Hadeda News - 28 October 2022

Northern Cape Youth Shine In Youth Start-up Contest

Abusiness proposal for an “eslip” app secured a Northern Cape high-school trio a top 5 spot in a national green entrepreneurship competition and backing from ITgiant EOH – along with prizes that include bursaries, tablets and vouchers.

The team from Gariep High School in Prieska was a finalist at the Step Up 2AGreen Start Up NationalYouth EntrepreneurshipAwards, which culminated in a prestigious ceremony held at Nedbank in Sandton last week. The first prize went to a team of three from KwaZulu-Natal for their concept of using Marula nuts as a fuel source.

Gariep High grade 11 learners Olwam Ngesi, Colin Van Schalk Wyk and Loyiso Monakali proposed an “e-slip” app that would enable retail stores and informal businesses to send receipt slips to their customers, reducing unnecessary paper usage while making it easier for consumers to keep track of their spending.

“We are very excited about how well we did. We put in so much effort and now we have been rewarded for our hard work and determination. During this process I learnt that if you want success, it takes hard work and sacrifices. We had to stay up until 4am preparing this pitch, which was hard, but it taught me that I have to be so hungry for success and that perseverance is key,” said team leader Lyosio Monakali.

The Northern Cape team captured EOH’s interest, with the group’s transformation manager Venetia Van Wyk stepping on stage to announce its commitment to building the full application for the team’s business as well as sponsoring the maintenance of the application for 12 months as they work to get established.

“We really appreciate the help from EOH and we know it will help open doors for us.The next step will be to bring this app to life with EOH’s help, and then go out and market it to make a real success of it,” added Monakali.

The team also each received a degree bursary from Richfield to the value of R112,000; a bursary to the Johannesburg Business School’s

Entrepreneurship Programme to the value of R50,000;Tablets sponsored by Sizwe ITAfrica Group and a R3 000 voucher from MarkhamsTFG.

The Step Up 2AGreen Start Up NationalYouth Green Entrepreneurship Programme, run by youth development agency Primestars, has over the last eight years shown nearly 100 000 youngsters how they hold the power to be a positive force for both the planet and job-hungry South Africans, by harnessing environmental challenges as new business opportunities.

“To create entrepreneurs and reduce our high unemployment rate, our youth will need to learn skills and develop competencies that will enable them to create businesses and become gainful employers in a circular, restorative, inclusive and clean economy,” said Primestars MD Martin Sweet at the event.

To demonstrate practical inspiration for the journeys that the bright young entrepreneurs are about to embark on, two business excellence categories were put forward to recognise distinguished SouthAfrican entrepreneurs.The prestigious Trailblazer ofTheYearAward was accepted by MrAlan Fainman, CEO of Bidvest Services International; and Mr Mandla Mpofu on behalf of Omnia Holdings walked away with the coveted Innovator of theYear award for their groundbreaking Nutriology brand in the agricultural space.

The award ceremony marks the last stage of the 2022 instalment of the Step Up 2A Start Up programme. In the days running up to the event, learners and teachers had also participated in a business boot camp in Johannesburg, with workshops led by representatives from a few of the programme partners, including Nedbank, Richfield, SizweAfrica ITGroup, Johannesburg Business School, Uber,Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge, Raizcorp and Clicks.

“As young people, if you want to be an entrepreneur, you must enter the journey to leave a legacy”, said Seriti Resources’ CEO MikeTeke, who delivered a candid but inspirational keynote address. Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu said, “We all know that start-up entrepreneurs need a multiplicity of support.”This support came through from the programme’s sponsors with prizes valued over R5 million.

Each participating learner received bursaries from Richfield to the value of R112 000, bursaries toThe Johannesburg Business School Entrepreneurship Programme to the value of R50 000, and tablets from SizweAfrica IT Group. Other prizes for learners include a trip to Silicon Valley sponsored by Sage/EGL Institute; access to business incubator Razicorp’s P3 programme and Seed Academy’s internship programme; seed funding of

R20 000; vouchers from Markhams and Clicks. Prizes for teachers also include tablets, as well as an invitation to attendAllan Gray Orbis Foundation’s Circle of Excellence Conference. Additional prizes were pledged on the spot by EOH, Proudly SouthAfrican and the Signa Group.

The Step Up 2AGreen Start Up programme consists of four stages:

The Edutainment Feature Film (Karabo’s Kitchen), which tackles the potential of social and environmental entrepreneurship, using a network of cinemas to reach thousands of young people.

The EntrepreneursTool Kit, that provides a practical step-bystep guide based on the Lean Start-up methodology

The STEPUP2ASTARTUP NationalYouth Entrepreneurship Competition, where the ideas of school teams are heard, tested, and supported.

The Boot Camp and National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards.

“Primestars is extremely passionate about this programme, and we are honoured to have sponsors on board that share the same passion for the programme and the potential it holds in offering young SouthAfricans a better future.” concludes Martin Sweet. - ventureburn

The team from Gariep High School in Prieska was a finalist at the Step Up 2A Green Start Up National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards. Photo: Supplied/Ventureburn

South African Fine-Dining Restaurant Ranked Number One

The magazine,Travel + Leisure, recently announced their ‘Top 10 Extraordinary Fine-dining ExperiencesAround the World’and SouthAfrica makes a showing.

The list was all about incorporating dining experiences that are truly unique and cannot be seen elsewhere.

The restaurants on the list range from the WaldorfAstoria in the Maldives to a restaurant on Richard Branson’s private island.

However, the restaurant that tops the list is located in SouthAfrica.

The restaurant, ‘Klein Jan’, is located in the Kalahari, and takes the number one spot.

Restaurant, ‘Klein Jan’

Die gereg smaak die lekkerste wanneer dit pas voorberei is, maar dit kan vir 24 uur verkoel word. Dit kan vir 30 dae gevries word.

500 ml koekmeel (250 g)

20 ml bakpoeier 2,5 ml sout 120 g sagte margarien

± 150 ml laevetmelk

350 g gaar wit hoendervleis, fyngesny (450 g indien nog rou) 150 g wit cheddarkaas, gerasper

1 klein ui, geskil en gerasper (50 g)

± 5 ml witasyn of suurlemoensap

ʼn knypie fyn naeltjies

50 ml gekapte vars pietersielie

25 ml laevetmelk

Sif die meel, bakpoeier en sout saam. Vryf die margarien in die droë bestanddele in, totdat dit soos klam broodkrummels Iyk. Sny die melk met ʼn slaplemmes by die droë bestanddele in om ʼn stywe, rolbare deeg te vorm. Bedek en verkoel vir 30 minute. Rol die deeg uit op ʼn meelbestrooide oppervlak tot ʼn reghoek van 350 x 250 mm. Verhit die oond tot 200°C.

