Star Hero Media designed Kagiso Trust's InBrief December 2014

www.kagiso.co.za

August 2014 Kagiso Trust InBrief | 1

Issue #15 | December 2014

InBRIEFPeace Liberation Development | www.facebook.com/kagisotrust | www.twitter.com/kagiso_trust | www.kagiso.co.za

Development. Collaboration. Innovation. Sustainability

www.kagiso.co.za

2| Kagiso Trust InBrief August 2014

www.kagiso.co.za

2| Kagiso Trust InBrief

www.kagiso.co.za


INSIDE INBRIEFCONTENTS

p7

p22

p8

p4. Word from Corporate Affairs

p11. Red Gown

p14. Real Teachers

p17. 5 Munites with Sis Kedi

p19. One on One with the Executives

p24. SACC Renewal Campaign

p25. Resilient Learners

p28. Tetra Pak

p29. KT Supports

p31. Notices

p34. Bold Step Golf Challenge 2014

december 14

p5

Kagiso Trust InBriefDesigned and Publishedby Star Hero Media Group

Tel: 011 462 7817Email: [email protected]

www.kagiso.co.za


CORPORATEAFFAIRS

WORD FROM

As the year comes to an end, we are presented with an opportunity for reflection and the prospect of being able to celebrate some of

our key milestone for 2014. The year has been an exciting one for Kagiso Trust in that we were able to continue providing a helping hand to those in need through our various programmes.

The collaboration between the Beyers Naudé Schools Development Programme together with Shanduka Foundation’s Adopt a School and the Free State Department of Education continues to gain traction. This is the second year of implementation for the Kagiso Shanduka Trust programme which is currently active in over 200 schools. So far 213 schools have attended retreats (transformation workshops), 95 schools have received curriculum support, infrastructure development is underway in 66 schools, and visual screening of 13 226 learners has been completed.

The Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme (EMSP) recruited an additional 17 students to pursue a tertiary qualification at a reputable South African institution of their choice. Remgro Limited showed their support for the programme by sponsoring 2 students who will pursue a three year commerce qualification. Kagiso Tiso Holdings sponsored our annual Bold Step Golf Challenge with the proceeds being contributed towards the EMSP. In addition, Semenya Furumela Consulting provided EMSP students with much-needed experiential learning opportunities. MMI Holdings and various other donors also made cash contributions to the programme.

Kagiso Enterprises Rural Private Equity Fund (KERPEF) signed a R10 million service level agreement with the South African Franchise Warehouse (SAFW). This will provide for greater flexibility with regards to the Black Economic Empowerment status of applicants, access to funding and the types of loans funded by SAFW.

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) is an organisation that played a pivotal role in the establishment of Kagiso Trust almost 30 years ago. Several of the founders of KT such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr Beyers Naudé and Reverend Frank Chikane were clerics from the SACC. During the year, KERPEF granted an R8 million loan to the SACC in order to assist with the revival of the organisation, making it more relevant and sustainable while continuing to be a moral compass for our country.

As we look forward to meeting the challenges and achieving even greater heights in 2015, we plan to grow In-Brief into a publication that offers real value, particularly in terms of sharing our learnings and experiences within the various sectors in which we operate. As a highlight for next year, we look forward to launching our 30th Anniversary celebrations.

This will be implemented over a two year period commemorating the birth of KT in May 1985, but registered with the Commissioner for Inland Revenue in July 1986.

Some of the activities planned include panel discussions in association with tertiary institutions around the country on various topical issues; also looking

into successful development models; economic sustainability; innovative leadership; as well as pursuing other partnerships and collaborations. We would like to encourage participation and feedback from all our stakeholders and share experiences in development and corporate social investment work as it will provide valuable insights from which we all can learn.

Most importantly, we would like to thank our partners, sponsors and stakeholders. “We cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together, unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction: towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren,” Barack Obama.

We thank you for your continued support. As we work tirelessly towards fulfilling our mandate and achieving the dreams and aspirations of our founders, it is only with your help that we can do this.

We trust that you will find this last 2014 instalment of In Brief informative and look forward to your feedback.

On behalf of all at KT, we wish you all a happy and safe festive season and may 2015 be all that you wish for and more.

www.kagiso.co.za


Note FromFREE STATE EDUCATIONMEC Tate Makgoe

The Free State Department of Education and Kagiso Trust have a long-standing, close and warm relationship. Our partnership dates way back in 2007 when this programme was focusing on 10 secondary schools in Qwa Qwa.

On 26 November 2010 we renewed our covenant by signing the historic Memorandum of a Understanding (MOU). This was a significant step in furthering our cooperation and collaboration of improving the quality of schooling, particulary in mathematics, science and language development.

The MOU was about the provision of quality education – how we free our learners from the

yoke of poor performance in maths and science, poor leadership and management in schools and dilapidated infrastructure. It is about how together as partners we can assist learners in Maluti-A- Phofung to achieve the best possible educational outcomes they can.

Investing in these 167 schools is not only a benefit to that municipality; it is a long term and sustainable investment for the province and the country’s economy as whole.

Working together with Kagiso Trust, we encourage schools to achieve educational success by ‘raising the bar, closing the gap and supporting learners in all grades’.

With education being a primary priority of our government, together with Kagiso Trust we place improvement in quality learning and teaching as non-negotiable that needs special attention in various facets such as resources and skills development.

We want our teachers, learners and parents to work with us to turn our schools into thriving centres of excellence.

It is gratifying to note that Thabo Mofutsanyane District Grade12 pass rate has improved steadily since 2009. The pass rate was at 64.9% in 2009, 65.6% in 2010 and 74.2% in 2011. This improved to 81.3% in 2012.

In the same year the district set a target of 85% for 2013 and it has surpassed its target by achieving an impressive 88.4% thus becoming number one in the province and the 2nd best district out of 81 districts in the country.

This is an increase of 7.1% percentage points on the 2012

results (81.3%). This is also an increase of 23.9% percentage point since 2009 (64.9%).

We attribute this phenomenal improvement to the Beyers Naude School Development Programme. In 2014 the district has committed to work even harder to successfully obtain the new target of 90%. They have also set a target of 50% for the bachelors in 2014.

