Covid-19: Minister Barbara Creecy helps deliver food parcels to waste pickers in Midrand
MIDRAND – Minister Barbara Creecy, in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa, helped hand out over 2 000 food parcels to waste pickers.
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy helped deliver food parcels to waste pickers in Midrand on 8 April.
Creecy explained that as waster pickers are not considered an essential service, they are unable to work during the lockdown. As a result, hundreds of waste pickers are currently experiencing situations of extreme hardship.
Creecy, together with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa’s managing director, Velaphi Ratshefola and public affairs, communication and sustainability director, Nozicelo Ngcobo, helped deliver over 2 000 food parcels.
Creecy along with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa managing director, Velaphi Ratshefola and CCBSA public affairs,communication and sustainability director, Nozicelo Ngcobo will be handing out food parcels to waste pickers #Day13OfLockdown
— Midrand Reporter (@MidrandReporter) April 8, 2020
Velaphi Ratshefola said that they would go as far as providing transport to help transport the food to the people who need it.
— Midrand Reporter (@MidrandReporter) April 8, 2020
Velaphi Ratshefola said that they would go as far as providing transport to help transport the food to the people who need it.
— Midrand Reporter (@MidrandReporter) April 8, 2020
Ratshefola encourages companies to give back to the less fortunate during this time of the coronavirus pandemic
— Midrand Reporter (@MidrandReporter) April 8, 2020
The full story will be published in the upcoming edition of the Midrand Reporter.
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