Hadeda News - 31 Maart 2023

How Daisies Make Deceptive Petals That Look Like Female Flies

An orange-hued daisy in South Africa has an unusual lure to attract pollinators: a little structure on its petals that resembles a female fly. Male flies descend on the petals in hopes of mating but end up ferrying the flowers’pollen to other plants.The fake fly-like structure appears to have emerged within the relatively short evolutionary time span of 2 million years, according to scientists who have identified three sets of genes in the daisy that were repurposed to evolve the lure.

Following winter rains each year, SouthAfrica’s Namaqualand desert bursts into glorious bloom for a few short months.The abundance of flowers creates tough competition for South African daisies (Gorteria diffusa), which lure pollinators such as bee flies (Megapalpus capensis) with their false-fly petals.

“The male fly comes in and lands very specifically onto the spot as if they want to mate with it,” says Beverley Glover at the University of Cambridge. In the process of “jiggling around looking

confused”, the fly shakes pollen onto itself, which it carries from plant to plant, she says.

To find out which genes are responsible for the flower’s fakery, Glover and her team compared the genes expressed in fake-fly petals with those in regular petals. SouthAfrican daisies have evolved slightly different-looking fake flies depending on the subpopulation of the species, but most include one to four dark black dots with a raised, hair-like texture that mimics a female fly Some flowers lack the fake female fly altogether The researchers also compared South African daisies with other species of daisies that have simple spots and dark rings that lack the detail of false flies.

They found three sets of genes involved in creating the deceptive lure, all of which were already performing other functions in the flower. “[These genes] have all been co-opted or recruited into making this amazing fly mimic,” says Glover. “We know that this particular daisy has evolved to

make these spots within the last 1.5 to 2.5 million years.”

Aset of genes that move iron around the plant has been coopted to ferry blueish-black pigments to the petals.The genes that make root hairs, which help the plants absorb nutrients from the soil, also give the fake fly a hair-like texture.The group of genes that tell the plant when to produce flowers makes the fake

flies appear on different petals. The work “contributes to solving one of the major problems in mimicry research”, says Steve Johnson at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in SouthAfrica who wasn’t involved in the work. Specifically, it helps untangle how plants can gradually evolve complex structures through stages of gene copying.

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The South African daisy uses mimicry to lure flies. Image: BROKER/Alamy

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Wenke van Welbekende Gepubliseerde Skrywer - Annerle Barnard

part of what I’ve already written so that when I write it again, it is believable and interesting to me. Then I can go on. Writer’s block is never solved by forcing oneself to ‘write through it,’because you haven’t solved the problem that caused your unconscious mind to rebel against the story, so it still won’t work — for you or the reader.”

— Orson Scott Card

“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself … It’s a selfexploratory operation that is endless.An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” ― Harper Lee

the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” — Robert Frost

Waarom skryf jy?

Skryf lyk so maklik wanneer iemand anders dit doen./Writing seems really easy when someone else does it.

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” —Anne Frank

“Awriter is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” —Thomas Mann

Is dit net jy wat soms sukkel om die woorde te vind? Is it only you battling to find the words?

“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” — Franz

Kafka

“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” — Ray

Bradbury

“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.” — Virginia

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“Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. — Stephen

King

“Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read!You’ll absorb it.

Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” — William Faulkner

“He asked, “What makes a man a writer?” “Well,” I said, “it’s simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge.” — Charles Bukowski

“You can’t wait for inspiration.You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack

London

“Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don’t always work.You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive…. Virtually every page is a cliffhanger – you’ve got to force them to turn it.”

