SPEECH by MARTIN MADLALA, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ONE-SOURCE-WATER

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to join us today. I am Martin Madlala; and I am Managing Director of One Source Water, a member of the 1Source Group: a BEE entity focused on national infrastructure development; with experience in pairing local challenges to leading internally and locally sourced solutions.

It is my honour to welcome you here today to find out more about a revolutionary water treatment technology that we are introducing to South Africa.

Firstly, I would like to introduce the panel who will be assisting to explain what we are doing and how our proven technology will provide a cost effective solution for a wide range of water related problems in South Africa. D Hudson (COO 1 Source Water), B (Systems integration architect), Wayne Preece.

 

 

Essentially, our approach to water treatment can be summarised as TREAT ONCE; TREAT RIGHT. We are well aware that there are other water treatment technologies and processes being marketed in South Africa, but most of these require the addition of complex chemicals and re-treatment of water following the initial treatment process.

Our technology, which has been developed in Wales – whom we so narrowly beat in the Rugby World Cup the other day - is based on electro-coagulation. Through electro coagulation, contaminants are removed from water – such as ecoli, algae, manganese, arsenic and even radio-nuclides associated with nuclear plants.

Amongst the features that make our technology so attractive is that it is conducted through a mobile plant that is environmentally-friendly, energy efficient and software controlled. Importantly it is also scalable to match the specific instance of the challenge. As an illustration of our commitment to solving many of South Africa's water related problems, we and our Welsh partners have manufactured and have in country a demonstration plant flexible in design to illustrate effectiveness extracting contaminants found in AMD, potable water and sewage.

 

Importantly, the water technology solution we have brought to South Africa has already proved its worth throughout the UK and Europe with plants operating at over 30 sites. The bottom line is that South Africa is getting the benefit of a system that works and has an impressive track record on which it can be judged. Importantly it has been optimised to best account for our local water challenges and conditions; both environmental and infrastructural.

While Acid Mine Drainage is a real and material problem it remains but one of the vexing water problems faced in ensuring water security in South Africa. Our intervention maximises available water in a water scarce environment. Our plants, which are scalable and mobile, can also assist municipalities in the provision of potable water and tertiary polishing in urban and rural communities. An important potential use is in medical facilities to improve and ensure their access to clean, safe water, limiting the transmission of water borne diseases.

 

Instead of dosing water with environmentally-harmful substances, our process utilizes electro-coagulation. Electrocoagulation is the well-established science of applying an electric charge to water and its contaminants to affect a change, at an atomic level that results in contaminant particles sticking together and thus being easily removed. Electrocoagulation water treatment pre-dates many conventional physical, chemical and biological processes, but it is only now with recent advances in power control technology and the re-design of its reactor that this world leading technology can now be a low carbon technology process. These advances enable the efficient conversion of electrical energy into 'reactive' treatment reagents, which then are capable of treating a wide variety of contaminants.

In summary the One-Source-Water solutions are:

·         Immediately deployable

·         Scalable and adaptable to address the wide ranging national water priorities

·         Very simple to operate and maintain

·         Cost effective and efficient

·         Able to remove all manner of contaminants found in water

Because of this, One-Source-Water can provide:

·         Potable water solutions – this is especially valuable in rural settings when the treatment plant can be taken directly to the people who need it without the building of hugely expensive infrastructure

·         Sewerage solutions – tertiary polishing of effluent can enable existing treatment plants to operate above their design capacity and improve the quality of their output- blue drop status

·         AMD solutions – through the removal of all metals, without the long term damage caused by the traditional treatment regime

·         Agricultural solutions – by treating river water to enable safe crop and hydroponic irrigation

Our belief is that we have a robust and very real solution for many of South Africa's most pressing water needs, a technology that is fit for purpose and condition.

Once again, many thanks for coming and for showing such an interest in what we have to offer to the people of South Africa.

Thank you.

Issued on behalf of 1Source Group by         : Jenni Newman Public Relations

                                                                           

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REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRO-COAGULATION TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S WIDE RANGE OF WATER TREATMENT PROBLEMS

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REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRO-COAGULATION TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S WIDE RANGE OF WATER TREATMENT PROBLEMS

Mobile plant technology can be used for mining, industrial, municipal, agricultural and rural community applications; pilot plant already imported and successfully demonstrated in South Africa

Johannesburg, September 20, 2011…A revolutionary electro-coagulation process that has already proved highly successful in a variety of applications in the UK, Ireland and Europe will provide a cost-effective solution for South Africa's wide range of water treatment problems, including Gauteng's much-publicised Acid Mine Drainage problems.

