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issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />

20 000 copies distributed throughout Ethekwini Metropolitan, ILembe<br />

District, UGU District & Petermaritzburg.<br />

@smmenews <strong>SMME</strong> News @smmenews <strong>SMME</strong> News <strong>SMME</strong> News<br />

Awards<br />

for Durban<br />

ICC and South<br />

Africa At the 25th<br />

World Travel Awards in<br />

Durban Reinforce KZN<br />

As The World’s Mega<br />

Events and Tourism<br />

Destination<br />

Pictured at the Event were Mayor of eThekwini, Zandile Gumede; MEC for Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs<br />

(EDTEA), Mr. Sihle Zikalala ; CEO Durban ICC, Lindiwe Rakharebe, Durban city Manager, Sipho Nzuza , officials of COGTA, Durban<br />

ICC staff and Gagazi Fm Personality.<br />

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PG 3 | Trade and Investment Week (TIKZN <strong>2018</strong>)<br />

PG 5 | Department of Labour Leads Inspection Blitz<br />

PG 8 | AME Afrca hosts development graduation<br />

PG 9 | The Chemical Industries educate<br />

PG 12 | The 48 hour film project<br />

By : Oyewo-Umoh Adetola Elizabeth<br />

The 25th World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony held for<br />

the third time after 2008 and 2009 at the Durban ICC,<br />

honored, rewarded and celebrated excellence in the<br />

travel and tourism industry on October 6th <strong>2018</strong>. Mayor<br />

of eThekwini, Zandile Gumede in her opening address<br />

referred to the World Travel Award as the ‘Oscars of the<br />

travel industry’. She pointed out that Durban is a livable<br />

and conducive city for work, study and play. We have<br />

a lot to offer the city, said Mayor Gumede. The MEC for<br />

Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs<br />

(EDTEA), Mr. Sihle Zikalala said, ‘we are humbled by the<br />

increased confidence that the world continues to show<br />

confidence in KwaZulu-Natal. He adds that, over the next<br />

three years,<br />

the total direct impact from our Meetings, Incentives,<br />

Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) will be in the region of R1.1<br />

billion. This is also in recognition of the province planned use of<br />

the high profile gatherings as vehicles to attract the attention of<br />

potential investors and tourists which is essential in growing the<br />

economy to scale down the current high levels of joblessness<br />

and poverty.<br />

The acting CEO Tourism KZN, Phindile Makwakwa, pointed out<br />

that the WTA awards showcased the region, its many tourism<br />

attractions and products with confidence to continue with the<br />

very best service delivery. She said also that ‘these awards once<br />

again throw the spotlight on our provincial tourism assets and<br />

this international recognition can only auger well for the future’.<br />

With award to the Durban ICC named Africa’s Leading for the<br />

future’.<br />

With award to the Durban ICC named Africa’s Leading Meetings<br />

& Conference Centre for the 17th time out of 18th time; Africa’s<br />

leading destination was South Africa and Africa’s leading Cruise<br />

Port was Port of Durban. Hospitality winners included Hilton Hotels<br />

& Resorts (Africa’s Leading Hotel Brand), Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa<br />

(Africa’s Leading Boutique Hotel) and Legend Golf Resort & Spa,<br />

South Africa (Africa’s Leading Sports Resort). South Africa was<br />

also named Africa’s leading destination, while South Africa Tourism<br />

received the trophy for being Africa’s leading tourism board.<br />

The audience were entertained by the AmaZebra, one of South<br />

Africa got Talent contestants and by the Clermont Youth Choir.<br />

The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to<br />

acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence in the sector,<br />

have become a key global institution of the industry.


2 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

Productivity SA hosted the KZN Regional Productivity<br />

Awards and Launch of the KZN Exporters competitive<br />

program.<br />

We received the Award for Emerging Catergory and will be<br />

representing KZN Region at the Nationals on Friday at Gallagher<br />

Estates.<br />

My core business Golden Rewards is a manufacturing<br />

company and was one of the successful applicant to be part of<br />

the export program. We plan on exporting speed housing and<br />

classrooms facilities as fast affordable solutions to Africa<br />

and disaster area’s.<br />

The award was much to our surprise and after a robust of auditing<br />

we had a 98% customer satisfaction.<br />

A positive growth in turnover and succeeded in employment<br />

creation..<br />

Productivity SA has been working with our company improving<br />

our competitiveness and reducing costs including aiding in<br />

reducing waste.<br />

Joining the program we have seen a growth in production and<br />

minimized wastage. We look forward in representing KZN at<br />

National Awards on the 19th October <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

Author : Reshma Maharaj<br />

STAKEHOLDERS IN BUSINESS TOURISM URGED<br />

TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY<br />

By : Oyewo-Umoh Adetola Elizabeth<br />

Reshma Maharaj and Viky Maharaj : Directors of Golden Rewards<br />

1519cc<br />

The Kwa-Zulu Natal Convention Bureau and the<br />

Durban ICC under the auspice of the KwaZulu-<br />

Natal Ministry for Economic Development,<br />

Tourism & Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) hosted<br />

a Stakeholder Engagement session tagged the<br />

‘importance of Business Tourism in the South<br />

African Economy’ on 4th October <strong>2018</strong> at the<br />

Durban ICC.<br />

The event gathered government officials,<br />

hospitality owners, business leaders and tourism<br />

experts to discuss how business tourism was<br />

key to sustain the economy. The highlight of<br />

the discussion unpacked how South Africa<br />

was trying to get five million more people to<br />

visit the country in the next five years. With<br />

research presentation from the South African<br />

National Convention Bureau (SANCB) delegate<br />

tracking study 2014-2016, it indicated that in<br />

2014, the international meetings, conference<br />

and exhibition industry business contributed to<br />

267 660 direct and indirect annual jobs in South<br />

Africa and 280 555 in 2015.The session also<br />

highlighted how to get more accommodation<br />

booked, how service providers and <strong>SMME</strong>S<br />

could benefit from event bidding.<br />

MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and<br />

Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), Sihle Zikalala<br />

Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA),<br />

Sihle Zikalala commenting on the SANCB report<br />

stated that ‘the commercial value of visitors<br />

traveling for business or leisure must be at<br />

the heart of our economic development and<br />

employment creation trajectory.<br />

All stakeholders must work together to<br />

achieve sustainable inclusive growth to<br />

increase employment. The severe levels of<br />

unemployment, poverty, and inequality require<br />

urgent attention’.<br />

He adds that the National Development Plan<br />

states that we need to raise employment by 11<br />

million to 24 million by 2030. This is in recognition<br />

that the President expects social partners and all<br />

sectors to commit to specific targets and plans<br />

to end the nightmare of unemployment which is<br />

robbing many South African young people of<br />

their future.<br />

Persons from previously disadvantage<br />

should benefit from the sector not just as<br />

cleaners but owners in the value chain’.<br />

Zikalala suggest the need on offering<br />

diverse tourism products and South Africa<br />

should be marketed as a whole at equal<br />

level. It was also pointed out that the Home<br />

Affairs new regulation would also boost<br />

growth of the tourism sector.<br />

The engagement was attended by CEO<br />

Ushaka Marine world, Dr. Stella Khumalo;<br />

eThekwini Councillor Nkosenhle Madlala;<br />

CEO Durban ICC Lindiwe Rakharebe;<br />

Acting CEO Tourism KwaZulu-Natal,<br />

Phindile Makwakwa; Board Members<br />

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal Authority, Mr.<br />

Sthembiso Lennox Madlala ; CEO Durban<br />

Chamber of Commerce, Palesa Phili and<br />

KZN Convention Bureau Acting Chief<br />

Officer, Sonto Matisse amongst others.<br />

As well as the impact of business tourism,<br />

economic impact of Durban ICC; crime<br />

perception on tourism and uncleanliness in<br />

certain part of Durban on tourism.<br />

Stakeholders were urged to work together<br />

collaboratively in the event bidding process<br />

because the bidding process is complex in order<br />

to go against other destination in the bidding<br />

process. There is also the need to showcase<br />

<strong>SMME</strong>s and <strong>SMME</strong>s should be involved in the<br />

bidding process as it cost less hosting event in<br />

South Africa.<br />

Pictured at the event From Left : eThekwini Councillor Nkosenhle Madlala;<br />

CEO Durban ICC Lindiwe Rakharebe; Acting CEO Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, Phindile Makwakwa<br />

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issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


3 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

Department of Labor’s Public Hearings on Proposed<br />

Employment Equity Amendments & Regulations Moves To KZN<br />

By : Oyewo-Umoh Adetola Elizabeth<br />

The Department of Labor’s Employment Equity<br />

(EE) Directorate’s national public hearings on<br />

the tagged ‘Real transformation makes business<br />

sense’ was unpacked in KwaZulu-Natal. With<br />

public hearing held on 9th October <strong>2018</strong> at the<br />

Golden Horse Casino Hotel, Pietermaritzburg<br />

and on 10th October <strong>2018</strong> at the Olive Convention<br />

Centre, Durban.<br />

The public hearing discussion focused on the<br />

EE amendments such as alignment between<br />

defi nitions, policy provisions on collection of data<br />

for the National Minimum Wage Commission.<br />

The introduction of provisions and regulatory<br />

requirements for the promulgation of Section 53<br />

to ensure employers benefi ting fi nancially from<br />

State contracts comply with the EE Act.<br />

Attendees at the Durban roadshow.<br />

The objectives of the public hearing was to<br />

unpack the Department of Labour proposed<br />

amendments which aimed to eradicate unfair<br />

discrimination in the workplace.<br />

This is in recognition that 20 years since the<br />

inception of the Employment Equity Act enacted<br />

in 1998, the published Employment Equity<br />

Amendment Bill and the Draft Employment<br />

Equity Regulations in the Government Gazette,<br />

there was still slow pace of transformation in the<br />

workplace.<br />

The public hearings aimed to gather comments<br />

to the proposed amendments, with focus on<br />

employment equity (EE) reporting advocacy<br />

and the amendments to EE legislation and<br />

regulations so as to fast-track the transformation<br />

of workplaces.<br />

Secondly, to make reporting requirements<br />

easier for designated employers who are small<br />

employers. In addition to introduction of provisions<br />

in the EE Amendment Bill and regulations for the<br />

consultation and setting of numerically based<br />

sector targets across various occupational levels<br />

to ensure an equitably represented workforce.<br />

Department of Labour Senior Practitioner-<br />

Registry, Robert Dzhombere explained that<br />

designated employers are expected to report EE.<br />

Designated employers are organizations with 50<br />

employees. The rationale for such ‘discussion<br />

on EE online reporting is because employers<br />

and business are still not compliant and some<br />

organization do not promote their staff which<br />

negates the EE Act’, said Department of Labour<br />

Senior Practitioner-Registry, Robert Dzhombere.<br />

The complaint level in KwaZulu-Natal is also less<br />

than 4%.<br />

Deputy Director, Department of Labour Deputy<br />

Director: Employment and Equity, Masilo Lefi ka<br />

emphasized that ‘SMEs are not to report because<br />

they are not in the designated employer group<br />

because they are have less than 50 employees<br />

and still babies in terms of business , we need<br />

them to flourish and grow’.<br />

The proposal is also in recognition of identifi ed<br />

sectors from 11 to 18 sector and discussions<br />

with the Department social partner, National<br />

Economic Development and Labour Council –<br />

Nedlac<br />

The EE <strong>2018</strong> online reporting is open and the<br />

online EE reporting closes on 15 January 2019.<br />

For more information and to comment on the<br />

proposed EE amendments visit www.labour.gov.<br />

za. The comment form can be accessed on our<br />

website.<br />

KwaZulu-Natal Trade and Investment Week (TIKZN) <strong>2018</strong><br />

By: Anele S. Gumede<br />

From the 1st to the 5th of October <strong>2018</strong> the Durban<br />

ICC hosted the KwaZulu-Natal Trade Investment Export<br />

week. The TIKZN is an annual programme of trade and<br />

Investments in KwaZulu-Natal. The Expo was held to<br />

highlight the importance of exporting in the KwaZulu-<br />

Natal economy and to celebrate all the succeeding<br />

export businesses in South Africa.<br />

The Expo week was filled with information and<br />

networking session for emerging exporters, existing<br />

exporters and seasoned exporters. The main aim for the<br />

exporter week was to develop, recognise, promote and<br />

assist with growing KwaZulu-Natal’s export businesses<br />

and industries. The Expo is to allow many businesses<br />

to grown and understand the different and safe ways of<br />

trading. Throughout the week a variety of seminars were<br />

held where comprehensive programmes of activities<br />

and where professionals had shared their thought and<br />

ideas on development and information on the growth<br />

of sectors and market opportunities to KwaZulu-Natal’s<br />

new exporters and international businesses.<br />

“Networking is very important for businesses so please<br />

embrace this opportunity and get to know each other as<br />

businesses.”<br />

The seminar had a number of important people to talk to<br />

these businesses about running exporting businesses<br />

and how to trade with other countries. Dr Martin<br />

Cameron Director and Owner of Trade and Research<br />

Advisory (Pty) Ltd, MARCAM Software and Consulting<br />

Company was speaker and facilitator on the last day of<br />

the Expo week.<br />

“South Africa needs to move forward and Trade policy<br />

and Industrial policy should work together” Says Dr<br />

Cameron<br />

The TIKZN is looking to way to helping and developing<br />

South African firms and teach South Africans about how<br />

to trade with other African Countries.<br />

The only way to grow Africa is by getting all the<br />

government parties such as SARS to help the country go<br />

forward.<br />

In South Africa we have a great relationship with other<br />

countries and we need to use that to our advantage and<br />

trade.<br />

“We need to challenge not only people like the TKZN but<br />

also companies like the ADA and many other well-known<br />

Companies”<br />

In closing Dr Martin Cameron ended by advising <strong>SMME</strong>’s<br />

on the world of Trade and how entering into Trade can<br />

affect their businesses.<br />

“<strong>SMME</strong>’s should not enter into Trade because they are<br />

only setting themselves up for failure, unless they have a<br />

good product.”<br />

All TIKZN videos can be accessed on<br />

the <strong>SMME</strong> News Youtube channel and<br />

all images can be located through our<br />

website’s photo gallery.<br />

Prominet attendees at the Exporter Awards<br />

National Business delegates from China<br />

Economist, Christopher Woods<br />

Winners & contests of the Exporter Awards<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


