Weekly Highlights 15 June 2023

Weekly Dear Colleagues Highlights This year’s Youth Day commemoration marked the 47th 15 June 2023 - Issue No. 189 anniversary of the 16 June Soweto uprising, and it was held under the theme: “Working together for youth RAF Language Unit Celebrates the development and a drug-free South Africa.” Protests Decade of Indigenous Languages erupted in South African schools in 1976 in response to a directive from the then Bantu Education Department Xitsonga requiring Afrikaans to be used on an equal footing with Proverb of the Week English as a medium of instruction in secondary schools. The issue, however, was not so much Afrikaans as it ‘Ximitatsengele xi tshemba nkolo.’ was the entire system of Bantu education, which was Translation: Fortune favours the brave. characterised by segregated schools and universities, inadequate infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, and Meaning: If you carry out your inadequately prepared teachers. plans boldly, luck is more likely to On 16 June 16 1976 about 20,000 Soweto students favour you. began a protest march. Following clashes with the police during the subsequent weeks of violence, approximately In this issue 700 people, many of them youngsters, were killed and property was destroyed. POPIA: KEY THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The Road Accident Fund (RAF) values Youth Month RAF Young Minds Speak!! because it allows us to recognise the enormous contributions and capabilities of young people in shaping JUNE 16, 1976 SOWETO UPRISING the future of South Africa. The Fund also contributes to youth development in the country through various RAF AT THE 2023 COMRADES MARATHON learnerships, internships and graduate programmes offered by different business units in the RAF. 2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles We are fortunate to have a dynamic, enthusiastic and the fun page bright group of young people working for the RAF who have joined the organisation through the youth Letters to the Editor development programmes we offer. We are therefore delighted to highlight their successes, aspirations, and We invite our readers to share their experiences in honour of Youth Month. In this edition we comments, feedback, and suggestions are featuring some of our young colleagues where they with us. Readers are encouraged to submit share their experiences in the corporate environment and their letters, of no more than 200 words, to how working for the RAF in particular has been for them. [email protected], [email protected] We wish them well in their exciting journey ahead! and [email protected]. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Enjoy this week’s Highlights! Editor: Thabang Mahlatsi ([email protected]) Kind regards Sub-editor: Tholakele Radebe ([email protected]) Senior Reporter: Naziphi Mpokela ([email protected]) Internal Communication Editor-In-Chief: Anton Janse van Rensburg ([email protected])

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on July 1, 2021, granting individuals the constitutional right to privacy by safeguarding their personal information while also protecting the flow of information. Here are key things to know about POPIA: Did you know? 1. Did you know? POPIA, also known as the POPI Act, applies to all organisations that process (collect, use, or handle) the personal information of South Africans. • This includes both ‘natural persons’ (human beings) and ‘juristic persons’ (independent legal entities such as companies). • The law applies to data processors based in South Africa. • POPIA also applies to processors outside of South Africa if they make use of automated or non-automated means in the country. The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act or POPIA is a South African privacy law that sets conditions for the lawful processing of personal information by public and private bodies. It also regulates the international flow of personal information and defines the rights of data subjects. 2. Did you know? Similar to the data 3. Did you know? that you can sue someone for privacy standards established by the violating POPIA in South Africa? POPIA provides for General Data Protection Regulation the right to civil action, which means individuals can (GDPR) in the EU, the Protection of face both criminal and civil liability for non- Personal Information Act (POPIA) aims compliance with the provisions of the Act. to protect the citizens of South Africa. • Section 99(1) of the Act allows the data subject or POPI Act summary the Regulator, at the request of the data subject, Sets out the rules and regulations for to initiate a civil action for damages in court processing information about individuals against a responsible party for violation of the and juristic persons. POPI Act. This holds true regardless of whether • Provides rights to individuals there is intent or negligence on the part of the responsible party. Additionally, the Information regarding their personal information. Regulator has the authority to impose • Establishes an independent regulator administrative fines, issue compliance notices, or initiate criminal proceedings against the to enforce the regulations. responsible party. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE 2by Change Management

