MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube relaunches One Home One Garden programme, 3 Jul

MEC Dube-Ncube to launch her department’s one home one garden programme in Uthukela District, Estcourt

As part of the accelerated efforts to boost and augment efforts geared towards food security, KZN MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube will visit the Wembezi area under Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality to hand over seeds, implements, garden tools and trees to impoverished households as part of the relaunch of One Home One Garden programme.

The KwaZulu-Natal Cabinet mandated all the MECs to visit their respective districts under Operation Sukuma Sakhe to relaunch of government’s key programmes which acts as a buffer against poverty.

About 1 200 households are set to benefit from the programme in uThukela District and each of the three local municipalities will have 400 households that have been apportioned as beneficiaries.

“Food security that works and benefits all of us should always top our priorities. We must never drop the ball. We understand that most of the households lack space to plant and we urge that communities, churches, businesses and even municipalities must allocate some small portions of land to assist with vegetable gardens. This is an urgent priority as we continue to battle the incursion of Covid-19,” said Dube-Ncube.

Members of the media are invited to cover, report and reflect on this campaign details of which are as follow:
Venue: Emahhashini area (Ward 17)
Date: 3 July 2020
Time: 11am

For more information contact, Mr Ndabezinhle Sibiya on 082 375 4742, Mr Nathi Olifant on 060 970 5113 or Ms Thando Biyela on 066 489 7373

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