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W EEKLY 24– 30 June 2013 234th Publication News Bulletin Transnet Freight Rail is a division of Transnet SOC Ltd Reg no.: 1990/000900/30 Transnet Freight Rail is an Authorised Financial Services Provider – FSP 18828 TFR rails on new media 2 8 9 13 15 18 19 Safety Operational Efficiency Transnet Freight Rail Train bring in the Human Factor Study Dialogue Session Prize winners Knowledge Corner A glimpse into our past Notices Entertainment Corner Sports Update 3 Bayhead Simulation Exercise 4 10 Elitheni Coal Project, The Journey Has Begun www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net Dialogue session 6 Community Awareness Campaign In New Brighton 5 12
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In line with the spirit of National Arbour Week, Transnet Freight Rail CE Siyabonga Gama, together with EXCO members and TFR colleagues braved the cold weather to witness the planting of a tree at TFR’s Parktown Inyanda 2 Building on the 7th September 2012. The National Arbour Week was implemented in 1999 by the South African government; this was an extension of the National Arbour Day first celebrated by the country in 1983. GM Risk Management Mandisa Mondi welcomed guests and said a few words. She thanked everyone present and highlighted on the importance of trees in our lives. “If you look after a tree, the tree will look after you” she said. Mondi further gave the name of the tree which was to be planted, “Today we are going to plant a Water Berry tree”, she said before urging fellow colleagues to set a target of planting at least 1 tree each and every year. Gama then took to the stage. Before giving his speech, he started by sharing a joke about the weather on the day. “It is clear that the concept of global warming is with us, winter is fighting back as no one would have thought we would be wearing coats on the 7th of September it being the season of Spring”, he said.

W EEKLY 24– 30 June 2013 234th Publication News Bulletin

Transnet Freight Rail is a division of Transnet SOC Ltd Reg no.: 1990/000900/30 Transnet Freight Rail is an Authorised Financial Services Provider – FSP 18828

TFR rails on new media

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Safety

Operational Efficiency Transnet Freight Rail Train bring in the Human Factor Study

Dialogue Session Prize winners

Knowledge Corner A glimpse into our past

Notices

Entertainment Corner

Sports Update 3

Bayhead Simulation Exercise 4 10 Elitheni Coal Project,

The Journey Has Begun

www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net

Dialogue session

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Community Awareness Campaign In New Brighton 5

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Transnet Freight Rail is a division of Transnet SOC Ltd Reg no.: 1990/000900/30 Transnet Freight Rail is an Authorised Financial Services Provider – FSP 18828

2 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

Safety Back

TRANSNET FREIGHT RAIL SAFETY PERFORMANCE

COMPARISON YEAR TO DATE 20 June 2013

(BSC)

Actual Ytd 20 June 2012

Actual Ytd 20 June 2013

Projected 2013/14

Train on Train Collision 3 2 8

Running line derailments 19 25 105

Shunting derailments TFR 72 67 281

Shunting derailments Private

58 43 180

Signal passed at danger 20 21 88

Level crossing accidents 20 20 84

COMPARISON PER BU YEAR TO DATE 20 June

2013 (BSC) Agri &Bulk Coal CAB Iron-ore & Manganese

Minerals & Chrome

Steel & Cement

Train on Train Collision 2 0 0 0 0 0

Running line derailments 7 4 4 4 3 3

Shunting derailments TFR 19 12 14 10 4 8

Shunting derailments Private 3 7 12 2 5 14

Signal passed at danger 2 7 4 6 1 1

Level crossing accidents 7 1 2 2 2 6

EMPLOYEE FATALITIES

21 June 2012 To 21 June 2013

Train related 1

Vehicle related 0

Murder 0

Other 3

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On the 12th of June 2013, the Export Iron Ore & Manganese General Manager, Lloyd Tobias, conducted a dialogue session in Port Elizabeth. The purpose of his visit was to share information and to discuss the performance of the Business Unit with employees. During his address, critical issues were identified and discussed and action plans were put in place to resolve these matters. Employees were encouraged to take part in the discussion and to offer suggestions and solutions. Mr Tobias made a presentation to the employees which was

followed by a question and answer session. Bring it on! 700 000 Tons a Day Safely. Leon Gerber Corporate Affairs

PE employees during the dialogue session.

