During the months of May and June, the City hired contractors to improve the gateway precinct of Princess Vlei on the Eastern Shore. The work done forms part of a multimillion rand project to create a 5 km circulatory track around Princess Vlei, including a boardwalk through the reeds. The walkway has long been on the community's wish list, and has been identified by several community groups as high on their list of priorities for the park. The work done so far marks the first phase of the development. Like many of the other improvements, it has been strongly championed by Cllr Kevin Southgate, who has also given generously from the ward funding allocations to improve the site. Projects enabled by ward funding include the children's play park. Improvements now include grassing the picnic area adjacent to the M5 entrance, paving and marking an area to be used for a market in the future, paving pathways, landscaping and planting 25 indigenous trees. Plans for this improvement may be accessed here (note the lower walkway path has not yet been completed) The following slide show depicts the enhanced area.
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On May 6, a City contractor caused extensive damage to the shoreline and restoration areas on the eastern shore of Princess Vlei (read our report here). On May 31 Councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, issued the following press release. Our response follows below:
"Several City of Cape Town departments are responsible for the management and maintenance of the vlei, but as the lead department, the City’s Recreation and Parks Department sincerely regrets the incident, where through the services being rendered by one of the City contractors, the eastern shoreline of the Princess Vlei was damaged. As lead department, Recreation and Parks will facilitate the process to address this issue. The Department investigated the incident and based on the outcome, the following will be actioned:
The Recreation and Park Department undertakes to provide regular feedback to the Forum on progress made with regards the mentioned actions and the rehabilitation of the area in question. ENDS" The Forum welcomes the City’s commitment to rehabilitate the damaged area, but would like to note the following:
‘Today we are planting plants for the environment, and to bring animals closer. This plant is Skilpad Bessies, they are fynbos plants, so it makes a habitat for the tortoise.’ So said Mushfeeq Davids, a grade 8 learner at Lotus High. Mushfeeq was one of twenty Lotus High learners who came to help with the Forum’s restoration planting on the Northern shore.. After a few years of hard work the rehabilitation areas on the Eastern shore of Princess Vlei are establishing well, enabling the Forum to move to the northern shore of Princess Vlei, which was historically home to the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos. On May 12, thirty volunteers from local schools, the Briana Drive community and Botanical Society Kirstenbosch Branch came together to do the first planting of the season. 712 plants of 11 species were planted. An additional 15 species were added through the scattering of 45 litres of seed. Further planting in July brings the total up to 1700 plants, an 8 extra species bringing the new species to 44 Cape Flats Sand Fynbos is a critically endangered vegetation type that is only found on the lowlands of Cape Town. These unique habitats have been decimated by the expansion of urban Cape Town, which has left only small islands of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, most of which is degraded in some way. Restoring this endemic plant community is critical for ensuring the long term survival of many threatened species. The United Nations has declared the 2020’s the decade of restoration, in recognition of the critical role this plays in rolling back catastrophic environmental destruction due to climate change, pollution and habitat loss.In the first quarter of 2021 The Forum cleared the 1500square/meters restoration plotplot of invasive alien kikuyu and kweek grass. During this clearing a seasonal wetland pond was revealed within the grassy seep. Rubble was removed from this seasonal pond which will act as an important breeding area for amphibians such as the endangered Western Cape Leopard Toad. Twenty school learners from Lotus High came to plant on May 12. Addressing the learners, the Princess Vlei Forum rehabilitation advisor, Alex Lansdowne, said, ‘This area has been mowed every year. It should be rich in fynbos and wetland ecosystems, yet only a few grass species and weeds are growing here now. We are bringing back about 50 fynbos species, which will not only recreate this unique plant community but also support the animals and humans by restoring ecological infrastructure. ‘We need healthy ecosystems for our survival, and to help to fight climate change. This plot that we are busy with will support many different life forms, butterflies, reptiles, birds, even bokkies. By increasing the plant species we increase the interactions between different life forms, and strengthen the ecosystem.' In July, a planned mass planting by school learners was cancelled due to Covid restrictions. However, a small group of Forum volunteers added a further 1700 plants to the site. These include Erica turgida, an extinct-in-the wild Erica. This plant only have occurred between Princess Vlei and Kenilworth Race Course, before it went extinct in the wild in the seventies. Lansdowne is overseeing the biggest reintroduction of this plant into the wild, in partnership with the Friends of the Rondebosch Common and the Princess Vlei Forum. In the seasonal pond, we have successfully restored a miniature form of Waterblommetjie (Aponogeton angustifolius) which was growing in a similar pond in Ottery that is now completely choked by Port Jackson. Restoring existing conservation areas and public open spaces helps consolidate biodiversity in an urban ecosystem where we are loosing more habitat than we are conserving and restoring. Other threatened species reintroduced include: Protea scolymocephala, Leucadendron levisanus, Serruria foeniculacea, Steirodiscus tagetes and Podalyria sericea. In future we will add more sensitive species once there is more cover. Tracy Daniels (Grade 8) said, ‘It is very nice planting because I like interacting with nature.’ Planting is benefits the environment, and is a healing and positive experience for the school learners, helping to connect them to nature and the earth. Like the other restoration sites on the Eastern Shore, this will provide a rich outdoor classroom to teach learners about biodiversity and fynbos ecology. We are excited to see these species once more thriving at Princess Vlei. ‘I came here because I love the vlei… and when I heard what had happened, I was devastated, it was so sad…. I had been really excited that the vlei was being restored, especially when some plants that had been extinct were replanted, and when I heard of those being crushed it was just awful, so I felt I had to come back today to replant some of the things. So said Colleen Saunders at the Princess Vlei Forum ‘Heal the Land’ event on 22 May. Colleen has been living near Princess Vlei for over 50 years. The event was held after a contractor hired by the City of Cape Town to clear water hyacinth caused major damage to the Princess Vlei shoreline and destroyed one of the Forum’s newly established restoration sites. Plants that were destroyed included the critically endangered serruria foeniculacea and Erica verticillate. Over 174 metres of shoreline grass, bulrushes and other vegetation was destroyed. Further damage was averted when Zoë Poulsen, who was walking her dog at the vlei, spotted the excavator and stood in front of the machine until she could alert Forum members who contacted ward councillor Kevin Southgate and parks officials to stop the operation. Without Zoe’s courageous act, the forum’s entire shoreline restoration project would have been destroyed.
Alex Lansdowne, a restoration specialist who is over-seeing the Forum’s restoration project, said, ‘A team that has been contracted by the City’s Catchment, Stormwater, and Rivers Management department to repair the damage has been helping to remove the biomass dumped on the shoreline. However, there is still a dense layer of dumped wetland biomass on the restoration area, which meant that we could not plant there. This is troubling as it is critical to get these plants in as soon as possible in the rainy season to enable the area to recover. The biomass is also covering the seedbank which needs to be exposed to germinate. Disrupting the shoreline will also disrupt the breeding cycles of aquatic animals such as the endangered Wester Leopard Toad. A group of about twenty concerned citizens came together on Saturday to try to replant some of the lost plants. About 250 plants were put in and over 1000 wachendorfia paniculata bulbs. Plants included Serruria Foeniculacea and the threatened Psoralea repens. Some of these were rescued from a field in Muizenberg where development was taking place. It is difficult replacing the lost plants as these plants are grown from seed harvested on or around the vlei and may take 18 months to reach a size where they can be replanted. Unita van Vuuren, another local resident who lives opposite the vlei, said that she was grateful for the opportunity to plant because ‘our society is entrenched in consumerism and cannot come to mother earth … I am a local living just across the road and feeling I can do something for my little area makes me feel grounded.’ High school learner Charna De Wet said that she enjoyed the planting because it made her feel peaceful. Zoë Poulsen said that she appreciated the opportunity to plant. ‘It was so heartbreaking to see the destruction of the restoration area when such a lot of hard work had gone into it. Replanting helped to dissipate some of that pain.’ Denisha Anand, who oversees the Forum’s education and restoration project, spoke of the need for authorities to be more connected to the natural areas under their management, ‘We need to get them to wake up to that care … but we are so grateful for the growing community coming back to the vlei to support the work that we do, and to grow another form of care.’ The Forum has lost thousands of rands on destroyed plants and labour, as well as many volunteer hours. They have written to the mayor to express their concern and ask for a meeting to discuss what the City will do to address the issue. The Forum hopes that speedy action will be taken, and that the City will find a way to work with them in a more co-operative, caring and communicative way in the future. The Forum is devastated by the damage done to the Princess Vlei eastern shoreline and restoration area. On 6 May, concerned citizen Zoe Poulsen spotted an earth mover ripping up the shoreline vegetation and dumping the biomass on botanically sensitive areas - including a plot that was restored by the Forum last year as part of the community-led fynbos restoration project. As Zoe had herself grown some of the plants for this restoration, she did not hesitate to stand in front of the machine until she could alert someone in authority to prevent further damage. Without her fortuitous presence and courage, the entire eastern shoreline and restoration area, including hundreds of plants put in by school learners, would have been destroyed. However, the operator of the machine had already caused catastrophic ecological damage to the vlei (see area marked in red on the photograph below). This includes:
Although this is the most damaging, it is not the first incident. In 2018, a Western Leopard Toad breeding site was destroyed by a contractor removing water hyacinth. In 2019, a contractor dumped biomass on one of the older restoration sites, causing major damage to the plants. After this, a map was drawn up delineating where the machine could safely move and dump material, and the City undertook to inform the Forum’s biodiversity project manager, Denisha Anand, whenever the contractor was on site. Unfortunately, these protocols were not followed, leading to this tragic result.
