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} Boipelo Mere

MEMBERS of the National Unionof Metal Workers of South Africa(Numsa) have warned consumersto expect disruptions in the flow ofpetrol around the city.That is after less than 100

members turned up to join thenational strike and were witnessedmoving from one Retail MotorIndustry- (RMI) owned petrolstation within Kimberley toanother in protest.Wearing their red T-shirts

emblazoned with their demands,the members promised no intimi-dation towards those workers who

were on duty.Although it was clear that the

situation caused terror andconcerns to the management, staffand car drivers at petrol stationswere cautious whenever theprotestors reached their stations.Waving placards with slogans

including amongst others: “Wageincrease with actuals”, “Shiftallowance”, “R6 000 minimumwages in the industry”, “Movecashiers to grade five,” they alsodemand a R30 per hour increaseacross the board on actual rates ofpay.The members include union

members at component retailers,

panel-beaters, car and spare partsdealers and fitment workshops.Some petrol attendants who

could not afford to join the strikewere wearing private clothesinstead of their work uniforms infear of intimidation.“We are on strike and are

supposed to be only sitting hereand not working, but I can reallynot afford to lose a single dayaway from work. I have threechildren and a pregnant wife athome and I am already takinghome less than R2 000 afterdeductions. Then there is also myailing mother and alcoholic fatherto look after. I cannot afford to lose

a day’s pay,” said one Numsamember who prefers to remainanonymous.According to an article on

News24, the Fuel Retailers’ Associa-tion and the Retail Motor Industrywere given 48 hours’ notice of thestrike after negotiations withemployers, which began at the endof May, deadlocked in July.“This strike is for everybody to

get involved, but that does notmean that anyone will be intimi-dated or forced not to report forduty. By picketing at their garagesthis way we are demanding forthem to come to the party andcome up with a better offer,” said

Carlos Owen, a Numsa local shopsteward.Owen revealed that Numsa

members would be attending theirregional march in Bloemfontein onThursday.“We are still very disciplined

and following rules. Although it isa no work no pay policy, it is aprotected strike which means thatno one will be dismissed at theirwork places for participating in thestrike,” he added.He said that they would be

continuing with their differentdaily programmes for the weeksuch as picketing at the outlinedgarages.

Strike peaceful for nowNumsamembers promise no intimidation of those on duty

PROTESTORS appeared peaceful on the first day of the strike. Photo: Boipelo Mere

2 EXPRESS NORTHERN CAPE, WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2013

www.humanjobs.co.za Human Communications 102331

Alkantpan is a division of Armscor’s Research and Development (R&D) Department,located in the Northern Cape, 300km from Kimberley. It is an all-purpose ballistictest range in the central part of South Africa, involved in testing for example gunsystems. Qualified personnel form a multidisciplinary team - a factor that contributesto the division’s success.

The following positions now exist and applications are invited from persons whomeet the qualification and experience requirements:

Test ManagerPaterson Grading: D3 • Ref. 9911925The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective management of allocatedballistic testing (quotation, planning, execution, invoices, data and customer relations) forthe SA defence industry, international defence industries, and the DoD.

Responsibilities: • Plan projects (testing) • Conduct risk assessments and safety planning• Execute projects (testing) • Manage personnel and safety during projects • Prepare andobtain approval of Certificates of Service • Check and confirm all ballistic test-related data• Liaise with customers on requirements and test-related issues • Compile invoices forcompleted tests.

Requirements: • A tertiary qualification, ie Mechanical or Electronics Engineering orT3/equivalent • 6-7 years’ relevant working experience in a ballistic testing environment• The ability to execute calculus and trigonometry • The ability to analyse specifications andtranslate into test plans • The ability to plan and execute test plans • The ability to managepeople and equipment • Practical and technical knowledge of ballistic measurementsystems • Management skills • Knowledge of weapons and ammunition systems (fromartillery to small arms) • Basic computer skills (Word and Excel) • Good interpersonal skills,communication, planning and organising skills • Good leadership skills • A valid driver’slicence • The ability to write and speak English • Sound knowledge of ballistic testingmethods and safety • The ability to liaise with national and international customers.

Technical Officer:Electrical & Air-conditioningPaterson Grading: C2 • Ref. 9911923The successful candidate will provide a complete electrical and ammunition conditioningtest support service, including maintenance of the high and 220-voltage power reticulationsystem at Alkantpan and the neighbouring Copperton town, under the guidance andsupervision of the Senior Technician.

Responsibilities: • Maintain the 11kV high-voltage power supply line • Maintain electricalequipment, ammunition conditioning chambers and power reticulation • Provide fixed andmobile power supply to designated areas • Perform electrical installations, upgrades andmodifications as designated • Maintain mobile generators • Maintain air-conditioning andrefrigeration equipment • Ensure storage of functional equipment • Perform calibration,repair and maintenance on designated electrical and conditioning equipment • Recordelectrical supply distribution data.

