ANNUAL REPORT 2020

FOR THE PERIOD DITSELA WORKERS
MARCH 2019- EDUCATION INSTITUTE
FEBRUARY 2020 NARRATIVE REPORT

2020

Table of Narrative Report 2020
Contents

03 A. General Information
07 B. Performance Information
23 C. Human Resource Management
27 D. Governance

DITSELA

A

General Information

1General Information

Registered Name: DITSELA Workers Education Institute
Registration Number:
Founded: 1996/014857/08
Registered Address:
November 1996


JHB Office Cape Town Office

21 Krius DITSELA Western Cape Office

cnr. Marshall street 25 & 37 Prefabs Building

4th floor University of the Western Cape

Johannesburg Bellville

2001 7535

Postal Address: JHB Office Cape Town Office
Telephone: P.O. Box 61285 Private Bag X17
Marshalltown Bellville
2107 7535

011 492 0302
021 959 2581

Fax Number: 011 492 0443
Website: 021 959 2130

www.ditsela.org.za

External Auditors: Nexia SAB&T Auditors

Company Secretary: Ms. Viwe Ncedana

Reporting Period: March 2019- February 2020 Narrative Report 2020

Reporting Cycle: Annually

DITSELA

Letter from
the Executive

Director

Organising is the most Workers education is critically important, more than LSOs are also well placed and already
important mechanism for ever before particularly in the current context of neo- engaged in trying to support community
liberal capitalism and the growing informalisation and development and supporting vulnerable
growing Workers precarious nature of work, in which trade unions and work forms. This has potential to be
Education along with workers are increasingly under, attack, as described developed further in building capacity
by the ILO: through legal advice and simultaneously.
building solidarity “Unions are faced with the effects of unfair Capacity development in unions should
towards the objective of globalization, attacks on their existence by supporters also be important for the direct provision
socioeconomic justice. of neo-liberalism, rapidly changing technology in the by unions to shop stewards, through such
workplace, undemocratic global governing bodies funds channels; nevertheless, care will
and expanding informal economies in which people need to be exercised to ensure this does
try to make a living as best they can, as well as other not result in internal funds for WE being
challenges such as the worst forms of child labour diverted elsewhere in the organisation. In
and HIV/AIDS. Learning how to address these and the long terms, such unintended
other issues effectively is the key to the continuing consequences could have severely
health and growth of the labour movement. In negative consequences for Workers
addition, the key to learning in the labour movement Education. In order to operationalise these
is effective union education. Improving the funding of suggestions it will be necessary to build a
union education, linking it to labour research and target for different proportions of
workplace issues, making it relevant to a broader provision by different groups of
spectrum of working people, updating its organisations identified here in order to
methodologies and training its practitioners will help reach a threshold of minimum level of
the movement learn how to create the new provision.
knowledge it needs to face the challenges ahead.”
(ILO, 2007). As the ILO puts above, union education Organising is the most important
and worker education more broadly is fundamentally mechanism for growing Workers Education
to building a strong labour movement capable of along with building solidarity towards the
challenging the ills of capitalism. However, the quality objective of socioeconomic justice. Almost
and relevance of such education, and the capacity of half of this group is found in vulnerable work
trade union educators, is essential to ensuring that forms. Key to the organising focus must
worker education helps to equip workers and shop include research and experiments to
stewards to fight for workers’ rights and dignity. organise workers in these difficult labour
Worker education is under threat because of these market positions. Unions and LSOs have
contextual challenges, and the responses of the sporadically attempted to do this but have
labour movement to these challenges. At the height generally not achieved well with the
of the trade union movement, worker education was conventional approaches. Innovative
organically linked to union organising and workers methods and supporting WE will be critical
struggles. However, worker education has become in this instance. Mobility and presence in
increasingly tied to and influenced by the dominant community, transit and workspace are
discourse of the current period. identified as good potential access points
here.
In solidarity;

The extent to which the labour Ntsilo Molumaele
movement and other working class Executive Director
organisations are able to respond to
these challenges, and the extent to Narrative Report 2020
which the movement is able to utilise
worker education to build unity of
workers and working class struggles to
challenge the dominant system and
fight for workers’ rights; will have a very
real impact on both the future of the
labour movement and broader social
change.