RAF Young Minds Speak!! by Thabang Mahlatsi The month of June commonly known as Youth 2. What motivated you to join the RAF and pursue Month commemoration on our national calendar is a career in this field? here, so we took some time to chat with two young RAF colleagues about what this month means to I’ve known about the RAF for a long time now and I them, and their experiences as young people work- really admire the level of professionalism displayed by ing for the RAF. Here is what they had to say: the employees of the organisation, so joining it was a no brainer. I was inspired to work as a wellness intern because I wanted to help people live healthier and happier lives. I realised my potential for making a differ- ence in people’s lives and I hope I’m currently fulfilling that. 3. How has your experience of working for the RAF been? Where can I even begin? My experience at the RAF has been an exciting one and I enjoy each day of working here. I’ve learnt a lot and I’ll definitely leave it with good memories. I’d also like to thank my mentors, Mannini Radebe and Sarah Moeketsane for guiding and supporting me throughout this period. Aviwe Peter— Intern, Employee Wellness 4. What has been the most interesting observation Services, Eco Glades you’ve made since entering the workforce (e.g., comparing what you studied with the reality of 1. What is your current role at the RAF? work)? I assist with the co-ordination of employee wellness ac- I’ve realised that the theoretical knowledge we acquire tivities as well as creating and promoting programmes at school helps to a certain extent in our line of work, that encourage, educate and support employees in but other tasks require you to be innovative and not adopting and maintaining a healthy mental, physical, just depend on the theory of what you studied. and financial lifestyle. 5. Where do you envision yourself in the next five CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE years? I see myself registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPSCA) as a clinical psy- chologist. I hope to find a fulfilling job in my field and to have continued learning and growth opportunities. Continues to the next page 3

RAF Young Minds Speak!!(Cont.) 6. In what ways do you think the RAF can better support and empower young employees in their career development? It can do so by providing training and development opportunities that focus on their careers, such as short courses on disease management for those employees that work in employee wellness. 7. Considering the prevailing challenge of youth unemployment in our country, what do you believe can be done to address this problem? The youth is the future of this country, and without it, the country has no hope for tomorrow. Therefore, opportunities should be created, entrusted and given to the young people of this country. This will empower them, enable them to take the ropes from the older generation and take advantage of the new technologi- cal advancements to take the country forward. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Rivaldo Mpilo Luthuli — Graduate: Medi- cal Management Programme, Eco Glades 1. What is your current role at the RAF? I am in the Graduate Medical Management Pro- gramme. 2. What motivated you to join the RAF and pursue a career in this field? I wanted to be part of the transformation the RAF has embarked on. Continues to the next page 4

RAF Young Minds Speak!!(Cont.) 3. How has your experience of working for the RAF 7. Considering the prevailing challenge of youth been? unemployment in our country, what do you believe can be done to address this problem? I am learning a lot about the organisation, and I am enjoying the journey. This can be addressed by implementing graduate pro- grammes/internships/learnerships in all departments in 4. What has been the most interesting observation order to expose the youth to work experience. This will you’ve made since entering the workforce (e.g., increase their employability. comparing what you studied with the reality of work)? I have observed that medical experts can function in the corporate environment, and they are not limited to the hospital environment like I have always believed. 5. Where do you envision yourself in the next five years? I envision myself as a team leader within Medical Man- agement. 6. In what ways do you think the RAF can better support and empower young employees in their career development? It can do so by assigning mentors for young employ- ees. Also, by arranging external training in line with the scope of each employee’s job. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Thabang Mahlatsi is a Specialist: Internal Communication 5 based in Eco Glades

