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The City is holding a series of presentations across the southern suburbs this week to introduce the public to a programme that aims to improve the conditions of Cape Town’s waterways. Liveable Urban Waterways (LUW) programme will be piloted in various water bodies in the Sand River catchment, of which Zandvlei is part.

Shot-hole borer beetles are as tiny as sesame seeds, but they are laying waste to forests of mighty trees around the world. And it takes only one female beetle to move from Somerset West to Kirstenbosch to start a new colony. The beetles have not been found in Cape Town yet, but this does not mean they’re not here already.

Children, cyclists, skateboarders, neighbourhood watches and NGOs protested for a safe pavement between Ocean View and Kommetjie on Saturday June 11.

A meeting to discuss Wynberg’s problem buildings was attended by SAPS and City law enforcement officers, sub-council chairperson Xanthea Limberg and manager Richard White, mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith and property owner Uli Heydt among others.

SANParks, Cape Nature and the City of Cape Town met at a round table discussion instigated by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy. Held in the Old Mutual Conference Centre, Kirstenbosch on Tuesday June 6, the event was attended by civics, animal rights activists and organisations NCC, SPCA and ward councillors from areas affected by baboons.

The video begins in the lane between Ebor and York roads with the voices of Bernecia Ploens and Yusuf Kamaldien as Lida Lokopi stands by. The next section is the property at 263 Main Road Wynberg.

People light candles to remember loved ones who have died, at a memorial service organised by Abundant Life palliative care based at Victoria Hospital.

Guest speakers, Arahuddiyn Ahmed, Victoria Hospital CEO Jonathan Vaughan and Rashmi Kooverjee at the Abundant Life Palliative Care memorial at Norman Henshilwood High School in Constantia.

Joint hunt master, Vere Allin welcoming guests followed by huntsman, Telana Rapp leading the hounds.

Here we see ward councillor Carolynne Franklin with mayco member for urban waste, Grant Twigg; Lyndon Rhoda of Westlake based NCC and Calford Zodzi and Fanus Ferreira and last community leader Sipho Stemele.

Cape Town double cold front