Durban twins, 15-year-old Sanelisiwe Nhlozi and Sandisiwe Nhlozi will fly the South African flag high when they represent the country at a water prize event in Stockholm in Sweden.
They will jet off on Friday morning to Sweden.
The duo won this year’s South African Youth Water Prize competition at Xylem Water Solutions offices in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.
The twins, representing Buhlebemfundo Secondary School in Clermont, presented their innovative water awareness “Drop-Drop” project.
Reflecting on this exciting journey Sandisiwe said they were prompted to start this project because of the need to save water in South Africa.
“Water is much needed in our country, but at the same time we also waste it. Our main focus is on water preservation. Right now every drop counts and there is no room for water wastage,” she said.
Sanelisiwe said they hoped to bring the big prize back with them.
“We are very excited and we have prepared very well. We are confident that we will be victorious, because what we do will help people learn to save water,” said Sanelisiwe.
The Mercury