Requirements: • A Grade 12/Technical or equivalent certificate • Qualificationsand competence in the various systems and equipment • 3 years in a ballistic testingenvironment • Electrical maintenance skills • Proficiency in conditioning and refrigerationmaintenance, as well as in the use of portable electrical equipment • The ability to identifyand report risks • Ample knowledge of applicable equipment • Computer literacy • Goodinterpersonal, communication, planning and organising skills • A driver’s licence.

Assistant Technical Officer:Workshop MaintenancePaterson Grading: B3 • Ref. 9911924The successful candidate will provide assistance when preparing, operating, storing,transporting and maintaining workshop equipment and customer-furnished items. He/shewill also be expected to provide support when fabricating target items and structures inaccordance with specific procedures, regulatory requirements and customer specifications.

Responsibilities: • Assist with preparing vehicles conveying dangerous goods byroad • Operate material handling equipment (ie forklifts, mobilifts) • Assist with loadingand offloading of workshop and customer-furnished material • Provide support withmaintenance of vehicles, equipment, lifting equipment, infrastructure, buildings and heavymachinery • Provide support for preparation, fabricating and erecting test items • Operatesmaller workshop equipment and tools safely • Safely operate a tyre machine for the repairof wheels • Clean the workshop and vehicles • Assist with rebooting vehicles with flatbatteries • Conduct safety inspections • Assist customers with test requirements.

Requirements: • A Grade 10 • 3-5 years’ relevant experience in a defence-relatedenvironment • Proficiency in operating material handling equipment • An understanding ofsafety rules in a fabricating environment and workshop • Willingness to work long hours.

Short-listed candidates will be subjected to psychometric assessments, appropriatereference checks, verification of personal data and security clearance as part of theselection process. Please note that appointment is subject to obtaining/maintaining apositive security clearance.

In line with Armscor’s commitment to compliance with the Employment Equity Act,preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People withdisabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please e-mail a detailed CV to [email protected] to apply for one of thesepositions. Clearly state the reference number and the position for which you areapplying.

The closing date for applications is 13 September 2013. Late applications will not beconsidered.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates. If you do not hear from us withina month of forwarding your CV, please consider your application unsuccessful.

You are what you eat

DITHATO KOPELEDI allowed Kholeka Ntulelo to take her blood pressure.

RUTH MASEKOANE, CEO of Sawen, motivated the women to loseweight. Photos: Boipelo Mere

}Boipelo Mere

MEMBERS of SA-WEN in the NorthernCape were urged tochange their eatinghabits and rather con-centrate on theirhealth in order forthemtorunsuccessfulbusinesses and avoidsudden deaths.The members were

practically motivatedduring their recentwellness day eventwhere a delegationfrom their national of-fice was present.On the morning of

the wellness day thewomen participatedin a health walk, aero-bics and health talks.According to Ruth

Masekoane, the CEOof Sawen, the North-ernCapewas the sixthprovince where theyraised awareness for ahealthy lifestyle. Theyplanned the event tobe a holistic interven-tion instead of just ahealth walk. As a re-sult they invited theDepartment of Healthto set up stalls wherethey would educatethe members onhealth issues and dodifferent tests like TB,diabetes and bloodpressure. “Wewomentend to forget to takecare of our health andconcentrate on ourbusinesses instead. Ihave also observedthatmost women tendto over-indulge whenwe go to events,” em-phasised the CEO.Masekoane ex-

plained that the road-show was due to thehigh rate of memberspassing away withoutreason.Sheadded thata similar and betterevent would be heldevery year in August.“How will we as Sa-

wen be able to createmore jobs and empow-er our communities ifour businesses faildue to deaths? Failingbusinesses also affectfamily members. Wemust take part insports more in orderto stimulate mind andspirit,” she said.“I promise you that

I will not be this sizewhen I return nextyear. We’ll also behosting a bigger andbetter event where wewill add Pap smearsand mammograms aswomen are prone tocervical and breastcancer.”With regards to the

status of the provin-cial branch RuthMasekoane called onthe Northern Capebranch to pull them-selves together andfor the PEC to workharder. Even thoughshe said the member-ship level was aver-age, she said that thenumber could im-prove, irrespective ofthe fact that they didnot have an office inthe province.“Women of today

have the advantage oftechnology. The bravewomen who marchedto the Union Build-ings in 1956 did nothave that, but theyreached their goalsuccessfully. Let usleave the culture of la-ziness behind andfight for our organisa-tion,” concluded theCEO.