4 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

ZERO GRAVITY CLOUD<br />

Zamani Nzimande is just another ordinary lad from Seaview, South of Durban. He is also an Amazon Solutions Architect at Zero Gravity Cloud.<br />

Amazon is the largest cloud vendor in the World & Zamani is part of a very exclusive group: Less than 1% of ICT Professionals Worldwide,<br />

certifi ed to partner with Amazon Cloud: Amazon Web Services or AWS.<br />

This is the fi rst in a series of articles, titled: “Ask Zamani”? Where Zamani will share his knowledge and experience gained from<br />

Amazon, as well as current trends he is seeing in their more mature, First-World Markets. You may also mail him your ICT<br />

questions: zamani@zerogravity.cloud.<br />

The fi rst subject for discussion is quite rightly: Security! Security should be any Organization’s absolute priority. If we cannot<br />

protect our business and our customers, we have no business. Security threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated,<br />

and good security hygiene is critical.<br />

The key questions to evaluate your Business’ ICT Infrastructure on, is:<br />

1. How secure is my Business against malicious cyber attacks?<br />

2. How quickly can my Business recover from a core IT failure?<br />

3. Can my Business continue to operate during a core IT outage?<br />

4. Is my Business compliant with the Protection of Personal Information<br />

(PoPI) Act?<br />

To this end: Encryption of essential business data is the minimum any business should ensure, and<br />

security by design is one of the biggest advantages of cloud. Zamani advocates Cloud as the quickest<br />

method to easily and cost-effectively protect your Business from Cyber attacks.<br />

There is a fallacy that Public Cloud is a security risk. This can’t be any further from the Truth! If you are<br />

serious about Security, you will move to Public Cloud. At Amazon, Security is their Priority Zero. There<br />

is nothing more important to Amazon than Security. The annual Security budget at Amazon is upwards<br />

of US$1Billion, budgets that none of us can afford. As such, their levels of security are at military<br />

defense grade. This is THE positive externality of hosting your ICT infrastructure in Public Cloud.<br />

Ask Zamani how you can leverage of Amazon Web Services to secure your Business today<br />

to ensure continuity through migration to Cloud: zamani@zerogravity.cloud.<br />

ICT Students: Please also chat to him, if you’re interested in a career in Cloud.<br />

Zero Gravity Cloud is the only: Amazon Standard Partner, in KZN.<br />

By : Anele S. Gumede<br />

From the 18 to the 24 of September the<br />

Durban ICC hosted the 20th Durban<br />

Business fair. For these past 2 decades<br />

eThekwini Municipality has made it their<br />

priority to support business around<br />

South Africa.<br />

They made it their job to create a change<br />

among these businesses allowing them to<br />

create names for themselves and allowing<br />

them to network with other businesses. On<br />

the 19 to the 22 the Durban ICC hosted the<br />

Durban Fashion Fair.<br />

The Business Indaba Panel Discussion of local and international business<br />

delegates which was broadcasted live on CNBC and hosted by Fifi Peters<br />

Celebrating seven years, the annual<br />

Durban Fashion Fair is one of the biggest<br />

fashion events on the South Africa fashion<br />

calendar. The event had a number of<br />

fashion media, fashion buyers and “lovers<br />

of all things fashion”. The eThekwini’s main<br />

goal was to providing local designers with<br />

an opportunity to sell their creations.<br />

The DFF had invite manufacturers of<br />

clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and other<br />

fashion accessories to book a stand at this<br />

prestigious event and allow them to exhibit<br />

as well as network with industry experts<br />

and fashion buyers.<br />

The municipality’s main aim was to help<br />

small, medium and micro enterprises<br />

(<strong>SMME</strong>’s) by allowing them to get advice<br />

from successful businessmen and<br />

women on how to sustain and grow their<br />

businesses.<br />

Then on the 21 to the 24 the<br />

municipality was able to invited <strong>SMME</strong>’s<br />

to register and exhibit their work for the<br />

exhibition platform.<br />

This had allowed them to include a<br />

number of empowerment practises and<br />

seminars to be headlined by influential<br />

businesspeople.<br />

While the Durban Business Fair<br />

programme is the tool to expose and<br />

equip emerging businesses, it also<br />

serves as a banner that showcases all<br />

the opportunities and services available<br />

in the Municipality to businesses so that<br />

they will know exactly how to access<br />

those.<br />

This year’s key focus was on youth<br />

development and township economies<br />

revitalisation.<br />

Models showing the latest Fashion Trends on the Durban Fashion show<br />

Male and female Models on the Durban Fashion Fair showing off the creative designer clothing.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


5 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

Department of Labour Leads Inspection Blitz and Advocacy<br />

Sessions in KwaZulu-Natal<br />

By :: Oyewo-Umoh Adetola Adetola Elizabeth Elizabeth<br />

The Department of Labour’s Inspection<br />

and Enforcement Services (IES) on September<br />

26 <strong>2018</strong> conducted a blitz and<br />

advocacy sessions in Durban and surrounding<br />

areas. The blitz and advocacy<br />

sessions were in line with the Department<br />

of Labour National Inspectors three-day<br />

Conference held at the Olive Convention<br />

Centre Durban from 24-26 September.<br />

The conference which also discussed<br />

issues affecting vulnerable workers in<br />

the workplaces, employment standards,<br />

Court referrals and challenges faced by<br />

the inspectorate. In addition to the Basic<br />

conditions of employment Act (BCEA),<br />

Employment Agencies Standard (EAS)<br />

and Employment Equity Act (EEA) norms/<br />

standards for 2019/20 financial year.<br />

The blitz and advocacy sessions focused<br />

on the Hospitality Sectors, Private<br />

Security, and Wholesale & Retail sectors.<br />

The blitz inspection in KwaZulu-Natal<br />

focused on Brickfield, Sparks & Alpine<br />

Roads, and West Street, Malls (Galleria,<br />

Connubial, and Arbour Crossing).<br />

The advocacy also targeted commuters<br />

in taxi ranks, railway stations. With focus<br />

in areas such as: Ntuzuma, KwaMashu,<br />

Pinetown, Isipingo, Springfield, Pinetown,<br />

Berea and the Durban central business<br />

district.<br />

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)<br />

Commissioner Teboho Maruping pointed out<br />

during the conference that ‘we want our clients<br />

to access our services ‘anytime, anyplace, and<br />

anywhere’. We want to take away people from<br />

Labour Centre queues. We want to move to<br />

these technological platforms by December. ‘If<br />

the records are correct and captured accurately<br />

and updated, there was no reason why claims<br />

payment should be delayed’, he said.<br />

Maruping also announced that the UIF would<br />

be unveiling a co-operative model to encourage<br />

an active citizenry in which the workers would<br />

blow the whistle on non-complying employers<br />

when it comes to UIF.<br />

Deputy Director General; Inspection and<br />

Enforcement Services (IES), Aggy Moiloa in<br />

her speech reiterated ‘that workplace labour<br />

laws need to respond to the fourth industrial<br />

revolution as workplaces are dynamic which<br />

calls for workplace and business to respond to<br />

the trend’.<br />

She emphasized also that it is important that<br />

employers comply with South Africa’s labour<br />

legislation such as the Basic Conditions of<br />

Employment Act (BCEA), the implementation of<br />

the employment equity (EE) and unemployment<br />

insurance act (UIA). <strong>SMME</strong> gathered that with<br />

the blitz inspection to hospitality business in<br />

the Durban North Beach, employers paid their<br />

employees the minimum wage between R18<br />

per hour 18-19 per minimum.<br />

Pictured during the blitz Inspection at North beach from second left,<br />

Deputy Director General; Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES),<br />

