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INSIDE INBRIEF
CONTENTS
p20
p17
p10
p16
p4. Word from Corporate Affairs
p5. 5 Minutes with EMSP’s Nelly and
Thapelo
p7. The Kagiso Trust ‘Miracle’
’
p9. KST Township School Aces NSC
2014 Results
p.10 KT CEO to Assume New
Responsibility
p.12 Brand New Uniform for Farm
School Learners
p.14 Against All Odds: Luthando Nodada
p.15 BNSDP School Tesimonial
p.18 Kagiso Shanduka Trust
Infrastructure Launch
p.24 KT celebrates 30th Anniversary
p.25 Notices
may 2015

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CORPORATE
AFFAIRS
WORD FROM
F
or the past 30 years, Kagiso
Trust (KT) has worked to
achieve a society which
offers liberty, justice and
freedom from poverty.
Kagiso Trust was formed in 1985
as an anti-apartheid resistance
organisation. Its aim then was to
supporttheanti-apartheidmovement
by empowering marginalised
communities to fend for themselves
and fight against the apartheid
regime.
With the advent of democracy in
1994, it could have ended there.
But it did not. KT’s trustees and
directors realised that although the
struggle against apartheid had been
won, the struggle against its effects
would take longer to defeat. As a
consequence, there would be a need
for strong, professional, development
organisations to continue this
struggle.
To mark this auspicious occasion,
i.e. KT’s 30th Anniversary, we have
themed the year-long celebrations as
“Pearls of Wisdom”, pearl being the
traditional gift of 30 years of marriage
and the symbol which reinforces our
commitment to share the pearls of
wisdom we have acquired over the
years, while also inviting key South
African figures to share the pearls of
wisdom they too have gathered.
As part of launching its 30th
Anniversary, KT launched its Case
Study in March 2015, which tells
the organisation’s story, from its
inception as a vehicle to disperse
money from the European Union’s
(EU’S) Special Fund for the victims
of apartheid, to the present day.
The Case Study, which was
conducted by researchers and
academics from the Wits Business
School Case Centre, details how
the organisation has changed as its
environment has changed, how its
development philosophy has evolved,
and how the formation of Kagiso
Trust Investments (Pty) Ltd (today
Kagiso Tiso Holdings) provided a
fundamental shift that set KT on a
path to self-sustainability.
In addition, KT will host a series of
panel and community engagement
discussions with various institutions,
bringing together academics and
speakers from public, private and
civil society to discuss topics relating
to the development agenda of South
Africa.
Over the next 30 years, development
will remain our core and most
important focus for Kagiso Trust.
Our vision is to broaden and deepen
our development impact through
greater geographic coverage, more
partners and a wider sector approach.
From single programme pearls, we
aim to string together many more
development programmes in the
future. Our approach will remain a
bottom-up development approach,
always informed by issues on the
ground.
We want to grow our development
work through more partnerships
and we will continue to align our
development programmes to support
government in the country’s National
Development Programme in South
Africa.
As Kagiso Trust, we look forward
to celebrating our 30th Anniversary
with you and will keep you updated
with details of various events we will
be hosting throughout the course of
the year.

