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WEEKLY BULLETIN
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable City 02 July 2018 [Issue 128]
EXTERNAL MEMBERS OF
TEAM DURBAN INVESTMENT
ADVISORY FORUM APPOINTED
T
HE appointment of
14 external members
to serve on the Team
Durban Investment
Advisory Forum will strengthen
efforts to attract investment
to the City.The announcement
of the 14 members, who will
serve for a period of three years
effective from 1 July 2018 to
30 June 2021, was approved
at a Full Council meeting on
28 June.
The tabled report stated
that the team comprises of
prominent people in their
respective fields whose role
will entail providing strategic
foreign direct investment
advice and support to the
City and acting as a business Corporate Affairs, who is a Managing Executive, Economic Development and
sounding board for the • Mike Deighton from Tongaat • Zanamuhla Khanyile, Planning Phillip Sithole
eThekwini Municipal leadership Hulett, Managing Director for Department of Correctional will provide liaison and
on business and investment 10 years, Services who has been a administrative support to
promotion matters. The report • Themba Ngcobo from Exel section head for seven years, Team Durban. Sithole will also
states that their service would Petroleum, Founder and • Samukelisiwe Nzimande provide progress reports to
be on a voluntary basis but that Director, from K2M Financial Services Council on the functioning and
the Municipality would cover • Musa Makhunga, Founder and has been the Managing outputs of Team Durban.
their travel and accommodation and Managing Director of Director for two years, The report goes on to say
expenses where required HR Matters and President • Howard Arrand from FNB that members of the Team
and in accordance with the of the Durban Chamber of who is the Provincial Head, Durban Advisory Forum from
Municipality’s Travel Policy. Commerce and Industry, • Manto Madlala from PSL the Municipality comprise
The report further stated that • Sandile Zungu from Zungu and Golden Arrows who is of eThekwini Mayor Zandile
the incumbents appointed Investments Company the former Chairperson of Gumede who will serve as the
have been selected from 155 Limited (ZICO) who has been the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Chairperson of the Forum,
applicants who responded the Corporate Director for 20 International Convention Chairperson of the Economic
to advertisements in years, Centre and the Golden Arrows Development and Planning
newspapers including the • Steven Saad from Aspen Football Club Chairperson Committee Sipho Kaunda,
Metro Ezasegagasini and the Pharmaceuticals who has and, City Manager Sipho Nzuza,
Municipality’s website having been the Corporate Director • Thulisa Ndlela from Ayigobi Sithole, Invest Durban Unit
met the criteria set by the for 20 years, Investments who is a Young officials who will provide
Municipality for this purpose. • Mlungisi Ntombela from Entrepreneur and Chair of administrative support to Team
eThekwini Disability Sport Ayigobi Investments. Durban, representatives of big
THE EXTERNAL MEMBERS ARE: Forum who has been a The 14th member will be business in the City as well
• Suben Moodley from Toyota General Manager for 10 announced soon. as representatives from civil
South Africa who serves as years, The report notes that the society including youth and
Senior Vice President for • Faisal Mkhize from ABSA Deputy City Manager of academia.
“KEEPING YOU IN THE KNOW”
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INNOVATION FESTIVAL
EMPOWERS YOUNG GIRLS
Young girls from Meadowlands Technical High School learning about robotics using LEGO to build a robot system at the Qhakaza Girl initiative
hosted during the Innovation Festival.
INNOVATE Durban is Umlazi Commercial High girls highly motivated after be aware that innovation is
committed to finding, School, Isivananda Technical sharing her experiences on how easy, all you have to do is
developing and escalating High School, Meadowlands being creative contributed to look around you and come-
innovative solutions in a form Technical High School, the successful businesswoman up with solutions to current
of new technologies and Makhophila Training Academy she is today. challenges.”
models in a bid to produce and Mangosuthu University of During the day, young girls Mathe further advised young
more women entrepreneurs. Technology. were challenged to think of girls to be mindful of what they
On 28 June, during the Influential speakers in innovative solutions to school post on social media.