DITSELA

Introduction

DITSELA is the Development Institute for Training, Support and
Education for Labour. It was established in 1996 by the main trade
union federations in South Africa, to help build a strong trade union
movement. DITSELA is a section 21, not for profit organization,
core funded by the Department of Labour through its
Strengthening the Civil Society Fund. It also receives limited
programme specific funding from the ETDP Seta and other
funders.

DITSELA started formally operating in January 1997 and the
DITSELA Western Cape was established in October 2000, when
it merged with the Western Cape Workers College. Over the
years, DITSELA has grown to become the leading provider of
education, training and support services to the trade union
movement in South Africa. Its reputation as a labour institute
has also grown beyond the borders of South Africa.

Missi
on Vision Narrative Report 2020

DITSELA aims to: DITSEExLceAllsetnricveesintoWboerkaeGrsloEbdaulcCaetinotnre of
Promote the unity and solidarity of the
working class locally, on the continent and Ditsela Strategy



globally
Promote the traditional union values of In the strategy adopted as part of our unfolding vision
Democracy, Collectivism, Socio – Economic of being a global centre of excellence in workers’
education, DITSELA is dedicated to:
Justice and Equality Promoting workers’ education as part of the
Raise the profile and role of worker’s broader education and training discourse
education in building a society based on Providing quality non-formal and formal workers’
socio – economic justice for the working education that encourages critical thinking,
activism and transformation of education and of
class society
Advocate for worker’s education as an Supporting the development of organisational and
important part of the adult learning policy educational capacity to build a strong workers’
movement
discourse in the country Advancing the unity and solidarity of the working
Build a collaborative workers education class locally, on the continent and globally
Upholding the traditional union values of

democracy, collectivism, equality, human rights
and the dignity of labour
DITSELA Collaborating with the workers’ education
movement locally and globally

B
Performance Information

Performance Information by Narrative Report 2020

Programme

During the year under review, the performance of DITSELA was based on its set goals as
indicated in the organisational Strategic Plan. To deliver the implementation of the programme
work as follows:

National Programme
Provincial Programme
Support Programme
The key programmes implemented and delivered were Trade Union Qualification Practices
(TUPQ). The beneficiaries of the programme were union members affiliated to the three
federations, COSATU, NACTU & FEDUSA.

In the absence of a permanent employment of the Labour Law Programme Officer, management
had to outsource a facilitator to conduct workshops on Labour Law stream. This process thus far
has worked out well for the delivery of DITSELA work and meeting the objectives of the
organisation.

During the resignation of the Political Economy Programme officer, to mitigate the gap, an acting
PO has been appointed until such time an appointment is announced by the organisation.

Research and Development Workshops

Four Research and Development weeks were scheduled between June 2019 and
January 2020

June 2019:

The focus was to carry out a midterm review and evaluation. Each department
discussed what they have achieved in this period and how they should move forward.
An Organisational Development specialist from (FWA) was outsourced to carry out a
teambuilding session.

December 2019:

The week focused on reviewing DITSELA’s position within the labour movement and
evaluation and planning to prepare for the year 2020.

January 2020:

The week focused on finalising the planned work for the year 2020 Management and
staff did a budget cost cutting exercise to reduce the deficit the organisation was
sitting with.

NATIONAL PROGRAMME

Strategic Priority: Narrative Report 2020

The National Education Programme continue to help build and
strengthen union organisation through innovative and
creative responses to the challenges facing the workers’
movement.

DANLEP Programme Material Development
Delivery (2019-2020)

The programme continued to open doors of learning at higher
institutions for workers, to obtain a qualification. For
2019/2020 the organization has embarked on the New
Material Development process for the NEW Streams. These
are:

National DANLEP Programme (New)

Advanced Certificate in Research and Information
Advanced Certificate in Trustee Development
Advanced Certificate in Climate Change
Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety
Advanced Certificate in Knowledge Economy and Workplace
Technology

DITSELA

Continued...