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5 MINUTES WITH
EMPS’s NELLY & THAPELOWith the excitement of celebrating the matric results, the New Year also comes with the stress of financ-
ing the matriculants’ tertiary studies. For the past eight years Kagiso Trust’s bursary programme, the
Eric Molobi Scholarship Programme (EMSP) has been assisting underprivileged and deserving learners
from the Beyers Naudé Schools Development Schools Programme (BNSDP) to further their education.
This year, fourteen learners have been chosen from the BNSDP schools in Thabo Mofutsanyana. In Brief
had the opportunity to interview two of the learners during their interview in Johannesburg’s Parktonian
Hotel mid-January: Nelly Mphuthi and Thapelo Tsotetsi. We were pleased to hear that both had been
selected as part of the EMSP 2015 intake but saddened by the fact that we know this is but a drop in the
ocean and thousands of learners are also in need and deserving of this opportunity.
In Brief: Which school did you attend?
Nelly Mphuthi: Metsi Matso Secondary
School
Thapelo Tsotetsi: Phofung Secondary
School
Tell us about your experience at school.
NM: Metsi Matso is situated in a village.
It’s a good school with a conducive learning
and teaching environment. When I came to
the school it was because it happened to
be in the village I lived in.
TT: Phofung is very rural. The school faces
many challenges in terms of social issues
such as drugs. Our teachers are very
optimistic, though, we can see that they
try very hard to give us a good education.
I enjoyed my time at the school, expect
for Afrikaans class. I went to Phofung
because the school campaigned to us and
they even told us that they are part of the
Kagiso Trust selected schools in Thabo
Mofutsanyana and if we attended Phofung
we would receive many opportunities, such
as science laboratories and computer
centers.
Tell us about your family and which
individual made the biggest impact on
your life.
NM: I stay with my mother and my brother.
We struggle a lot but I know that through
education we will overcome that. I am
inspired by my uncle. After he finished
school he could not afford to further
his studies so he found piece jobs and
managed to study while he was working.
He taught me that although there may
be delays in life, they can help bring you
greater success. It’s been really hard for
me but I have remained motivated.
TT: I am an orphan and stay with my aunt
and three cousins.
My aunt has been very supportive. While
I was in matric she ensured that that I
did not do chores around the house and
instead focus on my studies. During my
exams there were days when I would be
lazy or get distracted and she was that
person who would come up to me and
remind me to get back to my studies. It
was great when she came to my school
when I was awarded for being in the Top
10.
My grade 11 class teacher has been the
person to have the biggest impact on my
life: she continued to motivate me through
to grade 12. Although I had been a good
performer and had the first position in
grade 11, when I went on to grade 12 she
said “Now it’s time to work hard”. I lost my
first position in the first grade 12 exams
and was very disappointed. She told me
not to lose hope and not listen to all the
negativity around me; “it’s the final results
that matter”. And true enough, I achieved
very good results at the end of the year.
You are going to a very different
environment: university. How prepared
are you?
TT: I am looking forward it. In high school
you have that pressure and support to
succeed in matric but that falls away
when you reach varsity. I know that many
students abuse the freedom they receive.
I’ve prepared myself in three ways:
1.I will need to be independent and
responsible
2. Remember what is key: know that I
am there to study
3. Remind myself why I’m getting
my degree: to benefit myself and
my family
Having passed your matric with flying
colours, what message do you have for
the Class of 2015?
NM: This is a valuable lesson I learnt:
don’t work hard to prove yourself to
others. As people we are not the same
and we don’t have the same intellectual
capabilities either. It makes no sense
to compare yourself to others and beat
yourself up when you don’t succeed. It’s
important to know yourself and push
yourself according to what you know you
can accomplish. That’s when you end up
doing so much better and surpassing your
own targets.
Class of 2015, know that your
background does not determine your
future. Challenges are only a stepping
stone. When you feel discouraged just
look at the world’s most successful
people; they had to overcome many
challenges too.
For more information on the EMSP, to
contribute or sponsor a student through
the Bold Step Campaign, contact Maria
Mokae on mmokae@kagiso.co.za or call
011 566 1900.
Nelly Mphuthi Thapelo Tsotetsi

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The Kagiso Trust “miracle”
Celebrated at launch of case study
Kagiso Trust (the Trust), which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2015, is a “miracle” organisation
that survived apartheid and created billions of Rands to serve disadvantaged South Africans, says
anti-apartheid activist and Kagiso Trust Chairman Reverend Frank Chikane.

