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What lies ahead for Stats SA

Dear staff members

Welcome back from the December holidays and I wish you a happy, productive and prosperous 2016. I trust you rested over the holidays and had time with your loved ones and most importantly had time to deeply reflect on the meaning of life and contribution to society.

The year ended on a high note as you made it possible for me to be the face of this mighty organisation. Two distinct accolades came my way. One from my alma mater, the United Nations Regional Institute for Population Studies who awarded me a recognition certificate on its 40th Anniversary and the other from the University of Stellenbosch who conferred upon me an Honorary Doctorate.

These could only be possible through your efforts. So as I conclude my fifteenth year tenure at the helm of this mighty organisation, I can reflect with pride on our achievements.

Whilst we ended the year on a high note, we on another front started the year on a painful note having lost one of our stalwarts Nelson Nyagah. I will be leading a delegation of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) leadership for his funeral tomorrow in Kieni in Nyeri, two hundred kilometres from Nairobi on the foothills of Mount Kenya. A moving memorial service was hosted at the Corporate Data Processing Centre (CDPC) by Stats SA and at the Kenyan Embassy led by the Kenyan Community. He served us well and he deserves to be sent off in full colours. May his soul rest in peace.

Looking ahead I should reflect on what in March 2015, I set as priorities. In this regard at the beginning of the financial year I presented eight priorities to Executive Committee (EXCO) and later in July articulated these to the organisation. How have we fared on these in the last ten months?

We have delivered tools that will facilitate how planning can be interrogated, implementation can be monitored, and results can be assessed for impact. Through the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), and Growth Accounting Framework (GAF) the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation can have a better handle across the performance of the state. These tools were delivered in November and their applications will unfold into a fully-fledged modelling instrument based on hard data over the next two to three years and undergird the planning process.

Citizen’s Satisfaction Survey (CSS): The results of this survey will be de-livered on the 04 February 2016. It was piloted in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) using modern tablet technology. It is anticipated that other provinces would demand such a survey once the results are delivered in four days. Mounting such a mammoth task of changing technology and address-ing new user needs demanded leadership, courage and experience. We have proved that it can be done faster, cheaper and produce better quality. We have dropped our costs from a R2000 per household opera-tion to a R400 per household operation and it is now possible to even drop further to R200 per household operation.

Community Survey (CS) 2016: We are gearing up to launch the Community Survey 2016 conducted alternately with a Census of the population. Training started in earnest in the second week of Janu-ary and will continue throughout February with actual field opera-tions starting at the beginning of March 2016. We shall cover 1.5 mil-lion households and report the results at ward level. The report will be delivered within three months of field operations in June 2016.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Expenditure: This priority sees Stats SA embracing for the first time all the three sides of the Nation-al Accounts with the inclusion of the Expenditure side of the GDP and we shall go live with this work by the end of June 2016. This task has always been delivered by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) but now has been legitimately transferred to Stats SA.

New Home for Stats SA: The delivery of the new home for Stats SA is afoot and we will be moving into Freedom Park by mid-June this year. It is a massive and modern structure with lettable area of 47000 square metres. We shall support the Freedom Charter from this mighty home the Public Private Partnership (PPP) of which has been concluded in a record time.

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On the local and international scene, on the Alignment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 to National Development Plan (NDP), we have to this end championed a programme that worked on the alignment of SDGs to the NDP as well as the MTSF to the NDP. Further work has also been concluded on the alignment of Agenda 2063 to the NDP.

Having successfully concluded the SDG task in relation to the NDP, we mobilised the continent to do likewise in relation to the SDGs and Agenda 2063. This costed SDG measurement has been adopted by Africa heads of state and government and they in turn have asked African statisticians to undertake a similar exercise for Agenda 2063. This task has been led by the Statistician-General as the chair of Africa Symposium for Statistical Development and now has been concluded and should be presented to the African Union (AU) Summit next week.

