By Puisano News Reporter
On Friday 21 June 2024 Sasol handed three boreholes over to the Metsimaholo Local Municipality and Free State Department of Health to improve water security in the Deneysville area. The boreholes were drilled at the Refengkgotso Community Centre, the Sports Centre and the Deneysville Clinic. They are equipped with solar and water filtration system and water from these boreholes is certified as safe to drink.
As our population grows and water demands escalate, ensuring a reliable and sustainable water supply becomes increasingly crucial. Sasol’s mitigation strategy for sustainable water provision was through the drilling of these three boreholes.
According to Thuli Mbuli, Sasol Head Community Affairs, the company realises that the assurance of water supply for the future is not a problem unique to South Africa, but certainly a serious concern to many people living in the communities around Sasol’s operations in Metsimaholo. Water is required to sustain living, but it also plays an important role in keeping people safe as it is used for personal and food hygiene.
“These boreholes are critical for the socio-economic success of our fenceline communities. As our commitment to our communities and the environment, we are handing over the three water boreholes to empower the communities with self-sufficiency and independence,” said Mbuli.
“It is important to Sasol to be a catalyst for social change. Clean water is essential for fighting poverty because it improves health and supports sustainable development. One of the ways we can achieve this is to create a positive and measurable socio-economic impact, responding to key societal challenges in the communities where Sasol operates,” she said
The water security project is aligned with Sasol’s social investment approach that is underpinned by focus areas that include health and service infrastructure, environment, quality education and skills development as well as Sasol for Good that incorporates skilled volunteering and employee giving, NGO capacity building, community support, philanthropy and community development.
