MEDIA RELEASE
10 November 2006

SAPREF RESPONSE TO PICKET BY THE SOUTH DURBAN COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE (SDCEA)

SAPREF welcomes any input from the community regarding our operations and we are committed to working with SDCEA and other community organisations to improve conditions in south Durban.

We have received SDCEA’s memorandum and will respond accordingly after studying it.

SAPREF’s aim is to be recognized by the community as an environmentally responsible neighbor making a valued contribution to society. Thus we have engaged in a wide range of environmental initiatives to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulates and volatile organic compounds. More than R590 million has been invested in environmental improvements since 1993. In addition to this, SAPREF is accredited to the International Environmental Standard ISO 14001 which commits us to a process of ongoing improvement.

For further information please contact:

Prudence Mbatha
Communications Officer
SAPREF
Tel: (031) 480 1303
Fax: (031) 468 1111
Email: mbathap@sapref.com