Legislative Reform: The Statistics Act, Act 6 of 1999 has served South Africa well for the past fifteen years, but in the light of the changes in the environment including the NDP as an area of focus, the statistics required in addition to those of cycle are those of structure. Thus focusing on administrative records will be the charge of legislative reform in order to inform the full planning cycle from planning to evaluation of the outputs of the plan.

The second area of reform requires focus on the creation of a state-wide service of statisticians. The third area has to eventuate the implementation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act as an integral part of planning. The fourth has to focus on institutional arrangements.

The fifth area is implementing statistical reforms through data revolution and assisting the open government partnership with open data. This is an intricate business that can undermine the democracy project and requires a well reasoned and understood platform of rules of engagement between statistics and technology. In short this agenda is about dealing with the politics of statistics and technology. We shall intensify legislative reform processes in this period of six months.

We shall adopt a unified platform that provides interpretation of statistics and sheds light to social, economic and political phenomena. Through the Ikhaya quarterly, we shall provide great value add in our releases. This programme will be piloted in the second quarter of this year and ready for roll-out in the third quarter.

Digital work place: We shall transform the technical assets resident at Stats SA into a state-wide digitisation centre that should provide digital solutions to masses of paper based government records, at the same time meet the legal requirements for harvesting data from administrative sources.

Over the years Stats SA has built cutting edge technical competence in optical character and mark reading processing and intelligent character reading capabilities. This massive technological competence and injection into transforming state records should enable the state to implement a sophisticated and problem solving national statistics system, at the same time as modernising record retrieval and archiving to create a more efficient state. Together with Home Affairs we are concluding a multi-year programme of digitization of paper records and this effort will attract other departments going forward.

Setting our eyes on the 12-60 month time horizonAs we enter the new year and conclude our eight priorities within the next six months, save for legislative reform, we need to set our eyes on the next set of nine priorities that will be delivered in a two to five year horizon.

These will however be mounted within the next twelve to eighteen months and they focus on regional integration and the statistical programs that support and create conditions for an Africa that is eventually integrated economically and at peace with itself.

First on this is the implementation of the Annual International Comparisons Program (ICP). Under this, a detailed product analysis of consumption expenditure will be annually compiled and should not only inform South Africa’s Industrialisation strategy but the export markets it should focus on in the continent as well as imports.

Second is the creation of a dynamic map of regional consumption markets and industrial markets that should underpin and inform Africa’s regional integration work and industrialisation program.

Third is addressing informational requirements that will guide Africa on the critical question of attaining a demographic dividend.

Fourth is ensuring that the scandal of invisibility is eliminated in Africa by putting in place credible systems of civil registration and vital statistics and implementing identity systems with high integrity.Fifth is addressing infrastructure statistics in Africa in support of the continental infrastructure programme, currently led by South Africa and weaving into it the ICP outputs and thereby strengthening the trade agenda and integration agenda of Africa.

Sixth, is to foster a compilation of Africa’s dynamic statistics compendium that informs Agenda 2063 and strive to bring Africa’s statisticians on the one hand and African planners on the other to create a formidable force in the service of Agenda 2063.

Seventh, is to strengthen African statistics institutions through a tuition programme that ensures that statistics offices on the continent build their spatial information capabilities through both legislation and technical competence and service to line functions.

Eighth, is to lead and support other African countries in the development and implementation of the system of economic and environmental statistics. This is a complex system that seeks to address the consequences of climate change and also to stall and halt the undesirable human activities leading to climate change.

Ninth, is to provide a system of statistics that tracks and traces merchandise properties, its origin, destination and use. By so doing the system informs the country as regards its manufacturing and consumption strategy and importantly a by-product is in addressing illicit financial flows. This is yet a complex system and requires seasoned technical leadership.

In conclusion to achieve all these seventeen priorities and sustain the run of the mill that delivers almost 255 releases in a year requires bold, knowledgeable and innovative leadership as well as rapid build-up of the leadership pipeline in Stats SA as well as forcefully broadening of a state-wide cadre of statisticians over the next five years.

In this regard another tectonic shift is necessary to ensure that Stats SA changes gear and builds a National Statistics System that is all embracing and service oriented for evidence based decision making.

