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Invest in fresh air! ISSUE 29 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Page 2 Safe roads READY… AIM… Former president Nelson Mandela are a must! once said: “Education is the most powerful Page 5 weapon which you can use to change the world.” We wish the class of 2019 the best of luck as they take aim at their final matric exams. With matric in their sights, New Covenant Academy Secondary School head girl Oteng Ngubeni (left) and head boy Rethabile Pooe wish their peers well in the exams. See page 4. Smart kids need a smart school Page 7 Crack batsman loves cricket! Page 8 2 OPINION ISSUE 29 RUSTENBURG TIMES Plant a tree! I talk to trees and they help me get well. We must all preserve trees and, in doing so, care for the environment. Let’s all do our part to save the planet by planting a tree. Dedrea Fourie, second-hand goods dealer, Rustenburg Trees have many advantages, including offering We call on everyone to plant a tree in September shade, acting as windbreaks, creating oxygen, to celebrate National Arbour Month. It’s a practical giving a home to birds and animals, and providing furniture and firewood. There are few things as way to develop our environment sustainably. pleasant as getting together with friends around a These Rustenburg Times readers seem keen braai with real firewood. However, we all need to do our part. For each tree we cut down, we must to support this worthwhile effort: plant two. Let’s do this! Dumisani Nyakeni, Mfidikwe Primary School Planting and sustaining trees is one of the main ways educator, Mfidikwe, Rustenburg to fight global warming. What’s more – furniture produced from trees is a major industry, providing thousands of jobs in South Africa. We should plant We’re all united in the sense that we want a two trees for every tree we cut down. brighter future for our kids. This includes – hopefully – a green, clean and healthy future Ntombifuthi Benzane, community member, environment. But much still needs to be done. Tlhabane, Rustenburg There are, for example, many rural schools with very few trees and little or no shade. We can all make a difference by planting a tree. Planting trees is one way to reduce our carbon footprint. Trees have so many advantages. They provide shade, fruit, and a home Innocentia Dlhamini, Clean and Shine for animals, bugs and bees. Many of them also have medicinal administrator, Tlhabane, Rustenburg uses. I simply love nature and, by default, trees. Naomi Motlatsi, Tiny Steps Day Care Centre owner, Mfidikwe, Rustenburg I once planted a pepper tree and enjoy its dense shade when the Rustenburg sun We’d like to hear from you. gets too hot! Planting trees is important. They prevent soil Rustenburg Times is your erosion and reduce wind speed. platform to share your views Clementine Nyakane, spaza shop owner, and news about happenings in Tshukudu, Rustenburg the communities surrounding the Anglo American Platinum operations in Rustenburg. As much as we put t’s our readers who make Rustenburg effort into conserving Times a newsworthy publication. our heritage, we should I You need to help us to fill the newspaper conserve and preserve our with articles that will interest you. Let us environment. I have five know what’s happening in your community words for you: Plant a tree and who you would like to see recognised each month! for his or her achievements. Patrick Fann, Athletico Football Club manager, EMAIL US Rustenburg All you need to do is email us your comments and ideas and we will get back to you to get the story. You may well find your words and even your photograph in upcoming issues! Trees help us identify the seasons and provide us with air – without which we can’t breathe. We must Jobs are a critical component of a healthy country, rustenburg.times@ teach kids about the importance of preserving and planting trees for the future.” and trees can play an important role in this process by angloamerican.com supplying wood for furniture and construction. Let’s Nkosinathi Mbandlwa, Mfidikwe Primary make the world greener, leaf School teacher, Rustenburg TERMS AND CONDITIONS by leaf – and rand by rand. • You need to provide us with your Suzette Prinsloo, name, surname and the name of the community community you live in. member, • You may remain anonymous if you Rustenburg choose. Your name won’t be published in the newspaper, but you still need to I’ve never planted provide your details to the editor, who a tree before, but will not reveal your identity. thanks to our talk, I’ll start planting Rustenburg Times is trees. Thank you. published by Anglo American Now I’ll help to Platinum, 55 Marshall Street, create more oxygen! Johannesburg, South Africa. Rapula Petlele, It is produced and distributed community member, by the Platinum Weekly