― Dr. Seuss

4 Skryfwenke vir jou (5) Wat maak van 'n skrywer 'n skrywer?/ What makes an author an author?

“To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.” ―Aristotle

“Writer’s block is my unconscious mind telling me that something I’ve just written is either unbelievable or unimportant to me, and I solve it by going back and reinventing some

“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” ― Khaled Hosseini

“The desire to write grows with writing.” ― Erasmus

“The wonderful thing about writing is that there is always a blank page waiting.The terrifying thing about writing is that there is always a blank page waiting.” — J.K. Rowling

“You have to write the book that wants to be written.And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” — Madeleine L’Engle

“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.” ― George Orwell

“It is all very well for you to write simply and the simpler the better But do not start to think so damned simply. Know how complicated it is and then state it simply.” ― Ernest Hemingway

“If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it.” ― H.G. Wells

“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” — Saul Bellow

“No tears in the writer, no tears in

“Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet.” —Anon

“If you wait for inspiration to write you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” — Dan Poynter

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing.All they do is show you’ve been to college.” — Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” — W Somerset Maugham

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain

“My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn’t like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything.” — Stephenie Meyer

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” — Stephen King

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KODA and Community Members Work together for Change

On Mandela Day the elderly were given a three course meal, manicures, pedicures and foot massages.The ladies with black long sleeve shirts on are from Woolworths, those in white from social development and those in orange at the back from EPWP The rest are KODAstaff volunteers and

community members that give up valuable time for those in need.The department of social development also donated paint for the KODAbuilding. Woolworths gave R6000 and EPWPassisted with the digging of trenches around the KODAbuilding.

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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), in collaboration with the State InformationTechnologyAgency (Sita), has issued “a Request for Bids in respect to the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of the Mining Licensing System”.This means that a huge deterrent to investment in South Africa’s mining sector, especially on the exploration front, will hopefully be rectified.

The DMRE and Sita made the announcement in a media statement issued on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, the tender was still not available on the website of either government department — or at least on the tender section of both sites — but presumably, it will be published this week.

Indeed, after several wasted years, the DMRE now seems to be in a hurry.The DMRE and Sita will host a virtual compulsory briefing session with prospective bidders on Friday, 31 March. And the headline of the statement calls for the development of a “bespoke” mining licensing system — so one that will be made to order

“The new Mining Licensing System, which will be customised to SouthAfrica’s needs, is expected to enhance efficiency and transparency in the application, granting, and management of prospecting and mining rights or permits.

“Through this system, the department seeks to improve the accuracy and accessibility of all relevant information by all stakeholders.The system must further empower the DMRE to accelerate the processing of applications within a reasonable timeframe,” the DMRE said.

“The procurement of the Mining Licensing System is a key milestone for SouthAfrica’s mining industry, particularly as the government implements the country’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan.”

As we have reported many times before, the DMRE’s Samrad system for lodging mining rights applications is widely regarded as dysfunctional.The backlog for such applications reached more than 5,000 at one point a couple of years ago, but the DMRE says this

has been significantly reduced.

What the industry has long called for is a proper mining cadastre like the ones used by neighbouring Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. Even Zimbabwe has one coming soon.This is an online portal that gives the public easy access to the state of play of mining and exploration permits in a jurisdiction. It also allows companies to apply for various kinds of mining or exploration rights and permits. In short, it shines the light of transparency on the sector and

makes it easier for investors to invest in it.

The lack of one is seen as a key reason SouthAfrica’s share of global exploration spending remains below 1%, well below the 5% target within three to five years that DMRE Minister Gwede Mantashe publicly set in 2019.

It could take a year or more to get a functional mine licensing system and cadastre up and running. But the ball is at least rolling now. - DM /BM

Unsplash | Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on 22 September 2022. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)

Crime Prevention Operations In The Province Yields Successes

Anumber of intelligence driven crime prevention operations were executed in three of the five policing districts in the Northern Cape the weekend.

The operations commenced on Friday , 24 March 2023 and concluded on Sunday, 26 March 2023 which focused on raids, stop and searches, intensive patrols and daily crime prevention actions.

The following successes were achieved:

District*: In Kuruman the highway patrol unit received information regarding a white Toyota Quantum Combi that was busy off loading copper cables at a local scrap yard in Kuruman.

They immediately followed up on the information and spotted the vehicle as described.

The four suspects noticed the police and tried to flee but were swiftly cornered and arrested.

The vehicle and 64 rolls of clean copper cables valued at

R35 700 was confiscated by the police.

The 23 and 38 year old suspects were charged for tampering with essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen property and will appear in the Kathu Magistrate Court soon.