The Beyers Naude School Development Programme’s objective of improving learner performance in Maths, Science and technology, will go a long in complementing the department Mathematics Science and Technology (MST) Strategy. Through this strategy we hope to increase participation and performance of historically disadvantage learners in these subjects. We want to debunk the myth that these disciplines are inherently reserved for the few and the haves.

The strategy will also enhance the capacity of the educators to deliver quality instruction in these subjects. Coincidentally, last year we launched the ‘Maths for All Campaign’ in Thabo Mofutsanyane to create avenues for learners, parents, teachers and the general public to share excitement of mathematics.

Our goal is to create a mathematically enabling environment, which provides opportunities for all learners from grade 1-12 to develop to their fullest potential.Through this campaign we want to enhance the quality of teaching and learning of mathematics and other gateway subjects in the province.

We thank Kagiso Activ which has since 2010 trained about 2500 Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality teachers in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and other computer related skills.

www.kagiso.co.za


One of the key interventions at various points of learners’ educational journeys is to strengthen management and leadership capacity of the schools’ managers and leaders. This entails bringing in management capacity from private sector, civil society and elsewhere in the public sector. The intervention by Beyers Naude School Development Programme to lend a helping hand in providing leadership and management training is commendable as it will transform these schools to be the centres of excellence.

It is a fact that many rural schools are run by ill-equipped School Governing Bodies (SGBs) who struggle to fulfill their basic functions. This is by and large caused by lack of basic management and leadership skills. While the majority of schools have SGBs established in term of South African School Act, many experience problems in sustaining active participation in SGB.

This can be attributed to a number of factors, such as literacy levels, lack of time, transport costs, lack of understanding of their role, and even having to deal with difficulty- to articulate psychological issues of asserting themselves in relation to

others with much more education and knowledge of governance than themselves. In rural areas and farm schools, these difficulties are acute. It is an indictment that 20 years into democracy there seem to be a deep sense of despondency and hopelessness among those faced with the mammoth task of managing school in these circumstances. A great deal of effort is required to ensure the meaningful and sustained involvement of parents in the education of their children.

Our schools are generally characterized by conflict, low morale, lack of adequate skills and basic education facilities. The Beyers Naude School Development Programme intervention strategy is about addressing these issue and the programme has successfully turned around Maluti-A-Phofung schools, and we has seen the results.

There is a dire need to intervene from the lowest to the last level of basic education is exciting. As a department we are aware of the milestones we have set for ourselves. The success of this programme is a joint responsibility and we encourage business and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to emulate Kagiso Trust in making a

difference in the lives of our learners and school communities.

We cannot continuously accept that our learners at foundation and intermediate phase have a challenge on numeracy, reading and writing. The intervention is now and this should lay a foundation for quality results at grade 12.

Together with Kagiso Trust we will walk the mile and ensure that this programme yields positive outcomes expected.

I am confident that as we celebrate 20 years of democracy the programme will enable the realization of the goals we have for our schooling system.

Mr Tate MakgoeFree State Education MEC

www.kagiso.co.za


Note FromKagiso Trust Chair

Rev Frank Chikane

Ten years ago Kagiso Trust piloted the Beyers Naudé Schools Development Programme (BNSDP) in one school in Limpopo. The BNSDP has grown exponentially and having implemented the programme in five provinces together with the respective Departments of Education, we are proud of

the learners and educators from the 166 BNSDP schools in Thabo Mofutsanyana, Free State.

The BNSDP’s success in the Free State would not be possible without the enthusiastic and continued support and partnership with the Free State Department of Education (Free State DoE) and, undoubtedly, the Honourable MEC Tate Makgoe whose passion has trickled down to department officials, educators, learners and the communities of Thabo Mofutsanyana. It is such leadership, coupled with the proactive involvement of schools, which has led to the Free State and the district achieving the admirable results they have. The Trust values partnerships and through the implementation of the BNSDP we have seen how much more we can all do when we work together with government, corporate organisations, local service providers and the communities in which the schools are based.

The Free State placed first in the country with a 2013 matric pass rate of 87.4%. The BNSDP schools made a significant contribution to this with their achievement of an 88.1% matric pass rate. The benchmark set for the 2013 matric final examinations was 85% and although some may have raised concerns over this expectation, the BNSDP schools raised to the challenge.

As Kagiso Trust, however, we know that improvement in the quality of education cannot be determined by the performance of matric results alone. Last year, in partnership with the Free State DoE, we expanded our energies to provide additional curriculum support to GET schools (primary and intermediate phase) and infrastructural incentives based on their performance in the September Annual National Assessment (ANA) exams. This year’s infrastructure launch sees the most number of GET schools participating in a launch since the inception of the programme.

The BNSDP continues its quest for deepening the quality and confidence of educators and learners in rural communities. It is our sincere wish that the schools and their communities utilise, maintain and protect the infrastructure rewarded to them and let it serve as a reminder that education is the key that unlocks the doors to immeasurable opportunities. One such opportunity is Kagiso Trust’s Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme (EMSP). The EMSP provides deserving BNSDP scholars with full bursaries to obtain a qualification at a South African university of their choice. Having previously provided bursaries to an average of 15 students a year, 2014 saw 17 students being awarded EMSP bursaries.

As the BNSDP and EMSP continue to make a lasting imprint on our country’s education landscape, Kagiso Trust encourages communities to actively participate in the management of their children’s schools; it is through a collaborative relationship that our efforts of eradicating poverty through education will be materialised and sustained.

www.kagiso.co.za


BNSDP INFRASTRUCTURE

HANDOVER

www.kagiso.co.za


Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education hand over more state-of-the-art infrastructure to Free State schools

Top performing schools in Qwaqwa, Free State will now be able to reach even greater heights thanks to new infrastructure from Kagiso Trust and

the Free State Department of Education.

On Saturday 18 October 2014, Kagiso Trust, in partnership with the Free State Department of Education, handed over brand new, fully resourced libraries, life and physical science laboratories and computer centres to eight schools in the Free State.

Two secondary schools, one intermediate school and five primary schools make up the complement of schools that are set to enjoy brand new facilities for their final school term of 2014.

“The new buildings and centres come as a result of these Free State schools continuing to perform well and meeting the strict performance criteria of the Beyers Naudé Schools Development Programme (BNSDP),” says Kgotso Schoeman, CEO of Kagiso Trust.

