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SIMAMA RANTA MEDIA RELEASE

Simama Ranta South African secondary schools entrepreneurship education competition is now
open for entries.

28 (3 schools from each Province & 4 schools in the case where the National winning school is coming from) Top
winning Schools their prizes will include:

1. National Winner: R100,000.00 x 1


2. Provincial Winners: R50,000.00 x 9
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3. 2 Place Winners: R25,000.00 x 9
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4. 3 Place Winners: R10,000.00 x 9
5. 2 Learners (Boy & Girl) and 1 teacher from each of 28 winning schools will be invited to participate in
(Travelling, accommodation, meals and stalls will be paid for by Eskom) the Youth Entrepreneurship
Simama Ranta Expo.
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6. 28 winning schools will be exhibiting their Projects/Business initiatives from the 6 until 8 September
during the 2018 Youth Entrepreneurship Simama Ranta Expo (YESRE) in Johannesburg.

Contact: Ms. Tshidi Sekopa, Program Leader for Eskom Simama Ranta at EWET (Education With
Enterprise Trust) Tel. (058) 623 0104 or Fax. (058) 623 0107 or email Tshidi@ewet.org.za
How to enter: Download the entry information here
https://www.scribd.com/document/358877017/Simama-Ranta-EE-2018 or send email to
tshidi@ewet.org.za or call EWET (Education With Enterprise Trust) at Tel. (058) 623 0104 or Fax.
(058) 623 0107
Deadlines:
1. Submit the APPLICATION COVER SHEET as soon as the school starts to prepare their entry
to enable EWET to know the entry is in process to provide assistance.
2. Follow the entry information provided for the school to compile their Portfolio of Evidence
within the prescribed format and submit it to EWET to be posted at the latest by 15 June
2018.
3. The competition started in 2010 with 146 winning schools spread around the country and
within each province. Make contact with one of these schools who won previously for them
to help and guide you with the preparation of your entry? The winning schools of 2017 are:

Province Positions Winner District & Area Contact Person


Eastern Provincial Cala Senior Chris Hani East Ms. Qezu Chwayita
Cape winner Secondary District, Cala Mobile: 072 395 4739 / 0636613766
school E Mail: cwaitaqezu@gmail.com
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1 Runner Mpambani Fort Beaufort District, Ms. Ayanda Mxotwa
Up Mzimba High Alice Mobile: 082 713 9433 / 082 205 2126
School E Mail: n.dngqaleni@gmail.com
nd
2 Runner Pentecost Chris Hani District, Mr. Solomon Mukotami
Up Genius School Covimvaba Mobile:073 9551 506 / 0612083781
E Mail:Solomukotami@gmail.com
Free Overall Harrismith Thabo Mofutsanyane Ms. Palesa Peggy Keele
State Winner Secondary District, Intabazwe Mobile: 073 7870818 / 058 622 3598
school E Mail: palesakeele@webmail.co.za
Provincial Mookodi Thabo Mofutsanyane Ms. Masera Motaung
winner Secondary , Makeneng Mobile: 0718898508/ 0587890122
School E Mail: mookodiseniorschool@gmail.com
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1 Runner Selelekela Thabo Mofutsanyane Ms. Nqubuka Mmanaledi
Up High School District, Mobile: 083 4161 483
Phuthaditjhaba E Mail:manaledinqunuka@gmail.com
nd
2 Runner Kgethatsebo/ Thabo Mofutsanyane Ms. Zethu Ntsingila
Up Khethulwazi District, Tshiame C Mobile:073 172 9300/ 0586353348
Secondary E Mail:kgethatsebo@megawifi.co.za
Gauteng Provincial Tharabollo Sedibeng West Ms. Elizabeth Mananki Mokele
winner Secondary District, Palm Springs Mobile: 0721207614 / 0165811745
school E Mail: kakimokele@gmail.com
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1 Runner Lakeside high Sedibeng West Ms. Kolosha Nomteto Plaatje
Up school District, Mafatsane Mobile: 016 581 1535/ 072 063 9431/ 071
126 4748 lakesidesecondary@gmail.com
nd
2 Runner Ruta Setjhaba Sedibeng West Ms. Moeketsi Motshidisi Alina
Up high school District, Evaton North Mobile: 016 583 0820/ 076 8494 303
E Mail: rutasetjhabasecondary@gmail.com
Kwazulu Provincial Birdswood King Cetshwayo Ms. Dudu Rebecca Mngadi
winner Secondary District, Richardsbay Mobile: 035 786 1228
school E Mail: dmngadi5@gmail.com
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1 Runner Aquadene Uthungulu District, Ms. Ntombifuthi Mbatha
Up Secondary Richardsbay Mobile: 083 691 2588 / 035 798 1906
School E Mail: lophilafuthi@yahoo.com
nd
2 Runner Ikhandlela King Cetshwayo Ms. Shandu B
Up Secondary District, Esikhawini Mobile:035 337 4824
School E Mail:bonganshandu@gmail.com
Limpopo Provincial Mudimeli high Vhembe District, Mr. Alfred Shonisani Mafukaduvha
winner school Ndzelele village, Mobile: 0725515666
Mudimeli E Mail: namabuduga@mail.com
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1 Runner Dendron high Capricon District, Mr Madibana M.E.
Up school. Dendron Mobile: 079 841 6234
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2 Runner Risinga High Mopani District, Mr. Ndou M.M
Up School Giyani Mobile:072 329457 / 0739693296
E Mail:orifhandou@gmail.com
Mpumala Provincial Ekwazini Nkangala District, Ms. Michelle Langa
nga winner Secondary Mhluzi Mobile: 082 517 2304 / 013 242 1684
school E Mail: tsatjate@gmail.com
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1 Runner Ndlela High Gert Sibande District, Ms. Eunice Thalitha Vilakazi
Up school Elukhanyisweni Mobile:076 705 4048/ 017 826 1669
E Mail: ndlelasec@webmail.co.za
nd
2 Runner Mhlangana Bohlabela District, Mr. Makhubela Goodwill
Up Secondary Khokhovela Mobile: 063 632 8877/ 081 764 7244
E Mail: goodwill.makhubela1@gmail.com
Northern Provincial Bankhara - John Taolo Gaetsewe Ms. Suzette Fraser
Cape winner Bodulong High District, Bankhara Mobile: 083 384 1250 / 081 8122 032
school Bodulong E Mail: sfraser66@yahoo.com
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1 Runner Boresetse high Francis Baard, Ms. : Mmabatho Mohapi
Up Mataleng Mobile: 079 892 7174
E Mail:boresetsehs@telkomsa.net
nd
2 Runner Barkley West Francis Baard Ms. Avril Osch
Province Positions Winner District & Area Contact Person
Up high District, Barkley West Mobile: 0716074492/ 0530530529
E Mail: johannessolomons@yahoo.com
North Provincial Tong Dr Ruth Segomotsi Ms. Thebe Claudine Naani
West winner Comprehensiv Mompati, Ganyesa Mobile: 072 570 4687 / 073 0409 460
e high school E Mail: tongcom100@gmail.com
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1 Runner Huhudi high Dr Ruth Segomotsi Ms. Montle Matiting 078 660 5665
Up school Mompati, Ganyesa Mobile: 081 597 1369
E Mail: montlematiting@gmail.com
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2 Runner Temoso Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mr. Mokgethi M.C.
Up Special school Mompati, Ganyesa Mobile: 071 978 3290
E Mail: ganyesatemosospecial@gmail.com
Western Provincial Usasazo High Central Education Mr. Kadima Eddy Kayembe
Cape winner school District, Khayelitsha Mobile: 084 4638 128 / 076 718 6815
E Mail: kaadyfils3@gmail.com
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1 Runner Maitland High Central Education Mr. Rodney Dyers
Up School District, Maitland Mobile: 073 222 1777 / 021 510 1932
E Mail: ucare.rs@gmail.com
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2 Runner Windermere East Education Mr. Bernard De Louw
Up High School District, Maitland Mobile: 078 666 5262 / 021 5933050
E Mail: bbdelouw@gmail.com

