SEPTEMBER 2013

An Internal publication of the Department of Economic

Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism.

EDITORIAL

As Heritage month has come to a close let us all be proud of our beautiful country and our province and keep our heritage and culture strong, in order for our future generations to carry our legacy proudly. In an address marking Heritage Day in 1996, former Presi-dent Nelson Mandela stated:"When our first democ-ratically-elected government decided to make Heri-tage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation." Let us keep our rich culture and heritage alive. This month has also seen many events taking place. The department hosted the World Tourism Day cele-bration, the Supa drift Series and the Mahikeng Fash-ion Extravaganza, among others, we are proud to say that as a department and with the assistance of our wonderful staff we have made all these events a great success. I thank you all. This edition of Ntome Tsebe in once again packed with insightful articles for your reading pleasure. We pay tribute to the wonderful work done by our inters during their time of work. We hope that you have gained the knowledge and experience you need in the working world and have gained valuable insights from your mentors. Also in this month‟s issue, we take a look at the new suggestion boxes which we will put in place and the significance thereof. We also have i9nteresting arti-cles on constructive dismissal and the continuation of the “Vat en Sit‟ article. We hope that you have a joyful reading experience and encourage all staff to give us your ideas and thoughts for the publication. After all, Ntome Tsebe belongs to all of us as staff of the Department.

CONTENTS

Editorial pg01 Preface pg02 Cohabitation vat-en-sit Continuation... pg03 And that’s a Wrap…

(Internship Programme) pg04

Suggestion Box pg05

DEDECT Soccer team pg07

Staff Issues pg08

MS DUMISA SESHABELA DIRECTOR: COMMUNICATION & IT

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PREFACE

As a nation united, we all should commemorate our history and celebrate our diverse cul-tures during Heritage Month. This year‟s celebrations was marked under the theme: “Reclaiming, Restoring and Celebrating Our Living Heritage”. I hope that all of us have spent our Heritage Month in a culturally enlightening way. Our proud heritage is informed by the culture of our people and those who originate from various parts of the world and who have brought with them values and knowledge that have over the years been blended into one melting pot that today makes us all South Africans, united in our diversity. WE must work to rediscover and claim the African heritage, for the benefit especially of our young genera-tions. Former president Thabo Mbeki As part of the 20 Years of Freedom campaign, the national communication partnership saw the launch of „Freedom Friday‟ on 20 September 2013, which will provide a platform for South Africans to cherish our hard-fought freedom to ensure that future generations are able to benefit from our developmental democracy. Also during September, which is tourism month, and in support of our domestic tourism ef-forts, we encourage all staff to visit heritage sites and tourism destinations in the province to remind us of our journey to freedom and to support our local tourism initiatives. Take a „shot left‟ and discover what our beautiful province has to offer. World Rhino day was also celebrated on the 22 September, we all need to take cognisance of the fact that this important and beautiful animal must be kept safe from poachers. We certainly had an eventful Heritage month and worked hard to achieve successful events such as our World Tourism Day Celebrations and other notable events. Let us keep hard at work making our achievements known and becoming the best province in the country.

Hon. MEC Motlalepula Rosho

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...Continuation

Cohabitation

Or

‘vat-en-sit’

Inheritance In a marriage, when a spouse dies without leaving a will, the surviving spouse will be a beneficiary in the es-tate of the deceased. In a cohabitation relationship, a partner will inherit only if he or she has been named as a beneficiary in the deceased‟s will. If the deceased did not make a will, the estate will go to the dead partner‟s blood relatives. Termination of the relationship When you are married you are entitled either to a half

share of the joint estate of you and your spouse or a

share in the accrual, unless the marriage is out of com-

munity of property without application of the accrual

system. In a cohabitation relationship, you leave the

relationship and those assets acquired by you during

the relationship. If you and your partner disagree about

which assets you are entitled to, you may have to prove

which assets are yours. This can be difficult, especially

if the relationship has been a long one.

Rights of cohabitants Cohabitants can include each other in their medical aids provided that the rules of the medical aid al low this.

They can include each other as beneficiaries under insurance policies or as dependants under pension funds. They are exempt from paying donations tax if they make a donation to each other.

Be alert Say, for example, you are a woman and you take on the role of wife.

