CEO’s Communiqué 8th Edition

The National Lotteries Board CEO’s Monthly Communiqué to the Board, Das and Staff

THE CATALYST FOR SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT In his address to the forum, NLB

Chairperson, Prof Alfred Nevhutanda

impressed the heavy responsibility that

lay on the shoulders of the NLB and

beneficiaries to handle the funds

distributed with the utmost care. Prof

Nevhutanda also spoke to the history of

the NLB, and the lessons learned over

the past 15 years of distributing a por-

tion of the proceeds of lottery sales to

good causes, alignment with the Nation-

al Development Plan going forward,

and initiatives aimed at fraud prevention.

CEO, Mrs. Thabang Mampane

presented the current picture of the

NLB, She gave the roadmap for the path

ahead of the organisation, including the

Lotteries Amendment Bill recently

signed into law by President Jacob Zu-

ma, the RFP process to appoint a new

national lottery operator by 2015, among

others. Above all, both Prof Nevhutanda

and Mrs. Mampane emphasised the

strategic objectives and priorities of the

NLB, which all build toward the overall

vision, To be the Catalyst of Social Up-

liftment.

“Sibahle, Sibasha, Siyasebenza”

The National Press Club is a hosted the National Press Club‟s Network-

ing Forum on 29 January 2014. Members of the Press Club and NLB

representatives were welcomed to the forum by Press Club Chairman,

Mr Joe Charle.

The Press Club brings together role-players in the entire spectrum of the

communications field; from journalists to strategists.

Every month the Club holds a networking forum for their members. The

forums are hosted by various organizations in the private and public sec-

tor. These forums give organizations an opportunity to showcase them-

selves and set the stage for how they are perceived in the media.

In this Edition:

- NLB at the National Press Club

- CEO’s Corner

- Block D relocation

- Anti-fraud Campaign

- Departmental Changes

- Sports @ NLB

- On The Move

- Indaba and PISE 2014

CEO’s Corner

Taking it to the streets! That is what young people say, right? I said to you all in my welcome message earlier this year that „the NLB is now firmly in the process of transition and it is my wish that we all move together through the changes, leaving no man behind on our journey of continuous improvement’.

We have so much to look forward to in the coming months; from our flagship event, the Indaba, the continuation of the RFP process and the beginning of the evolution of the NLB after the signing into law of the new Amend-ment Bill. We are changing, and we are growing. And with every change and growth, we must extend the commitment to „leave no man behind‟, to our beneficiaries - current and potential. As well as the public at large. So in that respect, we are surely taking it to the streets! We ended off 2013 by going public with our anti-fraud campaign in several newspaper advertorials, and eased into 2014 by getting on a taxi (see page 9), and hosting the National Press Club at a networking forum o give them a chance to get to know us better and understand our operations.

We have much ahead of us, especially in the month ahead. I believe that we have what it takes within our teams to consolidate our efforts in the most efficient manner so that when we do step out, we put our best foot forward. To repeat once again, words from the wel-come message you all received, „let us march into this new year and the last quar-ter of the financial year with the tenacity and commitment to live up to being the Catalyst for Social Upliftment.‟ Sibahle May we remember to wear the badge of the NLB with pride and dignity. Sibasha As we look back on 15 years of making a difference, may we also renew ourselves through continuous improvement, and em-brace the changes that will take us higher (see page 13). Siyasebenza Diligence in all we do will see us really take it to the streets in a major way, and re-establish our organisation as a grant fun-der of excellence. It is also this same quality that has seen us qualify as one of the coun-try‟s best performing companies as selected by Topco Media! I thank you,

Thabang C. Mampane

Staff Updates

The move to Block D is back on!

Activity Date

Current tenant vacated Block D; 14 January 2014

Meeting with Architect/ Space Planner for Building Survey Confirm Layout Changes with Space Planner

15 January 2014

Site Handover to Contractor to make the necessary layout changes

22 January 2014

Growthpoint Submits Tenant Installation Costing, with working drawings to NLB for Sign-Off

27 January 2014

Building Handover to NLB 28 February 2014

NLB relocation to Block D 1 – 15 March 2014

Post-relocation change management March 2014

After the unanticipated delay, the relocation to Block D is back on. This building comes with increased

facilities, which include back-up generators, two lifts and more restrooms. The NLB will also have access to

more parking spaces for staff and guests. Below is the schedule for relocation.

