The Lions Cricket franchise has added another commercial partner to its group of sponsors, with the signing of an agreement with SANI Car Rental.
As the ‘Official Vehicle Rental Partner’ of Lions Cricket, SANI and Greyhound will support the franchise from grassroots through to the professional ranks, including the pipeline, men’s and women’s cricket, the DP World Lions Deaf and Blind teams, and all others who wear the colours of the franchise. The entire Lions family will be supported by SANI and Greyhound across South Africa when travelling for tours, camps and matches.
“SANI has branches situated nationwide – in all major cities and at all local and international airports – so we really are covered every single time our teams travel,” said Lions Cricket CEO Jono Leaf-Wright. “We are tremendously grateful for SANI and Greyhound’s support and their superior service as we transverse our country in continuation of domestic dominance across our entire cricketing eco-system. With their backing we will continue to produce good players on the field and great people off it as we travel in style and comfort. The Lions family will get to our destination as rested and relaxed as one can be when travelling.”
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SANI Car Rental has been in the market since 1997 and the partnership will commence immediately, covering the full road travel requirements of the Lions professional teams.
“At SANI Car Rental, we are thrilled to partner with Lions Cricket,” said Managing Director, Imraan Moolla. “This collaboration represents a shared passion for excellence, performance and community. We are excited to support local talent and be part of the journey as the Lions continue to inspire and bring pride to our region.”
In another announcement, Lions Cricket has revealed that DP World Wanderers Stadium is joining forces with Polyco, whilst Kera Kreate is already onboard, with the three parties aiming to eradicate waste via a full-scale recycling plan.
The collaboration with Polyco affords the stadium the opportunity to fully maximize the waste generated by the crowds attending matches and events, according to Stadium Manager Asif Khan.
“We’ve formulated a comprehensive recycling project by having a full recycling plan within the stadium with our GO-GREEN awareness campaign, which is implemented by having dedicated waste bins around the stadium depicting each recyclable item,” he said. “In addition, we have a compactable and non-compactable waste management plan. These projects are part of a long list of progressive environmental steps taken to ensure that the DP World Wanderers Stadium has a ‘green’ footprint in our country.”
Businesses operating within the stadium and fans can drop off their plastic waste in exchange for instant vouchers, which they can either withdraw as cash or spend at a number of merchants, including Shoprite, Checkers, uSave, Pick ‘n Pay, Clicks or Dischem stores.
To date, the Packa-Ching programme has paid out R20 million to community members and collected 20 million kilograms of plastic waste, helping to turn discarded plastic into a resource that can be reused.
“Polyco is thrilled to partner with the DP World Wanderers Stadium and Kera Kreate as part of its mission to go green, reinforcing our shared commitment to eradicating plastic waste,” said Patricia Pillay, CEO of Polyco. “This partnership forms part of our Packa-Ching programme, which brings recycling facilities to areas where these services are not available. Kera Kreate, supported by our enterprise development programme, will manage the recycling from the DP World Wanderers Stadium and a Packa-Ching buy-back centre will be established. By recognising the economic value of plastic, we’re not only reducing environmental impact but actively driving the circular recycling economy, where materials are kept in use for as long as possible. By rolling out recycling bins and other key recycling infrastructure at the stadium, we are encouraging recycling and promoting environmental awareness among the stadium’s visitors and surrounding communities.”
