Service - Leadership in Government - Issue 75

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SERVE AND DELIVER
NAMA KHOI MUNICIPALITY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The 140MW Kangnas wind farm in the Northern Cape has
successfully reached commercial operations. This marks the
completion of all five wind farms in a Lekela-led consortium
across South Africa. Together, these total over 600MW and will
provide clean, cost-effective power for up to 485 000 South African
homes over the next 20 years. Lekela is a renewable power
generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa.
The Kangnas wind farm is situated just over 50km east of the town
of Springbok in the Nama Khoi Local Municipality of the Northern
Cape. Construction for the project began in 2018 and has been
achieved with 50% of construction content manufactured locally in
South Africa, including the site’s two transformers. Kangnas wind farm
also committed to drive local job creation on top of manufacturing,
providing over 550 jobs at the height of the project’s construction.
Long-term operations and maintenance jobs will also be supported
while the 61 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines generate electricity
for 20 years.
FREE STATE LAUNCHES YES4YOUTH PROGRAMME
The Free State has introduced yet another innovative and ambitious
programme as part of its arsenal to fight unemployment, poverty
and inequality. Working with Standard Bank, the Free State
Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism
and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) announced the Yes4Youth
programme which will provide unemployed youth with work
experience and introduce them to the world of business.
“We cannot grow the economy with the generation of job
seekers. As we change the lives of these young people we have
to place them at the heart of the business so that they can
demonstrate their talent and play a meaningful role as we create
our own economy,” says DESTEA MEC Makalo Mohale.
Working with SMMEs that benefited from DESTEA’s enterprise
support programme, 60 young people with skills in electronics,
accounting, business management, economics, food and waste
sectors among others, have been identified and will be placed in
several SMMEs throughout the province.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Information security and data privacy are at the core of the Protection
of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Companies that prioritise the
safeguarding of their proprietary and customer data will benefit from
better business resilience in the face of increased cybercrime while
simultaneously complying with the Act.
The elements required to protect personal information are the very
same elements needed for the protection of other valuable information
in a business. CIOs and IT managers should address the confidentiality,
integrity and availability of data, and cover both the cyber
and physical security aspects of information protection. A proactive
approach to information security now will help companies to ensure
that their houses are in order, and done cost-effectively, before the
POPIA grace period ends in June 2021.
– AVeS Cyber Security
Kangnas wind farm has committed to drive local job
creation on top of manufacturing by providing over
550 jobs at the height of the project’s construction.
SA GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR TECH IDEAS FOR
TOURISM SECTOR
The government is calling on entrepreneurs in the hard-hit
tourism sector to apply for funding for their new tech
startups.
The Department of Tourism in collaboration with the
Technology Innovation Agency is embarking on joint implementation
of the Tourism Technology Grassroots Innovation
Incubation Programme.
The programme aims to stimulate entrepreneurship and
new start-up enterprises in the tourism industry, underpinned
by technology, innovation and new business ideas that have
potential to enhance services and experiences in tourism.
– BereaMail
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