*ZF Mgcawu district:*The police arrested 4 suspects in Postmasburg and Danielskuil for dealing in drugs.

109 tablets of mandrax, 24 ziplock bags of tik, and a substantial amount of dagga, all valued at R39 989.92 was

seized.

*Pixley ka Seme district:* Police in Hopetown raided an illegal sheebeen and confiscated and disposed of the concoctions.

Afine of R500 was issued to the 27 year old male suspect for operating an illegal shebeen and another 44 year old male suspect was arrested for riotous behavior

The police will increase their efforts to prevent, combat and investigate crime and ensure that all inhabitants are safe.

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Diamantsmouse, Eureka, Tariomix, Likwidateurs

Pieter Steyn en Johan Eybers

Die een is ’n veroordeelde Ponzi-baas en die ander word deur honderde beleggers daarvan beskuldig dat hy hul geld gevat het.Albei het ’n verbintenis met Namakwaland, is boonop persoonlike vriende en word terselfdertyd deur die likwidasie van hul onderskeie maatskappye in die gesig gestaar. Die diamantsmous Louis Liebenberg (58) en die vrotmelkkoningAdriaan Nieuwoudt (77) het ’n besige hofweek agter die rug.

Liebenberg se saak was in die hooggeregshof in Mahikeng, Noordwes, om te probeer om die voorlopige likwidasiebevel teen sy maatskappyTariomix tersyde te stel. In die hooggeregshof in Kaapstad is Nieuwoudt se “wit enklawe”, Eureka, voorlopig gelikwideer. Nieuwoudt is in 1990 skuldig bevind op aanklagte van diamantsmokkel en is tot 11 jaar tronkstraf gevonnis. Liebenberg het in die verlede herhaaldelik gesê hy het miljoene rande bestee om Eureka by te staan. Liebenberg se prokureur, Walter Niedinger, verteenwoordig ook vir Nieuwoudt. Regter Patric Gamble het onder meer bevind

Nieuwoudt het ’n onwettige interne aandelebeurs – waarna hy as ’n “verhandelkamer” verwys het – bedryf.

Hy het bevind daar is meriete in die klaer se bewering dat Eureka insolvent is en dat likwidateurs aangestel word om te ondersoek wat Nieuwoudt, onder die vaandel van Eureka, met die miljoene rande gedoen het wat glo daarin belê is. Eureka se voortbestaan word deur ’n tweede hofproses bedreig. Die Kammiesbergmunisipaliteit, wat Garies insluit waar Eureka geleë is, is sedert 2018 besig met ’n hofsaak om die huise en geboue plat te slaan. Eureka is geleë op ’n plaas wat vir landbou gesoneer is en het nie dorpstatus nie. In 2021 is die munisipaliteit se aansoek van die hand gewys, maar die munisipaliteit het intussen aansoek gedoen om verlof tot appèl. In reaksie op die hofuitspraak het Niewoudt aan Rapport gesê hulle hoop om geld te kry om die voorlopige likwidasiebevel teen te staan. “Indien hierdie Eurekamense (80% is afgetrede mense) nie die geld bymekaar kan kry om die saak teen te

staan nie, sal die maatskappy gelikwideer word. Hierdie uitspraak bewys maar net weer dat die blanke ras van SuidAfrika op enige moontlike wyse uit ons vaderland gedwing word,” het Nieuwoudt laat weet. ) Liebenberg se aansoek om die voorlopige likwidasiebevel tersyde gestel te kry, is Vrydagmiddag aangehoor RegterTebogo Djaje het die saak tot 12April uitgestel. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens (SAID) het hom intussen gevoeg by die aansoekers om die likwidasiebevel tersyde te stel. In sy verklaring sê Hilton Hope, SAID-ondersoeker, Tariomix is reeds sedert Junie 2021 onder kuratorskap geplaas. Hope voer aan Tariomix se bates is reeds onder ’n bewaringsbevel van ’n hof. Sean Newman, Liebenberg se woordvoerder, sê die SAID se verklaring wat by die hof ingedien is, wys daarop dat die likwidateurs “die hof mislei het” en “cowboy-taktieke” gebruik het om opTariomix toe te slaan en op sy bates beslag te lê.