New DANLEP Material Workshop with Educators 2019
Achievements

Strategic Performance Planned Actual Comments
Objectives Indicators
Achievements Achievements

To share and Reports 5 2
exchange ideas 6 6
15 pp
on the Overall Produced 14 pp
Framework of all

the New DANLEP Meetings The
Certificates. Attended remaining
To share three
material are
descriptors and a work in
progress
course content Workshop
for each

Certificate, (At DITSELA offices)

To assess the

relevancy of the

content and Workshop
share ideas on
the Assessment (At DITSELA offices)

tools and further

map out the

development Workshop at 46 pp
process towards Ceder wood
first Pilot delivery Woodmead

for 2020

National Trade Union Practice Qualification (TUPQ Graduation) Narrative Report 2020

The Programme for a Further Education and Training Certificate in Trade Union

Practice has its graduation ceremony for the 2017/2018 group. The event took place

on the 28th June 2019, in Johannesburg, Woodmead and was well attended from

various stakeholders.

DITSELA

Strategic Performance Planned Actual Comments
Objectives
Indicators Achievements Achievements

To address the Competent 35 Organisation
education and
has achieved
training needs Participants more than it
of trade union 35 has
members and Graduation
27 anticipated
officials in the Graduation
trade union 100 27
movement.
88 It was well
To develop attended
the
knowledge
and skills
of aspiring
trade
unionists
To e
quip
participants
with the
knowledge,
skills and
competence
to build
strong union
organization
at all levels.

Graduation for
TUPQ Participants

DITSELA Narrative Report 2020

The Exit Level Outcomes in the Qualification provided for:
Participants to be able to gather and use information relating to
trade unions.
Participants to be able to implement different strategies to organize
workers
Participants to understand and be able to promote and protect
worker rights.
Participants to be able to articulate the relationship between the
economy,

political power and the formation of social classes

CHIETA Trade Union Practice Qualification (TUPQ) 2018/2019 Group
Purpose

The purpose of this programme is organise strategies to advance trade unions,
understand and advance the rights of worker, understand the relationship between the
economy, state, political power and the formation of social classes, understand the
history and impact of the trade union movement in South Africa and beyond
Strategic Objectives
Facilitate skill development
Ensure skills needs identified
Address through various training initiatives in the Chemical and manufacturing
industries

Strategic Performance Planned Actual Comments
Objectives Indicators Achievements Achievements

Deliver 5 modules Competent 33 DTISELA is still Narrative Report 2020
of the Participants 29 continuing with
Trade Union
Practice the four new
Qualification modules
(TUPQ)
with 84 credits

Current Programme:
In November 2019, CHIETA Seta gave funding to these 29 learners to continue and
finish the last 4 modules so that they can get a full qualification (152 Credits). We are
very grateful for this commitment from CHIETA Seta. The 6th module under the
second contract was delivered on 4 -8 November 2019. The seventh module was
delivered 24 -28 February 2020. This programme is funded by CHIETA SETA for their
sector training.

SIYAKHULUMA SEMINAR SERIES

Strategic objective

To initiate and stimulate debate and explore different perspective on

contemporary issues taking place locally as well as globally from a working class

perspective.

Topic Date Target

Re-Imagining Freedom 12 April 2019 47
from the Working Class
Perspective

Women and freedom 16 August 2019 41
revising the political
journey

Rating Agencies: 4 March 2020 22
The Eyes & Ears of the 110
Rich

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DITSELA

National Educator Forums Strategic Objectives
Purpose To create a platform for
sharing ideas around workers’
Provides opportunity for union education.
activists to share experiences To reflect on challenges facing
across different areas of the labour movement in order
responsibility in order to build to design and develop
stronger organizations. The appropriate education
national meetings are approaches and content.
designed to initiate discussion To capture the work that
around strategic different labour service
organisational and education organisations and freelance
issues intended to further educators are doing to
local networking amongst support the building of a
activists across sectors and workers’ education
organisations. movement.

Strategic Objective Performance Planned Actual Comments
Indicators Achievements Achievements
Present the DITSELA
Annual National Attended Meetings 22
Programme

Date Target
23 February 2019 20
21 February 2020 28
48

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PROVINCIAL

PROGRAMME




Strategic Objectives: Phase One - Needs Analysis
The Provincial Education Pro
gramme is designed to deepen the

education capacity and extend the educators’ reach by
supporting worker educators to be able to serve others.

