Tree planting project extends even to uMkhanyakude

Premier Zweli Mkhize on Sunday kicked-off a Clean and Green communities campaign that will see over a million trees planted in the next five years in the province.

The KZN Integrated Green Programme, is spearheaded by the provincial government, The Wildlands Conservation Trust and Business South Africa.

The five-year programme includes growing and planting trees, collecting and recycling.
The premier said the first step would be to expand existing initiatives in  uMkhanyakude and establish a new one in Sisonke, Umzinyathi and iLembe.
“Thereafter it will expand across all 10 districts and eThekweni,” said Mkhize.
He said the current initiatives had, from April 1 to May 20, created 126 full-time jobs, and 164 “tree-preneurs” traded over 50000 trees.

Some 145 “waste-preneurs” had collected and traded 61000kg of recycling