Aggy Moiloa f lanked by the Department of Labour Inspectors.<br />

Umbukiso wosomabhizinisi ugubhe engama-20<br />

By : Anele S. Gumede & Zanele P. Ndimande<br />

Umbukiso waminyaka yonke i-Durban Business<br />

fair ubungaze iminyaka engama-20 selokhu<br />

yasungulwa. Mhlaka 18 kuya ku 24 kuMandulo<br />

<strong>2018</strong> i-Durban ICC isingathe umbukiso<br />

wakulonyaka obuseqophelweni eliphezulu.<br />

Lombukiso ongu khukhulela ngoqo ulandela<br />

eminye yezifunda ebibanjelwe ezindaweni<br />

ezifana nakwa Mnyandu Mall, Bridge City Mall<br />

nase Harmmasdale.<br />

Inhlosonqangi yalombukiso ukunikeza<br />

osomabhizinisi abangama klume ithuba<br />

lokubonisa imisebenzi yabo, ukuvulela<br />

inkundla yokuhwebelana kosomabhizinisi<br />

kanye nokufukula izinhlaka ezahlukene<br />

zamabhizinisi esingabala kuzo ezemfashini<br />

kanye nezama filimu ukukha nje phezulu.<br />

Ngosuku lokuvula lombukiso mhlaka 18<br />

kuMandulo <strong>2018</strong>, kwasingathwa i-Business<br />

Indaba lapho osomabhizinisi kanye nomphakathi<br />

wonkana bathola khona izinkulumo ezakhayo<br />

eziqhamuka kosomabhizinisi abahlonishwayo<br />

emikhakheni eyahlukene.<br />

Ngaphandle kokwakha amadlelwane<br />

kosomabhizinisi base Ningizimu Afrika,<br />

lombukiso uphinde wanxenxa osomabhizinisi<br />

abasuka emazweni afana nelase Mozambique,<br />

Ghana nase Zimbabwe.<br />

Phakathi kwezikhulumi ezinamava ezinikezwe<br />

ithuba lokukhuluma nomphakathi singabala<br />

uBethabile Manzini we Bazise Investments okuyi<br />

pulazi lonogwaja.<br />

“Onogwaja banenyama eseqophelweni<br />

eliphezulu uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinyama.<br />

Futhi ayinazo izithiyo zezenkolo. Abafuyi okanye<br />

osomabhizinisi abafisa ukungenela kulomkhakha<br />

siyakwazi nokubasiza sibalekelele ukuze nabo<br />

bahlomule ngo nogwaja” Kubeka lo somabhizinisi<br />

ophinde wengeza ngokuthi abantu bengaxhumana<br />

naye uma befuna ukungena kulomkhakha.<br />

Ngaphandle kosomabhizinisi abebeyizikhulumi,<br />

kuphinde kwasingathwa izigcawu zenkulumo<br />

ezahlukene Phakathi kwazo esingabala isigcawu<br />

ebesinosomabhizinisi uSihle Ndaba umphathi<br />

we Majozi Broos Construction, Joe Odhiambo we<br />

Agrement SA, kanye no Rajan Redby we KZN Oil.<br />

Izingqinamba eziningi zihlonziwe kwaphinde<br />

kwanikezelwa ngezisombululo kulesi sigcawu.<br />

Ukushintsha kwendlela yokusebenza kungenwe<br />

emhlabeni kungenelelwe kweze technology<br />

kubalulwe njengento esemqoka kakhulu.<br />

Osomabhizinisi abanamava bagqugquzele<br />

abangama klume.<br />

Mhlaka 18-19 ku Mandulo <strong>2018</strong>, osomabhizinisi<br />

abangama klume bathole izinkulumo ezinamava.<br />

kosomabhizinisi abasezinhlakeni ezahlukene<br />

ngenhloso yokubakhulisa nokubaqinisa amadolo<br />

Lezinsuku ziphinde zasetshenziswa njengesizinda<br />

sokuhwebelana Phakathi kosomabhizinisi<br />

abancane nabakhulu ngenhloso yokubona ukuthi<br />

abukho yini ubudlelwano okungakheka Phakathi<br />

kwabo.<br />

Phakathi kwezikhulumi kulezinsuku singabala<br />

uMusa Makhunga, umongameli we Durban<br />

Chamber of Commerce and Industry no Mlu<br />

Clive Manci we OTEO Investment Holdings and<br />

Presidential BEE Advisory Council. uManci uveze<br />

ukuthi inkinga ngosoma bhizinisi ukuthi bafuna<br />

ukwenzelwa kakhulu.<br />

“Inkinga osomabhizinisi ababhekene nayo ukuthi<br />

basonga izandla belindele ukuthi bathole usizo<br />

kodwa bengabheki ukuthi bona bengazisiza<br />

kanjani” Kubeka u Manci ngaphambi kokwengeza<br />

ngokuthi uMasipala kumele ubeke imali<br />

ezobhekelela ukusiza osomabhizinisi ukuqala<br />

amabhizinisi abo.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


6 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

“Tourism is the future”-<br />

tourists are spending less<br />

According to Statistics S.A from 2016 to 2917 the<br />

Domestic Tourism Industry has over went a major shift.<br />

There has been a huge amount of increase in Domestic<br />

tourism as the number of day trips as compared to<br />

night trips. Travellers are travelling more but they are<br />

significantly spending less on their trips. According to a<br />

survey conducted by the Domestic Tourism Survey<br />

(DTS) in 2017, the number of day trips increased from<br />

39.4 million in 2016 to 48 million in 2017.<br />

Overnight trips are still growing significantly as well<br />

but they have had a smaller increase from 2016 to<br />

2017. With of 43 million to 44.4 million . statistics<br />

S.A. says that this decrease has been caused by<br />

spending more money on food, beverages, recreation,<br />

accommodation, culture and also shopping.<br />

Travellers usually go to trips commonly for taking<br />

overnight trips to visit family members and friends<br />

and not making use of paid accommodation which<br />

decreases the amount of money spent on hotels, guest<br />

houses, B&B’S.<br />

However the money spent on overnight trips has<br />

decreased from both 2016 to 2017. Mostly day trips<br />

are for shopping but it’s not always the biggest<br />

shopping malls in South Africa that gain in terms of<br />

retail. Shopping is one of the reasons why people travel<br />

from provinces to provinces. From Northern Cape,<br />

Limpompo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.<br />

Most tourists travel to the Western Cape for leisure<br />

purposes, visiting family or friends and also to see<br />

popular destinations. In 2016 and 2017 Gauteng and<br />

Western Cape were the most popular destination<br />

for day travellers. Those for overnight trips preferred<br />

Limpompo.<br />

Mostly tourists spend up to one week on their<br />

destination for overnight trips. Staying with friends and<br />

relatives was the most popular for KwaZulu-Natal and<br />

Western Cape. Also taxis were the most popular mode<br />

of transport with travellers taking a maximum of ten trips<br />

daily.<br />

In South Africa tourism has the potential to make a<br />

function be well known hence creating a profit for<br />

the country economically but tourists spending less<br />

leads to less money being contributed to the economy<br />

and also to the country itself. Tourism is one of the<br />

industries that contribute that contribute to economic<br />

growth and tourism is the future.<br />

<strong>SMME</strong> WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW<br />

Uhlelo lwama tender<br />

Isingeniso<br />

Kulowo ohlinzeka ngomsebenzi okanye izidingo, uhlelo lwama<br />

tender lusho ukuthola umsebenzi omusha wesikhashana okanye<br />

owesikhathi eside.<br />

Enkampanini edinga ukuthenga okanye ukuhlinzeka<br />

ngomsebenzi, uhlelo lwe tender uhlelo oluhle ukumema,<br />

ukucubungula kanye nokunikezela nge nkontileka.<br />

Uhlelo lwama tender luyaye ludinge lokhu okulandelayo:<br />

Ngubani onegunya lokufaka isicelo se tender<br />

Ngesani isicelo esifakwayo?<br />

Imiphi imigomo okumele ilandelwe ngokwalokhu okulandelayo:<br />

o<br />

o<br />

o<br />

o<br />

o<br />

o<br />

o<br />

I-Product<br />

Inani<br />

Izinhlelo zokwenza umsebenzi<br />

Isikhathi senkontileka<br />

Ubulunga benkampani<br />

Amandla ezezimali<br />

Imigomo ne mibandela<br />

Luyini uhlelo lwama tender<br />

Uhlelo lwama tender kulapho izimboni ezifana nezika hulumeni<br />

nezinkampani ezinkulu ziveza ukuthi zifuna izidingo thizeni mase<br />

zicela ukuba abantu bafake izicelo zokuhlinzeka lezozidingo.<br />

Iyini i-tender<br />

I-tender isicelo esifakwa inkampani ngenhloso yokuhlinzeka<br />

izidingo ezisuke zidingwa inkampani thizeni. Isicelo se tender<br />

sijwayele ukufakwa ngemuva kokuba kube nesikhangiso<br />

ngokudingakala kwezidingo lowo ofaka isicelo anazo. Uma seku<br />

sayindwe izivumelwano ze tender, lowo ofake isicelo kumele<br />

enze njengoba kuvunyelenwe ukubalekela ukuba nezinkinga<br />

zezomthetho.<br />

I-tender kuba ngevulelekile okanye evalekile.<br />

I-tender evalekile ileyo lapho abafaka izicelo zokwenza<br />

umsebenzi kusuke beceliwe ukuba benzenjalo okanye evuleleke<br />

kwabakhethekileyo kuphela. I0-tender evulelekile ileyo lapho<br />

uwonke wonke angafaka khona isicelo sokwenza umsebenzi<br />

okanye ukuhlinzeka ngezidingo.<br />

Uma inkampani isikhethiwe, kumle ilandele loluhlelo, idlule<br />

nakulezi zigaba:<br />

• Tender design<br />

• Tender publication<br />

• Initial evaluation<br />

• Short-listing<br />

• Final selection<br />

• Contractual agreement<br />

Kusemqoka ukuqonda zonke lezizigaba uma uphendula<br />

esikhangisweni se tender, kwazise ukuqonda kancono kwandisa<br />

amathuba okunqoba kwakho.<br />

Kusemqoka kakhulu ukukhumbula ukuthi abantu abenza i-tender<br />

document ibona laba abakhetha usonkontileka ozowina i-tender.<br />

Ngamanye amazwi, abantu abenza ama tender documents,<br />

balindele lokhu kuwe:<br />

Ukuthi uphendule yonke imibuzo ngokuzimise futhi nangendlela<br />

elula ukuyiqonda<br />

Ukuthi ufake onke amaphepha adingekayo ngendlela<br />

abawafuna ngayo.<br />

Ukuthi izimpendulo zakho zibe ngendlela ezoba lula kubona<br />

uma befunda<br />

Abafuni ukubona sengathi ufaka imininingwane engesilona<br />

iqiniso ngenhloso yokuba lutha.<br />

Tshengisa ukuqonda ubudlelwano phakathi kwama costs,<br />

revenue kanye ne profit ukuze uwine i-tender.<br />

Izindlela zokuhlonza ofake isicelo esingaphumelela ziqala<br />

ngokufakwa kwemibandela ebizwa ngama ‘killer criteria’<br />

lena imibandela okuthi uma ungayilandelanga isicelo sakho<br />

sikhahlelwe ngazo zombili izinyawo. Lokhu kwenzelwa<br />

ukunciphisa umsebenzi kulabo abacubungula izicelo.<br />

ENingizimu Afrika ama ‘killer criteria’ ambandakanya lokhu:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Black Economic Empowerment<br />

Acceptance of a Legal Term & Conditions<br />

Certain technical aspects of the client’s requirements<br />

which are considered non-negotiable requirements<br />

Kusemqoka ukuthi isicelo sakho sihambisane ngqo nama ‘killer<br />

criteria’ amaningi kakhulu ukuze kuzogcina kusale sona etafuleni.<br />

Uma usudlulile kuma Killer Criteria, uyabe usufakwa ohlwini<br />

okungasetshenzwa nalo, uma usungene kuloluhlu kulapho<br />

umsebenzi wangempela uqala khona.<br />

Wena neqembu lakho osebenzisana nalo sekumele niveze<br />

amava enu ukulwisana nenkinga okusuke kubhekenwe nayo<br />

okanye izindlela enizokwenza ngazo lomsebenz eniwufakele<br />

isicelo. Maningi amathuba okuba nibizwe ukuzoveza amaqophelo<br />

kanye nendlela yokwenza umsebenzi ngendlela esikhathini<br />

esizayo. Ningaphinde nibizwe futhi ukuzohlonza ukuthi indlela<br />

yenu yokwenza iyafana yini naleyo yalowo osuke efuna<br />

abazokwenza umsebenzi okanye bahlinzeke ngezidingo.<br />

Empeleni, ukuhlonza abantu abalungele ukwenza umsebenzi<br />

kwenziwa ngabantu abanamava ekwenzeni lowo msebenzi.<br />

Kwesinye isikhathi kutholakala umcwaningi mabhuku ozohlola<br />

zonke izinto. Kwesinye isikhathi uyabizelwa ukuzocelwa ukuba<br />

wehlise isamba semali osuke uyifuna ngokwenza umsebenzi.<br />

Kuzomele wazi ukuthi abahlonza abantu abalungele ukuhlinzeka<br />

ngomsebenze bazoba nesandla sensimbi, inhloso yabo ukwazi<br />

kancono nge bhizinisi lakho ngokushesha. Uma uzohlinzeka<br />

ngento ejwayelekile ubungako bemali oyifunayo ikhona<br />

okungakuweza ngolubanzi.<br />

Ngaphandle kwalokho, okunye okusemqoka iqophelo lento<br />

ohlinzeka ngayo. Izinkampani uma zikhangisa nge tender zisuke<br />

zazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi imalini okumele ziyichithe kulowo<br />

msebenzi. Khumbula ama Profit – Revenue – Costs.<br />

Ngokwakho, inani lento oyidayisayo likukhombisa umnotho kodwa<br />

ngokwe client lakho inani likhombisa ukulahlekelwa imali.<br />

Ayikho inkampani engakuphoqa ukuba uthathe imali ongayifuni<br />

kodwa ukuba madolo nzima ukugudluka enanini olifunayo<br />

kungaholela ekutheni ulahlekelwe umsebenzi osuke uwugaqele.<br />

Ngakho ke, ngokwe client yakho umehluko usenanini lakho<br />

maliqhathaniswa nelabanye. Bazokwenza ngakho konke<br />

okusemandleni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyalehlisa.<br />

I-Total Cost of Ownership kanye nama Life Costs ngamanye<br />

ama temu avame ukuvela uma kukhulunywa ngama tender.<br />

Ngokomthetho asho into eyodwa. Uma i-client lithenga okufanayo<br />

kulokhu okufunekayo wena mase uthatha isinqumo sokulidayisela<br />

ngaphambi kokuthumela isicelo se tender.<br />

Gcwalisa mase uyathumela i-tender<br />

Nazi izindlela zokugcwalisa nokuthumela amaphepha e tender;<br />

Isikhathi – Zinike isikhathi esaneme sokuhlela nokugcwalisa<br />

amaphepha akho<br />

Qinisekisa ukuthi amaphepha akho aphelele onke<br />

Yazi ngaphambi kwesikhathi lapho kumele uwathumelele khona<br />

Amaphepha ama tender athunyelelwa enjengoba, hhayi ngama<br />

email okanye nge fax.<br />

Onke amakhasi kumele asayindwe<br />

Qinisekisa ukuthi onke amaphepha okumele abe ngaphakathi<br />

alungile ngesikhathi (Khumbula, amaphepha entela athatha cishe<br />

iviki ukubuya kwabaka SARS)<br />

Thola ulwazi olufanele nezindlela ezintsha zokuthola ulwazi ngama<br />

tender.Njengomuntu ohlinzeka usizo, isigaba sokuqala sokuthola<br />

inkontileka enomsoco ukufaka isicelo se tender yento okwaziyo<br />

ngampela ukuyenza okanye ukunikezela ngezinsiza kuyona.<br />

Ukuzama ukuthola umsebenzi omusha kuyitoho elikhathazayo<br />

ku somabhizinisi. Kodwa ke, asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka.<br />