These were province identified for 2019:

1. KZN

2. Limpopo

3.North West (did not attend due to the service delivery protest in Rustenburg)

4. Gauteng

5.Northern Cape

Provincial Programme: Needs Analysis Workshops 2019

Achievements




KZN
28

25

Limpopo 36
25
Province
North West Narrative Report 20201

25

Gauteng 19
25

Northern Cape 18
0 25

DITSELA 10 20 30 40

Participants
No. of learners present
No. of learners expected

Strategic Objectives: Phase Two (“DITSELA Provincial School”)

To deliver the required courses based on the phase one need analysis outcome
per province
Design material content that addresses the needs of the province as identified
in phase one

Achievements

Province/Phase two Activity /Courses Total Numbers

Limpopo Provincial School Labour Law , 117
Leadership
Political Economy 133
Gender
101
Gauteng Provincial School Labour Law, Leadership
Northern Cape School History of the Labour 351
movement &Political
Economy
Gender

Labour Law, Leadership,
Political Economy
Shopsteward Development

Phase 3 Train the Trainer Province/Phase Activity /Courses Total Numbers
Two 14
Strategic Objectives Courses
To build new pools of KZN • Facilitation Skills 25
educators in all provinces and • PEP Material 39
drawing on previous Gauteng
experiences Courses
To replenish the already • Facilitation Skills
established pool of educators • PEP Material

Provincial Programme: PEPP Roll out in 2019/2020

Achievements Provincial Programme (Schools and

Train the trainer)

50

Overall Total delivery 40 45
35
30 42
28
20
10 0

0

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Provincial Programme (Schools and Train the trainer)

Labour Law Skills Programme
DITSELA is excited t
o announce the new Law labour Skills programme which is

accredited with 20 credits. The programme will be run in conjunction with CHIETA Seta
and ETDP Seta Sector. This project is funded by both SETA’s. The programme was
piloted in Mpumalanga on the 24th -28th March 2020 75

Summary Stats Total Numbers 50
Male 74

Female 14 25
Youth 22 0
Disability 0
Cosatu 74 Male DCFisEOYaDSobiAUluiTSttyUhA
Fedusa 5 Female Unions/NSAACFTTUU
Nactu 3
Independent Unions/Saftu Independent 39
4

SUPPORT

PROGRAMME


Strategic Objectives: Phase One - Needs Analysis


A response and a proactive approach to the needs of the labour movement.
Working very closely with individual unions to help build and strengthen
organisation.
Over the past year we continue to provide support to all unions at their
request

Support Programme Overall Total delivery
Cosatu Mpumalanga 32
28
MNTU FEDUSA 19
NUPSWU KZN&EC
49
NUPSWU Tshwane 16
NUPSWU WC
144
Total

Western Cape Programme Narrative Report 2020
Trade Union Practice Qualification (TUPQ) finished in March 2019. The programme has
been moderated n and verified. The statements of results issued and graduation took
place on the 6 September 2019. The graduation was held at the University of West stern
Cape and well attended by various stakeholders.

DITSELA

Strategic Objective Performance Planned Actual Comments
Indicators
To address the Achievements Achievements
education and training Competent
needs of trade union Participants Good
members and officials 30 19 performance
in the trade union Graduation
movement. 30 19
To develop the
knowledge and skills of
aspiring trade
unionists
To equip participants
with the knowledge,
skills and competence
to build strong union
organization at all
levels.

Graduation for TUPQ Graduation 100 95 It was well
Participants attended

Trade Union Practice Qualification (TUPQ) NEW 2019 Group
Strategic Objectives

Organize strategies to advance trade unionism
Understand and advance the rights of workers
Understand the relationship between the economy, state, political power and the formation of
social classes
Understand the history and impact of the trade union movement in South Africa and beyond

Achievements

Module Name Target No Narrative Report 2020
Induction Module 1 Fundamentals Communication Module 1(A) 32
32
Module 2 Fundamentals Module 1(B),Numeracy 29
Module 3 How Trade Unions Work
Module 4 29
Module 5 Political Economy 29
Labour Law as Organisinfg Tool
DITSELA Recruitment and Collective Bargaining 29

Western Cape SIYAKHULUMA Seminars
Achievements

Topic Date Target
58
Topic: Politics of Identity Working Class Perspective 11 April 2019
63
Topic: National health Insurance and its implication 5 September 2019 121

to Community Care Workers

Western Cape Educator Forums

Strategic Objective Performance Planned Actual Comments

Indicators Achievements Achievements

Present the DITSELA Annual Attended 2 2 -

National Programme Meetings

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Summary Statistics March 2019 –March 2020