Adv. Vaughn Victor, een van die likwidateurs wat by die voorlopige likwidasie van

Tariomix betrokke is, het egter ook ’n voorlopige verslag by die hof ingedien wat daarop wys dat Tariomix insolvent is. Volgens dié verslag toonTariomix se finansiële verslae dat dit ’n verlies van nagenoeg R880 miljoen het. Volgens Victor was die likwidateurs nie daarvan bewus datTariomix in 2021 onder kuratorskap van die SAID geplaas is nie. Hy sê nie die SAID, die kurator, Liebenberg of Niedinger (sy regsverteenwoordiger) het ooit hierdie feite behoorlik aan die publiek bekend gemaak nie. Hy bevraagteken ook waarom die SAID toegelaat het datTariomix kon voortgaan met sake waar duisende JVvennote in “pakkies” diamante belê het ná die aanstelling van die kurator “Die kurator moes die direkteurskap oorneem van Tariomix en die besigheid moes onder sy toesig bedryf word. “Volgens die Kommissie vir Maatskappye en Intellektuele Eiendom is Liebenberg en Ronelle Kleynhans steeds mededirekteure.” Zaheer Cassim, wat deur JanTaks as die kurator vanTariomix aangestel is, het nie op Rapport se navrae gereageer nie.

Pilot Tourism-Boosting Project Floated To Grow The Industry

Anew strategy to reinvigorate tourism in SouthAfrica – the DomesticTourism Remodelling Model (DTRM) – was highlighted at the 2023Tourism Research Seminar, hosted by the Department ofTourism on March 24 under the theme ‘Advancing tourism growth and development through research: phase of recovery and building resilience’.

Developed by the University of Pretoria (UP), the DTRM is a pilot project aimed at reinvigorating and refining tourism, to make it a better product, said strategy codeveloper and professor in the UPDepartment of Historical and Heritage Studies Karen Harris.

The DTRM is built on four key pillars for tourism stakeholders to investigate and integrate as appropriate, including building on the iconic, establishing and marketing the un-iconic, tapping into regional multiculturalism and engaging tourist’s senses with local experiences.

“The DTRM looks very simplistic, very straightforward.

That is what you need.You do not want to complicate something that actually works.

[The DTRM] refocuses . . . revitalises . . . and it reenergises tourism, [all] at a domestic level,” she said.

Harris explained that the DTRM strengthens aspects of an existing or nonexistent tourism product, which she says is critical. “It also . . . makes that tourism product more attractive, more viable, or sustainable, and at the end of the day, more profitable.”

Harris noted that the iconic factors of an existing product or offering are typically those often listed within the top ten things to do when visiting a specific destination, which could be found when searching on the Internet.

“Looking at the iconic, it is the most well-known – these things are usually featured in the popular media, they are well preserved, [but] not in all cases . . . some things have not been kept up to scratch,” she said.

However, the un-iconic are

those things that are mostly unknown, the “unidentified, they do not always feature [as] draw cards, they are not well developed; they might even not have infrastructure.

“[The un-iconic attractions] are the unknown attractions, which we need to go and reinvigorate,” stated Harris.

In terms of multiculturalism, she pointed out that SouthAfrica is a rich and diverse society, with a range of languages, traditions and beliefs. “We need to respect these, we also need to get them on board. We need to do what we call ‘multiinclusionism’, so that you add variety to your product –showcasing all cultures, which will diversify what your attraction has to offer.”

Regarding senses, Harris said providers of tourist attractions needed to develop experiences that engage multiple human senses – taste, smell, sight, touch and hearing. She says that by engaging senses, tourists will leave with a story to tell others and a sense of nostalgia that may drive them back in the future.

“The senses go beyond look and see, it must be a holistic experiential engagement.That is so important.The overall sensory experience [should be made] more encompassing, and [into] an interactive product.

“As soon as your tourist becomes involved, it brings another dimension, a more memorable dimension,” she said.

