Minister Edna Molewa to address the media on the continued incidents of rhino poaching

26 Aug 2011

Edna Molewa, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs will on Monday, 29 August 2011 brief the media on the increasing incidents of rhino poaching and measures taken to address this scourge.

The rhino population in South Africa was on the brink of extinction in the early 1960’s. At the end of 2007 South Africa conserved 35% of Africa’s black rhino in the wild and 93% of the continent’s white rhino. But the successes are overshadowed by the illegal wildlife trafficking, which is worth billions annually and is considered to be the third most lucrative criminal trade in the world, ranking closely behind drugs and human trafficking and leading the arms smuggling trade.

Minister Molewa will be joined by Dr David Mabunda, Chief Executive Officer of South African National Parks (SANParks).

Briefing details (the Minister will be in Cape Town)

Date: Monday, 29 August 2011
Time: 10:00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town

There will be a video link to GCIS Auditorium, 1^st Floor, Midtown Building, Cnr Prinsloo and Vermeulen Str, Pretoria CBD

To RSVP contact:

Ernest Mulibana at (012) 395 1770 / EMulibana@environment.gov.za or
Lucky Sindane on (012) 310 3198 / LSindane@environment.gov.za 
Roopa Singh on 082 225 3076 / RSingh@environment.gov.za

For media queries contact:

Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871

Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs
26 Aug 2011

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