They may already feel like family, but just for the record, these are the staff

members that joined us since we last updated you in May 2013:

Ms Matete Maredi Mr Funani Maswanganyi Ms Zandile Gumede Ms Andisiwe Xatisa

Ms Thandeka Khowa Ms Tebogo Selebogo Mr Matodzi Nefale Ms Pearl Mmuledi

Ms Akhona Dwabayo Ms Semakaleng Ditshego Ms Ntombizodwa Mkasi

Mr Sonwabiso Nobangela Mr Neeshan Naidoo Mr Solomon Maleka Ms Sibongile Sangotsha

Mr Tshepo Chuene Mr Tshifhiwa Nematswerani Mr Simon Fete Ms Matshediso Baloyi

Ms Christina Thulare Ms Veronica Ngcwabe Ms Zandile Tiso Ms Lucia Baker

Ms Odaho Sengani Mr Misaveni Manyatsha Ms Keneliwe Sebesho Ms Lipolelo Motsomi

Ms Thando Mnguni Mr Tshepiso Mahlake Ms Sego Matlala

The following departments have moved to new Divisions:

IT has been moved from Corporate Services to the Office of the CEO

Legal has been moved from Corporate Services to the Office of the CEO

Internal Transfers (January 2014)

Mr. Moses Ndlhovu transferred from Corporate Governance to Grant Funding

Ms. Mmama Letswenyo transferred from Corporate Services to the Office of the CEO

Ms. Nwabisa Mabuto transferred from the Office of the CEO to Corporate Governance

Current Phase

Giving the red card to fraud

In December 2013, we took our No Law Breakers Anti-fraud campaign to the public. Advertorials were published in the Star, The Daily Sun, Sowetan, Daily News (KZN), and Die Beeld. The conviction with which we launched the campaign internally in August 2013, is the same that we aim to bring to the public. The NLB is serious about fraud prevention and detection. These full page ads are just one way in which we are taking it to the streets. We also took the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the legacy of the late former state president, Nelson Mandela by being responsible custodians of the proceeds of the national lottery. Here is a sneak peak below:

The Star The Daily News 23 December 2013

Daily Sun Sowetan 20 December 2013

Die Beeld 24 December 2013

Output Performance Measure or Annual Target 3rd Quarter milestones Quantitative gaps as required

by the Lotteries Act attained

(5% per province and 50% for

rural projects).

Completion status of Quanti-

tative gaps as required by the

Lotteries Act (5% per province

and 50% for rural projects)

addressed.

At least 5% grant funding allo-

cated to each province and

establish a baseline for fund-

ing projects in rural areas.

5% grant funding allocated to provinces. Enhance the existing system to start capturing rural pro-jects allocations

Comprehensive Funding Poli-

cy to ensure compliance with

the Lotteries Act

Legislative Compliance and

approval status of Policy. Environmental scan complete

and results incorporated into

procedures on an interim basis

Interim Audit progress Report Draft Funding Policy

Three operational Offices Establishment of status of

offices Capability Audit complete Needs Assessment Completed

Fully implemented e-system

that incorporates all related

processes.

Status of e-system incorpora-

tion with relating processes. System scoping ICT Strategy and Policy

Developed

Customer satisfaction Customer satisfaction meas-

ured by relevant rating scales

and/or reports.

Establish a customer satisfac-

tion baseline. Customer Services Charter implementation on targets for quarter achieved

Conduct reviews to ensure

compliance with the Lotteries

Act.

Number of compliance re-

views conducted 57 compliance reviews Conduct 15 compliance

reviews

Lotteries regulated according

to the Lotteries Act Legislative compliance and

approval status of regulatory

policy and enforcement data

Regulatory policy and proce-

dures partially developed and

implemented

Policy fully implemented and monitored

Human and Organisational

capacity aligned with current

and future needs of the NLB.

Organisational alignment New Organisational structure

populated Filling of positions in alignment with the organisa-tional structure

Develop policies for

Knowledge Management,

Organisational Learning

Completion status of Policy for

knowledge management and

organisation learning

Knowledge Management con-

cept document finalized. Approval of scope

Integrated Communication &

Stakeholder Strategy Completion status of environ-

mental scan, policy and Strate-

gy.

Implementation of Phase 1 of

strategy Audit and Review Implemen-tation of the Strategy

Business sustainability Strate-

gy in Place. Completion status.

Business sustainability model

developed Environmental analysis com-pleted

Lottery Licence transition

managed. (Licence transition

plan and resources on place)

Resource allocation status for

Transition Plan. License transition plan and

resources in place. Continue implementation and review of resource plan

Management summary: Quarter 3

Teeing off with the NLB’s own PGA

Well, if this piece does not make the ratings as one of the most riveting pieces you have ever read, I won‟t take exception. Anyway, that is hardly the intention. You see, strong-arming myself to finally pen this long overdue article about golf was akin to attempting to nail jelly to a wall. But one could no longer turn a blind eye on an initiative of great ingenuity aimed at ushering NLB staffers to the golf drive range

and ultimately the golf course. This is precisely what landed me in an unfamiliar but yet an intriguing territory, a territory where there are no goal posts but small holes and where the size of the ball has not only shrunk but also hardened – a territory far away from my beloved soccer.

