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Celebrating Women Issue 20 August 2017 From your editor Our Heritage Celebrating Women This editorial is deviating from the Kitty gets thumbs up on normal as this will be my last as the One of the six Inspirational quotes by some of the strongest women editor. Over the past two years it has compliance. Read more to and been an honour to share articles locomotives owned by Eskom - inspire empower that highlighted great work carried Kitson (Kitty) was declared a out by employees… National Monument on the 29 April 1983. Women seizing opportunities Read more Editorial Read more Ayanda Nteta – confidently making a difference Read more Eskom Woman Advancement Programme (EWAP) launch at Matla Power Station Read more Pic Pic Lephalale Mayor motivates the first Medupi career expo Eskom repowering Evraz learners. The objective of the Majuba Power Station retains Highveld Steel Structural Mill. programme is to expose its Risk-based Inspection learners to a variety of career Highveld started to deliver 4 100 tonnes certification… options within Eskom… (RBI) of prime product to ArcelorMittal South Africa in April 2017. Read more Read more Read more Eskom employee e-newsletter: Issue 20 August 2017 more Page 2 The Medupi Project improves Lephalale roads infrastructure Resilience Pic Read more Farm schools matter. Eskom is one of the leaders in society Incident Command and believe education is one of the ways … What will happen if a large Read more incident affects the national Matla Power Station power system, a division’s appointed 32 Learner Plant Nkosinathi day care given a chance to thrive. As soon as core operations or Eskom as a Operators who completed whole? Eskom Majuba Power Station heard that Nkosinathi Day their 18 months learnership. Care Centre needed assistance … Read more Read more Read more Eskom Medupi Project refurbishment and new infrastructural works unveiled by the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises… Congratulations Read more Congratulations to the management and staff of Gariep on attaining six years without Quality a Lost Time Injury. It takes the commitment of every employee, Lethabo Power Station visitor and contractor in order to ISO 9001:2015 transition Information Awareness create a safety culture where The revised standard expects Librarians from Megawatt Park Zero Harm triumphs. business to consider the numerous Share your good Information Centre are moving Keep up the good work! new and existing risks that affect news stories… from being reactive to … our business and hinder quality. contact us via Read more Read more [email protected] Pageback 1 Eskom employee e-newsletter: Issue 20 August 2017 Home From your editor Dear Eskom Power News colleagues With thanks to the following for their contribution to This editorial is deviating from the normal as this will be my last as this issue: the editor. Over the past two years it has been an honour to share articles that highlighted great work carried out by • Corporate Affairs • Heritage employees throughout the business. • Risk and Sustainability: • Resilience With limited resources you were able to be exposed to a • Quality professional informative eNewsletter, a first of its kind. Only • Generation positive feedback was received by both executive leadership and • Primary Energy employees. For this I would like to thank Diane and Bilquees and importantly those of you who have, by your contribution - it made me proud. My retirement time has arrived and as I go into a new exciting Editorial committee chapter of life, I thank you for your support, and trust that this will spill over to those who succeed me. Angie Dubbini CAD Editor-in-Chief Bilquees Mahomed CAD Managing Editor Warmest wishes Diane Else CAD Design & layout Angie The Eskom Power News employee newsletter, is developed and Angie Dubbini: Editor-in-Chief created totally in-house aligned to the Business Productivity Programme (BPP) by being frugal and creative in our execution of duties. Make this newsletter yours, by contributing to it in the future, and sharing it with colleagues who do not have access to a computer. Eskom employee e-newsletter: Issue 20 August 2017 Home Home Kitty gets thumbs up on compliance The six locomotives were brought back to Eskom in December 2010 and January 2011 named, Avonside, Komati, La Moye, Henschel and Hunslet. and placed at Rosherville after being out on a permanent loan to a museum in Krugersdorp, where they were about to be scrapped. The museum had to close down due to lack of funds. On 21 June 2017 Kitson “Kitty” passed the compliance inspection conducted by South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) in accordance with its general principles for heritage resources management. Eskom owned six locomotives. One of them- Kitson (Kitty) based at Rosherville, was declared a National Monument on the 29 April 