Harris also noted that it was important to include locals in the development of anything tourism-oriented, and make them “indispensable” in the offering. “They must see the benefit.You have to work with the people in that place, because it is critical that they are part of the whole thing. If they are not, you are not going to get this off the ground.”

In terms of developing locations and potential new tourist hotspots, she says it’s a case of “go[ing] with what you have got, then expand and extend it – that is critical to the process.”

Harris offered an example, by relating a potential touristattracting development agenda for the un-iconic, but

multicultural and possibly sensory-appealing Northern Cape town of Upington.

She listed the top ten things to do in and around Upington, as compiled from popular tourist webpages.

However, despite listing ten possible things to do and see in Upington, Harris quickly and easily narrowed the list down to only three viable options – all of which involved experiencing wine, beer or brandy

Among the “top ten things to do in Upington” were activities or locations that were either closed or considerably far from Upington (sometimes up to two hours’drive away) and of poor value to a long-haul tourist, such as a curio shop or butchery

“[In short, what] are the reason[s] you are going to get in your car from Pretoria and drive 11 hours to Upington?” she asked.

As a result, Harris said the Upington and Northern Cape tourism industry needs to start “pushing, thinking outside of the box” by trialing and thinking about things that are different but unique to the locale.

In this regard, she said Upington tourism role-players should investigate some local “best-kept secrets”, discuss things they may consider mundane, but special to them. “Give me something of your inherited knowledge. Give me a forgotten treasure. Give me your personal experience.”

With these local ideas and concepts in hand, Harris said locals can act as a catalyst in developing un-iconic, multicultural and sensory experiences in Upington to attract tourists.

To get the DTRM implemented in various regions in South Africa, she said participants piloting the project should appoint an apolitical, nonpartisan facilitator, who can coordinate between on-theground stakeholders from across the board.

Such a facilitator must be “incredibly innovative, must be a lateral thinker, and must be able to think [independently]”, Harris advised. - Engineering News

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“Diep Spore” Touches Hearts

Sishen Mine: Paving The Way For The Youth

Access to employment is usually a challenge to many young people. One of the contributing factors is the basic modern-day job requirements often being a barrier to entry into the labour force for unprivileged youth. As part of Siyathemba’s Livelihood Enhancement strategy, Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen Mine has undertaken a ‘Learners to Drivers’ initiative, that aims to sponsor the youth of Siyathemba with the opportunity of obtaining Drivers Licenses.The project has already identified 70 participants who will directly benefit from it.

Gita Joao – Resettlement Officer at Sishen Mine and Project Lead on the programme, highlighted that the project intends to add value to the skillset of young

job seekers. “Through our engagements with the Siyathemba community, we managed to Identify a need, that if addressed, could positively impact the lives of many young people in Siyathemba. Driving is a skill that is sought after by many employers, and with this programme we hope to bridge that gap,” she said.

Over a period of 5 months, the ‘Leaners to Drivers’ project participants will get the required funding for training and support, not only to pass their Learners Licenses but to ultimately obtain their Drivers Licenses as well.

Cllr Johannes Roman, Siyathemba Ward Councillor, welcomed the initiative and encouraged the youth to take full advantage of this

opportunity. “We are pleased with the opportunity that has been granted to our community.This is an opportunity that our matriculant and unemployed youth must utilise. We are really grateful to Sishen Mine for this initiative.”

In order to sustain the endeavour to tackle youth

unemployment, Sishen aims to sign up more of Siyathemba’s youth to the programme over the next year, and help increase the number of quality drivers on our roads.

Siyathemba Youth and Community Leaders with Sishen Mine team

R14 BN For Northern Cape Roads Over Next 3 Years

More than R14 billion has been allocated to Northern Cape roads by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral).

This allocation will be utilised over the next three years, and covers a wide spread of important road maintenance and construction projects, according to a press statement on 15 March.

Sanral currently has a footprint in the Northern Cape that spans 4 409 km, of which 952 km was recently incorporated from the Northern Cape government.

Budgets have been allocated for emergency repairs under routine road maintenance (RRM) and more long-term repairs to roads in the Joe Morolong, Ga-Segonyana, Kgatelopele, Dikgatlong, Sol Plaatje, Renosterberg, Umsobomvu,Tsantsabane, Thembelihle, Richtersveld, and Emthanjeni Local Municipalities.

