CITY OF CAPE TOWN
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY
2008/2009
Compiled by:
City of Cape Town, Environmental Management Department
www.capetown.gov.za/environment
Originally compiled by:
Farieda Khan: Environmental Advisory Unit, University of Cape Town
Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate and
correct; no responsibility will be accepted by the City of Cape Town for information supplied, errors contained herein, or any
action taken in consequence of the information contained herein.
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Contents
Alphabetical listing of organisations (A – Z) ...................................................... 3
Alphabetical listing of organisation acronyms (A – Z) ......................................... 104
Selected government departments (local, provincial and national) ....................... 107
List of recycling organisations and waste facilities .............................................. 115
Media (radio stations, newspapers and publications) .......................................... 119
Websites of broad environmental interest ......................................................... 123
Quick reference telephone numbers for complaints, help and advice .................... 126
Feedback / update / add an organisation in the next edition of the directory ......... 127
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Alphabetical Listing of Organisations (A – Z)
PLEASE NOTE: Tariffs and admission fees listed in this directory are subject to change without notice.
A
ABALIMI (INC. ABALIMI BEZEKHAYA & THE CAPE FLATS TREE PROJECT)
Cwango Crescent, (Cnr New Eisleben Rd and Lansdowne Rd, behind Shoprite Centre) Philippi,
7785 / PO Box 44, Observatory, 7935
Tel/Fax: 021 371 1653 / 021 361 3497 / 386 3777 E-mail: info@abalimi.org.za
Website: www.abalimi.org.za
Contact: Robert Small - Director
Aim: Abalimi, "the people who plant", incorporates Abalimi Bezekhaya and The Cape Flats Tree
Project. Abalimi is an independent affiliate of Catholic Welfare and Development (CWD). Abalimi is
an environmental development NGO based in Khayelitsha and Nyanga. Abalimi supports the
establishment of best practice Community-Based Projects with the aim of catalysing the
emergence of a permanent environmental and micro-ecological urban agriculture movement in the
Cape Flats townships.
Services offered: Training courses in ecological vegetable gardening; Integrated Land Use Design
(ILUD) planning workshops for schools; low-cost agriculture and greening inputs to individuals and
groups from the People's Nurseries in Khayelitsha and Nyanga; 1-3 year holistic start-up support
partnerships to emerging community-based urban agriculture and greening projects; technical
information, planning and logistical support to individual survival gardeners and community based
urban agriculture and environmental initiatives. Autonomous Sub Projects: (1) Schools
Environmental Education & Development (SEED) – capacitating teachers to integrate
Environmental Education into all their work and to utilise the "outdoor classroom" as their main
resource – seed@intekom.co.za (2) Jungle Jive – Environmental Street Theatre, to inspire
environmental action. Aimed at youth, schools and the broader community info@jungletheatre.co.za
ADOPT-A-PET / ANIMAL DEFENDERS
2 Lincoln Road, Oranjezicht, Cape Town, 8001
Tel/Fax: 021 465 4560 E-mail: darg@icon.co.za
Contact: Cicely Blumberg
Aim: We believe in a holistic approach towards helping with the upliftment of people in
disadvantaged areas with job creation projects. Utilising humane education and pet therapy to
teach people, particularly children, empathy, compassion and respect for all life that includes the
environment, animals and people.
Services Offered: An adoption facility for rescued animals (dogs, cats, puppies and kittens) that
otherwise would have no safe haven. We rehabilitate and treat them when necessary and we home
them to caring responsible owners. All animals are sterilized, inoculated, dewormed and checked
by veterinarians before they are adopted out. Personal home visits are made before the animal is
adopted out. Animals must be part of a family and sleep indoors at night. As an animal rights
group with a 'no-kill' policy, we defend the rights of all animals whose lives are in danger, to the
best of our ability.
ADVANCE SOUTH AFRICA FAIR (ASAF)
17-19 Buccaneer Crescent, Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, 7798
Tel: 021 391 5505 / 072 310 4173 Fax: 021 391 7667 E-mail: aejooste@telkomsa.net
Contact: Danny Christians - Chairperson and CEO
Aim: To create jobs and eradicate poverty for our disadvantaged communities and focus itself on
sustainable coastal development.
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Services offered: An awareness programme is underway in Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha,
coastal towns singled out by the State President for urban renewal programmes. These
programmes include: creating employment opportunities; economic growth (arts, culture,
heritage, tourism); social upliftment (education, health, sports); environmental issues and
training; and public/tourist awareness mechanisms.
AFRO-MONTANE INFORMATION FORUM (AMIF)
25 Canigou Ave, Rondebosch, 7700
Contact: Mark Tel: 021 689 4441 / Christo Tel: 021 701 8692
Project Organiser - Ms Littlewort Tel: 021 686 3964
Aim: To bring together those areas involved in forest conservation on the Peninsula by
establishing contacts and exchanging information.
Services offered: Guided walks at Newlands forest for children and tertiary learners in high
schools who have not had the opportunity to experience a natural forest; technical information and
contact numbers for the various forests of the Peninsula; manual on forest ecology, including
pocket forests from Silvermine to Camps Bay.
ALPHEN MANOR HOUSE (NATIONAL MONUMENT)
Alphen Drive, Constantia, 7800 (Off M41 Main Rd) / PO Box 35, Constantia, 7848
Tel: 021 794 5011 Fax: 021 794 5710 E-mail: reservations@alphen.co.za
Website: www.alphen.co.za
Contact: The Alphen Country House Hotel
Services offered: The original Alphen Cape Dutch manor house, a National Monument, is now a
hotel on a former wine estate. It houses a collection of antique furniture and pictures. The oldest
water mill in the Cape (1772) is situated here.
ANIMAL ANTI-CRUELTY LEAGUE (AACL)
90 Bofors Circle, Epping 2, 7460 (Also at Sacks Circle, Bellville South) / PO Box 59, Rondebosch,
7701
Tel: 021 534 6426 / 021 951 3010 Fax: 021 534 5625 E-mail: aaclwcape@absamail.co.za
Website: www.aacl.org.za
Contact: Rene Southwood - General Manager / Roy Petersen – Chief Inspector
Aim: To prevent and eliminate all cruelty to animals, whether arising from ignorance, neglect or
deliberate cruelty, and to alleviate suffering caused by such cruelty.
Services offered: The AACL provides veterinarian services to underprivileged communities and
educates them in responsible pet ownership; investigates complaints of cruelty and mistreatment
of animals and polices the animal industries through the Animal Protection Act. Monday to
Saturday full-time clinic and a mobile clinic; take in strays/unwanted pets from the public or local
law enforcement; run adoptions over the weekends.
ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANISATION (ARO)
5 Olieboom Rd, Schaapkraal, Ottery, 7945 / PO Box 14285, Kenwyn, 7790
Tel: 021 396 5511 Fax: 021 396 5514 E-mail: karen@animalrescue.org.za
Website: www.animalrescue.org.za
Contact: Karen de Klerk - Public Relations Officer
Aim: To provide a relief service for animals in townships and squatter camp areas in Cape Town.
Services offered: ARO provides a free veterinary service to both domestic and livestock animals.
Three mobile clinics and two ambulance service vehicles service underprivileged and
disadvantaged communities only. ARO also runs a Youth Education Programme, which arranges
guided tours for schools in these communities. Tours provide a "hands on experience" to educate
future generations in proper pet care. A Feeding Programme operates whereby pet food is taken to
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townships and sold at cost price. The ‘Paws for Thought Sterilisation Campaign’ provides
subsidised sterilisation.
ANIMAL VOICE OF SOUTH AFRICA
PO Box 825, Somerset West, 7129
Tel/Fax: 021 852 8160 E-mail: avoice@yebo.co.za
Website: www.animal-voice.org
Contact: Louise van der Merwe - Editor
Aim: To promote and develop humane rights for all animals.
Services offered: A publication which exposes hidden crimes against animals and keeps the
reader abreast of advances in animal welfare world-wide; a catalogue of videos and posters of
interest to both consumers and school learners interested in lobbying for and promoting kindness
to animals. Supply and distribution of humane education programmes and materials to schools and
other learning facilities.
ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Athlone St, Bellville South, 7530 / Private Bag X1, Kasselsvlei, 7533
Tel: 021 951 2234/9 Fax: 021 951 5118 E-mail: theodor@asftb.org.za
Contact: TL Klink - Vice Principal / T L Klink - Project Manager: Skills Development
Aim: Early Intervention, Pre-primary to Matriculation certification for blind, partially sighted,
mentally handicapped and multi-handicapped. Orientation and Mobility skills, work placement,
parent counselling, psychological services, occupational therapy. Education and training
opportunities provided in a secure and therapeutic environment.
Services offered: Skill development for multi-handicapped learners and other learners who are
trained in cane work, woodwork and market gardening. Computer literacy, call centre/telephony
training, Professional Sound Studio training and gardening. Vocational training program in
maintenance of building and property, upholstery and institutional management for intellectually
challenged learners. Braille text resources production centre for visually impaired learners.
B
BABOON MANAGEMENT TEAM, THE (BMT)
c/o Western Cape Nature Conservation Board, Private Bag X7, Bellville, 7535 / c/o WCNCB, Cape
Metro Business Unit, 16 Voortrekker Rd, 3rd Floor, Tygerberg Centre, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 957 5900 Fax: 021 945 3457 E-mail: nwilson@capenature.co.za
Contact: Natasha Wilson
Aim: To ensure the holistic management of baboons on the Cape Peninsula.
Services offered: Baboon-related advice, conservation, education and management.
BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY
PO Box 23321, Claremont, 7735
Tel/Fax: 021 438 2282 E-mail: beautywc@netactive.co.za
Contact: Beryl Scott
Aim: To educate the public regarding vivisection and the cruelty perpetrated on animals in the fur
trade, seal culling and ivory trade, and to encourage the use of products not tested on animals in
the cosmetic industry.
Services offered: School talks, presentations and free literature.
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BERGVLIET HIGH SCHOOL
Firgrove Way, Bergvliet, 7945
Tel: 021 712 0284 Fax: 021 715 0631 E-mail: tim@bhs.wcape.school.za
Website: www.wcape.school.za/bhs
Contact: Tim Le Mesurier - Head of Environmental Education
Aim: To provide environmental education and to promote recycling.
Services offered: As a leader in environmental education for 15 years, Bergvliet High has an
annual Grade 10 Conservation Camp as part of its curriculum. The school has also been a leader in
recycling paper, bottles, tins and plastic since 1987. Regular hacks are undertaken in Silvermine
and the local wetland to control alien vegetation. Bergvliet High is able to share experiences with
other groups with similar interests.
BERTRAM HOUSE MUSEUM (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
39 Orange St, Gardens, 8001 / PO Box 645, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 424 9381 Fax: 021 481 3941 E-mail: jstrauss@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/bertram
Contact: Johanna Strauss
Services offered: An early 19th Century Georgian red brick house and museum with a formal
English garden. Filled with treasures such as Georgian furniture, porcelain and silver, it also boasts
a rare Clementi piano and a 200-year-old Grecian harp. Facilities include a café and
conference/workshop/party room for hire. Safe parking and 24 hour security.
BICYCLING EMPOWERMENT NETWORK (BEN)
199 Main Road Tokai / PO Box 31561, 7966
Tel: 021-713 3634 Fax: 021 712 7492 E-mail: awheeldon@itdp.org
Website: www.benbikes.org.za
Contact: Andrew Murray Wheeldon - Managing Director
Aim: The main aim of BEN is one of poverty alleviation through promotion of the use of the bicycle
in all of its forms to enhance low-cost, non-motorised transport and improve health through linking
exercise and mobility. BEN facilitates the transportation of bicycles from Europe, Great Britain and
the United States (China) to South Africa, the establishment of bicycle workshop projects,
distribution of these bicycles to strategically selected groups of recipients and the planning/
introduction of bicycle user paths/ networks.
Services offered: BEN brings government and other relevant organisations together to
investigate and promote the benefits of non-motorised transport (NMT) and integrative,
environmentally sustainable transportation systems for the city, province and country. BEN is now
working successfully with local government (transport, education - promoting bicycle programs in
schools, infrastructure projects and rural development programs), business (sponsoring bicycle
employee purchase programs), industry (re-strategising the types of bicycles used), community
groups (mobilizing of poor people on bicycles), media (promotions), and cycle associations (linking
commuter, recreational and competitive bicycle groups).
BIOWATCH SOUTH AFRICA (CAPE TOWN)
49 Arnold Street, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 13477, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 447 5939 Fax: 021 447 5974 E-mail: biowatch@mweb.co.za
Website: www.biowatch.org.za
Contact: Nicci van Noordwyk – Office Manager
Services offered: Biowatch is committed to facilitating South Africa's adherence to international
and national commitments on biodiversity through research, monitoring, advocacy and informing
people about their rights. Specific focus is placed on genetic engineering in agriculture.
BLAAUWBERG CONSERVATION AREA (BCA) (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
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Eerstesteen Resort, Otto du Plessis Drive, Blaauwberg
Tel/Fax: 021 554 0957 E-mail: bca@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.bca.org.za (Friends of the BCA)
Services offered: Three unique vegetation types - Cape Flats Dune Strandveld (thicket),
Swartland Shale Renosterveld and Cape Flats Sand Fynbos.
Opening hours: Coastal section: sunrise to sunset (daily); Eerstesteen braai and picnic facility:
08:00 – 19:00 (Nov - Apr), 08:00 – 17:00 (May - Oct); Blaauwberg Hill: currently accessible by
prior arrangement only.
2009 Tariffs: Eerstesteen Resort: Adults R10.00 (13yrs & older), Children R5.00
(3-13yrs), Children under 3yrs free, Senior Citizens R5.00 (60+ yrs, ID required).
- 'Friends' of this reserve: free (proof of membership required).
- Learner/student groups: R3.00 per learner (pre-booked).
- Vehicles: R16.00.
- Season Tickets (annual): Adults R100.00, Family R150.00 (parents & any 3 children up to
13yrs), Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) R50.00. The season ticket provides unlimited entry into the
following nature reserves: Helderberg, Tygerberg, Rietvlei, Rondevlei and Blaauwberg
Conservation Area.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Picnic sites, braai areas, hiking trails, surfing spots, bird-watching, whale-watching,
fishing (permit required), monthly ‘Friends’ group activities.
Environmental education (EE): BCA EE Centre (please book).
Accommodation: None.
BLOMVLEI COMMUNITY CENTRE
111 Blomvlei Rd, Hanover Park, 7945
Tel: 021 692 3987 / 021 637 7965
Contact: Maureen Kroukamp - Club Leader and Area Co-ordinator
Services offered: Recreational services offered to children during the day. During the evening the
centre is hired out to various organisations.
BO-KAAP MUSEUM (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
71 Wale St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 645, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 481 3939 Fax: 021 481 3938
Website: www.iziko.org.za/bokaap
Contact: Brenda Daniels / Niesa Bosch
Services offered: The George Hallet Photographic Exhibition portrays one man's impression of life
in the Bo-Kaap. A second exhibition highlights the social history of the Bo-Kaap and the influence
of Apartheid and Apartheid laws such as the Group Areas Act. The venue is available for hire.
Open: Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:00, Closed Sundays. Visitors 16 years and older: R10, under 16
years free and South African pensioners, school learners and students: R5.
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (BOTSOC)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X10,
Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 797 2090 Fax: 021 797 2376 E-mail: info@botanicalsociety.org.za
Website: www.botanicalsociety.org.za
Contact: Zaitoon Rabaney – Director
Aim: To encourage interest in the conservation, cultivation, study and wise use of the indigenous
flora and vegetation of southern Africa.
Services offered: For almost 100 years the Society has been intimately involved in the
development of the world famous Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, conservation of the
Peninsula Mountain chain and the flora on the Cape Flats. This involves a fine-scale strategic
conservation plan and associated activities that are handled by the newly established Cape
Conservation Unit (CCU) of the Society. The Society works in partnership with many of the
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programmes and activities of the South African National Biodiversity Institute based at
Kirstenbosch. Members of the Society enjoy the privilege of free entry into Kirstenbosch gardens,
are encouraged to assist in volunteer programmes and receive the quarterly journal Veld & Flora,
which is devoted to the wonders of the indigenous plants of South Africa. The Kirstenbosch Branch
of the Society runs many activities (walks, talks, plant sales, natural history book sales, etc.),
which encourage membership involvement.
BRACKEN NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
2 Reservoir Road, Brackenfell
Tel/Fax: 021 982 1323 E-mail: bracken.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Website: http://jackdt.googlepages.com (Friends of Bracken Nature Reserve)
Contact: Tshepo Mamabolo
Services offered: The nature reserve supports Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Swartland Granite
Renosterveld vegetation types.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); closed weekends.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Picnics, bird watching, wheelchair-friendly walking trail.
Environmental education (EE): Brackenfell EE Centre (please book).
Accommodation: None.
BUTTERFLY WORLD
Off N1 Freeway, Exit 47 Stellenbosch/Klapmuts, Klapmuts / PO Box 41, Klapmuts, 7625
Tel: 021 875 5628 Fax: 021 875 5230 E-mail: esther@yebo.co.za
Website: www.butterflyworld.co.za
Services offered: Butterfly World consists of a tropical garden in a 1000 m2 greenhouse. This
luxuriant paradise makes the free flying exotic butterflies feel right at home in the warm and
humid environment. Tropical butterflies are raised on breeding farms in countries such as Costa
Rica, Philippines, Malaysia and China. Pupae are flown to display parks where the butterflies
emerge into their tropical gardens. It is best to visit on a sunny day to see most of the butterflies.
Adjoined to the butterfly enclosure are the Iguana Cage, Reptile Bay and Spider Room. Walk
amongst marmoset monkeys, iguanas, exotic birds and spot the elusive blue duikers. Our beautiful
outdoor garden hosts a large aviary, a meerkat enclosure and lots of free range ducks, chickens
and goats, waiting for children to feed them with packets of seeds and fodder bought from the Gift
Shop. The Jungle Leaf Café provides light meals and refreshments for those taking a break from
butterfly watching. Butterfly World is a popular destination for school tours and children are
treated with an animated lesson by our education officer, before receiving specifically designed
worksheets to complete in the garden. Open daily from 09:00 to 17:00 (closed 25 December).
Entrance fees: Adults R35, Children over 3yrs R20, Children under 3yrs free, Family (2 adults, 2
children) R90, Pensioners/college students R30.
C
CAMBRIDGE PROGRAMME FOR INDUSTRY (CPI)
Block Q, Greenford Office Estate, Punters Way, Kenilworth, 7740 / PO Box 2264, Clareinch, 7741
Tel: 021 671 8803 Fax: 021 683 8664 E-mail: peter.willis@cpi.cam.ac.uk
Website: www.cpi.cam.ac.uk
Contact: Peter Willis - Southern African Director
Aim: To design and deliver high-level learning events and programmes for leaders in business,
government and civil society, focusing on the challenge of integrating sustainable development
into strategy. Also facilitating dialogues in the same field. CPI can help an organisation to learn
about sustainable development and take it back to the workplace, making it personal and relevant
to every individual.
Services offered: Cambridge University's Programme for Industry developed and runs the Prince
of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme, which centres on an intensive three-and-a-half
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day seminar, where senior executives from large companies explore the social and environmental
challenges of doing business in a rapidly changing world. The Programme is widely regarded as the
leader in its field worldwide.
CAMPHILL VILLAGE 'ALPHA'
Klein Dassenberg, near Atlantis (off N7) / PO Box 1451, Dassenberg, 7350
Tel: 021 571 8600 Fax: 021 572 2238 E-mail: info@camphill.org.za
Website: www.camphill.org.za
Contact: Brian Joffin - Director
Aim: To provide care and employment for adults with mental and physical handicaps. We aim to
create work and home environments that are mutually therapeutic and spiritually fulfilling to all. In
our work we strive to produce and provide products and services of quality that have a healing
impact on the environment and the broader community.
Services offered: Camphill Village offers a group home and health and therapy centre. It is
engaged in agriculture, horticulture, runs a basket workshop, a bakery, a farm store and a tea
garden. Camphill also has a building maintenance and architectural office. Camphill has started a
Youth Empowerment Programme, a training course for young people needing orientation and
career guidance. Products on sale and grounds open to the public at Sunday Market on the first
Sunday every month from 10am to 4pm, and every Saturday from 9am to 2pm at our Farm Stall,
Nursery and Village Café. Tours and talks by arrangement.
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (CANSA)
37A Main Rd, Mowbray, 7700 / PO Box 186, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 689 5347 Fax: 021 685 7065 E-mail: svdeeventer@cansa.org.za
Website: www.cansa.org.za / www.cansa.co.za
Contact: S van Deeventer
Aim: To substantially reduce the impact of cancer in all South African communities through
sustainable facilitation of research, prevention, early detection and care.
CAPE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (C.A.P.E.)
Cape Coordination Unit, House No.9, Kirstenbosch Gardens, South African National Biodiversity
Institute, Newlands, 7700 / Cape Coordination Unit, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8790 Fax: 021 797 3475 E-mail: info@capeaction.org.za
Website: www.capeaction.org.za
Contact: Mandy Barnett - C.A.P.E. Coordinator
Aim: C.A.P.E. is a strategy and action plan prepared by South Africa with the assistance of the
Global Environment Facility. C.A.P.E.'s goal is "By the year 2020, the natural environment of the
Cape Floral Kingdom will be effectively conserved, restored wherever appropriate, and will deliver
significant benefits to the people of the region in a way that is embraced by local communities,
endorsed by government and recognised internationally.
Services offered: C.A.P.E. has three broad areas of focus: 1) conserving biodiversity in priority
areas; 2) Using resources sustainably; and 3) strengthening institutions and governance. Please
contact us for further information and to register as a C.A.P.E. Action Partner.
CAPE BIRD CLUB
PO Box 5022, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 559 0726 / 021 706 2404 E-mail: info@capebirdclub.org.za
Website: www.capebirdclub.org.za
Contact: Eben Olderwagen - Conservation Manager / Mr Whitelaw - 021 671 3714
Services offered: The Cape Bird Club is the Western Cape branch of BirdLife South Africa. The
Club provides a range of birding opportunities and activities, with outings, camps and courses. We
also provide curriculum-based environmental education to primary schools and have developed a
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Resource Pack that has been distributed to 200 schools in the Cape. The Club is represented on
various committees and assists NGOs with the awareness and value of threatened habitats.
CAPE CRAFT AND DESIGN INSTITUTE (CCDI)
Room 2.413, Administration Building, Cape Peninsula University of Technology , Keisergracht,
District Six, 8001 / Room 2.413, Administration Building, Cape Peninsula University of Technology,
Box 652, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 460 3982 Fax: 021 460 3553 E-mail: ccdi@ctech.ac.za
Website: www.capecraftanddesign.org.za
Contact: Marjorie Naidoo - Manager: Communications
Aim: The Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) is a joint initiative by the Provincial Government of
the Western Cape and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology to support and grow
sustainable businesses in the Craft Sector.
Services offered: The CCDI offers a Product Development Clinic; short-term design, business,
marketing and export training courses; medium-term learnerships, business and marketing
mentoring; access to a variety of markets (such as events, links to retailers and niche market
product development programmes); access to information through a monthly newsletter, a
monthly crafters’ meeting and a website. The website is linked to their Western Cape craft
database, which reflects the crafters and their products.
CAPE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST (CAPTRUST)
PO Box 231, Bergvliet, 7864
Tel/Fax: 021 712 0088 E-mail: grays@yebo.co.za
Contact: Paul Gray / Marie le Roux Tel: 021 465 3972 / Frank Wygold Tel: 083 338 9319 Chairman
Aim: To act as a forum for the exchange of information and experience in matters pertaining to
the sustainable use and conservation of the natural and man-made environment, and, where
appropriate, for the common action in dealing with environmental issues.
Services offered: A Cape-based network organisation offering member organisations information,
advice and support concerning environmental problem areas; directing occasional symposia; an
annual award; resolution of survey, development and legislation problems.
CAPE FLATS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (CAFDA)
PO Box 211, Retreat, 7965
Tel: 021 706 2050 Fax: 021 706 3013 E-mail: Arlene.w@cafda.co.za
Contact: Mr Rediwaan Abrahams - Chief Executive
Aim: To assist with the social and economic development of the community within its area of
operation. The ultimate goal is to establish a stable family and community life for all inhabitants
within its area of operation.