To the uninitiated, let us find asylum in the words of one of the greatest golfers of the 19th century,

Lloyd Mangrum, whose view on golf perfectly encapsulates what the game is all about. “Golf is the only sport I know of where a player pays for every mistake. A man can muff a serve in tennis, miss a strike in baseball, or throw an incomplete pass in football and still have another chance to square himself. In golf, every swing counts against you.”

Jacobus Prinsloo gave birth to a unique initiative which sought to afford NLB staffers professional golf coaching lessons and free facilities at Tuks Golf Practice Centre and endeared himself to the aspiring golfers in the process. “My vision was, and it is still to share the enjoyment of playing golf out in nature testing your skills and taking on the elements of wind, rain, trees, dams, etc. I got it right to get funding so that everybody at NLB starts with professional coaching and free practice facilities. What a way to start playing this very interesting game”, he enthused.

To help him drive his vision, Cobus has in his corner an equally staunch golf enthusiast who is no stranger to the game in the person of Semakaleng (Queen of the Green). Since Sema was intro-duced to golf at a tender age by her family, she never looked back. She looks up to Nobuhle Dlam-ini who hails from Swaziland and ranks no. 1 in Women‟s league for inspiration. One of the people who seized this opportunity with both hands is the Senior Legal Officer, Phologe Mampuru, who in his short tenure as an amateur golfer learnt that the game is not only entertaining, but it goes further to test your patience and wiliness to develop a certain technical skill to be able to master the game. In response to the widely held perception that golf is an expensive sport, Phologe eloquently put it, “I would like to unequivocally record my resistance to subscribe to the stereotypes that are nourished by uniformed notions which amongst others is that Golf is solely for the elites and for networking pur-pose. A good thing about it is that you can start by buying used apparels and equipment from the fel-low players”. The legal eagle utterly quashed all the excuses about golf equipment being exorbitant.

The Grant Funding executive also refused to be outdone, Jeff du Preez (Makhulu Baas) took to the golf course like a fish into the water. Would it be premature for him to start harbouring ambitions of testing his golf prowess in the events such as Nedbank Golf Challenge in the near future? Well, at the rate he is going, anything is possible. Pardon me for being hopeful that the golf virus will ultimate-ly reach, albeit at a snail‟s pace, endemic proportions looking at the number of people who have made Tuks Golf Practice Centre their secondary domicile. The likes of Chickey, Mziwakhe (Motho ga a lahlwe), Agnes, Millicent, Vuyisa and Mvelisi have made themselves prone to the golf bug much to Cobus‟s contentment.

The contract with HPC (Tuks Golf) for coaching concessions expired in December 2013; however, Cobus has already proactively negotiated for the extension until the end of March 2014. This exten-sion is only for the current NLB Golf Club members. It has always been and it still is Cobus‟ desire to see more colleagues getting involved in the game. To this end, plans are already afoot for a fresh contract which will hopefully see scores of NLB staffers taking up the golf coaching lessons at the beginning of April 2014. In reaffirming his believe in NLB Management to continue throwing their weight behind this initiative, Mr. Prinsloo said, “It is an opportunity for NLB Staff to learn to play golf. I will recommend further funding for other staff members who indicated their interest to play golf”. Seemingly, there is no excuse for anyone not to be able to take that important swing. Let‟s meet on the course, shall we?

Montsho

Getting Social: Sports and Clubs

Life at the NLB is not all work and no play. We recognise that a social element to our work is good for the holistic wellbeing of our employees, especially in sports and cultural activities. There are several sporting codes within the NLB, as well as other activities that may peak one‟s interest. Here are a list of activities available. For more information, please contact the responsible colleagues as listed below.

Soccer Contact person: Montsho Pheaha Team members: Katleho Malatsi; Steven Runganani; Crete Mashego; Chuene Moshi; Lesiba Mathopa; Sammy Rasebeka; Mika Sambo; Mzamo Kabanyane; Mofolo Motaung; Richmond Moshidi; Simon Fete; Misaveni Man-yatsha; Bobo Matsebatlela; Mali Mthombeni; Tshifhiwa Nematswerani; Ariel Rikhotso and Silva Sithole.

