Cape Town, South Africa (CNN) Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex brought their son Archie to his first official engagement Wednesday -- a meeting with Nobel laureate and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Marking his South African debut, four-month-old Archie met the beloved 87-year-old statesman when the family visited his legacy foundation in Cape Town.

The Sussexes are midway through a 10-day trip to southern Africa on behalf of the UK government.Footage posted to the official Sussex Royal Instagram account revealed the much-anticipated moment -- to the delight of royal fans around the world.Baby Archie could be seen being cradled by his mother Meghan as the family of three walked down a corridor to meet Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.

Beaming from ear to ear, Meghan cooed "here we go" at the bouncing baby boy in her arms while proud father Harry looked on in delight.Harry then started making sounds as the family continued on to the meeting, prompting a squeal of amusement from his young son.Once welcomes were taken care of, the group went inside and sat down on sofas surrounding a coffee table laden with an impressive display of snacks.

The group shared a laugh over the number of cameras clamoring to get shots of the young royal. Harry quipped that "he is used to it already," according to Britain's PA Media news agency."He's an old soul," Meghan said of four-month-old Archie.

Tutu-Gxashe joked, "You like the ladies," to the baby, adding: "He's going to be a ladies' man."During the meeting -- which lasted roughly half an hour -- Tutu said he was "thrilled" by the "rare privilege and honor" of meeting the young British royals, PA Media also reported.

Wednesday was not the first time Prince Harry has met the retired archbishop.In 2015, he presented the South African statesman with the Insignia of an Honorary member of the Order of the Companions of Honour on behalf of the Queen, recognizing his services to UK communities and International Peace and Reconciliation.

Tutu, the first black archbishop of Cape Town, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid.Following the meeting, the couple's official Instagram account shared several photos from the engagement with a message from Meghan and Harry saying, "Thank you Archbishop Tutu for your incredibly warm hospitality, Archie loved meeting you!

The account also shared some video highlights from the encounter, including a heartwarming moment of Tutu asking Archie for a high five and another of him busting out a few dance moves in an attempt to grab the youngster's attention from across the coffee table. Later, Meghan attended her first engagements in Cape Town without Harry, who has traveled on to Botswana. One of the events was a visit to mothers2mothers (m2m), a charity training women with HIV to work as frontline health workers.

Twenty-nine-year-old Limpho Nteko, one of the women m2m has helped train as one of their "mentor mothers," welcomed the duchess to the engagement."It was such an honor to meet the Duchess of Sussex in person and share with her the incredible and important work that we do as mothers2mothers," she said in an m2m statement.

"It was an opportunity to shine a light on the impact we have had and the lives we have changed but also to highlight the hard work that still lies ahead to ensure that we create a generation that is healthy and free from HIV."Meghan took an opportunity at the event to give away some of Archie's clothes that she had brought from the United Kingdom."I just thought that, in the spirit of community, what's so nice is to be able to share some of the things that we have at home as well," the duchess explained. "We can obviously make sure anything you need is provided for you, but we've brought some of the things that my friends and I used for our kids and Archie that don't fit anymore.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opened up to well-wishers at other engagements earlier this week about parenting Archie.

Tuesday afternoon, Meghan and Harry marked Heritage Day, a public holiday that celebrates South Africa's diversity of cultural traditions and beliefs, with a tour of the Bo-Kaap neighborhood in Cape Town.While there, they visited the home of Shaamila Samoodien for tea. Samoodien's sister, 61-year-old Nazli Edross-Fakier, told CNN that Meghan said "Archie is the most calm, beautiful, easy baby.

"Edross-Fakier added that the new mother also told her "he travels well" and slept most of the time on her chest."And then daddy said, 'He's come alive, he's shouting and screaming and carrying on,'" Edross-Fakier said.A royal source told CNN ahead of the tour that the Sussexes were hoping to include their son "at some point" but had been unable to say exactly when, as his age made a public appearance difficult to schedule.

Archie is thought to be youngest royal to go on an official tour, taking the title from his cousin, Prince George, who traveled with his parents to Australia in 2014 when he was eight months old. 