“In 2013, the Free State was the top performing province (based on Matric results) in South Africa.”

Since 2007, the BNSDP has been working with schools and local government to transform under-performing schools into centres of excellence in learning.

Knowledge and learning are at the core of the BNSDP, but there is also a large emphasis on the management strategy of the school, curriculum delivery and the accountability of the school governing body. The BNSDP works on the principle of incentivising high-performing schools with upgraded infrastructure.

Tate Makgoe, Free State Department of Education MEC

Lerato PS learner showing off his computer skills to MEC Tate Makgoe

From left: KT trustee Andrew Maralack, Johan Naudé and wife Rita Naudé at Diqhobong IS

www.kagiso.co.za


Thabo Mofutsanyana District Director, Mrs Tshabalala

MEC Tate Makgoe with Johan Naudé

MEC with Diqhobong IS learners MEC Tate Makgoe and Dean Zwo Nevhutalu with Metsimatso SS learner

“Working together with Kagiso Trust, we encourage schools to achieve educational success by ‘raising the bar, closing the gap and supporting learners in all grades’.

With education being a primary priority of our government, together with Kagiso Trust we place improvement in quality learning and teaching as non-negotiable that needs special attention in various facets such as resources and skills development,” says MEC Tate Makgoe, Free State Department of Education.

Currently there are 166 schools in the Thabo Mofutsanya district, in the Free State that are part of the programme.

Kagiso Trust, Shanduka Foundation and the Free State Department of Education have partnered to support a further 428 schools in the Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts.

“We are delighted with our new facilities. It’s amazing to already see a difference in the commitment levels of learners, they are proud of their new centres and want to make use of them to their full potential,” says Mr Mishinya from Metsi Matsho Secondary School whose school has received a refurbished computer laboratory, life sciences laboratory, physical sciences laboratory and a library.

www.kagiso.co.za


MEC Tate Makgoe and Dean Zwo Nevhutalu with Metsimatso SS learner

The Red gownThe death of my father was the most important change in my life. There were eight of us at home when he died and I was in Standard 4 (now grade 6). My father was a farm labourer who was earning R36.00 per month at the time of his death. So life was difficult even when he was employed. Things became worse when he passed on leaving us nothing in the form of money or property.

www.kagiso.co.za


During that era there was nothing called the “child support grant” for fatherless children! There was nothing

called “free education”.

My paternal grandmother was the only person who had some form of income in the form of old age pension which, back then, was paid once in three months.

So my mother had to go and search for employment as a labourer for two very important reasons – firstly because the farm owner would not allow her and her children to stay on the farm if there was nobody from our household who was working for him; secondly because there was a need for money now that my father was dead.

From primary school to secondary school life was difficult for us. To be in a proper school uniform was an elusive quest for us through our schooling years. As a result we were given corporal punishment and given manual work to complete as punishment.

We were sent home to call our mother in many times because our uniform was never complete. We were often sent out of class because we never had the complete set of required books for every standard (now grade) that we went through.

During those years parents had to buy all textbooks and stationery for their children and still pay school fees.My brothers and I started looking for gardening part-time jobs in white suburbs while in primary school.

The money we got from working in the white people’s gardens was used to augment our mother’s meagre income, sometimes to pay school fees, which were paid on a quarterly basis.

Sometimes the money was used to buy things like socks and underwear if and when enough was saved. Two of my elder brothers left school and sought employment. But they soon got married thereafter and were not able to financially assist

my mother.The struggle continued. That is why most people who knew how much we struggled, were surprised when, after matric, we continued to tertiary institutions.

My mother is the strongest woman I have ever seen! Often there would be no food when we left home for school in the morning. But she would always say “when you return from school there would be something to eat”.

And indeed, regardless of how cheap the food would be, there would be something to eat. Sometimes it would be porridge with wild spinach (morogo), or porridge with pumpkin or potatoes. Our delicacy was of course porridge with milk. We also enjoyed hot porridge with fat – the fat which was left over sometimes when there was “boerewors” or any animal meat in the house. We would scoop a table spoon full of this fat and mix it with hot porridge. The aroma of boerewors would make you to salivate!!

Mr HI Rantie

www.kagiso.co.za


Often my brother and I wanted to leave school to seek employment. In those years one could become a police officer, or join the Defence Force, or work in the mines without a matric certificate. Many of our peers left school at that age and got employed in these sectors.

But my mother would not listen to any of our intentions or

wishes. She would always say:

“Schooling and getting proper education will

change your lives for good – and

for as long as I am alive, you will go

to school”.

We would always mention the fact that there was a need for an additional income in our household and that we were always punished at school for not having school necessities. She would always say to us: “Let me, as a mother, worry about money issues. You go to school”.

So we persevered, and when we opened our eyes, we had passed matric. I got a bursary and went to a teacher training college (Mphohadi College of Education) and my brother was employed by the South African Post Office Services who sent him to college in Pretoria for a year to do a certificate in telecommunications.

When he returned from Pretoria life became much better at home. We could afford bread and fresh milk quite often and a decent Sunday meal of chicken and rice. Because I was at college he also bought

me some jeans and takkie shoes. During my second year at college I achieved two more bursaries in addition to the one I was already receiving from the Department of Education, one from SEIFSA and the other from SASET. So I was able to pay for all college expenses and still give some of the money to my mother.

After obtaining a Secondary Teachers Diploma I received a job as a teacher in Hoopstad. I then registered with the University of South Africa to study towards a BA. My mother was still alive.

I took her along to my first university graduation ceremony! She was so emotionally touched that she, from time to time wiped away tears from her face. On our way back home she asked me: “Who were those people in the red gowns?” She was referring to the PhD graduates. I explained to her who they were and that once they have that qualification they are commonly addressed as Doctors. She asked me whether that was something I could achieve and I told her that it was achievable. She said to me: “Now that you are employed and have your own income, I would be the happiest woman if you could one day wear one of those red gowns”.

I took her to three more graduation ceremonies after that one and every time I told her that I had achieved another qualification, she would ask: “Is it for the red gown this time?” She always wanted to know how long it would take me to get the red gown and be a Doctor.

I am not studying now and I always feel very guilty every time someone mentions the issue of studying further. My mother is dead now and I still have unfinished business.

