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VOLUME 54 . SEPTEMBER 2018 INSIDE: The CGS appoints new The CGS appoints new Executive Managers I 1 Executive Managers Three geoscientists receive PhD and The Council for Geoscience is proud working for BHP Billiton (now BHP) MSc degrees I 3 to announce the appointment of doing minerals exploration all over three Executive Managers, Applied Africa. He then took a break and went Nontobeko Scheppers Geoscience: Dr David Khoza, Geological back into academia to study towards a Resources: Refilwe Shelembe and Masters degree which was converted International Air Pollution Corporate Services: Dr Jonty Tshipa. to a PhD. Following his doctorate, Conference in Naples, Italy I 4 Anglo American employed him in Tlou Betty Mashalane the Technical Solutions Department in Johannesburg to support the exploration and mining division with Participation in theth 6 China–Africa geophysical methods. The department Water Conference I 6 was closed down and he joined another Emmanuel Sakala Anglo American company called SPECTREM AIR where he managed Geostatistics training course I 7 the geophysics unit and supervised airborne magnetic and electromagnetic Leahn Pieterse surveys locally and abroad. CGS staff attended the launch Dr Khoza has joined the CGS because of a 3D X-ray microscope for he believes that the organisation is in advanced research I 7 a good position to effect real change to the way the geosciences are practiced Supi Tlowana in South Africa and on the continent. His vision is to see the CGS performing Junior scientist rolls in another best David Khoza, Executive Manager: Applied Geoscience world-class science using leading student poster award I 8 technologies to contribute positively was born on 25 October to the socio-economic dynamics of Frédéric Doucet David Khoza 1981 and hails from a small township the country and the continent. All CGS outside Brits, called Letlhabile. He staff are key to realising this vision Celebrating Nelson Mandela completed a BSc degree in Physics and he will do his best to ensure that International Day I 9 and Geology, a BSc Honours degree the scientists are well equipped and Mahlako Mathabatha in Geophysics and a PhD degree in trained to undertake good science while Geophysics. He spent almost four ensuring that the support staff have the National Women’s Day years in Ireland where he completed tools to assist them. his PhD research on mapping tectonic Workshop I 10 boundaries and inferring the crustal Dr Khoza is happily married and Rethabile Makwela and mantle lithospheric evolution of he and his wife, Mamotse, are the the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe and Congo proud parents of a three year old New publicationI 11 cratons, including the mobile belts that daughter, Kabo. Geological and surround them, using deep sounding geophysical mapping is at the top of Thelma Swart magnetotelluric (MT) data. his list of interests. He also enjoys hiking, camping, cricket and reading CGS Annual Conference 2019 I 12 Immediately after completing his about current affairs, history and Thinus Cloete Honours degree, Dr Khoza started technological trends. 2 I GeoClips He is passionate about the keen interest in the impact of geology geosciences because this field on the health of communities and overlaps with many other interesting the environment. subjects. Moreover, the geosciences are relevant to all physical scales, Ms Shelembe has served as a from the sub-atomic level to the whole committee member and chairperson universe. They touch on every time on the Young Geoscientists Network scale, from fractions of a second to and she has been a member of the billions of years. These scales provide job-grading committee, the technical us with a perspective on our own lives. committee and the library committee Most importantly, geoscientists are of the CGS. She has also served as paid to go on field trips to some really a secretary of the Medical Geology interesting places! Chapter in 2014. Ms Shelembe is passionate about making a contribution to transformation, social development and the talent development of early- Dr Jonty Tshipa, Executive Manager: Corporate Services career scientists and believes that the contributions of these young Engineering, Durban. Dr Tshipa is scientists will impact positively on armed with more than 20 years of work the organisation. experience, having worked in almost all sectors of the economy such as In the twelve years that she has Education, Utility, Mining, ICT, Financial worked for the CGS and risen through Services, Government and Media. He the ranks, Ms Shelembe worked in has occupied roles such as Project the Office of the CEO as a Technical Engineer (at Eskom), Explosives Assistant and she temporarily assumed Engineer (at AEL Mining Services), the