The lake is home a troop of rare lemurs

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Central Lake at the zoo

Brand new Central Lake a boost for the environment June 7, 2004 By Bontle Moeng THANKS to a sponsorship of R50 000 from Rand Water, Johannesburg Zoo's Central Lake is set to become a popular spot after a clean-up which was celebrated on World Environment Day. "Rand Water is excited to play an active part in protecting this popular spot," said Rand Water media relations officer, Mike Nxasana. The lake is home a troop of rare lemurs - a primate species indigenous to Madagascar. Matseleng Mfeka, corporate marketing manager, said Rand Water, one of the world's biggest utilities supplying 12 million consumers with over 3 000 million litres of water a day, had seized the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to the environment. "Rand Water has an ongoing initiative to preserve water and we are willing to invest in catchments areas as they can be used as platforms to talk about water," she said. The central lake clean-up was celebrated with entertainment for a group of school children from Tshipi Noto Primary School in Daveyton on the East Rand, which included smooth moves about water conservation from Rand Water's own education team of Coco, Manzi and Read. School children celebrating the clean-up "All life on earth needs water to survive - including the animals in the Joburg Zoo. Water should be respected, used wisely and not polluted," said Lenise Wagner, the brand marketing manager for Rand Water. "It is also important to plant indigenous plants, which are used to surviving well in Gauteng conditions." Non-executive director of the zoo, John Ledger, described the zoo as an asset for the people of Johannesburg. "It's a brilliant spot for people to enjoy themselves," he said. "The lake makes a lovely home for the lemurs." According to Ledger, operating costs at the zoo reach R30-million a year. For more information, call 011 646 2000 or email info@jhbzoo.org.za. The Johannesburg Zoo is situated on the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Upper Park Drive in Parkview. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za