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THE community of Batlharos andotherswhowerebussed in fromoth-er villages and townships aroundthe John Taolo Gaetsewe DistrictMunicipality, braved a hot, windy

day and patiently waited for sevenhours at the Batlharos Stadium forPresident Jacob Zuma.The event was scheduled to start

at 11:30 but only started at 16:30 dueto the late arrival of the president.The president apologised and ex-

plained that he was held up in im-portant meetings in Cape Town fol-lowing the much talked about mid-termbudget presentedby theminis-ter of Finance, Pravin Gordan.The excitement of seeing thepres-

ident let bygones be bygones as the

community ululated and screamedthe name of the number one citizenof the country.The Fetsa Tlala project is amulti-

sectoral approachbygovernment todeal with structural problems offood security.

This initiative is supported byvarious programmes including theIntegrated Food Production Pro-grammechampionedby theDepart-ment of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries (DAFF).Through Fetsa Tlala, the govern-

ment intends to assist small scaleand -holder producers to put at leastone million hectares of arable landunder production by 2019 across thecountry.Prior to addressing the communi-

ty in Batlharos, the president visit-ed a Fetsa Tlala project in the Man-yeding Village where its coopera-tive received R5 million from theComprehensive Agricultural Sup-port Programme (CASP) during the2013-’14 financial year.The crops produced by the coop-

erative includes organic herbs andvegetableswhich are currently sup-plied to markets in the province.In his address to the community,

Zumarecalled theoldendaysof sub-sistence farming when he said:“There was a time in our history,not too long ago, when householdshad gardens and grew their ownvegetables and fruit.“They kept chickens and live-

stock. That is what Fetsa Tlalaseeks to revive.“Through Fetsa Tlala, all under-

utilized agricultural land must beput under production. We are en-couragingpeople to go back to farm-ingand todevelopa foodgarden.Wewant to see women’s cooperativesand community groupings focusingon vegetable production, livestockor chickens to earn a living andfight hunger and poverty.”Some 20 households received veg-

etable starter packs, two groupswere given 24 Nguni cattle, anothertwo groups 20 goats and 100 point oflay chickens were given to tengroups in Manyeding. The presi-dent used the opportunity in Batl-haros to launch the DAFF’s Prima-ry Animal Healthcare Programme(PAHC) as part of the department’sinitiative to combat animal diseas-es and to improve access to veteri-nary services, especially in remoterural areas.DAFF is to deliver and hand over

the first batch of mobile clinics andambulatories to various provincesas they are already completed.

Zuma fights hungerChickens, seedlings, Nguni cows and goats handed over

Thepresident planted seedlings.Left: Cows that are already onthe premises, three days afterthe president’s visit. Bottom:Chickens that were handed over.

Photos: Boipelo Mere

‘There was a time inour history, not toolong ago, when house­holds had gardens andgrew their own vegeta­bles and fruit. Theykept chickens and live­stock. That is what Fet­sa Tlala seeks to re­vive.’– President JacobZuma

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DE AAR was the fourth district in the North-ern Cape to host the Mme Re Ka Thusa Wom-en’s Economic Empowerment Summit.At least 300 women around the Pixley ka Se-

me District, including high school learnersfrom different schools, attended the summitlast week.It was a collaboration with Seda, GCIS and

Nocci at the De Aar community hall.According to the provincialmanager ofMme

Re Ka Thusa Trust Fund, GladysMotshele, thesummit aims to equip women with enoughknowledge to start and run their ownbusiness-es, not only to offer loans and grants to wom-en’s businesses.Motshele added that the partnership with

the district municipalities is aimed at coordi-nating and checking the available opportuni-ties and ensuring suitable environment.According to Motshele, some of the women

fail along the way due to a lack of information

and these women were also helped.She further revealed they have already visit-

ed John Taolo Gaetsewe, ZF Mgcawu and Na-makwawhen they visitedCalvinia and Spring-bok.“We have a team of stakeholders who are

able to advise women on how and where to gowhen they start and run their businesses. LikeCISP and Sars,” she said.According to SindisileMadyo, the LEDman-

ager of Pixley ka Seme, they included youngwomen in gr. 11 to build prospects for them.“Theywill be exposed to different opportuni-

ties. We are looking at sharing exposure andgrooming their leadership skills with the dif-ferent talents they have.“We further encourage them to work on

their confidence by fully participating in thequestion and answer sessions,” said Madyo.Motshele added that they visited themunici-

palities to do follow-ups on their clients, wherethey also engage in business talks and feed-back in a build up to the provincial summit.

