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Foreword

What we can be, we must be

Martin reaches beyond his dreams

Solar power awakens Sinah’s aspirations

Food Garden buzzes and blooms with solar power

Spaza bikes give hawkers upward mobility

For the Love of Who We Are

Bringing kwasa to Daggafontein

Lebo makes a difference with debt counselling

FA starts carpenters off in business

Igniting entrepreneurship on the East Rand

Over a year ago, Fraser Alexander set out to capture the essence of its role as a caring organisation with its

vision of “Leaving a future behind”. In terms of this vision, the company’s aim is to play a meaningful role

in creating a better world for humankind; a world in which hope confers a myriad of possibilities.

In this second edition of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility publication, FA wishes to share

its encounters with a number of extraordinary people whose passion and commitment to making a difference have

spawned incredible possibilities – both for themselves and for those touched by their efforts. We are proud to tell the

stories of these courageous, enterprising individuals, who live their passion by serving others or starting their own

businesses.

The extraordinary feats of ordinary people inspire us by making us appreciate how much can be achieved with

less. We remain in awe of these individuals and honour both their tenacity and their capacity to explore, share, serve

and proverbially “put their money where their mouths are”.

It is always a challenge to improve on something as well received as our first Corporate Social Responsibility

publication. We are, however, humbled by the accolades of people who recognise and acknowledge the facilitation

role that Fraser Alexander plays in assisting beneficiaries to nurture and live their dreams.

For us, it is important to express our gratitude for being in a position to tip the scales in the lives of these

beneficiaries, even in small ways. We embrace the opportunity to serve with our hearts, bringing to life Guillaume

Apollinaire’s maxim:

“ C ome to the edge”, he said. They said “We are afraid”.“C ome to the edge” he saidThey came. He pushed them... And they f lew!

Our heartfelt thanks to all the people who worked with us on the initiatives highlighted in this publication. This

includes our Fraser Alexander team, comprised of Kefilwe Rakgokong, Nthabiseng Pilane, Salomè Britz and

Tshidiso Moetapele. Our partners on this journey in the ED and SED space include the NYDA, Anglo Zimele, RBED,

Transnet SED division, SEDA and many others. Finally, we wish to thank Tessa Kruger and her team for putting this

publication together.

Vusi SibiyaGroup human resources excecutive.

ForewordTHERE IS NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE. IT IS AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE TO THE NEED WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY WITH OTHERS. CONFORMING TO THIS IDEAL CONNECTS US TO HUMAN DESTINY AND PURPOSE.

Vusi Sibiya

Fraser Alexander’s Corporate Social Responsibility team members Salome Britz, Tshidiso Moetapele and Nthabiseng Pilane (from left) with executive Vusi Sibiya (back).

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Velile Nhlapo

This courageous gentleman, Fraser Alexander, was driven by a strong desire to provide outsourced services

to the mining industry. What started as a two-man show by Fraser and his cousin, Fred Alexander, in the

early 1900s has grown into a business monolith employing over 5 000 people.

The story of the humble beginnings of Fraser Alexander resonates with many of the stories featured in

this publication. It affirms the notion that if we fully apply ourselves and continue to seek the guidance of others,

we are bound to realise our dreams. The continuous struggles of our daily lives are a mark of hope that we will find

reward in both the journey towards our dreams and the realisation of the dreams themselves.

Fraser Alexander seeks to fol low the journey of the pioneering Fraser cousins, who established a path to success in business. Our publication features modern-day entrepreneurs, many of whom know what it is to struggle.

The challenges they face today are the same challenges that were faced by the Fraser cousins. Similarly, the

principles that helped Fraser and Fred Alexander along the road to success are the principles that will help our

beneficiary entrepreneurs achieve success.

Having recently joined Fraser Alexander as CEO, I am proud to be part of a team of people that has acted as

figurative midwife and facilitator in creating and developing the enterprises featured here. This is truly a feat that can

only be achieved by people who have undertaken the long journey.

Always cherish hope and keep on dreaming!Velile Nhlapo CEO, Fraser Alexander.

What we can be, we must be

JUST OVER A CENTURY AGO, A VISIONARY INDIVIDUAL SET OUT ON A QUEST TO CARVE A NICHE IN THE BURGEONING GOLD-MINING INDUSTRY ON THE WITWATERSRAND.

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Martin performs maintenance on the roof of one of the disadvantaged homes that are benefiting from the solar power installations. A

thinker, Martin chose the documentary as he is a keen observer of the world who noticed how the environment and climate has

been changing to our detriment. The film evoked thoughts on how he could contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions in him,

but he little dreamt that he would soon pioneer a business that does exactly this while helping the poor. “Contributing to reducing

carbon emissions is something that excites me a lot,” he reveals.

His company, DD Installations, has successfully completed the 2014 pilot phase of a far-reaching solar project together with Fraser

Alexander, the Royal Bafokeng Enterprise Development (RBED), and technology supplier Fortune CP. Initiated and conceptualised by Fraser

Alexander, the pilot project saw Martin and select unemployed young people from the area equipping 51 disadvantaged homes across 29

villages in the Royal Bafokeng area with solar power – ultimately giving them access to hot water inside the home and sharply reducing their

electricity costs.

Martin’s company was selected by the RBED as the small enterprise that would be empowered through the initiative, as the dedicated

attendee of RBED business workshops already had experience of installation work. After he completed SETA-accredited training in hot water

heating at Clean Heat, he went on to launch the pilot project, which he credits for “changing the lives of magogos who previously had to

choose between food and electricity”. His group rolled out the project with the support of Fraser Alexander and Fortune CP.

Martin speaks calmly and measuredly. He says he found the joint planning phase of the pilot to be very useful. Although he learnt about

planning in his film production days, he got to know a great deal more about this aspect of project management from Fraser Alexander. “Even

more interesting than the planning was seeing the plans unfolding…” he grins.

Martin reaches beyond his dreams

A FEW YEARS AGO, MARTIN MOTUKU MANAGED A CINEMA IN THE HEARTLAND OF THE ROYAL BAFOKENG NATION. ONE OF THE FILMS HE SCREENED FOR A GROUP OF SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM THE REGION WAS AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, THE ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FORMER US VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE'S CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.

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Martin Motuku has gained a range of new skills through the solar pilot project.