Contributed by Mr HI Rantie. Mr Rantie is the principal of Phephetso Secondary School, one of Kagiso Shanduka Trust’s schools in the Free State.

www.kagiso.co.za


Real TeachersCELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICA’S

www.kagiso.co.za


“In numerous forums, school and department

gatherings it has been emphasized that the most important person in the school is the learner and as such, the mechanism (which includes teachers, school staff, parents,

department and society) needs to work to provide these learners with quality education.

Yet South Africa’s education crisis will not merely be solved through a mechanical process: we need to re-instill values in our schooling system, particularly in attaching a sense of value to the role teachers play in making our system function optimally. Teachers in South Africa have received a lot of flak from parents, communities and the media and this has resulted in very low morale and demotivation.

There is no way we can turn around the country’s education system when teachers (one of the most important components in the mechanism) lack confidence and motivation.

As with any profession, there are those individuals who seem to have been ‘born to do this’; those who still hold on to the values of the profession despite the crushing criticism and lack of support from stakeholders. They are the individuals who we refer to as the ‘real teachers’. As we celebrate World Teachers Day, Kagiso Trust is honing in on the invaluable contribution made by real teachers in the lives of learners, parents, communities and society at large.

Teachers need to value their position and respect their profession. Kagiso Trust has worked, and continues to work, with countless teachers who have retained their integrity and passion through the most trying of times.

These teachers are the real teachers. These teachers are not only found in clean, private school classrooms but they exist in abundance in rural mud schools, cramped townships schools and ordinary schools as well. These teachers all have a number of common values they share: compassion, tough love, profound presence, are team players and committed.

CompassionReal teachers take a genuine interest in a learner’s wellbeing. They are proactive in their caring: some take the time to talk to learners after class to find out how things are at home, others spend their own money and resources to feed children from poor families. Almost every community has stories of such teachers who go beyond their call of duty.

Tough love

Oftentimes, teachers who understand the concept of tough love when working with learners are labeled ‘strict’ and tough. But these are real teachers; they understand and appreciate that all children need to be loved yet taught to respect others and adhere to authority and rules. Through instilling discipline in learners and setting high standards and expectations, learners learn to trust these teachers’ judgment.

Profound presence

Many of us may recall a teacher who possessed profound presence. These teachers need not say a word; their presence is enough. They excite learners with their love and enthusiasm and have the unique character to affirm learners, instilling in them a sense of self-belief. These teachers often become role models and confidants to learners when family and community members are absent.

Team playerThe great task of teaching is one that demands working in collaboration for the benefit of the learners. Real teachers know and understand this. They are able to put aside personal differences and prejudices and work together with other teachers, share their knowledge and learn from other teachers.

Commitment

These are teachers who continue to do exceptionally well with very little or no resources and support. These teachers know and understand the responsibility that goes with the profession; they ensure that they do the work which they have been employed to do. Real teachers prepare their lessons before going into class, they ensure they are on time for their classes, they prepare and mark assessment timeously, they give learners and parents feedback on assessment scores and provide remedial intervention to improve learner performance.

Real teachers understand that all learners are capable of performing well in school; they do not become discouraged by those who take a bit longer to grasp content. These teachers ensure that they complete their syllabus on time, allowing learners to adequately prepare for exams.

www.kagiso.co.za


Our Teachers, Our FutureAs a country we have witnessed a steep decline in the number of students applying to become educators, an indication that the profession is no longer held in the high esteem it was 30 years ago. We need to find ways to retain our good teachers and attract new recruits into the profession. One way we can do this is to ensure that we value and show appreciation of real teachers. One of the most important links in attaining a prosperous and successful society is the presence of real teachers.

When we value people, we ensure that we take care of their wellbeing. The space for teachers to off-load and reconnect is a necessity. Teachers deal with immeasurable amounts of stress and oftentimes, their efforts go unnoticed.

It is integral that teachers receive this opportunity to tackle and express their issues before they become

ticking-bombs. Although some may consider a trip to a holiday destination, for instance, as a luxury and unnecessary expense, such environments allow teachers to feel valued and appreciated. Realistically, however, smaller-scale venues such as restaurants, local hotels and parks also provide a sense of escaping the busy, often stressful school environment. These spaces assist the schools to discuss challenging issues openly and can present the opportunity to collectively reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year. These trips benefit the school holistically and are a great way to show appreciation to the men and women who impart knowledge, self-belief and much more to our children.

To all the real teachers of South Africa, “We Thank You”.

Kgotso SchoemanKagiso Trust Chief Executive Officer {

www.kagiso.co.za


MinutesWith Sis Kedi

5

{

{

In Brief chats with Kedibone Matsione, Kagiso Trust’s longest serving employee of 24 years about the culture of Kagiso Trust in the nineties and the importance of retaining the organisation’s values. Kedibone works in the Finance Department.

When did you start working at Kagiso Trust? Tell us how it was and the responsibilities your work entailed.

I started at Kagiso Trust on 07 May 1990. The 1st Kagiso Trust office was at Darragh House, Wanderers Street in Johannesburg , central business district. The CEO at the time was Achmat Dangor. I was employed as a legal typist with responsibilities including writing project reports and other administrative work. A lot of the work that Kagiso Trust did back then was on the ground.

A memorable experience for me as a new staff member is of a board member, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa. Board meetings were held on the last Friday of every month at our offices and most of the time the trustees were locked up in the boardroom. Father Mkhatshwa, found me at the reception and enquired who I was to which I responded. He jokingly said he wants to see the person in charge of HR, Nomonde Mtshali to ask her if there was a specific criterion she used to hire staff. Father Mkhatshwa said: “all the ladies in this office are beautiful”. (laughs). This is still the case even now; KT has beautiful and amazing people.

How was Kagiso Trust at the time in terms of leadership?

While Achmat was still CEO, Dr Abe Nkomo was chairman

of the Trust. Although Kagiso Trust has always maintained that it does not push a political motive, at the time it certainly was in a sense as it opposed the apartheid regime. Achmat and Dr Abe frequently travelled overseas on a mission to get international donors to support the Trust in its mission of developing sustainable projects at grassroots levels. Our leaders ensured that we all knew and understood that the work we did was for the people, in particular the disadvantaged. Kagiso Trust does not entertain politics; it is a development organisation. I recall we closed office for a day in solidarity with the people of Boipatong and the country over what happened there

Our founders, patrons and trustees were very informed about the issues of our country. Their knowledge helped direct our vision and secure funding contingencies. Their knowledge allowed them to focus on solutions… they were really well-informed.

