The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, will on Friday, 17 August 2012 hand over the Environmental Science Education Centre to the University of Limpopo. The handover will take place at the University of Limpopo’s Turfloop Campus.
The Environmental Science Education Centre is expected to benefit the surrounding communities with information on environmental issues as well as education and research on a variety of projects.
The project was funded and implemented through the Department of Environmental Affairs' Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme (EPIP) which is aligned to the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). EPWP emphasises a labour intensive approach that provides crucial temporary jobs which help to reduce unemployment and poverty whilst equipping employees with the necessary skills and on the job training.
Local community members, especially previously disadvantaged groups have benefited from this project and have received employment and skills training as a result of the project that ran between the period of April 2010 – June 2012.
The media is invited to witness the official handover and opening.
The details of the event are as follows:
Date: Friday, 17 August 2012
Venue: University Of Limpopo, MBD, University Street, Turfloop, Sovenga
Time: 10h00
To RSVP contact:
Banele Mabena
Tel: 012 395 1607
E-mail: SMabena@environment.gov.za
Nthabiseng Moroane
Tel: 012 395 1770
Email: GMoroane@environment.gov.za
Johannes Selepe
Tel: 015 268 3210
Cell: 083 466 1257
E-mail:Johannes.selepe@ul.ac.za
Enquiries:
Peter Mbelengwa
Cell: 082 611 8197
Kgalema Mohuba
Cell: 082 200 5423
Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi to hand over Environmental Science Education Centre to University of Limpopo
