THE Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA’s) National Safety Competition and Chief Executive’s Awards took place during an event hosted by Chief Executive, Shulami Qalinge, at the East London International Convention Centre recently. It was the culmination of nationwide competitions at all TNPA’s ports and at head office.
In the National Safety Competition, 20 firefighting teams, 20 first aid teams and SHE representatives from all the ports, as well as Lighthouse and Navigation Systems and Dredging Services, battled it out for the three top positions.
Winners in the firefighting category were the Durban Ship Repair team who won in a time of 3.24 minutes, beating their closest rivals Ngqura Backdraft by 21 seconds.
Port Elizabeth’s Marine Fire Phoenix team took third place. Port of Durban’s Zamajama Mthembu won the SHE Representatives Category with 98%. It was a close finish with Port of Ngqura’s Lumkile Mvelase coming in second with 97% and Port of Saldanha’s Granwell Losper taking third place with 96%.
The First Aid category was won by Cape Town’s SA Marine team with 98%, who narrowly beat Ngqura Conquerors who scored 97.8%. Cape Town Oxygen team came third with 96.7%.
Winners and Runners Up in the Chief Executive’s Awards were as follows:
- Customer Excellence (Team): Winner: Procurement, Port Elizabeth 1st Runner Up: Ship Repair Sturrock, Port of Cape Town 2nd Runner Up: Continuous Improvement, Richards Bay
- Customer Excellence (Individual): Winner: Tolane Kotsi, Cape Town 1st Runner Up: Edith Carey, Durban 2nd Runner Up: Martha Ntombela, Richards Bay
- Leadership Excellence Winner: Trevor Anley, Durban Runners Up: Nokuzola Nkowane, HQ Donovan Samuels, Saldanha Carl Gabriel, Dredging Services Kgadi Matlala, Port Elizabeth
- Top Five Culture Ambassadors: Lefa Ranthamane, East London Nobathembu Stuurman, Ngqura Nomfundo Zuke, Richards Bay Sikhokhele Mngoma, Cape Town Sikhulule Malghas, Port Elizabeth
- Innovators (Team): Winner: ISM Team, Dredging Services 1st Runner Up: Ngqura Civilians
- Innovators (Individual): No winner in this category 1st Runner Up: Gandhi Marule, HQ 2nd Runner Up: Quelynne Brunders, Mossel Bay
- Employee Volunteerism: Winner: Julie Chelliah, HQ 1st Runner Up: Evelyn Mantshiyane, East London
- Top Performance (Team): Winner: Lighthouse and Navigational Services 1st Runner Up: Security Department, Richards Bay