JUNE 16, 1976 SOWETO UPRISING by Maurice Hlangwani arrived with a view to changing their lives. In the past, it seemed to be the norm, for example among aspirant artists to leave their home provinces for Johannesburg in pursuit of lucrative contracts in the music industry. The same could be said about any other career such as in sport, politics, administration, etc. Johannesburg seemed to be the centre at which most things were hap- pening. It appears that in South Africa to influence the things Dr Melville Edelstein, Social Worker who that affect many people’s lives to take a different served the people of Soweto trajectory, it is the people of Soweto, especially the youth, who must stand up and take the lead. This ob- Dr Edelstein, for being white and working in the town- servation was made by Dr Melville Edelstein who de- ship, had his life taken in the crossfire when the stu- scribed Soweto as a “political and sociological hot- dents were fighting the police. He was reportedly one house.” In the 2006 commemoration of June 1976, of the two whites who lost their lives in in the events of former President Thabo Mbeki concurred by stating the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The only ammunition that that it was “the brave young people, those who start- the students used as their defence were stones. Letta ed the Uprising in Soweto on 16 June 1976 and are Mbulu’s song Jikijela (Throw Stones), fully captures the not with us today such as Tsietsi Mashinini, Hector events of that fateful day. The song also compares the Petersen, Lassie Ndlovu, Khotso Seatlholo, as well incarcerated activists to cattle that should come back to as thousands of others from all corners of our coun- their cowsheds. The imprisonment and the detention of try, both urban and rural.” Dr Edelstein was a social these activists made the communities agitated. Accord- worker who dedicated his life to serving the people ing to the famous reporter, Peter Magubane, a note was of Soweto with passion in the years before the June pinned into Dr Edelstein’s lifeless body. The note read as 16 Soweto Uprising. Since he plied his trade in the follows: “Beware! Afrikaans is the most dangerous drug township, Dr Edelstein was able to get both an insid- for our future.” The militant and ballistic youth were as er’s view and a bird’s eye view providing him with a indiscriminate as the police in their fight, hence Dr Edel- true picture of the goings-on in the township and the stein’s life was claimed in a hail of stones. This death people’s impatience for change. As a social worker, he would always have interactions with members of the community and have enough time to reflect on their day-to-day issues. Soweto is the largest township in the land, and it is bound to have a lot of activity arising from the confluence of people from various corners of the country who have CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Continues to the next page 6

JUNE 16, 1976 SOWETO UPRISING (Cont.) and many others show how emotive the language ques- In tracing the roots of the events of the June 1976 Sowe- tion is. However, the language issue became a proxy to to Uprising, we should rely on a far-sighted binocular clamour for freedom. lens to locate some of the specific Acts that could be regarded as responsible for instability in South Africa. The climactic series of events of the day marking the Ndhlovu’s (2017) assessment of the real root causes of unravelling of the apartheid regime were triggered by the Africans’ suffering points to the following death of Zolile Hector Peterson, a young boy aged 12, and whose tender age was a mismatch to the brute force The 1909 the South Africa Act excluded Africans of the police. In condemnation, John Donne, in his son- as citizens of South Africa, their own land, and pre- net Death, be not proud, correctly puts it when he says vented African languages from being recognised as social institutions in the eyes of the law or in ‘Death, be not proud, though some have called thee the country’s constitution, which entrenched two Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;’ foreign European languages. John Donne’s rebuttal that death is not as mighty and The promulgated Act gives recognition and citizenship dreadful as some of us claim is quite appropriate. to the first language speakers of English and Dutch Through death we see a situation where one ceases to only, leaving Africans outside all spheres of influence. Of exist and is no longer part of the discourse. But it was course, Dutch was later replaced by Afrikaans in 1925. not the case with Hector, his name continues to live on. Without citizenship in the country of their birth, there was The photographer, Sam Nzima, working for The World bound to be all forms of acts of resistance between Eu- newspaper responsible for covering stories and events ropeans and Africans. about Africans, took the name to the world stage by cap- turing the image of another student carrying the bloodied As the government at the helm changed hands between Hector with his sister, Antoinette, running alongside. The the Europeans, 1948 saw Afrikaans-speaking people whole world knew at once that the apartheid police forces taking over government. The period beginning 1948 were unleashing their cruelty to defenceless schoolchil- became the advent of apartheid rule and saw Africans dren. Brown (2016) confirms the assertion made in the being divided according to ethnic groupings. In 1952, sonnet that Hector Peterson was not ever silenced by the government of the time enacted the Pass Laws Act death because “his image was flashed across the world, which required of Africans above the age of 16 to carry becoming an emblem of the apartheid state’s brutality a passbook (dompas) at all times. The dompas stated if and cruelty.” you had permission to be in a particular part of the coun- try. Forgetting to be in possession of the dompas would lead to an arrest and imprisonment and/or a 30-day de- tention. In the following year, the 1953 Bantu Education Act was passed, and it usurped all the powers from pro- vincial administration and mission schools. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Continues to the next page 7

