Sappi Ngodwana Update November 2020

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Internal Newsletter Volume 1 - Issue 12 - October to December 2010

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you make us proudNico Venter won a Gold Award

Nico Venter with the trolley he designed.This innovative idea resulted in a Gold Award.

Our colleagues made us proud at the Gold Award Function this year. Front: Silver awards winners Jaco Olivier and Christo Willemse with then Paper Manager Nic Dreyer. Back: General Manager SW Engelbrecht, Engineering Manager Merten Jansen van Rensburg with Silver Award winners Corné de Jager and Nico Venter.

Ngodwana Mill is extremely proud of papermaker Nico Venter who won a Gold Award as second runner-up at the Gold Awards Function held in

Johannesburg earlier this year. According to General Manager, SW Engelbrecht, he stated in a letter to Nico that he did Ngodwana Mill proud with his astonishing skills to improve the business. Nico's brilliance is not only appreciated by his colleagues in the mill, but also to those in other divisions within Sappi.“I applaud Nico for his high performance and commitment,” SW says. The Pulp build-ups inside the head box of the paper machine were one of the main sources of blotches which

caused problems with the readability of PM2 at Ngodwana Mill. The head box is too inaccessible to be visually inspected for blockages but Nico came up with a brilliant plan to use a video camera to record the inaccessible head box. Nico explained he designed and built a trolley which fitted the narrow dimensions of the head box. “I attached a camera to the trolley as well as a nozzle connected to a high-pressure hose to blast clean tubes. This novel apparatus was used in a recent maintenance shut with excellent results.“I never expected to make such a breakthrough and I'm extremely happy for winning this award,” Nico states.

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enjoy life!Valuable messages givenat the Quarterly Review

business news

The Silver Award winners definitely had something to celebrate in July this year with such great achievements. The management team and Silver

Award winners went to Orange Restaurant where the official hand over took place. According to Christo Willemse they enjoyed the evening thoroughly and thanked the management team for making them feel special.

Our last Quarterly Review for the year was greatly appreciated by all as the focus was to enjoy life and to take care of oneself. A few guests from

CANSA were invited to share their stories and knowledge.Nelspruit star, Henry John, ensured that everyone had a good time when he sang some golden oldies. As he is very involved with CANSA, he decided to write a song for CANSA, Journey of Hope, that was also performed on stage. Regional Manager for CANSA Lowveld, Maria Scoltz has a National Diploma in Clinical Technology (Cardiology) as well as a B Tech in Clinical Technologist Cardiology. She gave lovely feedback on the Sappi CANSA house and encouraged everyone to take part in the cobble stone donation project which is a great success thus far. Dr Magda Rall has her own practice while giving talks and information workshops on trauma in the crime environment and assists CANSA with their Suppor t Group once a month. She is also a representative on the Provincial Advisory Committee for NICRO and talks to employees about how to adjust their lives when a family member is diagnosed. The Quarterly Review was one to remember and our guest speakers and performers can be thanked for that.

Maureen Bester, Annemarie Minnie, Henry John, Magda Rall, Attie Olivier and Maria Scoltz at the Quarterly Review.

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Lef t: Jaco Olivier and Mer ten Jansen van Rensburg / Centre: Christo Willemse, SW Engelbrecht, Jaco Olivier, Corné de Jager and Nico Venter af ter receiving their awards / Right: Irene Venter, Nico Venter, Paper Mill Manager Craig Zorab and Commercial Manager Alber t Olivier.


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employee valueproposition (evp)

business news

It has always been a top priority to recognise other people's efforts and commitment within Sappi and to reward them for it. As part of the Employee Value

