SSW Annual Report 2020/21

FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016

INCOME R3 426 923 R14 341 092 R13 781 690 R11 788 898 R4 437 237 R15 475
Total GCC Collec ons R- R-
R11 781 320 R14 671 773 R11 789 126 R4 351 395
EXPENSES & Alloca ons R8 839 615 R4 351 395
Wildlife Protec on R11 219 699 R9 980 338 R8 544 715 R4 351 395
R10 113 273 R9 980 338 R294 900
An -Poaching Units
Equipment R1 106 426
APU Bases
R123 341 R691 435 R449 511
Ecology Projects R449 511
Exis ng Law Use
Game census & Green Assessments R104 346 R500 070
River Health Monitoring R18 995 R10 400
Sand River Catchment R180 965

GCC alloca on to Community Upli ment R438 279 R4 000 000 R2 500 000
R1 305 869
Community Upli ment Programs R2 262 552 R2 156 213 R1 050 000
Digital Learning Centres R1 694 000 R1 540 000 R122 899
Youth Employment Service
Buy Local & Waste Management R22 025 R97 736 R28 418
R276 036 R244 417 R104 552
NRM R49 932 R26 905
Recruit Local R240 374 R1 194 131
Ca le Rangeland Restora on R380
School Safaris R220 179 R6 781

Community Conserva on Awareness R1 843 787

Surplus / (Deficit) (R1 824 273)

GCC allocated, not spent R1 213 645
(sum of surplus/deficit)

Reserved for projects in progress R1 213 645
Buy Local & Waste Management R313 044
R10 000
Recruit Local R10 500
Youth Employment Service
R478 701
NRM R336 400
Community Conserva on Awareness
School Safaris R65 000

GCC for community projects not reserved R0

Note: Alloca on of R438 279 was made in March 2021

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SABI SAND SCHOOL

3 2 28 6 months -
Grade 4
Teachers Jobs created Learners

Our Southern Cross Sabi Sand School stays on course, despite various challenges. Covid has turned the world upside down
and our li le school has not been unaffected. From delayed school openings, forced school closures due to posi ve cases,
retrenchments, and living day-by-day in respect of our school enrolment, has made the last year quite even ul.

Our enrolment has been concerning, with a substan al drop in overall numbers. The financial impact of losing even one
child, or in turn gaining one child, is very real, so we are forced to monitor our finances closely; however, we remain
posi ve for future prospects of ge ng our school back to the same numbers as before.

Tammy, Sarah, and Tsakani, our teachers, are certainly the glue that keeps things together. Their loving, caring, and
suppor ng approach is what makes our school so special and successful! The involvement of our suppor ve parents adds
to the family feel which is tangible the minute you step onto the school grounds.

Our partnership with the Yes For Youth programme has been very successful and we thank the much loved Sindile and
Winnie for their contribu ons as teaching assistants. They certainly took up the challenge and have made the most of
their opportunity.

I would like to thank Iain Olivier for his con nued interest and support of our school. As PTA Chairman, he always goes the
extra mile and we appreciate him immensely.

- Mickey Viegas

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mee ng Venue Date
GLTFCA Joint Opera ons Commi ee MalaMala Game Reserve 16 July 2021
SSPT Site Visits & Strategy Mee ng 9 September 2021
SSPT Trustees Mee ng Sabi Sand Wildtuin 10 September 2021
Finance Working Group Sabi Sand Wildtuin
Governance/Legal Working Group TBA
Rebranding & Image Enhancement Working Group TBA TBA
Security Working Group TBA TBA
Ecological Working Group TBA 8 October 2021
Execu ve Commi ee Sabi Sand Wildtuin 15 October 2021
Finance Working Group Sabi Sand Wildtuin 3 November 2021
Governance/Legal Working Group Johannesburg TBA
Rebranding & Image Enhancement Working Group TBA TBA
Security Working Group TBA TBA
Ecological Working Group TBA 13 January 2022
Execu ve Commi ee Sabi Sand Wildtuin 14 January 2022
Extraordinary General Mee ng Sabi Sand Wildtuin 26 January 2022
Johannesburg 17 February 2022
Finance Working Group Johannesburg TBA
Governance/Legal Working Group TBA TBA
Rebranding & Image Enhancement Working Group TBA TBA
Ecological Working Group TBA 22 April 2022
Security Working Group Sabi Sand Wildtuin 6 May 2022
Execu ve Commi ee Sabi Sand Wildtuin 18 May 2022
Execu ve Commi ee Johannesburg 1 July 2022
Annual General Mee ng Sabi Sand Wildtuin 2 July 2022
Sabi Sand Wildtuin

