a n d d e f e n d i n g

To w n w h e re h e w a s n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n F o o t b a l l

Olym pic cham pion Michael Phelps by jus t 0.05 seconds to win

A s s o c i a t i o n Yo u t h F o o t b a l l e r o f t h e Ye a r i n 2 0 1 0 . T h i s l e d t o a

South Africa’s fir s t gold medal in London. He was named 2012

c a re e r d e f i n i n g m o v e t o A F C A j a x i n A m s t e r d a m . I n h i s f i r s t t w o

Spor ts S tar of the year in

s e a s o n s i n H o l l a n d , S e re ro o n l y f i l l e d a b i t - p a r t r o l e w i t h t h e

South Africa.

c l u b , b u t t h e 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 s e a s o n w a s h i s b r e a k t h r o u g h y e a r.

U n s u r p r i s i n g l y, L e C l o s d e s c r i b e d w i n n i n g O l y m p i c g o l d a s t h e

S e re ro m a d e 2 8 a p p e a ra n c e s f o r t h e D u t c h c h a m p i o n s ,

g r e a t e s t m o m e n t o f h i s l i f e . H i s ra p i d r i s e t o f a m e t h a t h a s s e e n

forming a vital midfield par tner ship with Davy Klaassen. His

h i m b e c o m e a c e l e b r i t y, ro l e m o d e l , a n d T V p e r s o n a l i t y w i t h

p e r f o r m a n c e s w e re s o i m p re s s i v e i n t h a t s e a s o n t h a t i t l e d

h i s o w n a u t o b i o g ra p h y h a s m e a n t t h a t h e s t i l l a c c e p t s m u c h o f

h i m t o b e l i n ke d w i t h a m o v e t o A r s e n a l F o o t b a l l C l u b , a n d

h i s p r a i s e w i t h a w k w a rd s h y n e s s . E x p e c t t o h e a r a l o t m o re f ro m

i n t e r n a t i o n a l f o o t b a l l w r i t e r s t o p ro n o u n c e h i m p o t e n t i a l l y

t h i s y o u n g s w i m m e r i n t h e n e a r f u t u re .

world-class.

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TA S N I M A M R A

At j u s t 2 1 y e a r s o l d , J o d o w a n a ’ s r i s e t o O l y m p i c f a m e w a s

What some might call luck, other s will consid e r fa te . A mra wa s

m e t e o r i c b y a n y s t a n d a rd s . T h e 2 0 0 m s p r i n t e r s u r p r i s e d

i n t ro d u c e d t o c h e s s i n g ra d e t w o w h e n s h e w a s r e q u i r e d t o

ever yone, including himself, when he q ualified to run for South

c h o o s e a n e x t ra m u ra l s u b j e c t f ro m c o m p u t e r s , c h e s s , o r m u s i c .

Africa at the 2012 London Olym pics at jus t 19 year s of age. N ot

She chose com puter s, but as the cla ss wa s fu ll, she wa s force d

o n l y b e c a u s e o f h i s a g e , b u t b e c a u s e h e h a d s p e n t t h e e n t i re

into her second choice: Chess.

2 0 1 1 s e a s o n o u t i n j u re d . I n l e s s t h a n t w o w e e k s , A m ra w a s p l a y i n g i n i n t e r - s c h o o l c h e s s Jodowana s tudies at Jackson S tate U niver sity in Mississippi, US,

t o u r n a m e n t s . At n i n e , s h e b e c a m e t h e y o u n g e s t r e c i p i e n t o f t h e

wh ere, in A pril 201 2 , the former Selborne College sc h o o l b oy

e T h e k w i n i M a y o r ’ s Aw a rd f o r O u t s t a n d i n g A c h i e v e m e n t . A m r a

e a r n e d A l l - A m e r i c a n h o n o u r s f o r h i s f e a t s o n t h e t ra c k . H e w e n t

was a South African Girl Chess Cham pion in under-10, under-12,

on to run a per sonal bes t time in the semi-final at the Olym pics

under-14, and under-16 divisions.

t o q u a l i f y f o r t h e f i n a l a n d s e t u p t h e c h a n c e t o ra c e a l o n g s i d e U s a i n B o l t – a v e r y i m p re s s i v e a c h i e v e m e n t f o r a t e e n a g e r w h o

S h e h a s r e p r e s e n t e d S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e W o r l d Yo u t h C h e s s

on ly realis tically had his sights on the 2016 Olym p i c s i n Ri o .