Proposition (EVP) recognition fits in with the attribute, Opportunity. We should embrace opportunities to grow, learn and make a dif ference and it is symbolised by the arms. Sappi provides opportunities for all employees to develop, connect and deploy their talent and inspires people to acquire and share their knowledge on a life-long journey of learning. Sappi encourages innovation at every opportunity and celebrates success.This year, Ngodwana Mill handed out seven Bronze Awards at two Quarterly Reviews respectively. In July it was such a pleasure to hand over four Bronze Awards. These went to Fransie Botha, Frans Luies, Hubert du Preez and Karel van Staden for the great work they have

done. Recognised by their superiors, they each received a Bronze Award for the very successful holiday programme and upgrading of the Jabulani hall during the Soccer World Cup. Karel received an award for identifying the source of historical boiler contamination with acid and caustic.With our last Quarterly Review, Albert Olivier, Elizabeth Carelsen and Bronwyn Esterhuizen received Bronze Awards for their outstanding achievements.Albert not only found and negotiated a potential solution for Ngodwana Mill's coal supply; he also secured supply and cost savings for other mills. Through continuous dedication and effort, Elizabeth has assured that the Ngodwana EWB programme has reached set goals, has grown significantly and is in a position to deliver according to the strategic framework. Bronwyn has been actively involved in the Two Valleys Community Forum and runs projects on her own in her free time and during holidays to help the community where she can. Congratulations to each and everyone and may your recognition at the mill be taken further to Head Office for a Silver Award.

Photo 01: General Manager SW Engelbrecht hands the Bronze Award over to Karel van Staden. With them stands Hunphrey Landman, Technical Services Manager / Photo 02: Huber t du Preez receives his Bronze Award from General Manager SW Engelbrecht / Photo 03: Frans Luies is happy to receive his Bronze Award / Photo 04: Fransie Botha, SW Engelbrecht and Commercial Manager Alber t Olivier during the hand over of a Bronze Award / Photo 05: Elizabeth Carelsen receives her Bronze Award from General Manager SW Engelbrecht / Photo 06: Commercial Manager Alber t Olivier is proud to receive his Bronze Award / Photo 07: Bronwyn Esterhuizen goes out of her way for the community and gets recognised for it.

bronze awardsSappi recognises potential

Ngodwana Mill had four garage meetings last month to launch the Employee Value Proposition (EVP); the “I choose Paper” Campaign and our

mill's vision. These two projects link up with the EVP and therefore it's appropriate to roll them out simultaneously. A total of almost 600 employees attended these meetings and were excited to learn more about the EVP. General Manager SW Engelbrecht, together with his management team, each presented an attribute of the EVP. They are responsible for the handouts at the gates and to help spread the word. Fun activities and competitions are what make the EVP so exciting.

Top: Gingerbread man or Paper man? Paper Mill

Manager, Craig Zorab, launches the I Choose Paper

Campaign with much enthusiasm. He is suppor ted by

General Manager SW Engelbrecht.

Centre: Pulp Mill Manager Naresh Naidoo presents

the “legs” at tribute and explains the impor tance of the

sustainabilit y within the mill. Sustainabilit y is impor tant

so that we can walk a long way with the company and

have a job in the long run. Production Manager Jaco

Olivier suppor ts him.

Bottom: Risk Manager OB Smith explained that

people are the hear t of our business. He says

relationships in every area of our work, for example:

between staf f, management, customers, suppliers and

communities are all very impor tant and are the key to

our success at work.


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business news

a visionto be proud of“My Sappi” represents the

company that I work for

employee valueproposition (evp)

Ask yourself the question: What is important to you? Relationships within the company, working for a sustainable company, being a high

performance business, having opportunities, scope for good leadership and being prosperous perhaps? Those are all the things that are represented in the “My Sappi” Figure that is displayed at the main gate. We should all embody these attributes in our daily activities to become “high performance people” in our organisation and if you are a high performance person, you are striving towards one of the six goals that were discussed in Project Siyaphambili last year. During the EVP campaign Ngodwana Mill's vision was also rolled out. According to General Manager SW Engelbrecht, if you want to become a high performance person who contributes to the sustainability and all the other attributes of this business, you should form part and relate with the mill's vision.“Not all employees are aware that we do have a vision, but by aligning the workforce we can achieve our goals or six objectives (Project Siyaphambili). During the alignment process, we change our behaviour and apply the vision to our jobs.”

Ngodwana Mill's vision states: “Create a sustainable future by being passionately engaged to deliver industr y solutions for our end users and par tners, by reaching our full potential as leaders, individuals and team players.”

“If you live our vision and you strive to achieve this, you will form part of “My Sappi” and the EVP, because that is what we stand for.”

