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SOCIAL ASPECTS
of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier
Conservation Area, as well as to develop a
fire management plan and future climate
change mitigation initiatives. These surveys
are vital to the area’s future.
TSAM partners with 50/50
TSAM partnered with SABC 2 television show
50/50 by sponsoring a Land Cruiser 70 station
wagon for production purposes. 50/50 has
been on the air for 24 years and is dedicated
to conservation. TSAM also sponsored the
show with a Hilux 3.0 D-4D double cab 4x2
as a prize for a viewer’s competition. The
addition of the Land Cruiser 70 station wagon
into the production fleet is a confirmation of
TSAM’s dedication to conservation.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Joint local action prevents
flooding in Prospecton
Following devastating floods at TSAM’s
manufacturing operations in Prospecton during
March and June 2008, the company partnered
with other business operations in the area, the
local council and other stakeholders to establish
the Isipingo Catchment Management Forum
(CMF).
The CMF is an offshoot of the Isipingo/
Mbokodweni Catchment Management Forum,
a statutory body run by the Department of Water
Affairs, in which TSAM also participates. The
CMF consists of various businesses in the area,
South Durban Basin, eThekwini Metro, Roads and
Stormwater maintenance, KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife
(who looks after the estuary) and Metro Pollution
control. The CMF’s main objective is to identify and
monitor any possible restrictions on the natural
water flow of rivers and canals in the area since
obstructions in the canals and at the mouth of the
Isipingo River increased the flood damage.
The problem is that Prospecton is a very
low lying and flat area that floods easily. Major
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TSAM sponsored a Land Cruiser for the television show 50/50, which promotes conservation.
In June 2008, the Prospecton Plant recorded around 350mm of rain, while areas further south recorded up to
700mm.
issues identified to receive urgent and ongoing
action are:
• The canals become overgrown with reeds
and water hyacinth, preventing adequate
drainage during a flood event.
• The sandbar at the mouth of the Isipingo
River needs to be kept at a height that
would allow the river to breach naturally in
the event of a flood.
The cooperative approach of the CMF is making a
difference, and the canals are being successfully
kept clean of plant overgrowth. If there is a
forecast of heavy rains, a CMF member checks
the sandbar at the river mouth and requests the
Department of Roads and Stormwater to lower
the level if necessary.