Cham pionship on six occasions taking her around the world to countries as far f lung as Vietnam and Slovenia. The World

The sprinter looks set to be one of the s tar s of the 2016

Chess Federation has twice awarded her the title of Woman

S o u t h A f r i c a n O l y m p i c t e a m a n d h a s e v e n d ra w n p ra i s e f ro m

F i d e M a s t e r.

l e g e n d a r y N a m i b i a n s p r i n t e r F ra n k F re d e r i c k s , “ I h a v e n ’ t s e e n a n y t h i n g l i k e t h a t c o m i n g o u t o f o u r re g i o n i n t e r m s o f t a l e n t .”

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S i y a Ko l i s i d u r i n g t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n n a t i o n a l r u g b y t e a m p h o t o c a l l s e s s i o n o n M a y 3 1, 2 0 1 4 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images)

M d u d u z i M a n a n a a r r i v e s a t P a r l i a m e n t i n C a p e To w n , S o u t h A f r i c a o n F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 (Photo by Gallo Images / City Press/ Leon Sadiki)

Radio repor ter Barr y Bateman at the Pretoria magis trate’s cour t on Februar y 22, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa. Pis torius was released on R1 million bail af ter being accused of the murder o f R e e v a S t e e n k a m p . B a t e m a n g a i n e d 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tw i t t e r f o l l o w e r s d u r i n g t h e w e e k o f P i s t o r i u s ’ b a i l h e a r i n g . ( P h o t o b y G a l l o I m a g e s / S u n d a y T i m e s / J a m e s O a t w a y )

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UNIQUE SOUTH AF R I CAN SAY I N G S B y A l e x a n d ra N a g e l

One of the most diverse countries in the world, South Africa is home to millions of multi-cultured people, each descended from travellers from all corners of the globe. With them comes a variety of dif ferent cultures, stories, and lingos. The earliest settlers in South Africa were the Khoisan tribes who occupied the land as hunter-gatherers. They were a people who based their culture on stor y-telling and sharing experiences through language. By the early 1600s, the first Europeans had arrived, and with them, a new way of stor ytelling too. D e s p i t e E u r o p e a n a s s e r t i n g t h e i r c u l t u re o v e r t h e l a n d a n d

w e l l a s t h e re s t o f A f r i c a . T h e D e s i g n I n d a b a , a n a n n u a l e v e n t

p e o p l e , s o m e K h o i s a n t ra d i t i o n s a n d s a y i n g s h a v e re m a i n e d .

w h e re n u m e ro u s d e s i g n p ro j e c t s a n d e x h i b i t i o n a r e s h o w c a s e d ,

F r e q u e n t l y - u s e d e x p re s s i o n s d e r i v e d f ro m t h e K h o i s a n a re s t i l l

and the African Mining Indaba, a platform for public and

u s e d t o d a y, s u c h a s e i n a a n d g o g g a . T h e f o r m e r s t i l l c a r r i e s t h e

private sector s to gather and discuss inve s tme nt in mining, a re

s a m e m e a n i n g i t h a d c e n t u r i e s a g o w h e n i t w a s f i r s t u t t e re d ;

just a couple of exam ples.

a n e x c l a m a t i o n o f p a i n . T h e l a t t e r re f e r s t o a n i n s e c t o r a b u g , d e r i v e d f r o m t h e K h o i t e r m x o - x o m e a n i n g c re e p y t h i n g s . Wo rd s

Ubuntu is a word that South Africa prides itself on. It means

a n d ph ras es are intangible and have the ability to o u t l i ve t h ei r

h u m a n n e s s o r h u m a n i t y, r e f e r r i n g t o s y m p a t h y o r c o m p a s s i o n

c r e a t o r s . T h e s e w o rd s s t i l l h a v e l i f e b re a t h e d i n t o t h e m t o d a y,

for other s. The nation has embodied this as one of its core

despite originating thousands of year s ago.

philosophical vir tues, embodying the notion that the society

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in which people belong to is in fact what gives them a sense of compassion.

