PRESS RELEASE

16 July 2021

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) bring relief to the Siyancuma Local Municipality as part of Nelson Mandela Day.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and South African Local Government Association (SALGA) have partnered to bring relief to the communities of Siyancuma Local Municipality in Campbell and , during this year’s Nelson Mandela Day.

SAMSA is an agency of the Department of Transport charged with the administration of Maritime transport with a mandate focusing on

• The protection of life and property at sea. • The prevention and combating of pollution of the marine environment by ships and, • The promotion of ’s maritime interests.

The partnership with SALGA is premised on the Millennium Development Goals coupled with the 2019 to 2029 Nelson Mandela Day Goals of providing quality:

• Education and Literacy. • Food and Nutrition. • Shelter and, • Sanitation.

To this end we have identified sanitation as a deliverable in this particular intervention to assist and provide relief material to communities that suffer from water scarcity.

It is estimated that every day, 2.1 billion people around the world still wake up each morning without access to clean water. SAMSA and SALGA are therefore proud to donate 200 Hippo Roller water

containers to the residents of Campbell and Griekwastad in Siyancuma Local Municipality. These containers can transport 90 litres of water with no requirement for carrying. The handle of the roller enables the robust barrel to be pushed or pulled over even in the roughest rural terrains which makes it convenient for the beneficiaries to pull or push them in their attempt to fetch and store clean water.

This is a solution that allows the people to collect water up to five times more than they would usually collect and store it for longer periods.

Nelson Mandela Day provides businesses, organisations and ordinary citizens an opportunity to reflect on the socio-economic situations in our country and to pull resources together to bring relief to marginalised and poor communities.

The Hippo Rollers will be handed over to the communities in two phases, the first phase will see only two rollers handed over to the selected beneficiaries and the rest of the rollers will be handed over after the COVID-19 lockdown regulations are eased as it is also in the interest of the two organisations to ensure that no gatherings are held during the period of the pandemic as well as to ensure that our communities are kept safe.

A virtual official handover of these hippo-rollers will be officiated by the Acting CEO of SAMSA, Ms. Tsepiso Taoana – Mashiloane on Tuesday, 20 July 2021 at 9am.

Below is a registration link to participate in this programme.

Click here to register

Enquiries:

SAMSA SALGA Mr. Tebogo Ramatjie Mr. Dibandlela Nkume 082 946 0737 079 895 9691 [email protected] [email protected]

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