BACKGROUND:

The question is should we not also consider to pro-actively address this youth unemployment crises
through the entrepreneurship development of the 12 million learners at 30 000 schools in South
Africa? To apply an approach that is responsive to the niche of in-school entrepreneurship
development and which is suitable to the learners developmental stages as well as to their
educational context. Currently (although in-school Entrepreneurship Education or EE is being very
well received), very few learners know that entrepreneurship as a career choice represents a viable
career option. The vast majority of learners are not being equipped with the skills or knowledge to
pursue such a career option. EWETs work and the work of others within this field is being up scaled
through the Department of Basic Educations announcement that in-school entrepreneurship
education will be initiated in. It is now our task as civil society, business and government to ensure
the creation of a culture of entrepreneurship within South African schools towards a bright future
for our children, ourselves and for our country as a whole.

Simama Ranta loosely translates to strengthening (Simama) the South African economy (Ranta)
through the cultivation of a culture of entrepreneurship amongst the in-school youth (EE).

This high school competition represents an initiative on scale that demonstrates the art of creating
value through partnering. Eskom Development Foundation; the Department of Basic Education as
represented at schools, districts, provinces and at national level; the Education With Enterprise
Trust (EWET); thousands of educators and learners; a very large number of individuals who care
about the future of the children within their communities; a range of service providers in the
delivery of in-school entrepreneurship; many, many business people; and others are all partners
in the attainment of the impact that we will be celebrating at the Eskom Simama Ranta Enterprise
Education Awards function planned for early September 2018 in Johannesburg. The competition
recognizes and rewards the fruits of the tree that many had been nurturing, for the tree matured
and it bears fruit. In the celebration of each winner, we celebrate joint impact. We have a deep
sense of gratitude to all of the partners. We know together we achieve so much more!
The pioneering work of Eskom Development Foundation with the establishment of the Eskom
Simama Ranta competition in 2010 with the subsequent growth of this unique South African
secondary schools competition is within a niche whose specifications aligns its fund allocation
clearly. The art of collaboration implies that many of the schools who are amongst the winners
received support made possible through social investments from Barclays/ABSA Africa Community
Investment, the Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund, the Umsobumvu Youth Fund (now NYDA), W.K.
Kellogg Foundation, U.S.A.I.D., MTN Foundation, DBSA, SEDA, EU, Shuttleworth, Joint Education
Trust, Nedcor, DG Murray, Tshikululu Social Investments and others, who supported in-school
entrepreneurship education over many years since EWETs establishment in 1992.

Guilen and Amit found that one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty is to encourage
entrepreneurship, within the publication Entrepreneurship and firm foundations across countries
as published by the World Bank. Our work here, from the context of South Africas youth
unemployment challenge is therefore about social justice. It is indeed critical work that we are doing
that has a fundamental impact on our learners and on our joint future as a society. Our youth
deserves to be excited about their future prospects as well equipped, active participants and co-
owners of our economy. Many dedicate their life to serve this cause.

The focus of Eskom Simama Ranta is to devote special attention to entrepreneurship development
within schools. The view is to encourage South Africas young people to become the entrepreneurs
of the future. The benefits of entrepreneurship education at an early age are not limited to more
start-ups. Entrepreneurship is a skill that is also useful in both personal and social aspects of
everyday life. A core output of in-school entrepreneurship education is embedded entrepreneurial
thinking. It is about the creation of entrepreneurial intent. As such, entrepreneurship education at
school level is vastly different from any after-school approach. An after-schools different approach
has a primary emphasis upon business start-up and the immediate need for the generation of
income due to livelihood challenges.

In-school is therefore more pro-active in that it prepares learners early on for life after school. The
intent is for learners to become creators of jobs rather than job seekers. The theme of the
competition is to create a culture of entrepreneurship within South Africa schools one school at a
time.

Lets illustrate intended impact of in-school entrepreneurship education? Well explore the ten
fundamental differences in skills, knowledge and attitude between entrepreneurial learners in
contradiction to none-entrepreneurial learners?