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R
everend Chikane, who
spoke at the launch
of the Kagiso Trust
case study at the Wits
Business School (WBS)
on 24 March, 2015 said
the development organisation had
achieved a remarkable feat by
surviving post-apartheid South Africa
after donor funds dried up in the early
1990s.
“I like to say that the story of the
Trust is the story of an NGO that
survived,” Chikane said at the event
held in the Donald Gordon Auditorium
in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.
“It is a story of an NGO that was
able to create resources to continue
serving its people. It is the story of
an NGO that was creative in forming
partnerships with the government and
business to be able to increase the
capacity of the NGO,” said Reverend
Chikane.
“The trust’s history is that of – I would
like to use a military term – combat
in struggle.” Reverend Chikane
recalled how the Kagiso Trust
had started when anti-apartheid
campaigners were working to have
corporate sanctions implemented
against South Africa.
“Europe used to say if we apply
sanctions we are going to punish the
oppressed,” said Chikane. “We said
the oppressed are suffering anyway.
Don’t worry about that. Apply the
sanctions against the apartheid
system. Give us the money to
take care of the oppressed,” said
Reverend Chikane.
According to Reverend Chikane, the
establishment of the Trust was a
miracle. “You have an organisation that
started in the struggle for liberation.
It helped victims of apartheid to
resist and to survive during that time.
You couldn’t have anything like this,
short of a miracle.”
After the collapse of apartheid in
1990, the organisation faced another
struggle as donors pulled their
funds. The Kagiso Trust however
had a team of creative people who
found the solutions and investment
opportunities to remain sustainable.
“Freedom is costly. Money goes away
when you have freedom,” Reverend
Chikane told audiences. “The Kagiso
Trust understood that after our
freedom there is a much bigger
challenge of dealing with the legacy
of apartheid and the consequences
of that. The struggle was not over.”
Claire Beswick, the Head of the WBS
Case Centre, said the key feature of the
Trust’s history is how it managed to
secure its own financial sustainability
in post-apartheid South Africa.
The Kagiso Trust embarked on a
unique strategy by taking advantage
of Black Economic Empowerment
(BEE) and starting Kagiso Trust
Investments (KTI) when European
Union funding ended after apartheid.
“The Trust took early advantage
of BEE and started KTI so it could
benefit from the dividends KTI would
give in the longer term,” she said.
“In most cases this happens the
other way round. BEE investment
houses start their own foundations
to offer a broad based component to
their offering. When this happens the
development trust gets a relatively
small proportion of the shares of the
company involved of between five and
seven percent,” commented Beswick.
Kagiso Trust owned 38 percent of
Kagiso Tiso Holdings, formed from
a merger between Kagiso Trust
Investments and the Tiso Group in
2011.”The trust has a substantial
balance sheet and is worth billions
of Rands in assets in an environment
where many NGOs are struggling
financially, Beswick said. “It has
managed to use these funds to
leverage funding from various partners
and thereby maximise its impact in
the communities it serves,” she said.
“It has created an investment house
of real substance.”
Professor Steve Bluen, the head of the
WBS, said the Kagiso Trust’s values
had not wavered since it was formed
as an anti-apartheid resistance
organisation in 1985.
“At the end of apartheid it would have
been easy for Kagiso to say job well
done. Let’s pack up and conclude
our business,” Professor Bluen said.
But it was “deep reflection which
provoked it to reinvent itself from an
anti-apartheid entity to a professional
development organisation,” added
Bluen.
“Today Kagiso Trust is a sustainable
black owned, black managed entity,
which shares the expertise it has
gained through the years with other
development organisations seeking
to make a sustainable impact on
South Africa and beyond.”
The Kagiso Trust Case Study launch
event was attended by Founding
Kagiso Trust Trustees, Dr Abe
Nkomo, Max Coleman, the family
of Kagiso Trust’s second CEO Eric
Molobi and Beyers Naudé’s son,
Johan Naudé.
The pearls of wisdom campaign
launched on Tuesday will go all
over South Africa in the form of
panel and community engagement
discussions hosted in partnership
with various universities.
The objective of these discussions
will be to share wisdom from leading
figures in the academic, government,
civil and private sector with the
broader South African public. This
is an effort by Kagiso Trust to fast
track debate in South Africa around
pertinent development issues
which will help government with its
development agenda.
“Kagiso Trust shares
its expertise with
other development
organisations seeking
to make a sustainable
impact on South Africa
and beyond”

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KSTTownship School Aces NSC 2014 Results
Kgolagano Secondary School situated in Rammulotsi, Viljoenskroon achieved a 100%
Matric pass rate in 2014 in a country where the overall pass rate is 75.8%.
K
golagano Secondary
School is proud to
announce that the
Class of 2014 has
achieved a 100% pass
rate; “We have been waiting for this
moment and the Kagiso Shanduka
Trust has been the positive catalyst
of change within the school,” says
Simon Makalogse, Principal of
Kgolagano Secondary School.
Since 2013 Kagiso Shanduka Trust,
in partnership with the Free State
Department of Education, has
been committed to implementing
change embarking on a project
that will improve infrastructure and
learner performance in the schools
within the Free State province.
The achievement of the class
of 2014 is a story of hope and
perseverance against all odds.
For the educators, the Kagiso
Shanduka Trust has provided
training in assisting the teachers
in structuring the content of the
work and their approach within
the classroom. The effort made
by the Kagiso Shanduka Trust
has motivated educators and
increased learner participation.
Interventions like Kagiso Shanduka
Trust make it possible for schools
like Kgolagano Secondary School
to be the only school within the
Viljoenskroon township to achieve
a 100% pass rate in 2014 and this
has encouraged learners to put in
an extra effort such as attending
morning and afternoon study and
Saturday classes.
This is a shining example of what
one can achieve with little means:
all that is needed is ambition and
perseverance.
“Good luck to the class of 2015.
We want to wish the learners all the
best in the days to come because
we want to maintain our target
of 100%. We are amazed at how
the educators have been able to
impart the vision of success, giving
our learners a solid foundation
for the future. And thank you,
Kagiso Shanduka Trust, for your
contribution. You share in our
victory!” says the proud Principal
of Kgolagano.
Kagiso Shanduka Trust
congratulates the Kgolagana
Secondary School educators and
Class of 2014. We also recognise
the starling performance of
learner, Moeketsi Mofokeng, who
achieved 99% in Mathematics
and 89% in Physical Science.
Moeketsi was invited to the
Provincial Well Done Ceremony
and received a range of prizes
from the Free State MEC for
Education, Honourable Tate
Makgoe.