Based on well-known and proven electrochemical processes, controlled by innovative, robust electronics, the system removes a wide range of contaminants from water - such as manganese, arsenic, radio-nuclides and algae, – through an environmentally-friendly, software controlled, energy-efficient and mobile plant system.

Developed in Wales, the Johannesburg-based 1 Source Group has negotiated exclusive South African rights for the technology which has for several years been used at more than 30 sites across the UK and Europe to treat Acid Mine Drainage, polluted water, sewerage and drinking water. UK users of the system include the petrochemical industry and nuclear power plants which utilize it to treat their radioactive contaminated cooling ponds.   "Instead of using chemicals, our process utilizes electro-coagulation to change the nature of pollutants in water. This method deals with heavy metal salts found in Acid Mine Drainage water which need to be removed for the water to be used safely without adding to the volume of the original problem," said Martin Madlala, Managing Director of One-Source-Water, a member of the 1 Source Group.

While the South African government has allocated funds to treat  Acid Mine Drainage only in Gauteng's Western, Eastern and Central basins, the solution currently being considered relies on pumping water out, treating it by adding large volumes of lime, and attempting to reduce future water ingress. Although the application of lime reduces the PH balance of the water, it only tackles one symptom, leaving several others, a toxic legacy, still requiring careful treatment afterwards. Sludge also needs to be disposed of in the post treatment process and because large volumes of chemicals have been added, the volume of this sludge is also very large.

"When treated in this way, the water is still polluted and needs further treatment to extract other contaminants. The solution One-Source-Water is proposing resolves this multi-dimensional problem as it targets multiple salts that are dissolved in water," said Madlala, adding that the technology is far cheaper to commission and operate, much less harmful to the environment and considerably quicker to install than alternative treatment options available.

Process can be used to improve safe water access in rural areas

Significantly, Acid Mine Drainage, site run-off treatment, groundwater treatment and environmental remediation are just a few of the problems that this technology-based solution can address.

South Africa is a water-stressed country and has a wide range of water-related challenges. It is important to note that the system's mobile units – which can be transported on the back of a truck and powered by a generator or a small solar array – can be used to increase potable water access in rural communities. This includes rural settlements, agricultural enterprises, clinics, schools and other facilities where water needs to be treated for contaminants before it can be used.

"This technology will have a major and positive impact on the quality of available water, increasing rural communities' access to clean and safe potable water for a variety of uses," said Madlala.

Sewerage and desalination plants also targeted 

Other facilities that can benefit from this electro-coagulation solution include sewerage works and desalination plants. At sewerage plants, mobile units can be used to post-treat the waste stream – a process called tertiary polishing - after it has been through the treatment plant, enabling throughput to be much cleaner and more user-friendly. This is a major benefit as many of South Africa's sewerage and water treatment plants are struggling to cope with rising demand placed on limited and ageing infrastructure.

In coastal areas, where desalination plants have been commissioned or are being considered, the technology can play a vital role in dramatically reducing the operating costs of these plants. Pre-treating water by electro-coagulation makes desalination a much more viable and affordable proposition over the longer term.

Pilot plant has been successfully demonstrated locally; Future Plant Production expected in South Africa

Demonstrating their confidence in the technology's potential in South Africa – and elsewhere in Africa – 1 Source Group and the Welsh principal, manufactured a pilot plant in Swansea, Wales, which has been brought into South Africa and has been successfully demonstrated in Gauteng. Given sufficient demand in the country, it is expected that mobile plants will be manufactured within South Africa.

"With the variety of applications possible, we believe that there will be strong demand for the units from the mining, industrial and agricultural sectors and also from municipalities and the public sector and Non-Government Organisations seeking to improve the living conditions of people in rural areas," said Madlala.   

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Editors Notes:

One-Source-Water

Led by the dynamic Managing Director Martin Madlala, One-Source-Water is a division of the 1 Source Group of South Africa. One-Source-Water operates in three distinct segments, Mining, Public Infrastructure (sewage and potable water) and Private (farms, hotels, Industry). One-Source-Water technology will have a major and positive impact on the way in which South Africans access, treat and use water. One-Source-Water's international partners have been developing and supplying electrocoagulation technology for more than ten years. In partnership with UK based designers, and developed in Wales, the Johannesburg-based 1 Source Group has negotiated exclusive South African rights for  electrocoagulation technology which has for several years been used at more than 30 sites across the UK and Europe to treat acid mine drainage, polluted water, sewerage and drinking water. UK users of the system include the petrochemical industry and Nuclear Power-plants which utilise it to treat radioactive contaminated cooling ponds.