Lef t: Everyone in the mill was supposed to receive a Vision Booklet,

in order to get a bet ter understanding of Ngodwana Mill's vision.

Right: General Manager SW Engelbrecht explains during a Garage

Meeting what the vision and EVP is about.

gold for excellence in

logistics en years of teamwork and collaboration led to Sappi and logistics service provider, TGoldfields, winning a Gold Award at the

prestigious Logistics Achiever Award function held on 16 September 2010. The Logistics Achiever Awards recognises excellence in logistics and supply chain management, and encourages companies to improve on these practices.Judges considered aspects like leadership and innovation, strategy planning, customer satisfaction, operational improvements, the sustainability of these processes, and collaboration between the partners, sensitivity to the environment, the community impact and the overall business results. Sappi and Goldfields achieved strong scores on the above. Some successes achieved over the past three years include significantly improved delivery times, savings in distribution costs and the elimination of waste in the supply chain. “Winning this award is testimony to what can be achieved when business partners become one team, and commit to the same vision and mission to achieve success,” says Sappi Business Systems Manager: Core Koosh Panday.


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environmental &socially related news

tree hugg(ers)and kisses

Front: Zelda Mc Lellan, Shamini Govender and Amanda van

Heerden. Back: Bruce Clench, Esmé van der Mescht, Angelique

Hewit t (on behalf of Nicolet te van Wyk), Marietjie Pelser, Innocentia

Mtshali, Magda Labuschagne and Marlise Nel.

Ngodwana Village will soon be 10 trees richer, after 10 winners were identified for the Arbour Day competition that took place last month.

A competition was held whereby five questions pertaining to Arbour Day were asked in the weekly Think Green Page. Employees entered and correct answers were drawn. Congratulations to Bruce Clench, Esmé van der Mescht, Shamini Govender, Marlize Nel, Nicolette van Wyk, Marietjie Pelser, Amanda van Heerden, Zelda Mc Lellan, Magda Labuschagne and Innocentia Mtshali, on being the final winners.Each winner will receive an indigenous tree for their garden in the Village. Congratulations to you and we hope that these will brighten up your garden.

get peace of mind with discounted AA membershipIsn't it frustrating when you're stuck on the side of the road with a zillion cars zooming past and no one helps?

hat's when you wish you belonged to the AA. And now you can... for much less. The AA, South Africa's leading motoring Torganisation, is offering Sappi staff a 15% discount on

membership. The offer includes one of two packages:· AA Advantage (normal price - R729): special offer – R619.65 or R73 monthly· AA Advantage Plus (normal price – R1,224): special offer – R1,040.40 or R121.50 monthly

With a fleet of 1,500 vehicles, AA membership gives you access to accident assistance, emergency medical assistance and motor-related services – 24 hours a day, 365 days a week.For more details or to fill in your application form, click on the AA logo on Sappi Limited's Intranet landing page, or go to http://insappi-ltd.sappi.com/

Although you might think that we are at work and scot-free of the wild outdoors, think again.

Our very sneaky friend from nature, called the Mozambican spitting cobra, paid a visit to the Woodyard in the beginning of October. Although Woodyard employees were aware of his existence for quite some time, they just could not catch him, until the cobra became too familiar with his surroundings and showed up unannounced in the walkway. Ngodwana's very own snake catcher, Burger Loots*, came to the rescue and caught the snake while one of the Hydro Belting contractors pinned it to the ground with a stick. According to Burger the snake was 1,07m long and he struggled for four years before this day to catch it. “I caught a Mozambican spiting cobra at exactly the same spot last year and both were males. Employees saw a bigger snake of the same species there that might have been a female as they are bigger than males,” said Burger.

sssssssneaky...Apparently Burger and his team caught 60 snakes so far this year at Ngodwana, of which 28 were Mozambican spitting cobras, seven brown house snakes, six puff adders, four twig snakes, three spotted bush snakes, two black mambas, two Cape centipede eaters, t wo common slug eaters, a boomslang, a Cape wolf snake, a giant legless skink, a purple-glossed snake, a red-lipped herald and a southern African python. *André Botha is taking over as a snake catcher here at Ngodwana Mill. If you come across a snake, please phone André on: 083 5599 595.