What would you say are some of the challenges the Trust successfully overcame?

Following South Africa becoming a democratic country in 1994, Kagiso Trust had to downscale and change its focus. Because the apartheid government was no longer in power, international funding to the Trust stopped; it was transferred to the new government.

www.kagiso.co.za


Do you have an interesting story about a colleague who is still with the Trust?

I was really scared of Themba Mola, Kagiso Trust Chief Operations Officer. He is one of those people who can be very intimidating. We had to visit a project in Limpopo and was informed that I would have to travel with Themba. I was so nervous and frustrated that I had to travel with him.

To my surprise, Themba cracked a joke during the drive: I had never had such a wonderful trip! I realised that Themba is also a normal person like all of us.

How could I have been scared of a good person? During that trip I actually learnt a lot about prison culture and found out that my brother belonged to a certain clique of prison gangs. When I asked him how he knew so much about prison culture all he said was “read, read, read”.

KT’s first CEO, Mr Eric Molobi is still spoken of in such high regard, especially by people who have worked with him. Share a story of why Mr Molobi was a great man (to you).

Eric Molobi, affectionately called Bra Era, was an open person; he didn’t beat about the bush. That’s what comrades do, we don’t spend time deliberating – we deal with issues now. He knew all of us by name, regardless of what position a person held in the organisation and respected everyone.

I happened to be with Bhuti Eric in a lift. I said, “Bra Era, it’s my 10th year with Kagiso Trust” and he asked what the organisation did for me. Nothing had been done, I responded.

He said: “Kedi, don’t worry I will sort it out”. That same month end I received a certificate for long service to the organisation and an additional one month’s salary.

I really appreciated that. He made everyone feel valued and important to the Trust.

The Trust is celebrating 30 years next year. What advice would you give to the leadership and fellow colleagues in ensuring the legacy continues for another 30 years?

We need to accept change. Culturally, however, we need to retain our respect. We need to revisit our values and protect what Kagiso Trust stands for. We are an organisation for the people and we need to remember why we closed our offices in solidary with major events which affected our people. We must take the good from the past and move forward with it. People on the ground still need Kagiso Trust’s interventions.

www.kagiso.co.za


One on one

Executiveswith the

Kgotso SchoemanChief Executive Officer

“We foresee our partnership

with government continuing”

A major highlight this year has been the 2013 Free State matric results. That is, when we saw that the programme has indeed impacted on the culture of learning in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district. It has

also been great to see how the district and the schools have embraced the BNSDP.

The Department of Education’s belief in the BNSDP continues to be a high point. In 2014 we saw the implementation of the Kagiso Shanduka Trust intervention in the Motheo and Fezile Dabi districts being launched at a full scale; we hit the ground running! We are also glad that this year we were finally able to capture the retreat story and its impact in schools.

In the past 20 years we have had a number of notable successes and challenges in the education sector. We finally had a minister who acknowledged the shortcomings of the education system. We have also seen improvement in learner performance and the issue of teaching and learning taken to the basics.

Challenges we have faced include the levels of performance in grade 9 Maths and Science. Learners have also not been adequately prepared for school leaving. We need to work on building a closer relationship between the Department of Basic Education and Higher Education. One of the most notable challenges we are to overcome is that of strikes and their impact on learners – education needs to be priority.

The year ahead will see us consolidating the work we have done in Thabo Mofutsanyana. As a result, legacy projects will be implemented. We would also be prioritising the Kagiso Shanduka Trust intervention as a major player in education. Next year should also see Kagiso Trust Consultancy and KERPEF being more visible. We foresee our partnership with government continuing.

www.kagiso.co.za


Themba MolaChief Operations Officer

“2014 saw another successful year

of the Education Conversations”

2014 kick-started on a high note with Free State placing number 1 and Thabo Mofutsanyana being the second best performing district based on the 2013 Matric results. This year also saw the full scale implementation of the Kagiso

Shanduka Trust intervention; the district offices are functional and we are happy with the relationship we have with the districts.

We have also started with the evaluation of the BNSDP and are looking forward to the results of an independent view. Our relationship with NMMU, our partner on the Beyers Naudé Memorial Lecture Series, has been a highlight and the university has excited us in the manner in which they have hosted the lectures across their campuses which included George and Missionvale.

The EduBus Tour which formed a part of the Resilient Learners Network (of students from the BNSDP schools) was memorable: it was a learning experience and an opportunity for the learners to interact with senior Department of Education officials. We are impressed by the change the Resilient Learners Network has brought about in the learners’ performance and even in their families. Lastly, 2014 saw another successful year of the Education Conversations, hosted in partnership with the University of Johannesburg. We are thrilled to have been able to create this public platform where critical topics in education are engaged with, through quality conversations and being able to maintain consistent attendance.

On an operations level the Trust has learnt a number of things this past year. We have learnt that it is imperative for us to ensure that service providers share our vision and fully understand the intention of our programmes; they also need to be held accountable for the performance or non-performance of our schools. Through the setting up of Kagiso Capital, an investment company 100% owned by Kagiso Trust whose sole purpose is to ensure the Trust’s sustainability, we have also realised that during organisational transitions it is important to ensure the people in that organisation understand why certain changes are taking place and the implications thereof.

We need to ensure there is no vacuum which would run the risk of assumptions. This year we were reminded that it is important to continuously acknowledge the sacrifices individuals in the organisation make. Finally, when establishing new relationships with other organisations or parties, we have learnt that we need to exercise patience: give people time to understand each other and adjust to the change.

We are looking forward to a number of things next year: the matric results, the commencement of the Kagiso Trust 30th Anniversary celebrations and accompanying events, the new intake of the Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme and escalating the implementation of the Kagiso Shanduka Trust intervention as this has a significant contribution to education quality in the Free State.

www.kagiso.co.za


Paballo MakosholoFinance and Investments Executive

“with R6.7 billion in June and now we are close to R7.1 billion”

A highlight, financially, for this year has been that we have been able to generate adequate income to fund the programmes of the Trust through the dividends received from Kagiso Tiso Holdings and funds from

Kagiso Asset Management. We have seen a substantial sum in net revenue, with R6.7 billion in June and now we are close to R7.1 billion.