The GPVCA forms part of the City of Cape Town’s biodiversity network, and the City is obliged to manage it as a biodiversity sensitive site, by agreement with Cape Nature. The area has also recently been declared a Provincial Heritage Site in recognition of its biodiversity and cultural value. As a biodiversity sensitive site, it is vital that utmost care be taken with mechanical operations on site. This act demonstrates an extreme lack of care. While the ward councillor and some officials have supported the restoration and revitalisation of the area, this is not upheld by the overall management of the site. Princess Vlei has suffered from chronic neglect, going back several decades to the apartheid era. This neglect continues, as the level of care and attention given remains far short of that given to equivalent areas in wealthy, formerly white areas in Cape Town. This incident highlights:
Princess Vlei contributed over 400 observations to Cape Town’s City nature challenge on Friday 30 April.
The City Nature Challenge is an annual four-day ‘bioblitz' to motivate people around the world to find and document wildlife in their cities. Although there is a friendly competition to see which city can gather the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people in the event, the 2021 City Nature Challenge will focus on the healing power of nature, and on celebrating the thousands of nature enthusiasts around the world documenting local biodiversity. At the Princess Vlei bioblitz, 440 observations were made by 38 observers, with 170 species identified. These included plants, birds, toads, and insects.
The event was supported by learners from the Brave organisation, and the Leisure Education Trust. Brave targets girls in the Manenberg area, and is aimed at building strong leadership amongst women. The girls were accompanied by Lee Ann Jenkins, who is employed by the organisation after volunteering for ten years.
‘One of our focus areas is conservation and travel which includes adventure, that is how this comes in. These activities are great to help them feel more relaxed, and to enable them to get out of the community and see something different … this is my first time at Princess Vlei … I loved the whole vlei itself, and all the small living organisms.’ Kiana Samuels, a grade 9 learner from Brave, commented on how she enjoyed coming to the vlei to learn more about how important plants are to humans. Dominique Fortuin enjoyed scattering seeds, and Iqrah Anders liked learning about how plants are used medicinally and for other purposes. The Leisure Education Trust sponsors talented students, and encourages them to engage in community activities. Four of these learners were so inspired they came to both the morning and afternoon session at Princess Vlei and also attended the session at Rondebosch Common on Saturday One of these was Vanshika Patel, a Grade 11 learner from Rylands High. Vanshika said that she had not heard of iNaturalist before the event, but that she enjoyed taking pictures of different plants and learning more about them after uploading them on the app. ‘I found all the flowers that I took pictures of really interesting because they were all so pretty and colourful. I would definitely encourage other young people to get involved because getting involved in conservation allows us to learn more interesting and new things about the nature.’ The event offered us an opportunity to scatter seeds in our restoration areas, and to monitor the plants that were put in last year. A number of protea seedlings are thriving, and some are ready to flower - the first proteas to flower at Princess Vlei for over fifty years. ‘We as citizens need to take responsibility because the city can’t take care of everything. And if we are proud to live in our area, then we need to prove it.’ So said Elfindale resident, Vicky Thomas, at the Alien Hackathon at Princess Vlei on Saturday 17 April. The hackathon was organised jointly by the Kirstenbosch Botanical Society, and the Princess Vlei Forum. Over a hectare of Port Jackson trees and shrubs were removed from the area by more than 30 volunteers from different parts of Cape Town. Port Jackson poses a serious threat to the indigenous Dune Strandveld in that part of the vlei. It drains the water table, and alters the soil, making it harder for the indigenous plants to grow. The Port Jackson trees also make the area unsafe as they interfere with visibility. The group were introduced to the activity by Alex Lansdowne, a specialist in fynbos restoration who has been contracted by the Princess Vlei Forum to oversee a community led restoration programme. ‘Our conservation project has two prongs:’ Lansdowne explained. ‘The Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area has some really good areas of habitat with high ecosytem function and high plant diversity. We need to protect those areas and do “passive restoration” by doing alien removal, keeping out vehicles and