Martin with beneficiary Sinah Kwinda who expresses her appreciation of the solar system she has received.

Talking about the project f il ls Martin with energy and enthusiasm: “I have never done any construction work before, and this puts me right there in terms of powering buildings and households. I never thought that I would do plumbing in my life, and now I’m a plumber,” he smiles.

He recognises that developing his company into a solar-power supplier

could potentially be lucrative, but this is not his only motivation for

embarking on this road: “It is human beings that pollute the environment; we

drive cars and build industries. So we owe it to ourselves to do something

about the environment.

“Solar energy is clean, we are only harvesting from the sun... that’s something that real ly makes a lot of sense in terms of reducing carbon emissions.”

Martin talks with his hands, expressing his sincere and heartfelt feelings

about the project:“It was extremely rewarding, giving to people. Most people

have never had geysers in their homes before and were very grateful.

Actually, most people didn’t even know what solar is…it was amazing for

them to find out you can have this radiation from the sun and it can be

turned into energy.”

“I am truly grateful to Fraser Alexander for supporting me throughout the

project and giving me the opportunity to gain new skills. It has set me up for

more solar projects in future.”

“It was hectic, you know...we were working in 29 vil lages al l over the Bafokeng region. Because the houses were disadvantaged, we sometimes had to buy more material and sometimes had to wire the whole house, which was out of the scope of work. And the plumbing work as wel l... we had to do more than we bargained for... ja,” he conveys.

“It really opened my eyes in terms of planning properly, especially to define

the market and know who you are dealing with. Because if you are dealing

with disadvantaged people, you really need to plan more…plan for unexpected

events and circumstances.”

Martin and his trainees completed the installation of the solar-power systems

that were specifically designed for the village homes by Fortune CP over a

period of two months. The systems cost about R20 000 and are capable of

powering a geyser, lights, television and other small household appliances in a

home. Martin recalls that this phase, too, was a learning curve for him and his

team: they had to return to some of the homes to correct mistakes on a few

occasions.

“We installed a solar panel on top of the roof, an inverter, controller and plugs

in the house and a water geyser on top of the roof – obviously to harvest the

sun’s radiation.”

The greatest challenge he experienced during the implementation phase

was mastering all the technical aspects of the job and working with different

personalities. The young people Martin trained on the project were a mixed

bag – some were keen to learn, while others had to be motivated to throw their

weight behind the project. Martin overcame this hurdle by explaining solar’s

abundant opportunities to them.

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Sinah Kwinda is elated about the fact that her household keeps running on solar power during electric power cuts.

Solar power awakens Sinah’s aspirations

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Sinah is joyous as she shows off her solar power connection that enables her to alternate between solar and electric power in her home.

Fraser Alexander’s Tshidiso Moetapele’s interaction with Sinah Kwinda, her son and children from the local community speaks of the company’s good relationship with the community.

There was load-shedding in the area from 6pm the previous evening until early in the morning, but Sinah (40), her three children and their grandmother, who live in the brown-beige house in the big yard are well-prepared for the day: the children had a hot bath before school, happy that their homework is done as they had working lights

the previous evening. Sinah is hanging sparkling laundry on three long washing lines in the backyard, while in the background, the television is still blaring in Granny’s room and Sinah’s cell

phone is charging.

“Since last week, we had load-shedding from 6pm until very late,” says Sinah. “I am very grateful that we could use our solar power until now [this morning]. Granny always watches television until very late.”

She leads us through the sparsely furnished kitchen, down a corridor running past the

bedrooms to her power connection fixed on a side wall. She adeptly explains that the blue panel

is the solar inverter and that the panel’s function is to indicate when the 375-watt solar battery is

fully charged. By merely flicking a switch on the wall, Sinah is able to alternate between electric

and solar power in her home.

“The problem before was that we had no lights…now I even have a charged cellphone,

television, radio, hot water. Every day there is a light in my house and we wash with warm

water!” The joy in her voice is audible.

The solar power installation is also relieving some of the financial pressure on the household

by reducing monthly electricity expenses from R350 to R100.

WE ARRIVE AT SINAH KWINDA'S HOUSE IN HOMEY PHOKENG, JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE ROYAL BAFOKENG ADMINISTRATION, ON A SUNNY WINTER'S DAY.

“I’m so excited because my life has changed... I’m so happy because P hokeng is a big vil lage – Why have they given me, specif ical ly, the solar power? God is great!” Sinah exclaims. Her eyes widen as she raises her hands in the air, as if giving praise.

The gift has also inspired Sinah to make plans of her own: “When I get a job, I am going to

use the solar geyser to build a proper bathroom inside the house. When I get a job, I am going to

get a hot-water sink in the kitchen.” The Kwindas currently use an outside tap to bath, cook and

wash their dishes.

Sinah returns to the line to check on the washing. Her daughter, Phenyo Kwinda (14), who is

in Grade 10 at the Bafokeng High School and loves reading, mills about the yard with a friend.

“I have always done well,” she says. “But things are just better now. I am up-to-date, there is

no complaining at school. Sometimes I am tired in the afternoon and don’t feel like doing my

homework; with the solar lights I can work at night.”

She gives a little skip: “I feel motivated.”

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Food Garden buzzes and blooms with solar power

The 67-year old, visually impaired Mama Ntebo makes a difference in the community of Phokeng.

MAMA NTEBO SEDIKWE, A WELL-LOVED FIGURE IN PHOKENG, RUSTENBURG, IDENTIFIES THE TEAM VISITING THE CHANGENG FOOD GARDEN FOR THE BLIND AS SOON AS WE EXCHANGE GREETINGS.

The visually impaired, slight 67-year-old founder of the Chaneng Food Garden for the Blind does not

recognise us by our appearances, but by our voices — despite the fact that we have only met with her

on two occasions.

Having established who we are, she readily shares her inner feelings about her fate: “I could ask

myself, ‘Why me, God, why me?’ But I am very proud, I am very happy. Together with blind people, I have

changed the lives of people who ‘have eyes’.”

Mama Ntebo has partial sight and runs the Food Garden with a group of visually impaired elderly people.

She reveals from the project’s neat, brick administration building that she was inspired to make a difference

in her needy community by another blind woman. They both attended the Optima School in Pretoria in 2004

and after completing courses in braille and computer skills, Mama Ntebo’s fellow student challenged her to do

something for other people.

