against climate change
11 March 2009
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Ms Rejoice
Mabudafhasi, will join the Itsoseng community in Lichtenburg in North West
province in a clean up campaign on 12 March 2009.
"Having a clean environment is good for our health and creates a friendly
and welcoming atmosphere for tourists and visitors. The additional incentive is
that communities should now change their attitude towards waste and regard it
as a job creation resource which they can collect and sell to buy-back centres.
This can substantially reduce waste dumped at landfill sites which generate
methane gas that fuels global warming from decaying waste. Landfill sites are
also expensive to set up and maintain and also reduce the land to ensure food
security," said Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi.
The mayor of Ditsobotla Local Municipality, Acting CEO of Buyisa e Bag and
representatives from Indalo Yethu are expected to attend.
The highly popular Arthur Mafokate of 999 record label and his members,
which include Chomee among others, will provide entertainment to the 500
volunteers from the Itsoseng township.
The aim of the campaign is to make public places such as shopping centres,
taxi ranks, bottle stores, streets in town and cities, to look clean and tidy
at all times. It further aims to inculcate responsibility in the minds of the
citizens to look after and keep their environments clean.
For further information and interviews with the Deputy Minister, please
contact:
Moses Rannditsheni
Media Liaison Officer for the Deputy Minister
Cell: 082 448 2450
Tel: 012 310 3899
E-mail: MRannditsheni@deat.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
11 March 2009
Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (http://www.deat.gov.za)