Programme Male Female Youth Disability Cosatu Overall
Nactu Fedusa Saftu Independent Total

Unions Delivery

National Programme 47 36 2 23 6 29 83
Danlep 16 1 1 25 9 44 6 48
96 1 16 11 2 29
National Educators 32
Forum

Trade Union Practice
Qualification ( CHIETA) 20

Trade Union Practice 42 46 11 21 9 6 1 88
Qualification)(Grad) 12 110
47 358
Siyakhuluma 60 50 11 2 59 10 2

Total National 201 157 31 4 144 45 12 7
Programme

Provincial Programme

Needs Analysis 72 30 13 0 28 17 16 1 27 102
76 1 20 34 351
Provincial School 246 105 253 28 1 4 0 88
24 0 7 39
Labour Law Skills 74 14 8 0 74 3 5 0 4 139
Programme 0 0 0 72 719
97 1 21
Train the Trainer 27 12 26 4 0 00 149
93 3 5

Peer Educator 77 62

Provincial Programme

Total Provincial 496 223 400 52 22
Programme

Support Programme 117 32 0 0 0 000
Total Support

DITSELA Narrative Report 2020

Continued...

Programme Male Female Youth Disability Cosatu Nactu Fedusa Saftu Independent Overall
Unions Total
Western Cape
Programme Delivery

TUPQ WC Graduation 95

TUPQ 2019 group 29

Siyakhuuma 123
Support (WIEGO) 13

Educator Forum 26

Total 205 81 286
Overall Total
Total Total Youth Disability Cosatu Nactu Fedusa Saftu Independent
Males Females Unions
1019 493
1512

Summary Statistics March 2019 –March 2020

Programme Overall Total delivery

National Programme 358

Provincial Programme 719

Support 149 0 Narrative Report 2020

Western Cape Programme 286

Total Delivery 1512

DITSELA

C
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGMENT

DITSELA

Human Resource Issues DITSELA is a learning organisation and
Staff Development one of its objective is to ensure effective
utilisation of talent in the organisation,
DITSELA aligned its organisational design to through the enhancement of skills
its strategic priorities and processes, development management and
capacity is under review to achieve this administration to fulfil its mandate of
purpose. During the period under review, being the Global Centre in Workers
DITSELA identified staff development Education.
through workplace skill programme (WSP -
ETDP SETA)

POSITION NAME & TRAINING WHEN TRAINING
SURNAME INTERVENTION COMPLETED
OR ON PROGRESS

Executive Director Ntsilo Molumaele LLB 2019 In progress

Executive Assistant Viwe Ncedana Programme in HRM 2019 Completed

Finance Maniki Ntlale B.com 2019 In progress
Administrator
TRAINING
Planned Studies in 2020 COMPLETED
OR ON PROGRESS
POSITION NAME & TRAINING WHEN
SURNAME INTERVENTION In Progress

Executive Ntsilo LLB 2019 In Progress
Director Molumaele 2020
Advanced 2020 In Progress
Executive Viwe Programme 2020 In Progress
Assistant Ncedana 2020 In Progress
in HRM
Finance Maniki
Administrator Ntlale B.Com

Finance Fikile Programme in Forensic
Manager Ndzakayi & Investigative Auditing
Programme Veronica
Administrator Malatji Programme in Total
Quality Management

Employee Well-Being Interventions

DITSELA has continued to implement the from the need to improve our internal controls ad
Employee Assistance programme with improvement of our quality of work in order to
the assistance from Discovery Medical enhance the way we do things in the organization.
Aid, which is available to all staff The policies were also made to assist the
members. During the year under review organisaiton to adhere to the pest practices of the
three employees have benefited from the industry. The following policies were developed, in
programme. collaboration with the union representing the staff
in the organization, through the assistance and
guidance of Human Resource Sub Committee:

DITSELA Policies 1. Moonlighting Policy
2. Health and Safety Policy
The organization have engaged in the 3. Bereavement Policy
process of development of new policies and 4. Sexual Harassment Policy
refinement of the old policies. The purpose is 5. Compassionate Leave Policy
to tighten the controls and to improve on the 6. Retirement Policy
quality of our organizational work as well as 7. Disciplinary and Grievance Procedure Policy
to assist management to deal with the The Board of Directors, as so empowered by the
problems and issues of relating to particular Annual General Meeting approved all these
nature in a systematic manner every time a policies at the Board meeting of February 2020.
decision has to be made. Organizations
policies are the guidelines developed by an
organization to govern its actions and the
actions of its stakeholders. They define the
limits within which decisions must be made.
The organization engaged in the process of
organizational policy development, this
emanated