“She said: ‘Go and make a difference, and never give up,’” Mama Ntebo relates.

“I will never give up in my life. My aim is to work and do what I can for myself and others.” Her voice is

compelling, suggesting she speaks from the heart.

Mama Ntebo and seven other visually impaired members have spent their time and energy at the Chaneng

Food Garden since its inception in 2004. Their determined spirit and dedication inspired Fraser Alexander to

support the initiative on an ongoing basis.

The company first became involved in the Garden in July 2009, when it granted the group a two-year

sponsorship of R310 500. This was used for garden tools and equipment, plant material, a 10 000l water tank, a

booster pump to improve irrigation and a highly rated training workshop and permaculture design course.

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Mama Ntebo, elderly members of the Chaneng Food Garden and volunteers amidst spinach crops growing under the shade net.

Arios Sekonyela, one of the faithful stalwarts of the Garden.The solar power installation in the background is boosting the dedicated efforts of the members of the Chaneng Food Garden.

The contribution fully equipped the elderly but willing group to

cultivate a thriving, buzzing food garden on 60 000 square metres

of fertile land. The garden boasted fruit trees, spinach, onion,

beetroot, lettuce, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, parsley, pumpkin

and carrots, interplanted with bright red chillies, lemon verbena

and green medicinal herbs.

This wonder of P hokeng stood in ful l splendour in 2010 and 2011, — every plant and tree in the garden blooming to its utmost. During this period, the project also started regularly supplying the nearby Sun C ity with fresh produce, and there was food aplenty for disabled members to take home to eat.

The Garden took a dip in 2013, due to a prolonged platinum

strike in the Rustenburg area. But we discover that large new

crops are sprouting again under the big shade nets put up by

Fraser Alexander and another mining group.

The dedicated efforts of the Chaneng group is being bolstered

by two groups of labourers from the Department of Agriculture and

the Royal Bafokeng municipality. They work vigorously alongside

two volunteers from the community and the goodhearted stalwart

of Chaneng, Arios Sekonyela, to produce a bumper harvest.

What is more, the food garden’s administration building is now

powered by solar. As one of the beneficiaries of Fraser Alexander’s

solar power pilot project it has been equipped with a solar power

system, which reduces its electricity consumption. For the first

time ever, the group also has the use of a hot-water tap.

“Things are easier, things are easier,” Mama Ntebo says joyfully.

“We use solar power for lights, computers and hot water. It is easier to wash the cups with hot water...previously we struggled as we had to use the kettle [for hot water]. At least we get it from an open tap now.”

Her 31-year old daughter is updating the project’s administration

and finances on a laptop. She is seated at metal desk in the middle

of the room lined with black office chairs.

Mama Ntebo continues enthusiastically: “Nowadays, we are not

struggling any more; we save R500 on our electricity bill. We used

a big amount of our revenue for electricity – this R500 has already

changed our expenses.

“We are going to buy seeds with that R500.”

The grandmother joins the Chaneng gardeners under the green

shade net. They are preparing to plant a variety of vegetables,

including spinach, onion, beetroot, green peppers and cabbage.

Mama Ntebo digs around in a spinach pot with long fingers: “This

one is dying…I can sense it because I am close to it. I can feel that

it’s not the same as this one…” She touches the lush, green leaves of

the plant next to it — one of many spinach plants thriving in a long

row of blue buckets.

Indications are that the expanded project is being restored and

revived to its former glory. Meanwhile, Mama Ntebo and the other

members of the project are looking forward to Fraser Alexander’s

additional solar power installation for its water pump, which will

further reduce their monthly expenses.

Mama Ntebo indicates this gift goes a long way to inspire

the group. She asserts with characteristic passion:“With Fraser

Alexander on board, we have new hope of doing something for

ourselves and helping others in the community.”

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Tshepo Thobejane

Spaza bikes give hawkers upward mobility

NTHABISENG PILANE, ONE OF OUR PASSIONATE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMBERS BASED IN THE SEMI-RURAL AREA OF PHOKENG, RUSTENBURG, HAS FOND MEMORIES OF BUYING DAILY NECESSITIES FROM INDUSTRIOUS HAWKERS SELLING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN HER CHILDHOOD VILLAGE.

She recalls how her family, who lived in a simple house, happily bought everything from soap to

vegetables to cooking oil from the small business people who were well-known and loved for the

service they rendered.

The authentic way of life she experienced while growing up has filled her with great enthusiasm for

the Spaza Bicycle initiative that benefits hawkers and residents of several villages in the Rustenburg area.

Fraser Alexander is rolling out the initiative in collaboration with a number of partners, including a local

small enterprise, owned by the Thobejane brothers. Tshepo (27) and Dimakatso (24) proved themselves true

entrepreneurs from a very young age.

About 10 hawkers who are already trading successfully from permanent spaza shops near the Royal

Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng were recently handed the first set of spaza bicycles, which will likely boost

their businesses and prospects in life.

“We have selected hawker beneficiaries that are already in business,” says Nthabiseng confidently. “They are people who have demonstrated that they want to take their businesses to the next level. “Most people have big ideas about what they want to do, but they don’t always have the means and know-how to realise them,” she adds.

The ingenious spaza bicycle is the brainchild of Fraser Alexander’s enterprise development team. Inspired

to produce the concept by the Welkom bakery, which the company supported in 2012, the team took the idea

to the Thobejane brothers. The Thobejanes had already designed a tricycle and the parties put their heads

together to produce a conceptual design.

Fraser Alexander commissioned them to design and construct a prototype mobile spaza, which it paid for.

After a few rounds of design changes, the company was delighted with the prototype. It commissioned Tshepo

and Dimakatso to manufacture 15 more units and helped them to procure the materials for the work.

Our team is rolling out the initiative in a holistic way. After it selected the beneficiaries, Fraser Alexander

trained them in the various aspects of running their own businesses, including using the bike as advertising

space. The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) supported this effort.

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Fraser Alexander staff Nthabiseng Pilane (seated) and Kefilwe Rakgokong work alongside the Thobejane brothers.

One of Tshedime trading and projects’ boilermakers welds a fork for a spaza bike.