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/25/africa/archie-royal-africa-tour-gbr-intl/index.html

Nando’s joins the Loeries to celebrate design Design from Africa and the Middle East finally gets the recognition it deserves with the expanded Nando’s Design category at the Loeries in 2019. This year’s category has been extended to recognise design from a much broader range of creative professionals. “We’ve expanded the design category beyond only brand communication to include areas of design such as retail furniture and product design, fabric, wallpaper, lighting, architecture and interior design, and even the design of signage programmes,” says Loeries CEO Andrew Human. He adds that the Loeries has long been recognised as the highest accolade in advertising and brand communication.

“A strong design award has been lacking for our region and this is a great opportunity for all designers to showcase their work and achieve recognition.” Design is woven into the Nando’s DNA, making Nando’s a natural partner for the Design category. “Design and creativity have been an intrinsic part of the Nando’s way of doing business.

Nando’s is the first local brand to collaborate with local designers at the scale it does,” says Deirdre King, Nando’s Brand Experience GM. She adds: “Putting our support behind the design community is important to doing business well. Our PERi-PERi power has charted new paths and careers for many local artists and their art. Putting that same fire behind the extended Design category for the 2019 Loeries gives us a chance to spice things up for the wonderful designers who will imprint their names onto this exciting category. According to Gaby de Abreu, Loeries board member and creative head of Switch Design, the awards are invaluable because they offer a chance for designers to showcase their work to a far greater audience.

“The Nando’s Design category at the Loeries is an opportunity to showcase excellence across disciplines in countries throughout Africa and the Middle East. For independent designers, it’s a unique chance to achieve recognition across the industry, reaching creatives internationally,” says de Abreu. “For a furniture designer working in an independent workshop or a graphic designer outside of the agency network, this year’s Loeries offers a chance to show the world what you’ve achieved,” he adds. The Nando’s Design category at the Loeries is open to designers across all the main disciplines. The entry deadline is 15 May and more information can be found on loeries.com.

About Nando's: While proudly South African, Nando’s is an international flame-grilling, PERi-PERi chicken restaurant group. We offer a twist of Afro-Portuguese with an upmarket and comfortable dining experience. Two friends, Robert Brozin and Fernando Duarte, opened the first Nando’s in 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa. All Nando's PERi-PERi chicken is marinated for 24 hours, locally sourced and never frozen, ensuring our customers only get the finest flavours.

Our unique PERi-PERi recipe includes herbs, spices, garlic, lemon juice and bird’s eye chilli. Nando's authentic PERi -PERi has captivated its customers all over the world, making it the largest South African restaurant group to expand internationally. DEADLINE FOR 2019 LOERIES ENTRIES EXTENDED TO MAY 31 About Loeries Africa Middle East: The Loeries, a non-profit company, is Africa and the Middle East’s premiere initiative that recognises, rewards, inspires and fosters creative excellence in the brand communication industry.

As the highest accolade for creativity and innovation across our region, the Loeries promotes and supports creativity by helping marketers, agencies and consumers appreciate the value of ideas and fresh thinking.

Culminating in the biggest creative gathering in Africa and the Middle East, Loeries Creative Week Durban brings together the best innovative minds from our industry for a festival of networking, inspiring minds and recognising great work. Our region's creative economy is world-class and has great potential to grow and to offer employment both to our talented youth. The growth occurring throughout Africa and the Middle East is very exciting, and a major focus of the Loeries is to increase the standard of brand communication in the region.

Major Partners of the Loeries: DStv Media Sales, Gearhouse Category Partners: AB InBev, Barron, Brand South Africa, Facebook, Gagasi FM, Google, JCDecaux, Nando’s, Tsogo Sun, Woolworths Additional Partners and Official Suppliers: AAA School of Advertising, Antalis South Africa, Aon South Africa, Backsberg, BEE Online, First Source, Fresh RSVP Guest Logistics, Funk Productions, Gallo Images, Grid Worldwide, Hetzner, Mama Creative, Newsclip, Paygate, Rocketseed, Shared Value Initiative, Shift Social Development, Vega School, VQI Communications Nigeria Endorsed by: Association of Communication and Design, Brand Council South Africa, Commercial Producers Association, Creative Circle, EXCA, IAB, South African Institute of Architects, IID Official Media Partners Between 10and5, Bizcommunity.com, Book of Swag, Brand Communicator Nigeria, Business Insider by Pulse, Campaign Middle East, Film & Event Media, Modern Marketing The Redzone. Twitter: @loeries Instagram: Loerieawards Facebook: The Loeries

