Support Tseke Nkadimeng's 10 000km walk over 250 days across South Africa to save our soil

Support Tseke Nkadimeng's 10 000km walk over 250 days across South Africa to save our soil

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31 July 2022
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Started by Tshepo Matseba

South African business man walks 10 000km over 250 days to Save Soil

Business man and Save Soil ambassador, Tseke Nkadimeng is embarking on a walk throughout South Africa to raise awareness about the Save Soil initiative. Save Soil is a global movement launched by Sadhguru, to address the soil crisis by bringing together people from around the world to stand up for Soil Health, and supporting leaders of all nations to institute national policies and actions toward increasing the organic content in cultivable Soil.

Nkadimeng who is the CEO of Eco Africa Energy, is walking together with former MK military veteran, Parker Mamabolo and their journey officially kicked off on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 and there are expected to complete their mission in eight months. This intensive walk, which took off in Dullstroom will see them going through to Durban, Bloemfontein via Bethlehem, Middleburg EC, Queenstown’s, Gqeberha, Knysna, Cape Town, Calvinia, Upington, Khathu, Vryburg, Mafikeng, Thabazimbi, Venda, Tzaneen, Polokwane, Jane Furse, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, and finally Pretoria in Tshwane.

Speaking from Machadodorp, also known by its official name eNtokozweni, is a small town situated near the edge of the escarpment in the Mpumalanga province, Nkadimeng said that they would be walking an average of 40 kilometres per day. “We will be assisted by Musa Skosana and Ustinov “Bimbo” Kgosane  who will be driving a 2017 Toyota Landcruiser 79. Part of our plan is to visit the towns and villages and solicit citizen support for the initiative and to ask citizens to sign a petition of support for the Save Soil movement,” he said, adding that “he was inspired by one of the world’s best-known spiritual leaders, Sadhguru who embarked on a 100-day motorbike journey from London to India to raise awareness of one of nature’s most undervalued resources, riding 30,000km (18,600-mile) through Europe and the Middle East.

“Our initiative is also is also inspired by the freedom charter movement of 1954-1955, where ordinary citizens signed a petition and support for the ideal constitution of South Africa which was adopted in 1996. This constitution was modelled along the freedom charter document signed in Kliptown in 1955. Our soil is central to the ideals of the freedom charter,” he said. 

Their journey begins every morning until 2pm.  “At each stop place, after covering approximately 40 kilometers, we will talk to communities about Save Soil movement and ask for signatures for a pledge. This pledge is for information purposes as we will not be taking any financial donation nor solicit financial support during our journey. Our sole aim is to inform citizen about the degrading condition of our soil, and Save Soil activities and ask for support via signing of petition which will be eventually be submitted in Pretoria. We also intent to meet influential leaders including the kings, chiefs and government officials in each region.”

“On a global level, our aim is to inspire at least 3.5 billion people (60% of the world’s electorate) to support environmentally-conscious governance decisions. This will help drive national policy changes toward raising the organic content of soil up to at least 3- 6%. Organic content is what differentiates arable soil from desert sand,” he concludes.

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