Student 24/7 Apr 2014 | Page 30

PROFILE Memberrrrrrr: Ivony ‘Scotch’ Lilane Moroke Bojosi and I have since taken to it”. We see them all on Campus; watching after our safety, but do we really know them? Here is a closer look into members of our security. The future “I don’t see myself being a security officer forever, I have plans to further my education and elevate myself in one of the directorate positions in the security and policing sector” he declares about his future aspirations”. Background Mr Ivony ‘Scotch’ Lilane was born in the historical Sharpeville Township and later grew up in the Small Farms, Evaton. ”I was raised by my grandmother most of my life, though both my mother and father were alive. I later moved in with my dad and stepmom, I was the second born child of six children that consists of three boys and three sisters” he says. He soon attended the Bulamali Boho Lower Primary school, Mukotedi Higher Primary school and completed his matric at Esokwazi Secondary school, under the then apartheid schooling system. Occupation His first employment was as an assistant Receiving Clerk at EDCON, The warehouse of Edgar’s chain of stores, but his tenure came to an abrupt end due to misunderstandings. “This period was followed by three years of unemployment; remember at this time I had three children to look after, from a schooling point of view to basic needs, look as a father of the house I needed to contribute to the welfare of my family” he assures. True to his word, he enrolled for a Security course and on completion of his qualification he was soon contracted by Stallion Security Company, where he has been working for the last eight years up to this day. Having spent most of his career as a Security Officer at retail stores; Shoprite and Woolworths, he claims shoplifting was rife. The year 2013 was the biggest highlight in his career as he found himself working at the prestigious Emerald Casino. “The first few months I was a gate officer, but soon got a promotion to serve on the Casino’s CCTV technical committee, those were the best days of my career thus far” he interjects. NWU Vaal Learning and Research Commons (L.A.R.C) This being his first occupation at an educational institution and as front desk officer in the new state of the art building 13 L.A.R.C centre, he glows and interjects “I love it here, the tranquillity of the place is fantastic the environment reminds me of an excursion to the zoo back in my younger days and t ˜