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Introduction  

Leading supplier of specialised Business Management (BMS) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions    Lorge Consulting Services has done it again. The Midrand-based powerhouse service provider   celebrates yet another milestone achievement by successfully supplying and installing a turnkey software solution for a market leader with niche’-specific and intricately demanding operational needs. This time it was for none other than iconic Digital Signage Specialist, Ethniks.

About Client:  Ethniks  

Well, there’s a slim to zero chance that you haven’t directly or indirectly been exposed to Ethniks and their diverse range of innovative solutions. While you may not exactly know of them as “Ethniks, the Digital Signage Experts”, you’ve certainly come across their products and encountered their services on a frequent basis.  

For instance, they put a smile on so many faces at the many MacDonald’s franchises through the supply and maintenance of digital menus and other informative, alluring and high-tech signage. In other instances, they help you locate your favourite store in major malls and shopping centres through robust wayfinder technology. You will typically feel their presence at the likes of corporates, multinationals operating in a host of industries, banks - as well as public and private spaces that either rely on, or can be advanced by digital signage and similar products suited to divergent applications.  

Lorge mandated to deliver technologically adept solution for Ethniks  

In January of 2016 discussions ensued between Ethniks and Lorge. The primary focus was to identify and implement a solution that would effectively address a major logistic and operational area. This dealt with being able to equip field technicians to not only communicate more efficiently in terms of day-to-day tasks, but also execute such duties with greater ease. In other words, the solution needed to enable enhanced functionality and interactivity. This would be in lieu of delivering technical, support, customer related as well as internal requests with superior efficiency and superb accuracy while working in the field or on the move.  

The recommended solution  

As a platinum certified Sage partner for over two decades, Lorge is a preferred supplier and implementer of associated products including Sage 300. This in conjunction with a relevant and comprehensive CRM solution was proposed and accepted as the solution of choice. A crucial component of the solution installed by Lorge, involved mobile technology. This represented a groundbreaking leap for the already well-established digital signage giant. While the installation as well as sophisticated tools and technology used can be rather technical, in layman’s terms this meant that the field technicians would be able to receive repair and related instructions via their mobile devices. They would also be able to attend to specific changes and reparations remotely – all in real time. It is interesting to also note that Ethniks digital solutions are underpinned by satellite transmission, making their adaptability, dynamic nature and service support extremely stable and responsive. The installed system needed to factor this consideration into the product, installation, and after-sales requirements.  

CRM Product Manager at Lorge, Gustav du Plessis, Sage 300 Product Manager, Riekie Roux as well as Senior CRM Consultant, Glen Taylor, discussed the extent of the project as well as the intricate requirements for a successful installation. They confirmed that despite the complex nature of the implemented solution - which needed to be installed in a manner consistent with the high service-standards established by Lorge - the project rollout was seamlessly facilitated from March of 2016, with the system going live effective July 2016.                

Benefits to Ethniks  

In addition to the specific operational advantages of the above software solution, extensive system-wide benefits include considerable time-saving on previous processes - from quoting to technical updates executed. This naturally translates to improved technical and associated responsiveness, more effective communication, cost-savings in the medium to long term, minimised downtime, increased productivity, stronger customer service delivery and ultimately an improved top line.  

Spokesperson for Ethniks and company accountant, Jaco le Roux, also confirmed that the organisation is already experiencing the positive impact of the relatively new system. They remain firmly confident in the training, ongoing support and effectiveness of the new software solution provided by Lorge. He also indicated that Ethniks has just begun to scratch the surface so to speak of the vastly intelligent software solution and its extensive capabilities.              