Nthabiseng animatedly describes the spaza bicycles as mobile tuck shops owned by

the hawkers. “The intention is that they move to different areas to grow their businesses

and deliver a service to the community.” She smiles at the thought of restoring this

element of community life she had known as a child.

“The hawkers don’t get much business at the open spaza plaza – there is not a lot of traffic there. But with the spaza bikes, they can drive to the mines and sel l their goods outside the gates to the shift workers that come and go. There are existing designated areas where they can park their bikes,” she enthuses.

The hawkers benefiting from this initiative currently travel by taxi from Phokeng to

Rustenburg’s central business district to stock up on goods. This is quite a difficult task

as they have to lug the goods between the various points of sale and back to the taxi.

To lighten their load, Fraser Alexander plans to establish a goods distribution centre in

Phokeng when critical mass is reached.

On the spaza bicycle manufacturing site, a large premises in Rustenburg, Tshepo and

Daniel are overseeing the work of two of their adept boilermakers. One of their tradesmen

is skilfully welding the fork of a spaza bike-in-the-making outside a warehouse, while they

relate how their first initiative led them here.

Tshepo and Dimakatso started a successful gardening services business in Limpopo,

aged 13 and 10 respectively, to help support their family financially.

“We started with a lawnmower and made R100 on the f irst day,” says the outgoing, dynamic Tshepo. “Within a week, we made more than R1 000.” He offers a broad, warm smile.

As young schoolboys, the Thobejanes rapidly expanded their gardening services

business by employing a number of their peers and using some of their business profits

to buy additional garden implements. When Tshepo matriculated from the Kopano

Secondary School, they set up a boilermaking business.

“The money we made from garden services, we used to start our boiler-making business,” says Tshepo. “We invested in machinery (for the business), but also paid school fees and assisted at home.”

The new enterpise, Tshedime trading and projects, started off manufacturing burglar

bars and doors and continued to trade while Tshepo completed a national higher diploma

in mining engineering through UNISA. It funded Dimakatso’s full-time studies in BSc

Mining at the University of the Witwatersrand and developed to the point where it

employed two boilermakers.

“We were not bursary students so, in the absence of employment, entrepreneurship

prevailed,” reveals Dimakatso in his gentle way. “We are making space for others to be

employed and creating employment in turn.”

Tshepo hops onto one of the bikes and starts cycling around the premises: “The

commission to manufacture the spaza bikes is a boost to our business. Any business

needs capital to grow bigger. It helps us to take it to the next level,” he says.

Dimakatso reveals they have learnt many new boilermaking skills by going through the

engineering cycle of manufacturing the bicycle. “It is a very strong bike,” he affirms.

The spaza bicycle is fitted with steel shelves on the back as well as a solid side

panel which could be used for advertising space. Wholly impressed with the first batch

developed and manufactured by Tshedime trading and projects, Nhtabiseng points out

that the shelves can even be removed and replaced by a cooler.

The Thobejanes are delighted that Fraser Alexander has already ordered 12 spaza bikes

from them and that more orders are likely to follow.

Tshepo’s face lights up at the mention of the possiblity: “We hope so…..we want to go

big in the boilermaking industry…invest in more machines. We want to do boilermaking

for the mining sector and steelwork.”

He cycles confidently towards the entrance of the property as the sun sets between

large, imposing, old trees. Glancing back over his shoulder, he grins: “We started at a

young age. We still have the energy to explore more in business….”

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For the Love of Who We Are

EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF THEATRE ENTHUSIASTS POUR INTO THE LITTLE UNIVERSITY TOWN OF GRAHAMSTOWN, THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL. FROM ONCE-OFF BUSKERS TO SEASONED PERFORMERS, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTS, PUPPETEERS, MUSICIANS, ACTORS, DANCERS, ACROBATS, WRITERS, DIRECTORS AND TELEVISION PERSONALITIES, THE FESTIVAL IS AN ANNUAL MELTING POT FOR ARTISTS OF EVERY CALIBRE.

There they gain diverse audiences on a national platform and are exposed to other work in their field through watching

shows and attending industry-specific workshops.

For the Bafokeng Arts Theatre, a humble group of artists from Phokeng village dedicated to preserving Tswana dance

and culture, the National Arts Festival is a precious lifeline.

“The first time we went to Grahamstown was in 2012. We took a musical theatre piece called Moriba wa Setswana [Rhythm

of Tswana]. This piece had been on paper for 10 years until we finally got funding from Fraser Alexander to realise it,” says Tumi

Mokgatle, scriptwriter and director.

Moriba wa Setswana featured 25 performers, including actors, dancers and narrators, as well as a stage manager and the two

co-directors, Thabo Kgaje and Tumi Mokgatle.

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For the Love of Who We Are

Bafokeng Arts Theatre director and scriptwriter Tumi Mokgatle.

Fundraiser and all-rounder Neo Kgaje.

“When they heard about Grahamstown, people started taking the

rehearsal times more seriously. For many of them, it was the first

time they had left Rustenburg. Now, every year, people look forward

to the festival.”

The Bafokeng Arts Theatre has successfully performed at the

festival for two years running and in 2014 the group attended

workshops on various aspects of theatre-making.

“We had workshops for writing and directing in Grahamstown that

helped develop our skills as a group. Before that, we performed at

City Hall and the reception was beautiful. People didn’t expect the

kind of performance we were giving. The Cue [festival newspaper]

got two or three articles out of our work, and we were thrilled by

that. We made posters to advertise our show, and we even filmed it

and produced a DVD.”

The group is grateful to Fraser Alexander for recognising the

importance of arts and culture in building identity and well-being in

the community. They also appreciate the fact that the opportunity to

participate in the festival has raised their profile in the arts fraternity.

Mokgatle relates an anecdote where a member of the cast spotted

a very well-known TV personality in the audience during one of

their performances at City Hall. The sighting caused a huge stir

backstage, and it is still a source of motivation and inspiration for the

cast that they had the chance to be seen and appreciated by their

own role models.

“Before we started, we didn’t have a Tswana dance group in the Bafokeng area. It was mainly to say, let us be proud of our culture and our heritage and preserve it. It also helps us to combat the social il ls that are there, like youth unemployment. People have pride in the group and it motivates them.”

The Phokeng community supports the group by offering them a

rehearsal space at a local secondary school. One of the women in

the village offers space at her home, as well as food and blankets

and moral support for the performers.

