Today Sasol handed over maintenance vehicles, two traffic patrol vehicles, and “Cherry Pickers” to the Govan Mbeki Municipality to contribute to the improvement of safety in communities.

“Cherry Pickers” are firefighting trucks that store large volumes of water dispatched to scenes where fire has broken out. The traffic patrol vehicles, in particular, will enable more effective local traffic law enforcement.

“These initiatives form part of Sasol’s R100 million investment in public-private partnerships with the Mpumalanga Province to enhance the living conditions of communities within areas of our operations,” explained Gerrit Viljoen, Sasol Secunda General Manager for Safety, Health and Environment.  

At the handover ceremony, held in Secunda, Sasol also celebrated the success of a clean-up campaign in the area, which was launched in April 2013, and has created employment for 120 people from the local community.  The focus is to improve the hygiene conditions of eMbalenhle and Secunda communities by removing visible household refuse from streets. Eco-bins have been placed in both areas for waste collection and to encourage community recycling efforts. These projects will continue for the next 12 months.

The R100 million public-private partnership investment undertaken by Sasol in 2012 focuses on projects relating to the health, wellness, infrastructure development, education, safety and security of communities within the ambit of the Secunda plant operations.

“Sasol is committed to the sustainable development of our communities and this is yet another example of how we can deliver through partnerships,” concluded Viljoen.

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Issued by:

Alex Anderson, Group Media Manager

Direct telephone +27 (11) 441 3295; Mobile +27 (0) 71 600 9605;

alex.anderson@sasol.com

Jacqui O’Sullivan, GM: Group Communication

Direct telephone +27 (11) 441 3252; Mobile +27 (0) 82 883 9697;

jacqui.osullivan@sasol.com