Versprei die hoender, kaas en ui oor die deeg. Sprinkel die asyn of suurlemoensap oor die mengsel, gevolg deur die naeltjies en pietersielie.

Rol die deeg soos ʼn rolkoek op. Plaas die rol, met die lasplek na onder, op ʼn gesmeerde bakplaat. Sny die rol in 10 skywe met ʼn skerp mes, maar moenie heeltemal deursny nie.Trek die skywe effens oop. Bestryk die deeg met melk. Bak vir 20-25 minute totdat dit uitgerys en goudkleurig is.

Bron: Facebook / Ek Is AfrikaansResepte vir Elkeen

Liebenberg’s Plan For Zondo And Cyril

The controversial diamond trader Louis Liebenberg is planning a campaign together withANC leaders close to former president Jacob Zuma to get rid of Cyril Ramaphosa and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo so that whiteAfrikaners can get their own state.

In recordings in City Press’s possession, Liebenberg makes the claim that with the help of Zuma and his followers, he is planning to hijack the state and that an agreement has already been reached with Zuma wherebyAfrikaners will govern themselves.

According to the recordings, the state can be hijacked if Cooperative Governance and TraditionalAffairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is electedANC president at the party’s national elective conference in December.

Liebenberg made these comments during a weekend where a monument to the murdered farmer Brendin Horner was unveiled on October 1, near Delareyville in the North West.

In the recording, Liebenberg initially refers to the legal battle he supports on behalf of Afrikaner swindlerAdriaan Nieuwoudt’s Eureka project, through which Nieuwoudt wants to establish a town for only white people on a farm near Garies in Namaqualand, in the Northern Cape.The local Kamiesberg municipality wants to get a demolition order for the houses that have already been built on the farm.

“Now, I’m trying to get Zondo out.The only way I’m going to get Zondo out is to get Zuma and his people for his ex,” says Liebenberg in the recording.

“Then we can control the Constitutional Court. Zondo was the lowest judge [in the interviews for the position of chief justice], but Ramaphosa took him because he and Zuma do not get along at all.That Mayi [Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya] should have come in. She was, by far, number one.”

According to Liebenberg, the only way they can remove Zondo is by getting Ramaphosa in court. Liebenberg then

reveals details of a plan to get Ramaphosa in court on October 10 to testify in the case where Zuma is charging News24 journalist Karyn Maughan and Public ProsecutorAdvocate Billy Downer. Zuma claims that Downer provided private medical information about him to Maughan.

Liebenberg has contributed R500 000 to paying Zuma’s legal costs.

“We will get Ramaphosa there [in the witness box] by accusing the journalist of having [wrongly] obtained the medical records ... That’s not really so, we just want to get him, Ramaphosa, in court,” explains Liebenberg.

“So the whole thing is you have to capture the state. What the Guptas did … that’s just a few cents.You have to capture the state. Do you hear what I’m saying?You have to capture it economically.”

“His [Ramaphosa’s] generals don’t listen to him because they are my pals. F**k him. We get him on October 10 and we find him lying in a high court. So you have to work with strategy.”

The case against Maughan and Downer was postponed on October 10 until February 23 2023.There was no mention of Ramaphosa during the court proceedings.

Liebenberg further argues that if Dlamini-Zuma is electedANC president, and if Ramaphosa is removed as president, it equals “us [Afrikaners] who govern”.

“Then we are the ones who rule ... It’s literally us who then rule.”

“So what we have to do, we have to get theANC in control with Zuma, then he backs down. We,Afrikaners, come into coalition with this government with the Zulus and then we f**k them all up.”

Dlamini-Zuma’s candidacy as ANC president is supported by her ex-husband. Zuma has also availed himself to be elected as national chair of the party

If you have captured the government, you can do whatever you want.Then you can build a state for a nation, and that’s what I say to Zuma. So Zuma, we have this hour-

and-a-half conversation, me and him, all about this: ‘I am a Boer and we don’t like living with you Zulus.You waste, you cr*p, you s**t and don’t use toilet paper You use newspapers or your fingers; we can’t f****n live with you.’Then Zuma says: ‘No, I understand it.’

“I swear, we talk like that with ... ask Dezzi [Liebenberg’s wife].”

Liebenberg then asks his wife, who agrees.

He said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he would meet with ministers in the coming week to make sure that Ramaphosa resigns soon. He is also apparently planning a meeting with suspendedANC secretary-generalAce Magashule.

It is not known who these ministers are that he will be meeting with, although at least two Cabinet members have been seen with Liebenberg in the past week.

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu attended Liebenberg’s wedding in Pretoria last Saturday

When City Press questioned her about her relationship with Liebenberg, Zulu said she did not know him well at all.

Liebenberg also posted a photo of him, his wife andTourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Facebook last week.According to Sisulu’s spokesperson, Steve Motale, the meeting was at the insistence of Liebenberg after City Press reported about the racist remarks that he made two years ago.

According to Liebenberg, some of the people who work with him and Zuma – whom he describes as “movers and shakers” – are formerANC chief whipTony Yengeni; former ministers Bathabile Dlamini, Malusi Gigaba, Faith Mazibuko and Bongani Bongo; Magashule; Zuma supporter Carl Niehaus; ex-spy bossArthur Fraser; and former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo.

He also refers to “Lindiwe, the one we had dinner with last night or the night before last”.

Liebenberg adds: In other words we are talking about all the f***ers.

According to Liebenberg, Dlamini-Zuma is fully aware of the plan because he spoke to her about it for four hours on the phone.

Dlamini-Zuma’s spokesperson Lungi Mtshali said that the recordings were a “fantasy”.

I have listened to this recording. It sounds like somebody’s fantasy at best, or someone who is just trying to discredit the minister, at worst. I will go out on a limb and say that she has never had any conversation with the person in these recordings, let alone for four hours.

When asked yesterday, Liebenberg said City Press’ sister publication Rapport was violating his privacy and that he was not aware of a plot to get rid of Ramaphosa.

“The state has already been hijacked by president Ramaphosa and his economic partners. It’s about freeing the state from hijacking and getting a new order in the country, where poor people can make a living and not just the super rich,” he responded.