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MANAGEMENT I CONTACT DETAILS

Sabi Sand Wildtuin Office 013 735 5102

Management

Name Role Email Cell

Angelau Coetzee Head of Finance [email protected] 060 998 5338
Armand Coetzee 072 382 8295
Benjamin Kassoma Intelligence Unit Manager [email protected] 063 691 5388
Claude e Grundling 073 285 8896
Dorian Hambly Southern Sec on Ranger [email protected] 083 308 5410
Elaine Gibson 082 652 2672
Endri Steyn HR Officer hroffi[email protected] 082 569 6554
Francois Re ef 060 989 3700
Francois Scheepers Interpark Administra on Manager [email protected] 071 607 5471
Gerda ‘Manzi’ Spruyt 066 391 6913
Harold Sauerman Logis cs Administrator logis [email protected] 076 830 7542

Iain Olivier Head of Special Projects [email protected] 078 804 0347

Isaac Hlatshwayo Southern Conserva on Officer conserva [email protected] 082 315 5923
Jakes Richter 078 804 0409
Julie Olivier Interpark Gates Manager [email protected] 081 013 4526
Kim Lester 066 487 8557
Mbalenhle ‘Mbali’ Dladla Internal Inves gator [email protected] 072 329 9875
Nico Heyns 082 468 6844
Oscar Mthimkhulu IT & Control Room Manager [email protected] 067 424 7239
Paulina Shabangu Reserve Manager 076 483 6631
Phillip Snyman [email protected] 076 981 0766
Riaan Fourie [email protected] 066 480 3861
082 617 5049
Robin Fourie Community Liaison Manager [email protected] 082 608 6835
082 330 9701
Tracy Woudberg Head of Ranger Services [email protected] 076 476 4972
Willem Nor er 071 248 6313
William Hodgson Community, Conserva on & Research Manager communityconserva [email protected] 067 426 3345
Wilson Baloyi
Execu ve Assistant [email protected]

Financial Officer finoffi[email protected]

Head of Opera ons [email protected]

Chief Execu ve Officer (CEO) [email protected]

Field Officer fieldoffi[email protected]

Reac on Team Manager [email protected]

Environmental Compliance Support Officer [email protected]
Conserva on Officer
conserva [email protected]
[email protected]

Stakeholder & Strategy Manager sswoffi[email protected]

Perimeter Fence Manager & 2IC [email protected]

Project Coordinator [email protected]

Sec on Ranger [email protected]

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MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Title: CEO Title: Reserve Manager

Oscar Mthimkhulu Oscar has various degrees in Nature Iain Olivier Iain started his career as a field ranger in
Conserva on & Business Management. He Limpopo. His passion for conserva on took
has more than 20 years of experience in him around the world to Seychelles, Kenya &
biodiversity. He previously worked as Park then back to SA giving him 15 years of
Manager at uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park & experience. He then joined the SSW as the
was Ac ng Head of Opera ons at Ezemvelo. HOD for Conserva on in 2018 and is now the
His passion lies in community conserva on. Reserve Manager.

STAKEHOLDER & STRATEGY SPECIAL PROJECTS

Title: Stakeholder & Strategy Title: HOD Special Projects
Manager
Endri has 20 years of military experience
Tracy Woudberg Tracy has always worked in an admin role & Endri Steyn where he started in Parachute Ba alion. He
enjoys the diversity & opportuni es she has also has experience in finance & strategic
gained from SSW. She recently took on the management. In 2013, Endri assisted KNP in
posi on of Stakeholder & Strategy Manager the erec on of their Control Room. In 2014,
& looks forward to contribu ng & he joined the SSW to do the same & became
collabora ng with the en re SSW team. the HOD of security. He now heads Special
Projects.