Izinkampani ezidinga usizo ziyafuna ukuba izikhangiso zazo zama<br />

tender zifinyelele ebantwini. Ngakho ke, izikhangiso ungazithola<br />

emaphephandabeni, amabhuku, ama emails kanye nase<br />

maposini.<br />

Cishe zonke izinkampani ezinkulu analo ikhasi le website<br />

elimelene nokukhangisa ama tender. Uma kukhona I tender<br />

oyifunayo kulelo khasi, amathuba maningi okuthi kuthiwe<br />

download amaphepha kufaka isicelo atholakala khona kulelo<br />

khasi belu. Uma kungenjalo, bayayifaka imininingwane yomuntu<br />

ongaxhumana naye ukuze uthole lawo maphepha,<br />

Kwesinye isikhathi ukuze ufake isicelo kudingeka uthamele<br />

isigcawu esenziwe ileyo nkampani ngomsebenzi ewudingayo or<br />

kanye uthumele incwadi yokubazisa ngesifiso sakho sokubenzela<br />

umsebenzi.<br />

Cubungula ama phepha aqondane nalokho okufakela isicelo.<br />

Kuyinto elula ukusindwa ngumthamo wama tender okumele<br />

uwafakele izicelo, kodwa emaqinisweni ambalwa nje okusuke<br />

elungele wena ne bhizinisi lakho. Kuzokumoshela isikhathi<br />

ukuphendula lelo na lelo tender elifika etafuleni lakho. Ama<br />

tender amakulu adinga isikhathi eside ukuwa lungiselela nokuwa<br />

gcwalisa.<br />

Njengayo yonke imizamo yokuhwebelana, ukhiye ulele<br />

ekuhlonzeni imakethe yakho kanye nzinto wena okwazi ukuzenza.<br />

Kusemqoka ukubheka amathuba okuyithola I tender ngaphambi<br />

kokumosha isikhathi esiningi kuyo. Empeleni izinkampani<br />

eziningi zinemigomo emningi ngokubheka ukuthi basi fake noma<br />

cha isicelo se tender esuke ikhangisiwe. Ezinye izinkampani<br />

ziba nemihlangano ukubheka ukuthi bazifake yini izicelo<br />

zemisebenzi thizeni noma cha. Lokhu bakwenza ngokubheka<br />

izinto abazihlinzekayo kanye nolwazi abanalo njenge nkampani<br />

emkhakheni thizeni.<br />

Ukubheka ukuthi isicelo usifake noma cha kukunciphisela<br />

izindleko kuphinde kukusize ukuthi ungafaki umfutho omningi<br />

entweni engeke ikuzalele zithelo. Kudingeka ulwazi olunzulu<br />

lwalokhu, isibonelo, ukubheka ukuthi ungenza imali okanye<br />

ungalahlekelwa inzuzo ngokuzama ukufaka isicelo sokwenza<br />

umsebenzi.<br />

Ngokuso bala nje, izinkampani zizodinga ukubona amandla<br />

akho ezezimali ngaphambi kokukuthemba ngomsebenzi ukuze<br />

kubonakale ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukuwumela. Ukuhluleka<br />

ukwenza lokhu kungadala ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi kulabo<br />