1983, which means that it must be inspected time and again for good conservation. History was made at Rosherville when Kitty became the first working steam locomotive to be declared a national monument (possibly in the world). It is the first moveable, working machine to These five locomotives will spend the rest of their days in retirement where they receive this distinction. This locomotive was one of the oldest operating worked and belonged – in the Eskom family, so that they would be preserved for steam locomotives in the world. future generations to appreciate and for future generations to be reminded, of these dapper and faithful little workhorses that hauled the coal that fired the giant Kitson was the first locomotive to be refurbished between 2016 and 2017 boilers of South Africa’s mighty power house. and has been completed. The refurbishment was approved by the CEO of Eskom Rotek Industries of all six locomotives under supervision of the Capacity Expansion department. they will also ensure that a conservation plan is in place. Eskom employee e-newsletter: Issue 20 August 2017 Home Celebrating Women “A woman with a voice "No country can ever truly “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t is by definition a strong flourish if it stifles the go through life with a catcher’s Women play many challenging roles in society. woman. But the search potential of its women and mitt on both hands; you need From a mother, to a friend, to a partner, to a to find that voice can be deprives itself of the to be able to throw something daughter; and you have persevered with strength remarkably difficult.” contributions of half of its back.” and charisma. Although we look up to strong Melinda citizens." Maya women, there are many times we doubt our own Gates Michelle Angelou worth and back down from challenges. Obama This women’s month we remind you to be proud of who you are, appreciate yourself and “I want to do is because I accept that your presence in this world want to do it. Women must has shaped immeasurable moments of try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, significant impact! “Women are never "I had two options. One was to their failure must be but a stronger than when they remain silent and never to challenge to others.” Here’s our favourite inspirational quotes by some of arm themselves with their speak and then to be killed by Amelia Earhart the strongest women in history to inspire and weaknesses.” the terrorists. The second empower. Madame Marie du option was to speak up for my Deffand rights and then die. And I “A woman is the full chose the second one." "On my own I will just create, circle. Within her is Malala Yousafzai, and if it works, it works, and the power to create, Nobel Peace “One of the most if it doesn’t, I’ll create nurture and “The way in which we Prize Winner courageous things you something else. I don’t have transform.” think of ourselves has can do is identify any limitations on what I Diane everything to do with how yourself, know who you think I could do or be." Mariechild our world sees us and are, what you believe in Oprah how we see ourselves and where you want to Winfrey successfully go.” “You have to have confidence acknowledged by the Sheila Murray Bethel world.” in your ability, and then be Arlene Rankin tough enough to follow through.” Rosalynn Carter Eskom employee e-newsletter: Issue 20 August 2017 Home Women seizing opportunities Peaking was given the opportunity to send three ladies for development on hydro power to China as part of the Eskom Women Advancement Programme (EWAP). At the Three Gorges This training course targeted technical staff and covered the design, Hydropower Station manufacturing, maintenance and fault diagnosis of the various systems of a hydro from left to right: Mbali power station. It also included visits to different hydro power stations and Nyalunga equipment manufacturers. (Transmission MWP), Zama Mkhize, Ntombi The following ladies were selected to attend Tshanini, Lerato the training:- Motopi • Zama Mkhize – (Drakensberg - MMD) • Ntombi Ngobese – (Drakensberg - C&I) • Lerato Motopi – (Vanderkloof - EMD) They departed for China on 25 April 2017 Benefits of the training to Peaking and returned on 10 June 2017. “Having equipped ourselves, we will be able to impart the knowledge and skills to the rest of our colleagues. This will enhance the manner in which our power plants are Here’s what the ladies shared on their return:- managed and maintained.” Words of thanks The highlights “We would like to Culture, lifestyle and the humility of the community that welcomed them stood out express our gratitude most . to EWAP and Peaking The challenges Management in The language barrier was a major challenge as the community communicated with affording us this once us in Chinese and they didn’t understand our languages.
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