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} Boipelo Mere

FEMALE STAFF of theTreasury Departmenthanded over food parcels toIsibindi for six identifiedchild-headed households inthe Sol Plaatje area afterthe employees raised fundsthrough donations to assistthese families and handedthem over at the SpringbokPub as a continuation of theWomen’s Month celebra-tions.The hand-over was

conducted by Sello Mokoko,the head of the department.“We are not a service

delivery department, but wethink that helping peoplemakes a difference. Those

families must know thatthere is someone who caresout there. You know,poverty can make you acompletely different person.Thus we saw the need to doprojects like these, toensure that they know thatwe care about them.”This event was also

intended to honour andsalute all the women of theNorthern Cape ProvincialTreasury for the significantcontributions they make inthe department by sharingideas on how best to handleissues that affect them on adaily basis. They alsodiscussed issues like abuse,stress and divorce.According to Mokoko,

they are hoping to improvesuch events next year byreaching out to families inother districts as well. Hesaid that government had tocreate a platform for theprivate sector to come onboard and also assist in thefight against poverty andunemployment.“The economy is sluggish;

we have to play a role asgovernment cannot beat italone. Our economy istwo-fold, thus we do nothave the power to makedecisions for the privatesector, like the miningsector. We have alreadybeen making efforts throughthe EPWPs to create morejobs,” he concluded.

Food parcels bringrelief to families

SELLO MOKOKO, head of the Treasury Department, and Mamikie Mooki, manager of Co-operative Services, handing over donated parcels to Jeanie Jacobs, a representative ofone of the families of Soul City. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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}Andre Botha

THE shooting incident that tookplace in Carrington Road, where asuspect was killed after he hadtried to slit the throat of a policeofficer, did not even last fiveminutes.“At that moment you just think

about your life, to think aboutsomeone else’s behaviour isimpossible,” said deputy officerCecil de la Rey when he testifiedin the Kimberley Magistrate’sCourt about the incident thatshocked Kimberley.On that day, De la Rey and Sgt

Lucas Jacobs met the two suspects,Hendrik Coetzee and AnthonyKruger and decided to take themin for questioning.On the way to the station,

Coetzee slashed Jacobs’ neck.Jacobs was driving and his neckwas slashed from behind with aknife. That resulted in theshooting and killing of Coetzee.Kruger is now facing charges of

armed robbery and kidnappingafter he and Coetzee had allegedlyrobbed Coleen Louw of jewelleryand her cellphone, and threatenedher with a knife at the NorthernCape Mall the day before theshooting incident.The jewellery was found in

Coetzee’s pocket after he had beenshot and killed.Jacobs testified that he and De

la Rey were driving in the police’sdouble cab bakkie in Beaconsfieldwhen they saw the two suspects

walking.Their description fit that of the

two suspects described in therobbery of the Northern CapeMall.The men kept on looking around

as if they were looking forsomething.They followed them down

Central Road to just beforeCarrington Road where theystopped them and asked them toaccompany them to the policestation for possible elimination assuspects.The men were searched and a

knife and small mirror were foundon Kruger. They then climbed intothe bakkie to be taken to thepolice station.Coetzee, who was sitting behind

Jacobs, made his move andjumped forward to slit Jacobs’throat just after the vehicle hadturned into Carrington Road inthe direction of the HalfwayHouse. De la Rey testified that hethen aimed his service revolver atCoetzee and fired two shots.The revolver misfired twice. He

then hit Coetzee with his fist.Kruger tried to take the revol-

ver away from him.He testified that Kruger then

broke the window and jumped out.He ran away. De la Rey chasedhim and caught him.Jacobs testified that Coetzee

wanted to cut him again, that iswhen he jumped out and shotCoetzee.He was booked off for two

months for severe stress after theincident. Barend Titus, for Kruger,told De la Rey that Krugerdisagreed with his version, and

put several statements by Krugerto him. “(Kruger’s statements) arelies,” De la Rey replied.The trial will continue on 27

November.Elmar Steyn is the prosecutor

and regional magistrate DanieSchneider is on the bench.

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Robbery, Kidnapping suspect in court

ANTHONY KRUGER with his lawyer on Wednesday in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Lecrecia Prins



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} Lerato Sebe

TOURISMMONTHwas launched atthe Flamingo Casino where theLilizela Awards ceremony also tookplace. Thiswas followedbya four-daymedia itinerary duringwhich touristattraction points like the LandzichtWine Cellars in Douglas, the Broad-waters Private River Estate and theVanderkloof Dam were visited.Built in 1968, the Landzicht Wine