Top right: Burger Loots with the Mozambican spit ting cobra that was found at the Woodyard in the

beginning of October.

Bottom right: Burger Loots caught a black Mamba

on the farm that was 2,03m long.


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environmental &socially related news

forest fair revivedThe Forest Fair was revived in2009, and is one of its kindin South Africa.

Therefore, Sappi grabbed the opportunity to be one of the anchor sponsors, which provided industry players with a valuable networking opportunity,

and a chance to showcase itself.Sappi's exhibition focused on the Sappi Fibre Trail, and on how Sappi's fibre touches our lives every day. The exhibition was put together collectively by Sappi Limited, Ngodwana Mill, Sappi Forests, Lomati Sawmill and Sappi ReFibre and will be used in 2011 to promote Sappi in the Lowveld. The stall created an engaging and enjoyable opportunity for visitors to know more about Sappi's products and that Sappi touches their lives every day. There was a competition as well where 340 participants answered five questions, of which the answers were to be found in the stall on the panels that displayed facts about Sappi, and in Sappi's Fibre Trail newspaper that was developed for the exhibition. Interesting to know, is that Sappi plays a roll in the manufacturing of yoghurt as well, and therefore visitors each received complimentary fat-free yoghurt when visiting the stall.

The winner of the main prize was Sibuyisile Chiloane of Graskop, and she won a two-night stay for herself and a partner at Crystal Springs Mountain Resort.

Bottom lef t: Does not mat ter how big or small you were, the Sappi

stall was found interesting by all. Bottom right: Forestry Manager in

Lothair, Fanie du Toit enjoys the Sappi stall.

innibosGreener by the Year

This year's Innibos was greener than ever with more than 100 Green Ambassadors that voluntarily took part in the Recycling programme run by Sappi.

This year Sappi had a few tattoo and recycling stations where the recycling logos were portrayed on tattoos.

They were also given recycling bags. More than one competition was held and people could win fantastic prizes. The Green Ambassadors had to place the tattoos on original places and people then had to take photos of them at the Sappi Tattoo photo booth. These were published in the Innibos newspaper, Muskiet, and other festivalgoers could vote for the best picture.The Recycling stations were a huge success and Regional Communications Manager, Elsabé Coetzee, was grateful for the excel lent par t ic ipat ion among the Ngodwana community.

Lef t: Amanda van Heerden nex t to the Sappi banner.

Bottom right: A boy that at tended the festival was

proud to put on a Sappi tat too.


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news on achievements

rewarded for years of commitmentat ngodwana mill

Three departments celebrated Long Service Awards this quarter with employees who have worked for the company for five years and longer.

We took our hats off to some amazingly dedicated staff members, who've been with the company for up to 35 years. They are:

Above: Logistics Superintendent Tobie Alber ts and Distribution

Manager Fransie Botha, receive Long Service Awards for 20 years

and 35 years respectively. Tobie has 22 years of service with the

company and Fransie has served the company for 26 years.

Above: The Engineering Depar tment held a function for all the

employees who received long service awards. From lef t Front row:

Heleen Scheepers – five years, Elmon Mhaule - 20 years, Lindie

Leeuwner – five years and Khelha Zitha - 15 years.

Back row Lef t to right: Engineering Manager Mer ten Jansen van

Rensburg, Venter Mnisi - 10 years, Piet Botes - five years, Callie

Oosthuizen - 10 years and Leon Pienaar - 10 years.

Above: Alex Motau, Marlene Fourie, Johannes Masinga and Technical Manager Renée van Hoeve during the handover to Johannes, for 15 years of service.

Above: Alex Motau, Marlene Fourie, Rober t Masuku and Technical Manager Renée van Hoeve, handing over the Long Service Award to Rober t for 25 years of service.

Above: Henk Labuschagne and Fransie Botha handing over an award to Meshack Dlamini for 15 years of service.

Above: Vincent Capazorio, Henk Labuschagne, Elphius Masuku and Commercial Manager Alber t Olivier. Alber t hands over the Long Service Award to Elphius for 25 years of service.


