Monthly Archives: October 2018

‘NTCE plug-in to empower the youth’

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North West Hotel Schools Hospitality students demonstrating to high svhool students how to make a bed professionally for guests.

By KAMOGELO POOE

More than five thousand tourism learners from Grade 9 –12 from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and University Students including Unemployed Graduates flocked to the Sun City Resorts to attend the 10thNational Tourism Career Expo (NTCE).

They were exposed to information on Tourism and hospitality careers, entrepreneurial and job opportunities. Under the theme: “Be the legacy, Do tourism digitally”, the expo aims to drive South Africa’s National Tourism Strategy’s goal of creating 225 000 tourism jobs opportunities by 2020.

It is designed to bridge the information gap between the industry, government, learners and educators by providing an opportunity for tourism curricula experts to share information with tourism educators and learners,.

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Elizabeth Thabethe applauded the North West Province for successfully hosting the 2018 edition of the NTCE which was also on its 10th year anniversary. She said that they couldn’t have sort a better host to mark this auspicious milestone.

“Indeed, the North West Province has hosted a successful NTCE, they delivered as promised and I must say they have out done themselves. Furthermore, I would like to encourage learners attending this expo to gather as much information as they possibly could from the more than 30 tourism entities exhibiting, this will help them in making informed career decisions,” said Thabethe.

The expo also taps in on the much need and crucial public and private sector partnerships where private sector companies exhibit and provide interactive, edutainment experiences for the learners. They also show their commitment to skills development by offering a number of bursaries, learnerships and internships to learners attending the expo.

The North West MEC of Tourism, Desbo Mohono echoed Thabethe’s sentiments and also further emphasised how important it was that the province delivers an impeccable 10th NTCE. Mohono said that over and above all the hard work that was put in to ensure the successful organising of the expo, the province should not lose sight as to what the expo aimed to achieve.

She said that Tourism plays a critical role in the country’s economy and they need more young people to explore the sector for opportunities which lie within.

“NTCE is a seed that we plant in the minds of our children for them to realise that tourism has a brighter future. This expo has afforded them an opportunity to view the sector from another angel. As a department, we are encouraging parents to let the kids be the driver of their own careers.

“This is where this expo is very fundamental. It is structured to allow for specialised areas to cater for each of the sectors of tourism and hospitality. Learners and students were also given an opportunity to interact directly with speakers and exhibitors who are experts and industry practitioners,” Mohono said.

One of the exhibitors, Managing Director and Owner of Empire Travel and Tours, Gugu Tong hailed the expo for bringing the tourism industry and tourism learners under one roof.

She said that it is always good for tourism learners to engage face to face in an unmediated fashion.

“I had an opportunity to interact with the learners to hear from them what they know and like about tourism. I also tried to provoke their train of thought and ignite their interest. My advice to them was that, tourism needs passionate people. In order to make it in the industry, you have to be a people’s person with great personality,” said Tong.

The NTCE is a collaboration of the National Department of Tourism (NDT), The Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport, Education Training Authority (CATHSSETA) and the North West Department of Tourism. The Expo will be hosted by the North West for three years until 2020.

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NORTHERN CAPE ANC CONDEMNS FAKE LIST OF 2019 ELECTION PUBLIC OFFICE BEARERS

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Source: (Business Day): (Zamani Saul)

The ANC in the Northern Cape has condemned the circulation of what it has dubbed as a “fake provincial list,” amid the emergence on social media of a list bearing the names of 23 party members purported to be earmarked for deployment as Members of Parliament (MPs) after next year’s general elections.

The ANC’s provincial secretary Deshi Ngxanga lambasted the list as an attempt “to sway public opinion to advance a narrow regionalist posture that seeks to pit one ANC region against the other,” in a statement.

With the ANC heading into its provincial list conference next month, Ngxanga’s reaction pinpoints the simmering tensions into what could be a menacing nomination process for salaried political careers and perks that come with being a public office representative.

“The nomination process for public representatives and who will be nominated is at the discretion of branches of the ANC,” asserted Ngxanga.

He added in the statement that the nomination process would be seeking to find the best amongst ANC members “in order to advance the struggle for radical socio-economic transformation and to speed up the fight against poverty, unemployment and inequality.”

One of the lists in possession of NCNN.Live is of province to national which translates into possible seat in parliament’s National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) which has largely been criticised to be functioning like a “post-office” in rubber-stamping legislation and sadly perceived to be a place where political careers fade-away.

Indications are that there could also be another list in circulation purporting names of those to be installed in the provincial legislature and with a chance of being appointed into the executive council as MECs.

It remains to be seen as to whether the nomination process will end up in a court battle or even end up festering itself as a reflection of a spillover effect of contestations into the outcome of the party’s provincial conference of last year. For now, Ngxanga stated that it all “at the discretion of the ANC branches.”

Source: Northern Cape News Network

An assault case against former EFF Provincial Chief Whip resumes

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By BAKANG MOKOTO

An assault and crimen injuria case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) former provincial Chief Whip and the Member of Provincial Legislature (MPL), Bunga Ntshangane will resume at the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court today.

Ntshangane allegedly assaulted the EFF junior female staffer, Maggie Klaas onNovember 9 last year.

The two had a heated exchange at the party’s offices at the North West Provincial Legislature.

Klaas was the first state witness to be cross-examined, telling the court that she was humiliated by the accused in front of her colleagues.

“I felt humiliated after Ntshangane said he will cut-off my clitoris. He also grabbed me by my neck and assaulted me. I suffered injuries on my shoulder and knee after he pinned me to the ground.

“No post-traumatic counselling has been offered to me and I continue to work in the same hostile environment. I was charged for misconduct for speaking-out publicly and the perpetrator has not been charged or placed under provisional suspension. I was also charged for not greeting my aggressor,” she said.

Klaas said the misconduct charge was subsequently withdrawn against her.

She said she has received many threats from the EFF management too.

“I would like to see justice prevails and proper decisions being taken against Ntshangane. I am now frustrated and I do not feel safe anymore. Every single day I get calls from EFF Human Resources Management threatening me. They said if I do not withdraw an assault case against Ntshagane, they will keep on suspending me.

It is also alleged that Ntshangane offered Klaas R4 000 to withdraw the case.

The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) in Bokone Bophirima said the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) must ‘walk the talk’ especially when it comes to Gender-based Violence (GBV) matters.

ANCWL provincial secretary, Bridgette Tlhomelang said: “We urge EFF to deal with its own trash and ensure that the matter is dealt with fairly. We also urge the judiciary to speed up the process.

“We will continue to show support to Klaas, despite our political differences. Gender-based Violence is real and we call on all women who are abused to speak-out,” Tlhomelang said.

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