ababhekelele ukucubungula amabhuku.<br />

Njengomuntu ohlinzeka ngomsebenzi, nawe kungenzeka<br />

ulahlekelwe imali. Izinto okumele uzibeke eqhulwini njengo<br />

somabhizinisi ukuthi uzoyenza yini inzuzo. Lokhu ke<br />

kumbandakanya ukuthi uhlolisise izinto eziningi wenze ne<br />

‘Research and Development’, lokho kubheka kakhulu imiholo<br />

yabasebenzi, indlela yokwakha, izindlela zokuzikhangisa kanye<br />

nokunye okuningi. Uma usukhipha imali ofisa ukuwenza ngayo<br />

umsebenzi kusemqoka ukubheka ukuthi imali wena ohlose<br />

ukuyenza uma usuphothuliwe.<br />

Kunezinto zangaphakathi enkampanini yakho okumele<br />

uzibhekelele, lezi zinto zingathikameza indlela onquma ngayo<br />

inani lokwenza umsebenzi okanye zishaye inzuzo ongayenza<br />

ngomsebenzi ozobe uwenza.<br />

Uma usisithathile isinqumo ngenani olidingayo, kudingeka ukuba<br />

ubheke lokhu okulandelayo:<br />

After deciding your final selling price, you need to consider how<br />

the client will want to pay and what the impact would be on your<br />

organization. Some options include:<br />

Izokhokhwa kanye iyisizumbulu<br />

Izokhokhwa kancane kancane<br />

Okanye nizoba nesivumelwano sokubolekiselana<br />

Ngokujwayelekile, uzobe uhlinzeka izinsiza ezisuka emazweni<br />

angaphandle okanye ozithenge ngemali yakwa manye amazwe.<br />

Uma kunjalo kumele uqaphele ukuthi amandla omnotho awefani.<br />

Lokho ke kwaziwa njengama ‘external factors’ kanti ayingozi<br />

kakhulu.<br />

Kunenani okumele ulibeke lokuthi awudluli kulona<br />

ngokulahlekelwa imali, lelinani laziwa njenge ‘Breakeven point’.<br />

Kwezinye izikhathi izinkampani ziyakwamukela ukulahlekelwa<br />

inqobo nje uma zizothola ama client amasha. Kodwa ke lokho<br />

kuyingozi kwazise ibhizinisi limelele ukwenza inzuzo. Okokuqala<br />

ungenza isicelo sokwenza umsebenzi esingakwenzela inzuzo<br />

enkulu ukuze uma kukhalazwa uzokwazi ukwehla uze ufike kulena<br />

obuvele uyifuna.<br />

Khubula, abantu abasuke bedinga usizo bahlakaniphile<br />

ngalendlela nawe ohlakaniphe ngayo. Okwesibili, uma<br />

kuboniswana ngokwezezimali kusemqoka ukwazi ukuthi iliphi<br />

inani ongehli ngaphansi kwalo noma ngabe sekwenzenjani. Lokho<br />

kuyakusiza ukuthi ungabi ngu vuma zonke.<br />

Ukuqonda izinto ongasoze wagudluka kuzona uma uhlinzeka<br />

umsebenzi kusemqoka kakhulu. Uma unikeza ngemibandela<br />

yezezimali nakhu okumele ukwazi, uma uhlinzeka ngezinto<br />

eziphathekayo kungenzeka ulahlekelwe inzuzo, uma ubanikeza<br />

intuba yokukhetha emananini amaningi nalapho futhi<br />

kusengenzeka ulahlekelwe.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


7 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

Kubalulekile ukuba namaphepha achaza kabanzi ngenani<br />

odayisa ngalo, nazozonke izinhlaka eziphathelene nezezimali<br />

ebhizinisini lakho. Lokhu kuzokunikeza ukuthula uma sekuvela<br />

imibuzo efana nalena ethi ‘singenza njani uma..’<br />

Ngaphambi kokuphendula isicelo se tender, kusemqoka ukuthola<br />

umuntu ozokucubungelela sona. Abheke ukuthi ngabe ukufake<br />

konke yini okudingakalayo.<br />

Kuhle ukuhlukanisa izigaba ze tender ngokwabantu<br />

abazosebenza ingxenye ethize yesicelo mase ubeka umuntu<br />

oyedwa obizwa nge ‘Accounts Manager’ okunguyena<br />

ozohlanganisa yonke imibono kuphunywe ne tender eyodwa<br />

engu ngqo. Kodwa ke amanye amandla engabekwa ekomidini<br />

lezezimali kanye nalelo elibhekelela ukwenziwa komsebenzi ngqo.<br />

Ikomidi lokwenza umsebenzi libhekane ngqo nokuphendula<br />

ingxenye yokwenziwa komsebenzi esicelweni se tender.<br />

Ekugcineni ngu wena usomaqhuzu ozoba namandla okugcina<br />

ngci ekuthenini leso sicelo se tender siyahamba no cha.<br />

Ikomidi lezezimali libhekelela ukubona amandla enkampani<br />

kwezezimali. Kumele bavume ukuthi ngabe izimali zikhona na<br />

zokwenza lowo msebenzi thizeni. Ibona abakwazi nokubona<br />

ukuthi ikhona yini inzuzo engenziwa uma isicelo sokwenza<br />

umsebenzi siphumelela.<br />

Bonisana nabakunikeza izinsiza uphinde uphenye kabanzi<br />

ngezindlela ezintsha zokwenza umsebenzi owenzayo khona<br />

uzohlale uyinyama kwabakudingayo.<br />

Ukunqoba itender kungaphezulu kokuphendula imibuzo ebuziwe<br />

nokuhambisa amaphepha akho ngesikhathi, kuthatha ubuhlakani,<br />

iphupho kanye nokuqonda okudingakalayo kuwe.<br />

Ezikhathini eziningi, indlela ophendula ngayo kumele bayibone<br />

njenge sisombululo. Lokho kungadinga ukuhlanganisa<br />

abantu abaningi ozosebenzisana nabo. Kudingeka ubhekane<br />

nezingqinamba ngisho ezezimali. Konke lokhu futhi kuhlukile<br />

ngamuntu ngamunye osebenzisana naye. Umsebenzi wakho<br />

ukuhlanganisa, wenze kwenzeke ngendlela ofisa ngayo.<br />

Ngomuntu ngamunye ozomsebenzisa kulesi sisombululo sakho,<br />

ubunzima buya qonga, ikakhulukazi uma kudingeka inkampani<br />

yaphesheya kwezilwandle. Lokhu kudinga ube namava<br />

okuxoxisana nabantu.<br />

Ekuzameni ukuhlolisisa ukuthi imalini okumele uyifake esicelweni<br />

sakho nakhu okumele ukubheke,<br />

• Ukuthi labo oqophisana nabo benzani? Babiza malini? Imalini<br />

abangase bayifune ngalomsebenzi?<br />

• Ngabe unamava kangakanani lowo ofake iskhangiso sokufuna<br />

ama tender endimeni yakhe?<br />

Ukuthola ulwazi kusemqoka kakhulu kodwa ukufaka isicelo<br />

okuyisona sona yikhona okungakunqumela ukuthi uyayinqoba<br />

noma cha le tender. Kudingeka ufunde indima okuyona kanye<br />

nendima iclient yakho ekuyo. Ukuwina I tender kumele ungene<br />

emqondweni wlowo ofake isikhangiso sokufuna abazofaka izicelo<br />

zama tender.<br />

Okokwengeza nje, kuzodingeka ube nolwazi olujulile lwezi<br />

makethe, kudingeka uhlale ngasosonke isikhathi usesimweni<br />

sokwazi. Kungabibikho okukweqa ngaphezulu ungazi ukuthi<br />

kwenzakalani kumele wazi bonke abantu endimeni yakho,<br />

uphinde uzazi wena amandla akho kanye nalapho oli klume<br />

khona. Uma ama client engakuthembi ngabe engawenza yini<br />

umsebenzi nawe na? uma ama client ekuthemba azokuthanda<br />

nawo.<br />

Izinto ezisemqoka okumele uzenze kuwina I-tender.<br />

Mhla zingama-27 ku May 2003, uJohn Timperly, umbhali we<br />

Winning Work, wanikeza lolulwazi olulandelayo ngokuhluka<br />

kwakho kwabanye abantu nokunqoba itender. Unikeza ulwazi<br />

olunzulu ekhasini lakhe le website www.winningwork.com<br />

Ukuzama ukuqhamka nezizathu ezizwakalayo zokuthi kungani<br />

kumele kukhethwe wen ne nkampani yakho iyona ndlela<br />

yokunqoba. Uma uhluleka ukuveza kucace bha ukuthi kungani<br />

kumele kukhethwe, ulindele ukuthi iclient yona ikubone kanjani<br />

njengomuntu ongawenza umsebenzi? Kungani ungaqali<br />

ngokubheka ukuthi yini eyenza wena nebhizinisi lakho nihluke<br />

kwamanye.<br />

Ukudlulisela kanjan ukwazi kwakho na? sicabanga ukuthi<br />

usebenzisa kakhulu konke okuhle ngawe mase ukufaka phansi<br />

esicelweni sakho se tender. Kunomehluko phakathi kobunjalo<br />

bento kanye nendlela esicabanga ngayo.<br />

Ake sibheke ezinye zezindlela zokunqoba itender:<br />

Kunolwazi oluningi ongalusebenzisa ukuthola igxathu ngaphambili<br />

kwalabo ofake nabo izicelo.<br />

Noma ngabe abantu ofaka kubo isicelo abanalo ulwazi olunzulu,<br />

kodwa sesinokubona ompetha bezimboni bemangaza abantu<br />

abaningi ngolwazi nangokuqonda kwabo umkhakha abakuwona<br />

ngokubheka ama client abanawo okanye abake baba nawo. Nazi<br />

izinhlaka eziyisi Hlanu zokubheka kabanzi ngesikhathi esifushane.<br />

Umbuzo onzima: Ngabe konke lokhu uyakwenza na?<br />

• Ukubheka ireport yonyaka kanye namabhuku ezezimali. Lokhu<br />

kuzokunika ulwazi oluningi ngenkampani ofakela kuyona isicelo<br />

se tender.<br />

• Bheka ikhasi labo le website kanye noshicilelo lwabo ukuthola<br />

olunye ulwazi olunzulu ngenkampani yabo. Imfihlo yokuwina<br />

• Vundulula okubhalwe ngenkampani ozofaka kuyona isicelo<br />

emaphephandabeni kanye nemibono eshiwoyo ngalenkampani.<br />

• Bheka awakho ama records ukubheka ubudlelwano ongaba<br />

nakho ne nkampani ofaka kuyona isicelo. Kunokwenzeka ukuthi<br />

kukhona lapho enihlobene khona nokuyinto ongayisebenzisa<br />

ukuveza ukuthi nihamba endleleni eyodwa. Lokhu kungaba into<br />

esemqoka kakhulu.<br />

• Thola ulwazi lwangaphakathi ngendima, lokhu kukunikeza ulwazi<br />

olunzulu ngokumele ukwenze ukuphumelela. Uma ungenalo<br />

ulwazi olwanele, funda amabhuku akhuluma ngqo ngalendima.<br />

Lokhu kusemqoka ukuthola ulwazi ngezinto ezenzekayo<br />

ngaphakathi embonini kanye nolwazi lwezinto eziseke zenzeka<br />

ongazisebenzisa ukuveza ulwazi onalo.<br />

Ukunqoba i-tender #2: Bonakala njengo cabanga kakhulu<br />

Akekho umuntu oqotho emsebenzini wakhe ofisa ukubonakala<br />

njengomuntu ongenawo amava kwakwenzayo. Abaqotho<br />

bazibuza ukuthi ‘Lokhu engikuhlinzekayo kungena kanjani<br />

enkampanini engifuna ukuyinikeza khona?’ yenza njengoba benza<br />

Bheka kusuka phezulu kuya phansi<br />

Hlolisisa Amandla akho, ilapho obuthaka khona, amathuba kanye<br />

nezithiyo (SWOT Analysis) abanye abasemkhakheni okuwo<br />

ababhekana nawo. Bheka ibhizinisi ngeso lokhozi ukuze ubone<br />

ubunjalo balo mase ukhuluma ngento onolwazi olunzulu ngayo.<br />

Khanda isithombe sakho.<br />

Manje ke bheka okuhlinzekayo, nokubekwa nguwena<br />

etafuleni ubheke ukuthi kuyahambisana yini nokufunwa iclient<br />

ngokuqaphela lokhu okulandelayo:<br />

I-product/ nalapho edingeka khona<br />

Amandla onawo okukwenza okanye okudingakalayo ukuze<br />

ukwenze<br />

Ubuchwepheshe ozokudinga okanye isipiliyoni<br />

Ukunqoba i-tender #3: Hlakanipha ukudlula abanye<br />

Ukucubungula kwakho izimbangi zakho kuncike kakhulu<br />

ekubhekeni ama tender applications abake bawenza<br />

ngaphambilini, ubheke izinto abazibalula njengalezo abahle kuzo,<br />

ababuthaka kuzo njalo njalo. Lokho kuzokwenza ukwazi ukubona<br />

ukuthi ikuphi lapho okumele ukhuphule khona amasokisi futhi<br />

kukunike igxathu elingaphambili kunalelo lezimbangi zakho.<br />

ZAMA LOKHU<br />

Cubungulisisa kabanzi Amandla nobuthaka bezimbangi zakho<br />

Iluphi ulwazi namakhono abanawo?<br />

Iziphi izinto abazihlinzekayo, ulwazi Kanye namacebo abanawo?<br />

Ikuphi abangenakho?<br />

Imiphi imigudu abahamba ngayo?<br />

Bheka inkambo yabo uhlolisise ubudlelwano babo nabanye<br />

bakwamanye amazwe njengakwi ‘Nous’ ka Sherlock Holmes.<br />

Phatha izinkinga ezinjalo ngokucophelela, uma kukhona<br />

abanqaba nakho hlehla kahle ngaphandle kwempi. Uma<br />

uzophokopheka ekufuneni kwakho ulwazi noma kunqatshwa nalo<br />

kuzokwenza ungathembakali futhi ubukeke njengomuntu oyisilwi.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #4: ibakhona uma bekudinga<br />

Hlolisisa umuntu ngamunye lokho abacabanga ukuthi<br />

kusemqoka kubona kumele kube semqoka nakuwe. Bheka lokhu<br />

okulandelayo:<br />

Yini ebagcina bengalele ebusuku?<br />

Iziphi izingqinamba ababhekana nazo? sector face?<br />

Ingabaphucula kanjani?<br />

Ngingasiza kanjani?<br />

Umbuzo onzima: uyayazi impendulo? Uma ungayazi maningi<br />

amathuba okuthi awulwenzanga ucwaningo olwanele.<br />

Ukunqoba itender #5: Bazi msalofu<br />

Bonke abathengi bakho banezinto ezihlukile abazithandayo,<br />

Kanye nezindlela abafisa kuxhunywane ngazo. Ukukhuluma<br />

kwakho nabo kumele kuvundulule izinto ezinhlanu ezifana nalezi<br />

ezilandelayo:<br />

Zama lokhu;<br />

Yini umuntu ngamunye azama ukuyizuza<br />

Ngingabasiza kanjani ukufinyelela lapho? (ngokwebhizinisi<br />

nangokwabo eceleni)<br />

Badinga imigudu enjani?<br />

Basebenzisana kanjani nabantu abanabo njengamanje?<br />

Ukubhekana nocabanga ukuthi kuyizingqinamba ezinkulu isiqalo<br />

sofuna ukukuzuza. Okumele ukwenze manje ukuhlela imihlangano<br />

yokuhlola ukuthi Labantu othi uzosebenzisana nabo bayibona<br />

bona ngempela yini obadingayo.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #6: khombisa ukuthi osebenzisana nabo<br />

bayawazi umsebenzi wabo<br />

Iclient lakho lizobhekana neqembu osulihlanganisile ukwenza<br />

umsebenzi walo ukubheka ukuthi ngabe nisebenzisana<br />

ngendlela efanele yini. Ukuhlanganisa abantu ngabanye ubenze<br />

iqembu elihlaba hlosile akusiwona umsebenzi olula neze.<br />

Kodwa kusemqoka ukuthi lowo omenzela umsebenzi azi ukuthi<br />

nikulungele ukusebenza, akekho umuntu ofuna ukusebenzelwa<br />

ngabantu abangawenzi kahle umsebenzi. Okusemqoka kuwena<br />

njengamanjeukubonisa ubuqotho, ukukhalipha Kanye namava<br />

eqembu lakho<br />

Ukunqoba itender #7: Zibuze lokhu futhi: Kungani kumele<br />

kukhethwe mina?<br />

Kusemqoka ukuzigcina ungaphambili kwalabo oqophelisana<br />

nabo ngoba uma uke walahlwa isinqumo labo abazongena<br />

ngaphambi kwakho nabo benza ngakho konke okusemandleni<br />

ukuthi bengaphunyukwa iqatha emlonyeni. Kumele ubonise<br />

ukuhluka kwakho Kanye namava oza nawo etafuleni.<br />

Ukunqoba itender #8 – Yenza umhlangano ube seqophelweni<br />

eliphezulu<br />

Indlela oziveza ngayo emihlanganweni nowethula ngayo izinhlelo<br />

zakho yenza kube lula ukuhlonza ukuthi ungumuntu olungile yini<br />

ukuthi kusetshenziswane naye. Ukuveza amava akho kakhulu<br />

lapho ninengxoxo khona kwenza ukuthi kubonakale ngampela<br />

ukuthi nguwena umuntu okulungele ngempela ukuthwala<br />

umsebenzi ofake isicelo sokuwenza. Ukuzimisela ngampela<br />

emihlanganweni kukunikeza igama elihle kakhulu Abanqoba ama<br />

tender basebenzisa lokhu okulandelayo:<br />

Babhala izinto ezixoxiwe emihlanganweni ngenhloso<br />

yokuzilungisa nokuziphucula. Baphendula ngokushesha<br />

ezikhalazweni nakokushiwo basheshe bakulungise.<br />

Babheka amathuba amasha ngasosonke isikhathi lapho<br />

besemihlanganweni khona. Bafunda kakhulu ngobudlelwano<br />

babo nezinye izinkampani.<br />

Ukunqoba itender #9 – Hlanganisa amakhanda amabili<br />

Lokhu kusho ukuthi hlala phansi neqembu lakho uzwe imibono<br />

eyahlukene kubantu abahlukene ukuze uzokwazi ukuthola<br />

nolwazi obungenalo okanye enye indlela yokwenza lokhu obufisa<br />

ukukwenza.<br />

Kodwa okusemqoka ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izigcawu<br />

zokucobelelana ngalolu lwazi ziba ngezihlaba hlosile kakhulu<br />

ngokubheka lokhu okulandelayo:<br />

Okuqukethwe ezethulweni zakho (Presentation)<br />

Indlela okwazi ukumbandakanya ngakhona abantu abasemqoka<br />

Amava akho okuvula izigcawu zokucobelelana ngolwazi<br />

Ukukhanga kwakho nabantu abayingxenye yesigcawu<br />

sokucobelelana ngolwazi 9lokhu ukuthola ngokuzwa uvo lwabantu<br />

ebenenza izethulo kubona)<br />

Izethulo ezingekho ezingeni zingakhinyabeza amathuba akho<br />

okunqoba itender. Badudule ngawo wonke Amandla onawo.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #10: Badwebele isithombe seminyaka<br />

emibili besebenzisana nawe ukuthi izimpilo zabo<br />

zingashintsha kanjani<br />

Bafake ohambeni ngokomqondo ubabonise indlela izinto<br />

ezizohamba kahle ngakhona uma besebenzisana nawe, ubabeke<br />

esithombeni ngezinto eningazizuza ndawonye ngokuphendula<br />

umbuzo othi ikuphi okuletha etafuleni? Yini ehlukile ozobengezela<br />

yona? Bengabhekana kanjani nendima abakuyo ngendlela<br />

ehlukikile?<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #11 – Banxenxe ngobufakazi<br />

Bakhombise ukuthi useke wasiza abanye abanezinkinga<br />

bona ababhekene nazo njengamanje. Yiba isisombululo<br />

sezinkinga zabo bezibone bengeke baluthola ndawo olunye<br />

usizo ngaphandle kwalolo oza nalo wena. Khetha abantu<br />

owasebenzisana kahle nabo ubenze ofakazi bakho ukuze uma<br />

bebafonela bezokhuluma okuhle kodwa ngawe.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #12 – Bahlobanise nezimbangi zabo<br />

ezinkulu<br />

Ukubaqhathanisa nezimbangi zabo ezinkulu kungadweba<br />

isithombe sokuthi uyayaz into oyenzayo. Bheka ukuthi yini<br />

eyenziwa izimbangi zabo kabi okanye kancono kunabo. Dweba<br />

isithombe sokuthi uzimisele ngokubenza ukuthi benze kancono<br />

okanye bahlale beseqhulwini kontanga yabo.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #13 – Yenza bakulwele<br />

Ukuvunywa nokuchaza iclient yakho iyona into esemqoka<br />

nengashaya kakhulu izimbangi zakho. Yakha isithombe<br />

sokwethembeka, nokuthembeka kwabantu osebenzisana nabo.<br />

Lokhu kungaphinde kukuvulele amathuba amaningi kakhulu<br />

okuthi usebenzisane ne client lakho ngokuzayo. Kodwa qikelela<br />

ukwenza lokhu okuthathu okulandelayo<br />

• Babuze ukuthi bazimisele yini ukukujaja ngendlela owenze<br />

ngayo<br />

• Qinisekisa ukuthi bajabule ngawe nangezinto ozenzayo<br />

• Batshele kabanzi ngezinto ofisa ukuthi bazazi ngawe (Ngale<br />

kwalokho bazozicingela bona izinto abafuna ukuzazi)<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #14 – ‘Ubofika uzosibona uma unethuba’<br />