Entrepreneurial learners are able to create and build a business or organisation from practically
nothing while none-entrepreneurial learners only work with what is being given or made available;

Entrepreneurial learners make things happen for themselves by accepting responsibility while
none-entrepreneurial learners tend to wait for government or somebody else to deliver. They then
tend to blame others left, right to centre for their sad situation;

Entrepreneurial learners turn a set-back into an opportunity while none-entrepreneurial learners


tend to entertain victimhood from the very same set-back;
Entrepreneurial learners see a gap while none-entrepreneurial learners think that every need or
want is being addressed;

Entrepreneurial learners sense an opportunity while none-entrepreneurial learners see confusion,


chaos and contradictions;

Entrepreneurial learners maintain effort until their objective had been achieved while none-
entrepreneurial learners tend to give up;

Entrepreneurial learners build their founding team of talents and expertise around them to
complement their abilities in areas where they are less knowledgeable or skilled while none-
entrepreneurial learners tend to lone ranger in arrogance as if they can do everything and know
everything all by themselves.

Entrepreneurial learners initiate and do while none-entrepreneurial learners tend to watch,


describe and analyse what others do;

Entrepreneurial learners have the know-how to find, direct and control resources (often owned by
others) and an ability to make sure they do not run out of money when they need it most while
none-entrepreneurial learners tend not to be able to find resources nowhere and tend to run out of
money if they do.

Entrepreneurial learners take calculated risk, both personal and financial to then do everything
they possibly can to turn the odds in their favour while none-entrepreneurial learners tend to
draw back in fear with poor effort.

It should be clear from the logic above (with appreciation for the work of Jeffrey Timmons) that all
the learners from a school should benefit from in-school entrepreneurship education across all
subjects, without the exclusion of any learner. What should furthermore be clear is that in-school
entrepreneurship has to be covered within the various formal classroom syllabi as applicable, as
well as to be practiced within extra-mural activities such as within learner-driven clubs.

It is from this logic together with other critical elements that the eleven pillars evolved that form
the basis for entries into the Eskom Simama Ranta South African secondary schools competition.
The eleven pillars are being captured within the eleven principles.

The context of the origins of the 11 principles is important. There exists a worldwide body of
knowledge and community of practice that is constantly evolving around in-school
entrepreneurship education. Significant contributions are being made by a range of agencies and
individuals. EWET as a non-profit, non-governmental organisation represents an implementation
agency that depends heavily upon the inputs of researchers, academia and policy documents that
were published, to direct the organisation's research and development efforts. Such inputs allow
EWET to provide for the best products and services to EWETs beneficiaries that this non-profit is
capable of. An external evaluation report on EWETs work done in 2008, is available on the internet.

Eskom Simama Ranta competitions eleven principles had been influenced by the outcome of a
meeting between Ministries of Education. This meeting asked the question that if we say a
particular school is doing well with the delivery of in-school entrepreneurship education, what do
we mean? Such inputs together with contextual factors and a framework as agreed upon with the
Eskom Development Foundation resulted in the formulation of the eleven principles as they stand
today.

Principle no.1: Effective entrepreneurship education is based upon a clear understanding and
communication of what the word entrepreneurship (operational definition) means for the school,
as it is applied to all the related initiatives of the school. Such an understanding is comprehensive to
include thinking, feeling, and behaviour.

Principle no. 2: Effective entrepreneurship education utilises good content syllabi materials within
the classroom, across various subjects as it relates to the topics and sub-topics linked to the
particular National Curriculum Statement.

Principle no. 3: Effective entrepreneurship education is depended on the educators ability to


follow innovative teaching approaches that align itself to facilitation rather than instruction.

Principle no. 4: Effective entrepreneurship education ensures continuous educator development


within the field of entrepreneurship education and provides incentives for those educators who
are in pursuit of such excellence.

Principle no. 5: Effective entrepreneurship education links in-school curriculum work with extra-
mural activities where learners are able to apply and practice the theory through practical activities.

Principle no. 6: Effective entrepreneurship education involves parents, community members,


business people, and other relevant stakeholders as partners in the development of the learners in
pursuit of the creation of a culture of entrepreneurship.