You clean the house, wash clothes, and cook for your partner. Upon the termina-tion of the relationship, you will not be paid or get a re-ward for doing these chores. If you are living with your partner in his or her house, when the relationship comes to an end you will have to make other living arrange-ments, as your partner is not legally obliged to share his or her house with you. There have been many situa-

tions where, when a partner

dies, his or her family come

and claim the assets. Very

often, they take everything,

including the assets of the

surviving partner. It is impor-

tant to keep receipts or other

documentation in respect of

assets which are yours, so

that you can prove they are

yours if it becomes necessary

to do so.

General notes about cohabitation

Cohabitation if not legally recognized and partners enter into it at their own risk. It is better to enter into a cohabitation agreement so that both parties are protected. Always keep proof of things you buy or money you use for improving the house or any transaction that you enter into with your partner. This might come in handy when the relationship ends or your partner dies.

Stated above are the reality we know and the legal insight on cohabitation. We are all aware of the existence of this kind of relationship and have different views which are pro and anti cohabitation. We would therefore like to hear your views on it: Write your thoughts to us about cohabitation.

And that’s a Wrap…! (Thanking the Department (DEDECT) and PSETA with one accord)

w ith each year the Department

(DEDECT) offers an experiential

learning programme to students whom

are qualified in their respective fields to

join the team and acquire as much

knowledge as there is, and I have real-

ized that the only daunting kill joy is in

wrapping the programme up, “Goodbye.”

They have taken the time now to show appreciation to their supervisors and lay the ground-

work for keeping in touch, in this respect he or she can become an invaluable mentor

throughout their careers.

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All Interns and their respective Mentors

The last few days of an internship are just as important as the first - if not more. They have worked hard all year long, and the culmination of this experience will set the tone for their next career move. Wrap-ping up an internship the right way will ensure that moving forward; they will re-ceive stellar references and consideration for job openings and opportunities.

Mapuleng Mokhutswane

Happy with her PSETA

Acknowledgement Certificate

From the Desk of Ms Beauty Lolwane: “Ko tshimologong ya internship le Lefapha (DEDECT) ke ne ke itumetsi go ipona ke tlile go bereka. Ke itumeletse tshegetso ya HRD le Mentor yaka. Ke kreile experience e ke neng ke eletsa go nna le yone. Tota ke itumeletse go dira le Lefapha e bile ke eletsa go ka nna le Lefapha nako e telele go feta ngwaga.” //[Supply chain Management]

From the Desk of Mr Phenyo Duiker: “I „m grateful for the opportunity given to me by the Department (DEDECT). Although I was only here for the past six months, I truly feel that I have learned a lot and gained some valuable experi-ence”. //[Human Resource Management]

It is evident from the above mentioned that indeed “Working together we can do more”

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BENEFITS OF SUGGESTION BOXES – PLAY YOUR PART IN THE

CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE!!!!

Our Department will be introducing the use

of suggestion boxes as from 01 October

2013.

Suggestion boxes play a very important role

in getting ideas from employees that enable

them to improve processes throughout the

Department. Employees are the ones per-

forming the various job duties day in and

day out so they are most likely going to

have a greater insight about a particular job

or task and the necessary improvements.

It's those rare individuals that provide a company with the means that allow them to save

money and time. If you can show a company the means that would allow it to speed up

service delivery then you increase your value to the Department. The Pubic Service are

always looking for people that can help develop people within an organization which gives

them the ability to take on more responsibilities and ultimately help obtain the Depart-

ment‟s mandate.

Drop a Letter!

Some of the Interns,

saying what their high-light was

throughout the PSETA

programme with

DEDECT

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Government offer incentives and bonuses to employees who goes an extra mile , but the

private sector offers incentive for coming up the good ideas or suggestions. If an idea is

implemented chances are it helped an organization save thousands or even millions of

Rands. When you submit ideas it shows that you are committed to making your Depart-

ment the best that it can possibly be. If everyone is on the same page striving for the same

goals and objectives chances are the work place environment is full of energy and excite-

ment.

If employees are going to submit ideas they have to know that their ideas are going to be

put into use if they make sense and are not offensive . An organization has to foster an en-

vironment that allows employees to be creative. As soon as one employee submits an idea

and it's implemented all of a sudden everyone wants to get involved and it becomes conta-

gious. After awhile the atmosphere is charged with electricity and excitement. The results

of great ideas can eventually be measured on the bottom line of an organizations income

statement. Ideas are one way that you can definitely make a difference within your com-

pany. You also help take your career to the next level. To come up with good ideas and

suggestions you may want to visit other departments. People who don't work in a depart-

ment can sometimes provide an outsiders point of view or perspective. If you are not im-

mersed within a department on a day to day basis sometimes you can come up from fresh

ideas and suggestions and as soon as you do, just toss them in the suggestion box.