Northern Cape roads are becoming increasingly constantly more busy with especially heavily-loaded trucks from mining areas to harbours in other provinces, roaming the roads.

Although some roadworks have been completed on the notorious R31 road, it remains one of the most dangerous roads in the province, with regular reports of fatal accidents taking place.

Randall Cable, Sanral Western Region manager, said the agency’s involvement will see ongoing road construction, with resultant economic opportunities for small businesses and local labour across the province over the next five years. He said work will commence as early as mid-2023.

Cable also referred to the recent State of the Province Address (Sopa) by the Northern Cape premier, Dr Zamani Saul, saying Sanral looks forward to working with the provincial government in effecting a modern, growing, and successful province.

In his Sopa, Saul said 16 roads were transferred to Sanral on 2 November

“Apivotal development related to the latter is the fact that Sanral will also be opening an office here in the Northern Cape; this will help to strengthen focus on our roads which are critical to the success of our provincial and

the national economy,” Saul said.

Saul stated that through Operation Vala Zonke the province completed 23 000 m2 of potholes.

In addition to the RRM projects which cover all the major routes in the Northern Cape, Cable said some of the major construction projects on the cards which will be out on tender for construction over the next one to three years, include the improvement of:

the N14 section 2 between Alheit and Keimoes;

the N14 section 4 between Keimoes and Upington;

the N10 section 11 between Vaalkoppies and Upington;

special maintenance of the N10 section 11 between Uitkyk and Vaalkoppies; special maintenance of the N14 section 5 between Upington andAdeisestad; and upgrading the R380 section 2 between Santoy and McCarthy’s rest border post BPfrom gravel to a surfaced road.

The Sanral projects and investment in quality road infrastructure will not only bring with it improved mobility nationally, but also meaningful economic opportunities to improve the quality of life for all Northern Cape communities, Cable concluded.

- Noordkaap Bulletin

A wide range of road maintenance and construction projects for Northern Cape roads have been announced by Sanral. Photo: Jacques Jansen van Vuuren

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Addresses Alcohol

‘Diep Spore’depicts the tragedy of alcohol on the lives and homes of people in the Northern Cape. In a province where Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the highest per capita in the world, alcohol plays a key in socio-economic development and hampers efforts of people to stand up.. People living from weekly wage to weekly wage are spending the bulk of their income on alcohol/ There are NO rehabilitation facilities in the Northern Cape, so those that desperately need to sober up have nowhere to turn. This brilliant piece of drama was created by Garage Dance Ensemble in Okiep Namaqualand.

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IPR's Dewatering Plan Saves The Day At Iron Ore Mine

“In this case, we identified that the primary issue was the application of incorrect dewatering pumps, which were not performing the duty required,” he says. “IPR implemented a programme to assess and then repair the existing pumps on site – bringing them up to OEM specification so that they would perform reliably and deliver the expected results.”

included an appreciation of water quality and characteristics.

“Groundwater and process water contain abrasive and corrosive elements in varying quantities,” says Venter. “These have an adverse effect on pump performance and life – and need to be built into the pump specifications.”

When flooding at an iron ore mine in SouthAfrica’s Northern Cape province meant it could no longer access the floor of one of its pits, it called in IPR for a sustainable solution.

Rental Development Manager at IPR, previously known as Integrated Pump Rental, Ruaan Venter says the solution began with a dewatering plan.This was vital, as the mine had experienced challenges with groundwater ingress for many years – and these were not being resolved.

“Acommon open pit dewatering method is to use pumps to extract water from the lowest levels of the mine,” explains

Venter. “However, it is often not enough to perform only this step. Rather, the whole groundwater table around the mine has to be lowered, so that the pit is not continually filled with incoming water.”

He says IPR’s eight years of experience in designing and manufacturing dewatering systems has given it a depth of insight into efficient and reliable groundwater control.

The company’s approach is to apply best practice in dewatering applications, and not just send a pump set to site without a good understanding of the operating conditions and the specific challenges being faced.

