Today, 18 October, the City has taken the decision to postpone the upcoming A Re Sebetseng clean-up, scheduled to take place on the 20th October 2018, due to expected unfavorable weather conditions for the Saturday.
The next A Re Sebetseng will now take place on Saturday, the 27th October 2018. The City apologises for any inconvenience caused as a result.
A Re Sebetseng encourages all of Johannesburg’s residents to take ownership of their environment by helping to creating cleaner and more connected communities.
We encourage all our residents to take part in A Re Sebetseng on the 27th of October 2018 where they will stand a chance to earn tickets to the Global Citizens Festival: Mandela 100 by taking action.
For more information visit: www.aresebetseng.co.za
ABOUT A RE SEBETSENG
In 2015, the Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba, visited Rwanda and was taken aback by how clean the country was. In particular, he was inspired by the cleanliness of the capital city, Kigali.
Upon investigation, he learned that this is not only a function of a dedicated clean-up crews, but the product of a nation-wide communal effort known as Umuganda. The word Umuganda translates as ‘coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome’.
Based on this, a similar initiative in Johannesburg aimed at cleaning up the city. On the 14th of August 2017, A Re Sebetseng was officially launched.
A Re Sebetseng which loosely translates ‘Together, let make Johannesburg work towards a cleaner a city’ shares the values of Umuganda insofar as it aims to encourage communities to work together to build a cleaner city. A Re Sebetseng takes place every third Saturday of each month.
ABOUT GLOBAL CITIZEN
Since the first Global Citizen Festival in New York in 2012, Global Citizen has grown into one of the largest, most visible platforms for young people around the world calling on world leaders to honour their responsibilities in achieving the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030. Global Citizens have generated commitments and policy announcements from leaders valued at over $37.9 billion that are set to affect the lives of more than 2.25 billion people.
The organization has taken its action-based model to Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, and Canada, and created a platform for activists to learn about the issues they care most about, take action, and earn rewards for doing so.
Media Enquiries:
Omogolo Taunyane
Media Specialist: Office of the Executive Mayor
Landline: 011 407 7527
Mobile: 079 451 5211
Email: omogolot@joburg.org.za
Or
Tlhogi Ngwato
Global Citizen PR
Tlhogi@onpointpr.co.za
+27 (11) 482 6155