preventing dumping and littering. ‘Then there are some parts of the conservation area with very low plant diversity, such as the grassy areas, which have a lot of alien grass and also get mowed all the time. What we are doing in these areas is clearing the alien grasses, and planting out specially cultivated indigenous plants. We have added about 30% to the plant diversity so far in this way. We will be planting the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos near Briana drive, as this is the vegetation that would have originally grown there. Lansdowne said that the Princess Vlei Conservation Area had to overcome decades of under-management and neglect. Chris Moir, from the Kirstenbosch Branch of the Botanical Society, said that one of the objectives of the society was to assist organisations in conserving indigenous flora and vegetation. She said that in line with the Kirstenbosch branch of Botsoc’s objectives, restoring Cape Flats Sand Fynbos was an area where degraded habitat could be addressed, and where the society could offer help to secure under-conserved vegetation types and species. She said it was hoped that the society’s contribution would help to enthuse the local community about our botanical heritage, and encourage them to be custodians of the Princess Vlei surrounds. Tom Robbins, Committee member of the Kristenbosch branch of the Botanical Society said, 'The Forum is championing the ground-breaking restoration of Princess Vlei, including the eradication of Port Jackson trees (Acacia saligna) in the relatively intact Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation type. If left uncontrolled, the Port Jackson will likely become increasingly dominant, reducing biodiversity in plants, insects and birds alongside the water body. Moreover, what makes the restoration a natural fit with the Botanical Society is the local community-driven aspect of the Forum’s work. The restoration of this previously neglected wetland is being done for the benefit and use of the communities that live around the Vlei.’ Restoring the indigenous vegetation at Princess Vlei can play a significant role in promoting biodiversity and saving our precious plant species from extinction. This is becoming increasingly urgent. The UN has declared the 2020's the decade of ecosystem restoration, stating that ‘there has never been a more urgent need to restore damaged ecosystems than now.’ Ecosystems support all life on Earth, and are critical for our health and well being. Jill Atwood Palm, a Windsor Park resident said, ‘I live straight across the road from the Vlei. iIt’s absolutely amazing to see the work being done, so as residents we are very happy and would love to get more support from the neighbours. I was fortunate to participate in the walk and it opened my eyes to the gem that we have right here on our doorstep. So get involved, come and see what it is right here under your noses…. it’s actually not that much work… learn a bit more and get fully involved.’ The Princess Vlei Forum would like to thank the highly effective BotSoc hacking team, for their help and use of their specialised tools and equipment. BotSoc has also generously donated funds, expertise and time to our restoration projection. We would also like to thank the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust for enabling our ongoing conservation work through donor funds. And a big thanks to all community members who gave up their Saturday morning and worked hard sawing and cutting branches, poisoning stumps and dragging the cut material. The fynbos plants will thank you and reward your efforts! ‘I’ve been living in the area for eight years, and never knew what was on my doorstep’. This was a comment by one of the Elfindale residents who attended the guided walk at Princess Vlei on Saturday March 13. The walk was organised by the Princess Vlei Forum to make local residents and others aware of some of the botanical riches growing at Princess Vlei, and to inspire residents to participate in our exciting fynbos restoration project. Amongst the group were members of the Kristenbosch botanical Society, who have been assisting the Forum with the Thirty-two people of all ages came together for the four kilometre walk, which set off from Briana Crescent. Addressing the group, fynbos consultant Alex Lansdowne explained that the Princess Vlei conservation area is rich in biodiversity, and contains three of Cape Town’s most threatened vegetation types. It has been degraded for 200 years, and chronically underfunded for decades, but the community is working to bring back the biodiversity, plant by plant. Lansdowne spoke about coming to Princess Vlei with his grandfather as a child. His grandfather harvested many medicinal plants, such as geranium incanum, which he used in a tea for stomach complaints. Lansdowne said that the original Khoe inhabitants of the area sustained themselves on the rich bulbs that characterise this vegetation type.
