Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi will on Friday, 26 June 2009, launch the 2009 Winter Clean Fires Campaign called Basa Njengo Magogo, at Embalenhle in Secunda.
The clean fires campaign is aimed at reducing unacceptable consequences of outdoor air pollution which results from the burning of coal in many areas, especially in low income settlements. The campaign is also designed to raise awareness in households that still use wood and coal as a source of energy on how to make coal fires in a better way.
Studies conducted recently in the Vaal Triangle Air Shed Priority Area has shown that household fuel burning emissions are of great concern because they pose a huge challenge to air quality in South Africa.
The basa njengo magogo methodology has been scientifically proven to reduce emissions by 80 percent. The clean fires campaign is an outreach campaign which rolls out the Department of Energy, Basa Njengo Magogo (BnM), fire-making methodology in national priority areas (Vaal Triangle Air Shed Priority Area and Highveld Priority Area) in winter 2008 and 2009 with the working title Clean Fires Campaign.
The Clean Fires Campaign is conducted through partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders, including the Departments of Energy, Health, Central Energy Fund, Sedibeng District Municipality, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, City of Johannesburg, the Jupiter Drawing Room, Eskom, Anglo Coal, Sasol, Nova Institute and many more. In support of this the partners will be doing physical demonstrations to show people how to make the coal fire in a better way, using the basa njengo magogo method.
The launch event details are as follows:
Date: Friday, 26 June 2009
Venue: Sasol Community Centre, Embalenhle, Secunda
Time: 09h00
RSVPs:
Lizzy Suping
Tel: 012 310 3310
Cell: 083 758 0553
Simpiwe Ngobe
Tel: 013 766 4486
Cell: 071 686 1286
Enquiries:
Moses Rannditshenni
Cell: 082 448 2450
Issued by: Department of Water and Environmental Affairs
24 June 2009