DITSELA Interns Narrative Report 2020

The organization is operating with the assistance
of graduates who are on internship. The two
comrades (Nompumelelo Chaka, Thulisa Mulane)
are part of support that we received from
COSATU (ETDP SETA), one comrade (Ndamulelo
Thomani from CHIETA SETA) and Nkateko
Macuacua (ETDP SETA) are part of the support we
received form the the SETAs.

DITSELA

DITSELA Internal Committees

Health & Safety Committee (HSC) Staff Development Committee (SDC)

Ditsela have established the Health and Safety In the year under review, the SDC was
Committee to look at all matters relating to the established as an internal committee that will
Health Safety and Environmental needs of our look at the training needs of the employees in the
members. During the cause of the year,Labour organisation. Each department in the
Inspector who came to inspect our workplace and organisation is represented in this committee.
to inspect our compliance level, visited DITSELA. She The committee submitted a work plan for 2020
was satisfied with the organization level on to management that was endorsed in January
compliance except with the Compensation for 2020. The committee works in consultation with
Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No 130 of management and the union.
1993 (COIDA), which we immediately remedied.

DITSELA Baby Project

This project was initiated by the interns in support
of new mothers who are unable to buy baby
clothes whilst in hospital. All staff members heeded
to the call and baby clothes and essential goods
were collected and delivered at the Baby Box
Project (www.babyboxproject.co.za).

DITSELA Staff Complement

The organization has 14 staff members that
include the two members who are based in our
offices in Western Cape. During the period, we
have one employee who resigned, Mandla Sishi,
responsible for Political Economy Programme.
The position is still vacant.

Labour Law Programme advertisement is also
vacant and we are hoping to make appointment
very soon on both positions.

DITSELA Narrative Report 2020

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Narrative Report 2020

GOVERNANCE

DITSELA

DITSELA Board of Directors

Mr. Godfrey Selematsela Mr. Ashley Benjamin
Board Chairperson (Non-Executive Director) Non-Executive Director

Mr. Mike Tau Mr. Narius Moloto
Deputy Chairperson (Non-Executive Director) Non-Executive Director

Mr. Alfred Mafuleka Mr. Ben Machipi
Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director

Mr. Monyatso Mahlatsi Mr. Abduraghmaan Adams
Non-Executive Director Ex-Officio

Mr. Bhabhali KaMapakela Nhlapo Ms. Riefda Ajam
Non-Executive Director Ex-Officio

Ms. Mosidi Maboye Ms. Sibongile Xaba
Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director (Ex- Officio)

Ms. Helen Diatile Mr. Ntsilo Molumaele
Non-Executive Director Executive Director

Governance Meetings

During the period, the organization managed to complete most of its governance business in
all spheres, the Board of Director, the Annual General Meeting as well as the Board Sub
Committees. We had changes in the composition of the Board of Directors, in that the former
member who was also the Chairperson, Comrade Sidumo Dlamini resigned and Comrade
Mosidi Maboye resigned. The newly elected chairperson is comrade Godfrey Selematsela
and the deputy chairperson is comrade Mike Tau.

Challenges

We experienced the challenges of governance meetings not sitting due to lack of quorum as
members of the Board and in some case, members of the sub committees not being
available for some meetings and as such compromised the schedules of our meetings.
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Resolutions
Amongst the resolutions that were taken, as a remedy to non-attendance of meetings by
members were that the Executive Director writes a letter to the federations about this
problem and remind federations to commit themselves to the cause of the organization,
and their responsibilities of meeting attendance.