To fully understand the solution delivered by Lorge it is worthwhile to consider the broad service and product offering of Ethniks in a little more detail. As a veteran of close on 30 years specialisation, Ethniks provides premium-quality infrastructure in conjunction with pioneering software and creative content integration - including customisation, implementation, technical and customer support. Products range all the way from general digital signage, to interactive information kiosks, to platforms suitable for employee training, solutions capable of interfacing with virtually any data source such as point-of-sale systems, others capable of integrating mobile friendly features like social media and much more. Furthermore, it’s no surprise that they deliver internationally acclaimed solutions, being partnered with SCALA software that power more than half a million screens in over one hundred countries.  

Lorge leads the way  

Lorge, as a multi-award winning organisation, is a preferred supplier and implementer of Sage X3, Sage 300, Sage CRM and Qlikview business and technology solutions in Africa. The company has implemented over 10 000 users across divergent economic sectors and is a trusted supplier for over 250 companies, more than a third of which are listed on the JSE Securities Exchange.  

Additionally, the Ethniks project symbolises a new chapter in the expanding specialisation of Lorge’s service capabilities. This is paramount in a technologically advancing era that demands solutions which are increasingly mobile-friendly, more robust and align to progressive business and end-user trends. The success of this project also paves the way for the digital marketing industry as a whole, notwithstanding other industries that provide innovative solutions for the modern consumer and rely heavily on field technicians.  

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International beauty company and owner of Hairsavvy brand, Recare Pty Limited has announced the launch of a new corporate website www.recarebeauty.com.

The launch of the website represents the next step in the company’s overall digital strategy designed to strengthen it’s growing direct to consumer engagement.

“Digital offers a strategic transformation of our business and the way we dialogue with our consumers” said the founder and Managing Director, Chika Ikenga over the weekend. ‘We view our digital assets as important platforms to connect customers with knowledge and beauty solutions they require to express their personal style” he continued.

The website tells the company’s story that has enabled it to build successful beauty brands. It also highlights Recare’s heritage that provides the company the foundation to keep the promise made to customers.

Recare Limited has launched several successful digital initiatives to build consumer reach and engagement. The company has built up more than 560 000 followers for Hairsavvy, on Facebook over 15 000 followers on Instagram. It recently launched a new website for her international South African hair care brand Hairsavvy, www.hairsavvybeauty.com

ASUS Announces ZenBook UX310 and UX510

KEY POINTS

• High performance: Featuring the latest 6th-generation Intel Core processors, combined with NVIDIA graphics for incredible all-round performance
• Signature design: Multi-award-winning, ultra-thin and light design, finished in sophisticated Quartz Grey, with a Rose Gold option for UX310.
• ZenBook UX310 has a 13.3-inch, QHD+ (3200 x 1800) display with up to NVIDIA GeForce 940MX discrete graphics
• ZenBook UX510 has a 15.6-inch, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) display with up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M discrete graphics

Johannesburg, South Africa (15 June, 2016) — ASUS today announced ZenBook UX310 and ZenBook UX510, the latest models in its multi-ward-winning ZenBook range. The 13.3-inch ZenBook UX310 and 15.6-inch ZenBook UX510 are both powered by the latest sixth-generation Intel® Core™ processors, matched to incredibly fast NVIDIA® discrete graphics. They also offer an incredible array of high-end features, including the highest resolution displays available for their respective screen sizes.

Signature design: slim and elegant
First launched in 2011, the ASUS ZenBook Series has won many awards for its beautiful and slim design, coupled with excellent performance. ZenBook UX310 and UX510 both bear the unmistakable industrial design of the ZenBook series – an elegantly slim, all-metal chassis with tapering edges, finely sandblasted metal keyboard surround and palm-rest areas, and lid covers featuring our iconic spun-metal finish with its Zen-inspired pattern of concentric circles. ZenBook UX310 and UX510 are both available in in a sophisticated Quartz Grey finish that further enhances their elegance, and ZenBook UX310 is also available in chic and stylish Rose Gold.

Stunning displays, incredible performance
In keeping with the ZenBook tradition of only using the very best components, ZenBook UX310 and UX510 are equipped with the highest resolution displays available for their respective screen sizes, which are driven by powerful discrete graphics processors.

