Chairperson, the ANC supports the launch of an awareness campaign at Beitbridge border post by the South African Department of Water and Environmental Affairs and the Zimbabwean environment department on Friday, 16 October 2009. The objective of this campaign is to create awareness amongst all communities residing in the vicinity of South African borders to take care of their environment.
The clean-up campaign is the first of its kind and is not limited to cleaning the borders. It will also be used to highlight other critical environmental issues, including climate change, air quality and the need for the continent to forge strong links on matters relating to sustainable development.
The campaign will be rolled out to other countries sharing borders with South Africa, including Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Mozambique. The ANC appreciates the clean-up campaign, which will strengthen working relations on issues of the environment among countries sharing borders with South Africa. I thank you, Chairperson. [Applause.]