Lansdowne pointed out the plants from three of the four aromatic plant families found in fynbos - the daisies, the mint family, the pelargoniums and citrus family. People were surprised to discover that buchu is from the citrus family. This is the only family not currently growing at Princess Vlei. He explained that that characteristic red colour of many fynbos plants is the plant’s survival mechanism for the dry summers - towards the end of the summer, they slow down their photosynthesis by flooding the leaves with red pigment, to conserve their resources. Lansdowne said that there are three endangered vegetation types that could grow at Princess Vlei — Dune Strandveld, Freshwater aquatic systems, and Cape Flats Sand Fynbos. This last vegetation type is very rich in biodiversity, but has been almost eradicated by development, with 14 species going extinct in the last ten years. Princess Vlei has a substantial area of pristine Dune Strandveld, near the Retreat Civic. The restoration project is proposing to restore 5 to 10 Ha of Dune strandveld and Cape Flats Sand Fynbos. Princess Vlei has been badly neglected, mainly as a result of apartheid spatial planning, which means that the authorities have not invested the kind of resources needed that would have been invested in similar sites in traditionally white areas. However, Forum raises over R500 000 per annum to spend on project managers, consultants, restoration, and environmental education programmes with local schools. This community investment has encouraged the City of Cape Town to invest in improving the infrastructure and management of the site, and Cllr Southgate invests a portion of the ward budget each year. The City has upgraded braai areas, provided a play area, and is in the process of installing a 5km walkway around the vlei. This will considerably improve access to the vlei for hikers, joggers and family groups, and will make it much easier to police. Lansdowne said that it was important to make all parts of the vlei accessible to the community, in order to increase community understanding of the value of the biodiversity and natural beauty of the site. Denisha Anand, currently employed by the Forum to help the City manage the site, said that before white settlers came, the indigenous people were the custodians, and knew how to care for their environment. Their rich knowledge and value systems were marginalised by the colonial authorities, but now it was important to draw on this traditional knowledge, and to work with Khoe groups in the community in restoring and protecting the ecology of the area. Lansdowne showed new proteas coming up from seed in the areas already under restoration - the first proteas growing at the vlei in fifty years. Amongst these is the serruria foeniculea, or strawberry spider head. This plant was last seen at Princess Vlei in 2010. A specimen was found in Grassy Park in 1970 by Howard Langley, who propagated it at Rondevlei. The plant has a small habitat range of only 5 km2. Princess vlei has the right conditions to host the biggest population of this critically endangered species. The Forum is currently preparing a 120m2 restoration site near Briana crescent by removing alien grasses. This restoration will re-establish Cape Flats Sand Fynbos in the area, including species such as serruria foeniculae and erica verticillata, which is extinct in the wild. In May, community members will be invited to assist with planting seedlings specially propagated for the site. Some of these were ‘rescued’ from nearby areas that were being cleared for development. The Forum would like to thank all who attended the walk, and invite all local community members to get involved in this wonderful project to restore the rich natural life and beautiful plants of Princess Vlei. On Halloween, twenty volunteers of all ages gave up trick or treating to come to Princess Vlei, to gather seeds for a variety of annual daisies. The seeds will be stored over summer and broadcast in autumn 2021 in the new restoration areas. Princess Vlei is home to several flowering annuals. Thanks to consistent rainfall this winter - and the City delaying their mowing - this spring has seen a spectacular display of flowers at the Vlei. Most spring flowers are annual plants, which only grow for half a year. They reach the peak in their life cycle in late spring, when they flower and dominate landscapes with blushes of white, orange and yellow. Common annual daisies found in the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area are the Rain Daisy (Dimorphotheca pluvialis), Veldt Star (Ursinia anthemoides ), African sunsorrel (Heliophila africana) and Sandveld Ragwort (Senecio arenarius). As summer approaches these plants die and release vast quantities of seeds. These seeds lie dormant over the harsh summer months and only germinate with the first autumn rains. The seeds are important parcels of genetic material which allow a new generation of plants to grow. The dead plants also serve an important function, insulating shrub seedlings over summer. The Princess Vlei Forum conservation team, under the guidance of our manager, is hard at
work collecting massive quantities of seeds for these annuals. PVF volunteers and our specialist restoration team harvest seeds in paper bags. This work has been made possible by the City of Cape Town adjusting their mowing schedule. If the flowers are mowed too early in the season, they have no opportunity to seed. this means in a few years they will die out, and already some species are threatened. The Forum has requested that mowing be suspended between April and November for this reason. We hope that with this mowing schedule, and the help of our volunteers to gather and broadcast seeds will help us build up the annual populations until Princess Vlei becomes one of the City's top spring flower destinations. Thanks to all who championed this cause!