JUNE 16, 1976 SOWETO UPRISING (Cont.) In 1959 at the annual congress, the African National (2016) also argues that the banning and exiling of politi- Congress (ANC) under the presidency of Inkosi Albert cal parties did not mean that there was a complete qui- Luthuli declared 1960 as “The Year of the Pass Cam- escence of a party like the ANC in the country because it paign.” It was at this congress that some delegates were continued to operate from underground and in people’s reportedly left outside of the hall and subsequently went homes. on to found the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Between the two political parties it was said that there were those During the 1972 graduation ceremony at the University who strongly disagreed with some parts of the Free- of Limpopo, Onkgopotse Tiro lashed out at the Bantu dom Charter before its adoption in 1955. However, both Education Act of 1953 and called upon graduates to par- wanted to embark on protest action against pass laws. ticipate in wrestling power from the clutches of the whites On 21 March 1960, the PAC managed to march against when he said the carrying of the dompas by going to the Sharpeville Police Station. As it was to be expected, the police killed We Black graduates, by virtue of our age and many unarmed people and injured many others. As a re- academic standing are being called upon to bear sult of the Sharpeville massacre, all political parties were greater responsibilities in the liberation of our peo- banned. ple. Our so-called leaders have become bolts of the same machine that is crushing us as a nation. It was that speech that the son of Dinokana Village, The period between 1960 and 1973 was almost a lull Onkgopotse, delivered as the Student Representative in terms of political activity among the working class. Council (SRC) President that led to his expulsion from The last most conspicuous political event ended with the the university. Universities across the country pledged 1964 Rivonia Trial where former President Nelson Man- solidarity with him and went on strike for his readmission dela and his colleagues were charged with sabotage and but they did not succeed. The most notable universities sentenced to life imprisonment. Then the existing politi- who led the protest actions by staging sit-ins and boy- cal lacuna was ably and demonstrably filled by some cotting classes as well as embarking on a hunger strike institutions of higher learning such as universities and as the friends of the University of Limpopo, according colleges who had become the voice of the oppressed to Ntloedibe (2017) drawing on Julian Brown, were the masses. It was the period, according to Ntloedibe (2017) University of Durban-Westville and the University of the citing Julian Brown, after the government’s attempt to si- Western Cape. Because life had to go on with or without lence political opposition when the white liberal groups university education, Onkgopotse went to live in Soweto “including [National Union of South African Students] where he was offered a teaching post as a history teach- NUSAS continued to operate and, by so doing, found er at Morris Isaacson High School. You could foretell that themselves among the remaining agents of public oppo- the school would attain a new outlook as the period saw sition to the state.” Some African students within NUSAS a new breed of student leaders such as Tsietsi Mashinini rejected white liberalism and subsequently broke away under the spirited tutelage of Onkgopotse. His stay at to from the South African Student Organisation (SASO) the school only lasted for six months as the authorities in 1968. It should also be noted that SASO got so much issued a directive to terminate the employment of teach- influence from the Black Consciousness ideology. Brown ers who had been expelled from universities for political reasons. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Continues to the next page 8

JUNE 16, 1976 SOWETO UPRISING (Cont.) To entrench the apartheid rule, other supporting laws to find students taking to the streets to have the decree had to be enacted. The authorities of the time in the edu- reversed. cation sector needed to take a clear position that would be in support of the government. Alcalde (2014) says In a nutshell, this is the chain of the events that sup- that “[t]he states need a language policy to establish the posedly led to the June 16 Soweto Uprising. One of the language adopted for enacting legislation, the language placards confirmed: “Down with Afrikaans” and “If we used for communicating with citizens, the medium of in- must do Afrikaans, [Prime Minister John] Vorster must struction and education, etc.” To meet this requirement, do [isi]Zulu.” We should, as a takeout from this chronicle new legislation in the form of the 1974 Afrikaans Medi- of events, learn to value our languages. We should en- um Decree was enacted. Alcalde (2014) indicates that sure that no language should become more dominant at the decree “imposed Afrikaans as a medium of instruc- the expense of other languages. tion in secondary schools.” In May 2023, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls) revealed To honour and commemorate the 1976 youth, we should that 81% of learners in Grade 4 were unable to read for also continue to learn each other’s languages. The Cor- meaning in any language. If we consider what impact porate Communications Policy states under the Lan- the Afrikaans imposition would have had on reading guage Unit that “there must be no discrimination on the for meaning in the mid-70s, it would not be surprising basis of language in the RAF”. Sources: 1. https://southafrica.co.za/soweto-uprising-1976.html 2 https://www.gov.za/ts/t-mbeki-youth-day 3. https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/66056/Moore_Segregated_2017.pdf?sequence=1 4 https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Dr-Melville-Edelstein-and-South-Africas-1976-Soweto-uprising-459090 CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Maurice Hlangwani is the Xitsonga Language Specialist, 9 based in Eco Glades