FINANCE/ADMIN DEPARTMENT

Angelau Coetzee Title: HOD Finance Claude e Grundling Title: HR Officer

Angelau was raised in Sannieshof & he Claude e has a passion for people and has
completed his studies in the Lowveld. He been with SSW for two years and she
studied accoun ng & completed his ar cles previously worked at &Beyond. Her interests
in audi ng. He recently qualified as a lie in development & helping others find their
Chartered Accountant. He feels extremely poten al; she loves the SSW as it also has a
fortunate to be a part of the SSW team & play goal to provide such opportuni es to the
his part in support of conserva on & wildlife communi es.
in SA.

Title: Payroll & Debtors Mbali Dladla Title: Finance Officer

Daleen is from the Lowveld and began her Mbali was born & raised in KZN where she
career in banking. She then moved to HR & completed her accoun ng studies. She then
Health & Safety in the transport industry. She served ar cles in a Durban-based accoun ng
finds working for the SSW refreshing but firm. Mbali is passionate about her work &
loves the team she works with; they are her journey with the SSW thus far has been
dynamic, calm, friendly, suppor ve & all care nothing but a success.
for each other & nature, which makes for a

Daleen Potgieter pleasant combina on.

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OPERATIONS

Nico Neyns Title: HOD Opera ons Vutomi Khoza Title: Opera ons Assistant
Cosatu Nxumalo
Nico moved to the lowveld at a young age. He Dorian Hambly Vutomi was born & bred in the local village of
spent much of his me in Kruger where he Hun ngton. She then completed a
grew a love for nature. His career started in Management Assistant course & started
the construc on industry & then the motor working for the SSW in 2018 as part of the YES
industry but his love for nature prevailed & he ini a ve. Vutomi has completed various
started to work for SSW in Opera ons; he other courses since then including Office
then completed a course in Wildlife Admin, SHE & HIRA. Vutomi loves being part
Management. of the SSW family.

COMMUNITIES Title: Community Liaison Title: CLO Assistant
Manager
Isaac Hlatshwayo Cosatu is from the local village of Utha. He
Isaac is from the local village of Agincourt. studied in Engineering & started his career at
A er school, Isaac completed studies in Hi-Q. Therea er, he started his own business
security, worked in Kruger, & then moved while being involved in community
into the lodge industry; here he grew a development ac vi es. He then worked for
passion for educa ng his communi es about K2C as the manager of the Rhino
the importance of conserva on & the benefit Ambassadors building a bridge between
of Protected Ares. reserves & communi es.

INTERPARK/EXCELLERATE Title: Administra on Manager

Francois Scheepers Title: Gates Manager Dorian is from JHB, studied Travel & Tourism
& worked as a travel agent. A er travelling to
Francois grew up in Limpopo & completed the USA for a few years she studied teaching.
his degree in Sport & Exercise Technology. He She then moved to the Lowveld a er
then worked abroad & visited 18 countries. mee ng Francois, where she entered the
Upon his return, he entered the hospitality lodge industry. The two of them then happily
industry & managed a restaurant in PE, moved to manage the SSW Gates almost 8
started a pizza outlet & managed 5 star years ago.
lodges. Therea er he joined Interpark &
SSW.

Hector Tibane Title: Senior Supervisor

Hector is from a nearby village named Cork in
Mpumalanga. He travelled to other
provinces, however, he has always been
drawn to the bush & nature in the great
province of Mpumalanga. He enjoys working
for the SSW & loves to be near & spend me
with his family.

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MANAGEMENT

SECURITY Title: HOD Security Armand Coetzee Title: Intelligence Manager
Elaine Gibson
Jakes Richter Jakes was born in Pretoria & spent most of his Manzi Spruyt Armand was born in Potchefstroom &
Benjamin Kassoma me in the bush where he developed a love Wilson Baloyi moved to Durban at a young age. He has
Harold Sauerman completed several intense APU courses & has
for nature. Jakes joined the Parachute been part of large squads such as Rhino Task
Willem Nor er Ba alion & then joined Special Forces for 10 Team & Rhino 9. He then moved his way into
years. His career then moved to the NIA intelligence to pro-ac vely fight poaching &
where he also studied Industrial Psychology. has had many successes. He is grateful for all
He is honoured to be a part of the SSW team. the support from SSW.