Lloyd Tobias, General Manager, Iron Ore & Manganese

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3 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

Safety Back

Pyramid South Depot employees held a

demonstration as part of their Symposium

slot on the 13th of June 2013. Pyramid

South is under the Steel and Cement

Business Unit. The event was organised

by Mosidi Modipa, Safety Official; Sinazo

Mcitwa Chief Administrative Official and

William Stevenson, the Movement Section

Manager. The new financial year hasn’t

been good for this depot given the

number of IOD’s that they experienced.

The June month saw the depot

experiencing two incidents that took place

on two consecutive days in the same

location. These incidents caused a huge

concern for employees.

The day started off with a symposium and

employees were divided into four teams

(Movement, CTC, Yards and Safety) for

the activity. The various teams were

tasked to write messages of commitment

on their placards identifying common

unsafe behaviours that can be eliminated

within the work environment.

The march was then extended to the

whole depot as employees marched

around the building and went into the

offices and sitting areas spreading safety

messages. The demonstration was used

as a tool to express employees’

standpoint on safety and their place in the

puzzle. The winning placard prompted

employees to pledge to work safely and

commit to adhere to golden safety

actions. Pyramid South employees

requested all TFR employees to put

operational safety first in order to meet

the daily target.

700 000 tons daily, safely. “BRING IT ON”

Tsholofelo Phatlhane

Corporate Affairs

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The winning team Demonstration

Some of the safety messages Employees displaying safety messages

Pyramid South employees strike

against safety incidences

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4 Weekly News Bulletin 18– 23 June 2013

Safety Back

On 5 June a simulation exercise was conducted at Bayhead Yard involving a cross functional approach. Amongst the participants were the following: • TFR Operations and Safety; • Railway Safety Regulator; • NOSA officials; • Spill Tech; • Local PRASA; and • Transnet Engineering. The purpose of the simulation was to test: • The reaction time of respondents; • Level of knowledge of respondents; • Level of ability to handle a hazard material (hazmat) site The Scenario…. “Derailment of flammable gas tank and DZ wagon (latter derailing four wheels). Gas tank was leaking due to a rupture in belly of tank; DZ wagon had also caught fire.” Process… Various role players were activated at different times as per the standard procedure. The activation and response times were recorded. Site meetings were conducted at regular intervals to keep everybody informed and on the same wave length until the site was declared safe for the recovery process to commence. Observations and Conclusion: At the end of the simulation exercise debriefing session was conducted and each role player was given a chance to share their observation. With an exception of two deviations, the simulation was a great success. Rail Safety Regulator in particular commended the level of co-ordination and the manner in which different role players co-operated. Leon Gerber Corporate Affairs

BAYHEAD SIMULATION EXERCISE

Selby Mdu Dlamini Corporate Affairs

1. Wagon on fire. 2. Emergency Services vehicle arriving on site. 3. Fire and Emergency Team extinguishing fire. 4. Team preparing to enter the Site. 5. Signing on of register; and taking alcohol test on entering the Site. 6. Placing bandage to stop leak. 7. Site Meeting. 8 & 9. Debriefing Session

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5 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

Safety Back

A Community Awareness Campaign between Transnet Freight Rail, the SAPS Mounted Unit and the Railway Police was conducted in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on 13 June 2013. New Brighton was identified as a “High Risk” area and the objective of the campaign was to create awareness in this community. In the last 3 months this area was targeted by criminals who illegally entered the rail environment and stole items which resulted in a threat to safe train operations. The items which are targeted are signal heads, relays from signal apparatus

boxes and pendrol springs. In the process, the perpetrators place their own lives in danger as they expose themselves to the possibility of being electrocuted by the High Voltage Overhead equipment. During the campaign, cards with a safety message were handed out to the community members. Without the support of the public at large, including the relevant authorities, Transnet Freight Rail would not be able to control incidents at our railway lines. Leon Gerber Corporate Affairs

COMMUNITY

AWARENESS

CAMPAIGN IN

NEW BRIGHTON

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A vandalized

apparatus

box. (Relay

stolen)

Door metal

brackets

forced open Suspect was

disturbed and left

cabling and

brackets behind

Example of a

relay

Example of a

stolen signal

head

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Parktown precinct’s role as a support

system to employees in the depots

The GM of HC Tumelo Mokwena, delivering his speech,

Katlego Tlhabanelo of Strategy and Business Planning explaining the MDS

Sekgaile Semenya conducting the proceedings of the day

Employees listening

attentively.