This significant growth has meant that we have already surpassed the amounts stipulated in our five year plan. This year saw the Trust’s operational budget at R150 million and we are excited that we could use this in our development work.

Another highlight this year has been the setting up of Kagiso Capital, an investment company 100% owned by Kagiso Trust whose sole purpose is to ensure the Trust’s sustainability. This approach also allows us to diversify income for the Trust.

We are also still implementing our five year plan aimed at growing the Trust’s investments, which we have already surpassed, however we will continue implementation and review our strategy thereafter. We are looking to have creative and active partners, manage our investments prudently and carry forth investments through Kagiso Capital.

KERPEF’s partnership with the South African Franchise Warehouse saw KERPEF invest R10 million to chosen entrepreneurs through the franchise fund. We can’t overstate the importance of partners. If we work alone we will end up with limited reach and low impact.

www.kagiso.co.za


Women building roofs and breaking glass ceilingsLisa-Anne Julien talks to female foreman Elsy Rutse on blasting rocks and gender stereotypes.

www.kagiso.co.za


Elsy Rutse and I spend a few moments fumbling over the female equivalent of a foreman. “Forewoman? Foreperson? Forelady?”

she queries in a voice that signals the strangeness of these terms. She eventually settles on team leader.

The title is apt as it conveys some sense of Elsy’s responsibility in managing a large team. After all, she is in charge of two construction sites in her community of Qalabotja, Villiers in the Free State, and a total of twenty-eight labourers.

But the term team leader also masks the fact that Elsy is breaking gendered stereotypes in the construction sector, a sector largely dominated by men. “I only know of one other female team leader,” she says.

“But I love this type of work. I love getting my hands dirty.” Her black skirt and shoes, littered with residue from the construction site attests to this fact. The township of Qalabotja at dusk, cloudy from the coals burning away in almost every house, has a somewhat mystical air. Elsy is only just returning from a particularly long day.

Although government efforts, as well as organisations like the South African Women in Construction tries to level the playing field in terms of equal access to traditionally male-dominated sectors, much still needs to be done. The Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST), in partnership with the Free State Department of Education, is also doing its bit.

As a whole school development intervention currently working in over two hundred public schools in the Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts of the Free State, KST aims to ensure that communities, including women benefit financially from the project.

KST infrastructure projects utilise local labour and 30% of the temporary jobs created by the project are earmarked

for women. “Although South Africa has come a long way in regards to women’s empowerment, far too many women still fail to have equal access to basic human rights and economic

opportunities,” says Donné Nicol, executive director of the Shanduka Foundation and KST trustee. “In the same way we cannot simply expect the market to regulate itself and ensure equality, deliberate action must be taken to ensure women benefit from development interventions in a tangible way.” Elsy looks as comfortable in a hard hat and yellow, reflective vest as she would probably be in a church suit on Sunday. She is soft-spoken but I can sense the authority in her voice. She has been in the construction sector for the last five years.

“My ex-husband was very abusive,” says the mother of four and grandmother of two. “When we divorced I had to find work. But I had been a housewife my entire life.” After completing various courses in construction in Parys and Bloemfontein Elsy was able to secure plumbing, plastering and roofing work and eventually worked her way up to supervisory roles.

Elsy’s team is currently building a kitchen at the Zamaleka Primary School and Grade facilities at Phumello as part of KST’s intervention. During the day she is constantly moving between the two sites. She easily commands respects from her team members who are mostly male.

“With my experience, and guidance from God, I manage everything and the men have no problems taking instructions from me,” she says. One man who is happy to have Elsy take the lead is her partner Abrams Mofokeng, also a labourer at the Phumello site. He refers affectionately and constantly to Elsy. “She is my sweetheart and my boss,” he says with a smile. Once she is back at home and the hard hat is off,

Elsy appears to revert willingly to the gendered role as mother and partner as she prepares the family dinner with a happy disposition.

There are three female labourers working at Phumello and two at Zamaleka while one young female student from Sedibeng comes daily to the sites to train under Elsy.

She believes it important for women to be financially independent. “If women can work, they won’t suffer. They will be able to put food on the table,” she says. Through her work Elsy has ensured her children completed school while one of her daughters will be attending university next year. Her home is beautiful furnished with all the modern conveniences.

To date, the KST project has temporarily employed 37 women in the infrastructure programme and this is set to increase. In addition to ensuring the numbers are in place, there is a concerted effort to understand the role women can and will play in the project.

“As we ramp-up our implementation processes we are going to need community leaders to assist and support us in building community consensus particularly around the ownership of school infrastructure,” says Kgotso Schoeman, chief executive officer of Kagiso Trust and KST trustee. “Women are very strong consensus building leaders and the most powerful and transformative change agents in our country.”

The Kagiso Shanduka Trust is a collaboration between the Free State Department of Education, Kagiso Trust and Shanduka Foundation. As a whole school development project KST focuses on infrastructure development as well as curriculum and social development. A total of 428 schools are set to be impacted over the next four years.

www.kagiso.co.za


As one of South Africa’s oldest development organisations, our existence, history and legacy has always been

closely linked to the SACC, our founders being clerics from the South African Council of Churches. With the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s, Beyers Naudé’s and Reverend Frank Chikane’s roots firmly in the church, we share the very same principles that are essential to the values Kagiso Trust has maintained through the years and will carry forward into the future.

Kagiso, which means peace, was established in May 1985 as a mechanism to channel funds, which would promote the struggle against apartheid, as well as uplift and empower communities deprived by the system. Its contributions to, and hands on involvement in a wide range of projects have allowed Kagiso Trust the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of many thousands of South Africans.

Just like the South African Council of Churches’ work for moral reconstruction in South Africa focussing on issues of justice, reconciliation, integrity of creation and the eradication of poverty and contributing towards

the empowerment of all who are spiritually, socially and economically marginalised - so too does Kagiso Trust work to positively transform and develop our broader society through our various programmes and interventions.

We’re truly honoured to be here today and to be part of the SACC Renewal Campaign. We believe the SACC’S relevance is even more important today than it has ever been in our society as it continues to play an active and visible role in influencing society, as well as the different layers and sectors of leadership in the country.

