Rejoice Mabudafhasi, the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs will on Wednesday, 5 October 2011 address the second annual Waste Management Officers Khoro at the Bolivia Lodge in Polokwane.
About 400 delegates are expected to attend the Khoro which will be convened under the theme "Accelerating service delivery and creating jobs in waste".
The Waste Management Officers Khoro is an annual conference for all government institutions responsible for waste management. The Khoro aims to deal with mainly municipal waste and to give direction on the management of other streams of waste generated by industry.
It is a mechanism for the coordination of efforts across the country and provides a platform for information exchange and presentation of best practice projects and programmes. The main focus for this year's Khoro is to address waste services backlogs, diversion of waste to other waste management options other than disposal, the financing of waste management as well as compliance with the requirements of the Waste Act, inter alia, the licensing of waste management activities with particular focus on municipal-owned waste disposal sites.
The Khoro will be preceded by a project site visit at Thulamela Municipality on Tuesday, 4 October 2011 where delegates will be looking at projects aimed at enhancing effective and efficient waste management practices in the host province.
Media is invited to the Khoro.
Event details:
Date: 5 to 6 October 2011
Time: 8h30 to 17h30
Venue: Bolivia Lodge, Modjadjiskloof road, Polokwane, Limpopo.
A press briefing will be convened on the first day of the Khoro.
Press briefing details:
Date: 5 October 2011
Time: 11h00
Venue: Bolivia Lodge, Modjadjiskloof road, Polokwane, Limpopo.
To confirm your attendance please contact:
Lucky Sindane
Tel: 012 310 3198
Cell: 072 188 9216
E-mail: lsindane@environment.gov.za
Xolani Ngqoshela
Tel: 012 310 3078
E-mail: xngqoshela@environment.gov.za
Enquiries:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