Services offered: Core functions include social services for disadvantaged people; a day centre
for seniors; after care facilities for primary school children; a place of safety for abused and
neglected children; job creation and skills training programs such as baking, sowing, computer
literacy and hairdressing; community tourism; training in different crafts; income-generation
project bookshops; modern dancing and ballet school.
CAPE FLATS NATURE
c/o Urban Conservation Unit, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 691 2548
Fax: 021 691 2557
E-mail: zwai@capeflatsnature.org
Website: www.capeflatsnature.org
Contact: The Communications Manager
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Aim: Cape Flats Nature builds good practice in sustainable management of the City of Cape
Town's nature conservation sites in a way that benefits the surrounding communities, particularly
townships where incomes are low and living conditions poor. The project works with four pilot sites
that were chosen from the City's biodiversity network: Edith Stephens Wetland Park, Harmony
Flats Nature Reserve, Macassar Dunes and Wolfgat Nature Reserve (Please see entries under site
names for site services and contact details).
Services offered: Links schools, community based organisations and individuals from
communities surrounding the pilot sites wanting to be involved in conservation action on their
doorstep, with the site management and programmes. In partnership with the WCED and the
Primary Science Programme, builds the capacity of educators to use the sites for environmental
education as outdoor classrooms. In partnership with the Schools Environmental Education
Programme (SEEP), hosts a quarterly Cape Flats Nature Trail for 100 learners.
CAPE FOR KIDS
No. 8 Well Way, Hout Bay, 7806
Tel/Fax: 021 790 6067 Fax: 021 791 0037
Website: www.capeforkids.com
Contact: Ali Corbett / Glenda
E-mail: ali@capeforkids.com
Aim: Cape for Kids introduces young children to their heritage to help them value it for future
generations.
Services offered: Cape for Kids uses puppets and music to introduce young children to
environmental problems such as litter, or to interesting places in the Cape. Children are involved in
interactive activities and puppet shows, which are educational and great fun. We offer educational
tours, lasting approximately an hour and a half at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, V&A Waterfront,
Boulders and Rondevlei. These tours are run throughout the school term by trained staff and are
suitable for children aged 4-10. Each programme begins with an educational puppet show,
followed by a walk with 'hands-on' activities. The programmes are endorsed by the South African
National Biodiversity Institute, Table Mountain National Park, SANCCOB and Rondevlei
Management.
CAPE INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE
71 Hout St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 3952, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 424 7128 Fax: 021 424 3620 E-mail: info@cifa.org.za
Website: www.cifa.org.za
Contact: Asa Gordon - Executive
Aim: To promote the art, science and practice of Architecture and the interests of its members.
Services offered: Voluntary membership for Architects registered with the South African Council
for the Architectural Profession (SACAP). Provides services such as: promotion, networking and
advocacy in various issues affecting the built environment, continued professional development
education and general information relating to the profession.
CAPE MEDICAL MUSEUM
Portswood Rd, Green Point, 8005 / PO Box 16511, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel/Fax: 021 418 5663
Contact: Mr HM Janse van Rensburg
Services offered: Historic exhibition of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and nursing. Display on
indigenous medicine and medicinal plants. Guided tours are offered.
CAPE MENTAL HEALTH SOCIETY
22 Ivy St, Observatory, 7925 / Private Bag X7, Observatory, 7935
Tel: 021 447 9040
Fax: 021 448 8475
E-mail: info@cmhs.co.za
Website: www.capementalhealth.co.za
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Contact: Ingrid Daniels - Director
Aim: To improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disability (mental handicap) or
psychiatric disability (mental illness) and that of their families. To initiate appropriate services,
provide information and raise awareness about intellectual disability and mental illness.
Services offered: Counselling and supportive services; Mental Health Awareness Programme;
Staff Development Programme; special care centres for children; a network of groups managed by
volunteers; a rehabilitation centre, a group home providing supported accommodation for adults
with psychiatric disability.
CAPE NATURE
CapeNature House, Belmont Office Park, Belmont Road, Rondebosch, 7700 / Private Bag X29,
Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 659 3400 (Head Office) Tel: 0861 CAPENATURE [227 362 8873] (Reservations and
bookings)
Website: www.capenature.org.za
Aim: To conserve, manage and promote the unique natural heritage of the Western Cape, in
partnership with all its people for the benefit, well-being and enjoyment of present and future
generations.
Services offered: CapeNature offers environmental education around nature reserves (centres
and day programmes) as well as visual aids such as posters and leaflets. A large number of Nature
Reserves and Wilderness Areas are spread around the Western Cape to preserve and manage the
unique fauna and flora and to offer a retreat for nature lovers.
CAPE PROVINCE MOUNTAIN CLUB (CPMC)
57 Military Road, Steenberg, 7945
Tel/Fax: 021 701 0867 E-mail: cpmc@kabboadventures.com
Website: kabboadventures.com
Contact: Hugh Stevens - Chairperson
Aim: To promote a love and appreciation of mountains through organised mountain activities. The
club instructs and educates members and the wider community in mountain craft and the
conservation of mountain flora and fauna. The club has an active community outreach programme.
Services offered: Club activities, which are generally open to visitors, include mountain walking
and rock climbing approximately twice a month. Overnight accommodation, in our club hut on
Back Table, for groups undertaking mountaineering activities on Table Mountain. Educational
Outreach programmes with organisations and communities interested in the mountain
environment.
CAPE TIMES FRESH AIR CAMP
Cape Times Fresh Air Camp, Froggy Pond, Simonstown, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 786 1448 E-mail: frogfarm@xsinet.co.za
Contact: Barry - Camp Supervisor
Aim: The main aim is to provide camps for underprivileged children.
Services offered: Our campsite is also available for organisations wishing to use the facilities to
further the education of learners, as we are situated in Historical Simon's Town and the penguin
colony. The campsite is opposite the sea and can accommodate four children under age of 13 per
dormitories at R35 per person per night (subject to change). The camp has a fully equipped
kitchen with a dining hall and hall. We also cater to the needs of people in wheelchairs and provide
the appropriate bathroom facilities.
CAPE TOWN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED (CAPE TOWN APD)
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Reable Centre, 152 Tarentaal Rd, Bridgetown, Athlone, 7764 / PO Box 12982, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 637 1204/5 Fax: 021 637 1205 E-mail: reable@iafrica.com
Website: www.apd-wc.org.za
Contact: Bridget van der Merwe - Director
Aim: To proactively promote the interests of persons with physical disabilities and their families in
the Cape Peninsula; to provide effective and efficient social development services to create
opportunities with which people with physical disabilities and their families can develop their full
potential to enjoy maximum quality of life and independence.
Services offered: Developmental social work services include: Encouragement and empowerment
through counselling, group activities and community programmes; Attention to basic needs
including: access to social grants and material assistance, wheelchairs, other assistant
devices/appliances, transport, education; screening for employment options, including training;
Access to a range of options for economic empowerment including employment in the open labour
market and elsewhere; Access to sport, recreation and cultural activities; Access to peer support,
capacity building and resource networking; Access to day care, relief care or home based care
services; Care of disabled people in their own homes in the communities of the Cape Peninsula;
Facilitation of care of disabled people away from their homes in appropriate care facilities;
Awareness raising about disabilities and Human Rights. Lobbying for changes that add quality to
life; Challenge to the limitations of disabling conditions and to the negative public attitudes toward
disability.
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY
Head Office, 31 Eden Rd, Claremont, 7708 / PO Box 18008, Wynberg, 7824
Tel: 021 674 4170 Fax: 021 683 0404 E-mail: helpkids@mweb.co.za
Website: www.helpkids.org.za
Contact: Mr Niresh Ramklass - Chief Executive
Aim: Since 1908, Cape Town Child Welfare has protected the rights of children. Our needsdirected child care programmes and projects operate in every sphere where children are
vulnerable and are offered throughout the greater Cape Town, focusing on under-resourced,
disadvantaged areas and the growth of services in communities where they are needed most.
Services offered: We establish programmes to protect orphaned and vulnerable children
including the ground breaking "Isolabantwana" (Eye on the Child) community-based child
protection programme which is the organisation's innovative approach to fighting the increasing
incidence of child abuse and neglect in the deprived areas of Cape Town and strengthening at-risk
families to care for their children appropriately by utilising trained community volunteers. This
programme is also conducted further afield in South Africa and includes the Western Province as a
whole.
CAPE TOWN CONVENTION BUREAU
Tarquin House, Cnr Shortmarket & Loop St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 16548, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 487 2718 Fax: 021 487 2977 E-mail: convention@tourismcapetown.co.za
Website: www.tourismcapetown.co.za
Services offered: Assistance with strategic information and trends relating to the convention and
incentive industry in Cape Town. Arrangement of appointments and introductions to local meeting
venues, accommodation establishments, professional conference organisers (PCO's), destination
management companies (DMC's), event management companies and a wide range of business
tourism products and service suppliers. Assistance to associations or organisations bidding to host
international conferences in Cape Town. Provision of marketing material to support conference and
incentive related marketing efforts (e.g. maps, videos, etc). Assistance with pre- and post-tour
options for delegates.
CAPE TOWN DRUG COUNSELLING CENTRE
1 Roman Rd, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 56, Observatory, 7935
Tel: 021 447 8026 Fax: 021 447 8818 E-mail: ctdcc@iafrica.com
Website: www.drugcentre.co.za
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Contact: Grant Jardine
Aim: As an out-patient service, the centre offers accessible prevention, treatment and training
programmes to enable individuals and communities to take up the challenge of substance abuse.
Services offered: Prevention – using lifeskills programmes for school learners; courses for
educators covering areas such as school drug policy, crisis management, referral and resource
information. Treatment – assessment and comprehensive outpatient programme including
individual, family and group counselling, medical and psychiatric treatment, and complementary
health treatments. Telephone counselling also available. Training – courses for professionals,
community workers and business people, providing information and skills to respond to drug
problems in their communities and workplaces.
CAPE TOWN HERITAGE TRUST, THE (CTHT)
63 Riebeeck Street, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 16092, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 421 0287 Fax: 021 421 0285 E-mail: ctht@heritage.org.za
Website: www.heritage.org.za
Contact: Laura Robinson - Director
Aim: To conserve the architectural, cultural and natural heritage of Cape Town and its environs for
the benefit of the inhabitants of the city and of the nation at large.
Services offered: Expertise relates specifically to the restoration of historic buildings and
structures and their sustainable incorporation into the urban fabric of the city. The Trust has
developed a wide network of specialists in the field of cultural heritage, including architects,
archaeologists, historians and others. This network also includes all levels of government and local
authorities. The Trust offers consultancy and advice on matters relating to the preservation of the
built environment as well as aspects of cultural heritage.
CAPE TOWN HOLOCAUST CENTRE
88 Hatfield St, Gardens, 8001
Tel: 021 462 5553 Fax: 021 462 5554 E-mail: admin@ctholocaust.co.za
Website: www.museums.org.za/ctholocaust
Contact: Mrs Mira Osrin
Services offered: A place of remembrance for 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust, as well
as all other victims of Nazism. Entrance is free. School visits for a group of maximum 60 learners
can be arranged. The programme lasts 3.5 hours. Group visits for adults can also be arranged.
CAPE TOWN ROUTES UNLIMITED
7th Floor, Waldorf Building, St. Georges Mall, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9108, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 487 4800 Fax: 021 487 4801 E-mail: info@tourismcapetown.co.za
Website: www.capetourism.org
Contact: Calvyn Gilsellan - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Aim: Working co-operatively with public and private industry partners to promote the
development, management and growth of the Western Cape's tourism industry and ensure its
long-term success.
Services offered: Leisure Marketing: Promote Cape Town and Western Cape as a preferred
leisure destination; Convention & Events Bureau: generate and attract high yield business tourism
including M.I.C.E.; Visitor & Membership Services: Alignment and integration of a Province-wide
Visitor Information Network; Product Development: facilitating market access and identifying
opportunities for both public and private sectors and communities; Client and Business Relations:
developing strategic partnerships and joint marketing initiatives from stakeholders.
CAPE TOWN SNAKE PARK
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50 Windermere Rd, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 30129, Tokai, 7966
Tel/Fax: 021 783 0547 / 083 244 5194
Contact: Tracy
Services offered: The Park is run as a private corporation. Lively and educational shows are
presented at shopping centres, schools, colleges, private functions and parties to promote the
conservation of reptiles in South Africa and to subsidise the Snake Park. The park is situated in
Kommetjie, which is open to the public at a nominal fee. While the Park does not undertake
removal of snakes, information, advice and contact numbers can be provided.
CAPE TOWN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
45 Salt River Rd, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 1081, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 448 4302 Fax: 021 448 5206 E-mail: info@ctsb.org.za
Website: www.ctsb.co.za
Contact: Ms Shannon Wagstaff - CEO
Aim: A vehicle to facilitate sustainable employment opportunities of visually impaired persons.
Services offered: Empowering the blind through income generation skills training i.e. business
skills, computer literacy, candle making, manufacturing and marketing handcrafted cane-woven
products, cane repairs, hand-woven material, access to assistant devices, retail sales showroom.
Also an employment consultancy service and we offer an outreach programme for developing selfhelp groups.
CAPE WEST COAST BIOSPHERE RESERVE
PO Box 283, Darling, 7345 / Kalkoentjie Street, Darling District.
Tel/Fax: 022 492 2750 E-mail: info@capebiosphere.co.za
Website: www.capebiosphere.co.za
Aim: The Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve strives to be the best international example of
integrating rapid growth and change with biodiversity conservation, sustainable living, and
heritage preservation.
Services offered: UNESCO registered the Cape West Coast Biosphere in 2000 upon application by
Minister Valli Moosa and the people of the west coast, supported by the City of Cape Town, the
West Coast District municipality, and the Provincial Government of the Western Cape. The Reserve
is well anchored within the City of Cape Town, starting at the Diep River in the south and
extending northwards across most of the west coast lowlands, west of the N7, to the Berg River
valley in the north. A full strategic plan, as well as a business planning process has been
completed. Thirteen specific actionable goals for a five-year cycle have been identified within six
broad themes, being sustainable development & planning, bio-diversity conservation, education &
capacity development, research & monitoring, as well as stakeholder support development. An
active and representative Board drives the Section 21 Company.
CAPE WESTERN VINTAGE RAILWAY - EPPING MARKET CHOO-CHOO
PO Box 491, Goodwood, 7459
Tel: 021 797 1125 / 084 477 7934 Fax: 021 761 6819
E-mail: trainmanager@absamail.co.za
Contact: Jeremy Hutton - Manager
Aim: To preserve vintage railway stock and allow the public to ride on a fully restored steam train.
Services offered: Based at the Epping Municipal Market, the Epping Market Choo-Choo has been
running for almost ten years, on the first Sunday of each month. The train consists of a restored
locomotive, two main saloons, a kitchen coach and balcony lounge car. Departure times are 11:00
and 14:00; prices are R25 (adults) and R10 (children) (subject to change); unreserved seating,
block bookings accepted; duration approx. 1h 15min; food and beverages available on the train.
Children get to meet the driver at the end of the journey and are given the chance to "blow the
whistle" and make as much noise as they want. All proceeds go towards our vintage railway stock.
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CAPE WETLANDS TRUST (CWT)
PO Box 231, Bergvliet, 7864
Tel/Fax: 021 712 0088 E-mail: grays@yebo.co.za
Contact: Paul Gray - Trustee
Aim: To protect, enhance and integrate the Disa River wetland adjacent to the Orange Kloof
Nature Reserve (TMNP) with the Hout Bay River catchment system and the Table Mountain
National Park.
CAREER PRACTICE, THE
Dhansey's Centre, Cnr Lawrence & Cornhill Rd, Athlone, 7764 / PO Box 144, Howard Place, 7450
Tel: 021 696 0101 Fax: 021 696 0117 E-mail: info@careerpractice.org
Contact: Mrs Julia Falken
Aim: To promote an awareness of career development in communities especially amongst the
youth (unemployed, employed and school-going) and in particular to facilitate an increase in the
number of learners preparing themselves for alternative careers in all career categories.
Services offered: Career counselling; career assessments; career development workshops;
educational consulting; language & maths tutoring; community projects; youth internships; youth
job readiness programme.
CART HORSE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (CHPA)
24 Gunners Circle, Epping 1, 7460 / PO Box 846, Eppindust, 7475
Tel: 021 535 3435 Fax: 021 535 3434 E-mail: chpagm@mweb.co.za
Website: www.carthorse.za.org
Contact: Dee Terblanche - Fundraiser/Public Relations
Aim: The CHPA aims to prevent the suffering of the working cart horse caused by ignorance,
neglect and abuse; to contribute to the alleviation of poverty by offering subsidised services to the
cart horse owners, which considerably reduces the running cost of the working cart horse thus
allowing for a higher take-home income for the operator and through proper care and maintenance
extends the working life of the cart horse; to build capacity within the cart horse owning
community by providing skills development and training, thus empowering them to care for their
cart horses independently of the CHPA; to assist in the development of the carting industry into a
lucrative, sustainable means of income generation through regulation.
Services offered: The CHPA is a non-profit organization that provides static and mobile clinic
services, support, education and training to under-developed communities living on the Cape Flats
who use horses and carts to collect scrap metal as a means of generating an income for
themselves and their families. CHPA is sensitive to the social-economic problems endemic in the
cart horse owning communities.
CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE (CASTEEL DE GOEDE HOOP)
Cnr Darling and Buitenkant St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 1, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 787 1249 (Info) / 021 787 1260 (Bookings) Fax: 021 787 1089 E-mail:
casteel@mweb.co.za
Website: www.castleofgoodhope.co.za / www.iziko.org.za/castle
Contact: Captain Francois Morkel – Manager
Aim: To preserve and protect the military and cultural heritage of the Castle and to optimise the
tourism potential of the Castle.
Services offered: A unique combination of cultural and military history, exhibitions and military
ceremonies awaits you at the Castle of Good Hope. Also experience the dungeons, Dolphin Pool,
blacksmith and above all the tranquil atmosphere, which has become synonymous with the Castle
of Good Hope since the early days. The Castle lends itself to many present day activities such as
open air concerts with Table Mountain as a backdrop, fashion shows, film and fashion shoots as
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well as a variety of venues for corporate functions and conferences. Open daily from 09:30-16:00,
Adults R25, Pensioners R15, Children R10.
CATHOLIC WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (CWD)
37A Somerset Rd, Green Point, 8005 / Private Bag X8, Cape Mail, 8003
Tel: 021 425 2095 Fax: 021 425 4295 E-mail: zukile.tom@cwd.co.za
Website: www.cwd.org.za
Contact: Zukile - Operations Manager
Aim: With our passion and love for all, we strive to eradicate poverty through service, caring and
accountability. We walk alongside people and communities, irrespective of their faith. Together we
build sustainable and self-reliant communities.
Services offered: CWD programmes are active in the fields of: Community Development;
HIV/Aids Prevention and Care; Woman and Child Abuse and Prevention; Street or Homeless
People; Counselling and Care Groups; Youth Development; Health, Nutrition and Food Security;
Assistance to Refugees; Care for the Aged; Early Childhood Development; Job Training and
Placement; Entrepreneurial Training; Shipping Container Conversion; Savings Mobilisation.
CATTS (CHILD ABUSE THERAPEUTIC AND TRAINING SERVICES)
Kenilworth Clinic, Kenilworth Rd, Kenilworth, 7700 / PO Box 24525, Lansdowne, 7779
Tel: 021 763 4500 Fax: 021 788 9217 / 021 761 9109 E-mail: mlondt@uwc.ac.za
Contact: Mrs Marcel Londt - MSocSc (Clinical Social Work, UCT)
Aim: A private practice offering a multi-disciplinary psychological service to the population of
South Africa.
Services offered: We offer specialised treatment for: sexual deviance and violence; marital
problems; child and adolescent aggression; domestic violence; trauma (counselling); child abuse,
rape and incest. We also offer awareness and skills based training in: family violence;
development-oriented prevention programmes; and rehabilitation of child, adolescent and adult
sexual offenders.
CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION (WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT)
9 Aliwal Rd, Wynberg, 7800
Tel: 021 762 1622 Fax: 021 762 8690
Contact: Ms Sigi Howes - Head
E-mail: postmaster@cce.wcape.school.za
Aim: To teach the conservation of the natural, man-made and social environment to WCED school
children; to foster environmental awareness and conservation consciousness among learners and
teachers; to encourage schools to become involved in practical environmental projects that benefit
their communities; to collect, preserve, display and make available for research, material that
reflects the history of education in the Western Cape.
Services offered: Environmental education programme for school groups; Education Museum
open to the public and school groups; annual educational exhibition for International Museum Day;
exhibitions on requests for schools' anniversaries; environmental awards for schools' practical
projects; quarterly newsletter; reference library with resource material on environmental matters;
archival material on the history of education; free posters and information for schools; extensive
networking.
CENTRE FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION (CFCE)
McGregor House, 4 Victoria Rd, Plumstead, 7800 / PO Box 280, Plumstead, 7801
Tel: 021 797 6802 Fax: 021 797 7095 E-mail: info@cfce.org.za
Website: www.cfce.org.za
Contact: Helen Stotko - Managing Director
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Aim: To develop holistic and creative approaches to teaching children and to promote these; to
train pre-school, primary and high school teachers in Waldorf teaching; to work with
disadvantaged communities (rural and urban); to set up pre- and primary schools; to provide
INSET (In Service Training); and to provide educational equipment.
Services offered: Training programmes (part-time) in pre-school, primary school and high
school; full-time eurhythmy training for teachers (educational movement); personal development
courses (part-time).
CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CIRD)
Hansa Building, Bellville, 7530 / PO Box 813, Sanlam Court, Bellville, 7532
Tel: 021 949 4290 Fax: 021 949 4299 E-mail: cridfin@mweb.co.za
Website: www.cirdsa.org
Contact: Constance Leith - Operational Manager
Aim: CIRD focuses on poverty alleviation; integrated rural development programmes such as
SMME promotional and support activities; community-based health care; land reform; skills
training and capacity building covering a range of modules from life skills and project cycle
management to communications and media.
Services offered: The abovementioned programmes are offered together with policy, project and
development strategies; integrated management, targeting and monitoring systems that have
been field-tested.
CENTRE FOR RURAL LEGAL STUDIES (CRLS)
Office 343, Eikestad Mall, 43 Andringa St, Stellenbosch, 7600 / PO Box 1169, Stellenbosch, 7599
Tel: 021 883 8032 Fax: 021 886 5076 E-mail: postmaster@crls.org.za
Website: www.crls.org.za
Contact: Sharron Marco-Thyse - Director
Aim: We aim to build the capacity of rural people to undertake participatory action research, and
use legal processes to bring about change. We seek to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods where
the poor understand their socio-economic rights and have access to them.
Services offered: Research, advocacy and policy implementation and monitoring on land and
agricultural labour issues, legal advice to rural workers, production of media resources and training
materials, and training courses on land and agricultural labour issues.
CENTRE FOR THE BOOK
62 Queen Victoria St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 15254, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 423 2669 Fax: 021 424 1484 E-mail: cfb@nlsa.ac.za
Website: www.centreforthebook.org.za
Contact: Ms Colleen Higgs - Programme Manager
Aim: To contribute towards building a culture of reading in South Africa in all our languages, by
supporting readers, writers, libraries, booksellers, publishers, teachers, parents and children.
Services offered: Advice and Information; showcase of recent SA publications; venue hire for
conferences, launches and exhibitions and other functions; support for emerging writers; writers
database; Community Publishing Project; co-ordination of World Book Day celebrations; advocacy
and lobbying on behalf of writers, readers, libraries, publishers and booksellers; advocacy
regarding children's literature and quality books for all children in their own languages; building
networks in the book world.
CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONERS
(THE INTERIM)
PO Box 1749, Noordhoek, 7979
Tel/Fax: 021 789 1385 E-mail: eacertify@intekom.co.za
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Website: www.eapsa.co.za
Contact: Jeanette Walker
Aim: The primary function of the Interim Certification Board is to provide an operating structure
for the certification of Environmental Assessment Practitioners.