Asked about an agreement with Zuma for a state forAfrikaners, Liebenberg said: “Election campaigns and strategy are a well-known democratic phenomenon. I am busy looking for alternative solutions for the Afrikaners because everything that has been tried in the past has clearly not worked for any of the people within South Africa.”

Liebenberg has previously told his followers in videos on social media that he plans to stand as a candidate in the 2024 general election.

Asked about the plan to get Ramaphosa in court in the case against Maughan and Downer, Liebenberg referred questions to Zuma and threatened legal action against the newspaper over his privacy being violated.

When Zuma was asked at his press conference about his relationship with Liebenberg by Liebenberg’s Die Waarheid media, he replied that he has “great friends who are white”.

Zuma added: I mean, I have friends. Why are you picking on this one? - News24

Hoe hanteer skrywers verwerping en mislukking?

Wenke van Welbekende Gepubliseerde Skrywer - Annerle Barnard

My debuutroman is deur die eerste uitgewer wat ek genader het, weggewys, toe herskryf ek dit, betaal iemand vir ‘n leesverslag en stuur dit aan ‘n ander uitgewer. Sweepslag is toe uiteindelik uitgegee, maar ek moes ‘n triljoen keer veranderinge aanbring en my redakteur was geensins oor my gevoelens bekommerd nie!

Van uitstel kom afstel

My gevoelens is diep gekrenk.

“O-o-o.” Haar stem is lig. Verlig?

Voila! Ek het ‘n antwoord. My arms voel ligter en my kop minder dof.

Sukkel slegs skrywers met vrees?

Al gehoor van ‘big match temperament?’Hmmm … laat ‘n mens dink, nè?

1 Oktober 2020. Ek is nie lus vir skryf nie.

Hoekom?

Want ek weet nie hoe verder nie. Skryf kan ek, ja, maar my idees is op ‘n sitstaking.

‘Tame is lame’en my storie kort ‘oemf’.

In plaas van beweeg van intensies na ‘werk aan my manuskrip’, wil ek ‘n afdraaipad volg wat my by enigiets anders gaan uitbring – net om die dag verby te kry

Wat sê die kenners?

John Rogers het gesê dat ‘n mens jouself nie uit skrywersblok kan dink nie, jy moet jouself by die hekkie in jou kop verby skrýf. Stephen King sê dat dit allesbehalwe slim is om met ‘n stuk skryfwerk te stop bloot net omdat dit moeilik is – hetsy jou stryd op ‘n emosionele of kreatiewe vlak is. Soms moet ‘n mens jou fokus op die werk hou, al is jy nie daarvoor lus nie, want soms doen jy goeie werk selfs al voel dit vir jou asof jy bloot net modder na ‘n muur gooi. Oukei,

ek erken, Stephen King het dit in minder eufemistiese terme beskryf.

Waarvoor is ons bang?

In my geval, dat my storie vaal gaan wees.

Skrywersblok is dus net ‘n mooi woord vir ‘vrees’.

Volgens Neil Gaiman moet jy agter jou rekenaar inskuif (ek is hier, Neil!) en een woord na die ander begin skryf. (Dís my probleem, Neil: ek wil nie ‘n vaal storie hê nie!)

Ek is dus bang dat dit wat ek aanpak nie goed genoeg gaan wees nie.

Kritiek en verwerping

Voorturende verbetering is beter as die perfeksie wat slegs in jou lugkastele bestaan. Ek het ook nie die luukse van ‘n paar maande hiberneer voordat ek weer probeer nie, dus moet ek maar my muse aan die stoel vasketting en die muse máák praat!

Is ek uniek?

Allesbehalwe! Kyk maar na die magdom aanhalings deur beroemde skrywers. Daar is hope wat erken dat hulle al met skrywersblok/vrees gesukkel het.

Hoe gemaak?

Ek dink en probeer al ‘n paar dae lank by hierdie hekkie verbykom, maar terwyl ek vanoggend onder die stort staan, kom die antwoord: Bring nog ‘n karakter in!

Ek maak so (in my kop) en skielik werk dit uit soos wat dit moet.

Bofbalspeler Lou Brock het gesê dat ‘n mens ‘n opponent wat bang is om sleg te lyk, elke keer sal wen.

Die basketbalspeler, Michael Jordan, het gesê dat die woord ‘nooit’nie bestaan nie omdat beperkinge (nes vrees) slegs ‘n illusie is.

Ons grootste struikelblok lê dus in ons koppe.

Klim oor die hekkie in jou kop

Perspektief is oneindig belangrik. Toe iemand virThomas Edison (die uitvinder van die gloeilamp) gevra het hoe hy oor sy mislukkings voel, het hy geantwoord dat hy nie misluk het nie, maar bloot 10 000 maniere gevind het wat nie werk nie. Ook sê hy dat mense wat opgee, dikwels opgee sonder om te besef hoe naby hulle aan sukses was.

Is dit normaal?

Ja.

Die meeste van ons is bang vir kritiek. Stephen King se advies is dat jy jouself op meer kritiek en mislukking moet voorberei as wat jy dink jy sal kan hanteer

Toe benodig ek nog ‘n stukkie inligting, oftewel navorsing. Ek bel my apteker pel en verduidelik dat ek ‘n paar mense met ‘n chemiese konkoksie moet uitslaan en wil weet wat sy voorstel.

Ewe diplomaties wil sy weet vir wie dit is. Ek verbeel my ek hoor die twyfel in haar stem.

Vir ‘n storie, verduidelik ek weer

Steve Jobs het gesê dat dit hoofsaaklik deursettingsvermoë is wat die suksesvolle entrepreneurs van die onsuksesvolles skei.

Wanneer die vrees vir verwerping en mislukking jou lamlê, onthou: sukses is nie finaal nie en mislukking nie fataal nie; dis die moed om aan te hou wat tel. Ek dink Winston Churchill het geweet waarvan hy praat.

Ruben Saul, the Perlemoen and Pebble Dreamer of Doringbaai

How a tiny, struggling West Coast fishing village found a new lease of life. Doringbaai, the Bay of Thorns, ‘daar doer en gone’ between Lambert’s Bay and Strandfontein on the Wild Route of the West Coast, was once a bay of plenty

The raging waters were rich with crayfish, which is why, in 1925, a Dutchman by the name of Koos Bleeker set foot here, with strict instructions from the North Bay Canning Company

Set up a factory, they told him, in a tiny settlement that had previously served as an anchorage for ships on the seatrading route, off-loading provisions that would be transported by camel to Vanrhynsdorp, about half-a-day’s trek into the interior. So, he did.