The 13.3-inch wide-viewing-angle display on ZenBook UX310 has a QHD+ (3200 x 1800) resolution, with an ultra-wide colour gamut of 72% NTSC,100% sRGB, and 74% Adobe RGB, combined with an incredible pixel density of 276 pixels per inch (ppi). This beautiful display is driven by up to a discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX graphics processor.

ZenBook UX510 has a 15.6-inch wide-viewing-angle display with a stunningly detailed 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, featuring an ultra-wide colour gamut of 72% NTSC ,100% sRGB, and 74% Adobe RGB. The amazing pixel density of 282 pixels per inch ensures the smooth, clear display of even the finest details. Up to gaming-grade discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX960M graphics provide a suitably powerful engine for this incredible display.

These new ZenBook models are among the slimmest laptops to feature such powerful discrete graphics processors. Their high-resolution displays and powerful graphics capabilities makes them ideal for graphics-intensive applications such as video editing or 4K UHD movie playback.

High-end features for ultimate performance and mobility
Completing the comprehensive range of capabilities offered by the new ZenBook UX310 and ZenBook UX510 are the following noteworthy features:

• Up to a 1TB hard disk drive combined with up to a 512GB high-speed SSD for fast booting andextreme disk performance.
• A generous set of I/O ports including a next–gen USB Type-C port to connect to both existing and future mobile USB devices.
• ASUS Splendid display technology ensures vivid, lifelike colours, with factory-calibrated colour temperature for accurate colour rendering. Easily-selectable pre-set modes include Eye Care mode, which reduces levels of blue light in order to minimize eye fatigue and other eye problems caused by prolonged viewing.
• ASUS Tru2Life video processing technology analyses every video frame to enhance video contrast and clarity.
• ASUS SonicMaster audio incorporating Harman Kardon technology, developed by a dedicated team of sound experts to deliver sound that is clear and powerful with deep, rich bass. This is a significant achievement considering that the very slim chassis of the new ZenBook models offers very little space for speakers.
• An iF Design Award-winning keyboard that with a comfortable 1.6mm of key travel and are backlit to allow for easy typing in dark environments.
• A smooth and sensitive glass touchpad with optional fingerprint scanner at the top right corner for greater security and convenient, rapid unlocking.

AVAILABILITY & PRICING
ASUS ZenBook UX310 and UX510 will be available during Q4 in South Africa. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information.

ABOUT ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,368 awards in 2015 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 17,000 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of over 5,500 engineers. Company revenue for 2015 was approximately US$14 billion.

SPECIFICATIONS
ASUS ZenBook UX310 ASUS ZenBook UX510CPU 6th-generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 6th-generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5Display 13.3in up to QHD+ (3200x1800) display with wide viewing angles 15.6in up to UHD (3840x2160) display with wide viewing anglesOperating system Microsoft Windows 10 Pro / Windows 10 HomeGraphics Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX960MMain memory Up to 16GB DDR4 2133MHzStorage Up to 1TB HDD combined with 512GB SSDConnectivity 802.11ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth® 4.1Camera HD cameraInterface 1 x Type C USB 3.1 Gen 11 x USB 3.02 x USB 2.01 x HDMI1 x Combo audio jack1 x SD Card readerAudio 2 x 1.6W high-quality stereo speakers Harman Kardon audio system; ASUS SonicMasterBattery 48W Lithium-polymer batteryAC adapter Output: 65W/45WInput: 100V-240V AC, 50Hz/60Hz Output:65W/ 90W/120WInput: 100V-240V AC, 50Hz/60HzDimensions 323 x 223 x 18.35mm 382 x 255 x 19.9mmWeight 1.45kg 2kg Specifications, content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors. Full specifications are available at http://www.asus.com

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TeleResearch Labs examines the scope and affects of big data on mobile vertical markets in its latest report: Vertical & Horizontal Worlds of Mobile.

TeleResearch Labs, a Maryland-based telecoms research company, foresees the worldwide expenditure on big data analytics/ hardware/ software touching US$125 billion in 2015. Big data projects would revolve around video/ audio/ imaging analytics. Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions by IT vendors would gain traction.