Summit teaches skillsONEof the delegates in DeAar asking a question to a SARS official concerning her cateringcompany. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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NO one will be allowed to touch the R6 millionKayMotsepe Trust Fundmeant for the FrancesBaard district, except the beneficiaries.That was proven last weekwhen PatriceMot-

sepeandhisdelegationarrived inKimberley fortheir follow-up visit to meet the newly electedcommittee members in the Frances Baard.Motsepe clarified that theR6 millionhad tobe

used in the next eight months.The foundation pledged R500 million was to

be made available by the Motsepe family overthe next three to five years for development andupliftment projects in the nine provinces.Everyone who was approached by Express

Northern Cape seemed pleased that even thenewly elected committee members will nottouch themoney, but will only have the respon-sibility of sending a list of recommended appli-cants to the foundation who will complete theprocessof sending the fundsdirectly to thebene-ficiaries.All 33 committeemembers, including the pro-

vincial chairperson and secretary from all tensectors of beneficiaries being women, religiousleaders, workers organisations, education,sports, music and arts, NGO’s youth, businessand traditional leaders were elected on the dayof Motsepe’s visit. The city hall was not aspacked as it was during phase one of the visitbecause that community members, whothought that they were to submit their applica-tions directly to the foundation, got clarity onthe procedures.Explaining to the community members that

only those from the Frances Baard region aresupposed to benefit from this initiative, KabeloMosito, the spokesperson for theMotsepe Foun-dation, explained that Motsepe was on his wayfrom the John Taolo District Municipality inKuruman for the same purpose.

“We do not want the money to be lying in thebank, itmustuse it effectively.Nextyearwewillbe back with Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe forfeedback in all the areas that we have covered.”Mosito said that they do not foresee any ir-

regularities amongst the committees as theysaw this as a very fair and transparent processand do not expect any inside fighting.“Webelieve that the applicationwill be reach-

ing the final stagewhen it reaches us.We do notdecide who will get funding, the communitythemselves who know one another were givenfull responsibilityof proposingandelectingpeo-ple whom they trust to make the recommenda-tions,” saidMosito.Thepremierof theNorthernCape, Sylvia Lucas, encouraged the communityto allow the seed of the partnership with theMotsepe Foundation to grow into a big tree.“If youwant to be part of this programme, you

dare not disappoint yourself,” added Lucas.

Funds will beprotected

PATRICEMOTSEPEduring his recent visit toKimberley. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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FROM the left are Letshego Molehe, Matshidiso Mohlakwana and MolebohengNthoba posing for a photo in Rocklands, Bloemfontein. Photo: Voight Mokone

Painted the town redtown red

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BREAKTHROUGH advancements acrossmany technological aspects enable organisa-tions to make more efficient decisions in thedevelopment of their staff and further achieve-ments in their pursuit of their vision for thefuture. Kumba Iron Ore has heeded the realityof the new age of intelligent advancements incontributing to the outcome of any entities vi-sion nowadays.

It relies completely on the rapid growth oftechnology.

Through their zero-harm mindset, Kumbahas demonstrated their commitment to safetyby using simulators that are not just computerprogrammes but hyper realistic systems andmodelled vehicles that operate in a 3D world.

The simulators, which assist in bridging thegap between theory and best practice equip-ment operations emulating the Sishen opera-tions, deal with real-life work situations.

According to Kumba, there are normal oper-ating procedures onmines designed to get peo-ple home safely every day and there are theeveryday incidents that remind miners of thepossible dangers they face if the rules are notfollowed.

For example a driver descending an inclinein the wrong gear puts stress on the brakingsystem which could result in a brake failure,or rain could make controlling a front-endloader difficult and dangerous.

Wynand de Klerk, Sishen’s senior trainingofficer, say that simulator technology enableshis trainees to learn, practise and repeat proce-dures as often as necessary in order to correctmistakes, fine-tune their skills and optimiseoutcomes. DeKlerk believes that Sishen’s safe-ty record, lost time injury frequency rate (LTI-FR) of 0.10 per 200,000 hours worked, is lowerdue to the fact that operators can develop andrefine their skills without compromising thesafety on the mine.

Sishen’s training facility also allows KumbaIronOre employees to be trained to react safelyand efficiently to emergency situations like abrake failure or engine fire. Novice operatorsare given at least three months’ training on asimulator before they are allowed to go nearan actual piece of heavy machinery.

This training programme, says De Klerk, al-lows the company to see benefits in three dif-ferent areas: safety, productivity and bestpractice machine use.

“By the time a new operator takes control,he has been trained to standards that make op-erations safer and more efficient.

“He is trained in best practice for equipmentuse and simulators mean we don’t have to im-pede operations by taking real machinery outof production during training,” he added.