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news on achievements

“I’ve done it!”Bruce Mbele’s success

Above: HR Business Par tner Patrick McCar thy, Training Of ficer Marius de Jager, with Bruce Mbele, Training Superintendent Therina van Zyl and Personnel Manager Elizabeth Carelsen.

Bruce Mbele was a Technician in Training for 18 months after he started working for Sappi in January 2009.

“I completed my P1 and P2 National Diploma in Chemical Engineering.” During this time Bruce was on a development plan to obtain all the plant operating licences at newsprint where he is working. His portfolio of evidence was moderated early in August 2010 whereafter he was declared fully competent in all operations. The significance of this achievement is that Bruce completed the full training programme which is supposed to stretch over two years within 18 months. This achievement justified him to be the first recipient of the Sappi SA Corporate Certificate. Therina van Zyl says Bruce has a high drive for potential fulfilment and wishes him a long and prosperous career at Ngodwana Mill. “Bruce is a true asset to the company,” she concludes.

losing weight should not be taken lightlyAnd neither should any of the other

EWB Big-5 health issues

Below: Training Superintendent Therina Van Zyl, EWB Superintendent

At tie Olivier and Employee Relations Manager Felicit y Nkone are

standing on the weigh bridge at the Woodyard as par t of the weight-

loss programme.

As part of the Employee Wellbeing (EWB)

campaign three EWB committee members

decided to tackle one of the Big-5 challenges,

namely being overweight, by the horns.

This is to encourage other employees in the mill that

added weight leads to other illnesses and to show the

importance of exercising and staying healthy.

Training Superintendent Therina Van Zyl, Employee

Relations Manager Felicit y Nkone and EWB

Superintendent Attie Olivier, decided to weigh

themselves at the weigh bridge as part of their exercise

programme to start losing weight.

Their combined weight surprised them and motivated

them to lose 10kg respectively before the end of

December this year.

We are looking forward to seeing the results and

hopefully this will encourage others to start eating healthy

and exercising on a regular basis.

weight HIV

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SHEQ news

Safety CampaignEveryone stands a chance to win

The Risk Department is running a Safety Campaign for 2010 and ever y month, three luck y

employees stand a chance to win fantastic prizes.

Each month an information letter is sent out with questions that should be answered on the topic discussed. Risk Superintendent Karen Bartosch does a monthly lucky draw after everyone's handed in answers at the pigeon hole allocated for the Safety Campaign at the Main Gate.

From top left - Photo 01: Karen Bartosch and Training Manager, Bruce Clench is handing over the prize to the winner of the June competition, Rachel Zulu.

Photo 02: Seelan Moodley is the second prize winner for June. Training Manager Bruce Clench is doing the hand over. Photo 03: The winner of the third prize, Sydney Khoza receives his prize from Karen Bartosch and Bruce Clench.

Photo 04: The winner for July is Jonson Maluka (Rambo) and he receives his prize from Karen Bartosch and Bruce Clench.

Photo 05: Sello Moripane was the second prize winner for July and received a week's lunch for free.

Photo 06: Sipho Mcina received the third prize for July from Bruce Clench.

Photo 07: First prize winner for August Cynthia Khoza receives her prize from Bruce Clench.

Photo 08: Second Prize winner Stoney Steenkamp receives his prize from Karen Bartosch and Bruce Clench.

Here are the winners:

It is rewardingto besafeDepar tment safety winners

Various departments within the mill make safety a top priority and achieve their goals. During the weekly management meetings, these safety

awards are handed over to the production managers or HOD's of the departments. Congratulations to everyone who puts safety first.

Above: John Eyssel, Head of Maintenance, receives the safety award for his depar tment af ter reaching 100 injury-free days.

Above: Charl Badenhorst, Production Manager of KLB, receives his safety award from General Manager SW Engelbrecht, af ter achieving 300 injury-free days. Below: Engineering Manager Mer ten Jansen van Rensburg receives the Safety Award for 100 injury-free days from General Manager SW Engelbrecht.


