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News Archive July 2011 Rea Vaya walks the talk
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| Monday, 25 July 2011 |
We are going walking was the motto for the day when Rea Vaya staff joined transport department members and schoolchildren on the Walk the Talk.
Rea Vaya walks the talk
STAFF from Rea Vaya joined the throng of thousands on 24 July to Walk the Talk through Joburg's northern suburbs of Emmarentia, Greenside and Parkview.
The annual event is sponsored by Discovery and Talk Radio 702, and is hosted by the City of Johannesburg in a move to promote and nurture a healthier lifestyle. About 50 000 residents participate in this event each year; this year there was a record number of 55 600 walkers.
There are four categories to choose from: 5km, 8km, 15km and 30km. The 5km and 8km routes are aimed at those wanting to spend a fun day out enjoying the warm Highveld winter sun, while the 15km and 30km routes are competitive.
Although the 8km event was by far the most popular, there was by no means a shortage of walkers in the other categories. "There were 2 000 entrants for the 30km walk, 11 000 for 15km, 23 800 for 8km and 18 800 for 5km," said public relations and communications co-ordinator at Primedia Broadcasting, Pippa Rowles.
The transport team comprised employees from Rea Vaya, the City of Johannesburg's department of transport and a number of their clients, including TMT (Traffic Management Technologies). TMT has a service partnership agreement with the City of Johannesburg, and is responsible for Rea Vaya's integrated ticketing system.
About 75 children from three schools in Soweto rounded off the team, and walked the route with the member of the mayoral committee for transport, Rehana Moosajee.
"It was a great walk, and we were lucky with the great weather," said Nomalizo Xabana, the senior marketing and public liaison officer for Rea Vaya.
Moosajee spoke to the children about the City's transport values of honesty, accountability, co-operation, respect and ubuntu. She explained what these values meant and how the children could act as responsible citizens by following the five principles.
The children came from Lakeview Primary, Khwezi Primary and Margaret Gwele Primary schools.
They carried transport banners and flags touting the five values along all five kilometres of the route, and not once did any of the children flail or flounder. They were still carrying the banners at full-mast and with smiles on their faces as they crossed the finish line and made their way to the transport hospitality tent for a well-deserved lunch.
Walking the talk proved that exercise can in fact be fun. "Everyone enjoyed their day," Xabana confirmed, and it seemed set to become an annual event for the Rea Vaya and transport team. Their motto of "We are going" may just become "We are going walking" for at least one day of the year.
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