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Kagiso Trust CEO to assume new
responsibility as CEO of Kagiso Capital
Kgotso Schoeman, current Kagiso Trust (KT / the Trust) CEO will assume a new role as the CEO of Kagiso
Trust’s newly established investment company, Kagiso Capital – once a new Kagiso Trust CEO is appointed
in 2015. During the course of his 20 year tenure at Kagiso Trust, Schoeman has played a remarkable
role ensuring the relevance and sustainability of Kagiso Trust – leading the team that implemented the
new development strategy of Kagiso Trust from it being a general conduit grant funding agency, to a
development and implementing agency in the education and rural finance fields.

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S
choeman joined the Trust in 1994 as a
programme manager. His vast experience
in project management, managing
community participation and development
processes, local economic programme
development and SMME support – lead to his
appointment as CEO of the Trust in 2000. Under his
leadership, Kagiso Trust has made significant progress
and has grown into a respected organisation.
Over these years he has re-positioned the Trust from a
funding conduit to a refocused and niche organisation
in education and enterprise development. In addition,
he led the design and establishment of Kagiso Africa
Investments, which was set up with the aim of operating
in targeted markets within the African continent and
seeking opportunities to actively invest and replicate
the Trust’s business model across various countries on
the continent.
“Kgotso Schoeman has continued to ensure the
relevance and sustainability of Kagiso Trust by further
streamlining its programmes and activities. Under his
stewardship, the Trust has completed the transition
from an arms-length funding organisation to a hands-
on project and programme-driven agency. Moreover,
he played a central role in rallying support from
partners and stakeholders for the implementation and
funding of the Trust’s programmes,” says Reverend
Frank Chikane, Kagiso Trust Chairman.
He has participated as a team member while
also leading a number of projects including the
Alexandra Renewal Programme, the Local Economic
Development Study for the Amajuba Municipality
in Newcastle, the impact study of the SMME Micro-
financing sector around the Tshwane area and the
Public Participation Process that led to Robben Island
gaining world heritage status.
“It is with great humility and a bright vision for Kagiso
Trust’s future that I’m leaving my position as CEO of
Kagiso Trust,” said Kgotso Schoeman. “It was not
an easy decision for me to take, but after 20 years of
engagement with and for the communities of South
Africa through the Trust; the time has come for me to
take on a new challenge within Kagiso Trust. It has
been an honour serving Kagiso Trust, and watch it
grow into the incredibly dynamic and engaging body
it has now become.
I am excited with the Trust continued growth. I have
also always seen my growth beyond the Trust including
a move into social impact business and therefore see
my move into Kagiso Capital as a part of my growth
journey. Kagiso Capital also serves as a growth
opportunity to consolidate and diversify the investments
assets of the Trusts for KT’s further sustainability into
the next 30 years to come. I wish my successor all the
best in continuing to grow the legacy of Kagiso Trust.”
Schoeman serves as an Executive Director of Kagiso
Enterprises Rural Private Equity Fund, Non-Executive
Director of Kagiso Tiso Holdings, Non-Executive
Director of FirstRand Bank Limited, Executive Director
of Kagiso Africa Investments and Non-Executive
Director of Kagiso Activ.
“While it’s with heavy hearts that we bid Schoeman
farewell, we are enthusiastic about Kagiso Trust’s new
venture, Kagiso Capital, a 100% owned Kagiso Trust
company whose sole purpose is to ensure the Trust’s
sustainability. We are confident that Kgotso Schoeman
will take the investment company to higher heights
because of his remarkable know-how and leadership,”
adds Chikane.
“It is with great humility
and a bright vision for Kagiso
Trust’s future that I’m leaving
my position as CEO of Kagiso
Trust,”

