On 28 October, the Ports of East London and Mossel Bay became the latest to go live with Transnet National Ports Authority’s new R79 million web-based Integrated Port Management System (IPMS). TNPA began registering East London and Mossel Bay port users onto the system from 23 October 2015.

This brings the number of ports now using TNPA’s new ‘smartPORT’ technology to seven, after Durban, Cape Town, Saldanha, Port Elizabeth and Ngqura went live in recent months. In November the Port of Richards Bay will become the final South African port to roll out the technology.

The IPMS was developed by Navayuga Infotech, a company based in India, in collaboration with their South African partner Nambiti Technologies. It replaces the manual processes and enables key port operations to be managed online and in real time across TNPA’s commercial ports.

Chief Executive Richard Vallihu said: “Global ports are adopting ‘smartPORT’ concepts and the world is increasingly embracing digital technologies and data analytics to make sense of the information that we have around us. Gathering that information in the first place is a challenge. This online system will help transform our ocean gateways into smartPORTs by using advanced information technology that will make them more intelligent and sustainable, while conserving resources, time, space and energy.”

The IPMS is a strategic project that aims to support the broader objectives of the Transnet Market Demand Strategy (MDS) in terms of efficiency and productivity.

Vallihu said the IPMS was benchmarked against Malaysian and Singaporean ports which were among the world’s most efficient. It is a groundbreaking initiative in that for the first time in the world a system such as this is integrated across multiple ports on a single platform.

According to General Manager Mmutle Lentle: “This is the beginning of one of many initiatives that will see Transnet create visibility within the transport value chain and enable connectedness of the transportation eco system ranging from ports, rail and road.”

Mossel Bay Port Manager Tandi Lebakeng added: “The IPMS is one of many crucial improvements taking place within the Port of Mossel Bay, especially as we escalate infrastructure development in support of government’s Operation Phakisa initiative.”

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Buy paper shredders … and use them:
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From small to large: Common padloper Homopus areolatus: Tiny, approximately 10cm long with a prominent hooked beak (Parrot-beaked Tortoise). Carapace (shell) has reddish-brown centers on the scutes.


Angulate tortoise (Cherisna angulata) Rooipensie in Afrikaans: Endemic to southern coastal regions. Seldom exceed 22cm in length. Elongated shell, scutes have black centers and edges.


The mountain, or leopard (black and yellow blotched carapace), tortoise is the most widely distributed and also the biggest of the 12 species of land tortoise found in southern Africa. It is believed to take its name ‘mountain’ tortoise from its size (length 30-60cm, weight 8-20kg) rather than its habitat. They live for 75 years or longer – another reason not to take them home!


Tortoises mate in spring.  Males become increasingly aggressive in competing for the favors of a female; two rivals will butt each other until the loser is overturned.  The female lays
5-20 hard-shelled eggs in a hole she has dug.  Incubation varies from 8-14 months.
Not only are these tortoises in danger of predators such as humans and animals, but they are also transported from their natural habitat by “kind” people finding them along the road.  To transport tortoises from one area to another is illegal.  These animals will NEVER be able to return to their place of origin as they might have picked up parasites or diseases that could be transferred to local wild populations.  They could also be carriers of diseases to which our local tortoises are not immune.
While traveling, motorists are asked to be aware of tortoises along the road.  Do a kind deed, stop the vehicle and lift the tortoise over the fence in the direction it is heading.  Do not turn the tortoise upside down – they release valuable fluids stored in their bowels for times of drought.
Please DON’T SPEED in our Conservancy!

Conservancy Emergency Number:
044-698 2133

VIR die meeste mense is ’n garage nie net ’n plek waar die motor geparkeer word nie—dis ook die begrafplaas vir al die huishoudelike items wat nie meer gebruik word nie, stukkend is of gewoon oudmodies geword het. Daar sal jy ’n uitgediende broodrooster, Kleinbboet se treinstel, ’n afgeleefde trapfiets en ’n boks vol ou kombuisware vind. Dalk is jou motorhuis al so vol, daar’s kwalik plek vir die motor! Die ACVV Kenani Dienssentrum hou weer Kermis op die 28ste November 2015. Ons is opsoek na al jou ougoed. As jy meubels in die huis of in die motorhuis het wat moet uit, bring dit vir ons. Soos jy elke dag dreig, pak jou kas uit en kry al daai klere wat te groot of te klein geraak het, en bring dit vir ons. Ditjies en datjies wat rond staan in die huis en elke dag moet afgestof word. Want wat vir jou net gemors is, is vir ’n ander ’n kosbare vonds. Bring dit vir ACVV Kenani se Wit Olifant Veiling.

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