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Cabbage Bandit Wins Pavement Garden Battle – Charges Dropped by State Source: https://www.facebook.com/DjoBaNku/posts/4973071169383270 Cabbage Bandit: Official Statement My case is nolle prosequi. On 17/11/2021, I received a letter from the Acting Director for Municipal Courts Prosecution notifying me about the withdrawal of the case. This was after I submitted my representations on 28/09/2021. Therein are argued that there was no case against me. That I did not break any municipal bylaws by planting cabbage and […]

Young gardeners are building a fynbos corridor across the Cape Flats Source : Young gardeners are building a fynbos corridor across the Cape Flats | GroundUp Children from Cypress Primary School plant fynbos as part of the Greenpop’s “Fynbos for the Future” project. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks On Friday, children from Cypress Primary School in Athlone left their classrooms to plant fynbos in the school garden. This was part of Greenpop’s “Fynbos for the Future” project […]

SANParks Free Week Starts Today; Youth Encouraged to Explore SA Nature Source : SANParks Free Week Starts Today; Youth Encouraged to Explore SA Nature (goodthingsguy.com) SANParks Free Week was established to give South Africans the opportunity to explore the parks they may not have access to due to financial constraints.   South Africa (22 November 2021) – South African National Parks opened the 16th annual South African National Parks Week in Addo Elephant National Park, in the Eastern Cape. […]

Building at Helderberg Nature Reserve Made with 8000 EcoBricks Nearly Ready Source : Building at Helderberg Nature Reserve Made with 8000 EcoBricks Nearly Ready (goodthingsguy.com) The Helderberg Nature Reserve’s new building comprises 8000 EcoBricks and 900 truck tyres; it is set to be quite the experience when it opens.   Cape Town, South Africa (22 November 2021) – Peter McIntosh, founder of the Natural Building Collective, has been sharing the incredible progress of a building at the […]