“She is our fairy godmother,” describes fundraiser Neo Kgaje.

“She just wants to see us go far.”

Despite their successes and value in the community, Bafokeng

Arts Theatre faces the challenge of sustainability, common in the

arts world. Funding is a constant obstacle to regular rehearsals

and performances and the Phokeng community cannot always

afford to support the group. Often struggling to make ends meet for

themselves and their families, the performers are sometimes unable

to attend gigs, or do so at the risk of losing their jobs.

“We try to perform at any large function in the community, such

as weddings and municipal functions. But as soon as we submit an

invoice, we find that people don’t want to pay. So we have to try

to convince the artists to perform for the love of the art,” clarifies

Mokgatle.

This is problematic for Bafokeng Arts Theatre, since the traditional

performances that they choreograph require talent, skill and practice.

Dancers need to be agile, to sing as well as dance, and to have a

propensity for performance. In addition to raw talent, performers

need to be able to rehearse regularly to achieve precision, fitness

and the coordination of clapping and music that is required in

Tswana dance.

“Sometimes we do short dramas and musicals, but mainly it

is dance. Back in 2003, we had about 40 members, but without

regular funding, the numbers have been dramatically reduced. There

are also other incredible singers and dancers in the community who

can’t join the group because of finances. At the moment, the only

regular funding that we have is to go to Grahamstown.

“It used to be marvellous to watch. There was that euphoria of

watching 40 performers. Now we struggle to achieve the pulsating

rhythm of the dance that can put the audience into a trance. With

15 performers, it is a more artistic and detailed exercise, to try to

communicate the same passion and emotion that we used to have,”

says Mokgatle.

But Neo Kgaje, who was born in Phokeng and has lived there for

the 26 years of his life, maintains that it is still a great opportunity

for local artists to be able to perform in and perpetuate their own

culture and dance style in their own village, instead of having to

leave for the cities.

“The arts have been our passion. As Africans, one has to have a

close connection to your roots. We have aimed to change Gauteng

and make the arts more holistic. It shouldn’t be that you can only

practice the arts if you are in a certain place. We are doing culture,

dance, poetry, drama. Everything is possible here because of this

group.

“I feel that I would do anything for the group to prosper. I don’t hang on to one portfolio. I look for funding, I am a stage designer, I do anything that is necessary from me. This is more than a job. It is a passion. I become me when I am part of the arts. I reach deep inside and f ind myself. I don’t think about any other thing. I have tried to work in other f ields, but there is always something in me that says, ‘You don’t belong here.’ The arts are my field of work.”

The Bafokeng Arts Theatre hopes to found a theatre and arts

centre in Phokeng one day, which could house a resident company

and be the home and incubator of Tswana arts and culture.

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Fraser Alexander staff who worked on the dam stayed in the informal settlement.

“At that stage, there was no electricity, waterborne sewage or proper roads,” she relates,

“There still isn’t.”

Sharron pledged to become involved in education, as there were many children in the

area who were not attending school.

“There were no schools, creches or Early Childhood Development centres close by. The closest township is KwaThema, but that is at least eight to ten kilometres away, and there was no way for the children to get there,” explains Sharron.

Kwasa Pre-Primary was opened in 2006, with some experienced teachers volunteering

their services and others recruited from the settlement. Those who wanted to teach in

early childhood development were sent for training and given a job.

“I am proud of the fact that most of the teachers have been here for a long time, some

since the very beginning. I think that says something about our ethos, and the atmosphere

here.”

This year, there are 124 children in the pre-primary school, and a teaching staff of seven,

including the principal. The school also employs a cook, who prepares breakfast and lunch

for the children, as well as two cleaning ladies and a gardener.

Morning assembly at Kwasa is a mass of wriggling pupils in brightly coloured tracksuits

singing, dancing and praying. After assembly, they walk out of their simple but cheerful

classrooms, singing of elephants, bees and butterflies.

In the last class, the children are slightly older and wear school uniforms. As they file

out, Sharron stops a boy to tuck his shirt in. This is the first group of Grade One learners at

Kwasa. They have been incorporated into the school, thanks to the addition of a new wing

in 2013, with two classrooms and a reception area.

The new wing was built with funding from Fraser Alexander and a number of other

sponsors.

Dinnie explains: “It’s been an absolute life-giver for us, as building costs are incredibly

high. The result is the new Grade One class, as well as the fact that classes are no longer

in containers, but in proper buildings.”

Her vision is to build a few classrooms every year, until Kwasa College can offer all

grades, including matric.

“The pre-primary school is now registered with the Department of Social Development,

so I get some funding from them, which is great,” notes Sharron, “but our biggest

challenge is finding money to stay true to our vision. I am not prepared to compromise on

standards, both in respect of the new buildings and the staff we appoint.

What strikes me during my visit to Kwasa College is the happy, loving atmosphere, as

Bringing kwasa to Daggafontein

I am greeted by the sounds of counting, rhymes and singing coming from the classrooms

as we walk along the school corridor. In front of one classroom, three children stand

around a bucket of water and wash their hands. They share a towel to dry them.

“I have heard the expression kwasa when we have a thunderstorm here on the

Highveld. It is dark, rain falls and there is lightning and thunder. Then when the rain stops

and the clouds break through and the sun shines, our people say kwasa, which can be

translated as ‘the light is coming’. That described what I wanted Kwasa College to be for

the children. A place where light and hope could come into their lives,” says Sharron.

Rector of the Anglican church’s Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul in Springs, and founder

of Kwasa College, Sharron Dinnie was approached for help by the Daggafontein residents

in 2002. The informal settlement has an estimated 12 000 inhabitants, most of whom are

unemployed and live in shacks. Next to the informal settlement is a large tailings dam that

Fraser Alexander operated and managed until its closure in the mid 2000’s. Most of the

The informal settlement of Daggafontein situated next to a tailings dam that Fraser Alexander operated.

SHARRON DINNIE, AN ENERGETIC, MATURE WOMAN WITH STRIKING SHORT BLONDE HAIR, SHOWS ME AROUND KWASA COLLEGE ON A WINTRY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN DAGGAFONTEIN, SPRINGS.

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well as the good manners of the children.