The task ahead of leaving no one behind requires a stronger and innovative, technologically driven Stats SA and humane culture that embraces diversity.

The mighty organisation is growing from strength to strength and so is its community of employees and the nation that gets increasingly empowered. I expect as you always have, to deliver on these priorities without fail. Welcome back. - Dr Pali Lehohla

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GEPF pensioners and members untouched by new tax regulationsRumours have resurfaced that Government wants to nationalise pension savings and that employees will lose control of their money. These rumours are untrue. Employees are cautioned against resigning because of these rumours.

The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) assured its members and pensioners that the new Taxation Laws Amendment Act will not affect their pensions or benefits. As a defined benefit pension fund, the benefits of the GEPF are already taken as one third lump sum gratuity and the two thirds is taken as a pension.

It will however affect the recording and attribution of the employer’s contribution in respect of active members. It will also increase the amount that can be contributed to the Fund tax free for the majority of its members.

The new tax laws were put in place to safeguard the retirement savings of all South Africans who contribute to retirement funds.

These changes will mostly affect members of provident funds who will now have to split their retirement benefit between a one third lump sum and two thirds pension on the portion of their benefits accumulated after 1 March 2016 while retaining the right to take all amounts accumulated until this date as a lump sum.

Principal Executive Officer Abel Sithole stressed that the Fund continues to work for the financial security of its members and pensioners. “Members of the GEPF will be able to access their pensions after 1 March 2016 in exactly the same way as they can be accessed currently. None of the calculations and benefits will change due to these changes” says Sithole.

Sithole urged members not to panic and consider leaving the Fund in order to access their full pension benefits. He said the new Act would not take away the right of pension fund members to withdraw their benefits before or at retirement as a lump sum.

He strongly reiterated the benefit for government employees of working until their retirement date in order to continue contributing to their pension as long as possible, which will lead to a bigger pension. Mr Sithole reminds members of the tax implications of an early cash withdrawal benefit.

Any member, who is unsure about their pension benefits should seek clarity from their human resource departments or contact the GEPF on 0800 117 669. - GEPF

Seasonal Adjustment StandardIn statistical terms, seasonal adjustment is a technique used to remove the effects of seasonal calendar influences on a series. Statistics represent a key tool for policy-making, business cycle analyses, modelling and forecasting.

Thus, seasonal adjustment serves as the platform to get a clearer picture of the economic phenomena such as trends, turning points and consistency between other indicators.

The seasonal adjustment standard provides procedures to be followed when adjusting time series for seasonality and ensures consistency among the adjusted time series data across all surveys within Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

The standard covers the latest version of the approved seasonal adjustment methodology implemented using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) program. An example of seasonal adjustment is regression models that determine the significance of calendar effects and trading day.

According to the Standards Development Life Cycle (SDLC), as soon as a standard is approved, affected survey areas are encouraged to implement the standard. A copy of this standard can be accessed on the organisation’s Intranet.

Open the Intranet homepage, and to the right of the screen under ‘Quick forms’, click on ‘more forms’. Select ‘Standard Division’ on the ‘Forms, Policies, Procedures, Documents’ menu, then click on ‘Approved standards’, and select the standard that needs to be

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Drowning in Debt?

With large parts of the economy already in recession, coupled with the worsening of debt levels the beginning of the year can be a very fearful time when it comes to finances.

Many people, even those with good credit history can fall on difficult financial times. A person may have lived a very modest life but life may present events that are out of our control which can result in debt taking over one’s life.

Debt has become one of the most unavoidable aspects of people’s lives. The past few years have come with market values rising, and the shift in many people’s pockets. The things that one could have afforded in the past have resulted in a different story in 2016. This means that people have to make financial adjustments until the economy turns, in order to survive on the money that they make.

Many people facing debt feel overwhelmed and defeated by the amount of money they owe. This can lead to avoidance and even denial of the situation.

One of the biggest and most common reasons for people falling into a debt trap is financial illiteracy, in that people do not understand how money works and grows, how to invest for rainy days and simply balancing their lifestyles to avoid unnecessary expenses.