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cansacares

The sky was the limit when it came to Casual Day last month. The Commercial team really showed that it was not scared to Dress for Laughs, which

was the theme this year. Colourful had a new meaning and these participants were without a doubt the talk of the town when they “did their rounds” in various departments, enter taining employees. According to Bronw yn Esterhuizen, her mom made the outfits and they loved supporting those with disabilities. “It is good to know you can support something so important and still have fun.”

casual dayFun in the name of charity

Top: The Procurement team has the spirit. Front lef t to right: Anlie Venter, Sharlene Clappen, Bronwyn Esterhuizen, Suzet te Larkins and Heleen Scheepers. Back lef t: Almarie Erasmus, Vincent Capazorio, Commercial Manager Alber t Olivier, Riaan Verster, Daleen Lombard, Magda van Vuuren and Magda Daf fue.

Right: Anlie Venter, Bronwyn Esterhuizen and Sharlene Clappen of Procurement enjoyed being crazy for a moment on Casual Day.

The CANSA team visited Ngodwana Mi l l last month to en l ighten

employees about cancer. Regional Manager for CANSA Lowveld, Maria Scoltz, made use of the opportunity to answer employees' questions and to give them advice on relevant situations per taining to the disease. Employees were

requested to donate money to the Sappi CANSA house, in order to finish their cobblestone pavement. According to Employee Wellbeing Superintendent, Attie Olivier, he was pleased with the outcome and the positive response. The day was rounded off by singer/songwriter Henry John, when he performed a few upbeat songs.

Above: Henry John and Maria Scoltz, discussing employees' questions. Top: Ronel Heyneke, Elizabeth Mbense, Maureen Nkosi, Alta van Graan and Cherit y Mbense, all suppor t CANSA.

news on social events

a poet in hisfree time

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What's wrong with our lovely country?

duduzi S ipho S a m b o i s a Process Trainee

in the Energy section and writes poems in his free time. He says this gives him the opportunity to raise his voice about the things that trouble him. More of his poems will be published in future Updates. Please note that the poems are published exactly as writ ten by Mduduzi.

- Mduduzi Sihpo Sambo

Oh yeah, killing of infantsHas become fashion in this state.The future of the nations is dissolvingVery very slowly like soap in hot water.

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Hello…South Africans, where is humanity?Don't we have a conscience…Killing and raping is that what we call humanity?What you do today determines your future.Your soul will linger if you done something bad.

Killing somebody, because of his possessions…Does it make sense?Deserting soul and blood because you refuse To take full responsibilityDoes it make sense?

It seems like we have lost the plot For building the nation. Does anyone Know where the plot is?Bring it forward to the statethe builders are waiting for it.

The pen is mightier than the swordViolence is not the solution Walk your talk to gain respect.

a poet in his free time(Continued from page 10)

9C power Background of the first 9C journey

9Conversation in Leadership commenced in

March this year and n i n e c e l l s ; 1 0 7 par ticipants, were identified to kick-off t h e s e e x c i t i n g conversations.

Ngodwana Mill has three 9C facilitators:• Fred Carelsen• Nic Dreyer • Bruce Clench.

We are still going strong and aim to finish our last conversation in November this year. Three cells have been completed already. Extremely positive feedback has been given and the results can be seen among the workforce. One of the facilitators, Bruce Clench states that there is a tremendous impact on leadership growth. “The second wave of the 9C's will commence in January 2011 where 13 cells will form the second wave,” he concludes.

Above: Our very own musketeers. Fred Carelsen sits in front with Nic Dreyer and Bruce Clench behind him.

9C girl power

T h e P e r s o n n e l a n d Communications 9C Cell, better known as the Girl Power team, decided to end their last 9C conversation with a bang to celebrate nine months of successful conversations in leadership. This time, they faced each other in a bowls match, joined by the three 9C facilitators Fred, Nic and Bruce. None of these girls had participated in a bowls showdown before, but Wally Duncan, a bowls guru, came to the rescue when he taught them a few tricks. It was a day to be remembered as they discovered some hidden talents within the team.