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AGAINST
ALL ODDS
Luthando Nodada
“
To all in the office, you must never
forget that each one of you have
touched Luthando in a very special
way.”
Luthando Nodada, a young man
from the Eastern Cape, was part of the
EMSP’s --- intake. He comes from a poor
background where the hardships of living
in a shack with 12 family members and
sharing what little food there is, was his
reality. Luthando’s parents, he has shared,
have been a source of inspiration and
support to him. Despite his immense
challenges, Luthando’s flourished in
his studies, did his in-service training in
Germany and graduated at the Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan University in 2013.
He is currently a service technician at
Vestas Southern Africa.
This is a testimony of how education can
transform a life and open doors which
were not even imaginable before.
Good Morning Mme Maria
I still remember the 1st time I received a
phone call from you Mme back in Autumn
of 2008, phone call that offered me a
lifetime education opportunity, something
at that time looked like a farfetched
fantasy to me.
I was so desperate to lend a scholarship
that would grant me an opportunity to fulfil
my dream of becoming a change in my
community and an influence in my country
through education. The tears of happiness
ran freely as the impact this award would
have on my future was realized. All the
hard work, tears, and dedication that have
been put into this education thus far have
proven to be worth more than I could ever
have dreamed.
The ride has however not been easy like
most things are in life, but through family
support, your unequivocal support I have
managed to say I am thankful and no
longer where I used to be and continuing
to rise against all waves of life, I made a
promise that I will make you proud I will
continue to strive to fulfil that promise.
Thank you very for your support when I
needed you the most, I will always address
you as my 2nd mother.
the Kagiso Trust family is committed to
plant a seed of change through education
in the poorest places of South Africa.
By the way I am heading to Spain next
weekend for work, I will be there for 3
weeks to help out in a project. Thank you
and Stay blessed
Yours sincerely,
Luthando Nodada
Service Technician
South Africa
2015 has kicked off to a wonderful start for the Eric Molobi
Scholarship Programme (EMSP). Among the excitement of more
students entering the programme and the support received for
the Bold Step campaign, Maria Mokae who oversees the EMSP
received what Kagiso Trust CEO, Kgotso Schoeman referred to
as “a humbling but powerful message of thanks, and this must
continue to humble us and make us see what we do as a privilege
to serve”.

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Brand New Uniform for Farm
School Learners
Late last year Kgotso Schoeman, Kagiso Trust CEO, visited one of the Beyers
Naudé Schools Development Programme (BNSDP) farm schools in Thabo
Mofutsanyana, Free State. When he saw the learners of Majweng Primary School,
Kgotso’s heart went out to the little children. Their uniform was either torn, old or
not even the correct school uniform. Although winter was months away, without
proper school uniform, it was clear that these children would indeed suffer from
the biting cold of the Free State mountains.

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Without much deliberation, Kgotso pledged to get full school uniforms for all the children of Majweng. The school has 14
learners attending in 2015 with each uniform pack costing R500 each. Kgotso contributed the bulk of the amount required,
R10 000. In order to raise the outstanding funds, Kagiso Trust reached out to its staff.
It was overwhelming to have such an enthusiastic response from the staff, especially considering most were parents and
it was just January, a financially strained month for most people. The school uniform campaign saw staff from Kagiso Trust
(both head office and Free State satellite office), Kagiso Capital and Kagiso Tiso Holdings lend a hand. Within a matter of a
few hours the pledges came and more funds than were needed were raised.
This enthusiastic participation of staff and the knowledge that farm school learners living in poverty will be receiving uniform
excited Kgotso: “I would love to see this project being extended to our partners and friends. It’s amazing to see how such
a small contribution can impact on the lives of those who are poverty stricken.”
In South Africa, all state schools and most private schools school uniforms are compulsory. The concept of school uniform
is believed to serve two purposes - to instil a sense of belonging and pride in the school and also to eliminate any idea of
competition in the matter of personal dress (from www.cesla.org). Indeed school uniform is more than just clothing: with it
comes pride, dignity and discipline. It is our duty as South Africans who live above the poverty line to assist those who need
our help. To Kagiso Trust, servitude is not a job; it is a privilege. The success of our learners and the resulting betterment of
their lives is reward enough.
On 6 March 2015, Kgotso Schoeman, accompanied by Kagiso Trust staff from the Johannesburg and Free State offices,
visited Majweng Primary Farm School for a handover ceremony. The ceremony was attended by all the learners and staff of
Majweng as well as parents, educators from neighbouring schools, representatives from the Thabo Mofutsanyana district
office and BNSDP service provider, Mphathi Maseru who is keen on supporting the campaign.
Learners’ Uniform Pack @ R500:
2 x shirts
2 x jerseys
2 x trousers for boys
1 x skirt for girls
1 x tunic for girls
1 x shoes
2 x socks
The Ngwanaka (‘my child’ in Sesotho) Campaign is aimed at South Africans who share the belief that it takes a village to
raise a child and that every child deserves to have their basic needs met, which includes clothing. The campaign encourages
citizens to be socially responsible and cultivate a culture of taking care of children within their communities and beyond. We
want each child to know that they are important and believe that to someone out there, they are truly special.
To contribute or for more information on the Ngwanaka Campaign contact
Amandla Kwinana on akwinana@kagiso.co.za or call 011 566 1900.