Poor money management, gambling, medical expenses and banking on a windfall and the over use of credit cards are just a handful of the reasons listed as to why people fall into heavy debts.

The most recent release by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on statistics of civil cases for debt shows that the total number of civil summonses issued for debt decreased by 15,8% in the three months ended November 2015 as compared with three months ended November 2014.

This publication focuses on civil debts, insolvencies as well as company liquidations but is a reflection of the repercussions that one can deal with because of debts. There might have been a decrease in the number of lawsuits reported but financial debt is still one of the biggest growth hazards for individuals.

A person is still in debt after paying essential living expenditures (e.g. food, transport, rent) and there is not sufficient money for other existing expenses for the month.

This means they are eligible to apply for a debt review, also known as debt counselling. A debt counsellor is appointed in order to negotiate on a person’s behalf to creditors for payments they can afford and it is a way to protect consumers from creditors. This has been one of the ways to relieve people off their debts.

Financial irresponsibility is always associated with people not being able to live the most ideal lives but this is a negative misconception as people should have good financial planning as this is the beginning of getting out of debt.

Develop spending and saving policies that will dictate the amount of money spent monthly as well as never spending money that one does not have. People should always remember to be in control of their pockets.

If your need assist in debt counseling and for further information please contact the National Credit Regulator (NCR).

Tel: 0860 627 627 (call centre) or 011 554 2600 (switchboard)E-mail: complaints@ncr.org.zaPhysical Address: Number 127, 15thRoad,Randjespark, MidrandWebsite: www.ncr.org.za - Penelope Khulong

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New Building construction progress

Send your comments or questions to NBP@statssa.gov.zaPhotographs: Mbongiseni Mndebele

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#Throwback

Want to share your #Throwback pictures with Pulse. Email your past and present images with the subject #Throwback as well as a brief about the image to pulse@statssa.gov.za

Elias at the first election in April 1994 as an Election and Counting officer. He was 22 years old and doing his matric. In the second image, on 27 August 2007 getting married at Home Affairs Mbombela.

Erika about a year old. She has been an Assistant Statistical Officer (ASO) for the last 5 years, Annual Financial Statistics Division.

Erika Moolman, Assistant Statistical Officer

Elias Phiri

Ever wondered how your colleagues looked when they were younger? Below are staff members with images from the past and present.

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Annette at Hatfield Infant School. She currently works as an Assistant Manager within Nelspruit District Office

Katlego in 1990 at 5 years old. He now works at Quarterly Financial Statistics Division

Katlego Ratlhagana, Quarterly Financial Statistics

Annette Bezuidenhout, Assistant Manager

Ever wondered how your colleagues looked when they were younger? Below are staff members with images from the past and present.

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Tebogo More Motlana is a Senior GIS Officer in Gauteng

Name your top six values?nLovingnOpen-mindednHonestnReliablenCommittednMotivated

When and where were you born?I was born in Soweto, 21 December 1977.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?I wanted to be a teacher or a medical technologist.

What was the most favourite thing/s you have experienced whilst growing up?Helping the very sick people by cooking, cleaning their houses and collecting medication for them at the local clinic. Being a community radio presenter and head of the news department at MEDUNSA community radio station. What is the highest qualification you have obtained and where?I obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSC) and majored in geography and statistics.

How long have you been employed at Statistics South Africa and what are some of your key performance areas? I was appointed on a contract basis in 2007 for the Community Survey (CS) 2016. In January 2008, I received another contract in the Geography division Admin bound, Place Names & Enumeration Areas (EAs) Demarcation, and in the same year I was appointed permanently in Geography User Support. The following year I joined the Demarcation team in preparation for Census 2011.

My team and I are responsible for demarcation of main places and subplaces, EAs, and small-area layers and to link them to the updated administrative layers, e.g. provincial municipality layers. I also provide geographical support to Social Statistics Surveys in return to gain statistical analysis experience from them.

