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Prathna Gopi – eThekweni
Metropolitan Municipality –
Water Works area engineer
Penny Maria Maphanga
– Rand Water – Process
Technologies
Nonhlanhla
Bridgette
Mojagothle – Johannesburg
Water – Candidate engineer
Lungile Thwala – Amajuba
District Municipality – Water
and production maintenance
Meshack Thaba – Polokwane
Local
Municipality
–
Engineering technician.
2018 beneficiaries
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Limakatso Chrisabel Thakalekoala –
Umgeni Water – Process technician
Deelin Naidoo – eThekweni Metropolitan
Municipality – Civil engineer
Maletsoko Sydney Masha – eThekweni
Metropolitan Municipality – Civil
engineer
Lorato Mabula – Dr Ruth Segomotsi
Mompati District Municipality – Project
technician
Xolisa Sithembile Bonkolo – Emfuleni
Local Municipality – Engineering
technician
Graham Curt Coetzee – City of Cape
Town – Senior process controller.
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The 2018 beneficiaries. Front row, from left: Limakatso Thakalekoala, Xolisa Bonkolo, and Lorato Mabula. Back row, from left: Maletsoko
Masha, Deelin Naidoo, and Graham Coetzee.
Shuichiro Kawaguchi from the Embassy of Japan congratulated the 2018 beneficiaries.
From left: Henry Roman (DST), Valerie Naidoo (WRC), Olufemi Fasemore (Hitachi), Gcino Mlaba (DST), and Segomotso Kelefetswe (SAICE).
From left: Keisuke Fujioka (Hitachi), Shuichiro Kawaguchi (Embassy of Japan), and Henry Roman (DST).
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Each 2018 candidate then had the
opportunity to address attendees
and exchange words of thanks and
excitement on the prospect afforded to
them to grow and be better equipped
to make a difference in their local
municipalities through the technology
and systems that they would be
learning about.
Keisuke Fujioka, Hitachi Europe Ltd
– Sub-Saharan Africa division, also
offered his congratulations and support
of the beneficiaries, presenting them
with participation packs before the
official proceedings were brought to
an end. The send-off event concluded
with relaxed networking before the 2018
beneficiaries headed off to Japan. u