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BNSDP School Testimonial
Naka Primary School
Naka Primary School as the beneficiary of Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department
of Education has the pleasure of presenting this report in acknowledgement of the
receipt of the facilities and management and leadership development programmes that
have turned this institution around.

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Background
The school is situated in the remote
area in the Eastern Free State. It is a
small school with a population of 432
learners, 13 educators and 2 support
staff members.
The community is characterized by
a high unemployment rate and as a
result poverty and lawlessness has
taken its toll and this situation has
a negative impact on the learners’
academic achievement.
The morale in the school and in the
community deteriorated because of
the lack of facilities that could restore
morality. Since Kagiso Trust forged a
healthy partnership with our school,
the situation has turned around for
the best, for all parties involved in the
programme.
Leadership Management and
Governance
The Beyers Naudé Schools
Development Programme has
assisted our school with Leadership,
Management and Governance by
taking the educators, support staff
and School Governing Body on a
retreat at Golden Gate Resort. There
we managed to reflect on where we
are, how and where we want to take
the school to in terms of areas of
functionality.
The retreat was of a high standard
and it was conducted by highly skilled
facilitators. The outcome of the
retreat was so fruitful; it has changed
the mindset of parties engaged from
working as individuals to a team that is
purpose-driven and shares a common
vision. Our school is now a team that
is characterised by integrity.
We are able to reflect on our iniquities
that affect the school negatively such
as poor curriculum delivery and
coverage. Educators are able to draw
up intervention strategies just as they
have learnt from the retreat.
The personal clashes have
been outgrown and now we are
experiencing healthy relationships
that are characterized by mutual trust.
Cooperative teaching takes place
because of openness and willingness
of staff members to work together
in empowering one another in areas
that need to be developed. As a result
quality teaching and learning has been
prioritised since the retreat was held.
The performance of learners in all
grades is escalating and the parents
have confidence in the school.
School Safety
The school safety committee has drawn
a year program and management
plan on how to deal with safety and
environmental issues. The steel doors
that posed danger to learners were
fixed. The boys’ toilet ceiling was also
fixed-due to encouragements of the
Environment Committee.
Everybody is involved in keeping
the environment clean, safe and
conducive for teaching and learning.
The programme has encouraged
individuals to share responsibilities in
making our school a safe haven.
Curriculum Delivery – READ Project
The school’s academic performance
has improved remarkably due to
the intervention of Kagiso Trust’s
curriculum delivery facilitators.
The educators are now able to plan
accordingly. They are also able to
apply a balanced reading and writing
program such as Shared Reading,
Independent Reading, Shared Writing,
Independent Writing and Group
and Guided Reading. Classroom
arrangement and effective use of
resources have been acquired to
address those issues.
Our classrooms are now rich in print
and conducive for teaching and
learning. As a result, reading and
writing has improved.
Last year in November the school
achieved a 91.3% pass rate which
we are proud of and this year we are
looking forward to achieving 100%.
Confidence and the positive attitude
on the part of educators and learners
have improved since the inception of
the programme.
The monitoring and feedback from
facilitators are informative and
developmental hence effective
curriculum delivery and improved
results.
Facilities Received from BNSDP
Since the handing over of the facilities
i.e. computer laboratory and a fully
resourced library, Naka Primary
School has never been the same.
These facilities have inspired learners
andeducatorsaswellasthecommunity
at large and have awakened in them
a sense of pride and ownership. They
have changed the landscape of the
school that used to be ordinary to the
kind of the institution that broadens
the horizons of learner’s knowledge
and skills.
The learners are gradually becoming
critical and creative thinkers. Reading
has become more of a hobby; this
has boosted the learner’s confidence
and morale. Read Aloud and Library
Week were celebrated in style due to
availability of resources.
The educators support staff, the so-
called “BBTs’’, are receiving computer
training to be literate and eventually
they will be connected to the rest of
the world via internet connectivity.
The phobia of engaging in a world of
technology is disappearing into thin
air.
Quality Programme: Nothando
Training
Three of our educators are to attend
the Teaching Whole Brain Learning
under the auspices of Nothando
Training and Ukufunda Study Methods.
The training encompasses aspects
such as retention, exam techniques
and real teacher application of skills,
to just mention a few.
Thetraininghaschangedtheperception
of being just an ordinary teacher, to
a balanced one having acquired the
skills from the programme.
Educators are more interested in
knowing more about the learners,
i.e. their strengths and weaknesses.
Individualised teaching has been
used in most cases to address each
learner’s challenges.
The examinations are well prepared
for and parents have been brought on
board on how to prepare their children
for exams.
Sectional parents meetings have been
held to cascade the information.
Examination anxiety has also
been eliminated; hence the good
performance of the school!