“I think it comes from the top down,” Sharron remarks. “Part of our ethos is being

excited about learning, and about the children and their futures.”

A number of learners are HIV positive, and are given HIV/Aids education as well as

assistance in getting treatment. Some are orphans, and others come from homes where

they are exposed to risks such as substance abuse.

“We hope to help them break the cycle of poverty and put them on the path to

realising their potential,” she explains.

The school feeds into two primary schools in Springs, with 88 children from

Daggafontein attending on full bursaries.

“Their fees are paid through Kwasa. They are transported to school with our vehicle,

and they get their stationery and their school uniforms from us. In the afternoons, our

pre-primary kids are collected and brought here for lunch, and volunteers assist with their

homework and reading.”

It is story hour in Johannes Mahlangu’s Grade R class. I sit in a tiny chair while he

reads from a book titled Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. He keeps the children

involved by asking questions, making appropriate noises and doing funny voices. The

children at the back stand on their knees for a better look at the pictures in the book and

their teacher.

“I am the teacher who has been here the longest,” Mahlangu tells me proudly during

his lunch hour. He is originally from Mpumalanga, but was doing garden work before

becoming a teacher at Kwasa.

“Teaching is a gift, it’s not something I just like to do. It is nice to do something that

you love and enjoy. You will do it properly because you enjoy it,” he asserts.

The opportunity to work at Kwasa has transformed his life.

“Kwasa is a place I can call home,” says Mahlangu. “I am the only one in my family

with a job and I support six people. My youngest brother is in matric, and I am trying to

send him to technikon next year.”

Mahlangu believes strongly that the school makes a difference in the community.

“Some of the children don’t have things to eat at home, and they don’t have clothes. Kwasa has taken them out of the settlement. We are looking after them and they are getting an education.”

Mahlangu is amazed at how far Kwasa College has come since its inception: “When

I started here, there were no ceilings, no electricity, no furniture. We grouped different

grades together in one class. It was very difficult to teach, and we were all volunteers

who were not getting paid. Our first new classes were the containers – it was very hot in

summer. Now it has changed. Kwasa is bringing light.”

True to its aspirations of giving hope to others, Fraser Alexander feels privileged to

support the community of Daggafontein which supplied it with a workforce to operate the

local tailings dam in the past.

Sharon Dinnie and her staff show true care for the children of Daggafontein.

Grade One learners in the new wing of Kwasa College sponsored by Fraser Alexander and other companies.

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Kelebogile Mooketsi, founder of Good Life Debt Counsellors, now helps others manage their money.

“As an employee, I got into debt and simply did not know how to find a solution,” she says. “Nobody had ever

spoken to me or any of my peers about financial planning.”

The founder of Good Life Debt Counsellors radiates positive energy when we meet in her office in Brooklyn,

Pretoria. Resplendent in red, she smiles often and clearly loves helping others with financial wellness and money

management. Because she learnt the hard way, her desire is to shorten the learning curve for others.

Kelebogile – or Lebo, as she prefers to be called – comes from a humble background, and today she is the epitome of

elegant professionalism. Her mother worked as a cleaner at the P H Moeketsi Agricultural High School in Taung in the

North West. She begged the principal to accept her daughter as a student, despite that she could not afford the school

fees. The principal agreed and the young Lebo threw herself into her studies, determined to succeed. She ultimately

excelled and received one of the North West Education MEC’s Outstanding Matriculant Awards.

Lebo moved to Pretoria to study marketing, with an emphasis on tourism, but because she could not find a job or

afford to study further, she applied for a bursary to do a course in meteorology. In 2007, she was one of the few students

in Africa (not more than 20) to complete her studies in Statistics in Applied Climatology, and the only meteorological

technician in South Africa to have obtained this qualification.

“I loved learning about the weather and became a meteorological technician with the University of Pretoria, later

working as an intern and then an employee at the SA Weather Service,” she says with enthusiasm.

“However, during the seven years I worked there, I realised two things: I did not want to sit at a computer al l day, having little interaction with people; and I was not real ly living my true purpose in life.”

Lebo makes a difference with debt counselling

WHEN KELEBOGILE MOOKETSI SPEAKS ABOUT DEBT, THERE IS NOTHING DRY OR ACADEMIC ABOUT HER APPROACH: THE BUBBLY 34-YEAR-OLD HAS FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE UNABLE TO PAY CREDITORS.

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Lebo Mooketsi has grown into a fully-fledged business woman offering debt counselling services with the support of Fraser Alexander.

Lebo set about working on an exit strategy. She completed her UNISA marketing

studies as well as a Management Advancement Programme at the Wits Business

School, knowing the education would prove useful in the long-term. Her vocation

came to her quite by accident when she got into debt and set about finding out how

to solve her money problems.

“As I learnt how to do this, I shared my newfound knowledge with others and they were soon taking my advice. I realised that I loved to help others and I felt I could use my knowledge and skil ls to forge a new career,” she says with a smile.

Lebo first heard about debt counselling in 2008, three years after the new

National Credit Act introduced the concept of debt counselling as a consumer right

– something that would assist consumers who were over-indebted and did not know

where to turn. She registered as a National Credit Regulator Debt Counsellor in

2008.

“I decided to set up my own debt counselling business part-time, just to see if

it would work,” she recalls. “Unfortunately, I battled with cash-flow issues and

the office had to close down at times. I had to consider whether I wanted to be a

‘necessity entrepreneur’ – someone forced to start a business out of necessity – or a

businesswoman prepared to make real sacrifices.”

In 2011, Lebo approached Shanduka Black Umbrellas, a non-profit company

that supports emerging black businesses through enterprise development. She was

accepted into their coveted business incubation programme.

“I was only the second woman to be accepted,” Lebo says with pride. “But the regional director asked me to show my commitment by resigning from my job and putting heart and soul into developing my business.”

The aspirant businesswoman quickly learnt that there is much more to running a

business than interacting with clients.

“Shanduka provided me with office infrastructure and training but I had to learn

about administration, bookkeeping, compliance – there was so much I did not know. I

worked with determination and towards early 2012, my business started picking up; I

got a contract with North-West Star Bus Services and things took off from there.”

Lebo graduated from the programme in February 2014, garnering three Shanduka

Business Awards in the process and being named 2013 Regional Shanduka

Ambassador in recognition of the fact that her business was playing a positive role in

the community.