Services offered: Prior to establishing the Interim Certification Board there was no means of
certification available for environmental practitioners who do not have a natural science
background. This deficiency has become a matter of serious concern to the environmental
profession. There has been a rapid growth in the number of environmental practitioners entering
the environmental assessment field. The need to uphold professional standards and provide some
level of assurance about the quality of environmental assessment work is underlined, and the
imperative for certification grows.
CHANGE MOVES - YOUTH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
10 Merrick St, Observatory, 7925
Tel/Fax: 021 447 2851 E-mail: changemoves@mindspring.co.za
Contact: Mike Abrams - Programme Co-ordinator:
Services offered: Change Moves is an organisational development and training co-operative
offering training, capacity building and change management services.
CHAPMAN'S PEAK CARAVAN PARK
Main Rd, Noordhoek, 7985 / PO Box 345, Noordhoek, 7985
Tel/Fax: 021 789 1225 E-mail: chrisbennett@ananzi.co.za
Contact: Chris Bennett - Manager
Services offered: The Park has 46 caravan and camping sites situated on two hectares of land.
Sheltered from the south-easter, magnificent sea views enhance this peaceful setting, only 30
minutes from central Cape Town. Local amenities provide for scenic mountain walks and picnic
areas. A modern ablution block, swimming pool and trampoline are to be enjoyed. Tariffs on
request.
CHEETAH OUTREACH
Spier Wine Estate, Lynedoch Rd, Stellenbosch, 7600 / PO Box 116, Lynedoch, 7603
Tel: 021 809 1188 / 082 491 0231 Fax: 021 881 3352 E-mail: cheetah@intekom.co.za
Website: www.cheetah.co.za
Contact: Annie Beckhelling - Founder
Aim: To ensure the long-term survival of the cheetah and its ecosystem through a multidisciplined and integrated conservation programme of research and education.
Services offered: Cheetah Outreach is an educational effort that brings the cheetah to the
people, where the great cats may be seen and touched (more than one million people have
experienced this). The programme raises an awareness of these endangered animals and their
threatened ecosystems as well as promoting livestock management techniques incorporating nonlethal predator control (guard dogs). Cheetah Outreach offers presentations, environmental
resources and workshops to schools within the Western Cape Province and collaborates with other
research and conservation institutions internationally to help ensure the survival of this African
predator.
CHILD ACCIDENT PREVENTION FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (CAPFSA)
Staff Education Building, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch / PO Box 791,
Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 685 5208 Fax: 021 685 5331 E-mail: capfsa@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.altonsa.co.za/childsafe/
Contact: Nelmarie du Toit
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Aim: CAPFSA promotes optimal health and development of all children in South Africa. CAPFSA
aims to reduce intentional and unintentional injuries of all severity through research, education,
environmental change and recommendations for legislation. CAPFSA believes that every child has
a right to grow and flourish in a safe environment without the threat of being hurt.
Services offered: CAPFSA works in co-operation with government, industry, NGOs, CBOs and
individuals. CAPFSA makes the following resources available to their service communities: videos,
leaflets, talks/workshops, posters, archive on research projects and types of injuries, statistical
information (national and local) and training courses.
CHRYSALIS ACADEMY
Porter Estate, Tokai Rd, Tokai, 7965 / Private Bag X2, Tokai, 7966
Tel: 021 712 1023
Fax: 021 712 1075
E-mail: admin@chrysalisacademy.org.za
Website: www.chrysalisacademy.org.za
Contact: Dez Mynhardt
Aim: A residential, 12-week programme aimed at empowering unemployed young men and
women both physically and mentally, for the challenges of life. Participation is voluntary and
training is conducted at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai, Cape Town. It is FREE to residents of the
Western Cape (Minimum requirements: 17-22 years old, Grade 10, no criminal record).
Services offered: The programme starts with ORIENTATION, which lays the foundation of the
course and establishes a disciplined daily routine where neatness and personal hygiene are
emphasised. This is coupled with goal setting, teamwork, motivation, problem solving and
communication. The students also cover basic health and nutrition, level one first aid, fire fighting
and environmental awareness. During the WILDERNESS PHASE, personal limits are tested, and
students learn much about their strengths and weaknesses, as well as teamwork and the power of
nature. In the SKILLS PHASE students are introduced to the Basic Engineering Skills Training
(BEST), car maintenance, welding, brick laying, metal and woodwork as well as electrical circuitry.
Training to become chef's assistants or tailors also begins at this time as does sports coaching. By
the end of the course students qualify as Level One coaches in two sports codes of their choice.
The final COMMUNITY PHASE is the preparation for life in the real world and focuses on business
survival skills, an introduction to computers and career guidance. A wide variety of socially
acceptable activities are also engaged in such as arts and crafts, singing, chess, bridge and leisure
reading. VOLUNTEERISM is actively promoted and students are exposed to a wide range of
community-based activities. When they graduate, students are able to access learning or
employment opportunities which would have been beyond their grasp before the course.
CLAY MUSEUM
Rust-en-Vrede, 10 Wellington Rd, Durbanville, 7550 / PO Box 437, Durbanville, 7551
Tel: 021 976 4691 Fax: 021 975 0468 E-mail: rustenvrede@telkomsa.net
Contact: Monica Ross - Curator
Services offered: The Durbanville Cultural Society in an old Cape Dutch complex (1850).
Featuring the work of South African ceramicists. Booking is required for a guided tour.
COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION (COMART)
Elsies River Multi-Purpose Centre, Halt Rd, Elsies River, 7490 / P O Box 163, Elsies River, 7480
Tel/Fax: 021 931 7868 E-mail: rjdavids@iafrica.com
Contact: John Davids
Aim: To serve our community by utilizing arts and culture as vehicles in human development.
Services offered: Access is provided to arts and cultural resources and development for children,
youth and adults in Elsies River and surrounding areas. Programmes include: Music – choral and
music literacy; Dance – Spanish, contemporary and line dancing; Crafts; Hiking and environmental
awareness; Drama; French language classes; Heritage – recovering our past through story writing,
story telling, photo exhibitions, identification of sites.
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COMMUNITY CHEST OF THE WESTERN CAPE, THE
82 Bree St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 3836, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 424 3344 Fax: 021 424 7387 E-mail: greg@comchest.org.za
Website: www.comchest.org.za
Contact: Greg Damster - Manager: Special Events and Competitions
Aim: As the leading professional fund-raiser, community investor and development organisation,
we facilitate caring to a wide range of people and communities.
Services offered: We provide the organisation and structure that enables social responsibility
resources to go to the right people at the right time at the right place.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ASSOCIATION (CDRA)
52/54 Francis St, Woodstock, 7925 / PO Box 221, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 462 3902 Fax: 021 462 3918 E-mail: info@cdra.org.za
Website: www.cdra.org.za
Contact: Vernon Weitz - Office Manager
Aim: To build the capacity of those organisations and institutions working towards social
transformation.
Services offered: Capacity building consultancy services; developmental explorations; training
programmes; communication (e.g. publications and a Resource Centre); environmental network
contacts and work with NGOs involved in development.
COMMUNITY NETWORKING FORUM (CNF)
(34263) 7 Phandle St, Harare, Khayelitsha, 7784
Tel/Fax: 021 363 0615 E-mail: cnfinfo@webmail.co.za
Contact: Solomon Cedile - Co-ordinator
Aim: To develop networking contacts and capacity among groups in Khayelitsha and to develop
environmental awareness (LA21 and NEMA) in the community, including the rural poor.
Services offered: Running workshops and seminars with a focus on the environmental calendar;
setting up networking contacts; capacity building in all groups who want to establish and improve
themselves as well as distributing pamphlets.
COMMUNITY WOMEN ACTION (CWA)
174 Main Rd / Strand St, Eerste River, 7100
Tel: 021 904 1990 / 084 244 8478 Fax: 021 904 4730
Contact: Joan Mouton - Project Co-ordinator
E-mail: cwawomen@mweb.co.za
Aim: CWA is a welfare organisation that promotes tourism and is a training centre for unemployed
people. We focus on the empowerment of women against abuse and crime.
Services offered: Women are trained in needlework, handwork, welding, baking, home
economics, dance and music lessons. It is a regular gathering for the youth and has an eating area
with conference facilities. CWA has network links with the Departments of Health, Social Services,
Labour and Tourism in order to work together for more efficiency and to train in entrepreneurship.
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING - SOUTH AFRICA (CIWF-SA)
PO Box 825, Somerset West, 7129
Tel/Fax: 021 852 8160 E-mail: avoice@yebo.co.za
Website: www.animal-voice.org / humane-education.org.za
Contact: Louise van der Merwe - South African Representative for CIWF
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Aim: To promote awareness among consumers that their buying power significantly influences the
well being – or lack of it – of farm animals. Lobbies at government, supermarket, consumer and
school levels, for change in systems of institutionalised cruelty regarding farm animals.
Services offered: CIWF-SA has a variety of workbooks, worksheets and videos available to
schools and consumer bodies at cost price. CIWF-SA also arranges farm visits for learners so as to
enable them to understand the differences they can achieve in animal welfare, simply by using
their buying power.
CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION SOCIETY (CEES)
Unit 48, Woodbridge Business Park, Koeberg Rd, Milnerton, 7441 / Postnet Suite 254, Private Bag
X19, Milnerton, 7435
Tel: 021 552 9794 Fax: 021 552 9795 E-mail: whiteshk@iafrica.com
Website: www.whiteshark.co.za
Contact: Mrs Jytte Ferreira - Managing Director
Aim: CEES aims to increase knowledge of the White Shark, its habitat and behaviour and also to
create public awareness of the need for conservation of White Sharks and all other sharks through
various conservation and education programmes, locally and internationally.
Services offered: CEES run various conservation programmes in SA where we participate in
educational displays, animal awareness weeks etc. School lecture programmes are run, as well as
local civil development programmes in Gansbaai. We have a specialised film department where we
assist various documentary companies. We also run a very successful 14-day student educational
programme, a volunteer programme, 10-day White Shark expeditions as well as a specialised
shark discovery and tagging trip.
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL (CI)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X7,
Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021799 8655 Fax: 021 761 5462 E-mail: t.mildenhall@conservation.org
Website: www.conservation.org
Contact: Tessa Mildenhall - Programme Manager
Aim: CI applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect
the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the hotspots, major tropical wilderness
areas and key marine ecosystems.
CONSERVATION PLANNING UNIT (CPU)
Conservation Planning Unit, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity
Institute, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7735 / Conservation Planning Unit, Private Bag X7, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8698 Fax: 021 797 6903 E-mail: cpuhelp@nbi.ac.za / Willoughby@nbi.ac.za
Website: http://cpu.uwc.ac.za
Contact: Selwyn Willoughby - Project Manager
Aim: The CPU, situated within CapeNature, is a core C.A.P.E. project responsible for biodiversity
planning information management outside of protected areas. The Unit aims to ensure that
biodiversity considerations are effectively integrated into land-use management practices by
providing knowledge and information management support to biodiversity planning, decisionmaking and monitoring and evaluation.
Services offered: We provide: 1) free and easy access to comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable
biodiversity information via our website, on compact disc or in hardcopy; 2) support, motivation
and train users in the appropriate use and integration of biodiversity information into land-use
management; 3) biodiversity planning support in priority areas within the Cape Floristic Kingdom;
and 4) capacity within partner organisations to strengthen knowledge and information
management practices. Please contact us for further information or to register as a CPU Partner
organisation.
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CONTACT TRUST, THE
10th Floor Dumbarton House, 1 Church St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 426 1413 Fax: 021 426 1446 E-mail: contact@contacttrust.org.za
Website: www.contacttrust.org.za
Contact: Charlene Houston - Director
Aim: To support and strengthen civil society lobbying strategies through facilitating access to
information that enables informed, proactive participation in policy and legislative processes
Services offered: Policy & Legislation Services; Parliamentary Committee Meeting Reports;
Lobbying Strategy Development, Training & Assistance; Advocacy Support; Civil Society Feedback
Service; Special Alerts on Opportunities for participation.
CRESCENT CLINIC
269 Main Rd, Claremont, 7700
Tel: 021 762 7666 Fax: 021 762 7669
Website: www.crescentclinic.co.za
Contact: Zandre Finkelstein - Hospital Manager
Aim: A private clinic offering a multi-disciplinary psychiatric service to the population of South
Africa.
Services offered: Specialised psychiatric services including the fields of clinical psychologists;
psychiatrists; occupational therapists; clinical social work and psychiatric nursing care. Specialised
treatment of depression, substance dependency, eating disorders and other psychiatric disorders.
CRIME STOP MISDAAD WESTERN CAPE
Ex-SARS Building, AJ West St, Bellville, 7530 / South African Police Service, Crime Stop Misdaad,
Private Bag X9004, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 08600 10111 Fax: 021 918 3466 E-mail: crimestop2@saps.org.za
Website: www.saps.org.za
Contact: Capt L Hauptfleisch - Unit Commander (Tel: 021 918 3340/1)
Aim: To render a professional service to members of the public who wish to report any information
on the prevention, combating and investigation of crime, while protecting the identity of the
informer.
Services offered: Generating, processing, managing and finalizing of volunteered information
from informants. Developing and maintaining of a missing persons database, on which the Bureau
of Missing Persons will be able to render support to investigators. Captain Crime Stop is the police
super-hero. He teaches children about crime and how to protect themselves. The Crime Stop
number 08600 10111 is taught in a fun and enthusiastic presentation. Target audiences are
nursery school children between 3 and 6 years and primary schools (Grade 1 to Grade 5).
CROW (CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF WYNBERG)
Clarence Rd, Wynberg, 7785
Tel: 021 762 6410 Fax: 021 697 0420
Contact: Mr Mussel - Secretary
Aim: To work closely with the community and eradicate crime and offer protection. Also to
educate the youth about sustaining our environment and natural resources by means of a
communications network.
D
DE OUDE DROSTDY (MUSEUM)
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PO Box 213, Tulbagh, 6820
Tel: 023 230 0203 Fax: 023 230 0510
Website: www.drostdy.co.za
Contact: Joelene Hitchcock/Wilmien Zeeman - Curator
Services offered: The Drostdy was opened in 1806 by renowned French architect Louis Michael
Thibault and it had to withstand 3 natural disasters in history. After restoration, it maintains its
graceful dignity. Today it houses a unique collection of early Cape furniture and household articles,
as well as old gramophones. Local artists and potters exhibit their work from time to time.
DEAF FEDERATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (DEAFSA)
Cnr Thicket & Hemlock Roads, Newlands, 7700 / PO Box 226, Newlands, 7725
Tel: 021 683 4665 /6 Fax: 021 671 2644 E-mail: financial.wc@deafsa.co.za
Website: www.deafsa.co.za
Contact: Lenie Viljoen
Aim: To support any person affected by a hearing loss, at every level of their lives and needs.
Services offered: DEAFSA, formerly known as the South African National Council for the Deaf,
was founded in 1929 and is a co-ordinating, umbrella organization which facilitates services to the
South African Deaf and hard of hearing communities. DEAFSA currently has 9 affiliated Deaf
Provincial Federations (DPF) throughout South Africa.
DEVELOPMENT ACTION GROUP (DAG)
101 Lower Main Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 448 7886 Fax: 021 447 1987 E-mail: dag@dag.org.za
Website: www.dag.org.za
Contact: Moegsien Hendricks - Programme Manager
Aim: To create, implement and support opportunities for community-centred settlement
development and to advocate for and foster a pro-poor policy environment which addresses
economic, social and spatial imbalances.
Services offered: Partnering with organised groups in communities who wish to upgrade their
living environment and providing organisational development and technical support. Formal
training courses that are geared towards community leaders, trade union leaders, ward councillors,
government officials and staff of other non-government organisations. Research on a range of
relevant urban development issues and preparing of submissions to policy makers so as to
advocate for a more pro-poor policy environment. Providing support for community based lobbying
and advocacy processes.
DICK DENT BIRD SANCTUARY (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Broadway Street, Strand
Tel: 021 851 6982 (c/o Helderberg NR) Fax: 021 851 2148
E-mail: helderbergnature.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: Opening hours: Not applicable.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: There is a bird hide and bird watchers are advised to visit in groups.
Environmental education (EE): None.
DISABLED PEOPLE SOUTH AFRICA (DPSA)
Dumbarton House, 7th Floor, Room 705, 1 Church St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 3467,
Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 422 0357 Fax: 021 422 0389 E-mail: wc@dpsa.org.za
Contact: Zwai Gcaza - Administrator
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Aim: To be an effective and efficient democratic national assembly of all persons with disabilities,
which mobilises us to advocate for our rights, for the attainment of equal opportunity in an
integrated social, political and economic environment.
Services offered: Human rights and development for all people with disabilities.
DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM FOUNDATION, THE
Central Methodist Mission Church, 25A Buitenkant St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 10178, Caledon
Square, 7905
Tel: 021 466 7200 Fax: 021 466 7210 E-mail: info@districtsix.co.za
Website: www.districtsix.co.za
Contact: Mandy Sanger - Education Manager
Aim: This foundation aims to ensure that the history and memory of forced removals in South
Africa endures. It also aims to foster understanding between communities isolated by segregation
by focusing on the cosmopolitan nature of District Six. Central to its mission is the documentation
and imaginative reconstruction of the history, labouring life and cultural heritage of the District Six
community. It is a useful curriculum site and an award-winning tourist attraction.
Services offered: The restoration and conservation of the Central Methodist church as a
museum. The preservation of a cobbled section of Horstley Street as an integral part of a memorial
park. Information on the history of District Six; Memory Room where the public record their own
history; ambassadors training programme where young adults are trained to teach young children
about museum material and the importance of history. The venue is available for hire.
DOLPHIN ACTION AND PROTECTION GROUP, THE (DAPG)
PO Box 22227, Fish Hoek, 7974
Tel: 021 782 5845 E-mail: mwdapg@mweb.co.za
Contact: Nan Rice
Aim: Education for the protection and conservation of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Anti-litter
campaigns concerning sea pollution and plastic waste.
Services offered: Distribution of educational literature relating to various campaigns run by the
organisation; clearing house for information from national and international sources on various
issues.
DOMESTIC ANIMAL RESCUE GROUP (DARG)
Main Road, Hout Bay / PO Box 32074, Camps Bay, 8040
Tel: 021 790 0383 Fax: 021 790 2050 E-mail: info@darg.org.za
Website: www.darg.org.za
Contact: Joy Giovanini
Aim: To rescue and re-home dogs, cats and other domestic animals.
Services offered: DARG has mobile clinics and focuses primarily on animal sterilisation to reduce
the number of homeless and abused animals. They also give talks in schools and to other
interested parties on humane education and the relationship between animal abuse and human
violence.
DOWNS COMMUNITY CENTRE
Usk Rd, Manenberg, 7764
Tel: 021 691 0328
Contact: Rhona Masoka - Club Leader
Aim: To deliver a service to the underprivileged community.
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Services offered: The running of youth projects. The centre is also used for senior citizens and
for hiring purposes for the community.
DRAKENSTEIN LION PARK
Off N1 Freeway, Exit 47 Stellenbosch/Klapmuts, Old Paarl Road (R101), Klapmuts / PO Box 18,
Klapmuts, 7625
Tel/Fax: 021 863 3290 E-mail: info@lionrescue.org.za
Website: www.lionrescue.org.za
Services offered: Drakenstein Lion Park was established in 1998 to provide lions in distress with
sanctuary, where they could live in safety, free from abuse and persecution, and be treated with
the compassion and respect they deserved. The Park is actively involved in improving the quality
of life of lions in captivity, locally as well as internationally, either by offering these animals a
lifetime home or working in conjunction with other animal welfare organisations to secure a safe
future for individual animals in dire need. The Park is not involved in commercial breeding or trade
and offers lifetime care to all of its animals. All the animals brought to the Park are captive bred /
hand reared and cannot be rehabilitated into the wild. The animals at the Park are assured a
chance of living out their natural lives in an enriched and safe environment. The Park is open daily
from 09:30 to 17:00 (closed 25 December). Feeding times are on a Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 16:00. Admission is R45 for adults and R25 for children.
DURBANVILLE CULTURAL SOCIETY
Activity/Information Centre, Rust-en-Vrede, 10 Wellington Rd, Durbanville, 7550 / PO Box 437,
Durbanville, 7551
Tel: 021 976 4691 Fax: 021 975 0468 E-mail: rustenvrede@telkomsa.net
Contact: Monica Ross - Curator
Aim: To promote and co-ordinate cultural activities in the Durbanville area, i.e. exhibitions,
workshops, lectures, and educational activities and also to provide access to both the visual and
performing arts.
Services offered: Art gallery, dance studio, art studio, clay museum and lecture rooms.
DURBANVILLE ENVIRONMENT FORUM (DEF)
PO Box 2144, Durbanville, 7551
Tel/Fax: 021 976 2959 E-mail: durbenv@adept.co.za
Website: www.def.za.net
Contact: Jonathan Cartwright - Spokesperson
Aim: The aim of the DEF is to ensure that the Environmental Clause (Chapter 2, Section 24) of the
South African Constitution is upheld in our neighbourhood. The DEF focuses primarily on integrated
planning and sustainable development in the three largest urban water catchments of Cape Town.
The DEF also addresses water issues in the two catchments that provide water to urban Cape
Town, namely those of the Berg and Breede Rivers.
Services offered: Advocacy and lobbying; Promotion of integrated planning; Networking;
Assistance to community based organisations with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) inputs;
Workshops; Project monitoring; Promoting environmental understanding.
DURBANVILLE NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Racecourse Rd, Durbanville, 7550 / Private Bag X4, Parow, 7499
Tel: 021 970 3097 Fax: 021 979 0093 E-mail: durbanville.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Vibeke Kragh
Services offered: Transition zone of Swartland Shale Renosterveld and Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
vegetation types. Qualified environmental educator, guided walks, standard and tailor-made
environmental education programmes, lecture room and audio-visual equipment.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); closed weekends.
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Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Picnic sites, walking paths, bird watching.
Environmental education (EE): EE programmes run by "Cape for Kids" Tel 021 790 6067 (please
book).
Accommodation: None.
E
EAGLE ENCOUNTERS
Spier Wine Estate, Lynedoch Road (R310), Stellenbosch / PO Box 152, Lynedoch, 7603
Tel/Fax: 021 858 1826 E-mail: eagles@telkomsa.net
Website: www.eagle-encounters.co.za
Contact: Tracy Chalmers - Co-founder/Director
Aim: Eagle Encounters is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of birds of prey.
Services offered: Eagle Encounters is a bird of prey rehabilitation, education, conservation and
eco-tourism centre. With our core function being rehabilitation, we receive birds that have been
injured, poisoned or confiscated. The long-term vision of our project is to do our part in preserving
the eco-environment by protecting birds of prey through the release of prime candidates that can
be rehabilitated and through creating community awareness. We are open 7 days a week, from
09:30 to 17:00, providing exciting, hands-on edutainment to the public. So, get your day pass to
enjoy the daily activities!
EARTHLIFE AFRICA (ELA)
41 Salt River Street, Community House, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 176, Observatory, 7945
Tel/Fax: 021 447 4912 / 072 6900 230 / 083 460 3898
E-mail: davinc@icon.co.za / liziwe@mweb.co.za
Website: www.earthlife-ct.org.za / www.earthlife.org.za
Contact: Liz McDaid / Davin Chown
Aim: Earthlife Africa is an environmental watchdog and campaign organisation, subscribing to the
following principles; ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy, non-violence and reverence for the
earth.
Services offered: Initiating and co-ordinating environmental campaigns aimed at sustainability;
energy; biodiversity and conservation; broad environmental and social justice issues; hazardous
waste and GM (Genetically Modified) food.
ECO-ACTIVITIES
7 Lysander Way, Meadowridge, 7806
Tel: 021 712 3966 / 084 681 4385 E-mail: hitchcock@mweb.co.za
Contact: Wendy Hitchcock
Aim: To create an understanding of human dependence on biodiversity and healthy ecosystems
for all our needs; to highlight personal lifestyle choices that can make a difference; to connect
people to themselves, other people and the earth through creative activities that generate a
feeling of self-worth and collective responsibility for the well being of our environment.
Services offered: 1) Environmental outings and/or practical sessions for school groups Grade R12, educators or adult groups. Outings are adapted to suit the needs of the group. Schools are
encouraged to use their local environments and to make outings an integral part of their learning
programme. Topics include use of indigenous plants, fynbos biodiversity, water and wetlands,
growing plants, plant diversity, networking in nature, identifying fynbos plants as well as
environmental issues. Self-development, time management and team building can also be
included. 2) Environmental art and craft classes. Small classes allow children to experiment with a
range of techniques and develop their own ways of expressing themselves. Nature is the basic
inspiration for projects.