Innovation Festival at Point technology, such as Pebble related challenges. Innovate Durban Chief
Waterfront, Innovate Durban Hlubi, Director of Kaleidocode Nandi Shusha, a Grade Executive Office, Aurelia
collaborated with eThekwini Pivot Enterprise Software 9 learner from Umlazi Albert said the technology and
Municipality and Ndlovukazi Company offered sound advice Commercial High School said innovation sector is still male-
Online Media in hosting the to the attendees. the workshop stimulated her dominated. The festival, she
Qhakaza Girl empowerment Hlubi highlighted the creative juices. “I feel very said, is one of the City’s many
seminar for approximately importance of innovation and inspired and acquired many efforts to expose more women
80 learners. The focus of the technology in order for young innovative tips.” to the sector.
festival was innovation and women to shape their future. Amanda Mathe, Project “We need youth that are
information technology. Furthermore Wendy Manager of Ndlovukazi Online forward-thinking who will be
The learners were from five MaHoney, Managing Director Media, said the main purpose able to create African solutions
local schools and higher for NewMella- an innovation of the workshop was achieved. for local challenges.”
education institutions namely; consultant company left young “We wanted young girls to
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INNOVATION KEY TO ADDRESSING
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
The Innovation Festival provided an exhibition platform for entrepreneurs to market their locally produced innovative products.
DURBAN’S goal of becoming sectors and regions. Sibonelo Gumede and Paul door car in two years said
South Africa’s innovation The three-day programme Jones grabbed the opportunity TR-Tec Company has come on
capital was given further highlighted the strength of with both hands and presented board as a partner.
impetus during the 4th the innovation industry and their public transport unique The students still need further
Innovation Festival Durban how government can find concept called ‘Connect 031’ funding.
which was held in conjunction locally creative approaches for which received huge applause. The Municipality’ Economic
with the 24th International everyday challenges. The festival also presented Development and Planning
Symposium on Electronic Arts The programme ran government policies aimed Committee Deputy
(ISEA) on 28 to 30 June. concurrently with an at supporting innovation. Chairperson, Councillor
The festival, run by Innovate exhibition and hosted dozens Department of Transport Nkosenhle Madlala said:
Durban, brought under one of workshops, roundtables, presented a draft green “Innovation is vital in order
roof over 300 delegates from panel discussions and a youth transport strategy that is now in to achieve a sustainable and
approximately 10 different innovation challenge. the public consultative stages. healthy economy, hence the
countries who deliberated on Topics that dominated The highlight of the exhibition City has for the past four years
the latest innovation trends during the festival included was an electric carbon fibre invested in this festival.”
that will assist in boosting the gearing South Africa for the car that uses batteries. The car Councillor Madlala added
City’s economic growth and fourth industrial revolution, became the centre of attention that he is positive that all
create employment. green technology, building when it was test driven. the deliberations will leave a
The Innovation festival and entrepreneurial ecosystems The car, which is an invention lasting legacy.
ISEA conference, which was as well as arts and science of two mechanical engineering “I hope our youth will now
hosted for the first time in engagements. post graduates from the be more creative and use
African sub-continent was Furthermore, the festival University of KwaZulu-Natal technology for job creation,
themed: “Intersections” provided a platform for aims to eliminate the use of education and maximising
and created a wide range of innovators to present their petrol. opportunities through the
engagement platforms that creative concepts to potential The two students, who both creative arts.”
encouraged partnerships across funders. designed and built the two-
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SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE
QUALITY OF LIVES IN
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
A PLATFORM was recently
provided for various Municipal
officials to engage and discuss
practical solutions on urban
safety and informal settlements
upgrade. The inaugural Master
Class on Safety Planning
and Governance in Informal
Settlement Upgrading was held
at Moses Mabhida Stadium
between 27 and 29 June.
The programme was held in
partnership with the City and
the Africa Forum for Urban
Safety (AFUS).
It was facilitated by the
Municipal Institute of Learning.
Robust debates that will help
create a vision for a safer city
emerged during fruitful round
table discussions.
EThekwini Deputy Mayor
Fawzia Peer said the
Municipality, through the
Human Settlements Unit and
strategic partners, has engaged
with communities living in
informal settlements to ensure
that they receive basic service
delivery.
Councillor Peer said the
master class supports the
eight areas for mainstreaming
the 2030 sustainable
development agenda into
South Africa’s national,
provincial and local context.
EThekwini Municipality Human
Settlements Senior Manager
Faizal Seedat, shared insights
on the strategy, principles and
approaches to the Informal
EThekwini Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer with Municipal officials and the team from Violence Prevention
Settlement Upgrading
through Urban Upgrading, at the Master class on Safety and Upgrading in Informal Settlements.
Programme in eThekwini. He
said the City has installed
sanitation blocks and electricity
comprising 233,000 messages that emerged from to address rapid urbanisation
in most informal settlements
households, which makes up the three-day session was to and the reality that half of the
with a number of services to be
nearly a quarter of the City’s cultivate a collaborative culture world’s population will soon be
included in the near future.
population, still needs to be where government, business residing in cities.
Seedat said over 560
addressed. One of the key and residents work together
urban informal settlements
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