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Science, engineering and technology (SET)awareness and promotionsMintek participated in various SET-promotion activities during thecourse of the year based on its own awareness and promotionprogramme, and also in collaboration with the DST and the Departmentof Minerals and Energy (DME). The aim of such engagements is topromote SET among the general public, and also to generate an interestin SET-related careers among learners. Events included the DST’s INSITEexhibition, the Sasol Techno-X exhibition, the DME’s Learner Focus Week,the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre’s Careers Week, the Rand Easter Show, theNational Science Week, and many university open days.Adopt-a-SchoolKwadedangendlale High Schoolin mineral and metallurgicalin Zola North, Soweto, in 2003,and following the success oftechnology to its workforce ofthis initiative, extended theprogramme to the Itirele-Zenzelehighly skilled engineers, scientistsComprehensive High School atand technologists, who haveWaterford Farm, Hartebeespoort,and Ferndale High School inbeen developing groundbreakingRandburg. These schools areassisted with facilities such astechnologies, products andteaching aids, library facilities,and computer and laboratoryservices for the local andequipment, with the aim ofinternational mining and1934.”improving the teaching ofmathematics and science.minerals industries sinceStudents are also exposedto “hands on” sciencerelatedactivities duringvisits to Mintek, including Mintek’s exciting annual Minquizcompetition.Minquiz“Mintek attributes its positionas one of the world’s leadersMinquiz is South Africa’s premier national science competitionfor Grade 12 learners. The competition aims to encourageand to promote an awareness of the importance of mineralsto South Africa. Minquiz started as a local competition forschools located close to Mintek in 1988, and due to thepopularity of the competition this has now become a nationalevent.Mintek aims to continually enhance the prestige andawareness of the event. About 350 schools from all of Southwere given tours of Mintek’s divisional operations. A total ofteam-building exercises as well as a motivational talk, directed atencouraging and motivating both learners and educators.Picsto bottom:from topMinquizAfrica’s premieris Southnationalcompetitionscienceforlearners.Grade 12Learnersattendingthe Gautengeventsgiven tourswereofdivisionalMintek’soperations.Aschoolstotal offrom60allSouthnineAfrica’sofprovinces tookcompetition.Minquiz Finalists 2006.47annual report 2007