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Concluding Remarks
On a very serious note Kagiso Trust has contributed substantially in tailoring our children’s future for the best at
a very tender age. You shared light and hope to the hopeless. In future poverty and lawlessness will be history in
our communities.
Your massive, immeasurable and holistic efforts in improving impoverished societies can never go unnoticed.
Thank you Kagiso Trust (Beyers Naudé School Development Programme)
You rock!!! We salute and respect you!!!
From Principal, Staff and SGB

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Infrastructure Launch
Collaboration sees fast tracked development for Free State schools

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E
ducation development
specialist Kagiso
Shanduka Trust and the
Free State Department
of Education hosted a
schools infrastructure launch event
in Kroonstad, Free State today,
showcasing the results of a public/
private sector collaborative partnership
aimed at transforming the education
landscape in the Free State.
The launch was attended by Deputy
President of South Africa and
Shanduka Foundation Chairman, Cyril
Ramaphosa, Free State Acting Premier
Msebenzi Zwane, Free State Education
MEC Tate Makgoe, Kagiso Trust
Chairman Reverend Frank Chikane,
and a number of other dignitaries,
partners and education experts.
In March 2013, Kagiso Shanduka Trust
(KST) signed an agreement with the
Free State Department of Education
to work together in 428 schools in the
Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts in the
Free State.
Following extensive needs assessments
and successful transformation and
empowerment workshops with the
schools and district offices, basic
infrastructure and critical skills
development began in May 2014. The
project has a phased- in approach, and
already over 66 schools have received
investments in their infrastructure.
Today KST handed over a fully
resourced library to Thakameso
Combined School, three classrooms
and renovated ablution facilities to
Ntha Primary School, and a Grade R
Facility to Phomolong Primary School
in Kroonstad.
“The most profound and most
significant learning in this partnership
is that sustainable change in our
schools can only be achieved by
working together,” commented
Deputy President of South Africa and
Chairman of the Shanduka Foundation,
Cyril Ramaphosa.
“Collaborative interventions are
imperative for the rapid growth
of our province. They improve the
quality of education and boost long
term sustainable development in
our communities,” Free State Acting
Premier Msebenzi Zwane said at the
launch of the completed infrastructure
projects today.
KST’s partnership with the Free State
Department of Education is aimed
at offering a holistic whole school
development model that includes
curriculum development for educators,
learner support in critical learning
areas and a social welfare aspect that
addresses the health and welfare of
vulnerable learners.
Besides the infrastructure launch
achievements to date, over 1300
educators from 97 schools have
benefitted in the two districts and over
70 600 learners have been reached. A
further 16 000 learners have had their
eyesight tested, with over 530 learners
receiving prescribed spectacles.