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ECO-RANGERS AFRICA
PO Box 159, Noordhoek, 7979
Tel/Fax: 021 789 2723 / 072 970 6394 E-mail: ecorangers@hotmail.com
Website: www.ecorangersafrica.co.za
Contact: Julian Satow-Allen - Projects Director
Aim: Eco-Rangers Africa is a non-profit organisation, which aims to create environmental
awareness by producing, broadcasting and distributing film and television documentaries.
Services offered: Educational videos and schools environmental initiatives documentation;
Corporate environmental responsibility videos; Environmental organisations promotional and fund
raising videos; Environmental events and campaigns documentation; NGO / CBO Environmental
Projects and Programmes progress documentation; Government environmental initiatives and
social responsibility documentation; Environmental scientific research documentation; Aerial and
Aquatic filming services.
EDITH STEPHENS WETLAND PARK (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Lansdowne Road, Philippi
Tel: 021 691 8070 Fax: 021 691 7375
Contact: Luzann Isaacs
E-mail: luzann.isaacs@capetown.gov.za
Aim: A community park that has conservation, environmental education and recreation as its main
focus, especially for the surrounding communities of Philippi, Nyanga, Gugulethu, Manenberg and
Hanover Park. The site works in partnership with community organisations to provide regular
nature activities, school holiday programmes and a place for anyone wanting to be involved in
conservation action on their doorstep.
Services offered: Environmental education covering topics such as wetland ecosystems, birds,
conservation, human impacts and pollution; Conservation activities for community volunteers
wanting to make a contribution to taking care of the Reserve; School holiday programmes; Once a
month nature activities; Scenic kilometre-long boardwalk through the wetland; Bird hide for
peaceful bird watching; Tranquil picnic spots in the gardens; An indigenous useful plants garden;
Conference hall with kitchen; Open-air amphitheatre. Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays);
book for weekends. Tariffs: None. Public transport: Taxi, train or bus.
EDUCATION MUSEUM (WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT)
9 Aliwal Rd, Wynberg, 7800
Tel: 021 762 1622 Fax: 021 762 8690
Contact: Ms Sigi Howes - Head
E-mail: postmaster@cce.wcape.school.za
Aim: To collect, preserve, display and make available for research and education, material relating
to the history of education in the Western Cape; to give children the opportunity of experiencing
schooling as it was 100 years ago through edu-drama in a recreated Victorian/Edwardian
classroom.
Services offered: Fully accredited museum of international standard, open to the public and
school groups; archival material and reference library available for research; ongoing research into
early education; quarterly newsletter; extensive education programme; annual exhibition for
International Museum Day; information on museum education; networking with other museums in
SA in general; networking with school museums all over the world specifically.
EDUCO AFRICA
7 Dalegarth Rd, Plumstead, 7800
Tel: 021 761 8939 Fax: 021 797 5292 E-mail: contact@educo.org.za
Website: www.educo.org.za
Contact: Marian Goodman - Executive Director
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Aim: We are a dynamic learning organisation that passionately supports the development of
people, facilitates deep personal transformation towards social change, values diversity and
respects the natural environment. Experiential learning and adventure-based activities form the
foundation of our programmes. Rooted in a belief in the therapeutic power of wilderness, the rich
value of dialogue, deep reflection, and rites of passage methodology, we create an enabling
environment for people to grow, develop and heal, to enhance our relationship with self, with
others and with the natural world. Our programmes cater for all ages with emphasis on young
people, and specialised focus on youth at risk or in need.
Services offered: Environmental education for learners and teachers. Personal Mastery and
Leadership courses. Diversion programmes for youth offenders; Youth Service Programme (15
months) with skills training, community service and workplace experience, in the Conservation,
Environmental Education and Community Development fields. Groot Winterhoek Outdoor learning
Centre.
EDUTRAIN - METRORAIL / WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
5th Floor, Propnet Building, 1 Adderley St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 449 2180 Fax: 021 449 2055 E-mail: edutrain@metrorail.co.za
Contact: Esmerelda Isaacs - Co-ordinator
Aim: To enhance learners' knowledge by shifting the classroom environment and providing
learners with the opportunity to experience and enjoy a train journey under the supervision of
educators. Learners are exposed to places of historic, cultural and environmental interest that they
otherwise might not have seen.
Services offered: Sound life skills are inculcated by means of stimulating visual and real life
experiences. At the places of interest, lectures, talks, videos and guided tours are provided. In
many cases it is a hands-on experience.
EE (ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION) FRIENDS
PO Box 16548, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 487 2128 Fax: 021 487 2578
Contact: Jo-Anne O'Shea
E-mail: eefriends@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: EE Friends is an informal network of Environmental Educators in Cape Town,
and meet on average once a term and are hosted by one of the EE service providers. Members of
the network offer Agenda Items, which include updates on what people and organisations are
doing, and processes .It is a forum for discussion, communication and building the EE Network. We
aim to keep in touch and keep informed about Environmental Education, particularly in Cape Town.
ELSIES RIVER SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (ERSWA)
PO Box 98, Matroosfontein, 7490
Tel/Fax: 021 932 6041 / 083 441 9099
Website www.erswa.org.za
Contact: Gilbert Thomas
E-mail: gilmax@mweb.co.za
Aim: To establish pre-school institutions, family care, after school care facilities; capacity building
and youth development programmes; HIV/AIDS awareness programmes.
Services offered: Catering and accommodation; collaboration with Elsies River youth and welfare
development; promoting sustainable livelihoods; partnership between Aachen in Germany and City
of Cape Town.
EMMA ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY, THE (TEARS)
Lekkerwater Rd, Sunnydale, 7975 / PO Box 22376, Fish Hoek, 7974
Tel/Fax: 021 785 4482 E-mail: tears@tears.org.za
Website: www.tears.org.za
Contact: Mrs Marilyn Hoole - Chairperson
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Aim: To rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home abandoned and abused animals. We turn tears of
sadness into tears of joy and although we know we can't change the world, we do make a
difference.
Services offered: TEARS' main concern is alleviating the suffering of township animals in the
Informal Settlements of Masiphumelele, Red Hill, Ocean View Township and Mountainview
Township. We have a weekly clinic in Masiphumelele where we are able to provide for basic
treatment for the animals. Sterilisation of animals is a priority as is education about responsible
pet ownership.
EMPOWERMENT FOR AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (EASD)
14 Antrim Rd, Three Anchor Bay, 8005 / PO Box 165, Green Point, 8051
Tel: 021 434 6012 Fax: 021 434 6134 E-mail: info@easd.org.za
Website: www.easd.org.za
Contact: Dave MacDevette - Director
Aim: Mobilizing people and knowledge for sustainable development in Africa.
Services offered: Design and evaluation of strategies to alleviate poverty, whilst achieving
significant environmental co-benefits; Design and evaluation of environment knowledge
management strategies, programmes and projects for countries, organisations and programmes;
Design and evaluation of capacity building strategies and the provision of training and coaching for
environmental management and sustainable development; The design and evaluation of
environmental information systems; The development of systems, knowledge bases and training
for State of the Environment reporting and Integrated Environmental Assessment; Development of
models and strategies for Sustainable Development; Facilitation and management of meetings and
strategy development processes; Development of multimedia products.
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST (EWT)
Private Bag X11, Parkview, 2122
Tel: 011 486 1102 Fax: 011 486 1506 E-mail: ewt@ewt.org.za / yolanf@ewt.org.co.za
Website: www.ewt.org.za
Contact: Yolan Friedmann - Conservation Manager
Aim: The EWT is a non-government, non-profit, conservation organisation, founded in 1973. The
EWT conserves threatened species and ecosystems in southern Africa by: Initiating research and
conservation action programmes; Implementing projects which mitigate threats facing species
diversity; and Supporting sustainable natural resource management. The EWT communicates the
principles of sustainable living through awareness programmes to the broadest possible
constituency for the benefit of the region.
Services offered: The EWT operates in a unique manner, having established Working Groups
through which the mission and objectives of the Trust can be achieved. These Working Groups
form the backbone of the organisation and are essentially self-managed programmes harnessing
the talent and enthusiasm of a dynamic network of individuals who specialise in an area of
conservation importance and have developed unique expertise in response to the challenges they
face. These Working Groups are divided into thematic areas: Strategic Industries
Partnerships: Airports Wildlife Working Group and Energy Working Group; Indicator Species
and Critical Ecosystems: Birds of Prey Working Group; Carnivore Conservation Group; Marine
and Coastal Working Group; Oribi Working Group; Riverine Rabbit Working Group; South African
Crane Working Group; People and the Environment: Conservation Leadership Group; Wildlife
Conflict Prevention Group; Advocacy, Policy & Governance: Law and Policy Working Group;
International Partnerships: African Cranes Wetlands and Communities; Conservation Breeding
Specialist Group; National & Regional Coordination: Biodiversity Stewardship-SA; IT for
Conservation Working Group; Biodiversity Research Projects: Giant Bullfrog Project; Impact of
Electric Fences on Small Animals; Trade in Porcupine Quills.
ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT GROUP (EDG)
PO Box 12801, Mill Street, 8010
Tel/Fax: 021 465 9790 E-mail: admin@edg.co.za
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Website: www.edg.co.za
Contact: Christopher Purcell
Aim: To contribute to the improvement of welfare in developing areas of southern Africa through
the provision of adequate, affordable and sustainable energy.
Services offered: Project design, financial engineering and management; social, technical and
economic evaluation of energy needs and supply technologies; renewable energy power supply
system design; regional integrated development planning; technical research and evaluation of
renewable energy systems and components; and rural water provision.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (EEASA)
c/o WESSA, PO Box 394, Howick, 3290
Tel: 033 330 3931 Fax: 033 330 4576
Website: www.eeasa.org.za
Contact: The Administrative Secretary
E-mail: eeasa@futurenet.co.za
Aim: To act as a responsible body for the purpose of consultation and co-ordination of issues
concerning environmental education; to promote the study of the environment; to facilitate the
exchange of information pertaining to environmental education.
Services offered: Annual workshops; publication of journals, bulletins and newsletters as well as
participation in conferences and exhibitions; the promotion, organisation and sponsoring of
activities associated with and research in environmental education. EEASA promotes interaction
and networking with environmental education practitioners and professionals from a range of
countries. With strong branches throughout South Africa and southern Africa, including Namibia,
Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Botswana, EEASA plays a significant support and networking role in
environmental education in the southern African region.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORKING FORUM, WESTERN CAPE (EJNF)
1st Floor, Community House, 41 Salt River Rd, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 318, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 448 0144 Fax: 021 448 0145 E-mail: shireen@ejnf.org.za
Contact: Shireen Wentzel - Administrator
Aim: The Environmental Justice Networking Forum (EJNF) is an environmental network concerned
with healthy living, working and recreation environments that are accessible to all and which
embody the principles of sustainable living. The facilitation and development of environmental
capacity of participatory organisations to enable members to promote the achievement of
environmental justice.
Services offered: EJNF offers a networking facility and support to its participant organisations
and can provide links to organisations nationally.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION, THE (ELA)
Secretariat: University of the North West (Potchefstroom Campus)
Tel: 018 299 1924 E-mail: Anel.Du Plessis@nwu.ac.za
Website: www.elasa.co.za
Contact: Ms Anel Du Plessis - Secretary
Aim: The ELA is a non-profit organisation established in 1991 to promote the enhancement and
conservation of the environment and, in particular, to advance the education of its members and
the public in all matters relating to the development, teaching and practice of law relating to the
environment.
Services offered: Members of the ELA are largely lawyers, advocates, attorneys and
environmental consultants. These include teachers of environmental law at academic institutions
throughout South Africa. The main activities of the ELA include: holding an annual conference on
recent developments in environmental law and policy; convening regional workshops on various
themes; commenting on proposed environmental legislation, policy and activity of government and
the private sector; disseminating information on developments in the application and enforcement
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of environmental law in South Africa; and distributing the South African Journal for Environmental
Law and Policy to members.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING GROUP (EMG)
10 Nutall Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 448 2881 Fax: 021 448 2922
Website: www.emg.org.za
Contact: Stephen Law - Director
E-mail: info@emg.org.za
Aim: To empower people from disadvantaged communities to take charge of their own
environment, negotiate with government for change and contribute to the policy-making
processes. To assist civil organisations and community groups to engage in an informed way with
decision-makers about environmental issues.
Services offered: Our primary role is one of building bridges between policy and decision-makers
and those who are most affected by those decisions. This is carried out by means of workshops
with communities, NGOs, academics and government officials. Seminars on key issues, policy
research and assistance to communities in making policy submissions or lobbying
parliament/government.
ENVIROPAEDIA, THE
PO Box 425, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 786 4311 E-mail: enviropaedia@iafrica.com
Website: www.enviropaedia.com
Contact: David Parry-Davies - Editor
Aim: The Enviropaedia is a comprehensive Environmental Encyclopaedia and Networking Directory
- designed to assist individuals and organisations, to live and work in a balanced and "sustainable"
manner.
Services offered: For individuals: The Enviropaedia provides explanations of the environmental
challenges that we face and helps us to improve the sustainability of our own lifestyles. It also
shows how we can use our "consumer power" in a tactical manner to encourage and promote
sustainability. For Companies: The Enviropaedia provides information and strategies to help
improve the sustainability of company operations. It also provides a database of environmental
goods and services providers who can further assist companies. For Environmental NGOs and
Environmental Goods & Services Providers: The Enviropaedia provides financial support and a
subsidised communication and PR platform.
ENVIROVENTURE
32 Dolomite Ave, Penlyn Estate, Lansdowne, 7780
Tel/Fax: 021 691 6639 / 083 441 8438 E-mail: ameen@yebo.co.za
Contact: Ameen Lagardien
Aim: To provide environmental education to disadvantaged children in the mountains and fynbos
and to organise hiking expeditions.
EPILEPSY SOUTH AFRICA, WESTERN CAPE
235 Lower Main Rd Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 24573, Lansdowne Rd Wetton, 7935
Tel: 021 703 9420 Fax: 021 703 2529 E-mail: wcape@epilepsy.org.za
Website: www.epilepsywc.org.za
Contact: Berenice Berry - Office Manager & Coordinator / Wendy Nefdt - Regional Director
Aim: To provide a service to people with epilepsy within the broader community.
Services offered: Social workers, support groups, workshops and educational programmes in
schools. We welcome volunteers to assist our organisation.
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ERICA DISA GARDEN PROJECT
11 Disa Place, Bergvliet, 7945
Tel/Fax: 021 712 3977 E-mail: madelong@kingsley.co.za
Contact: Ken Gillard - Chairperson
Aim: In association with the local council, the residents living around this area are gardening
together to beautify and improve our public open spaces and to upgrade this green lung area,
which is always a desirable asset to any neighbourhood. In the years ahead we will try to reintroduce some of the 595 indigenous plant species that were growing in this area discovered by
Dr William Frederick Purcell on the Bergvliet Estate, Constantia, around 1900.
F
FAMILY AND MARRIAGE SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, WC (FAMSA)
9 Bowden Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 447 7951 Fax: 021 447 0174 E-mail: famsa@famsawc.org.za
Website: www.famsawc.org.za
Contact: Noelene Blekkenhorst - Director
Aim: To empower people to build, construct and maintain sound relationships in the family,
marriage and community.
Services offered: Couple, pre-marital and marriage counselling; domestic violence counselling
and rehabilitation; violence awareness programmes; HIV/AIDS counselling; community
development projects; professional skills training; lay counsellor training; trauma debriefing and
educational work in schools.
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTION, FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES – CITY OF CAPE TOWN
Ottery Fire Station, New Ottery Rd, Ottery, 7800 / PO Box 45687, Ottery, 7808
Tel:021703 3184/5 Fax: 021 703 3098
E-mail: lifesafety@capetown.gov.za/frank.forbaya@capetown.gov.za
Contact: frank Forbay - Divisional Officer: Fire Safety / Frank Forbay - Assistant Divisional Officer:
Fire Safety
Aim: Injury and mortality reduction / mitigation through the teaching of life skills. Identifying
high-risk activities / communities and teaching by means of positive messages to change attitudes
and behaviours relative to fires and preventable "accidents".
Services offered: Teaching positive safety behaviours to pre-school, primary school, and high
schools. Maximum community participation at schools, community centres, churches and events
delivering interactive presentations to all audiences. A fun, high energy experience!
FISH HOEK ALIEN VEGETATION CONTROL
PO Box 22267, Fish Hoek, 7975
Tel: 021 785 1157
Contact: Charles Chevalier - Group Leader
Aim: To rid the Fish Hoek and Elsies Peak area of alien vegetation and to conserve indigenous
vegetation.
Services offered: This group has been in existence for 29 years and comprises of
volunteers
who meet three times a week for hacks and clean-ups. They employ mechanical as well as
biological methods of control.
FISH HOEK CARAVAN PARK
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Fish Hoek Beach, Peter Creese Way, Fish Hoek, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 782 5503
E-mail: Herald.Ross@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Herald Ross
Services offered: Caravan sites for rent only, electrified with ablution block facilities. Close to the
beach. Tariffs on request.
FISH HOEK VALLEY MUSEUM
59 Central Circle, Fish Hoek, 7975 / PO Box 22483, Fish Hoek, 7974
Tel/Fax: 021 782 1752 (Tue-Sat from 09:30 to 12:30) E-mail: FHVmuseum@kingsley.co.za
Contact: Joy Coburn - Curator
Aim: To preserve local history, oral and written as well as the local environment, natural and built;
to provide an archive of local information.
Services offered: Displays on local history and the archaeology of Peers Cave. Talks for groups,
walks to Peers Cave and Elsies Peak can be arranged. Programmes on local history for school
groups can be arranged by booking. Stone-age artefacts can also be viewed and handled on these
programmes. We also offer to do local research for a fee.
FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT UNIT (FDU)
Cape Fisheries Processor, Unit J6, The Industrial Hive, SBDC, Alpha Rd, Beacon Valley, Mitchells
Plain, 7785
Tel: 021 376 1047 Fax: 021 376 4804 E-mail: capefish@mweb.co.za
Contact: Mr Harry Mentoor - Chief Executive Officer
Aim: To develop the fishing communities in South Africa who have been marginalised and assist
them with getting a fair share of the quotas available; to liaise with government departments and
fishing companies in the interest of all those connected to the industry.
Services offered: Training for skippers and engineers, as well as teaching management skills.
The FDU also liaises with community-based organisations to educate the community about the
fishing industry.
FOOTPRINTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
25 Angus Avenue, Constantia, 7800 / Camp Rd, Off St John's Rd next to Wynberg Military Base
Tel: 021 794 5586 / 084 506 3089 Fax: 021 794 5863 E-mail: gsdouglas@worldonline.co.za
Contact: Michelle Sholto-Douglas - Project Manager
Aim: Footprints is a non-profit, community-orientated centre in Wynberg Cape Town, focusing on
the conservation and sustainable use of resources and the prevention of pollution and waste of
these resources. Footprints is a “live-action” “hands-on” centre working towards providing
accessible tangible knowledge and opportunities for individuals and communities to take
responsible doable action to reduce their ecological footprints. Footprints provides the motivation,
tools and opportunities for individuals to take action in a manner that is both beneficial to people
and planet.
Services offered: Drop Off Centre for recyclable materials; eWaste - electrical and electronic
waste drop off; Earthworm composting; “Waste 2 Art” and other Products made from waste;
Second-hand household and book shop; Environmental education programmes for learners;
Registered supporter of the WESSA/WWF SA Eco-Schools Programme; Volunteer opportunities.
Operating hours: Monday – Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-16:00, Saturdays 09:00-15:00,
closed Sundays and public holidays.
FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH (FCR)
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Suite 1712, 17th Floor Main Tower, Standard Bank Centre, 2 Heerengracht St, Cape Town, 8001 /
PO Box 1489, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 418 4173 Fax: 021 418 4176 E-mail: info@fcr.org.za
Website: www.fcr.org.za
Contact: The Administrator
Aim: The FCR aims to develop innovative and effective approaches for local governance and
sustainable livelihoods. We aim to facilitate partnerships between local government, public, private
and civil society in order to promote a developmental local government that increases
opportunities for the majority.
Services offered: FCR's programmes are designed to implement the above-mentioned goals and
include policy research, training and technical support. Our service areas include action research in
development planning, training and capacity building, and information dissemination.
FRIENDS OF BLAAUWBERG CONSERVATION AREA (BCA)
PO Box 391, Bloubergstrand, 7436
Tel: 021 554 2221 / 082 651 5437 Fax: 021 554 2034
E-mail: Friendsofbca@mweb.co.za
Website: www.bca.org.za/friends.htm
Contact: Louis Raubenheimer - Chairman
Aim: The Friends of BCA are a voluntary group of concerned citizens whose mission it is to
contribute to seeing that the BCA is protected and utilised to the benefit of the general public now
and for the future. They are affiliated to WESSA Western Cape.
FRIENDS OF BRACKEN NATURE RESERVE
2 Reservoir Road, Brackenfell / PO Box 8, Brackenfell, 7561
Tel: 021 982 7135 E-mail: theaw@xsinet.co.za
Website: http://jackdt.googlepages.com
Contact: Thea Weyers - Chairperson
Services offered: Friends of Bracken (FoB) was established in 2005. People from the local
community help the staff of the Bracken Nature Reserve with their projects. The reserve is located
between Northpine, Scottsdene, Protea village, and Ruwari; in Brackenfell. The entrance is off
Reservoir Road. Picnics are permitted. A 400m wheelchair-friendly walking trail, sitting benches,
and an environmental education programme is available. No fires, dogs, vehicles, or dumping
allowed.
FRIENDS OF CONSTANTIA VALLEY GREEN BELTS
No 11 Paddock Lane, Tokai, 7945
Tel: 021 712 7975 Fax: 021 715 1530
Contact: James Forsyth - Chairman
Aim: To ensure the preservation and conservation of the riverine open space in and around the
Constantia and Sand River catchment areas.
Services offered: As non-profit organisation affiliated to the Wildlife and Environment Society of
South Africa, our objectives are to ensure the preservation and conservation of the riverine open
spaces of the Constantia Valley by:
a) Promoting public awareness and fostering respect for riverine open spaces
b) Informing the public about the biodiversity and heritage issues in the open spaces
c) Protecting the environment through lawful means
d) Participating in formal planning activities in the South Peninsula region of the City Council and
actively participating in the Sand River Catchment Forum and the Working for Wetlands Peninsula
Project.
FRIENDS OF DIE OOG
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Tel/Fax: 021 712 1314 E-mail: admin@dieoog.org.za
Website: www.dieoog.org.za
Aim: To conserve the indigenous flora and fauna and to make Die Oog a place of natural beauty
and recreation for the enjoyment and enrichment of future generations.
Services offered: The Friends of Die Oog is a voluntary non-profit organisation dedicated to the
maintenance and improvement of Die Oog as a nature reserve and bird sanctuary, and a natural
heritage site of the Constantia valley.
FRIENDS OF HELDERBERG NATURE RESERVE
Helderberg Nature Reserve, Verster Ave, Somerset West, 7130
Tel/Fax: 021 852 8831 E-mail: helderbergfriends@telkomsa.net
Website: www.helderbergnaturereserve.co.za
Contact: Mr Gerald Wright
Aim: The Helderberg Friends contribute to ensuring that the Helderberg Nature Reserve is a well
managed, secure and protected natural environment accessible to everyone. The Friends also
promote and sustain the best possible opportunities and resources for young persons to
experience practical environmental education. Our mission statement is to encourage and channel
the support of Helderberg residents for the preservation and upkeep of The Helderberg Nature
Reserve. To promote environmental awareness and understanding amongst all people through
programmes of environmental education and resource provision accessible to schoolchildren and
people of all ages.
Services offered: The Helderberg Friends is a voluntary group dedicated to promoting the
reserve through an information centre, indigenous nursery and environmental education activities.
