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INSIDE INBRIEF
CONTENTS
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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
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CORPORATE
AFFAIRS
WORD FROM
A
s 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.

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Note From
FREE STATE
EDUCATION
MEC 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.
T
he 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
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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 Makgoe
Free State Education MEC

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Note From
Kagiso Trust Chair
Rev Frank Chikane
T
en 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.
TheBNSDP’ssuccessintheFreeStatewouldnotbepossiblewithouttheenthusiastic
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.

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BNSDP INFRASTRUCTURE
HANDOVER

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

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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.

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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.

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D
uring 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
buythingslikesocksandunderwear
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

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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.

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Real Teachers
CELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICA’S

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“
I
n 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.
Compassion
Real 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 player
The 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
wellwithverylittleornoresourcesandsupport.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
theirsyllabusontime,allowinglearnerstoadequately
prepare for exams.

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Our Teachers, Our Future
As 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,
localhotelsandparksalsoprovidea senseofescaping
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
comingyear.Thesetripsbenefittheschoolholistically
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 Schoeman
Kagiso Trust Chief Executive Officer

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Minutes
With Sis Kedi
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{{
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.

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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.

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One on one
Executives
with the
Kgotso Schoeman
Chief 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
andchallengesintheeducationsector.Wefinallyhadaminister
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.

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Themba Mola
Chief Operations Officer
“2014 saw another
successful year
of the Education
Conversations”
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014 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.
WehavealsostartedwiththeevaluationoftheBNSDPandarelooking
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.

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Paballo Makosholo
Finance 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.

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Womenbuildingroofsand
breakingglassceilings
Lisa-Anne Julien talks to female foreman Elsy
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lsy 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.

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A
s 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

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NoLimitationstotheirAspirations
ResilientLearners
27learners’EduBusTouropensupaworldofpossibilitieswhileencouraginglearnerstoploughbacktotheircommunities.

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or 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.

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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.

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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.
T
his 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.”

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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.

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Adopt-a-School Foundation
Back-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.

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notices
Birthdays
September: Nothile celebrated her birthday
October: Angy celebrated her birthday
November: Kedibone, Zandile, Mzo and Yoyo celebrate their birthdays
Anniversaries
September: 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.
Events
October 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!

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KAGISOTRUSTBOLDSTEPGOLFCHALLENGE2014
K
agiso 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,
theplayerspreparedthemselves
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

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