Thekwane, newspaper. Rustenburg SKILLING PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS RUSTENBURG TIMES ISSUE 29 COMMUNITY 3 To support and unlock local economic development, the Rustenburg operations’ Zimele team has designed a new approach to meeting the challenges that Anglo American Platinum’s host communities face. he Zimele team’s new programmes were launched at operations Zimele business Zimele communications making the cut to attend the strategy finds expression the Rustenburg Multi-Purpose advisors will provide access to manager Lesego Mashigo. programme. “You’re all here by Tin various programmes Hub on 29 July 2019. The event coaching, mentoring, SMME 3E Group director Theko design. To succeed, you need to and is specially designed to was attended by local business loan funding, administration Letsie, added: “Zimele works! be committed and eager. We’ll serve small, medium and micro owners aiming to expand their and various markets. We’ve seen significant growth support you all the way – as enterprises (SMMEs). It supports businesses and young people “Businesses are run on in our company since we long as you keep putting your job creation and employability by who aspire to be professionals. more than just money; it takes joined the Zimele programme. best foot forward.” focusing on mentoring and builds At the launch, business marketing, passion and proper With the right information and Claudinah Modisaotsile, who a network of partnerships that owners were informed of what management to ensure that a passion, you will succeed.” attended the youth development offers qualifying SMMEs access will be expected of them during business thrives. Rustenburg Rustenburg operations launch, said: “Through this to market opportunities and their nine-month strategic operations’ Zimele is here to Zimele hub manager Zukiswa programme, I hope to grow financing. partnership with the Zimele assist, but it’s up to you to make Poswa addressed the local as a person and explore The Zimele programme, in your business grow,” youth who were present opportunities. I want supplier, the course of said Rustenburg and congratulated to make positive enterprise which trained operations them on changes in my and youth Rustenburg community.” development MEET THE ZIMELE TEAM… From left: Rustenburg operations Zimele business advisor Zandi Botman; peer advisor Dineo Maswanganhe; hub manager Zukiswa Poswa; hub administrator Bella Masekwameng; business advisor Kearabetswe Petlele; business advisor Laylah Moagi; peer advisor Ntsinde Sibabawe; and deputy manager Benny Masetloa. SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT The supplier development The enterprise development programme aims The objective of the youth development programme is to help to programme’s objective is to develop the capabilities and capacity of define career paths for unemployed youths and provide them with to develop the skills of host host-community SMMEs to grow sustainable skills so that they can access job opportunities. It also aims to community suppliers of goods businesses that will create jobs in sectors support young people starting new businesses and to increase the and services. beyond mining. sales of existing youth-owned businesses. Dear Puzzled Teenager, I am very happy that you are serious about coming up with ways to Dear Rakgadi, save trees. As you say, they are very important to us. I wish more people your age were passionate about issues that have to do I am confused and I need your help. At school, with preserving our environment. I think young people have an I have learned that trees are very valuable important role to play in making sure that future generations and important to the environment. Just the also have beautiful trees to admire or sit under for protection other day, our teacher showed us pictures of from the sun. the many functions of trees, including making oxygen for people and animals to breathe and Well done for listening to your teacher and making up your providing a home for birds and squirrels. mind to play a positive role in preserving trees. From the extra research that I did at the Don’t worry too much. Do something instead. Just because local library, I discovered that some people people use something, that doesn’t mean it will disappear. have no electricity, so they cut down trees for What is important is to use it sustainably. If people use more firewood. I also remembered seeing people of a thing than they put back, it will run out. If they put back burn wood to cook meat and other food – not more than they take out, all will be fine. always because they have no other option, but If you would like to play a positive role in conserving trees, sometimes because it’s a fun thing to do on a the thing to do is to encourage people who live near you to holiday or over a weekend.