Above: Mavis Masinga became a bowls queen when she beat all the other girls and the facilitators.

i there. I'm kind of new in my latest position as a n E m p l o y e e H

Representative, although I've been at the mill for a while. (Between you and me, I've been abused endlessly, and now all of a sudden they want to tell me it was to “shape” me for my new job! Ggf f f! As if I believe that!)Anyway, because I'm so small, people don't really take notice of me, but I've got a BIG voice, and it counts, because I'm not scared to say what needs to be said and sort out the problems if there are any. The lucky thing is, I cannot really get fired, (maybe if they bring a lighter near me,) but because I'm an undercover detective, no one knows who I am, not even the GM! I bet you he burns to know! What is it with the firing and burning? We work for Sappi! I should get over this. Not that it is my weak point; I'm just taking the necessary precautions. Since I've started here, I was so eager to solve problems, I'm like a busy beaver, I stick my nose into problems, but I promise you they get sorted. So, what are you afraid of? Whatever you tell me, it stays a secret! Between you and me bra! We're like brothers… in the hood! I can be reached on [email protected]

howzit!I’m here, at your service!



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Celebrity Mill TourPeter Sarstedt visits Ngodwana

What a day it was when international singer Peter Sarstedt visited Ngodwana Mill, accompanied by Group Head Corporate Affairs Andre

Oberholzer. The employees were happy to see a famous singer inside the mill. Peter was extremely surprised to see the technology used to turn wood to paper.The New Musical Express once heralded Peter as the “Most original talent to emerge in decades... intense... sincere... top British singer... lyrical quality of his compositions coupled with the hypnotic spell he casts on his audiences have ensured a long run of success for this engaging man. You can be assured of non-stop dynamic entertainment... make sure you are there.”

Do you know who Peter Sarstedt is?• Peter Sarstedt was first prominent in February 1969 with a number-one hit single “Where do you go to, my lovely”. • He held that position for six weeks in Britain, reached number one in 14 other countries, and was awarded the highly coveted Ivor Novello Award for Best Song 1969/70.• Peter was given his own BBC Television and Radio series and appeared extensively across continental Europe, a West German television show of his being entered for the Golden Rose of Montreaux.• Peter began composing songs in 1966 and continues to do so to this day, touring the world with his vast repertoire of passionate, energetic and timeless songs.

Top lef t: Peter Sarstedt visited Ngodwana Mill, accompanied by Group Head Corporate Af fairs Andre Oberholzer.

what are youexpecting?

It was a day to remember for Chimoné Groenewald when her colleagues and friends hosted a baby shower for her on 08 October. She was inundated with

presents and is so looking forward to dressing up her newborn. “Thank you to the IT Department and Monique for arranging my baby shower and to all the ladies who were there. I really appreciate all the gif ts I received. I was really surprised when I walked into the Conference Room to see everyone, I really didn't expect it.”

Above: Chimoné Groenewald loves her presents. What is a party without colleagues and friends? Chimoné Groenewald is in seventh heaven af ter her baby shower.

Baby shower for Chimoné


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news on sports events

a force to be reckoned withAlta van Graan makes Ngodwana proud

Manpower administrator Alta van Graan is like a jack in the box on the ringball court, especially if you take into account that she was rewarded

for 12 years' service at the Ngodwana Ringball Club. From 1999 up to 2001 she received trophies for the Most Versatile Player and she also received the trophy for Player of the Year from 1999 until 2004. This is just the beginning, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, 2007 to 2009, Alta was also chosen as the Sports Woman of the Year. “I really love the sport and being active. I played action cricket for the Free State for many years and also had colours in tennis and netball back in the day,” Alta says.She is also part of the Ringball Union and received honorary colours for 10-years' service from 2001 to 2010. To crown this, Alta was also the Lowveld Masters Woman

year at Nationals. “I was terrified to know that I could've done so well in the finals. But this motivated me more to improve in the races to come,” Jean-Pierre said.In 2010 he was given an opportunity to ride for local business, Rudamans Racing Team from Nelspruit, and he is also competing in their Enduro, the only race in Mpumalanga where he has to ride in the Senior class. He performed better than what was expected and lies fourth overall with one race left to compete in for the year. According to his dad, Frans Luies, Nelspruit PIT LANE also approached him for 2011 to take part in the AMSOIL and Enduroworld Enduros for next season and it will be his first season as a Senior where he will be competing against his heroes Jade Goodside, Lourens Mahoney and Darrel Curtis. “We are looking forward to his career as an off-road motorcyclist. Maybe he will go fully professional with his amazing talent,” Frans concluded.