RAF AT THE 2023 COMRADES MARATHON by Thabang Mahlatsi The 96th Comrades Marathon was hosted on Sunday, 11 June 2023, and the city of Durban and surrounding areas were a hive of activity in the week building up to the iconic race. Thou- sands of runners and supporters gathered at the Durban Exhibition Centre for the three-day Comrades Marathon Exhibition, from 08 – 10 June 2023. The RAF was among the exhibitors over the three days. The Fund’s officials were available to claim- ants and visitors to respond to queries related to claims. The primary objective of the RAF’s exhibi- tion was to empower individuals with knowledge about their rights when lodging a claim with the RAF. In addition to communicating information on claimants’ rights, visitors were educated by being handed brochures that detailed our comprehensive products and benefits. Many of the visitors to the stand did not leave empty-handed as they were gifted with RAF-branded items. As part of the RAF’s Corporate Social Respon- sibility initiatives, the RAF’s Comrades runners were invited to a dinner on Friday, 09 June 2023, by RAF leadership as a token of appreciation for running in support of a charitable cause, the Run4Charity Initiative in partnership with the Community Chest. Continues to the next page CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE 10

RAF AT THE 2023 COMRADES MARATHON (CONT.) On the day of the race, which was a down run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, the RAF staffed a water point at Inchanga, about 37 km from the starting line at Pietermaritzburg’s City Hall. True to their ICARE2 Values, the RAF team ensured that the runners were hydrated, well-nourished and motivated to continue the race as they took on the remaining 52 km to Durban. CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Thabang Mahlatsi is a Specialist: Internal Communication based in Eco Glades 11

2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles by Thabang Mahlatsi On Sunday, 11 June 2023 the remarkable par- 1. Please tell us about your experience in this ticipants of the Comrades Marathon conquered year’s race the gruelling 90 kilometres down-run from Piet- ermaritzburg to Durban. In this series, we delve The experience was wonderful and the financial into the exhilarating moments, personal sto- support by the RAF with flights and accommodation ries, and invaluable insights from the runners was a big relief. Running for a charity chosen by as we celebrate the triumphs, challenges, and the RAF helped me get placed in CC seeding which camaraderie that make the Comrades Marathon had an impact on my finishing time. Lastly, coming an iconic event in the world of long-distance together as RAFzins from different provinces was running. wonderful. 2. Please tell us about the highlights and chal- lenges experienced during the race The most wonderful experience is always the spec- tators cheering us alongside the road. They spend the day with us and support every runner passing by, sharing food, or assisting any runners that need attention. Along the way you listen to all kinds of mu- sic to keep you going. Support from the RAF means a lot to me even though it’s difficult to go and chat with colleagues during the race. It is a big challenge to walk to where you parked your car after finishing the race since you are normally exhausted. 3. What time did you arrive at the finish line? 11:32 Richard Mtshali, Senior Field Case Manager, Continues to the next page 12 Cape Town Region CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE

2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles (CONT.) prepare only to end up not going again if something similar happened. It is one experience I will cherish for the rest of my life. 2. Please tell us about the highlights and chal- lenges experienced during the race The highlights included running with some of my training mates from the start. Funnily after the start I could not see them as the race pace was very fast and I didn’t know what to expect. Also, I didn’t know where I was going as I didn’t know the physical lay- out of the route and I kept pushing at a fast pace. The support on the road from observers, supporters who prepared food, refreshments and provided first aid were commendable, and it made life easy for me for the entire race. Kgoloko Maripane—Senior IT Auditor, Inter- One of the challenges was that I had to stop after nal Audit, Eco Glades a few kilometres from the start of the race due to nature calling and my mind was running all over 1. Please tell us about your experience in this thinking that might be my worst nightmare I didn’t year’s race anticipate. Luckily, I got back on the road and never looked back afterwards. The experience in this race was both amazing and so overwhelming in a positive way as I was figura- I got cramps on my quads and calves, especially tively presented with a blank page to write my story after the 55km plus distance where I got assistance by running this race, which I did for the first time. from a lady, a total stranger in Pinetown. She put on And I now understand why it is called the ultimate a spray and gel on my strained muscles and even human race. massaged them. The muscle cramps were a huge challenge for me and I am glad my mind was fo- I had a mixed bag of experiences where the negative cused on the end goal despite all these challenges, ones were outside the race. However, they indirect- and I managed to finish the race. ly affected my performance in the race and I nearly didn’t go due to having the flu. My doctor booked 3. What time did you arrive at the finish line? me off before the race and I was given some antibi- otics to take for some days prior and even after the I arrived after 9h23min:45sec. race. I went to the race against all odds. I felt I had to do it as I couldn’t wait for another 12 months to CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Continues to the next page 13

2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles (CONT.) 5:30. The singing part at the starting line, especially the ‘Chariots of Fire’ song is something else. That’s when I became emotional, crying tears of joy that I had arrived and then it would be just me and the road. 2. Please tell us about the highlights and chal- lenges experienced during the race I was expecting a down-run as they call it but lat- er realised that refers to the geographical location of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, not that you run downhill. There are rolling hills that you pass through when you are extremely tired, and finally the uphill towards the finish line. There were so many other hills in addition to the five big ones we know, es- pecially in the first half of the route. The support on the road was overwhelming and it makes one push forward. The water points were just so many and re- freshments galore even though runners do not have much time to eat most of the time since every sec- ond in the race counts. Though I had taken some- thing to stop my bowel movement, anxiety caused me to need the loo once, getting in there after wait- ing for six minutes, when done, there was no toilet paper. I just pulled up my shorts and off I went just like that. Other than that, it was a good race, and I am going back again next year to get my second medal. Catherine Tshivhasa—Senior Officer: Field 3. What time did you arrive at the finish line? Case Management, Menlyn 10:53. I received a bronze medal for my maiden 1. Please tell us about your experience in this Comrades Marathon. I am over the moon! year’s race As a novice, I didn’t know what to expect though I had heard so many stories about the race. I had mixed feelings of happiness and anxiety. The day before the race I felt like I had a right knee pain which I think was psychological. I had family mem- bers coming to support me, they arrived late but because I had to see and brief them, I slept late after 21:00 and woke up at 24:00 to get ready to board the buses to the starting point as I slept in Durban. The buses left just after 2:00 and at 4:00 we were already at the starting point. It was freezing cold, and we waited for an hour and a half to start at CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Continues to the next page 14

2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles (CONT.) Highlights: Awesome support received from the RAF team and brand visibility was amazing. A spe- cial mention of the Corporate Communications De- partment, Road Safety Unit, the Durban Regional team, CSR Unit, and everyone involved must be made. Challenges: I was a bit unsettled in the first 20km of the race because of a stomach bug. But these things do happen on race day and they are usually expected and manageable. 3. What time did you arrive at the finish line? 9:49 Mandla Nhlangothi—Manager: Fraud Aware- Continues to the next page 15 ness, Menlyn 1. Please tell us about your experience in this year’s race The race is always tough but doable. Overall, it was a fair day in the office. 2. Please tell us about the highlights and chal- lenges experienced during the race CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE

2023 Post-Comrades Runners’ Profiles (CONT.) 1. Please tell us about your experience in this year’s race I had an amazing run. It was a great experience. 2. Please tell us about the highlights and chal- lenges experienced during the race I was happy to cross the halfway mark at Drummond still maintaining the pace as planned, however, the last 20 km stretch was so challenging. 3. What time did you arrive at the finish line? My finish time was 08:23. Simphiwe Gceba—Adjudication Assistant, East London CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE Thabang Mahlatsi is a Specialist: Internal Communication 16 based in Eco Glades

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