As KT, we will continue to support the South African Council of Churches through the Kagiso Enterprises Rural Private Equity Fund, which was set up with the mandate of assisting in growing and funding small to medium sized institutions that have a social impact on the communities in which they operate. KERPEF , has granted the SACC with a loan of R8 million to assist the it in reviving and remodelling itself, making it more sustainable and to continue being a moral compass for our country long into the future.

We look forward to this journey with the SACC, and the restoration expected to begin in the New Year.

SACC RENEWAL CAMPAIGN

Speech by: Girlie Silinda KERPEF Chair

www.kagiso.co.za


No Limitations to their AspirationsResilient Learners

27 learners’ EduBus Tour opens up a world of possibilities while encouraging learners to plough back to their communities.

www.kagiso.co.za


For three days, October 7-9 2014, learners from the Resilience Youth Programme toured the Gauteng and Free State provinces discovering South Africa’s

constitutional and political past, the current challenges in education and out-of-this-world career options such as Astrophysics.

The 27 learners from 10 Beyers Naudé Schools Development Programme (BNSDP) schools in Qwaqwa, Free State were handpicked by their educators to be part of the Resilience Youth Programme, a Kagiso Trust youth development programme pilot in partnership with the University of the Free State (UFS) and the University of Western Cape.

“The purpose of the Youth Resilience Programme is to develop the leadership potential and qualities of our BNSDP learners” said Angelinah Mdakane, Kagiso Trust Programmes Manager.

In doing so, the programme hosted 10 mentoring and resilience workshops at UFS for the learners, referred to as mentees. Their mentors, university students who were also handpicked, conducted these workshops and lead by example through consistent good performance academically, nurturing a good self-esteem and self-confidence.

Day 1: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Accompanied by their educators and mentors, the learners travelled by bus to some of the provinces’most scenic yet educational locations. The EduBus’ first stop was the Kagiso Trust office. Kagiso Trust Chief Operations Officer, Themba Mola, addressed the excited learners on “what makes the Resilience Youth Programme so different to others is that we do not celebrate the fact that people are victims; we celebrate the fact that people are resilient. And that is why you are here: you are resilient.” Themba went on to encourage the learners to enjoy their tour, realise that the world has a lot more to offer them and take the time to indulge in introspection and reflection on issues pertinent to South Africa’s youth.

Puleng, a mentor, was inspired by the visit to Kagiso Trust: “it was awesome! Getting to meet the Kagiso Trust COO, Mr Mola. It showed me that through hard work I can also be in that position. It was just a blessing: I actually want to be a COO so this was just great.”

The group got back on the EduBus and headed to Constitution Hill in Braamfontein. Their tour guide, Zimi Nakeni, impressed with his fast talking and astoundingly great knowledge of our constitution. The learners were attentive as they learnt about the prison which was called Number 4 before being closed down and converted to Constitution Hill. The atrocities which took place at the prison sent a chill down the learners’ spine and when they each took a turn being locked up in a solitary confinement cell, it seemed to hit home that fellow human beings had to endure that inhumanity for years, some until their death. One of the learners covered her face when their tour guide described the 4x4, a torture practice which saw prisoners held by their arms and legs and slammed to the floor.

www.kagiso.co.za


Among other insightful information the learners gathered at Constitution Hill was Ghandi’s stay in the prison and, although seemingly ridiculous now, he and others were arrested for refusing to carry a pass (identity document). It was clear that in apartheid South Africa one need not have been a criminal to land up in prison.

From one heavy session to the next, the EduBus pulled up outside the Apartheid Museum at Gold Reef City. Without a tour guide, the learners were left to explore the museum at their own pace. It was an emotional tour: the silence said it all. Nkadimeng, one of the learners, cited the visit to the Apartheid Museum as her highlight of the tour.

“Yes it has been wonderful to sleep in nice hotels and eat good food, but the Apartheid Museum… wow” she reflected. “I learnt that because of those people who fought for our freedom, we must respect the price they paid and never forget them”.

Still on the topic of apartheid, the EduBus made its way to Soweto, Vilakazi Street, which houses former homes of two of South Africa’s Nobel Prize recipients: Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Before going to see Mandela House, the group settled in for lunch at the popular Sakhumzi Restaurant.

A local duo, guitar in tow, serenaded them with local music ranging from Brenda Fassie to Miriam Makeba as the group feasted on African cuisine such as tripe and dumplings. Too soon it was time for the EduBus to hit the road, but not before seeing the Hector Peterson Memorial. Reluctantly, the learners got back on the bus and the EduBus made its way to Parys, Free State.

Sunset came as the EduBus crossed over from Gauteng to the Free State. With dinner long ready, the group settled in at Khaya Ibhubesi on the outskirts of Parys.

Ikhaya Ibhubesi is one of two venues which Kagiso Shanduka Trust, a schools development collaboration between Kagiso Trust, Shanduka Foundation and the Free State Department of Education, conduct their school-revitalisation retreats. Whilst there, the learners received the opportunity to indulge in nature at its best: the Vaal River, zebra leisurely walking around the grounds and real live lions roaring in the wee hours of the morning.

www.kagiso.co.za


Tetra Pak SA sponsors learners to visit the Soetwater Environmental Education Centre

Tetra Pak South Africa has sponsored 50 Free State learners to visit Soetwater Environmental Education Centre in Kommetjie, Cape Town. The experience was arranged in collaboration with Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education, as part of Tetra Pak’s CSI programme to uplift, support and inspire youngsters to become future leaders.

This is a pilot project in the Free State and aims to broaden the scope of Tetra Pak’s current support of schools

in the Western Cape by giving learners from other regions in the country the opportunity to visit the environmental centre.

“Kagiso Trust has been working with the department of education in the Free State for some time and it is the perfect organisation to partner with, as the company channels funds to uplift and empower schools in that region,” says Penny Ntuli, communications director for Tetra Pak sub-Saharan Africa. “We worked with them to identify five learners from each of the 10 schools involved.”