In 2014, she was runner-up ambassador and also won an award for most jobs

created. She was fortunate enough to meet Fraser Alexander’s HR director, Vusi

Sibiya, at one of Shanduka’s procurements events.

“I approached Vusi with a view to doing business together,” she recal ls. “I told him, ‘I believe I have something unique to offer and I want to help people. How can Fraser Alexander assist?’”

Fraser Alexander saw the value of what Lebo had to offer and set up a pilot project

that had her reaching out to mineworkers and members of the Royal Bafokeng

nation in Phokeng, Rustenburg with her financial wellbeing training and debt

counselling services.

“Working with the community, in conjunction with Fraser Alexander’s facilitator

Tshidiso Moetapele, was a wonderful experience,” says Lebo. “I was able to address

some real financial issues without using intimidating terminology. I asked permission

to ‘tell it like it is’, as many members are older than me – fortunately, everyone was

open to advice.”

Lebo explains that one of the underlying reasons for the prolonged miners’ strike

in Rustenburg was the fact that miners and members of the community had found

themselves in crippling debt.

“Unscrupulous lenders found it easy to take advantage of them as they were not

fully aware of their consumer rights. Fraser Alexander showed great leadership by

reaching out to the community to assist them and I found it rewarding to collaborate

with the company. It certainly opened doors for me and I was able to really make a

difference.”

Lebo adds that Vusi has been able to link her up with various partners, giving her

an additional platform from which to grow her business.

“Fraser Alexander believed in my dream and saw that I had ambition,” she says with a smile. “They gave me even more reasons to continue doing what I love.”

Lebo currently has approximately 200 clients in her database and has shared

her financial wellbeing training with companies like Sparta, EVS, Chevra Kadisha,

Katannuta Wellness and Fisha Wellness Partners. Through her debt and financial

wellbeing outreach campaigns, she has collaborated with various organisations

like the Department of Health, the Independent Complaints Directorate, Tshwane

University of Technology, Rethusitswe Secondary School, Norcrossa and the

Alexander Baptist Church. She has also assisted entrepreneurs with personal finance

coaching through Shanduka Black Umbrellas and Enablis.

She aims to show people that being in debt is not the end of one’s life – and one

does not need to borrow to get out of debt.

“Educating and empowering others is part of what I want to do,” she says with passion.

Lebo is also training staff, allowing her to focus on facilitation, marketing and

customer care, as well as partnering with other companies specialising in the

administration of debt counselling.

“We have introduced a unique service at no cost to clients – each client receives

the personal assistance of a relationship manager who can help them if, for example,

a creditor comes calling; and in addition we have an online debt counselling portal

that allows clients to see exactly where they are in the process and what their

balance is – it is very transparent,” she explains.

She has high praise for the support she has received from Fraser Alexander.

“Vusi has brought other stakeholders on board, allowing me to take my message

to other entrepreneurs and SMMEs,” she says. “My dream is to see ordinary people

taking control of their money without believing they need to earn more to make

their finances work. Ultimately, it is not about how much you earn, but how well you

manage your money.”

The passion-driven entrepreneur – the first in her family to graduate – is proud

to be a pillar of strength in her community and is grateful to have had the support

necessary to take her business to the next level.

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Daniel Sere feeds wood through the new sander which smooths it in turn.

Ouma Malokwane gives her full attention to the sewing of a beautiful, plush pegs bag.

FA starts carpenters off in business

“I want a big workshop and a bakkie,” Eric declares from Furniture Hub’s crowded workshop, originally a classroom of a now defunct primary school. “If I get a big tender, I am going to buy a small bakkie;

I want a big workshop and a trailer,” he stresses.

Casually dressed in a denim, T-shirt and takkies, Eric reveals his dreams

as he shows off the workshop. The dynamic young man, his 25-year-old

brother Daniel, and the 45-year-old Ouma Malokwane are partners in the

business that crafts elegant furniture, quirky household items and smoothly

finished to-order coffins for community members and a local store.

Eric and Daniel have been practising carpentry, which they first learnt

in school, since 2010, and Ouma made wedding gowns from home before

she joined the concern.

Furniture Hub was conceived when the Royal Bafokeng Enterprise

Development (RBED) first noticed Eric and Daniel’s passion and skill. The

pair were plying their trade from their uncle’s home in Luka in 2010. The

following year, RBED sent them on a six-month carpentry and upholstery

skills development course at a skills development centre in Roodepoort,

and on completion, helped them produce a colourful brochure of their

offering.

The brothers distributed the brochures in Luka, Chaneng and Phokeng,

which could easily be reached on foot. They did not own a vehicle and

ERIC SERE (27) IS A SLENDER YOUNG MAN WITH GREAT AMBITION. THE CARPENTER AND UPHOLSTERER WANTS HIS FURNITURE-MAKING BUSINESS IN THE CHARMING LUKA VILLAGE OF THE ROYAL BAFOKENG "TO GROW BIG", SO HE CAN EMPLOY POOR PEOPLE FROM THE AREA AND "PRODUCE MORE FURNITURE".

therefore targeted these villages, populated by a mixture of large, modern

brick houses and more modest homes.

Shortly before they opened their doors for formal trade, Fraser Alexander

gave the new business a vital boost by donating a range of furniture-making

equipment, including an electrical multi-purpose woodworking machine,

belt sander, band saw, compressor and an industrial sewing machine. These

high-value equipment reduced manufacturing times enormously.

“Fraser Alexander came through with its support in 2012. Then we moved in here [to the current premises] and started a business. We make a smal l table, a chest of drawers, a wooden tray... we make al l kinds of wooden things.” Eric becomes animated as he talks about their work, revealing a deep passion for the trade.

“It takes us three or four days to make an L-shaped kitchen unit, [which]

takes five days with a hand tool. With the machines Fraser gave us, we can

cut the wood faster.”

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The passionate Eric planes wood with the electrical woodworking machine sponsored by Fraser Alexander.

The young carpenter brothers who have big dreams for their business. The tender to repair school desk chairs could lead Furniture Hub to greater things.

Eric puts on his safety glasses and a white face-mask. His concentration is fierce as he leans forward and

feeds a piece of yellow wood through the sander. When the wood emerges on the other side, he glides his hand

over it: “It is too much smooth.”