For more than half a century, the Oceana Crayfish Factory bloomed among the thorns of Doringbaai, a thriving enterprise that hauled, processed, and packaged tons of rock lobster from the deep, giving a fastgrowing community the chance to earn their daily crustacean. ‘Kreef’, they call it out here, and it is the everyday treasure of the West Coast, notwithstanding the diamonds of the Richtersveld. But then, as happens often in

small seaside villages that depend for their sustenance on a single industry, the tide of fortune turned.

The Oceana shifted its operations south to St Helena Bay, and the factory bolted its doors. Waves and the weather can be cruel to the structures that harbour our hopes and dreams. Paint peels from the walls, rust eats away at the metal, barnacles colonise the idle jetty And yet, the people of the West Coast, the Weskusbewoners, salt of the earth and sea, are stronger than the elements that conspire to keep them at bay

“I had my moments of doubt,” says Ruben Saul, a community leader and entrepreneur, born and bred in Doringbaai. “I thought we weren’t mature enough for this task. I knew it would take time and that there would be many challenges. But I was certain that with my faith, it would manifest. It was important for us to persevere with our dream.”The old factory, once the heart and soul of Doringbaai, is breathing again.

Fresh water gushes into the tanks, and the lustre of mother-ofpearl shimmers in the industrial light.The factory has become a farm for perlemoen, the flatshelled seasnail that lives on the

rocks in the shallow waters of the coldAtlantic. It is known, too, by another name, Spanish and NativeAmerican in origin: abalone. It is prized, in the Far East in particular, for its buttery, chewy flesh, its claimed therapeutic benefits, and the iridescent beauty of its shell, a symbol of love, peace, and compassion. But to the people of Doringbaai, abalone has come to stand for something else. Survival. “The closing of the Oceana Factory was a huge setback for our community,” says Ruben. “We had to put our heads together and find a way to ensure our self-determination.”

That way turned out to be the formation of the Doringbaai DevelopmentTrust, which aims to generate income and employment, uplift the community, and preserve the fragile environment of the West Coast. With a lease for the premises of the old abandoned crayfish factory, and seed money from provincial and national government, Doring BayAbalone began farming in 2013.The abalone industry in SouthAfrica is highly regulated, in part to combat poaching of the precious mollusc. In 2019, the Minister of Agriculture, Senzeni Zokwana, estimated that only five percent of SouthAfrican wild abalone is legally caught. Doring Bay Abalone currently employs 50 people and farms more than oneand-a-half-million abalone, with production of up to 60 tons, much of it destined for export to Hong Kong. But Ruben, along with his fellow entrepreneurs, Wayne Cook,Auburn Malakaza, and Albe Moelich, knows all too well that abalone alone will not be enough to sustain the community The bay is a natural asset in its own right, and for the visitors who journey this far up the West

Coast, the rewards will come not only in the form of the raw and breath-taking scenic beauty of the region, but in a homegrown incentive to sit back and drink in the view

The Fryer’s Cove Winery, set on a hillside where the vines are protected by dune vegetation, produces Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir that are ‘forged of the earth, tempered by the sea’.The wines are served at a tasting venue at Doringbaai Harbour, and at the adjoining Jetty restaurant, which is run by members of the community

But if Doringbaai is a hard place, its future is equally written in stone, thanks to what Ruben calls the ‘klippe projek’: a separate factory that turns fragments of rock from a mining company into bright and shiny pebbles, for gardens and interiors.Abalone, tourism, wine, and pebbles.

Once again, this is a bay of plenty, and for Ruben, there is ample room to accommodate the infinity of the human spirit.

“It was always my vision, my passion,” he says, “to be able to make a difference in my own community To create jobs, to relieve people from poverty, to give people something to do for themselves, so that they can stand up and work. If you believe in yourself, and believe in your ability, it doesn’t matter where you come from.”

He feels privileged to have grown up on the streets of Doringbaai, and to be living here still, with the words of his old school motto carried on the wind and the waves. “Aanhou en oorwin,” he says.The more you persevere, the more you will eventually triumph.” - Change Exchange

Now, For The Story Of Frida Kahlo…Lens & Light Photography Maria Botha

While planning the session, I decided to portray her life story in three different seasons.

Images will also be posted as such.

The first being a dark, lonely and painful period. She contracted polio at the age of six, which left her bedridden for nine months.After her recovery, she limped as one leg was thinner than the other. Her father encouraged her to participate in sports to strengthen her leg. As a result

of her limping, she wore skirts for most of her life to hide her disability

As if this setback was not enough, she was involved in a bus accident at 18, while she attended a renowned school. Here she was known for her bravery and boldness. During the accident a steel handrail impaled her and left her with numerous serious injuries. She endured a lot of pain and had undergone more than 30 operations. She was bedridden

once again; in a full body cast this time. During this period, she started painting, mostly self-portraits as she was the only subject matter available. “I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best”.

Let’s halt her story here for now

So, how does one get the story across through photography?

In my mind, it had to be in black and white mostly as images stripped from colour, speak right to the heart and convey the

message of her loneliness and despair, cut off from the rest of the world. No make-up was used, no bright colours, no bold jewellery no soft editing or lighting, but rather high contrast, low-key lighting. Some props were added as symbols to contribute to the story The photographer did not aim to repeat history matter-of-factly, but rather an interpretation thereof. Here are some of the images.

The rest of the shoots can be followed on lens&light photography facebook page. Special thanks to: Stylist Sanet Jaarts Mouton from Seasons Image Consulting. Model: Wilicia Lubbe

Making Payments Of Contributions To Benefit Funds On Behalf Of My Employees?

Section 34(A) of the BCEA: Payment of Contributions to Benefits Funds.

This section of the BCEA covers the deductions of Pension, Provident, Retirement, Medical aid and/or similar funds.

Before diving into payment of benefits, Employers must take note that there is no obligation to pay certain benefits.

The only time an Employer

is Obliged to pay for benefits is if stipulated as such in a Collective Agreement or Legislation for the industry the company operates in.

If an Employer is obliged to pay benefits for their Employee, they can deduct the amount owing from the employee and the money deducted must be paid into the Benefit Fund account within seven days.