going off roadOur very own of f-road motorcyclist is going big

Player of the Year 2009. “It is amazing to realise what you can achieve if you really put your mind to it,” Alta explains. “I received SA colours in Ringball for seven years and from 2007 t o 2 0 1 0 I r e c e i v e d captainship for women's masters and being a SA Ringball selector.”Alta makes Ngodwana proud wherever she plays and she is not planning to stop soon.

Many of you might have crossed roads with Jean-Pierre Luies, while he's crossed the racing tracks much more often.

In January 2009, he was approached by Suzuki South Africa to represent them at Junior National level for off-road motorcycling. Team members were selected from across South Africa, based on their performances in 2008. Jean-Pierre participated in competitions in Stanford in the Cape, Mafikeng, Lesotho, De Wetsdorp, Naboomspruit, Kimberly and Graytown in KZN where he moved up to 12th position overall, out of 47 participants in his class.For this avid competitor, the sky's the limit, and he practiced whole-heartedly for the last race of the season, until he had an unfortunate accident during a practice session a week before his crucial race. He broke his collar bone and ended up 24th out of the 47 participants for the year. Even so, it was still an exemplary result for the first

Above: Alta van Graan inaction on the cour t.


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news on sports events

buckman supports local outreach programme

Elandshoek, situated just outside Ngodwana, is poverty stricken. It consists of 130 orphans and vulnerable chi ldren, who despite their

circumstances; face their daily challenges with determination, always remaining positive.A resident at Elandshoek, Freedom Ndou, voluntarily started a soccer team with the local youth A-team, consisting of 21 players. They are taught basic life skills, respect, discipline and of course, how to play soccer.

When Freedom approached Buckman to sponsor the soccer kits for the team, Buckman jumped at the opportunity to provide support for the youth, who, despite the lack of basic essentials, remain passionate about soccer and the improvement of their lifestyles.Buckman is proud to sponsor the Elandshoek outreach programme. Let's hope we see many young soccer stars in the future.

Above: Jean Botha with his teammates on the rugby field, proud of their victory.

rugby is inhis bloodJean Botha shows us what heis made of.

During Jean Botha's matric year at Rob Ferreira High School, he, the son of Fransie and Ria Botha, was voted as Rugby Player of the Year and

Sportsman of the Year. Jean also represented the Lowveld senior rugby team at the Northern's seven-a-side rugby tournament. This was all encouragement he needed to take his rugby career further. He decided to put all his time and energy in the sport which resulted in him representing the Puma Schools Invitational Team at the Northern Bonds Rugby week for u/19s.After school his plan to become a professional rugby player worked out well and Jean was granted a bursary by the University of West of England, Hartbury College, for Business and Sports management and was selected for the first team. He has played for the first team for the past three years and has now been selected for the

Barbarians against the British combined forces. “As parents we are extremely proud of him and we which him all the best in his career as a rugby player,” said Fransie and Ria.

need for speedMelissa Hewitt scores gold

Melissa Hewitt is well known and loved in the Ngodwana community and she knows what it takes to keep our name in the limelight at all

times. We all followed her sporting career and to most of us it is common knowledge that she received full school colours in grades eight to 12 for athletics. Melissa is also the first girl in the history of the school to get three gold medals at the SA National Schools u/19 in 2009.According to Melissa she also has Boland Colours and holds the record for u/19, 100 metres. “I received four-star Boland achievement certificates in 2008 and 2009. 2010's competition is still to be held. The highest is five stars for participating at the Olympic Games.”

She explains that she has Western Cape Colours and holds the record for u/19 there as well. Melissa achieved her National Colours, which means that she is a Protea athlete and are proudly running in the Green and Gold.

Melissa's ranking for 2010 as a junior:Ÿ Juniors first 100m in SAŸ Juniors second 200m in SAŸ Seniors eighth 100m in SAŸ Seniors six th 200m in SA


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november birthday list

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