DITSELA

Meeting Date(s) Venue

Board of Directors’ Meeting 27th February 2019 Successfully Held
22nd August 2019 Canceled (no quorum)
28th November 2019 Canceled (no quorum)
13th February 2020 Successfully Held

Board Governance Workshop 15th August 2019 Canceled

AGM 20th June 2019 Successfully Held
FINCOM
20th February 2019 Successfully Held
29th May 2019 Canceled (no quorum)
7st November 2019 Canceled (no quorum)
11 February 2020 Successfully Held

Audit & Risk Committee 21st February 2019 Successfully Held
HRSC 6th June 2019 Successfully Held

WC AC 19th February 2019 Successfully Held
28th May 2019 Successfully Held
7th November 2019 Successfully Held
12 February 2020 Successfully Held

Successfully Held
Successfully Held

DITSELA Building Narrative Report 2020

As per the directive of the Board of Directors, management met Job Creation Trust director
on the 20th September 2019 to discuss a space rental in their offices in Midrand. The
meetings were held with the Director of the of the JCT, where we agreed with the space to be
partitioned and the contract to be signed. We are still to meet to iron out the issues of how
much rental and services be paid and the issue about the internet connection as well as how
the payment of its account would be split between the organizations.

DITSELA

DITSELA Board Subcommittees Audit & Risk Subcommittee Narrative Report 2020
Human Resource Sub Committee
Mr. W. Lekhuleni
Ms. B. Mbewana Mr. R. Talelani
Mr. W. Dinwa Ms. B. Mbewana
Mr. N. Molumaele Mr. F. Ndzakayi
Mr. N. Molumaele
Finance Sub Subcommittee Western Cape Advisroy Subcommittee

Mr. A Mafuleka Ms. Linda Cooper
Mrs. D. Ndhlovu Mr. Abduraghmaan Adams
Mr. M. Maile Dr. Leon Pretorius,
Mr. F. Ndzakayi Professor Linda Cooper,
Mr. N. Molumaele Mr. Joe Brink,
Ms. Grischelda Hartman
Compliance with Laws and Regulations
organisation acquired a clean audit outcome
Annual Audited Financial for the 2018/19 financial year from the
During the period under review, the auditors (Nexia SAB&T).
organization started auditing of its book in
the month March 2019; all concerns the Insurance
auditors raised with the management were As per the Risk and Audit decision that
corrected and attended to throughout the DITSELA cannot manage to operate without
audit process. The Annual Financial insurance. We have managed to join 4-Sure
Statement were presented and approved by Insurance for an amount of R44 743.31.
the Annual general meeting of June 2019. The
are completed. The other three
Strategic Funded Projects material development Courses are still
outstanding.
ETDP SETA
On the 13th December 2019, DITSELA
During the period under review, on the 20 Management met with NSF Managers
December 2019, management had the to discuss about new contracts for
opportunity to meet with the COO (Dr. … in labour training. We are waiting their
isolating and prioritising the projects that are indication to submit the proposal.
meant to be started in the year 2020. We have
agreed to deliver the National Skills programme
for 100 learners in three provinces, that will be
rolled -out. The end results we have signed a
contract of R1.5 million.

DITSELA

NSF CHIETA SETA

DTSELA has two contracts with NSF. CHIETA SETA was pleased with DITSELA
Project 2 of NSF is coming to an end, now performance on skills development of five
we are currently doing the close-up report. Modules as it was our first contract. CHIETA SETA
Project 3 is for material development for awarded DITSELA with two contracts. The first one
which two DANLEP Programmes is for completion of the skills programme under
TUPQ Level 4 with an amount of R874 100. The
second one is for Labour Law Skills Course for
R1310 449.50

Department of Labour

Department of Labour is our main funder; the department has been anchoring and supporting the
organization since its inception more than 20 years ago. We do have interactions and meetings from time
to time with the department to review and clear our programmes deliverable issues.

We also report on frequent basis in line with our reporting cycles. During the period on review, we had two
meetings with the department, in March 2019 and another one in September 2019.
This report is for our second year of our contracts. We have planned for 2020 deliverables .

DITSELA Narrative Report 2020

Conclusion Narrative Report 2021

DITSELA is still an on going concern organisation as stated by
the auditors. Through the signed 3 year agreement with

Department of Employment and Labour under SCSF. As the
organization, we could not be where we are this financial year

without your ongoing support and commitment to see us
through. We heartily thank you for that.

DITSELA

Acknowledgements Narrative Report 2021

DITSELA WORKERS EDUCATION INSTITUTE
FUNDERS
DITSELA would like to thank our funders for their support.

DITSELA

Partnerships

Contact

Ditsela Workers Education http://ditsela.org.za
Institute 011 492 0302

21 Kruis (Cnr. Marshall Str.),
4th floor, 2000
Johannesburg

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