If an Employer is required to contribute to a Benefit

Fund and this contribution is not deducted from the Employees remuneration, the Employer must pay this contribution over within seven days from which the payment was made.

As previously stated, the Benefits that should be paid is highly dependent on the industry in which the Employer operates within.

It is therefore recommended that the Employer seeks advise from a Labour

Consultant/Lawyer before making any obligations to a Benefits fund.

This article aims to provide general information and does not constitute legal advice.

For more information contact 054 333 1115 /6 or email ontvangs@joblaw.co.za.

New Scheme Will Help Farmers Participate In Growth Of Agricultural Sector: Land Bank

farmers; we will be able to see greater rates of inclusion into the mainstream of the economy in a manner that is representative of our country and a manner that really allows developing farmers to also participate in the growth of the sector.”

New equipment

of their infrastructure support programme.

One of several small-scale farmers in the region, Elizabeth Tsoloane faced many difficulties to keep her farm running since 1999. When the communal tractor broke down several years ago, her business began to suffer

The Land Bank Chairperson, Thabi Nkosi, says she hopes the newly-launched Blended Finance Scheme will help emerging farmers participate in the growth of the agricultural sector

The scheme was launched on Monday

The aim of the partnership between the bank and the Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Department,

is to support the development of small and medium-scale farmers. Nkosi says the partnership will also seek to encourage the farmers to participate in the agricultural economy

“So it’s these very specific elements that this scheme is looking to address. Longer term, we really are hoping that with the successful implementation of the scheme, we will be able to see more sustainable emerging

Last month, struggling smallscale farmers in the Southern Cape were handed new equipment to boost their businesses.

Some of them have faced severe hardships in recent years mostly from the drought in certain parts of the region.

Several farmers from George and Mossel Bay were recently handed equipment from the Department ofAgriculture.

Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha said the initiative is part

She recently revived her farm by planting manually

Tsoloane says a new tractor from the department will now make all the difference.

“Having this tractor as people of Thembalethu will empower us. Our main challenge is security Government provided fencing for our farms and also built us the dam you see around here.”SABC News

The Ga-Mohana Hill in the Kalahari Desert of SouthAfrica in the present day is known as the spiritual site of the local communities living at the edge of the mountainous region.

However, archaeological findings reveal it was the cradle of innovation of early men in SouthAfrica when the Kalahari Desert experienced more rainfall and was home to a long stretch of vegetative cover

Early men who lived at the edge of Ga-Mohana Hill used ostrich eggshells in preserving water that was harvested from the rains for later use. Scientific analysis of the age of 22 white calcite crystals and fragments of ostrich egg shells dug by researchers from the hill showed that they were 105,000 years old.

The possible reality inferred from the placement of the eggshells and crystals suggests that before local communities made the rock shelter a sacred site, the area had a spiritual significance to early men who resided there.

The researchers said the crystals and ostrich eggshell fragments they excavated compared to what local communities use in their religious rituals showed that the artifacts were much older than what was around.The researchers said their analysis also suggested that the early men were deliberate in their collection of the crystals and ostrich eggshells and possibly had strong spiritual relevance to their very existence.

Dr. Sechaba Maape, a researcher at

the University of Witwatersrand, said the fragments found at the site give a sense they relate to cultural or spiritual practice by the early men. He said he does not find it surprising that the local communities continue to use the site for spiritual purposes in the present day

He explained that the analysis by the OSLlaboratory at the Department of Geology at the University of Innsbruck enabled the team to determine the age of the ostrich eggshells at the site. Head of the OSLLaboratory, Dr. Michael Meyer, said they relied on the natural light signals that build up over a period of time in sedimentary quartz to determine the age of such sedimentary fragments.

He explained that the technology breaks the particles into time frames synonymous with how clock functions which enables the researchers to determine the age of the layers.The researchers pointed out that the findings also give a sense of weather conditions prevailing in the region 100,000 years ago.

It is not surprising the name Kalahari comes from theTswana word Kgala translated to mean great thirst.Though the region is a desert and experiences seasonal rainfall, the dug-out fragments point to evidence of the Ga-Mohana hill witnessing heavy rainfall patterns in ancient times. Director of the

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Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) at the University of Cape Town, Dr. Robyn Pickering, said it was an indication that life thrived in the Kalahari desert where early men engaged in agriculture and sustained life.

Further analysis of the ostrich eggshells and crystal fragments corresponds with evidence of human existence between 110,000 and 100,000 years ago.The researchers say they are unable to delve deeper into the spiritual relevance of the site because of what the place means to local communities. Further excavation works would mean disturbing the very place the people hold dear

The findings, according to the researchers, point to the fact that places which were deserted in modern times engaged with each other and were vibrant regions of trade and human activity They indicated that these engagements possibly extended to those who lived in the coastal parts of South Africa and influenced what was produced in the Kalahari desert to other regions.

They indicated that the findings give a sense of a people who were well organized and preserved their cultural entitlements.The researchers are hopeful that the GaMohana Hill will continue to provide them with insights into the behavior and cultural practices of early men who lived here. - face2faceafrica

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Mystery Shrouds Matric Pupil’s Death

The Police have opened an inquiry into the death of a Grade 12 pupil,Amogelang Assegai, 19, who collapsed and died in front of his home in Impala Street, Verwoerdpark on Sunday night.

Neighbours claimed that they heard a single gunshot, although there were no bullet wounds or blood visible on his body.

“We found him lying on the pavement, while his cellphone was on the ground. We tried to resuscitate him but it appeared as if he was no longer breathing. We did not see any cartridges lying around in the street.”

Some residents said they spotted a car circling the neighbourhood prior to the incident.

It is believed that the incident took place following an argument over another pupil’s

cellphone, when a group of uninvited guests gatecrashed a valedictory after party on Friday night.

Assegai’s friends indicated that a fight broke out after the gatecrashers were chased away

“They left and a while later one of the boy’s fathers returned to the house in search of his son’s missing cellphone.”

They added thatAssegai received a phone call on Sunday, while he was making tea for his mother, shortly before they heard the gunshot.

“He must have gone outside to give them the cellphone at around 8.15pm when a loud bang went off. It definitely sounded like a gunshot and not a car that was back-firing. His death was so unnecessary – he had his whole life ahead of him and

he was about to write his final exams.”

They describedAssegai as a humble and quiet person who would never pick a fight with anybody

“He attended Kimberley Boys’ High School, was very popular, peace loving and was well known.”