D erivatives f ro m the Nguni languages, now known as Zul u an d

S o u t h A f r i c a n l e a d e r s D e s m o n d Tu t u a n d N e l s o n M a n d e l a e a c h

X h o s a, are us ed in mod ern times too. Ind aba, U b un t u, yeb o ,

g a v e t h e i r o w n d e f i n i t i o n s o f t h e w o rd a n d h a v e r e l a t e d i t t o

g o g o , a n d t s o t s i a re s t i l l u s e d f re q u e n t l y a n d n o t o n l y b y Z u l u

t h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a , w h e re b u i l d i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h o t h e r s

a n d X h o s a s p e a k i n g p e o p l e . I n d a b a m e a n s c o n f e re n c e , a

i s t h e ke y t o a m o re p ro s p e ro u s c o m m u n i t y. T h i s w a s r e i t e r a t e d

term that is f req uently used and has become p o p u l ar i n t h e

b y D e s m o n d Tu t u i n h i s b o o k N o F u t u r e W i t h o u t F o r g i ve n e s s

main s tream fo r the naming of events hos ted in S o ut h Af ri c a, as

p u b l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 9 : â&#x20AC;&#x153;A p e r s o n w i t h U b u n t u i s o p e n a n d a v a i l a b l e

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to other s, af firming of other s, does not feel threatened

a m a l e f r i e n d o r b ro t h e r ; k u i e r m e a n i n g a g e t t o g e t h e r ; s o s a t i e

that other s are able and good, based from a proper self-

i s a l o c a l t e r m f o r ke b a b . E a c h o f t h e s e w o r d s a r e u s e d b y

assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in

South Africans, even if one cannot speak the language they

a g r e a t e r w h o l e .”

a re d e r i v e d f ro m .

Nelson Mandela acknowledged the notion of

L a n g u a g e c a r r i e s w i t h i t c u l t u re , e x p e r i e n c e , p l a c e , o r

i n t e r c o n n e c t e d n e s s , b u t e x p l a i n e d t h e t e r m i n a d i f f e re n t

t ra d i t i o n . M a n y p e o p l e w h o a re n o t f r o m t h e K h o i s a n t r i b e s ,

way: “Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich

A f r i ka a n s , Z u l u , o r X h o s a c u l t u re s u s e t h e s e w o r d s i n d a i l y

t h e m s e l v e s . T h e q u e s t i o n t h e re f o re i s : A re y o u g o i n g t o d o

i n t e ra c t i o n s . T h e y n o l o n g e r b e l o n g t o a n y o n e p e o p l e , s i n c e

s o i n o r d e r t o e n a b l e t h e c o m m u n i t y a ro u n d y o u t o b e a b l e

S o u t h A f r i c a i s s o r i c h a n d d i v e r s e f ro m d i f f e r e n t h u m a n i t i e s

t o i m p r o v e ? ” B e i n g a p a r t o f s o m e t h i n g g re a t e r a n d n o t o n l y

t h a t t ra d i t i o n a n d l i n g o o f t e n o v e r l a p w i t h o t h e r s .

t h i n k i n g a b o u t o n e’ s o w n w e l l - b e i n g i s t h e e s s e n c e o f w h a t t h e w o r d m e a n s . I f y o u r c o m m u n i t y p ro s p e r s , s o w i l l y o u . O t h e r w o r d s t h a t s t i l l re s o n a t e i n o u r l a n d a n d h a v e h a d a n i m p a c t o n t r a n s f o r m i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s i m a g e a s a d e m o c ra t i c s tate are yebo , m eaning yes, a positive af firmat i o n , an d go go , a n a f f e c t i o n a t e t e r m m e a n i n g g ra n d m o t h e r o r a n e l d e r w o m a n t o b e r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e s e t w o w o rd s w e re b o t h u s e d i n a n a d v e r t i s i n g c a m p a i g n f o r Vo d a c o m i n t h e e a r l y 2 0 0 0 s , o n e o f t h e f i r s t a d v e r t i s e m e n t s t o re f l e c t t h e n e w S o u t h A f r i c a . T h o s e t wo wo rds became immensely popular among S o ut h Af ri c an s, w h ether f ro m Zulu or Xhosa d ecent or not. A n o t h e r c a s e o f a N g u n i w o rd b e i n g u s e d i n m a i n s t re a m , c o m m e r c i a l m e d i a i s t h e w o rd t s o s t i . A f i l m t h a t w a s d i re c t e d b y G a v i n H o o d i n 2 0 0 5 w a s c a l l e d Ts o s t i , a n d i t w o n t h e

F r o m a l l t h e l a n g u a g e s , a m o n g s t o t h e r s s u c h a s P o r t u g u e s e a n d S p a n i s h w h o h a ve a l s o l e f t t h e i r m a r k a l o n g t h e w a y, S o u t h A f r i c a n s h a ve c o i n e d t h e i r o w n l o c a l s a y i n g s . H e r e a r e a f e w wo r d s t h a t a r e p u r e l y South African at heart: • • • • • • • •