The general manager of Human capital Tumelo Mokwena hosted a dialogue session at Inyanda House 1, Parktown on the 21st of June 2013. The objective of the session was to clearly define the role that the Parktown precinct plays as a support system to the employees in the depots. The programme of the day was directed by Sekgaile Semenya an employee of corporate affairs. The importance of the support system starts with discipline and ensuring that the goal of each and every one’s job is met at all times. Attitude towards one’s work plays a huge role and living the values of the culture charter is very important. Employees were given a chance to ask questions and address issues that are of concern to them. . Tumelo Mokwena further encouraged employees to be ambitious and work hard for TFR to be amongst the top 5 railways in the world by 2019. Passion and discipline can possibly make us the number one railway in the world. Mr Mokwena illustrated how most of the Top railways in the world are using fewer resources to meet and exceed their target year in and out. TFR has no excuse not to reach its targets especially because we are using some of the best technologies and ample manpower. Correct utilization of our resources will see us creating better opportunities not only for ourselves but also for the rest of the country. Taking ownership of one’s work brings great outputs because when you love what you do you will not work a single day of your life.

Inyanda precinct has the highest absenteeism after Emerlo which is number one, there is also a trend of presenteesm which is characterised by employees being present at work but not doing their work and with no outputs at the end of the day. Katlego Tlhabanelo further gave insight into the current status of the MDS as well as what is required to accomplish all the set requirements. TFR’s mandate is to move tonnages and give good customer service in order to move freight business from road to rail while the mandate of the support employees is to give good service to the depot or field employees. Tsholofelo Phatlhane and Solani Mbombi Corporate Affairs

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Dialogue Session Back

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Employees listening attentively and also participating by asking questions and making comments

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8 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

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700 000 tons daily, safely dialogue session winners

www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net

Containers and Automotive Business Unit GM, Themba Gwala recently visited Newcastle to meet with the Newcastle Mayor and his executive committee. The meeting was held over dinner at the Blackrock Hotel in Newcastle to align and brief the Mayor about the new Newcastle Multipurpose Terminal that is currently under construction in the area. This project is envisaged to bring about economic growth and employment opportunities to Newcastle. At the dinner, in his presentation Themba explained that the global trend is towards the development of inland Ports or Hubs that have direct access to the Coastal Ports. Newcastle has the potential of a HUB developing around its natural industry. The terminal’s throughput capacity is four trains per day. He

indicated that Transnet Freight Rail would require support from the Mayor’s office in order to see the project through. The Mayor’s representatives in turn pledged to support the project and requested to see the site accompanied by the GM and his executive committee. The next day the GM visited the Newcastle depot to address the employees through a dialogue session tackling issues of safety, performance, and scheduled railway year to date. He commended the CAB business unit for keeping up the momentum and emphasized that there should be no room for complacency. He stated that the Newcastle depot has in some instances been struggling to reach their daily

tonnages however; they have been trying despite a variety of reasons due to operational challenges beyond their control. He urged the Newcastle depot employees to come up with solutions with regards to commodities that can be used to compensate for these constraints encountered. Furthermore, he stated that CAB is doing well collectively and should maintain its number one spot within TFR rankings. Zamangwanya Malgas Corporate Affairs

S.J Pienaar

Rebecca Theledi

Audrey Mamogobo

Ondela Tywakadi Viwe Mshuqwana

Gloria Khoete

Danie Steffens

Donovan Visagie

Selaki Madubanya

Luvuyo Mdyogolo Pela Tsoeunyane

Jerry Mathaba

Contact Tsholofelo Phatlhane on 011 544 9136 or email: [email protected] to claim your prize.