Ukuletha ama client ehhovisi lakho indlela elula ukuqinisekisa<br />

ukuthi uyabanqoba kwazise uzokwazi ukubheka izinto<br />

onazo khona ongafisa bezazi nocabanga ukuthi zingakusiza<br />

ukunqoba izinhliziyo zabo Indawo ohlanganela khona ne client<br />

iletha isthombe sokuthi unamava kangakanani futhi ikunikeza<br />

nethuba lokubazisa kulabo abasemqoka enkampanini yakho<br />

ongafisa ukuthi babazi. Khombisa ukukuthakasela ukuba<br />

nabo ukuze nabo bezokujabulela ukuba nawe. Ungasabi<br />

ukubatatamisa ubahlanganise nabaphathi abakhulu okanye labo<br />

abayiziphathimandla ezingaphezulu kwezakho. Qinisekisa ukuthi<br />

uma befika wenza ngakho konke okusemandleni ukuthi uhambo<br />

lwabo bengaluboni njengento ebachithela isikhathi.<br />

Ukunqoba iTender #15 – Kunuka njengani lapha?<br />

Ngaphezulu kwezingxoxo ezisemqoka ongaba nazo nama client<br />

enye into esemqoka ukubheka abantu abavakashela izindlu<br />

zenu, kumele bebone ukuthi abantu abanivakashelayo ngabantu<br />

abasemqoka kakhulu kunabo okanye abasezingeni lenu ukuze<br />

nabo bezobona ukuthi nisebenza ngampela. Kumele bebone<br />

ezithombeni ezisemahhovisi okanye ezindongeni ukuthi abantu<br />

abanivakashelayo ngabantu abasemqoka kakhulu ukuze nabo<br />

bezokubona ukubaluleka kokusebenzisana nani.<br />

Ukuthengeka – badayisele inqubekela phambili<br />

nokukhuphuka izitebhisi<br />

Into abangasoze bakuvezela yona ukuthi abantu abafaka izicelo<br />

zokusebenzisana nenkampani ibona abasiza ukuthi bebhale<br />

izikhangiso.<br />

Iqiniso lokudayisa likanje, abantu bathenga kubantu<br />

ababathandayo nalabo ababathembayo. Ngakhoke konke<br />

kumele kube seshashalazini. Kahle kahle ama tender aqinisekisa<br />

ukwazana kancono.<br />

Ukuze ube ingxenye yenkampani thizeni ofisa ukusebenzisana<br />

nayo kudingeka ube umuntu oyisisombululo sezinkinga abanazo.<br />

Ngokujwayelekile, abantu basebenzisana nezinkampani<br />

ezizohlinzeka amava abangenawo okanye abazosombulula<br />

izinkinga ababhekene nazo. Uma wenze kanjalo ungathuki<br />

uma kunqoba wena itender ngoba ubhekene nabanye<br />

ongqondongqondo futhi bama tender abazibhekile nabo ngawo<br />

abagabe ngenani nangamava ongenawo.<br />

Isigaba esilandelayo ukufaka konke okuhle ngawe, okuhlinzekayo<br />

Kanye nemisebenzi oyenzayo. Njengamanje uzoqala ukunqoba<br />

okungena mkhawulo kodwa labo abangaphezulu kwakho<br />

ngokwamaqophelo nabo abamile bayaqhubeka nokunqoba<br />

ngendlela yabo nabo.<br />

Uma usuqala ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla imisebenzi<br />

izobe isizizela yona ama client azoqala ekhulume ngawe<br />

ngokuthi nguwena umuntu owaziyo umsebenzi wakhe futhi<br />

abangakujabulela ukusebenzisana naye.<br />

ISIPHETHO<br />

khumbula ukuthi ngaphambi kokuthumela isicelo se tender<br />

kumele ufundisise imigOMO nemibandela ngokucophelela.<br />

Akumele ubone sekudlule isikhathi ukuthi wathumelela isicelo<br />

sokwenza into ongeke ukwazi ukuyenza. Ngoba maningi<br />

amathuba okulahlekelwa inkontileka mase kuphoqa ukuthi<br />

ukhokhe izindleko.<br />

FUNDISISA KAHLE YONKE INTO UQINISEKISISE UKUTHI<br />

KONKE OKUQUKETHWE SIKUFISELA INHLAHLA<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


8 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

Mandela in Focus<br />

By : Oyewo-Umoh Adetola<br />

By : Zanele P. Ndimande<br />

On the 13th of October <strong>2018</strong> the Durban Art Gallery<br />

hosted the prestigious book launch “Mandela in Focus”<br />

in honour of the great South Africa Icon Nelson.<br />

Mandela in Focus is a coffee table pictorial work<br />

featuring the work of the former president’s private<br />

photographer, Kevin Joseph with the text written by<br />

journalist and commentator Farook Khan.<br />

The book contains unseen photographs that have not<br />

been viewed on the public sphere. The book highlights<br />

Mandela as a “man of faith” as there is a huge collection<br />

of photographs of him showing private family gatherings<br />

with Mrs Gracia Mandela and Mrs Winnie Mandela.<br />

The images contained in the book are a collector’s item<br />

and are in huge demand by tertiary institutions and by<br />

high profi le members of the state because of how depict<br />

the private life of the former president and the unseen<br />

moments that they have. Kevin Joseph had access and<br />

permission to capture private moments of Mandela.<br />

Many untold stories are in the book,<br />

they are heart-felt photographs showing moments of<br />

happiness and grief including images of the great icon’s<br />

funeral.Farook Khan has followed the life of Mandela<br />

dating back to the 60’s from his imprisonment up to his<br />

release to liberation in the 90’s. The book is living proof<br />

of the continuation of the late president’s legacy. Kevin<br />

Joseph’s business agent and Activist was also present at<br />

the book launch.<br />

Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zondwa Mandela and his<br />

wife were present at the launch. He said “I’m gonna tell<br />

the truth and nothing but the truth. It’s very clear that<br />

many African storytellers and photographers are very<br />

proud of their African stories and sharing their African<br />

perspective to the world. Africa’s youth and children<br />

need to know that the story of Winnie Mandela and<br />

Nelson Mandela lives in the beauty, intelligence and<br />

determination we fi nd in all our young man and women<br />

of today. The story of Winnie and Nelson Mandela has<br />

been conventionalised. It’s up to us to make sure that the<br />

story of Winnie and Mandela becomes a very indigenous<br />

African story”.<br />

Journalist, commentator and writer of<br />

‘Mandela in Focus’, Farook Khan.<br />

AME Africa hosts Enterprise Development Graduation<br />

<strong>SMME</strong> Staff Reporter<br />

Bryn Wombell (General Manager at AME Africa), Thandiwe Zondi (<strong>SMME</strong> Graduate)<br />

AME Africa Healthcare hosted the AME’s Enterprise Development<br />

Graduation on 17 September <strong>2018</strong>. The keynote speaker at the<br />

event was Enterprise Development Programme Leader, Proffesor<br />

Charles Dondo.<br />

His address was mainly about lauding the new graduates and<br />

also imparting his knowledge of the industry. Also in attendance<br />

were influential people from within the AME family, namely;<br />

General Manager, Bryn Woombell and HR Manager, Advocate<br />

Gloria Khumalo.<br />

Speaking at the event, Proffesor Charles Dondo urged the<br />

graduates to believe in themselves and also strive to have things<br />

they can call their own.<br />

“The seed that AME Africa has planted in you is, training you<br />

in entrepreneurship a majority of small businesses are started<br />

by people who have no background in business at all, and you<br />

need as a business person to know the eight enterprise functions<br />

intimately and in detail this is the theoretical knowledge we have<br />

imparted in you”<br />

Dondo further said success is not about money, fame or<br />

popularity rather about creating a legacy.<br />

The most important message was along the lines of ‘If you can<br />

believe it, you can live it’. This is the time now that your journey is<br />

beginning.It is a transcition from theory to practical knowledge.<br />

You need to invest time in whatever you do, you need to explore,<br />

and you need.<br />

“Being lazy is<br />

disrespectful to<br />

people around you, it<br />

is also disrespectful<br />

to God who gave you<br />

the talent, and it is<br />

also disrespectful to<br />

yourself”<br />

After all had been said<br />

and done, the graduates<br />

were presented with<br />

their certificates.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


9 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

By : Oyewo-Umoh Adetola Elizabeth<br />

The Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA) Hosts Regional Stakeholders Forum.<br />

On October 5th <strong>2018</strong>, the Chemical<br />

Industries Education & Training Authority<br />

(CHIETA) engaged stakeholders on the<br />

Regional Skills Forum (RSF) engagement<br />

session to prepare for DG <strong>2018</strong>-2019<br />

Cycle3 Funding Window at the Hilton<br />

hotel Durban. The stakeholders were also<br />

updated on the Sector Skills Plan (SSP)<br />

in accordance with the requirements of<br />

the Department of Higher Education and<br />

Training (DHET) annually.<br />

Among other things, the session provided<br />

the situational context and sector profile<br />

in the chemical sector. Which is also in<br />

alignment with the skills planning for the<br />

chemical sector such as the National Skills<br />

Development Strategy (NSDS) III, the<br />

National Skills Accord, the National Youth<br />

Employment Accord (NYEA), the Quality<br />

Council for Trades and Occupations<br />

(QCTO) policies, and various regulations,<br />

such as the Grant Regulations.<br />

Chieta Acting CEO, Kedibone Morane<br />

stated that the regional forum ‘is recognition<br />

that the<br />

Chemical Industries and education offered<br />

to learners needed to be impacted by the<br />

fourth industrial revolution’.<br />

This is necessary as new technology<br />

emerge, there is the need to prepare<br />

learners for future skills in the chemical<br />

sector’ said Morane<br />

The highlight of the session unpacked<br />

sstrategic plan for <strong>2018</strong>/19 ,research and<br />

skills update, grant window application<br />

guidelines, qqualifications development<br />

updates and best practice and<br />

optimization of efficiency for SETA.<br />

CHIETA has developed many interventions<br />

and mechanisms to address the skills<br />

needs of the industry and to overcome<br />

skills shortages. CHIETA interventions<br />

span the whole skills’ development<br />

pipeline.<br />

These include interventions at school<br />

level, support for TVET colleges,<br />

support for andco-operation with higher<br />

education and training institutions, artisan<br />

development .<br />

From the left :Princess Moumakoe, Thulani Shabala,<br />

Acting CEO Kedibone Morane, Jay Moodley and Rajen Naidoo<br />

In addition to support for small and<br />

micro enterprises and recognition of prior<br />

learning and PIVOTAL programmes which<br />

are necessary to address critical skills<br />

needs.<br />

While the Chieta 2015/2016 report<br />

indicates that in 2014/15 the petroleum<br />

subsector employed the largest<br />

contingent of workers in the chemical<br />

sector with more than 46,000. The second<br />

largest employer was the base chemicals<br />

subsector with just more than 16%,<br />

followed by the pharmaceuticals and<br />

speciality chemicals subsector (15%).<br />

In addition to the petroleum subsector<br />

employed between 44 000 and 47 000<br />

people. In all four years, Gauteng was<br />

the province with the largest number of<br />

employees – 45% in 2012, 42% in 2013<br />

and 41% in 2014 and 2015. This was<br />

followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 19% of<br />

employees in 2012, 16% in 2013, 17% in<br />

2014 and 19% in 2015.<br />

Employees in the chemical sector are<br />

highly qualified more so than in many<br />

other sectors.<br />

YOUTH CONNECT SUMMIT<br />

By : Anele S. Gumede & Zanele P.<br />

Mhlaka 21 kuya ku 22 kuMandulo <strong>2018</strong> kwasingathwa inkomfa yabantu<br />

abasha lapho abathola khona ithuba lokubonana ubuso no buso<br />

nosaziwo ababukela kubo ngenhloso yokwenza umyalezo ufinyelele<br />

kalula kubona. Loluhlelo lwaluphethwe ngusaziwayo ongumlingisi<br />

uNomzamo Mbatha. Losaziwayo usanda kuphothula izifundo ze<br />

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting.<br />

Lenkomfa yabantu abasha yayihanjelwe cishe ngabantu abasha abangu<br />

2500. Phakathi ko saziwayo ababeyingxenye yaloluhlelo singabala<br />

umculi u-Amanda Black, umlingisi uWArren Masemola kanye no AKA<br />

ukukha nje phezulu.<br />

Umculi u Amanda Black, unxuse abantu abasha ukuthi bazimisele<br />

kwabakwenzayo kodwa bengaphoqi ukwamukelwa ngento<br />

abangesiyona emphakathini.<br />

“Ngifisa ukunitshela ukuthi ningavumeli ukuzama ukuba into<br />

enibngesiyona. Ngisasemncane ngangibukela uhlelo luka mabonakude<br />

ama-Idols nomama wami, ngamxoxela ukuthi nginesifiso sokuba<br />

ingxenye yalo. Kwathi lapho sengiziqonda ukuthi ngingubani futhi<br />

sengiwuqonda nomsebenzi wami ngangenelela kuloluhlelo” kuqhuba<br />

lomculi owaba ngomunye wabathandwa kakhulu ngesikhathi engenele<br />

kololuhlelo.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


10 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES<br />

The lifetime chance to become<br />

an Accountapreneur<br />

The applications for the Cohort Civic Innovators 2019 are<br />

now officially open. The accountability lab programme is<br />

for young society leaders, it aims to build their effect tools<br />

for accountability, participation and also social impact. The<br />

selected “ accountapreneurs’ will go through a one year<br />

program with support for their initiatives and ideas.<br />

The program will accelerate ideas; provide mentorship,<br />

fundraising, management support and also the access<br />

to a global network of leading donors, foundations and<br />

institutions.<br />

Applicants Requirements:<br />

Be under the age of 35 at the time of the<br />

application.<br />

Be willing and able to commit to at least 3 days of<br />

training every 3 months in the capital city of the applicant’s<br />

country.<br />

Be a based in either Liberia, Mali, Pakistan or Nepal.<br />

Be committed to working on their work ideas for at least<br />

20 hours a week until it grows to the point where it is a full<br />

time commitment.<br />

Be energetic and willing to help build an emerging global<br />

eco-system for accountability.<br />

The applications are open until 21 October <strong>2018</strong> at<br />

midnight. For more information info@accountabilitylab.org<br />

The Commonwealth Secretary General’s<br />

Innovation for Sustainable Development<br />

Awards<br />

The awards celebrate outstanding innovators and<br />

innovations which are helping commonwealth countries<br />

along with their people to achieve Sustainable<br />

Development Goals ( SDG’s) and also increase their values<br />

in the Commonwealth Charter. The Commonwealth Charter<br />

commits commonwealth countries to the development of<br />

democratic societies and the promotion of prosperity and<br />

peace.<br />

Aims of the Awards:<br />

To recognise innovations that are boasting sustainable<br />

development in commonwealth countries while working in hand<br />

with the Common Wealth Charter and the SDGs.<br />

To inspire the next generation of commonwealth innovators.<br />

To put in the spotlight the innovative potential across<br />

commonwealth.<br />

The award –winning innovations must conform to the core values<br />

and principles of the Commonwealth Charter. Three award<br />

winners will be selected under five categories which are:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