FRIENDS OF KENILWORTH RACECOURSE CONSERVATION AREA
Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area, Kenilworth Racecourse, Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth,
7700
Tel: 021 700 1843/1600 Cell: 082 599 7685 Fax: 021 797 6008 E-mail: fkrcasubscribe@yahoogroups.com / info@krca.co.za
Website: www.krca.co.za
Contact: Cathy Kleyn – Committee Member / Maya Beukes (mayas@goldcircle.co.za) / Gavin
Goldsmith (ggoldsmith@pnp.co.za)
Services offered: Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (KRCA) is the largest stretch of
natural vegetation remaining in Cape Town’s southern suburbs and is regarded as the best
example of Sand Plain Fynbos in the Cape Peninsula. It is the home to at least 300 indigenous
plant species, 20 of which are endangered. A further value of such natural habitat is its educational
potential, especially as it is situated in a populated urban environment. Such a special site requires
a lot of tender loving care in order to preserve its ecological integrity and in order to do so we
need all the help and support we can get.
FRIENDS OF KIRSTENHOF WETLANDS
12 Leeufontein Road, Kirstenhof, 7945
Tel: 021 701 2567 E-mail: jeanlf@telkomsa.net
Contact: Jean Fillis
FRIENDS OF LIONS HEAD & SIGNAL HILL (FLASH)
304 Trafalgar Place, Regent Rd, Sea Point, 8005 / PO Box 7105, Roggebaai, 8012
Tel/Fax: 021 434 8456 / 084 303 6777 E-mail: annakyr@maghty.co.za
Website: www.friendsoflionshead.org.za
Contact: Annabel Kyriazis
Aim: To contribute to maintaining Lions Head as a recreational area; to act as a voice concerning
environmental issues; to establish a network of people to undertake environmental activities such
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as walks, clearing litter and hacking; and to make suggestions and recommendations to the
relevant local authorities managing Lions Head.
Services offered: Botanical walks on Lions Head and Signal Hill; full moon walks on Lions Head;
monthly environmental activities such as bird watching, hacking etc.
FRIENDS OF MEADOWRIDGE COMMON
5 Faraday Way, Meadowridge, 7806
Tel: 021 715 9206 Fax: 021 685 5675 E-mail: maharg@netactive.co.za
Website: http://meadowridgecommon.blogspot.com
Contact: Roger Graham
Aim: To remove alien vegetation and replant original vegetation. The Meadowridge Common is
one of the last remnants of Sand Plain Fynbos. These remnants have the highest concentration of
plant species threatened with extinction recorded for Africa.
FRIENDS OF MOSTERT'S MILL (FoMM)
Rhodes Ave, Mowbray, 7700 / PO Box 512, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 088 129 7168 (voicelink)/ 021 762 5127
E-mail: mostovsky@wol.co.za / notapene@sybaweb.co.za
Contact: Joanna Marx/ Neville Boyd - Chairperson
Aim: To ensure the preservation of the mill, its component mechanical parts and the threshing
floor; to restore the mill to working order and to manage its operation in co-operation with
relevant authorities; to achieve public access to the mill for educational, recreational, conservation
and environmental purposes.
Services offered: Its activities consist of voluntary operation of Mostert's Mill, the only working
historical windmill in the country, on most Saturdays. The public may join FoMM to participate in
activities and visit the mill for a guided tour to see wheat being ground into meal.
FRIENDS OF RIETVLEI
PO Box 182, Table View, 7439
Tel/Fax: 021 557 3748
E-mail: info@friendsofrietvlei.co.za
Website: www.friendsofrietvlei.co.za
Contact: Nelis Visagie – Chairman (Cell: 082 777 5708)
Aim: To promote the conservation of the Rietvlei Wetland Reserve and surrounding natural areas
in Cape Town and to promote wetland education.
Services offered: Educational outings for schools and community groups; bird watching walks for
children and adults; regular evening meetings, walks and a monthly newsletter.
FRIENDS OF RONDEBOSCH COMMON (FRC)
PO Box 41, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 685 3451 Fax: 086 684 6899
E-mail: rondebosch-common@mweb.co.za / eastman@mweb.co.za
Contact: Joanne Eastman - Secretary / Tim Jobson - Chair
Aim: The ongoing maintenance and preservation of the Rondebosch Common, which is recognised
as a core conservation site for acid sand plain fynbos.
Services offered: The Friends do ongoing hacks and maintenance work on the Common
throughout the year to remove alien vegetation and litter. A series of spring walks guided by a
knowledgeable leader are held from August to November. Ad-hoc meetings with an invited speaker
are arranged during the year to complement our AGM held in May.
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FRIENDS OF SILVERMINE NATURE AREA
PO Box 283, Muizenberg, 7950
Tel: 021 782 5079 E-mail: heronburger@telkomsa.net
Contact: Heron Burger - Chairperson
Aim: Friends of Silvermine Nature Area [FOSNA] functions under the auspices of the Wildlife and
Environment Society of South Africa [WESSA] and is active flora conservation in the Silvermine
Section of the Table Mountain National Park [TMNP].
Services offered: Our most important activity is to assist in the eradication of alien vegetation in
Silvermine Section. We also aim to educate the public in flora conservation and to this end we
have posters and specimen displays at Gate 1 Silvermine [Ou Kaapse Weg] where informative
brochures on walks in the area are available for a small donation. A sub-committee is creating a
photographic record of all the flora of the Cape Peninsula. Another sub-committee assists the local
council in maintaining the Lower Silvermine River wetlands as a public open space and in
conserving the flora and fauna of this wetland. Our members walk regularly in our area and on
the Peninsula and members of the public are welcome to phone us for information about these
walks.
FRIENDS OF SIMON’S TOWN COASTLINE
PO Box 476, Simon's Town, 7995
Tel/Fax: 021 786 5931 E-mail: Judyhodson@icon.co.za
Contact: Judy Hodson
Aim: To promote the conservation of the Simon’s Town coastline; to promote the well-being of
indigenous flora and fauna; to promote public access to open spaces; to encourage knowledge of
nature and coastal features; and to discourage pollution and poaching.
Services offered: Highly trained members offer guided walks along the coast, with an
accompanying marine biologist; mountain walks accompanied by a geologist. There is also a
member trained in chemical engineering. These specialists can supply informed reports on their
subjects. Alien vegetation hacks and talks concerning the environment are regular activities. Public
awareness and education via a three-quarterly newsletter. All interested parties are welcome.
FRIENDS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
PO Box 252, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 785 3928 E-mail: macsen@yebo.co.za
Contact: Mrs Jayne McDermid - Chairman
Aim: To make the public aware of the beauty of the Cape Peninsula and environmental matters
concerning the area.
Services offered: Monthly walks on the third Sunday of the month in the Cape of Good Hope
Nature Reserve, focusing on the flora, avifauna, etc. of the area.
FRIENDS OF THE GLEN (FOTG)
25 The Cheviots, Camps Bay, 8005
Tel: 021 438 2013 E-mail: aforde@iafrica.com
Contact: Sally Forde
FRIENDS OF THE LIESBEEK
PO Box 333 Rondebosch 7701
Tel: 021 671 4553 E-mail: info@fol.org.za
Website: www.fol.org.za
Contact: Liz Wheeler - Secretary
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Aim: To create an awareness of the Liesbeek River and so rehabilitate, enhance and conserve it
and its environs.
Services offered: The Liesbeek Maintenance, Skills & Development Project; river walks; hacking
and weeding parties; indigenous gardening; periodic lectures and newsletters; monitoring of the
river and its environs. Guided river walks can be booked by phoning 021 671 4553.
FRIENDS OF THE PAARDEN EILAND WETLANDS
PO Box 182, Paarden Eiland, 7420
Tel/Fax: 021 511 2384 E-mail: Admin@stonedragon.co.za
Contact: Frank Wygold - Education Officer
Aim: To promote interest in and concern for the preservation and conservation of the wetlands
contained within the boundaries of Canal, Koeberg, Kings and Boundary Roads and Marine Drive in
the Paarden Eiland, Brooklyn and Rugby areas. To encourage local communities to become more
involved in activities promoting it's continued well-being.
Services offered: Field study tours for school groups and interested parties in line with
outcomes-based education principles. Provide Environmental Education to school children using
sophisticated equipment such as microscopes etc.
FRIENDS OF THE TYGERBERG HILLS
Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Totius Street, Welgemoed, 7530 / Friends of Tygerberg Hills C/o
Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Private Bag X4, Parow, 7499
Cell: 083 701 8496, Fax: 086 670 7480, e-mail: jurgz@mweb.co.za
Contact: Jürg Zimmermann – Chairperson
Aim: We are ordinary people who are concerned about our environment, and are prepared:
To assist the local authority with the protection of the unique biodiversity of the Tygerberg and
Durbanville Nature Reserves and surrounding hills, home to some of the Renosterveld remnants; To
encourage greater public awareness on environmental issues and helping to eradicate alien invasive
species, for the benefit of present and future generations. Anyone who endorses these objectives is
welcome to join us. We are affiliated to WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa),
registered with the City of Cape Town to participate in the ward forums and represented on the
advisory board of the Tygerberg, Durbanville and Bracken Nature Reserves
Services offered: Regular hacks, walks, environmental and botanical talks at the Kristo Pienaar
Centre in the Tygerberg Nature Reserve; quarterly newsletter; firing of muzzle loading cannon in the
nature reserve; participating in the CREW (Custodians for Rare and Endangered Wildflowers)
programme run by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) at Kirstenbosch; offering
support to the Reserve Manager and the Environmental Education Officer based at the Tygerberg
Nature Reserve.
If you would like to know more about the Friends please contact Pearl Van Zyl at Tel: 021 913 5942,
E-mail: irriquip@eccsystems.co.za
FRIENDS OF TOKAI FOREST
PO Box 67, Zwaanswyk Rd, Tokai 7945
Tel: 021 712 1341/ 083 504 8942 E-mail: greenhse@mweb.co.za
Contact: John Green - Chairman
Aim: To maintain the Tokai Arboretum as a national monument; to foster resonance's between the
different users of Tokai Forest, including residential, recreational, commercial forestry, natural
habitat and future developers; to develop an awareness of the species, habitats, ecosystems and
resources of the area and conserve it for present and future generations; to foster the
development of incorporation into the Table Mountain National Park.
Services offered: Knowledge of the flora of the rare remnant acid fynbos of the lower plantation;
education pamphlet and trail through Tokai Arboretum; maintenance of a detailed inventory of the
tree species in the Arboretum; monthly walks; bi-annual talks relating to the environment of the
area; functions such as mushroom collecting and Carols in the Arboretum; promoting public
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process and involvement in EIAs for future development on State Lands in the Tokai area such as
Porter Estate, Tokai Plantations, Silvermine Naval Base, Pollsmoor and Westlake.
FRIENDS OF VLAKKENBERG
1 Almondbury Lane, Tokai, 7945
Tel/Fax: 021 712 7506 / 021 400 9126 E-mail: josdegendt@webmail.co.za
Contact: Jos De Gendt - Convener
Aim: Removal of invasive alien vegetation, the stabilisation of access paths, planting of indigenous
trees and the social enjoyment of the mountain environment. Hack and conservation meets on
every third Saturday of the month at 14:00. Everyone is welcome. School programmes are offered
at other times.
FRIENDS OF ZEEKOEVLEI & RONDEVLEI
No. 1 Fisherman's Walk, Zeekoevlei, 7941
Tel: 021 705 3853 / 083 252 5680 E-mail: deecrans@netactive.co.za
Contact: Dee Cranswick / Neil Major (076 4737 095)
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GARDEN CITIES
50 Louis Thibault Dr, Edgemead, 7441 / PO Box 166, Edgemead, 7407
Tel: 021 558 7181 Fax: 021 558 7172 E-mail: info@gcinc.co.za
Contact: John Matthews - CEO
Services offered: A non-profit organisation providing housing development for underprivileged
communities. Garden Cities have established several well-planned and attractive communities
based on a unique approach to housing. In all its developments, Garden Cities assists financially
and materially in the establishment of community facilities such as crèches, schools, halls, clubs
etc. Garden Cities views its activities as a community development process and not merely
providing housing for a maximum profit.
GATEWAY DISCOVERY CENTRE TRUST, THE - DISCOVERY MOBILE
c/o Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Dept of Technology Promotions, PO Box 652, Cape
Town, 8000
Tel: 021 462 7083/2 Fax: 021 460 3887 E-mail: melanies@ctech.ac.za / discovery@ctech.ac.za
Website: www.discoverycentre.org.za
Contact: Melanie Stark
Aim: To promote science and technology by making them fun, accessible and understandable. To
break down myths and barriers associated with science and technology and to empower children
by getting them to see themselves as discoverers, potential scientists or technologists. The Trust
also aims to assist educators by providing them with hardware and facilities that embody the OBE
principles.
Services offered: The Discovery Mobile is a mini-discovery and science-on-wheels vehicle. Inside
are 32 science and technology experiments, while there are a further eight outside as well as great
illustrations for fertile young minds. The Trust offers presentations to schools on the Discovery
Mobile as well as a range of interactive exhibition modules suitable for secondary and tertiary
students. Other projects include: Elenzululwazi (meaning: "Place of Science") – offering over 25
interactive science and technology "Discovery Stations"; AMANE Computyper – enabling four users
at a time to teach themselves to touch type to standard measures of speed and accuracy; The
Idea Truck – a mobile library and resource centre for primary schools operating in Site C,
Khayelitsha; Partners in Supporting Science, Maths and Technology (PSST!) – a partnership of
like-minded MST (Maths Science and Technology) organisations creating science awareness.
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GEELBEK GOLD FIELDS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE, WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK SANParks
West Coast National Park, Langebaan / PO Box 25, Langebaan, 7357
Tel: 022 772 2144/ 084 700 4032 Fax: 022 772 2798
Contact: Patricia - Park Manager
Aim: To enable stakeholders to derive maximum and equitable benefit from opportunities created
through the national parks system, thereby promoting a national conservation ethic.
Services offered: This centre is situated in the West Coast National Park in Langebaan. There are
a variety of training programmes and educational activities on offer with varying prices. An
example is an informal course in Marine Ecology and the Strandveld Educational Trail. Meals for
courses and conferences are also offered by Geelbek Restaurant. A fully equipped auditorium is
available for conferences. Accommodation ranges from educational camp facilities, which have
specials for educational groups, to fully equipped cottages. Tariffs on request.
GIRAFFE HOUSE WILDLIFE AWARENESS CENTRE, THE
Off N1 Freeway, Exit 39 (Stellenbosch/Klipheuwel), Cnr R304 and R101, Joostenbergvlakte / PO
Box 4961, Tygervalley, 7535
Tel: 021 884 4506 Fax no: 021 884 4507 E-mail: giraffehouse@gmail.com
Website: www.giraffehouse.co.za
Aim: To provide an opportunity to the youth and surrounding communities to see healthy animals
in large, environmentally relevant enclosures, in order to instil an awareness, interest and a
passion for their well-being in the wild.
Services offered: The Giraffe House Wildlife Awareness Centre is a privately-owned centre
providing easy access to some of our wonderful wildlife and bird species. Focusing mainly on
African wildlife, Giraffe House aims to provide a place for people to enjoy a family picnic in the
fresh air, whilst experiencing and learning about animals and conservation. See an assortment of
animals (e.g. giraffes), reptiles (e.g. crocodiles) and birds (e.g. ostriches). Open 7 days a week
from 09:00 to 17:00 (excluding Christmas Day). Entrance fees: Adults R45, Children (2-15yrs)
R20, Pensioners R30.
GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (GGASA)
35 Lower Main Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel/Fax: 021 448 5106 Fax: 021 448 5501
Contact: Beryl Jones - Regional Secretary
E-mail: ggcw@mweb.co.za
Aim: To provide a programme embracing a wide range of leisure activities and interests that has
an underlying educational purpose. To holistically develop the individual's character based on the
law and promise of the Girl Guides so that she may be self-reliant and self-disciplined and
concerned with her service to others.
Services offered: Life skills training and crafts; outdoor activities such as hiking, camping,
boating and nature conservation; ongoing training for adult Guide Leaders. There are four age
groups for women and girls to join: Teddies - ages 4½ to 7; Brownies - ages 7 to 10; Guides ages 10 to 14; Rangers - ages 14 to 18; and adult leaders. Please telephone the office for
enquiries.
GOOD HOPE LIVING HERITAGE
PO Box 27091, Hout Bay, 7872
Tel: 021 790 2008 Fax: 021 790 5078
Website: www.capeofgoodhope.org
Contact: Dave Cowley
E-mail: dcowley@zsd.co.za
Aim: To provide a vehicle whereby our built and natural environment heritage can be conserved
for the benefit of future generations.
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Services offered: Our objectives are to formulate and develop sustainable conservation plans
and to execute them to ensure long-term heritage conservation for the benefit of our country; To
achieve the long-term financial independence of heritage sites by means of innovative business
plans to ensure their sustainable conservation; To lobby and negotiate with the appropriate
authorities, and to form partnerships with other conservation bodies and government agencies to
achieve our aims; To develop and exchange the necessary skills to accomplish the above.
GOODWOOD MUSEUM
Kerkstraat 43 Church St, Goodwood, 7460 / PO Box 100, Goodwood, 7459
Tel: 021 590 1570 Fax: 021 590 1630 E-mail: ria.briers@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Ria Briers – Curator
Services offered: The museum is housed in a square house typical of the early thirties. Two
rooms in the house are furnished in the style of that era. Portraying an illustrated history of
Goodwood and a display of working gramophones. Hours: Mon–Thurs 09:00–14:00 or by
appointment.
GRASSY PARK AND LOTUS RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE (GLENCO)
92 Second Ave, Grassy Park, 7941
Tel/Fax: 021 705 3663 / 083 276 9511
Contact: Vanessa Bolters / Jack Samson
E-mail: vanesobe@telkomsa.net
Services offered: The Commission arranges various environmental camps for Grassy Park and
Lotus River school children and plans worksheets to accompany them. It encourages recycling in
schools and celebrates significant environmental days. Environmental education is offered to
children and adults.
GREEN TRUST, THE
Millennia Park, 16 Stellentia Ave, Stellenbosch, 7600 / WWF South Africa, Private Bag X2, Die
Boord, Stellenbosch, 7613
Tel: 021 888 2836 Fax: 021 888 2888 E-mail: tbrinkcate@wwf.org.za
Website: www.panda.org.za
Contact: Thérèse Brinkcate - Manager: The Green Trust
Aim: The Green Trust is a subsidiary trust of WWF-SA in partnership with Nedbank and aims to
conserve the natural environment by working closely with communities to develop practical and
sustainable projects.
Services offered: The Green Trust funds a broad range of conservation projects with a significant
focus on community-based conservation. Projects should align within the WWF-South Africa focus
areas of Marine, Freshwater, Conservation Education, Grasslands, Fynbos, Karoo, Species, Forests,
Climate Change or Toxics.
GROOT CONSTANTIA ESTATE (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
Groot Constantia Estate, Constantia / Groot Constantia, PO Box 61, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 481 3869 / 021 795 5140 Fax: 021 795 5150 E-mail: awilliams@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/grootcon
Contact: André Williams
Services offered: Three core museums are housed within Groot Constantia Estate. The Manor
House is a magnificent example of Cape Dutch architecture and houses a fine collection of period
furniture and ceramics. The Cloete Cellar and Orientation Centre provide visitors with an
understanding of the unique history of the oldest farm in South Africa. Open daily 10:00-17:00,
closed Workers Day (1 May) and Christmas Day. Entry fees: Visitors 16 years and older R10,
Under 16 years free, South African pensioners, school learners and students R5.
GROOT CONSTANTIA MUSEUM SCHOOL
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Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Constantia, 7806 / Private Bag, Constantia, 7848
Tel: 021 762 1622 Fax: 021 762 8690 E-mail: myrtle@cce.wcape.school.za.
Contact: Mrs Myrtle Edwards - Teacher
Aim: To make learners and teachers aware of our cultural heritage; to teach the conservation of
man-made, social and natural environments.
Services offered: The Museum School forms part of the Centre for Conservation Education, and
therefore falls under the Western Cape Education Department. School groups from Grade R to 12
can visit the Museum School for lessons on cultural history, architecture, art and wine-making.
Groot Constantia was the home of Simon van der Stel and is the oldest productive wine estate in
South Africa (since 1685).
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HABITAT COUNCIL
1 Bertha Court, Exner Ave, Vredehoek, 8001
Tel: 021 465 3972 / 072 322 6020 Fax: 021 461 0709
Contact: Mrs M L Roux - Executive Officer
E-mail: mlroux@new.co.za
Aim: To promote consultation, co-operation and, where appropriate, co-ordinated action, in order
to:- conserve biodiversity, fragile ecosystems, and natural and cultural resources; contribute
towards sound sustainable environmental conservation and management; reduce/prevent all forms
of pollution and waste, and other harmful practices which threaten environmental and social wellbeing; and to act as an early-warning system to help prevent environmental and ecological harm.
Services offered: National umbrella body offering symposia on environmental management and
legislation issues; bi-annual newsletter; annual environmental award.
HANGERMAN
PO Box 21, Steenberg, 7947
Tel: 021 701 1595 Fax: 021 701 5053 E-mail: neil@hangerman.co.za
Contact: Neil Weston - General Manager
Services offered: Suppliers of recycled hangers as stipulated by the major chain stores. By
supporting Hangerman, you are supporting handicapped workers in workshops based in the main
centres.
HARMONY FLATS NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Eleventh Street, Strand
Tel: 021 851 6982 Fax: 021 851 2148 E-mail: harmonyflatsnr@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Sabelo Lindani
Aim: To conserve the reserve's unique vegetation types, use the reserve as an educational
resource and involve the surrounding community in caring for the site.
Services offered: Environmental education covering topics such as ecosystems, Renosterveld,
alien vegetation and human disturbance; School holiday programmes; Conservation activities for
community volunteers wanting to make a contribution to taking care of the reserve.
Opening hours: Sunrise to sunset (no controlled access).
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Walking trail, plant monitoring, spring flowers.
Environmental education (EE): The Harmony Flats Working Group, supported and trained by CREW
and Cape Flats Nature, organises lessons and plant monitoring.
HAWEKWA YOUTH CAMP
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The Manager, PO Box 330, Wellington, 7654
Tel: 021 873 3862/072 345 3840 Fax: 021 873 2173
Contact: Mr JC Heunis- Manager
E-mail: hawekwa@mweb.co.za
Services offered: Hawekwa is situated in Wellington and has access to beautiful hiking trails and
fynbos. The camp is often used for team building, conferences, camping holidays and youth
camps. There is a hall complex with complete conference equipment, a kitchen, dining hall, braai
complex and a swimming pool. Accommodation facilities range from individual and group chalets
to camping and caravan sites. Tariffs on request.
HEALTH PROMOTION RESOURCE CENTRE - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WC
2nd Floor, Maynard Plaza, Maynard Rd, Wynberg, 7800
Tel: 021 710 9863/5 Fax: 021 797 2241 E-mail: LBoardma@pgwc.gov.za
Contact: Lesley Boardman - Communications Officer
Aim: To enable individuals and groups in the community to do health promotion. The Centre
works from the holistic Ottowa Charter on Health Promotion, which views health as an integral
aspect of the natural and cultural environment.
Services offered: Lifeskills, assertiveness frame, self-image, information on health promotion,
viz. nutrition and priority diseases such as TB as well as infant mortality. HIV/AIDS workshops are
held while workshop structures are taught to groups/individuals needing to disseminate
information themselves.
HELDERBERG CONSERVATION FORUM, THE
c/o Helderberg Nature Reserve, Verster Ave, Somerset West, 7130 / PO Box 1868, Somerset
West, 7129
Tel/Fax: 021 851 4899 E-mail: Macdond@telkomsa.net
Contact: David Macdonald - Chairman
Aim: To promote integrated environmental management in the Helderberg Basin through the coordinated involvement of interested and affected community groups.
Services offered: An umbrella body representing 16 different organisations to provide a unified
response to development and planning proposals.
HELDERBERG NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Verster Avenue, Somerset West
Tel: 021 851 6982 Fax: 021 851 2148 E-mail: helderbergnature.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.helderbergnaturereserve.co.za (Friends of Helderberg Nature Reserve)
Aim: To protect and preserve the area for the benefit of all users; to encourage and further the
education of all levels of the community as far as environmental and nature conservation is
concerned; to setup and run environmental education programmes to benefit all.
Services offered: This nature reserve supports Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos and Boland Granite
Fynbos vegetation types and a small population of bontebok.