Telcos have a huge opportunity in terms of big data analytics solutions in several vertical markets. Sectors such as retail, healthcare, utilities, media, financial services, security etc. are a few markets to which mobile operators could sell data under a DaaS business model.

In this, enterprise customers also present a prime business opportunity to telcos. The big data analytics market is projected to increase by almost 40% between 2014 and 2020.

Despite the applicability of big data analytics in almost all mobile vertical markets, telcos operating in such spheres often do not know how to use it and its various advantages. And so, many realise the need for big data's role in their operations but are not clear on what's actually required and in what manner to capitalise on big data opportunities. This necessitates that big data solution providers proactively think about what telcos actually require in their spheres of operations, and offer tailored solutions, enabling all-round mutual profitability for all associated telecoms players in the vertical market ecosystems.

For more matter and guidelines on how industry players can leverage effective partnerships in the realms of mobile vertical and horizontal markets for 2015 – 2018, visit: http://www.teleresearchlabs.com/view_document/73-vertical-a-horizontal-worlds-of-mobile http://www.teleresearchlabs.com/ Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: +1   202-506-8078

The EWSETA Skills Summit, taking place 17-18 March 2015 at the Protea Hotel in Saldanha Bay, this is a pioneering initiative of the EWSETA to bring discussions around governments broad economic policies including Ocean Economy into a regional forum. The stakeholders will come together to mobilise collaborative skills development programmes that will see gainful employment in the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ), on South Africa’s West Coast. 

The 330 ha SBIDZ was designated in 2013 as a zone dedicated to serving the oil and gas industry. It has attracted strong interest, mainly from fabricators. On 9 March 2015, the Transnet National Ports Authority announced a R9.65 billion investment in infrastructure projects at the SBIDZ. The project falls under the government's ‘blue economy’ plans of its Operation Phakisa and Oceans Economy initiative, announced by President Jacob Zuma in 2014. 

EWSETA SKILLS Summit makes it possible for stakeholders to express what they are doing in their own capacity to feed into Operation Phakisa and how it can collectively support and unblock the challenges that are faced by stakeholders. 

Theme

Themed ‘A Journey towards Skills Development for gainful employment in the West Coast’, the Summit will address the skills shortages surrounding the SBIDZ development as highlighted through various research reports commissioned in respect to the region.

With a long term goal to shape the landscape of skills development and training in the West Coast the Skills Summit is the starting point of a journey into new and ground breaking efforts by multiple stakeholders to contribute to the decade of the artisan national programme. 

On the second day, delegates broke into commissions to discuss critical issues that contribute to an effective and inclusive pipeline touching on amongst others:

1.       Unlocking the potential of the Western Cape community to meet proposed demands

2.       How can exit strategies for learners from TVET colleges and other technical qualifications be increased?

3.       How can workplace learning be meaningfully addressed? Accreditation, process etc

4.       How can data be shared more effectively in the sector and region? 

Through the summit, delegates will be given the opportunity to hear first-hand from government, industry, EWSETA and other key partners, including CHIETA and other relevant SETA’s on what skills development challenges, benefits and opportunities exist within the West Coast generally and the SBIDZ specifically. They will engage around possible skills interventions that they believe would eradicate poverty and unemployment in the region.  

Speakers

Following the welcome from the Saldanha Bay Municipality, the Summit will be officially opened by the Deputy Minister of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Mduduzi Manana, followed by an address by the EWSETA CEO, Errol Gradwell. Laura Peinke the executive for business development at  the SBIDZ Executive Stakeholder Management, will make a presentation on Realizing the untapped potential of the oil and gas and marine fabrication sectors whilst the SBIDZ associate for skills development Mr. Patrick Lakabane will provide an overview of the SBIDZ strategic skills development objectives. The day concludes with West Coast TVET College deputy CEO reflecting on the ‘Current Provision of a Skilled Workforce in the West Coast’.