Golf Contact person: Jacobus Prinsloo

Golf Enthusiasts: Prof. Nevhutanda, Prof. Reddy, Jeffrey Du Preez, Chickey Mofet-Mubu, Marjorie

Letoaba, Tintswalo Nkuna, Sershan Naidoo, Mvelisi Hlungulu, Phologe Mampuru, Thami Tshilane,

Mikateko Sambo, Mziwakhe Zwane, Vuyisa Gwam, Samuel Rasebeka , Thulani Sikonela, Montsho

Pheaha, Crete Mashego, Semakaleng Ditshego, Tumelo Segwape, Khomotso Aphane, Agnes Kabini,

Millicent Lekalakala, Selloane Motloung

Choir Contact person: Prosperity Moraba Songbirds: Brenda Ledwaba, Tumisang Serakoana, Akhona Dwabayo, Gladys Petje, Tebogo Selebogo, Winnie Moloi, Sive Mdudu, Millicent Lekalakala, .Zanele Huza, Pru-dence Maringa, Christina Thulare, Chuene Moshi, Keorapetse Sofeleng, Evonia Maboea, Mbali Msomi, Maureen Senyatsi, Sophy Serarile, Olphy Maboea ..to name a few!

Other NLB health enthusiasts are involved in: Cycling (Sammy Rasebeka), and some of our runners are Mzamo Kabanyane and Joyce Maleka

Netball Contact person: Winnie Moloi Currently, our netball team is not complete, and those who participate often join ranks with other organisations in the league. Lets get a full NLB team going!

Four - Four mas’hlalisane! This is the literally taking NLB to the streets. From January until March 2014, a fleet of taxis across the nine provinces of South Africa will be carrying NLB branding and messaging. We are building awareness of who we are, and how the ordinary man on the street can contribute to being catalysts for social upliftment. A series of „Did you know?‟ questions accompany the messages, answering the questions that we are asked most frequently about our work. On the back of the vehicles are our general contact details. Have you spotted an NLB branded taxi? Tell us where and when! If possible, take a picture and send it to tshifhiwa@nlb.org.za

Grant Funding Allocations - December 2013

CHARITIES ALLOCATIONS RECON AS @ 31 DEC 2013

Total Amount Budgeted for Distribution 2013/2014 947,079,000.00

100%

Total Amount Committed 2013/2014 (859,365,184.00)

Total Amount Withdrawn 2013/2014 15,610,113.77

NEW AMOUNT AVAILABLE 103,323,929.77

ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE RECON AS @ 31 DEC 2013

Total Amount Budgeted for Distribution 2013/2014 492,367,000.00 100%

Total Amount Committed 2013/2014 (423,006,930.04)

Total Amount Withdrawn 2013/2014 17,239,554.24

NEW AMOUNT AVAILABLE 86,599,624.20

Grant Funding Allocations - December 2013

SPORTS AND RECREATION RECON AS @ 31 DEC 2013

Total Amount Budgeted for Distribution 2013/2014 463,016,000.00

100%

Total Amount Committed 2013/2014 (319,129,731.08)

Total Amount Withdrawn 2013/2014 18,397,016.00

NEW AMOUNT AVAILABLE 162,283,284.92

MISCELLANEOUS RECON FOR AS @ 31 DEC 2013

Total Amount Budgeted for Distribution 2013/2014 105,231,000.00

100%

Total Amount Committed 2013/2014 (80,734,595.05)

Total Amount Withdrawn 2013/2014 5,000,000.00

NEW AMOUNT AVAILABLE 29,496,404.95

Upcoming PISE Events

POST-INDABA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS

Leading up to the 2014 Indaba, the last few PISE events for the 2013 Indaba will take place as follows;

Western Cape - 12 February 2014 Eastern Cape - 28 February 2014 Northern Cape - 6 March 2014

Indaba 2014

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF NLB SERVICE DELIVERY AS THE

CATALYST FOR SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Staff Excellence Awards Beneficiaries’ Awards Indaba 2014 Objectives:

To confirm and demonstrate the National Lotteries Board‟s commitment to work

closely with the beneficiaries and various other key stakeholders To develop an updated picture of stakeholder realities, from operating

challenges to environmental changes that influence stakeholder action and the need to develop a concerted effort to address the challenges in field

To reaffirm the National Lotteries Board‟s belief that real social impact will only materialise if there is a buy-in from stakeholders of key National Lotteries Board programmes

To encourage and assist stakeholder sustainability, from resources to govern-ance to embracing norms and standards for funding in South Africa

To equally share the realities, from a funding perspective, from the National Lotteries Board perspective

To influence stakeholder programmes in a direction that is aligned with key national priorities such as job creation, in particular youth employment

To recognise beneficiaries who are complying with corporate governance

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Editorial Team

Ms Modjadji Makoela - Editor in Chief

Ms Gladys Petje - Editor

Marketing & Communications Team

Ms Odaho Sengani - Communications

Ms Tebogo Selebogo - Stakeholder Relations

Mr Tshifhiwa Nematswerani - Marketing

CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

Office of the CEO

Marketing & Communications

Montsho Pheaha (Sports)

Designed by NLB Marketing & Communications

1. PISE Western Cape

Date: 12 February 2014

2. PISE Eastern Cape

Date: 28 February 2014

3. PISE Northern Cape

Date: 6 March 2014

Upcoming Events