The Princess Vlei Forum is delighted with the news that the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area has been awarded the status of a Provincial Heritage Site. The Heritage Western Cape Council officially approved the nomination at a meeting yesterday. Since 2012, concerned communities, represented by the Princess Vlei Forum, have been actively lobbying to bring raise awareness of the cultural, social and ecological value of the area. The first victory was in 2014, when the City of Cape Town agreed to withdraw plans to build a shopping mall on the eastern shore. Gaining Heritage Status represents another very significant community victory in the drive to win long term protection for this iconic site. Although neglected by the authorities, Princess Vlei has long been cherished by the community for its aesthetic, cultural, spiritual, recreational and biodiversity values. Generations of families from all over the Cape Flats have visited for braais and picnics, and hundreds have been baptised there. It is home to three endangered vegetation systems, and several species of birds and other creatures. The legend of the Princess, and archeological evidence of early human occupation, links the area to our city’s Khoe heritage. It is an outdoor classroom for hundreds of school learners each year. The PVF has been actively promoting these values, by raising funds to employ a full time manager, and to embark on an ambitious five-year plan to restore the indigenous fynbos on site, including over 50 endangered or extinct endemic species. Over 3500 square metres have been restored to date. We have also worked with the CoCT to facilitate access and enhance the site’s social and cultural value through improved facilities and safety. Since 2012, we have been compiling evidence of the site’s heritage value and community support for its protection through interviews, oral history projects, surveys and workshops. The process took a step forward last year, when Heritage Western Cape appointed Quahnita Samie from Vidamemoria Heritage consultants to facilitate the application. We worked actively with the consultants in providing comment and background information. February 25 marked the start of a formal 60-day public participation process to get community feedback on the application for Provincial Heritage Status - originally set to run until 27th April 2020, later extended to June 4. The nationwide lockdown prevented most of our proposed public events to raise awareness, including a display in the library, open day and iNaturalist drive. However, we lobbied our support base through online media, which helped to generate the 199 positive endorsements that were received. The proposal by the consultant to award heritage status was unanimously endorsed by the Heritage Western Cape Inventories, Grading and Interpretation Committee (IGIC) meeting on 7 August 2020. Thanks to representation by PVF chairperson Gary Stewart, the IGIC resolved further that Interested and Affected Parties such as the PVF and the City of Cape Town should be consulted in the compilation of the Conservation Management Plan. This will be a key priority for the PVF and the Heritage Subcommittee next year. While the CoCT is now endeavouring to invest resources in the site, thanks in particular to the ongoing commitment by ward councillor Kevin Southgate, the site has suffered severe neglect historically. This is primarily because of its location in low-income neighbourhoods, and because it was declared a “non-white” recreational area during the Apartheid era. Gaining Provincial Heritage status will be another step in bringing the public and private investment and protection merited by this iconic space. We would like to thank all those who worked so hard to win this community victory, including members of the Princess Vlei Forum Heritage Subcommittee, community members who gave time and resources to endorse the call, Quahnita Samie and Vidamemoria Heritage Consultants who worked tirelessly to compile the application, and members of Heritage Western Cape for their endorsement. We would also like to thank the many donors who enabled our investment in this project, in particular the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust managed by Nedbank Private Wealth |
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