Opening hours: Daily 07:30 – 19:00 (Nov - Apr), 07:30 – 17:30 (May - Oct).
2009 Tariffs: Adults R10.00 (13yrs & older), Children R5.00 (3-13yrs), Children under 3yrs free,
Senior Citizens R5.00 (60+ yrs, ID required).
- 'Friends' of this reserve: free (proof of membership required).
- Learner/student groups: R3.00 per learner (pre-booked).
- Vehicles: R5.00.
- Season Tickets (annual): Adults R100.00, Family R150.00 (parents & any 3 children up to
13yrs), Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) R50.00. The season ticket provides unlimited entry into the
following nature reserves: Helderberg, Tygerberg, Rietvlei, Rondevlei and Blaauwberg
Conservation Area.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Picnic area (no braais), Duck Inn coffee shop, information centre, gift shop, museum
display and walking/hiking trails.
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Environmental education (EE): Mike Woods EE Centre for pre-primary to adult groups (please book
by phoning 021 852 8831).
Accommodation: Sugarbird Campsite (for reservations phone 021 852 8831).
HET POSTHUYS MUSEUM
Main Rd, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 158, Muizenberg, 7950
Tel: 021 788 9295 Fax: 021 788 9261 E-mail: AlanHarvey@telkomsa.net
Contact: Alan Harvey - Chairman
Services offered: As the oldest building in Cape Town (1673), it played a significant part in the
"Battle of Muizenberg" during the first British occupation in 1795.
HIPPO, THE WATER SAVER
61 Paradise Rd, Newlands, 7700 / PO Box 681, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel/Fax: 021 674 1932 E-mail: drury@mweb.co.za
Contact: Nigel Drury
Aim: To show everyone that water use in buildings can be made far more efficient for very little
cost. The Hippo bag creates interest in doing more to use water wisely.
Services offered: The Hippo bag is a simple one and so is the message it promotes: water
conservation is easy, inexpensive and very good on your pocket. Some 7 million have been sold
worldwide and the 5 million that could be fitted into toilet cisterns in South Africa would save 100
million litres of water per day. The Hippo has proved to also be a successful fundraiser and catalyst
for water conservation projects.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CAPE TOWN (HSCT)
Josephine Mill, Boundary Rd, Newlands, 7700 / PO Box 157, Newlands, 7725
Tel: 021 761 4770 E-mail: sybie@topmail.co.za
Contact: Sybil Havenga – Secretary
Aim: To foster and promote interest in the historical past, especially of southern Africa, and more
particularly, Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Services offered: Meetings where lectures are given; outings to sites or buildings of an historic
nature; support of other organisations, societies and individuals that have similar objectives to
those of the society and support properly researched and motivated efforts; to encourage and
assist in the collection and preservation of information and records of historic importance, and
recommend that such records be lodged with an appropriate institution; and to disseminate the
objectives and achievements of the society, its research publications and activities.
HOPE GROUP, THE
47 Highway St, Fish Hoek, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 782 7243 E-mail:
Contact: Di Busschau
Aim: A 'friends' group to maintain the mountainside around Fish Hoek. A community garden has
been sponsored by Cape Coastal Properties, where local residents volunteer their services.
HOUT BAY & LLANDUDNO HERITAGE TRUST
PO Box 27091, Hout Bay, 7872
Tel: 021 790 2008 Fax: 021 790 5078 E-mail: HB.Heritage@zsd.co.za
Website: www.zsd.co.za/~houtbay
Contact: Dave Cowley - Chairman: Management Committee
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Aim: To promote and preserve our environmental and cultural heritage for present and future
generations.
Services offered: Major projects include the conservation of Hout Bay River and wetlands;
conservation and restoration of Hout Bay's VOC Forts; member evenings and outings.
HOUT BAY MUSEUM ENVIRO CENTRE
4 Andrews Rd, Hout Bay, 7800 / PO Box 26224, Hout Bay, 7872
Tel/Fax: 021 790 3270 E-mail: hbmuseum@telkomsa.net
Contact: Rev Jonathan Dreyer - Museum Manager
Aim: The Hout Bay Museum aims to encourage an awareness of the need to conserve our
heritage, both natural and cultural.
Services offered: Teachers may phone to book environmental programmes for school groups
which includes a talk, slide show and visit to the respective area of study; Resource Centre;
Enviro-Guides and Volunteer Guides will take parties on guided walks to explore the environment.
These guides are trained on an individual basis by the museum. Please book by phone.
HUGENOOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM, THE
PO Box 37, Franschhoek, 7690
Tel: 021 876 2532 Fax: 021 876 3649 E-mail: hugenoot@museum.co.za
Website: www.museum.co.za
Contact: Elvira Johannes - Museum Head
Services offered: Exhibitions on the French Huguenots, literature and educational programmes
on fynbos, fauna, indigenous trees, Bushmen rock art and the Khoi-Khoi in the Franschhoek
Valley.
HUMANE EDUCATION TRUST (HET)
PO Box, 825, Somerset West, 7129
Tel/Fax: 021 852 8160 E-mail: avoice@yebo.co.za
Website: www.animal-voice.org
Contact: Louise van der Merwe - Director
Aim: To rekindle the spirit of care and respect for life through humane education.
Services offered: HET is an official partner of the Western Cape Education Department's initiative
to include environmental education (including humane education) in the revised schools
curriculum. HET has a rich resource of humane education aids, workbooks, worksheets and videos,
both local and international in origin. Of interest to educators is HET's powerful documentary
'Caring Classrooms'. Filmed in co-operation with the Departments of Education and Correctional
Services, it leaves viewers in no doubt that we leave ethics and values out of the education
process at our peril.
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ILITHA LABANTU
NY 22, 26A, Gugulethu, 7750 / PO Box 7, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 633 2383 Fax: 021 633 9524 E-mail: ilitha@iafrica.com
Contact: Mandisa Monakali
Aim: To provide women and children with access to support and counselling; provide education
services for communities about violence; provide training programmes about the empowerment of
women.
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IMHOFF FARM
Imhoff Farm, on M65, Ocean View (near Kommetjie)
Tel: 021 783 4545 E-mail: info@imhofffarm.co.za
Website: www.imhofffarm.co.za
Services offered: Imhoff Farm offers a warm country welcome with something special for the
whole family to enjoy. Come and experience this old world Cape farmstead with us. The farm
offers a wide variety of activities and services such as camel rides, horse riding, paintball, a snake
and reptile rehabilitation park, farmyard, natural healing centres, free-range and home-made
foods, gifts, indigenous plants, the KEAG craft centre and handmade crafts by people with
disabilities. The previous homestead is now a restaurant while the old stables, silo, smithy, slave
quarters and milking sheds are occupied by local artists and interesting craft, furniture, junk and
food shops.
INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT TRUST, WESTERN CAPE (IDT)
Glaston House, 63 Church St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 16114, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 480 4000 Fax: 021 423 4256 E-mail: jonathanw@idt.org.za
Website: www.idt.org.za
Contact: Jonathan Williams
Aim: The IDT, with strategic partners, will enable poor communities to access resources, and to
recognise and unlock their own potential so as to continuously improve the quality of their lives.
Services offered: Programme management for the full programme cycle, which includes
conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Harnessing and
leveraging of financial resources. Matching communities with resources or opportunities in the
form of government or strategic partners.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT, SOUTH AFRICA (IAIA-SA)
PO Box 599, Onrusrivier, 7201
Tel/Fax: 028 316 4658 E-mail: kruger@kruger-associates.com / secretariat@iaia.co.za
Website: www.iaia.co.za (IAIAsa) / www.iaia.org (IAIA international)
Contact: Mrs Glaudin Kruger - Secretariat
Services offered: IAIA advances the innovation, development, dissemination and application of
best practice in environmental impact assessment, management and policy throughout the world.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW)
77 Church St. Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 16497, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 424 2086 Fax: 021 424 2427 E-mail: info-za@ifaw.org
Website: www.ifaw.org
Aim: IFAW seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal
welfare and conservation policies that advance the well being of both animals and people.
Services offered: To improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by
reducing the commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats and assisting animals
in distress.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION GROUP (ILRIG)
41 Salt River Rd, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 1213, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 447 6375 Fax: 021 448 2282 E-mail: www.ilrigsa.org.za
Website: www.aidc.org.za/ilrig
Contact: Leonard Gentle - Director
Aim: ILRIG provides a research, education, training and production service. ILRIG's aim is to
participate in building the capacity of trade unions and other community-based organisations to
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respond to the challenges of globalisation, and to contribute towards the development of
independent, democratic and participatory alternatives to neo-liberal agendas.
Services offered: ILRIG's research work brings the experiences of working people in countries
around the world to southern African organisations, guiding the search for alternative policy
options. ILRIG's networking results in international solidarity between trade unions and other
organisations. ILRIG disseminates its information by running education and training programmes
and producing publications. ILRIG's programmes span three broad areas: – globalisation of the
world economy and the struggle for alternatives; the impact of globalisation in southern Africa and
the struggle for alternatives; women and globalisation.
IRMA STERN MUSEUM
Cecil Road, Rosebank, 7700
Tel: 021 685 5686 Fax: 021 686 7550
Website: www.irmastern.co.za
Contact: Christopher Peter - Director & Curator
Services offered: An exhibition of artwork by Irma Stern and the artist's personal collection of
Congolese art, Chinese ceramics and antique furniture. Postcards, catalogues, reproduction prints
and posters are available for sale. The museum is also used as a venue for temporary exhibitions.
ISIBANE RESOURCE CENTRE
2nd Floor, Gugulethu Sports Complex, Cnr NY1 and NY2, Gugulethu, 7750 / PO Box 21198,
Durrheim, 7491
Tel: 021 633 1883 / 083 390 4265 Fax: 021 633 0135 E-mail: mwisiban@mweb.co.za
Contact: Quentin Tini - Executive Director
Aim: To enable disadvantaged business people to compete equally with other established South
African businesses at all levels, within an economic environment that is free of artificial and
bureaucratic restrictions.
Services offered: Business counselling and advice; business training (job training, business
plans); financial training (pricing, costing, elementary bookkeeping).
ITHEMBA LABS
Old Faure Rd, Faure, 7131 / PO Box 722, Somerset West, 7129
Tel: 021 843 1000 Fax: 021 843 3525 E-mail: Gja@tlabs.ac.za
Website: www.tlabs.ac.za
Contact: G Arendse
Aim: Multi-disciplinary research laboratory conducting radiotherapy, radioisotope production and
research.
Services offered: Guided tours of the scientific research centre. Tours start at 2pm on the last
Wednesday of every month. Telephone booking essential. Schools and other groups may arrange
visits on other days. All children must be accompanied by adults while on site. Younger children
may like to see the wild animals on site (a herd of springbok, bontebok, zebras, swans and other
birds cared for by the NAC staff's Environment Club), weather permitting.
IZIKO MUSEUMS, CAPE TOWN
25 Queen Victoria St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 61, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 481 3869 Fax: 021 481 3941 E-mail: awilliams@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za
Contact: Andre Williams - Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
Aim: As an amalgamated national institution of African museums our aim is to manage and
promote Iziko's unique combination of South Africa's heritage collections, sites and services for the
benefit of present and future generations.
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Services offered: Develop, curate, conserve, interpret and exhibit Iziko collections; Promote
public awareness of art, culture and science; Provide controlled access to the collections for the
public benefit, tourism and research; Undertake research to increase understanding of our
heritage; Facilitate and promote learning about our heritage.
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JAZZART DANCE THEATRE
c/o Artscape Theatre Centre, DF Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001 / Artscape Centre, PO Box
4107, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 410 9848 Fax: 021 419 1907 E-mail: dance@jazzart.co.za
Website: www.jazzart.co.za
Contact: Marché Carstens - Company Manager
Aim: As a performing company, Jazzart Dance Theatre strives to: participate in initiatives which
develop the cultural life in our city, our region and our country; experiment with forms of dance
theatre by integrating different disciplines and drawing on the cultural diversity of our
communities; develop forms of performance that are meaningful and appropriate to the life
experience of the communities we serve; challenge/affirm values, attitudes and aesthetic tastes;
develop and sustain informed audiences. As a training institution, Jazzart Dance Theatre strives to:
develop skills and competencies in marginalised young people; promote the capacity for young
people to become economically active in their community and society; instil in each trainee
confidence and pride in his/her potential, capability and character; contribute substantially to the
training of arts and performance educators in South Africa.
JOBSTART TRAINING CENTRE
4th Floor, Norlen House, 17 Buitenkant St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 13016, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 461 1404 Fax: 021 461 1511 E-mail: admin@jobstart.org.za
Website: www.jobstart.org.za
Contact: Jacqui Farr - Project Manager / Charles Chagunda - Placement Officers
Aim: To empower and develop people through practical career-orientated training to take their
rightful place in the job market. The ability to work is a fundamental human right.
Services offered: Under the auspices of the Catholic Welfare and Development organisation, we
recruit, train and place unemployed people in positions within the Hospitality Industry, i.e. Food
Preparation, Food & Drinks Service, Room Attendant, Housekeeping and Commercial Cleaning.
JONKERSHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
Minserie Street 3, Stellenbosch, 7600 / PO Box 3230, Matieland, 7062
Tel: 021 887 2040 Fax: 0866 894 026 E-mail: hannesvanzyl@mweb.co.za
Contact: Hannes van Zyl - Chairman / Jane van Wilgen - Secretary
Aim: To work for the conservation and sustainable utilisation of the Jonkershoek valley through
cooperative and integrated environmental management.
Services offered: Volunteer group with a variety of personal skills in planning and conservation;
an index of research done over seven decades in Jonkershoek.
JOSEPHINE MILL AND MUSEUM
Boundary Rd, Newlands, 7700 / PO Box 157, Newlands, 7725
Tel/Fax: 021 686 4939
Contact: The Manager
Aim: Josephine Mill belongs to the Historical Society of Cape Town. Josephine Mill dates back to
1840 and is the last working water mill in the Cape Metropole. It was restored over 10 years and
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reopened in 1987. Stone ground flour is still produced just as it was in 1840. The aim is to
preserve the mill and its Victorian technology in the form of a working museum.
Services offered: A working museum where tours are given during which the production of flour
using water powered millstones is explained and demonstrated. The tour also includes a history of
milling and of the mill. The museum particularly welcomes tours from school groups. There is a
restaurant called Caveau at the Mill, which serves breakfasts, lunches and dinners, and a shop
where biscuits and pasta made from the flour and the actual flour are sold.
JUNGLE THEATRE COMPANY
PO Box 224, Muizenberg, 7950
Tel: 021 788 5641/ 082 253 9619 Fax: 021 788 5643 E-mail: info@jungletheatre.co.za
Website: www.jungletheatre.co.za
Contact: Vincent Meyburgh - Artistic Director / Lorraine Tanner - Managing Director
Aim: To empower children, youth and families by giving them a combination of a) Inspiration and
motivation; b) Theatre skills and c) Project specific (environmental, social, cultural) skills and
knowledge. Vision: A society that is environmentally, socially and culturally conscious and active.
Services offered: Jungle Theatre Company uses theatre and workshops as a medium for
conveying key environmental and social issues to a diverse audience. We use multi-lingual, multicultural styles with dynamic mediums of music, mime, puppets, clowning, characterisation and
comedy to enlighten and entertain. We have a range of existing shows and selectively tailor-make
shows to funders’ requirements. We research, script and perform, accessible, educational,
innovative and interactive theatrical events that address key environmental and social issues. We
work closely with other organisations to promote community participation in cultural and
environmental events. We develop and facilitate workshops to provide learners, educators,
volunteers and groups skills to create their own theatre that deals with issues relevant to their own
lives. We train actors from community theatre backgrounds as part of our skills and job creation
programme.
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KENILWORTH RACECOURSE CONSERVATION AREA (GOLD CIRCLE)
Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth
Tel: 021 700 1843 E-mail: mayas@goldcircle.co.za
Website: www.krca.co.za
Contact: Maya Beukes
Opening hours: By prior arrangement only.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi, bus or train.
Activities: Walks.
Environmental education (EE): No formal programmes, but there is great potential for
environmental awareness training.
KHAYELITSHA EDUCATION RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE (KERIC)
Old Municipal Building, Bongo Drive, Site B, Khayelitsha, 7784 / PO Box 269, Khayelitsha, 7784
Tel: 083 240 3070 Fax: 021 361 1668 E-mail: keric@absamail.co.za
Contact: Dumisa Bangani - Director
Aim: To mobilise teachers, students, parents, ideas and resources as well as facilitate an efficient
culture of teaching, and to promote environmental awareness among residents of Khayelitsha in
an empowering manner. The long-term objective is Khayelitsha's ongoing transformation from a
township to an environmentally and economically successful region.
Services offered: KERIC is in the process of establishing a recycling centre and compost station,
which also offers education and information on recycling. It is involved in greening, eradicating
alien vegetation and food gardening. The Arum Lilies Khayelitsha Wetland is an important KERIC
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project. Specific project objectives are to ensure sustainable development, emphasising public
participation and the creation of jobs.
KIRSTENBOSCH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, GOLD FIELDS ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION CENTRE, KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDEN – SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)
Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8670 Fax: 021 797 1919 E-mail: septemberm@sanbi.org
Website: www.sanbi.org
Contact: Michelle September - Centre Manager
Aim: To use the gardens and resources of the South African National Biodiversity Institute to
inspire and enable people to take responsibility for the environment.
Services offered: A Guided School Visits Programme which involves a large variety of learnercentred lessons offered to all grades from Tuesday to Friday; a Self-guided Programme where
groups, including pre-schoolers and senior citizens, can visit the garden; an Outreach Bus which
transports learners and senior citizens to the garden free of charge (conditions apply); an
Outreach Greening Programme which assists schools in creating an indigenous garden and using it
for teaching purposes; Teacher Professional Development Workshops; Resource Materials available
on request.
KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)
Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8899/8800 Fax: 021 797 6570 E-mail: info@sanbi.org
Website: www.sanbi.org
Contact: Philip le Roux - Curator; Augustine Morkel - Estate Manager; Donovan Fullard - Head of
Education
Aim: To promote the sustainable use, conservation, appreciation and enjoyment of the
exceptionally rich biodiversity of South Africa, for the benefit of all people.
Services offered: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden conserves and displays indigenous
plants from all over southern Africa and incorporates a protected area supporting natural fynbos
and forest on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Visitor services include demonstration
gardens, guided tours, shuttle car tours, restaurants, gift shop, bookshop, garden shop,
conference facilities, exhibition hall, marquee lawn, concerts etc.; indigenous plants are offered for
sale at the Kirstenbosch Garden Shop; popular and scientific publications on botany and
horticulture are for sale at the Botanical Society Bookshops; environmental education for school
groups and workshops for educators are offered by the Gold Fields Environmental Education
Centre; the Outreach Greening Programme assists schools to cultivate indigenous gardens; the
Outreach Bus offers guided tours to Kirstenbosch for disadvantaged children; the Harry Molteno
Library is a reference library focusing on botany and horticulture; the Compton Herbarium is a
data bank and information centre on South Africa’s flora and offers an identification service for
indigenous plants; the Kirstenbosch Research Centre and Centre for Biodiversity Conservation
house a number of environmental programmes and projects; the SANBI Cape Town Office is
situated at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
KIRSTENBOSCH OUTREACH GREENING PROGRAMME – SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)
Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8740 Fax: 021 797 1919 E-mail: Festus@sanbi.org
Website: www.sanbi.org
Contact: Benjamin Festus - Outreach Horticulturist
Aims: To promote the sustainable use, conservation, appreciation and enjoyment of the
exceptionally rich plant life of South Africa, for the benefit of all its people.
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Services offered: Horticultural training for the community and school groups over the 3-year
programme; facilitation in-garden development; school/community gardening advice.
KOEBERG NATURE RESERVE (ESKOM)
Off the West Coast Road (R27), past Melkbosstrand / PO Box 53, Kernkrag, 7440
Tel: 021 553 2466 Fax: 021 553 4171 E-mail: gert.greeff@eskom.co.za
Contact: Gert Greeff - Estates Manager Nuclear Sites
Aim: To conserve, protect and enhance the unique natural, cultural and historical resources of the
nuclear site for education and enjoyment of present and future generations and ensure viability for
future power generation.
Services offered: Two hiking trails and a mountain bike trail which are free of charge to the
public. Educational hiking trails and group tours for school groups, student groups or interested
parties (booking required).
KOEBERG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AND VISITORS CENTRE – ESKOM
Off the West Coast Road (R27), past Melkbosstrand / Koeberg Nuclear Power Station,
Communications Group, Visitors Centre, Private Bag X10, Kernkrag, 7441
Tel: 021 550 4021 Fax: 021 550 5120 E-mail: marina.jenkins@eskom.co.za
Website: www.eskom.co.za
Contact: Marina Jenkins - Head
Aim: Production of electricity in a safe, clean and cost-effective manner.
Services offered: Information on nuclear power, radiation and nuclear waste disposal; also
covering alternative and renewable energy sources (booking required if more than 10 people).
Educational hiking trail in Koeberg Nature Reserve (booking required).
KOGELBERG NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Route R44, 8 km east of Gordon’s Bay (Clarence Drive)
Tel: 021 856 4975 Fax: 021 851 2148 E-mail: kogelberg.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Hayley-May Wittridge
Services offered: This reserve forms part of the greater Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve that
supports Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos vegetation.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00.
2009 Tariffs: R15.00 per person for hiking permit to enter Steenbras River Gorge (to be obtained
at the gate or Sunbird Lodge nearby).
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Hiking, abseiling, kloof jumping (run by external company).
NOTE: Picnics and eating of food are strongly discouraged along trails due to baboons in area.
Environmental education (EE): None.
Accommodation: Camping (for reservations, phone 021 856 1286).
KOMMETJIE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS GROUP (KEAG)
Imhoff's Gift Farm, Kommetjie, 7975 / PO Box 308, Kommetjie, 7976
Tel: 021 783 3433 Fax 021 783 3434 E-mail: keag@ct.lia.net
Contact: Wally Petersen - Centre Manager
Aim: To foster an holistic understanding and appreciation of the environment to the benefit of all
through advocacy, environmental projects and the provision of resources. To improve the living
conditions of communities through food gardening, sustainable land use, greening projects and
alien plant eradication.
Services offered: Ecologist; environmental education for schools and other organisations;
ecological projects. Community upliftment projects - greening, soil stabilisation, food gardening,
capacity building and training; litter clean-ups. Design and implementation consultation. Skills
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taught at the Centre: ecological and conservation management, permaculture courses and
workshops. Recycling depot, except plastic.
KOOPMANS-DE WET HOUSE (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
35 Strand St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 645, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 481 3935 Fax: 021 481 6441 E-mail: wvandelen@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/koopmans
Contact: Wieke van Delen - Assistant
Services offered: An 18th Century neo-classical townhouse museum. Unique murals, furniture
and rare porcelain. The venue is available for hire. Open Tuesdays-Thursdays from 10:00-17:00
closed on Fridays, Mondays and public holidays. Visitors 16 years and older is R10 and free to
persons under 16 years.
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LEADERSHIP SOUTH PROGRAMME, THE
13 Wade Rd, Claremont, 7708
Tel: 021 683 7695 Fax: 021 683 1763
lsp@leadershipsouth.co.za
Contact: Graham Phippen – Director
Cell: 082 555 5100
E-mail: lsp@mweb.co.za/
Aim: Leadership South's adventure learning and outdoor education programmes offer outdoor
experiences, which empower youth and youth leaders to share and understand the vital
relationship between marine, rural, urban, industrial and wilderness landscapes. Leadership South
focuses on peer education, lifeskills and HIV/AIDS education.
Services offered: Trained facilitators, good networking with other non-governmental
organisations and project management instruction for youth are offered.
LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE (LRC)
3rd Floor, Greenmarket Place, 54 Shortmarket St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 5227, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 423 8285 Fax: 021 423 0935 E-mail: lrcct@lrc.org.za
Contact: Chantel Fortuin - Regional Director
Aim: To promote the practice of public interest law; represent indigent communities and
individuals, enable them to assert and defend constitutional rights to pollution prevention; protect
them from environmental degradation and promotion of conservation.
Services offered: Litigation, negotiation, advocacy and law reform.