CAB GM Themba Gwala visits Newcastle

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Transnet Freight Rail aims to be among

the top 5 railway organisations in the

world by 2019. In our quest to achieve

this, we have to align with the best

business practices being utilised in

countries already ranked amongst the

top railways worldwide. This is why TFR

Management is consulting with labour

and is exploring ways to increase Train

Driver capacity to meet the operational

needs of the Market Demand Strategy

and to be ranked amongst the most

efficient railways. In doing so the one

manned Train Driver working, is one of

the practices being explored by both

Management and Labour.

In this article we will try to break down

and find out what the Human Factor

Study is all about with regard to our

railway business especially train drivers

and train traffic control officers.

According to research, it was found that

sleepiness and fatigue are a frequent

problem in railway transportation

because of the irregular shift schedules.

The Human factor study is aimed at

studying the occurrence of sleepiness

during shifts and deducing which shift

has a higher percentage of errors

associated with the occurrence of severe

sleepiness and to also come up with

innovative ways that can reduce such

from the organization.

The specialist appointed to do the study

will randomly select train drivers and

traffic controllers, and what they

normally do is create questionnaires to

be answered by the train drivers and

also create a sleep wake record booklet,

that will be handed over to the drivers.

The drivers use this booklet to fill in

records of when they sleep and wake up

for a period of 21 days. In railway

organisations in other countries a sleep

diary was used to collect information on

sleepiness at work and sleeping times

during the 21 consecutive days of study.

In countries which have taken upon this

Human Factor Study, it was found that

severe sleepiness was reported to be at

49 %( train drivers) and 50%(traffic

controllers) in the night shift and 20%

(train drivers) and 15% (traffic

controllers) of the morning shift.(Ingre et

al. 2000 Finland). Seeing that TFR is a

railway organization, it is necessary to

engage in such studies to see how we

can better our operations.

The train drivers and controllers’ work

has unique features when compared to

other professional truck drivers and

controllers. A Train driver’s work load is

higher because there are a lot of

technicalities that come with driving the

train. While paying attention in the

process of driving the train, a lot has to

be taken into consideration. The driver is

focussed on controlling the speed and

acceleration as well as navigating

through various landscapes whilst being

observant of traffic signs and

communication from traffic controllers.

This kind of work comes with intense

periods of information encoding and

problem solving. Already with the brain

capturing a lot of information at one go,

it finds itself overworking and when this

happens it gets tired within a short space

of time and in that case, mistakes can

happen and these mistake tend to cause

accidents.

There are also shift schedules which are

irregular and come with short intervals of

rest. In other information found in other

countries, it was reported that train

drivers experience fatigue at least once a

week and this happens during night and

morning shifts.

Reducing fatigue in our railways is a

matter of safety, especially since safety

is TFR’s number one priority. Mostly lack

of alertness brought on by fatigue could

cause accidents and near accidents.

In order to prevent fatigue in our

business, it’s imperative to know the

characteristics of the schedules that are

related to excessive sleepiness. As we

are a 24hour business it is impossible to

avoid night and early morning shifts, but

it is possible for us to take some time to

rest, when the time presents itself. In

the train driver business, we need to

make sure that we take the opportunity

to rest, since our shifts intervals are very

short.

We need to understand that doing this

Human Factor Study; it’s not about

pointing out people who fall asleep on

the job. It’s about getting information

based on facets that can cause accident

and to create a better working

environment for all of us, in the order to

reach 700 000 tons safely daily.

As Transnet Freight Rail we will be

conducting this Human Factor Study to

make sure that we run our operations

accordingly without putting strain on any

of our employees. This action will also

break barriers in the African continent as

it will be the first of its kind in the

motherland.

Sekgaile “S.K” Semenya

Corporate Affairs

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9 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

Operational Efficiency Back

Transnet Freight Rail Train bring in the

Human Factor Study

www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net

“As Transnet Freight Rail

we will be conducting this

Human Factor Study to

make sure that we run our

operations accordingly

without putting strain on

any of our employees”

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10 Weekly News Bulletin 18– 23 June 2013

Operational Efficiency Back

It was all excitement and jubilation when the first 40 wagons/ 80 containers coal train departed from Berry Park in Queenstown towards Port of East London on Saturday, 8 June 2013. The train carried coal from Elitheni Coal Indwe Mine to East London Port for export market. Initially there will be 2 trains per week contributing a joint total of 5 400 tons. Elitheni Project is part of Transnet Market Demand Strategy. 700 000tons a Day Safely; BRING IT ON!! Selby Dlamini Corporate Affairs