What qualities do you respect and value in people you work with? Why are these qualities important to you?We have a very good team spirit and when we set our minds to achieving a goal we all put an extra effort into making sure it is achieved and on time. We share knowledge and encourage each other to achieve more in life.

What do you see as the most significant accomplishments you have achieved? Being a good mother to my kids and a great wife to my husband.

What do you do for fun?Spending time with my family; it does not matter where we are as long as I can be with them.

What would you like to add to your life?nAcademically: I would like to get my master’s degree one day. nPersonally: To be able to offer more help to teenagers in my community.

What are your strengths and your weaknesses?Strengths: I always keep on going despite life’s challenges and continue to smile even when things are not OK.Weakness: I can’t say no to people when they need help even when I have a lot on my plate.

Do you have any New Year’s resolutions for 2016?Keep going, no matter how hard it might be – that is my New Year’s resolution.

What is the most exciting thing about right now and the future? Being able to offer my assistance in the South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS). - Lesley-Anne Kettledas

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Young boys on a hot summer’s day flowing down the streamPhotograph: Mbongiseni Mndebele

Snapshot: Flowing down the stream

Zulu warriors defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain, 1879

On 22 January 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest defeat in Africa when 24 000 Zulu warriors overran a British camp of 1 700 near Isandlwana Mountain. Over 1 300 of the British force were killed, with only 60 Europeans surviving. The battle that lasted for almost four hours began around 11h00.

Just under six months into the war, on 1 June 1879, an escort of British troops accompanied by the French Prince Imperial, Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph, a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte, was ambushed outside Ulundi. Louis was killed in the ensuing skirmish. The short-lived Zulu War of 1879 ended on 4 July at the last ritual battle of Ulundi where the old Zulu order was smashed forever and King Cetshwayo sent into exile.

Percy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa, 1981

Percy Qoboza was a journalist and outspoken critic of the apartheid regime. He initially studied in the field of theology, but became involved in journalism after joining the staff of The World in 1963. By 1974 he had become the editor, and ensured that The World was the most circulated Black newspaper in the country. After studying in the United States for a year, Qoboza returned to South Africa with even greater determination to challenge the apartheid system.

Re-assuming his role as editor of The World, he showed open support for the Soweto Uprising in 1976. As a result of this, the newspaper was banned and Qoboza was detained without a charge until March 1978. International pressure led to his release, and he became the editor of The Post. In 1980, however, the newspaper was forced to close.

Attempts to have it re-established were thwarted by the government. Qoboza then left for the United States, stating on 22 January 1981 that it would be difficult to create and sustain a credible newspaper for Black readers in South Africa, given the constant black media persecution under the apartheid regime.

Qoboza served as a guest editor of The Washington Post for two years, thereafter returning to South Africa to work as the editor of the City Press. He has been heralded as one of the most influential newspaper editors in South Africa and has received numerous awards, including the Golden Pen of Freedom. - www.sahistory.org.za

This day in history: 22 January

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Know your statistical releasesPulse brings you a summary of this week’s releases

Tourism and Migration, October 2015

In October 2015, there were 1 269 749 foreign arrivals to South Africa. The arrivals were made up of 97 324 non-visitors and 1 172 425 visitors. The visitors consisted of 423 864 same-day visitors and 748 561 overnight visitors (tourists).

Wholesale trade sales, November 2015

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), wholesale trade sales increased by 3,9% year-on-year in November 2015.

Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales decreased by 1,4% in November 2015 compared with October 2015.

This followed month-on-month changes of -0,2% in October 2015 and 1,4% in September 2015.

Statistics of civil cases for debt, November 2015

The total number of civil summonses issued for debt decreased by 15,8% in the three months ended November 2015 compared with the three months ended November 2014.

Retail trade sales, November 2015

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,9% year-on-year in November 2015.

Consumer Price Index (CPI), December 2015

The headline CPI (for all urban areas) annual inflation rate in December 2015 was 5,2%.

This rate was 0, 4 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4,8% in November 2015. On average, prices increased by 0,3% between November 2015 and December 2015.