The Deputy Minister of the Department of Trade & Industry (dti), Mzwandile Masina, will open the second day. This is followed by a panel discussion, ‘What are the challenges being faced in achieving our skills targets in the region’, facilitated by Lakabane. On the panel will be representatives of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDT), Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET), Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), EWSETA, SBIDZ, Northlink TVET College, Saldanha Bay Municipality and South African Oil & Gas Alliance (SAOGA).  

Following the commissions delegates will reconvene to report back and pledge their support. 

Proud support from key stakeholders

 “The South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA) supports the EWSETA Skills Summit in Saldanha Bay, which will serve to bolster the region’s capacity to provide skilled people for the anticipated oil and gas investments.  Skills development is one of the priorities of SAOGA and the industry it serves.  We look forward to the collaborative initiatives that will emanate from the Summit, knowing it will benefit all the roleplayers,” says Ebrahim Takolia, CEO of SAOGA.

“The Skills Summit will give us the opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the needs of industry to ensure that our training is relevant and contributes to local economic development. With the national unemployment rate hovering at 26%, it is of paramount importance that private and public sector join hands and share best practices in order to overcome the challenges hampering skills development. 

“We are proud to be associated with the EWSETA Skills Summit and we are certain that the summit will give as a platform to collaborate and merge training initiatives. Together we can move the West Coast forward and provide a skilled workforce to unlock the region’s economic potential,” says Jooste-Mokgethi

Storage King situated in Randburg, South Africa offers quality self-storage options at competitive prices for every budget customer. The company strives to provide a positive storage experience to its customers by offering clean, convenient, state-of-the-art storage solutions in the most professional manner.

Storage King has its team of well trained, experienced and friendly professionals who carefully does all packaging works. For self-storage, the company delivers dry, clean storage containers to its customers where they can store their commodities. The containers are specifically designed keeping in mind maximum space optimisation. The company also provides all packing materials needed for storage.

Storage King offers loading and unloading of heavy items so customers don’t have to hire labourers and other moving companies for removal purposes. The storage containers are delivered to the door step of every customer so no trucks or transport medium needs to be hired by the customers. If necessary, multiple units are also delivered by the company.

Goods are safely and securely stored in the company’s protected and monitored facility and customers are allowed free access to their container unit in the company’s storage facility 6 days a week and if necessary the company can deliver the container to the customer’s location. Storage King does not take any kind of deposit fees instead there are monthly charges. The company offers discounted rates on long term storage.

The cooperative and friendly staff of Storage King is skilled enough to help the customers estimate the exact number of containers they will need to hold entire furniture or commodities of rooms. The company’s mobile storage containers are designed so that it can accommodate 1 to 1.5 rooms’ furniture.

Storage King has a dedicated team of prompt drivers, knowledgeable sales force and service professionals who strive to deliver exceptional customer service in storage solutions.

To know more, visit http://storageking.co.za

About Storage King:

Storage King is a storage company which offers mobile storage solutions in the Gauteng area. Storage King is an owner managed business run by Dylan Rodrigues CA (SA) and Dr. Antonio Rodrigues MBA who are effectively handling the business for the last 30 years.

Contact Us:

Corner of Industrial Road and Precision Street, Kya Sands
City: Randburg
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THE FISHERS ENGINE OF SOUTH AFRICA [FESA]

 MAMRE-ATLANTIS FISHERS NEGLECTED BY FISHERIES DEPARTMENT [DAFF]

Date: 12 March 2015 

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [DAFF]  – has once again neglected and disappointed the Fishing Communities of Mamre, Atlantis and Darling by not authorising them Fishing Access via the Bokbaai-, Lêbaai or Ganzekraal Area after The Fishers Engine of South Africa [FESA] has applied for access from the DAFF Minister, Senzeni Zokwana more than 5 months ago.

It has been precisely 5 months and two weeks since FESA has asked the Minister to authorise the use of the Bokbaai Area as a Launching Site for the Mamre-Atlantis Fishers. During the last few months – the only reply FESA has received from the minister was an acknowledgement letter indicating that this matter has been forwarded to the Office of the Director General, Edith Vries. Until date, no answer or progress on this issue has been sent from the Office of the Director-General. 