I would like to urge colleagues, to make effective use of our suggestion boxes, your ideas

and inputs are important in taking our Department to the next level. In this way the De-

partment will be able to measure the success of our program, policies or staff satisfaction.

Harry Emerson Fostiah once said ”He who chooses the beginning of the road

chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end”

This important medium of communication will be placed in all the strategic areas of the

Department for your inputs or suggestion. It does not matter if the suggestion box is

placed in an employee-only area or out in public view of guests and customers, it is a place

where everyone will have a chance to leave ideas and suggestions.. The biggest advantage

with this is the fact that you may find a new idea you never thought of and can start work-

ing on it right away. Sometimes customers will be able to see things that you may overlook

or miss, including suggestions about the layout of business and how easy things are to ac-

cess.

DEDECT soccer team prepare for Public Service Sports and Wellness

Tournament

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It is an athletic skill that „the more you practice, the

more you can, the more you want to, the more you

enjoy it, the less it tires you.‟ The Department of Eco-

nomic Development, Environment, Conservation and

Tourism (DEDECT) Soccer Team knows that better and

that it is only through training that they can be techni-

cally good on the field or be a better team at the end

of the day.

Training also assists players to avoid experiencing fit-

ness hiccups such as muscle pool or a knee or foot

joint twist during the match and such often happen to

none-regular players or unfit players. The team in that

premise arranged to have practice games to keep fit as

a way of preparing themselves for the Public Service

Provincial Sports and Wellness Games, commencing on

the 4th October 2013 at Mmabatho Stadium.

The DEDECT team so far has played four matches

leading up to the soccer tournament. The first match

was up against North West Development Corporation

(NWDC) where the DEDECT lost 5-3 at Mmabatho

Palms soccer field on 16 September. The team played

much better on its second match on Thursday, 19 Sep-

tember against the very winners of the fist worm up

match were the game ended with 3-3 draw. The draw

match was graced by one of the Chief Directors in the

Department, Mr Moeketsi Senqhi who scored a goal in

that game.

The DEDECT also played against

the Department of Agriculture and

Rural Development and lost 4-1,

Kingsley Moletsane scoring a con-

soling goal. In his comment about

the team‟s general performance

after the first match, Mr Senqhi

encouraged the players to have

training sessions every day as fit-

ness is their major challenge.

“Champions keep playing until

they get it right and that is what

we are going to do prior the tour-

nament,” said the team‟s leading

goal scorer Kingsley Moletsane.

DEDECT Soccer team

Players doing what they do best!

According to Moletsane their technical play has improved a lot and they are fitness-ready for the Public Service Provin-cial Sports and Wellness Day. Proving that the team is be-coming better and better every day, they have thrashed NWDC 7-3 on Monday 01st of October in the game that took place at our home ground, Mmabatho Palms soccer field. “In moving forward we have undertaken to estab-lish a programme based performance for 2013/14 and be-yond which includes players from our parastatals.

STAFF ISSUES

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Timothy Mkhondo

Director

Economic Empowerment Directorate

Corrected profile from the previous Ntome Tsebe

Mr T.L. Mkhondo studied Business Manage-

ment at Wits University and his MBA with

North West University in collaboration with

Liverpool University. He served at Rural Devel-

opment office in the Department of Agriculture

prior to his role as Director in Land Administra-

tion. Furthermore, he worked at Small Enter-

prise Development Agency (SEDA) as Provin-

cial Operations Manager before joining

DEDECT.

INTERNAL PROMOTIONS

Mrs Lefa Moela

Was: Registry Clerk – MEC support

Now: Transport Officer

Of importance now is the Pub-lic Service tournament on Fri-day which I believe we are well prepared for.” adds Moletsane. We wish DEDECT soccer team the best of luck and a well play during the tournament.

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STAFF ISSUES

ACTING APPOINTMENTS

Ms Onnicah Sithole

Acting Chief Director – Integrated

Economic Development Services

Mr Zacharia Dipudi

Acting Director – Enterprise

Development

Mr Thabo Ramogogane

Acting Parliamentary Officer

RESIGNATION

Noah Mokone

Trade and Investment promotions

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