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“Partnering for excellence in education”
Kagiso Shanduka Trust aims to collaborate with
public and private institutions to make education an
empowering experience that equips learners with the
skills and knowledge to thrive and contribute to the
development of our society
Kagiso Shanduka Trust (the Trust) is collaboration
between Kagiso Trust and Shanduka Foundation
to develop and implement a district-wide holistic
school development model.
In March 2013, Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST)
embarked on a project with the Free State
Department of Education to support educational
transformation in 428 schools in the Fezile Dabi and
Motheo districts.
Shanduka Foundation and Kagiso Trust have each
committed R100 million over five years. The Free
State Department of Education has matched this
investment, bringing the total investment to R400
million.
The project leverages the methodologies and best
practices of each organisation and has resulted
in an integrated whole school development model
that aims to improve the academic performance
and social welfare of the learners; upgrade school
infrastructure; develop effective school leadership;
and involve parents and community members in the
development of the school.
Kagiso Shanduka Trust envisions that the outcomes
and lessons from this project will ultimately form
the basis of a comprehensive model that supports
educational delivery in other provinces throughout
the country.
The project is being implemented in all schools
in Fezile Dabi district and selected schools in the
Botshabelo, Thaba N’chu, Naledi and Mantsopa
municipalities of Motheo district. These schools
include primary, secondary, combined, intermediate,
high schools, FET colleges and farm schools.
Since the start of the project in 2013, and following
extensive needs analyses, school retreats have been
held with 215 schools. These are empowerment and
transformation workshops where the school identifies
the challenges affecting school performance and
develops a strategic plan to ensure long-term
success and sustainability.
Infrastructure development is underway in 66
schools. All schools will receive basic infrastructure
where it is required. This refers to the building or
renovation of ablution blocks and classrooms,
perimeter fencing and the provision of desks and
chairs. Schools that perform at 85% and above in
their matric examinations, or 65% and above in the
Annual National Assessments, qualify for incentive
infrastructure projects. This will include facilities
such as science laboratories, libraries, computer
centres, maths centres, multi-media centres and
sports facilities.
In 2014, a total of 97 schools participated
curriculum development programmes. Visual
support programmes were held in 40 schools and
over 16 000 learners had their eyesight tested and
over 500 learners received spectacles.
The project is about collaboration, harnessing the
resources of several partners to achieve a meaningful
and lasting impact on the whole education system.
Kagiso Shanduka Trust is looking for partners who
can add their resources, skills and expertise to
further enhance the effectiveness of the project.
The programme is about
collaboration, harnessing the
resources of several partners to
achieve a meaningful and lasting
impact on the whole education
system.
“ “

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Kagiso Trust Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
This year marks a very important milestone for Kagiso Trust as the organisation celebrates 30 years
of existence as a thriving African development organisation. As part of the celebrations, Kagiso Trust
has adopted a theme that speaks to its 30 years of knowledge and learning: Kagiso Trust’s Pearls of
Wisdom campaign.
“As one of the country’s leading not-for-profit development agencies, we have gained invaluable
knowledge over the past three decades” says Nontando Mthethwa, Kagiso Trust Corporate Affairs
Manager. “However, Kagiso Trust equally values the learnings we have encountered and look forward
to the public, private and civil sectors sharing with us their pearls of wisdom as we share ours with
them”.
Kagiso Trust was founded by anti-apartheid clerics and development activists in May of 1985. The
organisation was officially registered just over a year later. “Because the Trust had already started its
development work in the country and was in the process of negotiations with the European Union,
we saw it fit to host our celebrations over the course of the two years” explains Nontando.
For close to thirty years, the Trust has worked closely with South Africans to achieve a society that
will offer liberty, justice and freedom from poverty.
To celebrate this momentous occasion in both the Trust’ and South Africa’s history, Kagiso Trust, in
partnership with various tertiary institutions, media and other tactical partners, has planned a two-
year-long celebration marked with a series of events which are scheduled to take place in strategically
selected locations around the country.
“We are excited about the 30th anniversary campaign and to kick start the celebrations we are
inviting the Beyers Naudé Development Schools Programme (BNSDP) grade 11 learners to participate
in the BNSDP Essay Competition” shares Nontando. “We believe that even these young people have
pearls of wisdom to share with Kagiso Trust and the country, as a whole: this is their platform.”
Keep an eye on the Kagiso Trust Facebook page (Kagiso Trust) and website (www.kt30years.co.za)
for upcoming events. For more information drop us an email at info@kagiso.co.za.

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notices
Birthdays
February: Sarah, Mohlolo and Maria celebrated their birthdays in the month of love.
March: Nontando and Linkie celebrate their birthdays.
Anniversaries
January: Paballo celebrates 9 years with the Trust and Nontando
celebrates her 7th year anniversary at KT
February: Sizakele celebrates her 4th year at KT
March: Yoyo celebrates his 8th year with the Trust while Linkie, Joan and Themba
celebrate an amazing 20 years with KT
Other
We welcome Phila Moremi to the KT Family. Phila is Kagiso Trust’s Company
Secretary.
We congratulate KT trustee, Andrew Maralack, on the birth of his son, Andrew
Joseph Maralack born on 12 January 2015.
Keep up the good work, KT Team!

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