The family of the deceased indicated that they would issue a statement at a later stage.

The police on Monday stated that an inquiry had been opened and that a postmortem would be performed to determine the cause of death. - DFA

Grade 12 pupil Amogelang Assegai. Picture: Supplied

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TRANSNET, SouthAfrica’s government-owned rail and ports operator, has partially ended a force majeure at its harbours after reaching an agreement with workers who went on strike over wages two weeks ago.

Citing a statement from Transnet, Bloomberg News said measures adopted for automotive, bulk and multi purpose terminals was “being uplifted with immediate effect” following the dispute resolution.

Transnet is “implementing recovery plans to stabilise operational performance and efficiencies across its terminals, following the industrial action by

Force Majeure Following Strike

employees which ended earlier this week,” the company said in the statement.

The strike, started by the United NationalTransport Union on October 6 and joined by the SouthAfricanTransport and Allied Workers Union four days later, has affected exports of iron ore, coal, chrome and some agriculture products, said Bloomberg.

The Minerals Council South Africa estimated it cost mining companies about R815m a day Fruit producers also expressed concern that their harvests will rot at the docks.The strike is another blow to SouthAfrica’s economy, which contracted

0.7% in the second quarter and may be in a technical recession, said Bloomberg News citing the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index. Economic growth faces more headwinds

from state-owned power utility Eskom which is implementing rolling electricity outages due to frequent breakdowns at its generation plants, it said.

From her base and home in the village of Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape, Shannon Brandt, the Director of Indigo Development and Change, coordinates sustainable farming projects in the Suid Bokkeveld region, south of Nieuwoudtville.

“The Suid Bokkeveld is where my heart lies, with the farmers who share this beautiful landscape.They are very keen to learn new things and one of the woman farmers told me she will never stop learning how to farm better for as long as she lives,” says Shannon.

One of the latest projects is focused on building capacity in sustainable stewardship and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) among the region’s small-scale famers.AWWF Nedbank Green Trust initiative, funded by Nedbank from 2018 to 2022, it is part of WWF’s landscape and biodiversity conservation drive.

The 17 Suid Bokkeveld farmers participating in the project, known as the ‘organic team’, grow rooibos on anything from a 5×5-metre plot to 50 hectares on privately-owned and communityowned farms such as Melkkraal. The organic rooibos tea is sought after in Europe.

‘During the training we discussed climate-wise farming methods, such as organic mulching and liquid composting – a compost that you dilute with water and spray it on the land,’Brandt explains. Indigo’s partners in the project included the Environmental Monitoring Group, Heiveld, Spier the Goedgedacht Trust and local farmers from the Nieuwoudtville area.

Rooibos Farmers

Trial plots were set up for evaluation and monitoring of CSApractices at three local farms, Blomfontein, Melkkraal, and Kortkloof and Blomfontein –where the rooibos is dried on the tea court and then packed into 50kg bales for export. It provides a seasonal income; the farmers plant the rooibos in the winter months, harvest it in summer and are paid on delivery

The trial plots serve as demonstration sites for the use of CSAin this arid region where other small and large-scale farmers, researchers, and other stakeholders could visit and learn about methods suitable for sustainable agriculture under arid conditions affected by climate change.The project benefitted over 300 people in the Suid Bokkeveld farming community

‘We also do climate change preparedness workshops every three or four months to share seasonal forecasts and to reflect on experienced weather and farming practices using climate calendars,’says Brandt.The farmers add their own indigenous knowledge of the natural environment to see what the weather is bringing for the week, month and season.And they share their successes and failings. It’s a platform from which future adaptation projects can be developed.

The farmers who have been farming for decades say that they are seeing dramatic changes in the weather, and have experienced prolonged, severe droughts.The farmers

here face an extreme climate that ranges from over 40° Celsius in summer to minus four degrees in winter, and periodic devastating thunderstorms.

‘This project is the second one we’ve funded in the Suid Bokkeveld, in partnership with Indigo,’saysTobie Badenhorst, Head of Group Sponsorships and Cause Marketing at Nedbank. ‘The first one, from 2013 to 2015 focused on livestock farming adaptation and monitoring for climate change. It was in response to a request for help to better understand the weather and changing climate patterns from several local smallscale sheep farmers, all women.’

They expressed concern that the summer and winter extremes are becoming more extreme and that they need to know how to cope with the effects on their livestock, vegetation and water supply.

During extreme heat and cold, the sheep need to be able to

access areas that are sheltered from the elements. In anticipation of this, the farmers enhanced their ability to read the weather patterns in advance with the help of automated weather stations.They then move the sheep to more protected areas before the weather hits.They also adjust their shearing times according to the weather predictions. Findings, local knowledge and lessons learnt were shared with other smallstock farmers in the area.

‘Through these projects the small-scale farmers are adapting and finding ways to farm more sustainably in our harsh climate,’ says Brandt, adding that she has leant a huge amount about climate-smart agriculture during the 16 years she has been with Indigo. She started as an intern in 2007 after completing her matric in Nieuwoudtville.This year she graduated with a diploma in agriculture. - Heather Dugmore

RELATIVES caring for orphaned children and households where children under the age of 18 are the caretakers can apply for a top-up on their social grants.

The Northern Cape South African Social SecurityAgency (Sassa) spokesperson, Inno Khunou, said beneficiaries who qualify for the top-up will receive an additional R240 added to their child support grant (CSG).

“The ‘top-up’is not a new grant but an addition of R240 on the basic child support grant of R480, bringing the total child support grant top-up amount to R720.This is for orphaned children only This means an adult relative caring for an

orphaned child who receives a CSG can now apply for the topup and receive a higher valued child support grant of R720 per month,” said Khunou.

“The same applies to a child who is 16 years and older, but under the age of 18 years, who heads a household since the parents are deceased.The social worker will assess the situation in the child-headed household, complete a form in terms of s137 of the Children’sAct, and provide them with the extra support they need due to not having an adult in the household.The same eligibility criteria apply for the CSG will therefore also apply to the CSG top-up.Additional proof required is that the child is an

orphan.To prove this, caregivers will need to submit death certificates of the child’s parents.”

Khunou said those who are eligible for the top-up can apply at their local Sassa office.

“With October being Social Development Month under the government’s theme, ‘United in the FightAgainst Poverty and Other Social Ills’, the Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, will use this opportunity to highlight the eligibility and criteria for SouthAfricans to access the CSG and CSG top-up.Those who are caring for orphaned children are encouraged to apply for CSG top-up at their nearest

Sassa offices.

