SMME NEWS - JUNE 2018 ISSUE
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June <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>SMME</strong><br />
<strong>NEWS</strong><br />
7<br />
Education<br />
Waste tyre management will benefit <strong>SMME</strong>s<br />
Oyewo Adetola Elizabeth<br />
The Department of<br />
Environmental Affairs held its<br />
first public hearing on waste<br />
Tyre Management on 18 May <strong>2018</strong><br />
at the Olive Convention Centre. This<br />
gathering was held in response to the<br />
environmental Affairs Minister, Dr<br />
Edna Molewa’s notice of consideration<br />
plans of four industry waste tyre<br />
management plans. The main intent<br />
was to also get public comment on<br />
the proposal submitted by the four<br />
companies, namely the Tyre Waste<br />
Abatement & Minimisation Initiative<br />
of South Africa (TWAMISA),<br />
Evergreen Energy, JPC Energy Systems<br />
and South African Tyre Reuse<br />
Company(SATRUCO).<br />
The discussions were facilitated<br />
by Deputy Director-General for<br />
the Department of Environmental<br />
Affairs (DEA), Nosipho Ngcaba<br />
who highlighted that waste tyres<br />
have been identified as a priority<br />
waste stream based on the threat<br />
that their indiscriminate disposal<br />
pose to the environment. The broad<br />
policy direction is to reduce the<br />
environmental externalities associated<br />
with waste tyres by diverting<br />
waste tyres away from landfill and<br />
maximizing the value extracted<br />
from waste tyres as a resource by<br />
encouraging re-use, recycling and<br />
waste to energy.<br />
According to the DEA DDG,<br />
Chemical & Waste Management,<br />
Mark Gordon, “circular economy<br />
is important for resource efficiency<br />
because of the huge potential for<br />
South Africa to create circular<br />
economies that generate wealth from<br />
waste. The circular economy approach<br />
could successfully be used to recover<br />
and recycle plastic waste. This would<br />
generate major socio-economic<br />
benefits.”<br />
The meeting echoed that Waste Tyre<br />
Management will benefit <strong>SMME</strong>s,<br />
make entrepreneurs, create jobs,<br />
ensure dignified jobs, vibrant waste<br />
economy and sustainability of jobs<br />
for <strong>SMME</strong>s. The four aforementioned<br />
companies presented their proposals<br />
with various plans on upstream and<br />
downstream value chain, including the<br />
market demand and supply analysis.<br />
The impact of the plans on training<br />
and development towards the creation<br />
of sustainable jobs was also identified.<br />
Marvellous Zondi<br />
The class of 1976 has over the years<br />
been used as an example to inspire<br />
the current crop of young people<br />
in South Africa. A huge number of<br />
young people in our country draw<br />
inspiration from the sacrifices made<br />
by people such as Hector Peterson,<br />
Tsietsi Mashinini and Makhubo<br />
Mbuyisa to mention a few. During<br />
that time, young people fought against<br />
the Bantu Education Act introduced<br />
by the Apartheid government in<br />
1953. These young people wanted the<br />
current generation to be able to learn<br />
using their own languages. This call<br />
has over the years been well received<br />
by a number of young people who<br />
have went on to educate and empower<br />
themselves. Here are a few names of<br />
young people who are in business<br />
and doing well for themselves, their<br />
communities as well as the society at<br />
Youth in Business<br />
large.<br />
Phathabakhe Shezi<br />
Phathabakhe is a Motivational<br />
Speaker, Radio Presenter, Event<br />
Organiser, founder and CEO of Dlaba<br />
Productions a company behind the<br />