ELITHENI COAL PROJECT, THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN

MMC responds to business like a choir to

a conductor In an effort to deliver 700 000 tons daily, safely, MMC has adopted and is implementing the Value Chain Co-ordinator Concept (VCCC). The process entails co-ordinating all components of our service delivery to the customer, to ensure a timeous, predictable service in line with our promise to deliver reliably and MDS goals. Two value chain co-ordinators, namely, Sipho Nkosi (left) and Mashudu Rammela (right) , have been selected among the pool of current operations managers and seconded to execute this role. The focus is on magnetite to Maputo and Richardsbay and chrome flows to Durban, Richardsbay and Maputo. All other remaining MMC products have not been included in this pilot phase.

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11 Weekly News Bulletin 18 – 23 June 2013 Knowledge Corner

Let’s team and embrace TFR’s goal to develop skills and keep SA competitive…

Seven year Market

Demand Strategy

(MDS) is expected to

drive TFR to being

one of the top 5 rail

freight companies in

the world ?

Transnet Freight

Rail has over 38000

employees, who are

spread throughout

the country.

Safety first: Zero Tolerance to Eish !!

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Back

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12 Weekly News Bulletin 24– 30 June 2013

CE’s annual Excellence Awards Back

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A glimpse into our past

The rail industry of South Africa has a history dating back over 150 years, over the years there has been many advancements in the technology, tools and methodologies used for rail operations. For the past five years Mr, Willie Erasmus from the movement depot in Kroonstad has been actively collecting priceless pieces showing the rich past of the railways. Willies’ passion has possesses some magic to it, the Kroonstad movement depot has museum-like qualities transporting the mind back in time, “It is difficult to say why I collect antiques just have something that amazes me. I also think you’ve got to be a little crazy to see the beauty in antiques, because most of the time they are worn out, dirty or not that good looking and as shiny as new articles. I think this is what they call character” said Willie when asked about the inspiration behind the collection. The collection is made up by contributions from depots such as Kroonstad, Potchefstroom, Kimberley and Durban, “Some of the items come from people who have gone on pension or resigned and took with memorabilia only to realize after a couple of years that it all lays in storage with nobody there to see it. So they return it to me for safekeeping and display, that’s why I say the collection is ours and not mine!!

Each and every item has its own unique charm for instance telephones, of which there is a large collection, makes one wonder about all the conversations that were being had, the good times, the bad. There are keys from 1928 and one can only imagine the many kilometres covered by them, each item has its own story. Everybody is encouraged to pay Kroonstad a visit and the collection themselves, Willie will be waiting with open arms to give a brief tour. “The collection is about 5 years old and the reason why I collect, is to try and preserve something from this Company for the youth. We don’t all have the time or money to go to museums and maybe I can inspire a youngster to continue with the collection when I retire” added Willie. Ashley Moetlo Corporate Affairs

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Perception, Reality and Common

Misconceptions about Guide Dogs for

People with Vision Impairment.

Guide Dogs: Perception and Reality

We're all familiar with the image of dogs guiding people with

vision loss along streets and through public spaces. But unless

you've actually benefited from one of these specially trained

animals, you probably have no idea what wonderful mobility

tools and loving companions they can be.

The guide dog is a "mobility aid" that can enable people who

are blind or have low vision to travel safely. Guide dogs can

guide people around obstacles and through crowds, stop at

curbs and stairs, and sometimes even be trained to find a

limited number of objects that are within sight when given

orders such as "Find the chair," "Find the door," or "Find the

elevator." The guide dog user can also train (or "pattern") the

dog to find frequently used landmarks, such as a bus stop pole

or a mailbox.

Common Misconceptions about Guide Dogs

One common misconception is that people who are blind or

have low vision and don't have orientation and mobility (O&M)

travel skills can use a guide dog to travel safely and

independently; people mistakenly assume that it is the dog that

shows the person where to go. This is not true. The person

who is blind or has low vision directs the dog; the function and

purpose of the dog is to merely guide the person around

obstacles and indicate the location of steps and curbs.