People<br />

Prosperity<br />

Peace<br />

Planet<br />

Partnership<br />

The winners will be decided based upon the potential of their<br />

innovations to advance one or preferably more 17 SDG’s in<br />

commonwealth countries.<br />

The awards will be decided on the factors of:<br />

Level of impact to demonstrate the potential of innovation.<br />

Real fresh ways to approach problem-solving.<br />

The quality of the achievement.<br />

The potential impact of innovation on achievement of SDGs in<br />

commonwealth countries.<br />

The entry criteria - Entrants must be:<br />

commonwealth citizens- female and young commonwealth<br />

innovators.<br />

government ministries, department or public sector agencies in<br />

commonwealth countries.<br />

private sector enterprises based in any commonwealth country.<br />

social or voluntary sector enterprise based in any common<br />

wealth country.<br />

Nominees must have engaged in developing their innovations<br />

for more than 12 months.<br />

Award winners must agree to take part in commonwealth<br />

supported activities.<br />

Each nominee is liberated to enter submissions of up two of the<br />

five categories. The nomination process will only be done on the<br />

online platform. The deadline for the nominations is 31 December<br />

<strong>2018</strong>.<br />

Techstars Music Accelerator<br />

Techs tars Music Accelerator<br />

Techstars is a music accelerator which is led and ran by the<br />

most leading companies from the global music business<br />

from Warner Music Group, Sony, Silva Entertainment,<br />

QPrime Management, Silva Artist Management, Royalty<br />

Exchange, Avex Inc, RecoChoku and Concord Music.<br />

They invest $120 k into 10 of the best music-related<br />

start-ups from around the world. While also providing office<br />

space in LA and access to mentors and investors from the<br />

global music business industry.<br />

Techstars music start-ups are mentored by more than 100<br />

of the top music and technology executives and investors<br />

in the world. They make entrepreneurship accessible by<br />

giving guidance, marketing, M&A opportunities, capital and<br />

customer acquisition. The Techstars Music team includes<br />

Jen Hall (Director, Music), Bob Moczydlowsky (Managing<br />

Director, Music) and Samantha Russo 9 Program Manager,<br />

Music).<br />

The applications are now open, the application deadline is<br />

14 October <strong>2018</strong>, the programme kick starts on<br />

04 February 2019 and the demo day is on the 2019.<br />

Total Startupper Challenge<br />

The Startupper of the year is by Total Challenge. It aims to<br />

encourage social entrepreneurship and to also help under<br />

35-year-olds to develop their entrepreneurial skills.<br />

The challenge supports projects that will help to address<br />

problems affecting communities in countries. From<br />

reducing child mortality, improving public health, improving<br />

road safety, building eco-friendly houses, proving<br />

educational opportunities, possibly anything that can<br />

improve lives.<br />

The previous challenges have been a success, it begun in<br />

2015-2016 by involving 34 African countries. The <strong>2018</strong>-<br />

2019 challenge has been extended to 55 countries around<br />

the world. Three winners from each country will receive<br />

comprehensive publicity, coaching and financial support.<br />

Among the three winners from each country, grand winners<br />

will be then selected by each region and the winners will be<br />

offered additional support.<br />

In this year’s challenge a Top female Entrepreneur category<br />

has been introduced and included. During the previous<br />

challenges women only made 25% of the winners and<br />

they only accumulated only 13% as part of the applicants.<br />

With these year’s special award the aim is in hope to give<br />

women entrepreneurs extra encouragement to take part in<br />

the challenge.<br />

Selection Criteria:<br />

• The business owner must not be older than 35 years old.<br />

• The participant must be a citizen of the country where he/<br />

she participates.<br />

• The project can be an idea or a start-up created within<br />

the last two years.<br />

• The project should aim to offer a practical way of<br />

improving and addressing safety, accessibility, education<br />

and other issues affecting the local communities.<br />

• The project can be something that can improve existing<br />

technology, service or product.<br />

• The projects should have the potential to benefit a<br />

broader public sphere.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


11 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES<br />

#DIETChangeNotClimateChange Writing Competition <strong>2018</strong><br />

You can join the #DietChangeNotClimateChange writing completion<br />

and win a spot that is partially founded to the Convention on Biological<br />

Diversity negotiations in Egypt.<br />

Climate tracker is looking for young writers from around the world<br />

who want to make a huge impact in their countries, writing about the<br />

effects of climate change and also meat consumption. There are many<br />

factors that lead to human-caused climate change such as dairy,<br />

egg production , soil erosion , water pollution and also the decrease<br />

in biodiversity. According to a study conducted by FAO farm animals<br />

contribute 14.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Overall the top 20<br />

meat and dairy corporations produce more greenhouse gas emissions.<br />

Evidence states that high plant based foods and lower animal products<br />

are less damaging to the climate. For instance producing 1 kg of beef<br />

releases about 16 kg of carbon dioxide into the environment, while<br />

producing 1 kg of tofu released only about 1 kg of carbon dioxide.<br />

Replacing beef with beans would free up to 42% of farmland that would<br />

achieve 75% of 2020’s climate goal and provide more sufficient dietary<br />

protein.<br />

The 2 best winners of the writing competition will get a chance to<br />

attend the Convention on Biological Diversity Negotiations in Egypt in<br />

November <strong>2018</strong>. Through the negotiations they will receive training on<br />

environmental biodiversity and journalism by Climate Tracker. They will<br />

also get to meet amazing people from everywhere in the world.<br />

The 2 week accommodation in Egypt will be covered by Climate<br />

Tracker. If you want to make a difference between the 17th of September<br />

and the 12th of October you have to write an article about “effects of<br />

meat consumption on climate change and what needs to change in your<br />

country”. Afterwards you have to publish the article in a media of your<br />

own country. It can be a magazine, newspaper or an online news site.<br />

Once the article is published you have to submit the link through the<br />

app.<br />

To get more help regarding climate issues, Climate Tracker will prepare<br />

information toolkits, webinars with experts and give help and intense<br />

feedback on how to pitch to editors, to get an article published or how to<br />

learn about climate change in your region.<br />

Climate Tracker will then revise the articles submitted through the app,<br />

give feedback tips and select the best writers. The 2 best writers will get<br />

a partially funded fellowship to Egypt to the Convention on Biological<br />

Diversity meeting.<br />

<strong>2018</strong> Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship<br />

The youth Citizen entrepreneurship Competition is a programme that<br />

influences and empowers young entrepreneurs to make a difference and<br />

create a sustainable world.<br />

Young entrepreneurs from the age of 15-35 are given this platform to<br />

engage in a more peaceful world. The participating individuals are<br />

encouraged and invited to submit their innovative ideas and projects<br />

that have a societal impact which implement the 17 Sustainable<br />

Development Goals ( SDG’S). The SDG’s target and address the most<br />

significant social, economic, health , health and governance challenges<br />

of our time.<br />

The requirements are Be between the ages of 15 and 35, have an<br />

innovative idea for an enterprise which contributes to the sustainable<br />

Development Goals ( SDG’s) or have an operating enterprise in the form<br />

of a business, informal program or a non-profit organisation. Entries must<br />

be submitted in English.<br />

The prizes and recognition include:<br />

- Grand Prize , 2nd place and people’s choice prize winners<br />

will be selected in the following categories :<br />

- Best Ideas Category :<br />

• Innovative ideas and plans to be implemented by the one entering or<br />

others.<br />

• Already existing enter price which has demonstrated a social impact.<br />

- Grand prize winners and the people’s choice will receive a virtual Gold<br />

Badge and a Certificate.<br />

- Finalists chosen as prize winners will receive an Honourable Mention<br />

Badge.<br />

- Entrepreneurship Campus Prize winners will receive a Campus Prize<br />

Winner Badge.<br />

- Grand Prize , People’s Choice winners, second prize, third prize and<br />

the entrepreneurship campus winners will be made public at the Winners<br />

Announcement Ceremony at the Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin on<br />

October <strong>2018</strong><br />

A chance of a lifetime ( Procter and Gamble CEO Challenge<br />

<strong>2018</strong> - International Multi Level Case Study Competition)<br />

This is a competition which tests for business strategies and also<br />

problem solving. If one is eager to demonstrate their intelligence this is<br />

the right opportunity and platform.<br />

The individuals entering the competition must prepare themselves to<br />

compete from around the world in order to see who’s fit to be the next<br />

CEO of P&G. The chosen top students will attend the Global Final in<br />

Dubai and win the opportunity to meet P&G CEO, David Taylor. They<br />

must first prepare to show their ability to work and think critically and<br />

about leading the brand.<br />

The benefits of the competition run abroad and they include:<br />

- A win all expenses paid trip to the location of the Regional Finals in<br />

Dubai and compete in the Global Final.<br />

- Meet students from all around the world and network.<br />

- Official winners will be invited to the Signal Event at Cincinati<br />

headquarters. Also join the executives, funders and industry distributors.<br />

- P&G will pay for the travel accommodations.<br />

- The team who wins the Global Final in Dubai will have to join the P&G<br />

signal Conference in 2019 and meet David Taylor (CEO).<br />

The participating teams will be sent on a 7 day prior start competitions.<br />

They will spend the entire week preparing themselves, they are<br />

expected to arrive in Johannesburg in January 2019 before the welcome<br />

Reception in the evening.<br />

How the completion works :<br />

- Gather your crew that has diverse backgrounds and sign up.<br />

- Rock the online case study and win the national round.<br />

- Take on the top performers from your region<br />

- Earn a spot in the global Final in Dubai.<br />

- Win and meet with the CEO’s from the biggest companies at P&G<br />

Signal Conference 2019.<br />

The regional finals will take place at P&G headquarters in Johannesburg,<br />

South Africa. The winning teams from each campus will be chosen<br />

based on the score they achieved on an online platform. They also be<br />

contacted after the first round has been closed ( 7 December <strong>2018</strong>).<br />

P&G will reach out to the team leader using the email or phone number<br />

that is provided. The top teams of each country will be provided travel<br />

and lodging for the Regional Finals in John. South Africa. The winning<br />

team from the Regional Finals will travel to Dubai from the 3rd week of<br />

May.<br />

Global Social Venture Competition 2019 for high<br />

impact entrepreneurs.( USD $ 80, 000 Prize)<br />

The global Social Venture competition leads teams through an<br />

experiential learning process to develop innovative, scalable<br />

solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. The competition works<br />

through global network of 14 partner schools and competitions, they<br />

also go about giving the various teams connections, support and<br />

exposure needed to advance their social ventures.<br />

Each of the competition’s three rounds also asks teams to build<br />

on past learning’s focus on distinct emphasis areas. A team’s<br />

ability to demonstrate progress in these areas will be an important<br />

determinant of its venture’s overall score, which in every round is<br />

evaluated on business potential and the like hood of success.<br />

Eligibility Requirements for Ventures<br />

• submitted ventures should aim to be :<br />

Financially sustainable or profitable, whether it is a for profit, nonprofit<br />

or hybrid businesses models, your venture must aim to be<br />

self-sufficient on earned revenue.<br />

• Ventures should include a technology component whether a<br />

technology based solution or a technology component is utilised<br />

to address the solution. In this instance technology is defined very<br />

broadly. Eligible ventures should include products and services<br />

developed from the application of scientific knowledge. This may<br />

involve software hardware as well as other devices and products.<br />

The technology can be manifest in the product or itself or be the way<br />

in which the product or service is delivered.<br />

• Submitted ventures should be scalable long term. This criterion<br />

will mean different things for each business. Scalability will take into<br />

account the potential for growth of the business for both social and<br />

financial impacts.<br />

• The entry must include a financial analysis and also a Social Impact<br />

Assessment (SIA), which includes the Social Value Proposition and<br />

Social Indicators.<br />

• Ventures that are submitted must be less than 2 years old, with<br />

the start of the venture marked by the first income or incorporation it<br />

depends which one happened first as of 31 December <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

• Submitted ventures must not have received more than $ 250, 000<br />

in funding from venture capital, private investors, loans, grants as of<br />

31 December <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

• As of 31 December <strong>2018</strong> the lifetime revenue should not exceed $<br />

