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Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs convenes Rhino Summit


1 Oct 2010

Buyelwa Sonjica, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs will be hosting a Rhino Summit to discuss the drastic increase in the number of incidents of illegal killing of rhino in the country, on 5 and 6 October 2010 at the Reserve Bank Conference Centre, in Pretoria.

The minister is committed to addressing the current upsurge in the illegal killing of rhinoceros in South Africa and the summit forms part of the implementation of the National Strategy for the Safety and Security of Rhinoceros Populations in South Africa.

The summit is intended to inform all role players of and review current interventions with a view to improve efforts in the fight against the illegal killing of rhinos and also to strengthen stakeholder collaboration.

Media is invited to the summit.

Details are as follows:
Venue: Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Church Street, Pretoria
Dates: 5 to 6 October 2010
Time: Day one: starting at 12h30

Day two starting at 08:30

To RSVP please contact:
Ernest Mulibana
Tel: 012 310 3990
E-mail: EMulibana@environment.gov.za

Moses Rannditsheni
Tel: 012 310 3901
Cell: 082 448 2450
E-mail: MRannditsheni@environment.gov.za

Enquiries:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871

Source: Department of Environmental Affairs

Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs
1 Oct 2010


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