In line with the dewatering plan, the mine’s own fleet of pumps was supplemented by a custom offering from IPR.This involved some units being purchased outright from IPR, and other pumps taken on a long term rental agreement. Venter notes that dewatering has seasonal variations, and this could mean that some pumps stand idle for several months during dry periods.

“Our rental programme is offered in recognition of this to relieve customers of the cost of owning equipment that is not optimally utilised,” he says. “Instead, we supply pumps sets that are fully kitted out according to the customer’s requirements – and they are ready for operation.”

He points out that the plan for this mining customer also

Akey aspect of the plan was therefore to ensure that all pumps performed optimally, to eliminate the risk of repeated flooding. IPR is therefore maintaining all pumps on site, including its own fleet and those belonging to the mine.

“Well-matched solutions help to maximise the longevity and efficiency of the system and also optimise cost-performance ratios,” he says. “IPR ensures we deliver these results, by supplying a complete dewatering package made up of the pump, engine or motor and couplings –as well as auxiliary equipment such as vacuum pumps, control panels and monitors.This service delivers high head pumping where the water levels must remain low for continuous production reliability.” - Mining Weekly

The IPR team prior to the pump leaving the company's facility in Jet Park

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Kimberley Artist To Garner An Audience In The UK

Artworks of a 26-year-old artist from Roodepan, Kimberley, were selected to be exhibited in London in a mere two months.

Two artworks of Eugene Oliphant, better known as Junior Oliphant, will be on exhibition from 19 May to 2 June.

These pieces were chosen by ItsLiquid Group for its eighth edition of the London ContemporaryArt Fair This art fair provides leading and emerging artists and exhibitors the opportunity to present their work to an international audience of professionals as curators, gallerists, collectors, editors and publishers seek to acquire, publish and encourage the best contemporary art talents.

It also presents a forum for the direct exchange of ideas and contacts between collectors, artists, photographers, designers, and art professionals, and features paintings, sculptures, photography art, installations, video art, and live

performances.Artists from all over the world can apply

Oliphant, who was also a finalist in the 2018 and 2022 annual New BreedArt Competition in Bloemfontein, says this international exposure is of utmost importance to him as it could elevate his artistic career

He lost both his parents before the age of four years.

“I have used the little memories I had of them to motivate me in my art career because I want to show them in my art the man I have become.”

Oliphant was born in Kimberley, raised in Kempton Park, and relocated to the Northern Cape when he was in Gr. 9. He matriculated at the Pescodia High School in 2015. He studied towards his diploma in Design and StudioArt at the Central University ofTechnology Free State, in Bloemfontein, which he is taking a break from and is planning to continue with next year.As part of these studies, he took Communication Design

as his major

“This has helped me through my art mediums as a photographer, tattooist, visual artist and graphic designer, and I implement it in my work daily.”

At the moment, he is a Graphic Design student atATTI Kimberley, with the aim to get a job in this field in the near future for an extra income. He is also a tattoo artist and photographer and has skills in several software applications, such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, Rhino Autocad and more. He also has experience as a security officer, waiter, barman, sales

consultant, stock controller, and control room operator He is seeking sponsors to assist with the cost of amongst other air-tickets, accommodation, daily allowance, visa application fee, and passport renewal. “The budget is R100 000, but any amount would be welcome.”

Oliphant is planning to present a fundraising art exhibition in April where some of his other artwork will be on sale. More detail on this event will follow

Anyone who can assist, can call Oliphant on 065-652-2719.Noordkaap Bulletin

Eugene Junior Oliphan completing a piece of artwork. Photo: Supplied

Junior Oliphant in front of one of his artworks that was chosen to be exhibited in London. Photo: Supplied

The artwork, The great depression, was selected to be exhibited in London, England. It is an artwork of mixed medium, with a dimension of 70 cm x 40 cm. Photo: Supplied

A Concept With No Meaning For Mines In Tsantsabane

Legislation that regulates mines in SouthAfrica has the best intentions and even the foreword of the MINERALAND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTACTis referred to as "equitable access to and sustainable development....", if you zoom in on mines inTsantsabane they have a narrow or completely different approach to sustainable development which is not at all in line with the intentions of the legislation and their policies.