Another misconception is that guide dogs indicate when it is

safe to cross the street. This is also not true. For example, at

a traffic signal, the guide dog does not know when the light

changes from green to amber to red. It is the person who

determines when it is safe to cross the street and which way to

go; the dog then guides the person across the street to reach

the other side. Although the dog does not know when it is safe

to cross the street, if it sees a car approaching too close, it has

been trained to stop or attempt to move the person out of the

way.

We want colleagues in TFR to have a better understanding

regarding various lifestyles of disabled people.

Justice Motadi and Nonkululeko Ngcobo Change leadership Department

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Knowledge Corner Back

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Back Notices

To: All Employees: Loliwe House; Bayhead Terminal; Bayhead Yard; Kingsrest Yard; Maydon

Wharf Yard; 100 Eel Road; 120 Eel Road; Umbilo Movement Depot; Wentworth Movement Depot. The Blood Donor Clinic will be visiting Loliwe House. Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2013 Time: 09:00 to 12:00 Venue: Pause Area, Loliwe House Ground Floor Target: Minimum of 9 Donors Please advise Ms Linda de Ridder on: 031 3614589 or [email protected] if you intend donating. Your prompt response will be greatly appreciated. The clinic is looking for at least 9 donors. DONATE BLOOD AND SAVE LIVES Corporate Affairs Container & Automotive Business Unit

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Lean Training (Theory):

The Lean training is schedule for 4 days Monday to Thursday, sometimes Tuesday to Friday if the holiday falls on a Monday. All

employees will write a Pre-Assessment test at the commencement of the training and Post-Assessment at the end of the training.

Lean Training (Practical):

Practical training will be conducted in the form of Projects. Learners will be encouraged to identify and work on projects within a period

of 3 months. This is to determine the effective practical application of the lean principles and (DMAIC) Methodology through a process

improvement project. Assistance and support will be rendered to learners for project completion and practical assessment preparations.

Certification:

Upon successful completion of theoretical and practical assessment Certificates will be issued to competent Learners.

Training schedule/Bookings:

For all Lean Training Schedule and Bookings, please contact School of Rail, Esselen Park Campus:

Marilize Panther, (011) 583-0728

Mashako Mathebula, (011) 929-1302

Cathy Willemse, (011) 583-0733

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TRAINING CENTRE

CONTACT PERSON

PROVINCE

SERVICE PROVIDER

AREAS

Bellville Campus AJ West Street School of Rail Cape Town

Hans Booysen Training Centre Manager Tel: (021) 940-3581 Mob: 083-253-6687

Western Cape

Price Waterhouse Coopers

Bellville Cape Town Worcester Voorbaai Caledon Beaufort West

Bloemfontein Campus Greis Street School of Rail Bloemfontein

Lehlohonolo Dichaba Training Centre Manager Tel: (051) 408-2793 Mob:

Free State PriceWaterhouse Coopers Bloemfontein Kroonstad Klerksdorp Bethlehem

Esselen Park Campus Road P91, Off R25 Esselen Park Kempton Park

William Mkhondo Training Centre Manager Tel: (011) 929 1302 Mob: 083 565 7913

Gauteng Milne & Mbhele Johannesburg Park Town Braamfontein City Deep

Kimberley Campus Cnr Oliver & Austin Street

Toffu Weilbach Training Centre Manager Tel: (053) 838 3102 Mob:

Northern Cape Price Waterhouse Coopers

Beaconsfield Warrenton De Aar Postmasburg Sishen Upington

TRAINING CENTRE

CONTACT PERSON

PROVINCE

SERVICE PROVIDER

AREAS

Koedoespoort Campus Koedoespoort CampusKoedoespoort RoadSchool of Rail

Jonas Manyike Training Centre Manager Tel: (012) 842 5372 Mob: 083 284 9717

Gauteng Milne & Mbhele Pyramid South Witbank Rustenburg Thabazimbi Polokwane Capital Park Nelspruit Komatipoort Phalaborwa