Cellarswas established inDouglas af-ter the floods. The company falls un-der the dynamic agricultural busi-ness in the Northern Cape, GWK.According to theowner,HeinJanse

van Rensburg, the decision to estab-

lish the companyherewas a great ini-tiative since it is said that vineyardsneed wet lands in order to producegrapes. During that time, the compa-ny could produce about 8 000 tons ofwine per season whereas presentlythey only produce 6 000 tons.“Profitability is not good at themo-

ment,” said Janse vanRensburg,whois also awine farmer at the Landzichtfarm. “We do not get much rain thesedays, which is not good for us.”The farm produces 90% white

grapes and 10% red grapes. To pro-ducewine from these grapes, it has toundergo different processes. Whitewine is stored for 12 to 14 days in theroto tanksbeforebeingpackaged, and

red wine for only six to seven days.“The input ofmakingwine has sky-

rocketed in the past ten years, mak-ing it difficult for us to make enoughprofit,” Janse van Rensburg added.“Wine is a struggling business.”The trip continued to the Broadwa-

ters River Estate, a private river es-tate which is nestled on the banks ofthe Vaal River near Douglas in theNorthern Cape.It harbours a houseboat named

DARiva, which is ideal for day andsunset cruises. It has a fully equippedkitchen and a spacious top deck withbarbeque facilities. This boat can behired for parties, private functionsand vocational purposes.

The two days of 5 and 6 Octobermarks theannualGhaltRiverXtremefestival which will include swim-ming, cycling, canoe racing, golfchallenges, as well as the newlyintroduced raft racing. These raftsmust bemade fromrecycled bottles topromote the use of recycled rub-bish.There will be performances from

various artists to entertain thecrowds and all the funds will be do-nated to NGOs and local charities.) Be on the lookout formore stories re-lating to tourism in the NC Expressnewspaper. Also go to www.express-news.co.za for more pictures on thetour.

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} Lecrecia Prins

THENorthernCapeChamberofCommerceandIndustry (Nocci) recently spoiled secretariesduring their annual secretary event in Kimber-ley.

The singer David Fourie entertained theguests as they enjoyed their breakfast. He alsoinvited some of the women to share the stagewith him in dance. The women were massagedwhile they listened to speakers on how to takecare of their health. There was a relaxed atmos-phere in the room and amongst the women.

RobynAnsley, the secretaryofBrucePhillips,the school principal of the St Patrick’s College(CBC), was awarded the secretary of the year.

Ansley said she was not aware that she had

been nominated for the award. She said shenearly stayed at the office as she had a lot ofwork for that day.

“It is an honour to win. It is on days like thesethat we realise that what we put in does not gounnoticed.”

Ansley said she was proud of her chair andthat she was going to share it with her col-leagues as they also deserved it.

Marieta Hibbert of Astra Travel was the run-ner-up. She said her boss, Cecil Daniëls, wouldhave forgotten to nominate her if she had notreminded him.

“The chair that I have won, comes in handy,because the one I’m using is broken. I am theonly one with a Cecil Nurse chair and am proudof my chair.”

Secretaries spoiled

FLATTERED: Mandisa Booi of Nedbank wasamong the lucky women to be serenadedby David Fourie. Photo: Lecrecia Prins

SEEK, BUY, SELL


} Sidwell Guduka

DINO VISSER hasvowed to help his newclub, the Black Leop-ards, to win promo-tion to the EliteLeague.

The former Bloem-fontein Celtic glove-man joined the Na-tional First Divisionside on a one-yearloan deal, after thefrustration of playingsecond fiddle toPatrick Tignyemb atCeltic. He made hisLeopards debutagainst Roses Unitedin a match that endedgoalless in Botshabe-lo.

“The reason I de-cided to join the Leop-ards was to get moregame time. I was get-ting frustrated atCeltic because I al-ways sat on thebench. I thought Iwasnot given a fairchance to fight for thenumber one jersey,hence I asked the clubto loan me out. Gametime is very crucialfor a goalkeeper,”Visser told Express.

“Initially, I wasmeant to go back toPlatinum Stars asthey were planning tosell one of their keepers. Unfortunately thedeal didn’t go through.

“I wanted to remain in the PSL, however,there weren’t any teams looking for a keeperwho will fight for the number one jersey.

“Coming to the Leopards was not a badchoice for me. I’m originally from Polokwane,so I settled in quite nicely.”

Visser saidhewashappy tohavekept a cleansheet in his first game of the season.

“I was excited to get the first game under my

belt. Keeping a clean sheet on my debut wasa cherry on top. My primary goal at the clubis to help thembounce back to the Premiershipwhere theybelong. TheLeopards don’t deserveto play in the lower league.”

Visser said it was nice working with such anexperienced coach like Costa Papic at his newclub.

“It has been good working with Coach Costa.He’s a very good mentor. I hope I’ll get as muchgame time as possible.”

Visser wants to takeLeopards to the top

ADAMANT: Dino Visser is determined to help the Black Leopardsto bounce back to the PSL. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/Backpagepix

“I was excited to getthe first game undermy bel t . Keeping aclean sheet on my debut was a cherry on top.My primary goal at theclub is to help thembounce back to the Premiership where theybelong. The Leopardsdon’t deserve to play inthe lower league.”– Dino Visser

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