June 2013 - Department of Defence

S A S O L D I E RinsightSA Army Foundation National Sales Manager retiresBy Ms Mari-Louise Kaplan,Managing Consultant: TheCreativity GroupAfter 15 years of service to theSA Army Foundation and morethan 25 years effective service inuniform, Mr Henk Redelinghuys,SA Army Foundation National SalesManager, retired on 31 May 2013 tospend more quality time with hiswife, Heloise, his children and twograndchildren.Mr Angel Ramphele, GeneralManager of the SA Army Foundation,said: “Mr Redelinghuys’ strength ofcharacter, determination and loyaltyto the SA Army Foundation has madehim a valuable asset to the companyand he will be sorely missed byhis team, his colleagues, businesspartners and our members.”Mr Redelinghuys joined the SAArmy in 1971, followed by 16 years’service at SA Army Intelligence.During this period of service heprogressed from a Private to aLieutenant Colonel and was alsoABOVE: Mr Henk Redelinghuys,SA Army Foundation NationalSales Manager.one of the founding members of FarNorth Command in Pietersburg (nowDonate blood todayand save livesPolokwane) where he worked from1983 until 1996.Joining the SA Army Foundationin 1998 in Pietersburg (nowPolokwane) as sales assistant for theNorthern and Mpumalanga regions,Mr Redelinghuys’ exceptionalorganisational skills were soonapparent and in 2000 he waspromoted to National Sales Managerand transferred to the Head Office ofthe SA Army Foundation in Gautengwhere he has been an irreplaceableasset to the organisation for morethan a decade.Although he will be pursuinghis bee-keeping interests and otheractivities, Mr Redelinghuys willcontinue to be available to assist theFoundation by means of his vastknowledge and experience.Mr Ramphele concluded: “Wewish Mr Redelinghuys and Heloisethe very best for their future togetherand would again like to thank himfor his years of loyal commitmentto the success of the SA ArmyFoundation.”By Martina NicholsonAssociates News DeskPhotos: Sgt Elias MahumaBy donating your organs you couldpotentially save seven lives; bydonating blood you could savehundreds.Eight out of ten South Africanswill need blood or blood productsat some time in their lives, reports the SouthAfrican National Blood Service (SANBS).In addition one out of every ten patients ina hospital will require a blood transfusion.You can help save lives by donating blood,which is vital for the survival of humanbeings.Blood is in constant demand for thetreatment of patients involved in accidents,patients with cancer, leukaemia or withbleeding disorders such as haemophilia,among others. Many surgical operationswould not be possible without blood.LEFT: MsLehlogonoloMaake, aPersonnelEvaluationConsultantat Armscor(right), and MsTiyane Baloyi,an enrollednurse at theSA NationalBloodService.36 • J U N E 2 0 1 3