LIFELINE / CHILDLINE WESTERN CAPE
56 Roeland St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 461 1113 (office) / 021 461 1111 (LifeLine counselling line) / 0861 322 322 (LifeLine
counselling line) / 08000 55 555 (Childline toll free counselling line) / 021 461 1114 (Childline
counselling line) Fax: 021 461 6400 E-mail: info@lifelinewc.org.za
Website: www.lifelinewc.org.za
Contact: Ruth Martin – Senior Manager: Marketing
Aim: LifeLine/Childline Western Cape, a non-profit organisation, specialises in training and
counselling. We encourage individuals to find their voice and talk out; we, in turn, offer support
and hope in times of loneliness, isolation and need.
Services Offered: LifeLine/Childline Western Cape offers immediate, anonymous and confidential
telephone counselling services, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With centres in Cape
Town, Khayelitsha, Bishop Lavis, Guguletu, Wynberg, Mitchell’s Plain, Athlone and Eerste
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River. LifeLine also offers face-to-face counselling, trauma counselling, bereavement counselling,
long-term, therapeutic interventions with children who have been sexually abused, youth
development programmes and HIV and AIDS lay counselling services. In addition, LifeLine
offers excellent training courses in personal growth and communication and counselling skills
LITTLE STREAM CONFERENCE CENTRE
Klein Constantia Rd, Constantia, 7806
Tel: 021 794 3413 Fax: 021 794 8848
Contact: Mrs June Ellis - Manageress
E-mail: littlestream@xsinet.co.za
Services offered: The centre is set in the wine farms of Groot and Klein Constantia, offering an
ambience of peaceful tranquillity in a seven-acre garden. Funds raised are put back into Little
Stream for upgrading.
LOURENS RIVER PROTECTED NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Somerset West to Strand (river flows from mountain to sea)
Tel: 021 851 6982 (c/o Helderberg NR) Fax: 021 851 2148
E-mail: helderbergnature.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: Opening hours: Parts of the river are accessible.
Tariffs: None.
Activities: Picnic area, hiking trails, bird watching.
Environmental education (EE): No formal programme.
LWANDLE MIGRANT LABOUR MUSEUM
Old Community Hall, Vulindlela St, Lwandle, Strand 7143 / PO Box 356, Somerset West 7129
Tel: 021 845 6119 Fax: 021 845 5505 E-mail: lwandlemus@tiscali.co.za
Website: www.lwandle.de.vu
Contact: Lunga Smile
Services offered: The first township-based open air museum in South Africa. Offers educational
tours, giving the youth skills to become responsible citizens. Providing new approach to heritage
resources identification and management. Also trading an Imbizo Restaurant, which provides
delicious food to the public.
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MACASSAR DUNES CONSERVATION AREA
Macassar Road, Khayelitsha / Baden Powell Drive, Macassar
Tel: 021 392 5134/5 Fax: 021 392 8878 E-mail: macassar.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Lewine Walters
Aim: To conserve Cape Town's last remaining dune system that supports Cape Flats Dune
Strandveld (thicket) vegetation, provide an educational resource to schools in Khayelitsha and
Macassar, and involve the surrounding community in caring for the site. The site works in
partnership with community organisations to provide environmental education.
Services offered: Outdoor environmental education classes for students at primary and high
school and tertiary levels, including topics such as the coast and marine ecosystems, beaches,
dune systems, wetlands, estuaries, rivers, fynbos and useful plants; Nature walks and bird
watching; Conservation activities for community volunteers wanting to make a contribution to
taking care of the reserve.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); closed weekends.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Picnicking and fishing along coast (permit required).
Environmental education (EE): EE programmes offered outdoors (please book).
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Accommodation: None.
MAMRE NATURE GARDEN (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Mamre Municipal Offices, Main Road, Mamre
Tel: 021 576 0514 E-mail charlene.liedeman@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Charlene Liedeman
Services offered: Opening hours: By prior arrangement only.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Picnic site, short trail, 1.5 hour hiking trail to Louwskloof, the national heritage site (by
prior arrangement only).
Environmental education (EE): By prior arrangement only.
MARIE STOPES SOUTH AFRICA (MSSA)
91 Bree St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X1, Roggebaai, 8012
Tel: 021 422 4096 Fax: 021 422 3927 E-mail: Juliana.Petersen@mariestops.co.za
Website: www.mariestopessouthafrica.co.za
Contact: Juliana Petersen - Regional Co-ordinator
Aim: To assist women to have children by choice and not by chance.
Services offered: Pre- and post-abortion counselling; pre- and post-HIV test counselling;
sexuality and contraception counselling; termination of pregnancies; STD treatment; pap smears;
vasectomies; provision of all contraceptive methods. Highly qualified gynaecologists, a clinical
psychologist and obstetrician are employed. Information pamphlets are available at the clinic.
MARVOL MUSEUM
Hazendal Estate, Bottelary Rd (M23), Stellenbosch, 7580 / PO Box 336, Stellenbosch, 7599
Tel: 021 903 5112 Fax: 021 903 0057 E-mail: info@hazendal.co.za
Website: www.museums.org.za/marvol
Contact: Leonid Schumacher - Managing Director
Services offered: The wine estate buildings are beautifully restored and there are currently
Russian artefacts on display, as Moscow-born proprietor Dr Mark Voloshin owned it. A library
houses books on Russian art and history, a collection of videos on Russia and a Russian CD
collection. The main homestead will become a living museum and the cellar (a national monument)
has been restored and converted into a wine tasting centre. The venue is available for hire
(conferences/weddings).
MASIBAMBISANE YOUTH EDUCATIONAL DRAMA ORGANISATION
Q133, Site B, Khayelitsha, 7784
Tel: 072 310 0831 Fax: 021 361 7818
E-mail: Sammluleki@gmail.com
Contact: Mluleki D Sam - Founder & Artistic Director
Aim: To use art as a tool to educate the youth and other people, by tackling issues like child
abuse, rape, crime, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, peer group education, teenage pregnancy, cultural
events to build up mutual respect amongst our youth, environmental awareness and including
physically challenged people in the community.
Services offered: We offer the following programmes: Annual drama festivals at theatres and
community centres; Primary school awareness through drama; Drama workshops for high schools;
various workshops to the community youth groups; Industrial theatre for organisations, companies
and government institutions.
MASIFUNDISANE CULTURAL GROUP
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Community Hall, 41 Salt River Road, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 178, Observatory, 7935
Tel: 021 363 1939 / 072 690 0320 Fax: 086 655 1762
Contact: Nosiphiwo Msithweni
Aim: To raise awareness on environmental issues, human rights, crime prevention and HIV/AIDS.
Services offered: We assist communities in developing environmental groups and networks; help
organisations with organisational development skills; run seminars, workshops, winter schools and
camps; campaign and lobby on environmental issues affecting the community.
MELKBOS CULTURAL CENTRE AND MELKBOS OPPIESEE – DEPARTMENT OF
CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPORT
Otto du Plessis Drive, Melkbosstrand, 7441 / Private Bag X9067, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 553 2581 Fax: 021 553 2581
Contact: Mr Abraham Willemse - Site Manager
Aim: The preservation, development and advancement of culture in South Africa.
Services offered: To develop the intellectual and spiritual potential of our citizens to the
advantage of society. Any organisation or society presenting a programme of cultural or
educational nature may use these centres, situated on the beachfront. An equipped kitchen,
including a gas stove, microwave oven, cold store, kitchen utensils; a dining/conference hall for
150 and 100 people respectively; tuck shop; TV and video; piano; bath and showers. Visitors must
bring their own linen, while beds and mattresses are provided. No pets allowed. Tariffs available
on request.
MICHAELIS COLLECTION (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
Old Townhouse, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 481 3933
Website: www.iziko.org.za/michaelis
Contact: Esmay Adams - Director
Services offered: Representative collection of 17th Century Dutch Old Masters. Free entry. Open
Monday-Friday from 10:00-17:00, Saturday 10:00-16:00 and closed on Sundays.
MIKE WOODS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE
Helderberg Nature Reserve, Verster Ave, Somerset West, 7130 / PO Box 2075, Somerset West,
7129
Tel/Fax: 021 852 8831 E-mail: mweec@telkomsa.net
Website: www.helderbergnaturereserve.co.za
Contact: Andreas Groenewald - Education Officer
Aim: To promote an awareness of, concern about and active response to environmental matters in
general, and to the conservation of the Fynbos ecosystem in particular.
Services offered: A well-equipped resource centre for project and assignment needs of learners,
students and teachers; a nature reserve for hands on experience; a variety of different educational
programmes and worksheets covering the foundation phase, intermediate phase and senior phase
of the new curriculum; a big collection of slides for visual support; a large lecture hall used for
classroom activities and conferences; an overnight campsite for an adventurous educational
experience; and an environmental education co-ordinator with a volunteer group assisting with
programmes and manning the resource centre.
MILLER'S POINT CARAVAN PARK (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
St Georges St, Millers Point, Simons Town, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 786 1142 E-mail: millerspoint@xsinet.co.za
Contact: Edwin Genade
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Services offered: Caravan site with private beach. Tariffs on request.
MITCHELLS PLAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM
17 Blackberry Close, Westridge, 7785 / PO Box 269, Mitchells Plain, 7789
Tel: 021 374 4485 Fax: 021 392 8640
Contact: Cee-Jay Williams - Co-ordinator
Aim: To realise the development of the community through covering all sectors, of which the
environment is a part; to enable human dignity and social upliftment.
Services offered: Through networking and involvement in formal structures dealing with
community development, the CDF tries to understand the issues affecting the community. An
example includes the CDF's involvement in the Wolfgat Nature Reserve.
MITCHELLS PLAIN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST (MPIDT)
Liberty Promenade, Shop No C4A, Cnr AZ Berman & Morgenster St, Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain,
7785 / PO Box 830, Westridge, 7802
Tel: 021 376 7861 Fax: 021 376 1254 E-mail: kolbee@mweb.co.za
Contact: Jacques Baartman - Research & Development Co-ordinator
Aim: To promote a healthy business and natural environment that can sustain itself.
Services offered: Transferral of skills and capacity development. Initiation of the Mitchells Plain
Garden and Environmental Awareness Project, involving 15 primary schools in the area. The
project aims to encourage the transferral of skills through the active involvement of children and
communities in the project and to supplement school-feeding schemes.
MONKEY TOWN PRIMATE CENTRE
Mondeor Road, Somerset West, 7130
Tel: 021 858 1060 Fax: 021 858 1082 / 086 636 9094
Website: www.monkeys.co.za
Contact: Colette or Yvette
E-mail: pro@monkeys.co.za
Aim: To provide refuge and rehabilitation for displaced primates in naturalistic created habitats; to
increase awareness of primate habitat destruction and to contribute to the conservation of
primates of the world.
Services offered: Monkey Town is home to over 250 primates of 29 exotic species. Most
primates roam freely and visitors can watch them safely from the walkways. We offer guided
tours, feeding time talks and a jungle play park with braai area, rock swimming pool, water slides
and a trampoline. Restaurant, bush pub, educational programmes for schools and interaction with
tame monkeys.
MOSAIC DRUM GARDEN PERMACULTURE PROJECT
(Project of Mosaic Training, Service and Healing Centre for Women)
66 Ottery Rd, Wynberg, 7800 / PO Box 18460, Wynberg, 7824
Tel: 021 761 7585 Fax: 021 761 7584 E-mail: admin@mosaic.org.za
Website: www.mosaic-sa.co.za
Contact: Nomvuzo Masoka / Zoleka Mali - Project Supervisors
Aim: To teach permaculture gardening skills to indigent women so that they are able to feed
themselves and their families by growing vegetables in containers at minimum cost; to encourage
a home-based micro-economic enterprise whereby gardeners sell surplus vegetables and seedlings
to neighbours/nurseries; to engage gardeners in support groups whereby they speak about their
own issues of abuse.
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Services offered: Skills training for women interested in learning about permaculture gardening
methods; training of trainers in permaculture gardening methods (selected women who have
completed one year of learning with the project); support groups for gardeners.
MOUNTAIN CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA (MCSA)
97 Hatfield St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 465 3412 Fax: 021 461 8456 E-mail: mcsacapetown@iafrica.com
Website: www.mcsa.org.za
Contact: Stephen Davey - Chairman (Cape Town)
Aim: To organise and facilitate mountaineering; to procure and protect real rights and access to
mountains; to initiate and support actions towards protecting the natural beauty and character of
mountains and to promote their effective conservation management; to promote the safety and
training of mountaineers; to organise search and rescue parties; to promote the study of
mountains and their environments; the preservation of archaeological sites on mountains; and the
dissemination of information on mountains and mountaineering.
Services offered: Access and Environment Subcommittees at national and sectional level play a
proactive role in promoting the club's access and environmental interests in terms of its objectives.
Activities range from fire fighting and combating alien vegetation, to proposing legislation and
acting as a pressure group for mountain conservation. The MCSA offers a search and rescue
service for the public in all mountain areas in SA, together with the SA Air Force and the
Ambulance Service (Metro).
MTN SCIENCENTRE
Shop 407, Entrance 5, Canal Walk, Century City, 7441 / PO Box 18, Century City, 7446
Tel: 021 529 8100 Fax: 021 529 8179 E-mail: info@mtnsciencentre.org.za
Website: www.mtnsciencentre.org.za
Services offered: An interactive and educational learning experience about science for both
young and old. Experience the large range of displays and activities for individuals and school
groups. The Sciencentre and its venues are also available for private and corporate functions. A
Membership Club offers various benefits including unlimited access for one year. Reduced rates are
available for groups and families. Prices available on request.
MUIZENBERG CLEANSWEEP
60 Windermere Rd, Muizenberg, 7945
Tel: 021 788 5702
Contact: Holdi Ford - Founder / Lisa Campbell
Aim: An urban decay clean-up project to get rid of litter and graffiti.
Services offered: Muizenberg Cleansweep started off as a vlei clean-up group, whereby a group
of volunteers would meet ones a month. The volunteers now decide where they will meet in
advance. They have a service whereby members of the community pay a small fee every month
and their pavements and gutters will get cleaned every second week. The funds that are left over
go to cleaning up public graffiti.
MUIZENBERG HISTORICAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY
18 Beach Rd, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 158, Muizenberg, 7745
Tel: 021 788 9295 Fax: 021 788 9261
Contact: Alan Harvey - Vice Chairman
Aim: The promotion of the conservation and preservation of all historical facets and aspects of the
resort town of Muizenberg.
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Services offered: Our organisation administers the Rhodes Cottage Museum and Het Posthuys
Museum as well as organising a number of meetings to commemorate historical occasions
throughout the year.
MY AFRICAN DREAM CHILDREN’S TRUST
175 Watsonia Avenue, Scarborough, 7975 / PO Box 22706, Scarborough, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 780 1353 Cell: 084 680 1354 E-mail: info@campafrica.org.za
Website: www.campafrica.org.za / www.myafricandream.org.za
Aim: My African Dream aims to inspire, equip, develop and empower South Africa’s children to be
able to deal with the issues of Poverty, HIV & Aids, Substance and Alcohol Abuse and
Environmental Degradation.
Services Offered: My African Dream conducts Three Day, Two night educational camps for
children at our unique tented eco centre, Camp Africa, based on the farm Wildschutsbrand, near
Cape Point. The camps are environmental in nature, include adventure activities and have a strong
focus on social issues. The camp can also be hired for Church groups, youth groups or specialist
groups. Qualified environmental educator. Catering available. Sleeps 60 learners or 40 adults.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES (NCOP), ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
V380, Old Assembly Building, Plein St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 15, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 403 2875 / 083 709 8460 Fax: 021 403 2850
E-mail: MLetago@parliment.gov.za
Contact: Matilda Letago - PA to the Chairperson
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIME AND REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS (NICRO)
1 Harrington St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 10005, Caledon Square, 7905
Tel: 021 462 0017 Fax: 021 462 2447 E-mail: rozanne@nicro.co.za / nicro@wn.apc.org
Website: www.nicro.org.za
Contact: Soraya Solomon - Executive Director
Aim: To promote social and criminal justice in South Africa. To address the human need of
personal safety and security by focusing on: the need for people to avoid involvement in crime
either as perpetrators or victims; social and emotional needs of arrested persons, offenders and
their families; and the need for just, efficient and effective laws.
Services offered: Diversion Project, which works with young offenders; Offender Reintegration
Project, which works with adult offenders and their families; Community Victims Support Project,
working with general victims of crime and abused women; Economic Opportunities Project, which
focuses on skills training.
NATURAL STEP, THE (TNS)
The Learning Centre, Dreyersdal Farm, Bergvliet, 7945
Tel: 021 715 0526
Fax: 021 715 0325 E-mail: sjakes@iafrica.com
Website: www.naturalstep.org
Contact: Stephen Jacobs - Executive Director
Aim: TNS is an international non-profit organisation working to build an ecologically and
economically sustainable society. TNS offers a framework based on science and serves as a
compass for businesses, government institutions and individuals who are working to redesign their
activities to become more sustainable.
Services offered: Introductory Management Seminars; Integrating the TNS framework into your
organisation (negotiable series of workshops); strategic planning and decision support; staff
training programmes; talks and lectures.
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NATURE NETWORK
Tel: 021 785 4778 / 073 232 5169 E-mail: rhian@naturenetwork.co.za
Website: www.naturenetwork.co.za
Contact: Rhian Berning
Aim: Through interactive learning children experience the wonder of nature and develop a healthy
relationship with their environment. They come to understand their role in the ecosystem and
respect all facets from the praying mantis to the rainstorm.
Services offered Cape Town Based: An extramural outdoor programme run at primary schools
where learners explore and discover their school grounds. Curriculum based programmes for
primary schools, linking learning to the outdoor environment, with interesting facts and fun
activities about our natural heritage. Consulting pre- and in-service teachers and educators on
practical skills and methodology for using the immediate environment as an inspiration and a
means for learning. Consulting education centres on the methodology of their EE programmes.
Nature-loving outings and holiday programmes for children. Assistance with school indigenous
gardens and associated fauna.
NCEDULUNTU ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
12 Church St, Old Location, Mfuleni, 7100 / PO Box 1106, Kuilsriver
Tel/Fax: 021 909 1397
Contact: Lydia Mtsiba/Michelle Koornhof
Aim: Educating the community about proper utilisation of water; mobilising to be aware of
environmental issues; awareness revising; waste management.
NON-PROFIT RESOURCE TRAINING (NPRT)
PO Box 386, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel/Fax: 021 685 7726 / 072 337 3772
Contact: Joyce Gampel - Director
E-mail: nprt@telkomsa.net
Aim: To provide capacity-building short courses for the SA non-profit sector through the
continuous development and presentation of practical, effective and affordable training
programmes. An Accredited Training Provider with Services SETA.
Services offered: Comprehensive choice of courses on fundraising and organisational
sustainability, project management, governance, human resource management and selfdevelopment programmes. Open and in-house courses offered. "FUNDI" - the complete
Fundraising Management System (software), Marketing & Training. Contact us if you'd like to be
added to the e-mailing list for course announcements.
NOORDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GROUP (NEAG)
Ekogaia, Nthombeni Way, Noordhoek, 7979 / PO Box 709, Noordhoek, 7979
Tel/Fax: 021 789 1751 E-mail: ekogaia@iafrica.com
Website: www.neag.org.za
Contact: Glenn Ashton - Chairman
Aim: To promote environmental awareness, lobbying, education, EIA process interaction, civil
society representation.
Services offered: Involved in organising the annual Noordhoek Country Fair and has also
established a recycling depot which accepts paper, glass, cardboard, tin cans and plastic (PET 1).
Advice, networking, lobbying, intervention, education and consulting. Counselling services, home
care and clinic.
NOVALIS UBUNTU INSTITUTE, THE
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39 Rosmead Ave, Wynberg, 7800 / PO Box 53090, Kenilworth, 7745
Tel: 021 797 1857 Fax: 021 761 0057 E-mail: info@novalis.org.za
Website: www.novalis.org.za
Contact: Ralph Shepherd - CEO
Aim: Growing a leading nation through practical Ubuntu (African Humanism) by putting the soul
back into education and the heart back into teaching; caring for the environment through investing
in people.
Services offered: 20 years of The Novalis Ubuntu Resource centre, venue hire and Novalis Press.
Inspiring personal growth and global development through our 4 quality programmes: 1)
Education: The Beautiful Schools Campaign - arts and culture based learning, whole school
development, awaken the will to learn; 2) Orphan Care: effective training for care givers; 3) Civil
Society: promote the role of civil society as a partner with government and business; 4) Youth:
empowering youth through Ubuntu.
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OASIS ASSOCIATION - RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
33 Lee Rd, Claremont, 7708 / Private Bag X23, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 671 2698 Fax: 021 683 5011 E-mail: oasisass@mweb.co.za
Website: www.oasis.org.za
Contact: Desiree Behr - Donor Development Manager
Aim: To enable persons with intellectual disability to realise their fullest potential and thereby
become as independent and productive as possible within the community.
Services offered: Two Workshops offering employment opportunities for intellectually disabled
adults, two Day Care Centres and four Group Homes. Three recycling and waste management
services for domestic households, businesses and schools. Drop-off depots in Claremont and Elsies
River as well as a collection service for businesses. Two bookshops and 1 bakery. Environmental
education for businesses and schools.
OCEANS OF AFRICA
The Whale Studio PO Box 760 Noordhoek 7979
Tel 082 382 2118 E-mail : oceansofafrica@iafrica.com
Website: www.noelashton.com / www.oceansofafrica.co.za
Contact: Noel and Belinda Ashton
Aim: To further the aims of marine conservation in South Africa through innovative educational
and awareness initiatives which focus on the whales and dolphins found in southern African
waters.
Services offered: Oceans of Africa is involved in ongoing cetacean research, as well as the
production of scientific illustrations and educational initiatives around whales and dolphins. We
produce whale and dolphin signage displays, awareness exhibitions, field guides and whale and
dolphin educational materials. We have a comprehensive illustration and painting database of
southern African whale and dolphin species. We also produce whale and dolphin bronze sculptures,
which are frequently used within conservation initiatives. The Whale Studio is open to the public by
appointment.
OIL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE (OIEC)
Suite 1415, 14th Floor, ABSA Centre, Riebeek Street, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 7082, Roggebaai,
8012
Tel: 021 419 8054 Fax: 021 419 8058 E-mail: carol@sapia.co.za
Website: www.sapia.co.za
Contact: Carol Vanderheede - Oil Industry Environment Advisor
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Aim: The OIEC co-ordinates the South African oil industry efforts to effectively manage the
environmental issues relating to its business activities.
OPEN AFRICA
6 Elgin Terrace, Claremont, 7708 / PO Box 44814, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 683 9639 Fax: 021 683 8013 E-mail: africandream@openafrica.org
Website: www.openafrica.org
Contact: Noel de Villiers - Director and Founder
Aim: To turn Africa's unique natural and cultural heritage into the most valuable product on earth
using the mechanism of "Afrikatourism". Open Africa recognises that soon the world's biggest
market, Tourism, will be chasing the world's rarest product, Wilderness, with all of the good and
bad implications that has. We promote the concept of Afrikatourism, a form of tourism founded on
sustainability and community participation, which recognises Africa's strengths and aims to protect
the uniqueness of its assets. We aim to optimise the synergies between job creation, tourism and
conservation from Cape Town to Cairo.
ORT-STEP INSTITUTE (ORGANISATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND
TRAINING – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROJECT)
c/o MTN ScienCentre (Shop 407, Entrance 5), Canal Walk, Century City, 7441 / PO Box 21,
Century City, 7446
Tel: 021 529 8170 Fax: 021 552 7955/4 E-mail: alta@ortsa.org.za
Website: orttech.org.za
Contact: Alta Greeff - Manager
Aim: To spearhead quality technology education and to empower hearts, minds and hands.
Services offered: A Further Diploma in Education - technology education; adult skill workshops;
learner workshops; information technology training; and outreach programmes in disadvantaged
areas.
OU SKIP CARAVAN PARK
PO Box 13, Melkbosstrand, 7437
Tel: 021 553 2058 Fax: 021 553 3611
Website: www.ouskip.co.za
Contact: Dalene Olivier - Manager
E-mail: ouskip@intekom.co.za
Services offered: Over 200 grassed caravan sites and 12 fully equipped, self-catering 2 bedroom
chalets. Phone for tariffs.