duties of Manager for Geoscience Senior Technical Consultant (at Gijima), Mapping. On 1 June 2018, she was Head: Credit Recoveries (at Standard appointed as the Executive Manager Bank) and Executive: Corporate for Geological Resources, a position Services (at Brand South Africa). that affords her the opportunity Refilwe Shelembe, Executive Manager: to co-champion the Integrated Dr Tshipa lectured credit management/ Geological Resources and Multidisciplinary Geoscience finance to B-Tech students at TUT from Mapping Programme of the CGS. 2014 to 2016 on a part time basis. He Refilwe Shelembe grew up in Soweto She received the “Elijah Nkosi” award is currently a sessional supervisor of and moved to Pretoria in 2006 to of excellence in December 2017 for MBA students at Wits Business School work for the CGS as a junior scientist laying the foundation for this ten year as well as an ad hoc external examiner in the then Central Regions, now mapping plan. of MBA students at both the Wits Geoscience Mapping, Unit. With Business School and Nelson Mandela ten years of experience as a field Ms Shelembe strives to be loyal to Graduate School. He has served on geologist and a Master’s degree in the CGS and is looking forward to several boards such as those of the geology from the University of the serving her term with commitment South African Weather Services and Witwatersrand, Ms Shelembe has and excellence. ZADNA, where he also served on the mapped six 1:50 000-scale geological Audit and Risk committee and the HR maps in and outside South Africa. Her Dr Jonty Tshipa was born in 1975 and and Remuneration committee. main focus was on the metamorphism matriculated at Tsogo High School in of the upper Pretoria Group of the 1992. Dr Tshipa holds a PhD degree “It is serendipity that I ended up in Transvaal Supergroup as affected by in Financial Management Science Corporate Services — never in my the far western Bushveld Complex. She from the University of Pretoria, a wildest dreams had I ever imagined has also worked on various research Masters in Finance and Investment dealing with soft issues”, he remarks. and commercial projects including, (cum laude) from the University of His immediate deliverables for the amongst others, 3D geological the Witwatersrand, an MBA from the CGS are: modelling, geological mapping in Tshwane University of Technology high-grade metamorphic provinces (TUT), Global Remuneration • to ensure that the organisation has in the Northern Cape Province, Professional certification from the right people in the right jobs. Thyspunt and Duynefontein nuclear WorldatWork and he completed siting, the investigation of strategic programmes in Project Management in • to ensure that as an organisation nuclear reserves and alluvial diamond IT at UNISA and electrical engineering that strives to inculcate a high gravel mapping. Ms Shelembe has a (heavy current) at the School of performance culture, we build Geoclips - Volume 54 - September 2018 GeoClips I 3 a robust and solid performance emerging and common problem His hobbies include the reading of management system that will areas that need intervention. finance and investment related journal consider competencies as well as articles on capital structure, financial core management criteria. • Foster a good working relationship performance, stockbroking and with staff and labour. corporate governance. His favourite • Flowing from the recently approved sports are tennis and soccer and he organisational structure, develop an • Obtain full accreditation for ISO 9001 is a staunch supporter of Sundowns HR aligned strategy. and 17025 by the end of 2019. and Barcelona. In his spare time, Dr Tshipa enjoys spending time with his • Use tools such as staff engagement • Strive towards the full automation of wife of 15 years and his daughters, surveys and exit interviews to identify HR services. Keamogetswe and Onthatile. Three geoscientists receive PhD and MSc degrees Dr Emmanuel Sakala graduated processes to be automated. This will with a PhD in Geohydrology from the facilitate rapid groundwater vulnerability University of the Free State on 28 June assessments solving the complex 2018. His dissertation is entitled problem of AMD assessment at a Development of rapid assessment regional scale specifically for policy and tools for groundwater vulnerability decision making purposes. A graphic mapping using integrated user interface program (GVM_AI) geoscientific datasets and artificial was developed to execute complex intelligent algorithms: case study AI algorithms in the background but from Witbank and Ermelo coalfields, which is simple enough for use by a South Africa. Emmanuel hopes to non-AI expert. This approach to solving make a significant contribution to the complex problems such as groundwater field of geohydrology,