Zuma visits steel plant
A warm reception awaited ANC President - Jacob Zuma from Tata Steel KZN MD - Somdeb Banerjee, uThungulu District Mayor - Stan Larkan and uMhlathuze Mayor - Zakhele Mnqayi
Dave Savides
ANC President Jacob Zuma visited the R650-million Tata Steel ferrochrome smelter in Alton North on Tuesday.
On invitation by the India-based steel and manufacturing giant, Zuma was given an introduction to the Tata Steel business and community philosophy, a progress report and a conducted tour of the plant.
Zuma learned that Tata's CSI efforts include a learnership project aimed at locals, focussing on education, skills development, enterprise development and women empowerment.
The Metallurgical Learnership programme saw an intake of 42 learners in 2006 and another 50 in 2007.
A further 50 will be added in July 2008, 100 in July 2009 and 150 in July 2010.
Technical Apprenticeships have already been offered to 20 learners and this will grow by a further 135 by 2010.
Furnace One was commissioned in April and Furnace Two is due to be commissioned later this month, with the Briquette Plant due for commissioning in August.
While production is already taking place, it is not yet on a commercial scale.
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