Principle no. 7: Effective entrepreneurship education has clearly defined aims and objectives that it
intends to achieve in a particular school, and measure itself regularly against these aims and
objectives to evaluate progress made and to devise strategy.

Principle no. 8: Effective entrepreneurship education supports initiatives that have been initiated
by learners in a manner that enhances the self-motivation of such learners.

Principle no. 9: Effective entrepreneurship education ensures whole school involvement in a


manner that appreciates and enhances the role being played by the national and provincial
Department of Basic Education (DBE), its district offices, the School Governing Body (for government
schools), the principal, school management, administrative staff and teaching staff.

Principle no. 10: Effective entrepreneurship education promotes entrepreneurship as a career


choice amongst all the learners of a school.

Principle no. 11: Effective entrepreneurship education makes use of effective outreach and
networking strategies.

The principles build upon the wisdom that it takes a community to raise an entrepreneur. The 11
principles set very high standards for schools to respond to, with the submission of a Portfolio of
Evidence as their entry to the Eskom Simama Ranta competition. Furthermore, the learners of the
9 provincial winning schools have to defend their Portfolio of Evidence with a presentation to a
formidable panel of adjudicators on 19 to 21 July 2018 in Ekurhuleni. Representatives of the 9
provincial Departments of Basic Education and from National Office, form this panel that are doing
impressive work in conducting the interviews. This panel selects the national winning school.

The approach of Eskom Simama Ranta is both formative and summative by nature. It is formative in
the sense that it allows for schools who realise they cant enter this year because of the tough
challenge that the competition presents, to prepare to enter for next year. Therefore, the Eskom
Simama Ranta competition ensures that the community of practice on in-school entrepreneurship
education is ever expanding, which enhances impact. The competition is summative in that all
entries received will be assessed from which 28 schools will emerge as winners and role models.

Only the 9 provincial winners participate in the awards function and exhibited at the Small Business
Expo from 2010 until 2012. Twenty eight schools are being accommodated since 2013 (national
winner, provincial winner, provincial 1st runner-up and, provincial 2nd runner-up) with the Eskom
Foundations substantial increase in prize money to benefit the clubs. In 2010, Limpopo province
produced the first national winner: Khanyisa Education Centre (Giyani); 2011s winner was from
Gauteng with Beverly Hills High (Evaton); 2012s winner came from KwaZulu-Natal in the form of
Sakhelwe High school (Ezakheni); 2013s winner came from the Western Cape: Goodwood College
(Ruyterwacht); 2014s winner came from Mpumalanga: Mbambiso High School; 2015s winner
came from Western Cape: New Orleans Secondary and 2016s winner came from the Free State:
Welkom High School together with Harrismith Secondary in 2017. A total of 146 schools benefited
directly through their participation in the Eskom Simama Ranta Enterprise Education competition
with a further 28 new schools to be added in 2018 to move the total to 174 schools. This
competition impacted around 52,200 learners to date, only in as far as the winning schools are
concerned. In 2017, three hundred and twenty three entries from schools were shortlisted for
consideration as winners. Basic mathematics will give you an indication that around 96,900 learners
(average of 300 learners at each school) had been impacted upon just in 2017 in terms of in-school
entrepreneurship education. The Eskom Simama Ranta Competition is gaining traction and is
reaching scale in terms of the attainment of a culture of entrepreneurship amongst South Africas
in-school youth.

The concept of leverage is crucial to achieve maximum impact with limited resources. The art of
collaboration that engages all of the stakeholders here tonight as partners in an effort to facilitate
access to economic opportunities for our children, represents a prime example of leverage. We are
looking to: strengthen our collaborative relationship; to constantly improve upon our approaches
and strategies with your inputs and; to extend the reach.

With a very, very special word of thank you to the sponsor which is the Eskom Development
Foundation for their vision with the initiation and drive of the Simama Ranta competition. The
entrepreneurial energy that is unleashed amongst South Africas children and youth through the
Simama Ranta Enterprise Education competition is electrifying in the creation of a great future for
our country.

Tshidi Sekopa

Program Leader: Eskom Simama Ranta


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