1 Source Group

As an organisation, we solve complex business and infrastructure problems. The 1 Source Group, based in Woodmead Johannesburg, is a world-class stable of capability, technology augmented by world-class technology, consulting and business partners.  We are a new generation, Broad Based Black Economic Empowered Company, focused on delivering real returns by leveraging business experience with our experience in Transaction Advisory Services, Capital Raising, Corporate Structuring, Consulting, Infrastructure and Asset Management, Infrastructure Development and Technology, Systems Integration, Facilities Management, Marketing, Design, Implementing and Project Management.  Members of the 1 Source Group include, One-Source-Water, 1 Source Business Logistics, 1 Source Systems Integration, 1 Source Design and Development, 1 Source Marketing, Single Source Security and Source Energy Solutions.

www.1sourcegroup.co.za

Issued on behalf of 1Source Group by         : Jenni Newman Public Relations

                                                                           

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Khensani Mthombeni

Account Manager

011 506 7342

Khensanim@jnpr.co.za

20 September 2011- Ashburton conference to explore role of innovation in investment success

The fast-changing nature of the global investment environment means that institutional and private investors expect their investment managers to anticipate and effectively respond to market dynamics. Key to this essential ability is an understanding of market drivers and insight into the vital roles played by such themes as innovation and technology in ensuring the most appropriate response to them.

Between 19 September and 23 September, Jersey-based active investment management company, Ashburton, will be exploring these themes through a series of South African investment conferences. A panel of investment experts from Ashburton, as well as from its sister companies within the FirstRand Group will address events scheduled for Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth .

According to Ashburton Managing Director, Peter Bourne, the theme for this year’s conferences arose from the understanding by the company’s global investment experts of the importance of innovation as a strategic differentiator.

“Change is really now a true constant for companies and the markets in which they operate. Events of the past few years have demonstrated this in stark fashion. The future winners, in what will undoubtedly be a challenging economic future, will have embraced the need for constant innovation and introduced the flexibility and capacity for change needed for this environment. There is clear advantage for investors who are able to identify and take advantage of these opportunities.”

To explore these topics further, as well as provide insight into the prospects for global and South African investors, Ashburton has put together a panel of highly regarded local and global investment experts to present at the conferences. Keynote speaker for the Cape Town and Johannesburg conferences is FNB CEO Michael Jordaan. Ahead of the game when it comes to anticipating the changing environment in which we live, FNB is renowned for being South Africa’s most innovative bank and remains at the cutting edge of technology.

Together with MD Peter Bourne, Ashburton’s Head of Asset Allocation, Tristan Hanson will chair the sessions.  The other panellists include Jonathan Schiessl (Asian Equities), Nick Lee (Global Equities) and Nick Skiming (American Equities) - all of Ashburton, together with Nesan Nair (Fixed Income) of FNB Private Clients; Tony Cadle (Resources) of RMB Private Bank, and Paolo Senatore Chief Investment Officer of FNB’s Wealth Segment, of which Ashburton forms part.

More information on the Ashburton conferences, as well as dates for each region, can be obtained at www.ashburton.com.

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SA, Botswana relations set to grow

By Francis Hweshe

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has told the National Assembly that SA relations with neighbouring Botswana were set to deepen.

Zuma was responding to an oral question in Parliament, which touched on media reports that the ANC Youth League planned to send a team to that country to "consolidate opposition parties."

"Botswana is a democratic country, it goes to democratic elections. Whatever the government does there is in line with the will of the Batswana people.

"Political relations between South Africa and Botswana remain strong, cordial and mutually beneficial, and with good reason.

"History has bound the two countries and peoples in a friendship and kinship that goes beyond normal diplomatic relations.

"Our relations were cemented during the days of our struggle for liberation from colonial oppression and apartheid," the President told MPs and a gallery packed with both local and foreign visitors.

Zuma said Botswana President Lieutenant General Seretse Ian Khama visited SA last October, and he would be visiting that country early next year following an invitation.

During the visit, he said the two countries had cemented bilateral relations to the level of Bi-national Commission (BNC) chaired by the respective Heads of State.

"The BNC will meet annually, alternating between Tshwane and Gaborone," he said.

Asked about the Libyan question by the house, the President said South Africa was part of the African Union and likewise would not recognise the newly formed National Transition Council (NTC) set up following the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

He condemned the bombing of Libya by Nato, saying that some countries, including the Arab League, had "abused" the 1973 UN Security Council resolution.