Daniel eagerly demonstrates the next step in the tray manufacturing process – using a compressor to spray

varnish onto the wood in the rectangular, ventilated backroom of the workshop, filled with equipment and

machinery. “The job takes a lot of concentration – the work is dangerous,” says Eric, standing by.

Inside the workshop, a f inished pine head board, newly covered ottomans, a swanky six-piece lounge set and an engraved coff in await delivery. Showing off their handiwork, Eric says proud ly: “It is nice to make many beautiful things. I am proud of what I make.”

“When I do a coffin, it is a big job. We make lots of coffins from super-wood, each with its own pattern, for a

nice price.” Furniture Hub sells coffins for R12 500.

Ouma sits behind her sewing machine. “I like to make many things with my hands,” she says. “Pegs-bags,

curtains, bedding, cushions, chair covers; upholstery for couches, ottomans and sofas.”

Ouma is engrossed in her work, sewing a lacey frill onto a square of velvet material. Ceremonially, she lifts up

the luxurious pegs-bag and demonstrates how it folds to contain the pegs.

The passionate, talented trio feel that the business is making a difference in their lives and those of their

families, as they each take about R2 500 home at the end of the month. But they still experience economic

hardship and want to grow the business for this reason.

“It is a good start,” remarks Daniel casual ly. “I can go home and buy something like bread, jeans and Al l Stars.” He rol ls back on his heels to show off his trendy shoes.

Ouma conveys that the regular income she earns from the business helped her and her family through the

extended platinum-sector strike. Her husband is an underground mine worker for a platinum mine in the area,

which halted operations during the strike. She, too, wants to develop the business.

Outside the workshop, large heaps of broken, “bubblegum” school desk chairs of all colours lie waiting for

the partners. This may be the path to prosperity for Furniture Hub, who recently won a local government tender

to repair the small chairs for use by primary schools in the region — with the help of Fraser Alexander’s local

enterprise development team, which assisted them with the onerous paperwork.

To Eric, this signals an opportunity to realise his high ideals for the young business: it paves the way for

winning those coveted “big tenders” in the future.

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The Business Place CEO Shaun Govender proudly supports the small business sector.

A business advisor (left) advises an entrepreneur on her company’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) credentials.T

hese challenging facts have caused many people to turn to entrepreneurship to survive, but not all “survivalist

entrepreneurs” have the necessary skills and network to be successful in business.

Within this context, The Ekurhuleni Business Facilitation Network (EBFN), which is located on the corner of

Voortrekker and Monument streets in Kempton Park, provides a lifeline to entrepreneurs and to the city. It is a

one-stop-shop that helps entrepreneurs on the East Rand to set up new businesses, from registering companies for tax

compliance to drafting a business plan and funding. Its networking events and tender office also assist entrepreneurs to

expand new and existing businesses.

Modern and sophisticated, the R20 million centre was launched in January this year with the support of the City of

Ekurhuleni, as well as donations from Emperors Palace and Fraser Alexander. It bustles with business activity throughout the

day, which indicates that Ekurhuleni might soon boast a stronger business sector.

The EBFN targets small and medium-sized businesses but also taxi associations, co-operatives, and business chambers

with members from the heart of the local townships. The skills of township entrepreneurs are reputed to be low, so practical

training is given in key business principles such as legal compliance, cash-flow management, costing, and innovation.

Some township entrepreneurs identify great opportunities, however, such as the businessman who supplies livestock and

cattle for African funerals, and the centre’s mission is to help them unlock these opportunities as well as the value thereof.

“It is very exciting to show people the benefits of running their own businesses; helping them achieve success and wealth,” says CEO of The Business P lace, the implementing partner of the EBFN, Shaun Govender.

In 2014, the EBFN concentrated on forming the correct strategic partnerships. It brought the Sefa, IDC, Seda, Anglo

American Zimele and Absa on board and on site as finance partners, with the result that customers can consult these

institutions about financial and non financial business support immediately after they have consulted a business advisor

about administrative and strategic matters.

The role of the trained and evidently compassionate business advisors is to assess entrepreneurs and aspiring

entrepreneurs when they arrive on the centre’s doorstep with their ambitious business concepts and plans. They identify any

deficiencies in their knowledge and skills before referring them to one or more of a range of workshops and programmes on

offer. What follows is the monitoring and electronic capturing of the business people’s progress.

Entrepreneurs also gain access to sorely needed business opportunities through the hub’s tender advice centre, which links

them to opportunities and assists them with completing and submitting tenders. In addition, they are free to attend business

networking events hosted by the EBFN, where large corporates present procurement opportunities.

In its f irst eight months of operating, EBFN reached and empowered 2 600 entrepreneurs through training, workshops, and outreach programmes. And by the end of 2014, it is expecting

Igniting entrepreneurship on the East Rand

THE CITY OF EKURHULENI IS REPORTED TO HAVE AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 28.8%. IT IS ALSO HOME TO 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT A KNOWN SOURCE OF INCOME, OF WHICH 60% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 34.

an even bigger inf lux of people as a result of a strong marketing drive in Katlehong, Daveyton, Tembisa and Nigel.

Govender is proud of the fact that the centre provides a solution to the

fragmentation in the small business support sector and that it eliminates the

usual time lag between the registration of a company and start of trade.

His claim that EBFN is a good solution for bringing unemployed and poor

people into the economy rings true. Although a first-class facility, the centre is

not intimidating; it is multi-lingual and offers practical advice and training based

on a micro MBA.

Govender envisions satellite branches of EBFN in all six regions of Ekurhuleni

that will focus on stimulating economic growth in townships. One of the

anticipated spin-offs of this initiative will be the development of a credible

pipeline of small businesses that could supply and deliver support services to

significant developments taking place in Ekurhuleni.

Therefore, the Ekurhuleni OR Tambo Aerotropolis Project Office is based at

EBFN. The project represents an economic development strategy that leverages

the access that air travel and air freight afford global business and could present

good business opportunities to budding businesses.

“Everything is set to help people carve out their own destiny: more and more people are turning to entrepreneurship and we are providing an environment conducive to that,” Govender asserts.

Fraser Alexander’s support of The Business Place will soon come full circle

when it starts tapping into the centre’s infrastructure to identify deserving small,

medium and micro enterprises for support and development.

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