The simulators at Sishen allow instructorsto set standard exercises and then inject differ-ent hazards into each scenario.

The advanced computing system allows in-structors to monitor real-time operations andmeasure them against the student’s historicalperformance.

It also allows instructors to replay each sim-ulation with the trainee to help identify andwork on shortcomings.

The simulators simulate a tracked bulldoz-er, a wheeled bulldozer and excavator, surfacedrill rig, haul truck, face shovel and front-endloader to cover the four critical mining proc-esses (hauling, drilling, digging and loading).Training these skills is also an ongoing pro-cess.

Follow-up testing in the simulators is con-ducted after the first three months on the job.

“We run refresher courses for every opera-tor every year. With the simulator we are ableto test theoretical and practical knowledge,”adds De Klerk.

Linda Sambu, Kumba Iron Ore’s chief safetyofficer, concludes that the value of simulatortraining has been a boon for Sishen’s opera-tions.

“Simulators allow us excellent integrationbetween training and operations and ensuringthe best possible operating standards.

“In line with Anglo American’s vision toachieve ZeroHarm,we regard employee safetyas our number-one priority and simulator-based training is one of the key contributorsto achieving our goal.”

Simulators bridge training gaps

THE simulators are not just computer pro-grammes, but hyper realistic systems andmodelled vehicles that operate in a 3Dworld. Photo: Supplied

THE year-end 2013 National Senior Certificate(NSC) examinations for gr. 12 learners startedon Monday. This year’s examinations will bewritten by 70 7136 learners and are taking placeacross more than 6 699 examination centres inSouthAfrica, according to theCouncil forQuali-tyAssurance inGeneral andFurtherEducationand Training, Umalusi.

The examswill be overseenby about 65 000 in-vigilators and will be marked by over 35 000markers in118markingcentresacross thecoun-try. Results will be announced on 7 January2014, and learners can collect their results attheir schools on this day. In her message to theclass of 2013 earlier thismonth,BasicEducationMinister Angie Motshekga said these examswere the culmination of years of schooling andare crucial in ensuring that matriculants areable to establish a platform fromwhich they canlaunch themselves into their desired future.

“Remember, your future is in yourhands.On-ly you canmake the choices that will determineyour future,” said Motshegwa.

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THREE suspects were arrested by the Harts-water police for armed robberies they alleged-ly committed at taverns in the area after thepolice had followed up on a complaint of threeunknown men who were robbing people out-side taverns of their cellphones, money andjewellery.Reports received that the suspects were

armed with firearms and they allegedly firedfour shots in the Thagadipelajang area.Upon following up on the information, the

police reported that they managed to arresttwo of the three suspects’ hours later at a tav-ern in Bonita Park.

The police searched the suspects and foundtwo firearms, seven magazines, ammunition,a gold ring, three cellphones and watches.The first two suspects known as Piet Maike

(36) and Vusile Bretman(19) appeared in theHartswater Magistrate’s Court, where theircase was remanded to 30 October for a formalbail application.The third suspect handed himself over at

the Hartswater police afterwards and madehis first court appearance.Piet Maike is also charged with house

breaking and theft as it is alleged that he stolethe two firearms, ammunition and other valu-ables from a farm near Hartswater over thesame weekend.

Three arrested for armed robbery

SUSPECTED Hartswater armed robbers. Photo: Supplied

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DR FELICITY COUGHLAN,director of the IndependentInstitute of Education whichprovides higher education onmore than 20 registered campus-es in South Africa gives matricu-lants the following tips:) Hold on to Mathematics aslong as you possibly can, butdon’t place yourself at risk ofnot achieving an NSC at all if all

the indicators are that you willin fact be better served withMaths Literacy.) Base this choice on facts: Yourperformance and the need forMaths to achieve your goal (asopposed to a dream).) Choose subjects that stretchyou and choose at least one youlove or are very good at.) Ask more than one person for

advice, but make a goal-baseddecision. (The same structureddecision-making should inform alearner’s choice of where tostudy.)) Your dream may be to studyengineering at one of the “bigfive” institutions and there is noreason not to aspire to this ifyou are doing really well inMaths and Science and all your

other subjects.) If your performance isn’tstellar, then begin to chase agoal that is more within yourgrasp – either by way of adifferent course or a differentinstitution or both.) Remember that there is both apublic and a private sector –keep your options open byconsidering both in relation to

your goals. (Big decisions loom,but the anxiety of making themcan be mitigated by chasinggoals and not dreams.)

“Doing so means you willmake solid decisions that willhave more managed and manage-able consequences, because thematch to the things that you willdo to achieve your goals willalready be in place.”