"We have criticised the Nato forces," he said, indicating that the world was clear on SA's position on the Libyan matter. - BuaNews

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The Estate Duty Abatement - a tool to shift wealth to the next generation

One of the better known estate planning methods of shifting wealth from one generation to the next, free of estate duty, is the use of the section 4A abatement, as provided for in the Estate Duty Act. Essentially, the planner leaves the amount of R3.5 million to someone other than his spouse - for example, to his children directly, to an inter vivos trust or possibly to a testamentary trust. The problem in the past was that if the planner did not use the abatement, and left his entire estate to his spouse, then the ability to shift that amount of wealth to the next generation free of estate duty was lost. This resulted in planners using the abatement to the detriment of the surviving spouse - she could potentially be left with less than she needed to live off, while the children inherited the full R3.5 million.

The introduction of the portable abatement as from 1 January 2010, has removed the need for the first dying spouse to use the abatement, or otherwise lose it. The portability of the abatement allows so much of the abatement that is not used by the first dying spouse to be carried forward and used in the estate of the second dying spouse. This results in more flexibility when it comes to financial planning. In cases of high net worth individuals, the planner may still wish to use the R3.5 million abatement to shift the wealth immediately, in order for the growth to happen in the hands of the beneficiary (life cover can be used to provide the R3.5 million). In smaller estates, it makes far more sense for the spouse to inherit everything, free of estate duty due to section 4(q) of the Estate Duty Act, and only on her death, for the beneficiaries to then inherit , with the first R7 million free from estate duty. 

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Racism still prevalent in private sector - Gigaba

Pretoria - Racism still prevails in the private sector, with some companies monopolising the infrastructure, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

"Another consideration is whether the private sector can be trusted to have the intrinsic interest of transformation at heart such as in our case, where racism still prevails, particularly in business and you have a few established companies monopolising the infrastructure," said Gigaba.

The minister was speaking at the second day of the Black Business Summit on Wednesday.
Gigaba said it was clear that high unemployment and skewed income distribution was unsustainable.

"Many private sector business leaders know there is a problem that business cannot flourish in a politically and socially unstable context."

He said the sector was aware that if it did not contribute to job creation and economic development in a more concerted manner, there would be no future for their enterprises.

"The question is how can government and business find one another and forge a meaningful compact to invest aggressively in all the right areas to grow our productive capabilities and increase employment."

The minister called on black business to make a contribution to uplift those who were economically excluded.

"What is clear is that private enterprise in South Africa is in desperate need of fresh leadership, and this is what government expects of you, the black business leaders of South Africa, to provide."

The minister said a lot of effort was required in order to bring about economic transformation.

On the question of whether state owned companies should be privatised due to assumptions that they were inherently inefficient and corrupt, the minister said: "Is there anything intrinsic in the private sector that makes it more efficient and competent or [poised] differently? Is there anything in the public sector that makes it intrinsically antithetical to all of this?" - BuaNews

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Govt condemns violent protests

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the spate of violent protests in separate incidents across the country this week.

"Cabinet would like to reiterate the President's pronouncement that law enforcement agencies must maintain law and order in the country and at the same time, reaffirms its commitment to protecting the rights of people to protest peacefully without destroying property," Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi told reporters on Thursday following this week's Cabinet meeting.

He said Cabinet had also strongly condemned the violent protests outside the offices of the ANC in Johannesburg last week, which had led to the damage of property in the city centre.

"Government feels that there has been a general culture of violent protests in the country and all protests in this country are protected but violence cannot be condoned," Manyi said.

Fourteen people arrested in connection with violent protests in Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, appeared in the Protea magistrate's court yesterday, police said.

Five of the accused were released on a warning. Residents have been protesting against what they called lack of basic services in the area including electricity, sanitation and housing.

The protest, which began on Monday, has caused disruptions throughout the area where three substations were burnt down on Tuesday evening, resulting in a total blackout in neighbouring Lenasia.

Meanwhile, the ANC has also vowed to rein in those responsible for the violent protest in front of the organisation's offices two weeks ago. - BuaNews

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Petrol price to rise by 9 cents

Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System
Date: 02 Sep 2011
Title: Petrol price to rise by 9 cents
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Pretoria - Motorists will be disappointed to learn that all grades of petrol will rise by 9 cents a litre as of next week.

The Energy Department has announced that next Wednesday a litre of petrol will cost R10.18 from R10.09 inland, while it will cost R9.88 from R9.79 at the coast.

The price of diesel 0.05 percent sulphur and diesel 0.005 percent sulphur will remain unchanged.

The price of wholesale illuminating paraffin will decrease by 2 cents, while that of illuminating paraffin (SMNRP) will fall by 3 cents.

The maximum retail price for LPGAS will remain unchanged.

According to the department, during the period under review, the average international product prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin decreased. - BuaNews

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