organisational processes of the The<br />
Annual Life Changers Awards South<br />
Africa and iLembe Youth Awards. He<br />
is from KwaDukuza formerly known<br />
as Stanger.<br />
Nkateko Masinga<br />
Nkateko Masinga is an author,<br />
publisher, spoken word artist, TEDx<br />
speaker, World Economic Forum<br />
Global Shaper and <strong>2018</strong> Mandela<br />
Washington Fellow. She is also the<br />
founder and CEO of Nsuku Publishing<br />
Consultancy. Nkateko is from<br />
Mamelodi, South Africa.<br />
Njabulo Mabunda<br />
Njabulo is the founder of Injabulo<br />
Films, he is also a movie director and<br />
producer from Mandeni. His movies<br />
have over the years received a lot of<br />
awards and airplay on television. Apart<br />
from producing, Njabulo also teaches<br />
young people the art of movie making,<br />
acting and directing. Some of the<br />
actors he has mentored have grown to<br />
make name for themselves.<br />
Saziso Dlamini<br />
Saziso is a radio personality working<br />
for Ikhwezi FM, a radio station based<br />
in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal. He has<br />
won over nine awards in his career<br />
including the Liberty radio awards.<br />
Saziso is also a motivational speaker,<br />
content producer and event’s organizer.<br />
Ithuba losomabhizinisi<br />
besifazane abasafufusa<br />
Nkosikhona Cele<br />
USOMABHIZINISI wesifazane<br />
osephumelele usesungule uhlelo ahlose<br />
ngalo ukufukula amantombazane<br />
amancane anentshisekelo yokungena<br />
kwezamabhizinisi. Lowo nguNkk<br />
Siminawe Ngcobo onoxhaxha<br />
lwamabhizinisi eThekwini.<br />
Lo somabhizinisi ozinze eHilcrest,<br />
enyakatho yeTheku sekuphele<br />
izinyanga ezingaphezulu kweziyishumi<br />
elusungulile loluhlelo kanti uliqhuba<br />
ngaphansi kwenhlangano yakhe,<br />
Amaqhawekazi Movements.<br />
Ngokusho kwakhe le nhlangano<br />
ibunjwe ngaphansi kwesisekelo<br />
samantombazane amancane<br />
anobuhlakani, akhuthele, asebenza<br />
ngokuzikhandla okukhulu kunakho<br />
konke alubalubela ukungena<br />
emabhizinisini.<br />
Ngemuva kweminyaka emihlanu<br />
uthe unethemba elikhulu lokuthi<br />
lolu hlelo luyobe seluthele izithelo<br />
ezinhle. Amantombazane amukelekile<br />
ukuba azimbandakanye nalolu<br />
hlelo uthe aneminyaka eli-18 kuya<br />
kwaneminyaka engama-25.<br />
UNgcobo uqhube ngokuthi<br />
akukhathaleki ukuthi leyo ntombazane<br />
idabuka kuyiphi indawo ngokuzalwa.<br />
UNKK Siminawe Ngcobo (okwesokudla) osungule uhlelo<br />
lokukhulisa osomabhizinisi abasafufusa, lapha uthathwe<br />
ekanye noNkk Mbali Mzila.<br />
Kodwa ukugcizelelile kakhulu<br />
ukuthi kumele kube ngowesifazane<br />
onamatikuletsheni, oneziqu ezithile<br />
futhi onothando olujulile lwebhizinisi.<br />
“Angifuni noma yimuphi nje<br />
umuntu, kodwa ngifuna labo bantu<br />
abahlakaniphile futhi abanothando<br />
lwebhizinisi. Ngikhulma ngomuntu<br />
okade waqala ukuba nesifiso<br />
sokungena ebhizinisini kodwa engazi<br />
ukuthi uzoqala ngaphi ukuze isifiso<br />
sakhe siphumelele,” usho kanje.<br />
UNkz Nokulunga Mtshali ongomunye<br />
wasebejoyinile kulolu hlelo ukuchaze<br />
njengokunyelwa yinyoni esandleni<br />
ukumbandakanyeka kulolu hlelo.<br />
Uveze ukuthi usevele usefunde<br />
okuningi kuNkk Ngcobo.<br />
Uthe eminyakeni<br />
emibili ezayo uzobe<br />
esenebhizinisi elithi<br />
yena kanti unethemba<br />
lokuthi luyophumelela<br />
ngoba uyobe<br />
esenolwazi olujulile<br />
kwezamabhizinisi.<br />
Unxuse namanye<br />
amantombazane<br />
ukuba enze okuthile<br />
ngenhloso yokungena<br />
emabhizinisini kwazise<br />
sesifikile isikhathi<br />
sokuba imbokodo<br />
ifinqe imikhono<br />
maqede ingene shi<br />
kwezamabhizinisi.
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