“For more information on the CSG top-up grant, enquiries can also be directed to the Sassa toll-free telephone line on 0800 60 10 11.

“The minister has introduced the child support grant top-up to assist relatives caring for orphans to provide for their basic needs.The aim is to keep orphans within their extended family environment without removing them from familiar households.Also, to ensure orphans living in poverty receive adequate social assistance speedily, without having to go through the foster care system.”

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Transnet Partially Lifts Force Majeure Following Strike Resolution

TRANSNET, SouthAfrica’s government-owned rail and ports operator, has partially ended a force majeure at its harbours after reaching an agreement with workers who went on strike over wages two weeks ago.

Citing a statement from Transnet, Bloomberg News said measures adopted for automotive, bulk and multi purpose terminals was “being uplifted with immediate effect” following the dispute resolution.

Transnet is “implementing recovery plans to stabilise operational performance and efficiencies across its terminals, following the industrial action by employees which ended earlier this week,” the company said in the statement.

The strike, started by the United NationalTransport Union on October 6 and joined by the SouthAfricanTransport and Allied Workers Union four days later, has affected exports of iron ore, coal, chrome and some agriculture products, said Bloomberg.

The Minerals Council South Africa estimated it cost mining companies about R815m a day Fruit producers also expressed concern that their harvests will rot at the docks.

The strike is another blow to SouthAfrica’s economy, which contracted 0.7% in the second quarter and may be in a technical recession, said Bloomberg News citing the

BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index. Economic growth faces more headwinds from state-owned power utility Eskom which is implementing

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Kgalagadi Lifestyle Lodge Uplifting Local Community

Areminder that, in October, Kgalagadi Lifestyle Lodge commited to donating 10% of every pizza ordered at Black Mane Butcher & Grill to our local school to support in the improvement of facilities for children and teachers alike. Pictured is the Koortzen family planting trees at the school for Earth Day Make a booking via bookings@kgalagadi-lodge.co.za or +27 54 325 0938Kgalagadi Lifestyle Lodge includes 32 strategically placed chalets, offering family, luxury, standard and business chalets, as well as 15 4-star campsite.The on-

site restaurant, Black Mane Butcher & Grill, was founded by Head Chef and owner SJ Koortzen, and offers only the finest quality meat -including game meat – burgers, pies, artisanal sandwiches and gourmet pizzas –serving delectable meals suitable for all palates.Agrocery shop, Black Mane On-the-Go, with eco-friendly and biodegradable packaging, is also available on-site offering on-the-go meals for travellers making their way through the Kalahari. Further to this, the Lodge has its own 4×4 hire, Oryx 4×4, for visitors to the Kalahari looking to explore the many attractions the area has on offer

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ShihanAdriaan Beukes ‘n 6de dan Swartgordel maak aan Upington en die Noord Kaap bekend dat sy Nie-winsgewende Organisasie "Change Through Sport" of te wel CTS deur die Dept. Van Welsyn goed gekeur is. Die Inwoners van Upington wie werkloos is of ‘n lae inkomste het kan nou hul kinders gratis aan die volgende Sportkodes blootstel:

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Om vroee skool verlating aan te spreek.

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van fondse geimplimenteer word.

Om kriminele oortredings in ons gemeenskappe aan te spreek.

Om drank en dwelm gebruik aan te spreek.

Om Fisiese en liggaamlike gesondheid aan te spreek.

Die inwoners van Upington en Besighede word hiermee vriendelik in die Gees van Masakhane en Ubuntu te ondersteun. Hierdeur maak ons van ons Dorp n beter en veilige dorp wat dit verdien.

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Miss Wheelchair South Africa Heads To Mexico For Miss Wheelchair World Final

SouthAfrica’s Miss Wheelchair Tamelyn Bock jetted off to Mexico to compete in the Miss Wheelchair World pageant on 29 October

Tamelyn was crowned Miss Wheelchair SouthAfrica inAugust last year. She hails from a small town in the Northern Cape, Nababeep, north of Springbok.

She says: “I am very excited to meet the beautiful ladies from all the different countries. We all share the same mission, to change the world and to highlight that beauty has no limits.

“It is a huge achievement to be able to represent our country.”

Last yearTamelyn launched a fundraising campaign on website backabuddy.co.za to enable her to compete at the event in Mexico. It was an injection of R50 000 from a local Nababeep copper producer Copper 360 that sealed the deal.

Jan Nelson, chief executive of Copper 360 says: “We are a small community, and we all live for one

another, and when we heard that Tamelyn needed a donation to get over the line, it was a no-brainer for us to help her out.”

Jan says he viewsTamelyn as a champion whether she comes home with the crown or not. He said that the awareness the pageant creates is the real victory

Jan adds: “WhenTamelyn returns she will head straight to our plant and begin interrogating every aspect of it, and help us to make it safer, easier to navigate and more friendly for physically challenged people.” He adds that the resources sector was traditionally not a friendly place for disabled persons, and Copper 360 plans to change that withTamelyn’s help.

“We intend to publish a guide next year that includesTamelyn’s recommendations and our progress towards inclusion and make it available to any company as a downloadable blueprint on how to just make a few changes that can change someone else’s experience of the world significantly more positive.”

Tamelyn says: “I hope to gain

worldwide recognition for women in wheelchairs to gain the necessary opportunities and support in our various countries with the main focus on inclusivity. I hope to raise awareness about the challenges we face on a daily basis and to bring change. Most of all I aim to be a voice for women in wheelchairs. I am very driven by Mahatma Gandhi’s quote: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’.”

The Miss Wheelchair World

pageant celebrates its sixths instalment this year. It was founded by two disabled Polish moms who believed there should be no limits in the manner that beauty is perceived and appreciated.

Tamelyn says: “I am excited to show the world that nothing is impossible, and anything can be achieved through hard work.”

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Miss Wheelchair South Africa Heads to Mexico for Miss Wheelchair World Final. Tamelyn Bock is seen here with her first and second princess. Photo supplied

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The Northern Cape Department of Education is ready to administer the 2022 National Senior Certificate Examinations. We declare that it is all systems go for the 2022 National Senior Certificate Examinations.

Last year, the Northern Cape achieved a pass rate of 71, 4%, an increase of 5, 4% from 66 % in 2020.The Class of 2022 has an enormous task ahead of them, to ensure that they further improve on last year’s pass percentage and surpass the national average of 76,1%.

