Brandhouse make their mark along the Liesbeek

Brandhouse make their mark along the Liesbeek

On the 03rd of October, 10 employees from Brandhouse came out and donated some of their time to cleaning up the litter along the Liesbeek River. The bank they worked on had been  cleared of dense stands of invasive vegetation, which had been largely overlooked, and...
Workshop 18th October

Workshop 18th October

Thank you to all who participated in the workshop. We enjoyed a lovely walk  for more than an hour over the grassy fields to the Liesbeek and upriver towards River Park, returning on the other bank of the river, over the bridge at the weir and back to The Wild Fig for...
Students take to the river for International Coastal Cleanup

Students take to the river for International Coastal Cleanup

This past week saw the highlight of International Coastal Cleanup, an initiative to remove litter and debris from the world’s beaches and waterways. Since the rivers in and around the City of Cape Town all flow out to sea, one way to reduce the impact of litter...
Rondebosch Workshop

Rondebosch Workshop

The workshop on the Rondebosch stretch of the Liesbeek was very instructive. We walked from the Rondebosch Library towards the river via the Belmont Office Park. I was very interested to hear that this area had been a flour mill in the past and that trains used to...