About a year ago, the community ofTsantsabane blocked several access routes to activate discussions regarding sustainable development with almost 38 mines. Many mine managers made (empty) promises and committed themselves to the sustainable development of Tsantsabane and specific job creation and the development of especially small businesses which are considered to be the backbone of the economy Nothing has changed in essence.

Sustainable development meets the current needs without any compromise to the future generations and focuses especially on areas such as the (local) economy, environment, education, and social-societal challenges. How many of the local mines (big and small) can really write their name next to sustainable projects within Tsantsabane? We all know that the mines that are involved somewhere do so only to tick the boxes for their reports to DMRE. If small business owners raise this issue they are seen as arrogant while mine managers know exactly what their legal obligations are.

In his provincial speech of 2022, Dr. Zamani Saul mentioned the

mineral wealth in the Northern Cape and specifically in the Gamagara corridor. However, if you look at towns like Danielskuil, Olifantshoek, and Postmasburg, it is extremely difficult to explain to a primary school child how rich the area is looking at the shocking poverty around us.Then my son asks me: "Why is the mine building a library for R21m, but our schools get mobile classrooms?"

I don't work in the mining industry, but my few brain cells convince me that mine management should compile quarterly and annual reports of their involvement and budget spent in relation to sustainable development in their host communities.These reports must then be submitted to the Department of Minerals and Energy (DMRE) because it is a legal obligation as contained in their mining licenses, but what have these mines really contributed to sustainable development? Monitor the DMRE inTsantsabane if those reports paint the real picture. Why are these mines not being called to account?

In Postmasburg, everyone knows of only one mine that is visible in local economic development in particular. It is then this very mining group that is always in the crossfire when it comes to local economic development. When will the focus shift to the other mines in Tsantsabane that are nowhere to be seen in terms of economic sustainability? Only two mines are involved in Enterprise Development for small businesses, but the small businesses involved in these programs go through a strict selection process to only get equipment for their small businesses and there is no plan for any sustainable business

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with the relevant SMME. It seems that local mines thrive on once-off handouts to SMMEs, but do not want to commit to sustainable development in any way. If you mention it in meetings, they have the best defenses and usually it is people who are not even from the region, area, or province who want to give you a lecture about local economic development, procurement, and doorstep communities.

Mine managers are arrogant when they are cornered in meetings by frustrated small businesses. Urgent court applications and threatening lawyers' letters have long since lost their teeth because mining companies keep running away from their responsibility to sustainable projects which is a legal duty as part of their compliance.The same applies to contractor companies on all the mines that shine in their absence when it comes to sustainable development but record huge profits and spend the money in other provinces and countries.

Regardless of how you approach the matter, the growing mining development contributes to a large extent to social evils such as drugs, crime, and violence and when the community protests and high-ranking politicians make a lot of empty promises, these mining companies are nowhere to be seen.

The people ofTsantsabane are now tired of school bags being distributed to learnersmarketing and brand awareness. Why can't a local

Jsmall business manufacture these school bags themselves to create jobs?The community is tired of mine indaba's with drawn-out empty speeches.The people ofTsantsabane are looking for sustainable economic development and the actual inclusion and development of local small businesses in supply chain and procurement, not once-off handouts of lawnmowers and gas stoves. Local business forums join hands to hold mines to account to make Tsantsabane a winning town. You fight among yourselves and meanwhile, the mines continue with their daily business.

Tsantsabane is the fleshpot of the Northern Cape where almost 40 mines record millions of profits and drag you to court if you dare to take them on regarding their legal obligations and responsibilities. It has long been clear that the mines have no interest in the sustainable development ofTsantsabane. The two large mines that are involved in economic development in Postmasburg must shift their focus to sustainable economic development that creates jobs and raises people's standard of living and morale. Keep the lawnmower, pots and pans, and backpacks. We are long past that!

It is clear that "Sustainable development" is a concept with no meaning for the mining giants inTsantsabane.They are only here to make money and stripTsantsabane and their people of their rich minerals.A revolution is coming!

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