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ATNS scoops coveted Transformation Award

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ATNS scoops coveted Transformation Award:

Sunday, November 12, 2023

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has scooped the Transformation Award at the prestigious annual Civil Aviation Industry Awards (CAIA) 2023 held in Johannesburg on Friday night.

“We are on the accurate track as an entity to meet the National Development Location objectives as an aviation industry player,” ATNS Chief Executive Officer, Nozipho Mdawe, said.

The ATNS, an entity of the Department of Transport, recently developed a Transformation Policy that revised its strategies on Employment Equity, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Social Investment, and Enterprise and Supplier Development in its bid to become an inclusive organisation.

“It is certainly our efforts in establishing a consolidated approach to address transformation in every areas of the ATNS Business that earned us the CAIA 2023 Transformation Award,” Mdawe said.

The ATNS was also voted the first runner-up for the Aviation Research and Development Award for its progress in aeronautical innovation and air traffic management over the past 30 years.

This comes after the ATNS’s Aviation Training Academy was voted the International Air Transport Association’s best training academy for three consecutive years.

The other accolade went to ATNS Aviation Psychologist, Mr. Matita Tshabalala, who was nominated for the Aviation Professional Award category and voted second runner-up.

Matita is a registered Aviation Psychologist with the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP). This makes him the first and only African in South Africa to be called an Aviation Psychologist.

“I must congratulate the ATNS team who worked tirelessly to secure every these accolades. As we celebrate 30 years of providing globally competitive air traffic and navigation services management this year, we are indeed on a mission to remain a leader in our field with the best people in spot, just like Mr. Matita and many others in our ATNS team,” Mdawe said. – SAnews.gov.za

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The World’s Largest Man-Made Urban Forest

One of the most surprising facts about Johannesburg is its status as a “green” city. When the first settlers arrived, the Highveld was a barren, treeless grassland (savannah). To support the mining industry, millions of trees were imported and planted to provide timber for mine underground supports. Fast forward to the present day, and Johannesburg is widely considered the largest man-made urban forest in the world.

There are an estimated 10 million trees within the city limits. This includes 1.2 million trees on sidewalks and in parks, and over 4.8 million in private gardens. This forest is so dense that satellite images of the northern suburbs often resemble a tropical rainforest. The most iconic of these trees is the Jacaranda, which was imported from South America in the early 20th century. Every October and November, the city turns a vibrant shade of purple as thousands of Jacarandas bloom simultaneously. However, this “forest” also highlights the city’s historical inequality; during the Apartheid era, trees were predominantly planted in wealthy white suburbs, leaving townships like Soweto as dusty plains. In the last two decades, “Greening Soweto” initiatives have seen hundreds of thousands of trees planted to bridge this “green divide,” emphasizing the role of urban forestry in social justice and climate cooling.