10,000 KM WALK OF LIFE 

South Africa – Save Soil ambassador, Tseke Nkadimeng (45) is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and farmer from Dullstroom in Mpumalanga who has taken to South Africa’s roads to raise awareness on our soil’s seriously depleting health.

Tseke, who has taken on the walk of life, passed through Thabazimbi on Monday 30 January 2023.

“Soil—which is part of the basis of life on this planet—and is in global danger of desertification. Desertification is characterised by soil having insufficient organic content. Organic content refers to the animal and plant matter that is found in soil.

In Africa, the average organic content in agricultural land is dangerously below 1%. We need a minimum of 3% to 6% to call agricultural soil healthy. Lack of organic content in soil results in lack of nutrition in food, thereby resulting in malnutrition,” Tseke explained in an interview with Platinum Bushvelder.

The United Nations (UN) has stated that we only have 60 years of usable soil left as already 52% of agricultural soil has been globally degraded. 

 This means that South Africans could start experiencing the effects of food scarcity due to soil extinction which is set to start showing effect within approximately 10-15 years. 

South Africa is also facing extreme weather conditions which range from extreme heat to flooding—making the preservation of our soil all the more important:

• Soil rich in organic content can absorb rainfall better, preventing both flash flooding and drought. 
• Soil rich in organic content also retains water which it can slowly release to plants when rainfall is low. 
• Increasing organic content in soil significantly reduces the water required for irrigation. 

To save our soil, Tseke’s journey was inspired by the Save Soil founder, Sadhguru, who on his own completed a 100-day, 30,000 km motorcycle ride across Europe and Asia from March to June 2022.
In July 2022, Tseke picked up the mantle and is currently working towards completing an epic 10,000 km journey across South Africa—by foot! 

To date, Tseke has relentlessly covered 6,700. Thus far, he has passed through Barberton, Nongoma, Durban, Bloemfontein, East London, Middelburg, Cape Town, Karoo, Upington, Rietfontein, Kimberly, Mafikeng, Rustenburg and Thabazimbi. Next up for Tseke is Lephalale, Beitbridge, Phalaborwa, Polokwane, Witbank, Soweto, Johannesburg, and then finally Pretoria. 

The global Save Soil movement aims to educate people by raising the alarm on this impending crisis and to support those who have assigned themselves to the cause. Save Soil has already received massive support globally from the UN with its commission to combat desertification, and many influencers have voiced the issue. 

Save Soil is calling upon everyone to help stop the pending soil extinction crisis and to protect our future. The movement’s ultimate goal is to inspire at least 3,5 billion people in order to make a lasting change. The hope is that this will then drive national policy changes toward raising the organic content to a minimum of at least 3%.

“The best way you can support the movement is to learn to practice responsible farming, make conscious decisions about what you eat and share the message to put pressure on decision-makers to protect our soil,” said Tseke.  

Follow Tseke’s 10,000 km journey on social media:

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WalkingtoSaveSoil
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/savesoilwalk/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/HeadlinesMzans

 

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