Park Hill Campus Cnr Oostend & Elsburg Road,Delminville, Germiston

Andrew Nkuna Training Centre Manager Tel: (011) 820 2273 Mob: 083 565 7919

Gauteng Milne & Mbhele Germiston Springs Mahikeng Litchenburg Sentrarand Welgedagcht Krugersdorp Leeuhoff Kaserne

Port Elizabeth Humerail Humewood School of Rail

Thandisizwe Menemene Training Centre Manager Tel: (041) 507 2003 Mob: 083 570 2589

Eastern Cape

Price Waterhouse Coopers

Swartops New Brighton Yard P.E Harbour Rosmead Queenstown Cambridge Depot and Yard Burgersdorp

TRAINING CENTRE

CONTACT PERSON

PROVINCE

SERVICE PROVIDER

AREAS

Wentworth Campus Arum Street, Bluff Wentworth Campus School of Rail

Preqlalha Naicker Training Centre Manager Tel: (031) 361 5871 Mob: 0833786882

Kwazulu -Natal Milne & Mbhele Durban Pietermaritzburg Ladysmith Newcast Richards Bay Vryheid

Saldanha Campus

Western Cape

Saldanha Klawer

TRAINING CENTRE VENUES FOR LEAN

TRAINING

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Platform, one of the company’s key communication tools, has undergone some changes. In line with the strategy to reclaim traffic from road back to rail, the magazine has been renamed Back to Rail. The previous name held the passenger connotation which is no longer core to the business. We have also taken on a new look and feel. Give us feedback on your thoughts about the new changes by e-mailing to [email protected] or [email protected] .

Platform magazine changes name to Back to Rail

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A Romanian company was declared the winner Thursday of a controversial privatisation tender for the national freight rail transporter, a key condition for the country to renew its IMF credit line. "We can now declare a winner, Grupul Feroviar Roman (GFR)," transport minister Relu Fenechiu told a press conference. Fenechiu had previously said that GFR, the sole remaining candidate, had attached conditions to its bid, which he stressed was unacceptable. But after lengthy negotiations, GFR "accepted to pay 904 million lei (202 million euros or $266,7 million) in one instalment," he added. The starting price for the 51-percent stake had been set at 180 million euros. The winner has two months to come up with the money. Fenechiu stressed that GFR would invest an additional 200 million euros to modernise CFR Marfa. GFR was the only company left in the running after a consortium of the Romanian firm TFG and Austrian investment fund Donau-Finanz pulled out Wednesday claiming it did not have enough time to conduct due diligence. This followed the withdrawal on Monday of OmniTRAX, a US railway management group, which also contested the procedure. Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday dismissed criticism of the tender procedures and stressed that Romania

had to conclude the deal before an IMF board meeting due on June 26. The sale of the heavily-indebted, loss-making carrier is one of the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund under its precautionary 3.5-billion-euro ($4.7-billion) credit line that expires at the end of this month. Romania's government has indicated it wants to negotiate a new agreement with the IMF later this year, although no amount has yet been mentioned. The tender for CFR Marfa was relaunched last month after a first attempt failed when the same three companies were judged by the transport ministry as not having met the conditions for the sale. Read more: http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/another-deep-water-container-shipping-port-officially-opens-latest-rail-freight-facilities_4665

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This year’s confederations cup in Brazil has got few highlights, with Brazil showing signs of a strong comeback of the Brazil we all know, ignorant or not at least most will start to Google Tahiti after their poor performance in this tournament by conceding 6 goals against Nigeria, 10 against Spain and 8 against Uruguay (24 goals in total and scoring only 1). The tournament will end on the 1st July. See the remaining fixtures.

The Dark Side The Springboks remains to be the only competitive team in our sporting affairs this month following the Proteas exit from the ICC Champions trophy against England in the Semi’s as England won by 7 wickets. This led to India winning the series by 5 runs against England. Congratulations to India. In football we all know that Bafana Bafana lost to Ethiopia 2 weeks ago and this narrowed their chance of qualifying for next years World Cup in Brazil, although the dream of qualifying might get a boost pending the outcome of FIFA’s investigation on the Ethiopia matter.

The bright side The springboks had to dig deep on Saturday as they beat Samoa 56 – 23. they will play Argentina in August. Enos Marobane Corporate Affairs

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