Mamre and Atlantis Fishers have to use the “Apartheid-set road to Yzerfontein” for Linefish- and West Coast Rock Lobster Catches, and some other launching sites are also used. Yzerfontein is the nearest legal Launching Site and FESA has made these bad economic conditions under which these fishers have to operate clear to the Fisheries Minister. Yzerfontein is between 42-44km away from Mamre (depending on the road taken) and with the distance to reach the fishing grounds, fishers can travel as far as 57km to fish. Depending on the engines used these fishers can spent between R1300-R1500 per fishing trip on petrol a day to lauch from Yzerfontein harbour (excluding their bait and other expenses). For the Minister to expect the poorest of fishers to spend between R1300-R1500 per day per fishing trip with Economically Unviable Exemptions (Interim Relief Programme Exemptions and Traditional Linefish Rights) is unthinkable, irresponsible and economically oppressing to these fishers and their communities. 

Then this same Fisheries Department, DAFF has closed the Dasseneiland Area (Bokpunt) for Recreational Fishing for the current season – which mean that these fishers are totally neclegted and excluded from fishing from their nearest suitable Fishing Area, which is the Bokbaai-, Lêbaai-, Ganzekraal Area. 

The FESA are of opinion that the part of Bokbaai Area that are so-called ‘private property’ – belongs to the citizens of this country as per its coastal status and the Constitution, the Integrated Coastal Management Act and the Bill of Rights. The FESA are in the process of rectifying this issue with other parties for the benefit of the Fisher People of Mamre, Atlantis, Darling and the rest of the citizens of this country. 

Earlier this week FESA has asked the Minister of Fisheries, the Deputy Director General of DAFF, Mortimer Mannya and the Director-General, Edith Vries to meet with them as soon as is possible to resolve this Launching Site Authorisation matter. 

A formal Complaint will also be lodged amongst others at The South African Human Rights Commission in due course to make fire under the minister and the Fisheries Department, DAFF. 

• Abigail Smith On behalf of The Fishers Engine of South Africa [FESA]
• Contact: 071 792 7032 or 078 748 0399

With more than R16 billion being spent annually on Corporate Social Investment (CSI) projects in SA and about half that spent on technology-based projects in education, at least half of these projects fail, amounting to about R4 billion wasted annually mainly by JSE-listed companies.

Poorly managed projects, funds going missing, technology not being properly used and a lack of enthusiasm on the part of project recipients are some of the factors resulting in technology-based CSI educational projects failing. Sangari South Africa, a locally-based supplier of training solutions, says it has a history of success in CSI projects within the education sector. The company says there are key issues that need to be addressed as a prerequisite to a successful project. 

“Engaging with all the stakeholders involved is crucial. This includes headmasters, teachers, parents, regional educational directors, as well as community bodies. Without regional, political and community buy-in, the project could be doomed for failure,” says Bez Sangari, MD of Sangari SA.

“Organisations too often put funding into a project that seems, on paper, to have no downside but is destined for failure because buy-in from all the participants has not been obtained,” he says.

“It is crucial to get community involvement in a schooling project. Communicating with parents about the benefits is important. In addition, if parents are offered educational classes at the same facility in the afternoons or evenings this add to the potential success of the project and enhances the utilisation of resources.”

The aim of any successful CSI project is to provide technology that enhances the learning experience, not simplifies it. Teaching systems should aim to convey knowledge and enable teachers to become more than just content experts, but experts in teaching that specific subject matter.

“In addition, regularly testing students’ progress is crucial, but often not done. This is because it draws too much on teachers’ time – composing and marking of tests is time consuming and arduous. Technology should be available to test students at any point during a lesson to provide feedback on their assimilation and retention, enabling the teacher to quickly take corrective action,” he says.

“Another goal is to elevate teacher skills and provide more knowledge to both teachers and students. The technology should challenge the student,” says Mr Sangari. 

“There is a plethora of technology solutions available, but many are ineffective because of an often piece-meal approach to CSI projects. It is important to understand the specific issues and implications being experienced by the recipient institution. Only then should a solution that incorporates benchmarking of current performance, project management, appropriate technology, training, monitoring and evaluation, and regular reporting on the project progress. The technology should become an integral part of the subject being taught and not an add on.”