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<br><br><br><br><br> Limpopo Branch A dynamic addition to our YPF chapter with the<br> election of Sisanda Dyubhele as YPF chairman.<br> The Limpopo branch this year had the following The YPF chapter has provided good support in<br> activities: numbers and enthusiasm to our functions and<br> Branch Meeting held on 3 July 2014 events this year.<br> Presidential Visit that took place on the 24 July<br> 2014 Ironman Corporate Relay / CESA challenge on<br> 5 April 2014, which was a great success with 44<br> YPF: CESA teams participating and great branding<br> YPF had meetings on the 21 July 2014 and 28 visibility.<br> August 2014<br> CESA Presidential Visit and CESA challenge<br> YPF Visited the Mall of Africa on the 30 July 2014<br> prize giving on 13 May 2014 at St Georges<br> Challenges Cricket Ground, which was well attended by<br> The Limpopo branch had serious challenges regarding CESA members as well as Clients.<br> the attendance of members at the scheduled activities<br> of the Branch. Various activities failed to take off due Our Branch meeting on 22 August where SANRAL<br> the non-attendance by the Members. was our guest. We openly exchanged ideas and<br> industry challenges focusing on Procurement,<br> My view is that most of the members feel that CESA Graduate Training, Site Staff and CESA member<br> is not doing enough to represent them as this is the performance.<br> question I am always confronted with whenever I have<br> A special vote of thanks must go to Maxine van<br> one on one discussions with some of the Members.<br> Niekerk for her enthusiasm and diligence in assisting<br> This non-attendance also has an impact on hosting a the branch with all our activities.<br> successful Branch AGM as required.<br><br> Gauteng South Branch<br> Port Elizabeth Branch<br> Branch Committee and Committee Meetings<br> 2014 was a busy year for the Port Elizabeth branch, The Branch Committee comprises four committed<br> although local client liaison meetings were sparse. individuals, who regularly attend Branch Committee<br> This was mainly due to poor client response, but also Meetings. The Branch has had regular committee<br> a degree of branch lethargy. meetings throughout the year. Although attendance<br> by committee members has been erratic, the Branch<br> The highlights of the year’s activities included:<br> has successfully completed some major events.<br> CESA efforts in resolving Nelson Mandela Bay<br> Branch Events<br> Municipality (NMBM), SAFCEC, and SMME<br> The year kicked off with a Breakfast Meeting on 27<br> Contractor Procurement Issues. This matter is<br> February 2014. Dr. U. Govender (Gibb) presented on<br> ongoing - CESA advocated a transparent process<br> the CESA Sustainability Framework at the Bryanston<br> for identifying, training and awarding contracts to<br> Country Club. The event was unfortunately poorly<br> SMME’s to ensure fair and equitable procurement<br> attended, possibly due to the choice of topic or the<br> practices and sustainable business growth.<br> venue. The Branch has hosted successful events<br> CESA assistance to smaller member firms at the Bryanston Country Club before, but it seems<br> with regards to NMBM extensions to multiyear that a venue in the Woodmead area may be a better<br> Consulting Engineering appointments. This option.<br> remains a sensitive matter, exacerbated by<br> Branch Presidential Visit<br> challenges to the NMBM in changing their<br> The combined Gauteng South – Gauteng North<br> appointed Consulting Engineers during large<br> Branch Presidential Visit took place on 16 April 2014,<br> multi-year project design phases, lack of specific<br> and was well attended. Mr. T. Fowler (City Manager,<br> expertise of some of the smaller firms, and funding<br> City of Joburg) delivered the keynote address.<br> constraints of the Metro. We maintain our view CESA Annual Review 2013 / 2014<br> that CESA should assist all our members both The format of the Presidential Visit will be reviewed<br> large and small – the ideal situation would be that for next year, as feedback from the event was that it<br> there is sufficient work allocated to keep all our was too long (from 6pm to about 10pm), and that the<br> scarce and valuable engineers busy. talks were too long.<br><br><br><br> 37<br>
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