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THE overall winner of the Wom-en in Transport Awards in thetransport industry category, Li-na Simboyia, said winning cameas a surprise but that it was abouttime women took charge of themale-dominated taxi industry.

Simboyia is a taxi operator, re-gional chairperson for the Na-makwa Santaco and serves onSantaco’s PEC.

She was amongst the womenwho were awarded by Mac Jack,the MEC for Transport, Safetyand Liaison, in Upington forplaying a role in transformingthe Northern Cape transport in-dustry.

The awards in their secondyear recognises the outstandingachievements of women in theNorthern Cape transport indus-try.

“It is a big victory for the indus-try as a whole, especially for uswomen to be recognised. I havebeen operating in the taxi indus-try for ten years with the aim ofdeveloping the rural area of Na-makwa called Pella,” she said.

She already motivated otherwomen to enter the industry andencouraged seven other womento join the industry while womenin other areas were also makingstrides.

Her runner-up was Thieka Bel-la Sebitloane, a taxi owner andmember of Santaco, Kuruman.

According to the MEC, theWomen in Transport Awards wasnot only aimed at celebratingachievements of women in thetransport industry, but is alsogeared towards consolidatingtheir quest to make a meaningful

impact moving forward into thefuture.

“We have all said over and overagain that this industry has beendominated by men for a very longtime, to the disadvantage of wom-en.

“We must continue to speak inone voice and say that is history.Women have arrived,” said Jack.

He added that it was time for awoman-friendly transport envi-ronment in the province.

“Conducive conditions in thisindustry must be created to en-sure that women’s skills are en-hanced. We need a shift in corpo-rate culture that realises the aspi-rations of our women intransport,” concluded Jack.

The other award was for wom-en with the best outstanding lawenforcement role in the transportindustry. The winners were Tan-ya Anders, with runners-up Balli-sa Tuku and Kayleen Brandt. Thewinners and runners-up receivedcertificates, gifts and cash vouch-ers and the winners received tro-phies and holiday vouchers.

Women dominate in a man’s world

HERE is the winner of the best outstanding law enforcement role in the transport industry TanyaAnders (Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison’s Provincial Transport Inspectorate), Mack Jack(Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison) and Lina Simboyia, winner of the womenentrepreneurs in the transport industry category (taxi operator, regional chairperson for NamakwaSantaco and serves on Santaco’s PEC). Photo: Supplied

‘It is a big victory for theindustry as a whole, es­pecially for us women,to be recognised.’– Lina Simboyia

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THE cash-strapped South African FootballAssociation (Safa) is set to address theoverdue matter of non-payment of moniestowards the 144 teams that campaigns inthe second division.This comes after an urgent meeting

between the owners of the clubs and Safa’snational executive committee led bynewly-elected president, Danny Jordaan.The meeting held on Thursday and

Friday last week in Gauteng was meant toaddress grave concerns of the ownersregarding Safa’s non-payment of monies toclubs.Monies owed to teams include travelling

allowances, match officials and prizes forthe 2012-’13 term. The country’s footballfederation has failed to pay teams theirmonies due to financial crises, apparentlyarising from alleged mismanagement offunds.This past season – 2012-’13 – the majority

of the clubs had to provide for themselvesand also take the responsibility to paymonies for the matches. Due to non-pay-ment of monies to clubs Safa decided todelay the start of the 2013-’14 seasonsecond-tier competition by two monthsduring which it strove to source funding topay teams their monies.The Goldfields Express reliably learnt that

the owners of the clubs had at the two-daymeeting reached a consensus to play firstleague fixtures on Saturday – pendingSafa’s fulfilment of the promise to payteams monies owed for 2012-’13. The footballfederation’s executive had apparently madea commitment to pay all monies owed toclubs at the latest tomorrow.

The 2013-’14 term will see 147 clubs instead of 144 compete for this year’s Safasecond division championship. The increasein the number of the participating clubs bythree comes after judgment was passedagainst Safa in legal matters in threeprovinces: the Free State, Limpopo andNorth-West.The provinces in question will each have

17 teams compete in the league in stead ofthe expected 16 as with the rest of theprovinces.Safa’s financial crisis to ensure the

smooth running of the second divisioncompetition and to bankroll it, came afterlong-time sponsor Vodacom ended itssponsorship towards the league two yearsago.The association has since then been

unsuccessful to secure any sponsorshipdeals for the second-tier league since themobile company pulled out.

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Safa has topay upAssociation set to address issue

SAFA is set to address the matter of non-payment of monies towards the teams. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

The Goldfields Express reliably learntthat the owners of the clubs had at thetwo­day meeting reached a consensusto play first league fixtures on Saturday– pending Safa’s fulfilment of the prom­ise to pay teams monies owed for2012­’13.