Title: Southern Sec on Ranger Title: Logis cs Administrator

Benjamin is originally from Johannesburg Elaine grew up in White River. She has
and started working for the SSW as a field worked in the SSW reserve for some me,
ranger. He was then promoted to sec on first star ng at Idube & later Exeter. She
ranger. Benjamin’s passion lies in team work joined SSW Management in 2010 as the
& team building & he loves working with the Logis cs Administrator & loves the challenge
open-minded & hard working people on his of her job. She also believes that SSW makes
team. a difference in the conserva on of the
reserve.
Title: IT & Control Room Manager
Title: Internal Inves gator
Harold is originally from Gauteng & moved to
the Lowveld 9 years ago. He is now a proud Manzi’s life started in Kruger. She has a
father of two. He used to work for KNP as a Diploma in Conserva on & a Diploma in
Field Support Engineer & then moved to SSW Veterinary Surgery. She has been a soldier, a
as IT Officer & Analyst. He was later policewoman, trails ranger, wildlife manager
promoted to IT & Control Room Manager. IT & an -poaching manager. She is grateful to
is his passion & SSW has allowed him to grow be able to contribute to the protec on of
in many departments. SSW’s wildlife.

Title: Perimeter Fence Manager Title: Northern Sec on Ranger
& 2IC
Wilson is from Giyani and has 28 years of
Willem completed his B-tech in Game Ranch experience in the KNP. He worked his way
Management; once completed he was through the construc on field, trained to be
appointed as Reserve Manager in Umbabat. a ranger, and moved his way up to Sergeant in
He loves SSW as it provides ample 2008. He has provided advanced field ranger
opportunity for development, growth, & training and has managed APU’s for many
experience & calls it home. years. His passion lies with protec ng Africa’s
wildlife.

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CONSERVATION Title: Conserva on Officer Julie Olivier Title: Community, Conserva on
Robin Fourie & Research Manager
Francois Re ef Francois is from a small town in the Western
Cape where he completed his Masters in Julie studied to be an Art Director but spent
Conserva on Ecology. While studying, he her me backpacking across the world. She
was based in Malawi where he studied then studied Nature Conserva on &
Spo ed Hyenas. He then spent me in land obtained her Masters in Ecological Science in
management & wildlife monitoring in the 2018. She loves her work environment &
Karoo & KZN. He now loves being part of the camp life at Shaws.
SSW.
Title: Conserva on Officer
Riaan Fourie Title: ECO Officer
Robin was born & raised in George &
With a BSc Honours in Environmental completed his Na onal Diploma & BTech in
Management & Development, Riaan is a Nature Conserva on at NMU. His passion for
qualified consul ng professional and the outdoors was ins lled at a young age; this
provides valuable guidance to lodges. His with a technical-minded approach, has led to
posi on in SSW has allowed him to use his his involvement in opera ons & conserva on
knowledge & experience in a conserva on with SSW. He is grateful to be a part of the
se ng & be a part of something bigger which SSW Pla orm.
he enjoys.
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William Hodgson Title: Project Coordinator

William is from JHB but studied Social
Dynamics in Stellenbosch. His career began
with Wildlands Conserva on Trust a er
which he managed the Black Mamba APU.
He then spent some me in Sudan improving
livelihoods & protec ng biodiversity in
reserves, which he carried over to SSW/SSPT.

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

Title: Execu ve Assistant

Kim Lester Although born & raised in Pretoria, Kim has
always had a passion for nature. She has a
Bachelors in Psychology & BA Honours in
Criminology. Her experience includes admin,
marke ng & intelligence. The SSW has taught
her a lot & has always been a special place for
her & her family.

SABI SAND WILDTUIN

www.sabisand.co.za sswoffi[email protected] +27 13 735 5102

Photo Credits
Kim Lester Iain Olivier Julie Olivier Robin Fourie Nico Heyns Eurika Mogale Candice Pierce Louise Combrink Darren Fresco Phoenix Capture