Sasol to mentor government officials in support of Deputy President's JIPSA initiative

Date

22 August, 2006

Seventeen young black female interns were today jetted off to Qatar by Sasol on the first leg of a four month long work experience and mentoring programme initiated by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's Joint Initiative for Priority and Scarce Skills Acquisition (JIPSA).

In terms of Sasol support programme, the 17 women – who have a construction and finance background and most of whom are employed in local government – have already been introduced to Sasol's businesses in South Africa. They will visit Sasol's operations in Qatar and Germany, after which they will be placed in various business units where they will gain first hand operational experience across a range of functions, including engineering and project management. They will be assigned a mentor who will track their development progression at Sasol.

“We are glad that Sasol has embraced this challenge. Sasol is proving once more that it is a patriotically South African company by putting its money where its mouth is. This occasion is very special because all the candidates are women and this is women's month…. We celebrate Sasol's support of government's initiative of accelerating and developing the skills base in our country, especially around the areas of scarce and priority skills,” Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said at a celebratory farewell function for the young women.

“We are honoured to be able to provide these young women with the opportunity for real-life, relevant work experience in areas where skills are sorely needed. We are also pleased to partner government in this important initiative, particularly in ensuring that benefits of growth are shared by all South Africans, including women and youth,” said Sasol CE Pat Davies.

This is the first of many initiatives and projects that Sasol will participate in, in support of JIPSA and other accelerated skills development programmes in the country.

Sasol's initiative falls within the broad objectives of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGI-SA) of which JIPSA is central, said Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka. “It is our belief that through strong and solid partnerships between government and the private sector we will go a long way in achieving our objectives.... Our country cannot meet its desired target of developing the economy by between 4 percent by 2010 and achieving the 6 percent growth rate and reduce poverty and unemployment by 2014, if it does not solve the skills crisis and address the logjams that exist in critical areas of our economy. We therefore welcome this initiative by Sasol, which supports us in our drive to build capacity in human resource development.”

In her speech, Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka also welcomed Sasol's contribution to the South African economy in terms of it being one of the largest contributors to the tax base revenue, its intention of growing its South African assets while going global, its continued listing on the JSE and the fact that Sasol continues to be one of the largest employers in SA. “All these issues indicate that you are a company with which our government can be proud of doing business.”

“Investment in people is most critical because people are the most precious assets of any company. They are a backbone and future of any company. It is in your best interest to do so,” concluded the Deputy President.

Total Stores	Division	Store Location	Address	Tel No
1	Relabelled	Salt River	29 Brickfield Road, Salt River, Cape Town	(021)4479913
2	Relabelled	Bellville	Shop 4, Corner Voortrekker Rd & Durban RD, Bellville	(021)9171860
3	Relabelled	Kenilworth	Unit number 3 access park, Chichester road, Kenilworth	(021)6714778,
4	Relabelled	Kuilsrivier	Shop 4 & 5 Access Park, Kuilsrivier	(021)9031294 061 287 3980
5	Relabelled	Mobeni	Cnr Grimsby & Leicester Rd, Mobeni, Durban	(031)4620540 W\House (031) 469 9409
6	Relabelled	Pier 14	21A Pier 14, Shopping Centre, Port Elizabeth	(041)4841575 083 5176 728
7	Relabelled	Marlboro	13 Sparten Crescent ,Marlboro , Ext 3 Johannesburg	(011) 262 0460
8	Relabelled	Soweto	Maponya Shop 200 2127 Chris hani Road, klipspruit ext5 Soweto	(011) 933 1023
9	Relabelled	Umlazi	Shop 155 Umlazi Mega City 50 Griffiths Mxenge Highway Umlazi	(031) 902 1325
10	Relabelled	Epping	10 Losack avenue , epping industrial	(021) 534 0401
1	BCWC	Kloof	Lifes on Kloof, 50 Kloof Street, Gardens ,Cape Town, shop G-15	(021) 422 1593 078 211 8051
2	BCWC	Canal Walk	Shop 619 Canal Walk , Century BLVD, Century City , Cape Town 7441	(021) 551 2891
3	BCWC	Monte Casino	Shop 80B Montecasino, No1 Monticasino Bouelvard Fourways , 2191 Magents	(011) 465 0438
4	BCWC	Menlyn	Shop UF 42 & 43 cnr atterbury road & lois avenue , menlo park , Pretoria	(012) 764 9600
5	BCWC	Balito	SHOP 608 LEONORA DRIVE,DOLPHIN COAST,BALLITO,4399	032 586 0242
6	BCWC	Rosebank	Shop GF08, The Zone, Rosebank mall, Oxford Street, Johannesburg	(011)268 1114
1	Magents	Canal Walk	Shop 08 , Century Blvd , Century City 7441	(021) 551 2533 JP CELL: 064 686 4026
2	Magents	Monte Casino	Shop 21 Montecasino, No1 Monticasino Bouelvard Fourways , 2191 Magents	(011) 465 6721 074 669 6310 073 804 4352 079 884 7607
3	Magents	Menlyn	MENLYN MALL , SHOP G190 CNR ATTERBURY ROAD & LOIS AVENUE,MENLO PARK,PRETORIA	(012) 348 4725 073 8677 468 - Sieya , kiley , OUPA, Micheal
4	Magents	Balito	SHOP 608 LEONORA DRIVE,DOLPHIN COAST,BALLITO,4399	061 521 7446 032 586 1467
1	WSA	Menlyn	MENLYN MALL ,LF41A CNR ATTERBURY ROAD & LOIS AVENUE,MENLO PARK,PRETORIA	Vicky - 078 816 1921 land line - 012 348 4766
6	BCWC	Rosebank	Shop GF08, The Zone, Rosebank mall, Oxford Street, Johannesburg	(011)268 1114
1	Magents	Canal Walk	Shop 08 , Century Blvd , Century City 7441	(021) 551 2533 JP CELL: 064 686 4026
2	Magents	Monte Casino	Shop 21 Montecasino, No1 Monticasino Bouelvard Fourways , 2191 Magents	(011) 465 6721 074 669 6310 073 804 4352 079 884 7607
3	Magents	Menlyn	MENLYN MALL , SHOP G190 CNR ATTERBURY ROAD & LOIS AVENUE,MENLO PARK,PRETORIA	(012) 348 4725 073 8677 468 - Sieya , kiley , OUPA, Micheal
4	Magents	Balito	SHOP 608 LEONORA DRIVE,DOLPHIN COAST,BALLITO,4399	061 521 7446 032 586 1467
1	WSA	Menlyn	MENLYN MALL ,LF41A CNR ATTERBURY ROAD & LOIS AVENUE,MENLO PARK,PRETORIA	Vicky - 078 816 1921 land line - 012 348 4766

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Sasol to mentor government officials in support of Deputy President&#039;s JIPSA initiative

Sasol to mentor government officials in support of Deputy President's JIPSA initiative

Sasol to mentor government officials in support of Deputy President's JIPSA initiative

Sasol to mentor government officials in support of Deputy President's JIPSA initiative