500,000.<br />

• GSVC has the sole right to investigate qualifications and funding of<br />

ventures to make sure that they truly stage.<br />

The prizes include:<br />

• First place Award - $40, 000<br />

• Second Place Award- $25,000<br />

• Third Place Award -$10,000<br />

• Priya Haji Memorial Award - $2,500<br />

• People’s Choice Award - $1,500<br />

• Quick Pitch Award - $1,000<br />

The timeline of the competition runs abroad for the Round One<br />

Requirements applications close on 3 December <strong>2018</strong>. The regional<br />

Round Requirements –close on February-March 2019. Global Final<br />

Requirements on 3-5 April 2019.<br />

International Multi Level Case Study<br />

Competition- fully funded trips to Johannesburg<br />

and Dubai<br />

The P&G CEO competition will test the ability for problem solving and<br />

also real –life solving problems. If you are an individual who is keen to<br />

demonstrate your intelligence beyond your own campus the P&G is the<br />

right platform and huge opportunity to make a possible impression on a<br />

global scale.<br />

One must be prepared to compete with various teams from around<br />

the world in order to see who is the most fit and eligible individual who<br />

can take the place of being the next CEO of P&G. Top students will be<br />

required to attend the Global Final in Dubai and also win the opportunity<br />

to meet with the current CEO of P&G David Taylor. The students must<br />

firstly prepare themselves to showcase the extent of their ability of<br />

thinking critically about leading brand Gillette.<br />

The benefits of the competition include:<br />

Winning an all expenses paid trip to the Regional Finals in Dubai and<br />

to compete in the Global Final.<br />

Network with leaders from P&G and also meet students from around<br />

the world.<br />

The official winners of the competition will be invited to the signal event<br />

at the Cicinati Headquarters. Join founders, executives and industry<br />

distributors at the most exciting event of the year.<br />

P&G will pay for the accommodation and travel expenses for all the<br />

team members to the both Regional and Global Final.<br />

The team that wins the Global Final in Dubai will have the utmost<br />

privilege to join the P&G signal conference 2019 in Cicinati and meet our<br />

CEO, David Taylor.<br />

The Regional Challenge Case will be sent to participating teams<br />

one week before the start of the competition. Teams will be given an<br />

entire to densely prepare themselves. Teams are expected to arrive in<br />

Johannesburg in January before the Welcome Receptions begins in the<br />

evening.<br />

How it all works:<br />

Gather your crew with diverse backgrounds and sign up.<br />

Rock the online case study and win the national round.<br />

Take on the top performers from your region.<br />

Earn your spot in the global final in Dubai.<br />

Win & meet with the CEO’s from the biggest companies at P&G Signal<br />

conference in 2019.<br />

Where the Regional Finals will take place?<br />

It will take place at the P&G Headquarters in Johannesburg, South<br />

Africa.<br />

Selection Criteria:<br />

The winning team from each campus will be chosen entirely based<br />

on the score they achieve in the online stage. Teams will be contacted<br />

within a week after the online round has closed by 7 December <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

P&G will reach out to the team leader using the email or phone<br />

number provided. Top teams from each school will be contacted in the<br />

weeks leading up to their live competition in November <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

The top teams from each country will be provided travel and lodging<br />

for the Regional Finals at Johannesburg, South Africa.<br />

The winning team from the Regional Finals will travel to Dubai for the<br />

Global finals during the 3rd week of May.<br />

The timeline is as follows:<br />

National Finals- November <strong>2018</strong><br />

IMEA Regional Finals in South Africa- January 2019<br />

Global Finals in Dubai, UAE – May 20-24 2019.<br />

Application deadline- January 2019.<br />

If you require more information visit the official Webpage of the Procter<br />

and Gamble CEO challenge <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

issue no. 23<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2018</strong>


12 smme news the heartbeat of small enterprises<br />

The 48 Hour Film Project<br />

By : Zanele P. Ndimande<br />

The rush and the non-ending adrenalin<br />

of the 48 hour film project has hit yet<br />

again and will be coming to the city<br />

of Durban on the weekend of 23-25<br />

November <strong>2018</strong>. With eight years in<br />

running there has never been less vigour<br />

and sparkles when it comes to making a<br />

short film in just 48 hours and having it<br />

viewed by many on the big screen.<br />

The 48 hour film project is an<br />

international film competition where<br />

people can enter in teams and make<br />

a movie in 48 hours. The project<br />

has circulated around South African<br />

provinces from Gauteng to Cape Town<br />

and now Durban gives filmmakers the<br />

chance to show what they have and<br />

impress their family, friends, colleagues<br />

and other filmmakers.<br />

Anyone can enter the competition and<br />

there is no age limit. Professionals,<br />

amateurs and students are encouraged<br />

to enter bringing only their enthusiasm,<br />

passion and skills as their driving<br />

force. Entrants use the equipment<br />

they have, and they don’t need any<br />

high-tech equipment. The organisers<br />

encourage entrants who don’t have<br />

access to professional equipment to use<br />

mobile devices to shoot and edit their<br />

films. The 48 hour is an opportunity for<br />

filmmakers and film enthusiasts of all<br />

levels to practice and showcase their<br />

craft. New entrants are invited to free<br />

workshops where they get to learn about<br />

storytelling, scriptwriting and producing<br />

for the 48 Hour Film Project.<br />

Industry leading professionals facilitate these<br />

workshops which takes place the 2 weekends<br />

before the filming event weekend, which is 23<br />

to 25 November <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

There is a lot of raw and authentic talent in<br />

South Africa that is to be discovered and<br />

moulded. But the reality is that many individuals<br />

would like to enter the competition, but money<br />

is tight , so the organisers try to raise funds to<br />

sponsor some of those who wish to enter but<br />

don’t have the money to.<br />

An early bird fee of R1500 is required for all<br />

entering teams, the regular fee is R1600 and<br />

late-comer which applies 2 weeks before the<br />

event, is R1800 per team. Local organisers,<br />

Combined Skills Group, has partnered along<br />

with many sponsors to discover talent while<br />

making the project a success from the likes of<br />

Ster-Kinekor, Canon SA, Media Film Service,<br />

Mindset TV, SACIA, FilmContact and others.<br />

“South Africa has amazing talent and we are<br />

pleasantly surprised with the entries year on<br />

year. We’ve also seen an increase in female<br />

entrants, and they do tend to steal the show<br />

when it comes to producing and writing. African<br />

talent needs good mentors and opportunities<br />

like the 48 Hour Film Project to help filmmakers<br />

get exposure. In Johannesburg we have a<br />

young filmmaker, Timothy Drew, who entered<br />

his first 48 Hour at the age of 11 years. He’s<br />

now a film student in college and continues to<br />

enter every year, winning awards frequently.<br />

This year, <strong>2018</strong>, he won Best Student entry in<br />

Johannesburg, when it was announced at the<br />

Awards ceremony on 21 October.<br />

“Timothy loves the rush of the 48”, says Natalie<br />

Delport, Managing Director of Combined Skills<br />

Group, Durban Co-City Producer of the 48 Hour<br />

Film Project.<br />

She works alongside many students, amateurs<br />

and professionals on the 48 Hour Film Project<br />

and says that she is inspired by the real<br />

talent that’s alive and living in South African<br />

townships, the rush of talent tells it all, the<br />

feel and the impersonation of emotion tells a<br />

thousand stories.<br />

With the 48 Hour She works along with<br />

Durban Co-City Producer and Imbewu the<br />

Seed, scriptwriter, Ben Johnson and assistant<br />

producer Nerusha Maharaj, as they are both<br />

set to take the reigns for the event in Durban as<br />

Natalie is mostly based in Gauteng and travels<br />

to Durban when required to mentor these two.<br />

Prior to the event weekend, the filmmakers<br />

have no information about the genres for<br />

the films. They find this out when they pick 2<br />

genres at the kick-off on Friday night. Followed<br />

by the drawing, filmmakers are given a<br />

character name, profession, a line, and a prop.<br />

They then set off to make their film in only 48<br />

hours – and deliver their film on the Sunday,<br />

exactly 48-hours later. Only films delivered<br />

within the 48-hour time are eligible for the<br />

official Awards, but all film entries delivered by<br />

Sunday, midnight, will be screened on the big<br />

screen at the Ster-Kinekor Musgrave centre.<br />

The 48HFP Awards will be held on 9 December<br />

2019, venue and logistics will be posted on<br />

the official website closer to the time – and all<br />

teams are invited to the Awards, whether they<br />

made it or now.<br />

The winning film per city will be sent to<br />

Filmapalooza in the USA to compete<br />

with films from around the world.<br />

The winning film crowned the best<br />

international film will open the Cannes<br />

Film Festival 2019, and the 48 Hour<br />

global organiser and judges select<br />

10 films from around the world to be<br />

screened at the Cannes Short Film<br />

corner.<br />

Co-City Producer of the Durban 48 Hour<br />

Film Project, Ben Johnson Jr, believes<br />

in real passion and authentic talent for<br />

filmmaking, as South Africa has a lot<br />

of undiscovered talent, “Everyone has<br />

a different story, my background is<br />

Human Resources. I left it and people<br />

thought I was crazy, I found my passion<br />

very late. I‘m actually a creative but I<br />

followed what I thought was a regular<br />

job just like everybody else.<br />

When you come into the film industry<br />

you’re asked a question about your<br />

education in the field. What matters for<br />

me is showing that you have a skill of<br />

being able to do something. If you come<br />

to for help with a project, I will not ask<br />

which University you went to. I believe<br />

that ‘like’ passions attract each other,<br />

eventually you end up in the same<br />

circle of people that you share the same<br />

beliefs with”.<br />

For more information and to register<br />

a team, go to www.48hourfilm.com/<br />

Johannesburg<br />

Utusa ukuzinikela noku sebenza<br />

kanzima usomabhizinisi<br />

osemncane<br />

By : Zanele P. Ndimande<br />

Ukungaqhubeki nokuyofunda<br />

ngemuva kokuphothula izifundo zika<br />

matikuletsheni kanye mokubhekana<br />

nezinkinga ekuqaleni kwebhizinisi<br />

lakhe akuzange kumvimbe<br />

usomabhizinisi osemncane<br />

ukuhubha amaphupho ache<br />

nokushintsha impilo yakhe.<br />

Lowo ke ngu msunguli nomphathi we<br />

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‘Kzer’ Mvubu ungowokuzalwa<br />

endaweni ya KwaZwelibomvu<br />

eRichmond bude buduze nedolobha<br />

lase Thekwini.<br />

Losomabhizinisi osemncane<br />

waphothula izifundo zakhe zika<br />

matikuletsheni ngowezi-2014.<br />

Ukuphothula izifundo kuka Mvubu<br />

akulandelwanga ukuya enyuvesi<br />

njengokujwayelekile kwabanye<br />

ontanga yakhe kepha waba,<br />

nenhlahla yokuhlangana nomunye<br />

usomabhizinisi owamholela endleleni<br />

yokuba naye asungule elakhe<br />

ibhizinisi. Ngonyakia ka 2016<br />

izinhlahla zika Mvubu zashintsha<br />

lapho ehlangana khona no Sibusiso<br />

Nene ongumsunguli we Ancient G,<br />

owamkhulisa emfundisa nezindlela<br />

zokugcina ibhizinisi lisezingeni<br />

elifanelekile.<br />

Ngemuva kokuqiniswa amadolo<br />

ngabantu abahlukene kule ndima<br />

yemfashini, uMvubu ngo nyaka<br />

ka 2017 wabe esethula eyakhe<br />

inkampani i-Horse Power Clothing<br />

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enkabeni yedolobha eThekwini.<br />

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futhizilungele ukugqokwa ibona bonke<br />

abantu abasha kanye nabadala,<br />

ngaphandle nje kwalokho futhi<br />

inezimpawu zokukhula ibalwe kanye<br />

nezinye ezihlonishwayo kuleli.<br />

“Njengo msunguli webhizinisi,<br />

nginesifiso sokulikhulisa ngibe<br />

namagantsha emadolobheni amaningi.<br />

Angihlosile ukugxila kwezemfashini<br />

kuphela.<br />

Ngyafisa nokungena ebhizinisini loku<br />

singatha imicimbi Kanye nokuhlinzeka<br />

ngokudla nezindawo zokuhlala”<br />

Kubeka uMvubu ngaphambi<br />

kokwengeza ngokuthi ukuzimisela<br />

nokusebenza kanzima kudlale indima<br />

enkulu ekukhuleni kwakhe.<br />

Phakathi kwezingqinamba<br />

losomabhizinisi athi usebhekane<br />

nazo kulendima singabalula ukuntula<br />

indawo elungele ukusebenzela<br />

kuyo kodwa wagcizelela ukuthi<br />

ukuphokophela nokusebenza kanzima<br />

kwenza izinkinga ziye ngokuncipha.<br />

“Eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo<br />

nginesifiso sokuhlangana nabanye<br />

osomabhizinisi endimeni efanayo<br />

nalena engikuyo abanomqondo<br />

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ukungenela kuwona wonke amakhona<br />

eNingizimu Afrika. Lendima esikuyo<br />

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