5,2%1 269 749

All releases are available on www.statssa.gov.za

3,9% -15,8%

3,9%

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Know your statistical releasesPulse brings you a summary of this week’s releases

Motor trade sales, November 2015

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), increased by 2,8% year-on-year in November 2015. The largest positive annual growth rates were recorded for sales of accessories (10,7%), workshop income (10,7%) and new vehicle sales (7,1%).

Selected building statistics of the private sector as reported by local government institutions, November 2015

The real value of recorded building plans passed (at constant 2010 prices) decreased by 1,3% (-R938,4 million) year-on-year during January to November 2015.

Non-residential buildings fell by 9,8% (-R1 798,6 million) and residential buildings rose by 2,5% (R854,1 million).

2,8% -1,3%

All releases are available on www.statssa.gov.za

Production team Editor-in-chief: Trevor Oosterwyk

Editor: Kenneth Ngubegusha

Deputy Editors: Kgaugelo Motloutse, Deborah Pillay

Sub-editor: Kgaugelo Motloutse

Layout: Kgaugelo Motloutse

Contributors: Mbongiseni Mndebele, Lesley-Anne Kettledas, Siphokuhle Khanyile,

Penelope Khulong, Livhuwani Thenga, Diniko Setwaba, Dr Pali Lhehohla

Design: Vuyokazi Sodo

To contribute: pulse@statssa.gov.za

Weekly release schedule: 25 - 28 January 2016Monday, 25 January 201610:00, P6410 - Tourist accommodation, November 201511:30, P7162 - Land transport survey, November 201513:00, P6420 - Food and beverages, November 201514:30, P0043 - Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies, November 2015

Tuesday, 26 January 201610:00, P0318.2 - General Household Survey, Selected development indicators, 2014 (WEB ONLY)14:30, P0351 Tourism and migration, November 2015

Wednesday, 27 January 2016No releases

Thursday, 28 January 201611:30, P0142.7 - Export and import unit value indices, November 201511:30, P0142.1 - Producer Price Index (PPI), December 2015 12:00 , P0151 - Contract Price Adjustment Provisions Work Group Indices (CPAP), December 2015

All releases and reports are available on the Stats SA website in pdf. format.

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Sports

Runners’ guideRaces for 30 January 2016

Type Province Race Venue Contact Telephone

Off-Road Running Boland Lourensford Market Trail

Run - January Lourensford Estate Ugene Nel

021-7890188 (work)

Road Running

Central North West

Ottosdal Nite Marathon & Half Marathon

Ottosdal Show Grounds

Willa Naude

073-5264536 (cell)

Road Running

Eastern Province

The Herald Builders Warehouse Rafi’s Friendly City Marathon & 10 km

Fountain Vineyard Church

Graham Channon

078-1849723 (cell)

Road Running

Gauteng North

Wonderpark Akasia 3-in-1

Wonderpark Shopping Centre

Altje Conradie

082-3727093 (cell)

Road Running Mpumalanga Volksrust 5-in-1 Volksrust High

School Alwyn Strydom

081-4012361 (cell)

Races for 31 January 2016 Type Province Race Venue Contact Telephone Off-Road Running Boland French Flair Trail

Run L'Avenir Farm Race Organiser

021-8844752 (work)

Road Running Border Bridle Drift Half

Marathon

Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane

Alex Kambule

074-1390550 (cell)

Off-Road Running

Central Gauteng

Biogen Resolution Trail Run Ridefree Bikepark Richard

Beswick 083-6001289 (cell)

Road Running

Central Gauteng

Johnson Crane Marathon & Half Marathon

Willowmore Park Race Office 072-6782140 (cell)

Off-Road Running

Eastern Province

Puma Trail Run - Port Elizabeth TBA Race Office

082-9910045 (From 08h30) (cell)

Road Running

KwaZulu-Natal PDAC 25 km Waterfall

Shopping Centre Teneal Featherby

Road Running

Western Province Kloof Nek Classic Camps Bay High

School Brenda Austin

082-5617748 (cell)