Cozzie: Swimming costume Hundreds: 100 percent Soapie: Soap opera Saamie: Sandwich B a k k i e : P i c k- u p t r u c k Ko k i : C o l o u r f u l i n k p e n H o w s i t : H o w i s i t g o i n g , h o w a r e yo u Jus t now: Soon

2 0 0 6 A c a d e m y Aw a rd f o r B e s t F o re i g n L a n g u a g e F i l m . I t w a s n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e 2 0 0 6 G o l d e n G l o b e f o r B e s t F o re i g n L a n g u a g e F i l m . T h e w o rd t s o t s i b e c a m e k n o w n a c ro s s t h e w o r l d

S i n c e t h e n a t i o n ’ s l i b e ra t i o n i n 1 9 9 4 , a n e w u n i f i e d c u l t u r e

thanks to the South African-based film.

h a s b e e n c re a t e d w h e re w e a re n o l o n g e r A f r i ka a n s o r Z u l u ,

E U R O P E A N R O OT S Fro m So uth A f ric a’s Dutch heritage came a d ial ec t deri ved from Dutch and is now one of the of ficial langu ages o f S o u t h A f r i c a : A f r i ka a n s . Ty p i c a l t e r m s i n c l u d e l e k ke r m e a n i n g e n j o y a b l e o r n i c e ; b ra a i re f e r r i n g t o a b a r b e q u e o r g r i l l ; b o e t ,

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black or white, but sim ply South Africa n. T hey a re no longe r A f r i ka a n s , N g u n i , o r K h o i s a n s a y i n g s , b u t S o u t h A f r i c a n o n e s .

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AU T O M O T I V E I N D U S T R Y D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T R E

D o n a l d Ka b e r u ka

Barlow Manilal

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BRAND SA Dr Maruma Ramasia

Miller Matola

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C O M M I S S I O N F O R C O N C I L I AT I O N , M E D I AT I O N , A N D A R B I T R AT I O N

CEF GROUP

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C I T Y O F T S H WA N E

C O E GA D E V E L O P M E N T C O R P O R AT I O N K g o s i e n t s h o R a m o kg o p a

Pepi Silinga

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CRADLE OF HUMANKIND

Prins Nevhutalu

Dawn Robertson

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D E PA R T M E N T O F E N V I R O M E N TA L A F FA I R S Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

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Edna Molewa

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G OV E R N M E N T E M P L OY E E S M E D I C A L S C H E M E Counsellor James Nxumalo

Dr Guni Goolab

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MERCEDES-BENZ SOUTH AFRICA Dr Martin Zimmermann

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M E T R O P O L I TA N H E A LT H Dylan Garnet

Sifiso Dabengwa

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Managing D i re ctor

M U LT I C H O I C E

N AT I O N A L E N E R GY R E G U L AT O R O F S O U T H A F R I C A Imtiaz Patel

Phindile Baleni (née Nzimande)

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POWER GROUP

R AT E H A N G P R O J E C T S A J Ve n t e r

Gift Mpho Mogodi

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R I C H A R D S B AY M I N E R A L S

Ma n a gin g Direc to r

S O U T H A F R I C A N I N S T I T U T E O F M A N AG E M E N T Mpho Motoa

Dr Norris Dalton

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S O U T H A F R I C A N M A R I T I M E S A F E T Y AU T H O R I T Y

S O U T H A F R I C A N N AT I O N A L R OA D S AG E N C Y

Tsietsi Mokhele

Nazir Allie

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S O U T H A F R I C A N Q UA L I F I C AT I O N S A U T H O R I T Y

Bonang Mohale

Joe Samuels

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S M A L L E N T E R P R I S E D E V E L O P M E N T AG E N C Y

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S O U T H A F R I C A N N AT I O N A L B L O O D S E R V I C E

S i p h o Z i ko d e

Loyiso Mpuntsha

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S O U T H A F R I C A N W E AT H E R S E R V I C E

S TAT E I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O GY AG E N C Y

D r L i n d a M a ku l e n i

Freeman Nomvalo

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U N E M P L OY M E N T I N S U R A N C E F U N D

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M a n a g i n g D i re c t o r

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B h e k i S i b i ya

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VO DAC O M G R O U P L I M I T E D Shameel Aziz Joosup Chief Executive Of ficer

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