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AREA SOUTH EDITION
THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CAPE TOWN
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‘No-mow’ to let fynbos "&#%'$!
September 2025 / ISSUE 73
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Cape Flats plant scoops global prize
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City hall clock in tick-tock shape again
Stopping river waste in its tracks
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Recreation and Parks is actively managing ivy infestations in public spaces. Yet community awareness and action remain critical to control this invasive creeper across town.
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Let’s cut it down to size The ivy is listed as a category 3 invasive species under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 and must be managed accordingly. In sensitive or riparian areas, its status escalates to category 1b, requiring control. If left unmanaged, ivy blocks a tree’s sunlight and causes branch dieback. The added weight that the creeper adds to the distressed tree often results in collapse and also increases the risk of wind damage in open areas. The plant outcompetes and displaces local vegetation, which damages our biodiversity. www.capetown.gov.za
If you have ivy in your garden, use what is left of the cooler months – ivy’s dormant phase – as a strategic opportunity to control or remove it safely, following the steps below: • Manually pull out the stems and roots. The stems can be removed from the ground of a standing tree. Upper vines will die if they are not rooted, so they can be left to rot. • Follow up regularly to remove any new growth. • Dispose of the cuttings responsibly. Do not dump trimmings in natural areas, as the plant may re-root and spread. • Either dry the vine clippings on a plastic or canvas sheet or a paved surface, and then shred, or solarise in black trash bags until the vines are no longer viable.
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KHAWUNDIBALISELE
KORTLIKS Die opknapping van die Seepunt-brandweerstasie, een van die oudstes in Kaapstad, is klaar. Die projek het R7 miljoen gekos. Hierdie belangrike baken in Seepunt is in 1932 opgerig, en daarom was dit uiters belangrik om die gebou se erfenisstatus en boukundige eienskappe te bewaar. Inwoners se hulp word benodig om Hedera spp., wat ook as ‘klimop’ of ivy bekend is, onder beheer te bring. Dié kruip- en rankplant is ’n indringerspesie wat ’n ernstige bedreiging vir die plaaslike omgewing inhou. Sowat 150 MyCiTi-busbestuurders ontvang tans Smart Driver-opleiding. Dié kursus van die Stad verbeter bestuurders se gedrag agter die stuur,
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help verlaag brandstofverbruik, koolstofvrystellings, instandhoudingskoste en risiko, en verbeter veiligheid vir passasiers. Kapenaars kan nou uiteindelik die opgeknapte Granger Bay-parkeerterrein en omgewing geniet. Die opknappingsprojek het die gebruikerervaring verbeter en kusinfrastruktuur meer veerkragtig gemaak. >J)I1!6=9=D@= 1DJBD=96 K)D 813C4=II6 5I)1D 4=3 in Augustus die titelaktes vir hulle Stadseenhede ontvang. Die Stad bestee meer as R20 miljoen aan kostelose eiendomsoordragte aan inwoners wat daarvoor in aanmerking kom.
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