Soetwater Environmental Education Centre is an outdoor environmental and social education centre primarily aimed at learners with an interest in studies related to the environment. It is near Cape Town on the Atlantic seaboard, adjacent to the lighthouse at Kommetjie. Learners can experience a host of fun and adventure activities, including team

building games and leadership skills activities. “With the assistance of the schools, we selected grade 11 learners, aged 16 and 17, with strong academic backgrounds from each school.” says Ntuli. ”They will be accompanied by teachers to Soetwater, where they will spend the week learning environmental and social lessons through fun and adventure. The activities they undertake are specially designed to help build character and prepare them for the future.”

“We want the learners to have as broad an experience as possible and an opportunity to learn more about the environment and the country,” says Ntuli. “As part of the experience, they will visit the Two Oceans Aquarium, Parliament, the Slave Lodge, Iziko Museum, Table Mountain, and the Cape Town Science Centre. They will also travel to Cape Point, the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and go on a short hike through this spectacular world heritage site. After that, there is a trip to Simon’s Town, where they will have the opportunity to go to the Naval Museum.”

www.kagiso.co.za


KT Supports…A look at some of the initiatives Kagiso Trust supported this year.

Othandweni Family Care Centre Mandela Day, Friday 18th July 2014

Othandweni Family Care Centre in Soweto is home to 30 children in the nursery, with a further 60 children accommodated in the five homes on the property. Each home is named after a life value of key importance to a developing child.

At this facility, Jo’burg Child Welfare (JCW) strives to provide an environment that caters for the overall development of its residents that includes their physical, emotional, spiritual and educational needs. In short... the sort of experience that a child would have in a balanced home environment.

Kagiso Trust, together with Kagiso Tiso Holdings, Kagiso Media, Tiso Foundation and PWC, spent the day at Othandweni. It was amazing to see the love, care and dignity given to the children by the staff.

www.kagiso.co.za


Adopt-a-School FoundationBack-to-School Party,

The Adopt-a-School Foundation fills an important gap in the provision of quality schooling. It mobilises companies and individuals to support the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environment in disadvantaged schools. Adopt-a-School also organises a ‘Back-to-School’ party to raise further funds to deepen its impact in schools.

Kagiso Trust supported the initiative to assist in the raising of funds for schools that need the intervention. The best practices from Adopt-a-School’s and Kagiso Trust’s whole school development models have been merged to produce the a model which is currently being implemented in the Motheo and Fezile Dabi districts in the Free State through the Kagiso Shanduka Trust.

www.kagiso.co.za


notices

BirthdaysSeptember: Nothile celebrated her birthday

October: Angy celebrated her birthday

November: Kedibone, Zandile, Mzo and Yoyo celebrate their birthdays

AnniversariesSeptember: Mohlolo celebrated 8 years with the Trust; Paul celebrated 3 years with the Trust and Nothile celebrated 1 year.

October: Zandile and Angy celebrated 6 years with the Trust and Amandla 2 years.

November: Kgotso, our CEO, celebrates 20 years with the Trust.

EventsOctober was a very busy month for Kagiso Trust: we celebrated Teachers Day on the 5th, had BNSDP learners, in partnership with Tetra Pak, go to a week-long camp in Cape Town, saw Resilience Youth Programme learners enjoy a three-day EduBus Tour, we hosted the second annual Bold Step Golf Challenge and attended the empowering Beyers Naudé Memorial Lecture at NMMU.

Keep up the good work, KT Team!

www.kagiso.co.za


HOT OFF THE PRESS

www.kagiso.co.za


www.kagiso.co.za


KAGISO TRUST BOLD STEP GOLF CHALLENGE 2014

Kagiso Trust hosted its second annual Bold Step Golf Challenge on Wednesday, 22

October 2014 at the Blue Valley Golf Estate and Golf Course in Midrand. A fundraising initiative for Kagiso Trust’s Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme (EMSP), this year’s Bold Step Golf Challenge lead sponsor was Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH). “Kagiso Trust is our biggest shareholder at KTH and we are proud to be associated with the Trust’s development programmes” said KTH CEO Vuyisa Nkonyeni.

The Bold Step Golf Challenge received immense support from the KTH subsidiary companies which included MMI Holdings Limited (MMI), Kagiso Asset Management and Idwala Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Other companies who participated included the Shanduka Group, Black Lite Consultancy, Dream Images and Mphathi & Associates. “It was a great day; and importantly, we had fun”, said Vuyo Lee, group executive for brand and corporate affairs at MMI Holdings, which celebrates 10 years with KTH. “This golf day is aligned with our focus areas of education and this is one of the ways we are participating in solving some of our society’s challenges.”

Kagiso Asset Management, which has been part of the KTH group for 13 years, boasts Eric Molobi among its founding members. The Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme selects students from the Beyers Naudé Schools Development Programme which operates in predominantly rural communities. Kagiso Trust felt it important to create exit opportunities for the learners and empower them to make a positive difference in their families and communities. Roland Greaver, Kagiso Asset management CEO, spoke

passionately about the EMSP: “Personally, I’ll always be a proud supporter of Bold Step and how it makes a real difference through education in the lives of young people.”

Following a long day of golfing, and narrowly escaping the rain, the players prepared themselves for the prize giving dinner. The guests had the opportunity to meet some of the EMSP beneficiaries as those who had graduated were awarded with their EMSP blazers by Naomi ‘Lele’ Ratsheko, Eric Molobi’s daughter.

The Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme’s strong emphasis on empowering communities through the education of their children could not have better emulated than in Cebolenkosi Khumalo’s powerful delivery. “The best gift you can give to a person is education,” he said. “By helping us, you have also helped our communities and families… it has been a privilege to have been part of Kagiso Trust and I am currently employed at the Medupi Power Plant, being part of the change in South Africa.”

Cebolenkosi continued to inform the guests that he took the initiative to do what was done for him and sponsor a student’s university tuition. Last year he took a University of the Free State student through his first year of studies and this student received the NSFAS loan to continue with hiss studies this year. “That’s what I learnt from Kagiso Trust: what we do for ourselves dies with us, but what we do for others remains”.

Kagiso Trust thanks all those who supported the Bold Step

Campaign fundraising initiatives. For more information on the Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme

and the Bold Step Campaign, visit: www.boldstep.co.za

www.kagiso.co.za


www.kagiso.co.za


www.kagiso.co.za


Government & Nonprofit

Star Hero Media designed Kagiso Trust's InBrief December 2014