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••• T RA D E N E W S Help Hinterland and Senwes collect water for drought strickened areas HINTERLAND AND SENWES HAVE KICKSTAR TED CAMPAIGNS TO COLLECT DRINKING WATER FOR AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT DROUGHT HINTERLAND Hinterland has started an initiative of its own by collecting water for the Senekal community where Hinterland has an Afgri Town & Country branch. As a result drinking water will be sent to the branch in Senekal, which will, in turn, distribute it amongst community members in need. IMPORTANT! Donate any number of litres of bottled water to your our ne ou nearest earest esst Hinterland branch. h. IItt iiss iimporh. mp pororr- tant that the water still be sealed. This is to ensure that inferior (tap or other) water does not end up being used for human consumption since it could lead to illness and disease. Kindly drop your contribution off at your nearest Hinterland branch. Your contribution will then be forwarded to the Senekal branch, which will ensure that the water is distributed to the community. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause. Enquiries can be directed to Earl Smiles at 018 462 8533 or e-mail him at [email protected]. SENWES Meanwhile Senwes staff have begun donating and delivering water to the Senwes Head Office in Klerksdorp, which was then taken to Brandfort and Welkom in the first two weeks of the campaign. During the third week in JJanuary Ja Janu anu uar ary Wi W inb n ur nb urgg al aalso lso soo rreceived eceive ec eiive ved ved Winburg some much needed water. Water will be taken to a different area where it is needed every week, according to Senwes staffer, Roelien Moolman. The organisers wish to thank all employees who donated water and wish to thank Grain Procurement in particular for the logistical arrangements. Roelien says that more than 250 litres of water are donated by staff every week. HOW IT WORKS All you need to do is take any number of sealed bottles of water to level K1 at Head Office in Klerksdorp and mark the bottles clearly with DW to indicate that it is drinking water. For more information contact Roelien Moolman at 018 464 7517 or e-mail her at roelien.moolman@ senwes.co.za. Jonas Elias (Willemsrus Silo), James Mabote (Winburg Silo), Martin Mkhefa (Brandfort Silo) and the driver at Winburg Silo, Daniel Nkaki, pose with some of the water donated to droughtstrickened areas. 44 Feb/Mar 2016 • SENWES Scenario