Arbour Day is globally recognised as a day for planting trees and showing an appreciation to our environment. The event started in America over a century ago and has since been a practice all over the world, including South Africa, where it is held annually in the first week of September.
“We are responsible for contributing to one of the University’s values, which is environmental stewardship”, Marketing Management Department Head, Professor Felix Amoah said, emphasising the necessity of recognising Arbour Day.
Marketing lecturer Tania Shrosbree said, “so we decided to plant an indigenous tree, a camphor tree, here in the parking area next to the Registrar’s Office. We have also donated a picnic-style bench”.
She added that “the idea behind it is that the tree will provide shade for the students on campus and where they can sit and do their work or have a break on the bench”.
Marketing Society Chairperson, Musa Cebani, reiterated the sentiments of Professor Amoah by saying that “through planting this camphor tree, we are building on a core value of Mandela University, which is the solidarity between the environment and society”.
