34 000 Trees Planted at Zululand's Annual Reed Dance

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has joined the Department of Environmental Affairs to launch a Greening Project that will see 34000 trees being planted in Nongoma, as part of the annual Reed Dance, one of the highlights on the Zululand Heritage Route, Route 66.

About 34 000 trees were planted by Zulu-maidens during the Reed Dance. The initiative comes ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - popularly known as COP 17 - taking place in Durban in November. Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini with the Champions of the Environment Foundation plan to raise awareness about climate change through the project. 

Each of the 30,000 maidens who attended planted a sapling – led by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelethini and SA President Jacob Zuma. The trees were all grown by ‘tree-preneurs’ – individuals who support their livelihoods by growing trees and exchanging these trees for food, clothes, bicycles, education support, building materials, JoJo tanks and other goods they need.

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