Mme Rejoice Mabudafhasi, the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, will embark on Sandspruit River clean up on Friday, 23 November 2012, in Senekal, Free State.
The Sandspruit River clean up by the Deputy Minister seeks to deepen the Department of Water Affairs call to communities for active participation in water resource management for sustainability by advancing Adopt a River project. Through the Adopt a River initiative, women have acquired skills in waste management, occupational health and safety, identification of alien weeds and herbicide application, water safety, snake handling, first aid, environmental education and life skills. The other direct benefits are that the health of rivers has improved drastically and job opportunities were created for the locals.
The Deputy Minister will also take this opportunity to acknowledge and recognise the Setsoto Women Empowerment Group for their patriotism in heeding this clarion call to adopt a river. This group identified pollution in the Sandspruit River and took the initiative to clean the river.
Media is invited to attend the river clean up as follows:
Date: 23 November 2012
Venue: Sandspruit River, Senekal, Free State
Time: 9h30
For RSVP’s and Media Enquiries:
Peter Mbelengwa
Cell: 082 611 8197
E-mail: mbelengwap@dwa.gov.za