Support to the Class of 2022It goes without saying that the Basic Education sector continues to endure the learning backlogs of the past two years due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Education has had various interventions with a strong emphasis on progressed and borderline learners, in order to ensure that our schools and learners get the maximum support.Amongst those interventions were the following programmes:

• Curriculum Roadshow and Subject Clinics;

• Radio Broadcasts of lessons, Online and Offline Content Applications;

• Saturday classes, Weekend Lock-In Sessions and Psychosocial support;

• Differentiated Content Support by SubjectAdvisors for problematic and high enrolment subjects;

• Provisioning ofAdditional Learning Support Material; and

• Holiday School Camps for approximately 8000 learners.

The state of readiness for the 2022 NSC examination:

1.The conduct of the examinationThe examination for all candidates will commence on 31 October 2022 and conclude on 7 December 2022.

2. Registration of examination centres,All exam centres have been audited by provincial and district officials, based on a national instrument.The Northern Cape has registered 145 National Senior Certificate Examination writing centres.

3. Registration of candidates

The 2022 National Senior Certificate registration has been completed. We have registered a total of 16 105 candidates, of which 13 873 are full time candidates and 2 232 part-time candidates.

4. Integrity management

The Province leaves no stone unturned in ensuring that examination irregularities are prevented, especially acts of dishonesty and possession of unauthorised electronic devices like cell phones.Atotal of 146 Chief Invigilators were appointed and trained to strengthen our efforts to eradicate examination irregularities for the 2022 NSC examination.

5. Printing, packaging and distribution

All 72 papers are set by Department of Basic Education panels. Packing, boxing and distribution of question papers are

done per district, per school, per paper. Security measures are brought in to track each and every question paper printed.The Province is confident that all candidates will receive question papers on time, on the day of writing.

Conclusion

Athorough process was conducted to ensure that quality marking of answer scripts will take place.

The required marker personnel were appointed as follows:

• 766 Markers

• 164 Senior Markers

• 51 Chief Markers

• 21 Deputy Markers

• 51 Internal Moderators

• 3 Centre Managers

• 6 Deputy Centre Managers• 150 ExaminationAssistants

7. Commencement and completion of marking

We have identified 3 marking centres for the marking personnel.The marking centres will open on 7 December 2022 and answer scripts and question papers will be delivered to marking centres.

The capturing of marks will take place up to the 21st of December 2022.

8. Release of resultsThe National Minister of Basic Education will have a press conference on the 19th of January 2022 to release the national results.

6. Selection of markers The Northern Cape will release our provincial results on 20th January 2022, which will be followed by the MatricAwards.

We are confident that the Department of Education, with the full support of the Provincial Government, has during these extremely trying times done our level best to equip each and every willing candidate to sit down for what will be the most important examination they will ever write.

It is also important to understand that the matric examination not only impacts on the registered candidates, but is a partnership between Government, the parents, family and the community as a whole.This partnership spanned over 12 years and we have reached the last chapter of their schooling career. Now they will sit alone for the examinations, but they will do so with our full support and well wishes.

We call on parents and family members to give the class of 2022 all the support, guidance and patience they need to transition from school to adulthood.

We call upon the class of 2022 to conduct themselves ethically and professionally when they sit for their exams.They have signed an oath to do so and we trust they will uphold this oath and pledge.

We are confident that the Class of 2022 will do the Northern Cape proud.

Hofstryd Tussen Solidariteit En Dis-chem Begin Ná Rasbeleid

niks om sekerheid te skep nie. Die vraag is eenvoudig: Is daar ʼn verbod op die aanstelling en bevordering van wit werknemers? Die feit dat Dis-Chem weier om die inligting te bevestig, laat ons met geen keuse nie as om te aanvaar dat die beleid gehandhaaf word,” het dr. Dirk Hermann, bestuurshoof van Solidariteit, gesê.

Solidariteit het in ’n verklaring bevestig dat die vakbond hierdie week reeds die eerste regsbriewe op Dis-Chem beteken. Solidariteit het op 18 Oktober aan Dis-Chem

geskryf en Dis-Chem op terme geplaas om aan te dui of die omstrede rassebeleid teruggetrek is. Indien nie, het Solidariteit die reg voorbehou om te litigeer. Dis-Chem het die sperdatum geïgnoreer

Solidariteit gaan Dis-Chem hof toe sleep nadat dié farmaseutiese reus nie aan die sperdatum van 21 Oktober voldoen het nie om aan te dui of hy sy omstrede verbod op die aanstelling en bevordering van wit mense teruggetrek het. “Die hele Suid-Afrika wil weet of Dis-Chem net die omstrede memorandum of ook die beleid terugtrek. In plaas daarvan om sekerheid te gee, weier Dis-Chem om inligting bekend te maak. Dis-Chem se verklarings is vaag en doen

Volgens Solidariteit gaan DisChem verder as wat die Wet op Billike Indiensneming toelaat. Solidariteit se regstrategie sal ʼn kombinasie wees van ʼn aansoek om openbaarmaking van inligting en ʼn aansoek by die arbeidshof om Dis-Chem se rassebeleid onwettig te verklaar

Solidariteit sê die Wet op Billike Indiensneming verbied absolute plafonne en kwotas en vereis buigsaamheid. Die Wet self en regspraak in die verband is duidelik daaroor

“Daar is regsbeperkings

verbonde aan rassewetgewing. Dis-Chem stel nou ʼn nuwe norm vir die privaat sektor daar. Die wet kan nie verbreek word in ʼn poging om aan ʼn wet te voldoen nie. Regspraak het ook al duidelik gewys dat daar regte van wit werknemers is wat ook beskerm moet word. Rassewetgewing en -beleid mag nie ʼn straf wees nie, maar moet op regstelling fokus. Dis-Chem wil ʼn harde rassebeleid daarstel. Die doel is bloot rasseverteenwoordiging en dit het niks met regstelling te make nie,” het Hermann gesê.

ʼn Herrie het op sosiale media losgebars nadat ʼn memorandum van Dis-Chem se uitvoerende hoof, Ivan Saltzman, waarin ʼn verbod op die aanstelling en bevordering van wit mense gelas is, uitgelek het. In die memorandum spreek Saltzman die vrees uit dat DisChem beboet kan word as hy nie sy rasseteikens haal nie.Bron: Solidariteit

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