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PAARDEN EILAND CITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
c/62 Carlisle St, Paarden Eiland, 7405 / PO Box 256, Paarden Eiland, 7420
Tel/ Fax: 021 510 0040 E-mail: CIDmanager@paardeneilandcid.co.za
Contact: Patricia Tallant - Chairman
Aim: To create and stimulate an environmental awareness and a sense of responsibility
throughout the property owning and working population of the Paarden Eiland city district area
Services offered: Through the parent body, Paarden Eiland city district, full contact is possible
with industrialists and their staff.
PAARL MUSEUM
303 Main Street, Paarl, 7646
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Tel/Fax: 021 872 2651 E-mail: paarlmuseum@telkomsa.net
Website: www.paarlmuseum.blogspot.com
Contact: Ms Elizabeth Bowes- Museum Guide
Aim: Paarl Museum is an informative heritage resource that portrays the town's diverse collective
heritage through focused research, exhibitions and museum-related public educational
programmes.
Services offered: Educational programmes for learners and adults; guided tours; documentation
for research purposes. The Museum is open Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00 and on Saturdays
09:00-13:00. Admission fee for adults is R5 and for students, learners and pensioners, a small
donation would be greatly appreciated.
PARAFFIN SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (PASASA)
Suite 11, Rozenhof Court, 20 Kloof St, Cape Town / PO Box 16225, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 424 3473 Fax: 021 424 3496 E-mail: matthew@pasasa.org
Contact: Matthew Nondlwana - Regional Programme Co-ordinator
Aim: To prevent paraffin related injuries through research, awareness-raising, education and
training, whilst lobbying for improvements in standards and legislation.
Services offered: We facilitate the gathering of information and dissemination of knowledge
relating to paraffin safety issues; provision of safety education materials as well as training
government and community based groups or service providers; engage and lobby all role players
(industry, government) to take action that will lead to safer use of paraffin in a domestic setting.
We collaborate for the provision of safe-packaged paraffin from the Harare Energy Centre,
Khayelitsha.
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA – PUBLIC RELATIONS AND TOURS
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
Upper Ground Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 90 Plein St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 15, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 403 2197/8 Fax: 021 403 8219 E-mail: mtsheole@parliament.gov.za
Website: www.parliament.gov.za
Contact: Martin Tsheole - Control Liaison Officer
Services offered: Parliament is distinct from the executive government. It is the multi-party lawmaking body or legislature, which also has the task of holding the government accountable.
Services available include information, gallery bookings for the public and hospitality services for
foreign delegations. Tickets for observing debates from the public galleries of both the National
Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) can be obtained, free of charge, from the
Public Relations Office. Educational and other tours to be booked through the Tours Sub-Unit
(below).
Public Educations Unit Tours Office
Upper Ground Floor 90 Plein St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 15, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 403 2266/8618 Fax: 021 403 3817 E-mail: Kbange@parliament.gov.za
Website: www.parliament.gov.za
Contact: Mr Kenneth Bange - Co-ordinator
Services offered: The Tours Sub-Unit is part of the Public Relations Unit and plays a vital role in
making Parliament accessible to all South Africans and visitors, offering free educational tours of
parliament. Tour options include: A guided tour of Parliament (including historical background and
an explanation of how Parliament works); Observe debates from the public galleries in the National
Assembly or National Council of Provinces; Attend a Public Hearing or committee meeting; Have a
discussion with a Member of Parliament; Have a discussion with the Public Relations Unit Head or
member of staff. Tours take place from 9am - 12pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays),
lasting an average of one hour. Tours should be booked at least one week in advance (for school
holidays, 2 months in advance).
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PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA – PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM
PO Box 15, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 403 3051 Fax: 021 403 2522 E-mail: akakaza@parliament.gov.za
Website: www.parliament.gov.za
Contact: Albertina Kakaza - Committee Secretary
PARMALAT ENVIRO CENTRE
PO Box 48253, Kommetjie, 7976
Tel/Fax: 021 783 0242 E-mail: seec@telkomsa.net
Contact: Kobie Matthee - Secretary and Convener
Aim: To provide children (up to Grade 12) with the opportunity to "break away" for a few days to
experience the outdoors. Various activities emphasising environmental education, team building,
self-esteem development and community upliftment are presented.
Services offered: An outdoor environmental learning centre with dormitory facilities for 80
children and 4 teachers. The centre caters for three types of camps: during weekdays (Mon-Fri),
during school holidays (1 week) or leadership camps for clubs and prefect bodies. Emphasis is
placed on enabling children from underprivileged areas to attend the camp. We also accommodate
adult education and environmental, church or hiking groups.
PAROW MUSEUM
13 Smith St, Parow, 7500
Tel/Fax: 021 938 8020 E-mail: louise.ing@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Louise Ing
Services offered: Antiques and treasures of the 1970s. Museum open from Monday to Friday,
09:00-13:00 and 13:30-16:00. Free admission.
PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WESTERN CAPE
286 Vanto Ave, Kayelitsha 7755 / PO Box 21, Guguletu, 7750
Tel: 021 386 3896/ 021 387 0622 Fax: 021 386 3981 / 021 387 0625
E-mail: pdpwc@yahoo.com
Contact: Mr L M Ngwatyu - Co-ordinator
Aim: To motivate the youth of Nyanga and Crossroads and to provide them with the opportunity
to apply their energies positively towards community safety and peace processes. At the same
time, they learn to become more politically tolerant, have the opportunity to further their studies
and to live a normal life.
Services offered: The project encourages primary and high schools to keep our area clean. We
encourage and help the schools during Operation Clean-Up to plant trees and flowers to make our
environment attractive. Another task is to reduce the levels of violence through specific, unarmed
actions.
PEACE PARKS FOUNDATION
PO Box 12743, Die Boord, Stellenbosch, 7613
Tel: 021 887 6188 Fax: 021 887 6189 E-mail: parks@ppf.org.za
Website: www.peaceparks.org
Contact: Werner Myburgh - Executive Vice Chairman
Aim: The Peace Parks Foundation facilitates the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas
or Peace Parks in Africa, supporting sustainable economic development, the conservation of
biodiversity and regional peace and stability.
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Services offered: There is a broad range of skills within the PMF member organisations. These
include: legal environmental expertise; fynbos fauna and flora expertise; knowledge of the
Provincial Planning regime and the Environmental Impact Assessment process; co-ordination,
networking and environmental education. The main resource of the PMF is to share information
gathered which is pertinent to the protection of the Peninsula Mountain Chain and its river
systems. The PMF assists and supports its member organisations in running specific projects. It
hosts relevant workshops at the request of its member organisations.
PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS, SOUTH AFRICA (PDSA (SA))
PDSA Hospital, Tarentaal Rd, Bridgetown, 7764 / PO Box 405, Gatesville, 7766
Tel: 021 638 5134 Fax: 021 638 4096 E-mail: pdsacape@pdsa.org.za
Website: www.pdsa.org.za
Contact: Linda de Klerk – Fundraising and Marketing Manager
Aim: The PDSA is a welfare veterinary health care service provider with three hospitals based in
Cape Town, Soweto and George.
Services Offered: We provide a welfare veterinary health care service to animal owners who are
not able to afford private veterinary health care. Each hospital has mobile units that travel to
underprivileged areas providing primary health care and transporting animals that need to be
admitted to the respective hospitals. The PDSA focuses its resources in the provision of the best
veterinary hospital care possible and does not do re-homing of animals and prosecution cases.
PHILANI DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
PO Box 40188, Elonwabeni, 7791
Tel: 021 387 5124 Fax: 021 387 5107 E-mail: Infoa@philani.org.za
Contact: Phatekile Gocini - Production Manager
Aim: To rehabilitate underweight children through community-based programmes such as
nutrition and health intervention, educare provision and skills training to assist their mothers to
generate an income.
Services offered: Currently there are seven centres, each having a clinic, educare centre and
craft centre, reflecting our integrated approach. Two retail centres, one in Crossroads and the
other in Khayelitsha, sell products from the centre.
PHILIPPI GERMAN MUSEUM
Springfield Rd, Philippi, 7785
Tel/Fax 021 703 3782 E-mail: ABecker@telkomsa.net
Contact: Mr Becker
Services offered: A museum depicting the life of German settlers on the Cape Flats. Open by
appointment only.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA - WESTERN CAPE (PPASA)
12 Anson St, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 448 7312 Fax: 021 448 7320 E-mail: Admin@ppawc.co.za
Website: www.ppasa.org.za
Contact: Mrs Patsy de Lora- Provincial Director
Aim: To increase youth access to adolescent-friendly services; empower women in their
understanding of their sexual and reproductive health rights; increase male involvement in sexual
and reproductive health; design and implement cost-effective community-based reproductive
health services.
Services offered: Adolescent reproductive health services; lifeskills training curriculum for
teachers adopted by the Ministry of Education as a national standard; well-established Peer
Education Programme countrywide; successful Youth Information Counselling Help Line (Thetha
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Junction) run in collaboration with LoveLife; sexuality and lifeskills education through programmes
such as Men as Partners, Women's Wellness, Teen Parenting, Integrated Community-Based
Environmental Programme; Centre of Excellence, which provides training courses for government,
private and NGO sector bodies at national, regional and local level.
PROJECT FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF PETS AND PEOPLE (PUPP)
Hillcrest Farm, Thorpe Close, Tokai, 7945
Tel: 021 715 7525/ 083 255 3106 Fax: 021 712 2939 E-mail: pupp@iafrica.com
Website: www.pupp.org.za
Contact: Maureen Lavies - Vice Chairperson and Founder / Ben Daum - Chairman
Aim: To reduce the massive overpopulation of companion animals in the Cape Peninsula through
sterilisation; to remove unwanted, injured, sick and feral dogs and cats; to educate pet owners on
the basic requirements of their animals according to the Animal Protection Act; to educate pet
owners as to the diseases that are transmittable between animals and humans; and to raise the
level of health of the animals, which will result in a healthier environment for people.
Services offered: PUPP deals directly with the community by going door to door in chosen areas
and administering on the spot treatment for wounds and minor injuries and educating the
community on various aspects of animal health. PUPP gives talks to schools on request, sends out
a newsletter regularly and is constantly adding to its library of video material, documentation and
photographic displays. PUPP is actively involved in updating the Animal Protection Act and other
relevant legislation, through CAMASC, the umbrella body of the animal welfare organisations which
deals with legislative matters.
PROJECT PHAKAMA
Observatory Methodist Church Hall, Cnr Wesley St & Milton Rd, Observatory/ PO Box 13814,
Mowbray, 7705
Tel/Fax: 021 447 3683 / 082 752 1376 E-mail: mwmonto@mweb.co.za
Contact: Caroline Calburn - Co-ordinator
Aim: An international arts exchange, involving young people, arts practitioners, teachers and
educationalists. Our overall aim is to provide young people the opportunity to explore and
celebrate their cultural identity through a participant-centred, non-hierarchical educational arts
methodology.
Services offered: All students are trained in a range of performance techniques and disciplines,
beyond which students also choose to focus on aspects of design for theatre, technical theatre,
marketing and administration. There is a training programme to develop students as arts
facilitators. Arts residencies during school holidays culminate in celebratory public performances.
Young people and arts facilitators are provided with opportunities to work with their peers across
South Africa, as well as Southern Africa, Britain and India.
PROTEA ATLAS PROJECT (PAP)
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8727 Fax: 021 797 6903 E-mail: protea@nbi.ac.za
Website: www.nbi.ac.za/protea
Contact: Dr Tony Rebelo - Scientific Officer
Aim: To instil an appreciation and understanding of our flora and its associated conservation
issues in the general public. At the same time we are obtaining detailed distributional data of
southern African protea species to determine patterns of biogeography and conservation status,
pollination, growth, flowering, fire survival strategies and age to maturity. This is to ensure the
ecology of the species can be better understood and optimal conservation strategies identified.
Also to identify possible threats to species, such as invasive alien plants, agriculture, urbanisation
and flower harvesting, so that conservation action can be initiated. Data collection is completed:
writing up in progress.
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Services offered: Electronic data and maps are available to conservation planners, researchers
and, at a nominal fee, for Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment purposes. The website
caters for species lists, protea identification and school projects dealing with proteas.
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QUAKER PEACE CENTRE
3 Rye Rd, Mowbray, 7700
Tel: 021 685 7800 Fax: 021 686 8167
Website: www.quaker.org/capetown
Contact: Martin Struthmann - Manager
E-mail: qpc@qpc.org.za
Aim: The Quaker Peace Centre is a team of peacemakers and development practitioners from
different backgrounds. Recognizing the divisions and inequities which cause and fuel conflict and
violence in South African communities, our mission is to develop and implement innovative,
sustainable peace models, interventions, processes and partnerships which foster outcomes of
peace, justice and taking personal responsibility for non-violent conflict resolution.
Services offered: The Quaker Peace Centre's strategic priorities are to strengthen public
participation in democratic processes through awareness-raising, monitoring, education and
training; to promote individual and organizational competence at peace-building through a
process of capacity building; to promote the value of diversity and combat prejudice; and to
network and support endeavours that promote human security. To this effect it provides
consultancy in peace-building and conflict resolution, democracy and human rights training, voter
education, election monitoring, conflict resolution training, youth leadership training, positive
discipline training, anti-bias training, inter-cultural youth work camps working with environmental
and housing projects, and a resource centre with books and periodicals on peace-building and
conflict resolution.
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RAAPENBERG BIRD SANCTUARY (GOLD CIRCLE)
Liesbeek Parkway and Station Road, Observatory
Tel: 021 700 1843 E-mail: mayas@goldcircle.co.za
Website: www.krca.co.za
Contact: Maya Beukes
Services offered: Opening hours: Not applicable.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi, bus or train.
Activities: Bird watching, strolling, picnicking
Environmental education (EE): None.
Friends: Friends of the Liesbeek - www.fol.org.za
RAVENSMEAD WELFARE SOCIETY
156 Stroebel St, Ravensmead, 7493, PO Box 17074, Ravensmead, 7504
Tel: 021 931 7676 Fax: 021 931 3150
Contact: Mr Pietersen - Secretary
Aim: To render welfare services to the community of Ravensmead.
RED HILL CONSERVATION GROUP, THE
PO Box 570, Simons Town, 7995
Tel/Fax: 021 780 1361 E-mail: harris@mistycliffs.co.za
Contact: Ivan Harris - Chairperson
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Aim: To promote and actively facilitate the restoration and conservation of the Red Hill area, and
to promote firm legal protection and sound conservation management of the Cape Peninsula
Protected Nature
Services offered: The Group has run the Red Hill Fynbos Restoration Project since April 1996,
and received the Mail & Guardian Green Trust Award for Natural Resource Conservation in 1999 for
the alien eradication work done by the project team. The Group advises NGOs and CBOs on
effective alien clearing methods through slide shows or workshops. The Group has also been
fighting for the conservation of the CPPNE at local, provincial and central government level,
together with the Peninsula Mountain Forum.
REDZEBRA
PO Box 5463, Cape Town, 8000
Tel/Fax: 021 422 3890 / 021 422 5159
E-mail: info@RedZebra.za.com/ jeremy@RedZebra.za.com
Website: www.redzebraglobal.com
Contact: Sarah Vanborek - Project Manager / Jeremy Behrmann - Business Development Manager
Aim: To encourage a world community of understanding through transforming the way people
communicate. Redzebra's objectives are to promote, facilitate and encourage the advancement of
the education of the public, using the creative powers of music, movement and other allied arts.
We deliver workshops in communities and the corporate sector around the world to integrate
people, team-build, encourage communication and listening and break down social barriers such
as race, hierarchy, age and ability.
Services offered: Our work covers a broad range of themes including environmental awareness,
AIDS awareness, social and community development. We are able to perform in a variety of
musical collaborations for a wide spectrum of events. As well as delivering music workshops and
performances, we organise a music festival for the community called Omniculture – a celebration
of cultural diversity.
RHODES COTTAGE MUSEUM
246 Main Rd, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 158, Muizenberg, 7950
Tel: 021 788 1816 Fax: 021 788 9261
E-mail: AlanHarvey@telkomsa.net
Contact: Alan Harvey - Chairman
Services offered: Death place (26 March 1902) and seaside cottage of Cecil John Rhodes. The
museum depicts the life of Rhodes from childhood until his death. National monument and
museum with period furniture and personal memorabilia.
RHODES UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY UNIT
(RUEESU)
Rhodes University Department of Education, Cnr Grey and Somerset St, Grahamstown, 6139 /
Department of Education, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140
Tel: 046 603 8389 Fax: 046 622 8028 E-mail:I.schudel@ru.ac.za
Website: www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/education/eeunit
Contact: Ingrid Schudel- Lecturer
Aim: To develop the capacity within the Southern African Development Community ranging from
international to local level for environmental education. This should be achieved through research,
post-graduate teaching, and support for environmental education projects in the government,
business and NGO sectors in an advisory, practical or evaluative capacity.
Services offered: The Murray & Roberts Chair of Environmental Education and Sustainability and
the Gold Fields Environmental Education and Sustainability Centre collectively constitute the
Rhodes University Environmental Education Unit and sustainability Unit. The function of the Chair
is to promote environmental education through research, post-graduate teaching and community
empowerment. The primary purpose of the Centre is to service the growing environmental
education needs of business, industry, agriculture and the formal education sector.
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RIETVLEI WETLAND RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Grey Avenue, Table View
Tel: 021 557 5509 (public) / 021 550 1086 (office) E-mail:
rietvlei.wetlandreserve@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.friendsofrietvlei.co.za (Friends of Rietvlei)
Contact: Koos Retief
Aim: A unique opportunity for learners to experience a wetland education adventure. We
encourage conservation awareness throughout the community. The Rietvlei Education Centre
offers nature-based environmental education opportunities for Grades R - 8 learners with a focus
on wetlands and water birds.
Services offered: This wetland has Cape Flats Dune Strandveld (thicket) vegetation, which
supports a variety of bird life.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); 09:00 – 17:00 (weekends).
2009 Tariffs: Adults R10.00 (13yrs & older), Children R5.00 (3-13yrs), Children under 3yrs free,
Senior Citizens R5.00 (60+ yrs, ID required).
- 'Friend' of this reserve: free (proof of membership required).
- Learner/student groups: R3.00 per learner (pre-booked).
- Vehicles: R16.00.
- Season Tickets (annual): Adults R100.00, Family R150.00 (parents & any 3 children up to
13yrs), Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) R50.00. The season ticket provides unlimited entry into the
following nature reserves: Helderberg, Tygerberg, Rietvlei, Rondevlei and Blaauwberg
Conservation Area.
- Day Fishing Permits: Adults R32.00 (13yrs & older), Children R11.00 (3-13yrs). Maximum of 2
rods with 2 hooks per rod.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Recreational water craft, picnic sites, fishing spots, braai areas, hiking trails, bird hide.
Environmental education (EE): Rietvlei EE Centre (please book by phoning 021 521 9900).
Accommodation: None.
ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM (RIM)
Robben Island Museum, Robben Island, 7400 / PO Box 51806, Waterfront, 8002
Tel: 021 409 5181 Fax: 021 411 1934
E-mail: ferialp@robben-island.org.za / rabiad@robben-island.org.za
Website: www.robben-island.org.za
Contact: Ferial Parker - Events Officer / Rabia Damon - Co-ordinator
Aim: Robben Island Museum (RIM), operating as a site or living museum, aims to develop the
island as a national and international heritage and conservation project for the new millennium. In
managing its resources and activities, RIM strives to maintain the unique symbolism of the island,
nurture creativity and innovation, and contribute to socio-economic development, the
transformation of South African society and the enrichment of humanity.
Services offered: The museum offers facilities for the hosting of formal and informal events, for
example conferences, excursions and corporate functions. There are four event venues: Prison
Hall, 500-600 capacity; John Craig Hall, 200-300 capacity; Guest House, 80-100 capacity; Alpha 1
with 40 capacity. The Guest House is currently used as a conference centre, equipped with an
overhead projector, TV, white board, flip charts, markers and big screen, which is included in the
hiring cost of the facility. Concessions are available and must be requested on a letterhead from
the respective organisation.
ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM (RIM) - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
The Education Department, Robben Island Museum, Robben Island, 7400 / PO Box 51806,
Waterfront, 8002
Tel: 021 409 5100 Fax: 021 425 0206 E-mail: shanone@robben-island.org.za
Contact: Shanon
Website: www.robben-island.org.za
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Aim: The Robben Island Museum Education Department wishes to uphold the vision for Robben
Island to become a platform for life-long learning and critical debate. In so doing the RIM offers
two services to the South African, African and international community.
Services offered: Through its Educational Programmes unit, it offers educational programmes,
workshops, seminars and conferences for the broader public, school learners, adult learners and
educators. A travelling exhibition called "From imprisonment to Freedom" has been devised and
performed by learners and is available on request. The Robben Island Training Programme unit
offers "fast track" affirmative action education and training in heritage work.
ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM (RIM) - UWC MAYIBUYE ARCHIVES
c/o University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2935 Fax: 021 959 3411 E-mail: mayibe@uwc.ac.za
Contact: Graham Goddard - Senior Archivist
Aim: To help collect and preserve aspects of South African political history and culture and also
provide space for research, education, cultural creativity and expression in a way that encourages
the process of awareness, reconstruction and change for South Africa and the world.
Services offered: The Archive has a multi-media collection, comprising a documentary archive of
letters and writings from Robben Island prisoners; photographic and film library; an oral history
project; CD-ROM series; an art, banner and poster collections. The centre has an active
programme of exhibitions; conferences; workshops and community-outreach activities. Visitors are
welcome from 10:00-16:00 Mondays to Fridays, by appointment only.
RONDEBOSCH COMMON
Park Road and Campground Road, Rondebosch
Tel: 021 700 1843 E-mail: mayas@goldcircle.co.za
Website: www.krca.co.za
(Friends of Rondebosch Common Tel: 021 685 3451 E-mail: rondebosch-common@mweb.co.za)
Services offered: Opening hours: Not applicable.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi, bus or train.
Activities: Spring flowers, history rambles, running, cycling and dog walking.
Environmental education (EE): No formal programmes, but suitable for nature and history lessons.
Friends: Friends keep the area clean, safe and free from litter and fire. They control the spread of
alien vegetation, organise spring walks and information boards and have compiled a book on the
history, flora and fauna.
RONDEVLEI NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Cnr Perth Road & Fisherman’s Walk, Grassy Park
Tel: 021 706 2404 Fax: 021 706 2405 E-mail: rondevleinaturereserve@capetown.gov.za
(Imvubu Nature Tours Tel: 021 706 0842; for overnight camps phone 021 706 8523)
Website: www.rondevlei.co.za
Services offered: This wetland supports a variety of bird life. It is home to some hippos and two
unique vegetation types, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Cape Flats Dune Strandveld (thicket).
Opening hours: Daily 07:30 – 17:00 (Sat & Sun until 19:30 from Dec - Feb).
2009 Tariffs: Adults R7.00 (13yrs & older), Children R4.00 (3-13yrs), Children under 3yrs free,
Senior Citizens R4.00 (60+ yrs, ID required).
- 'Friend' of this reserve: free (proof of membership required).
- Learner/student groups: R3.00 per learner (pre-booked).
- Season Tickets (annual): Adults R100.00, Family R150.00 (parents & any 3 children up to
13yrs), Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) R50.00. The season ticket provides unlimited entry into the
following nature reserves: Helderberg, Tygerberg, Rietvlei, Rondevlei and Blaauwberg
Conservation Area.
- Day Fishing Permits: Adults R32.00 (13yrs & older), Children R11.00 (3-13yrs). Maximum of 2
rods with 2 hooks per rod.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
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Activities: Picnic sites, bird hides, lookout towers, a museum, an aquarium, fishing platforms, boat
trips.
Environmental education (EE): Rondevlei EE Centre; Leonard Gill Field Museum (please book).
Accommodation: None.
ROSE FOUNDATION
Suite A9, Waverley Court, 7 Kotzee Rd, Mowbray, 7700
Tel: 021 448 7492 Fax: 021 448 7563 or 0866 527 384 E-mail: usedoil@iafrica.com
Website: www.rosefoundation.org.za
Contact: Raj Lochan - Chief Executive Officer
Aim: To promote and encourage environmentally responsible collection and recycling of used oils
and related waste in Southern Africa.
Services offered: Collection of used lubricating oil including used engine oil, gear oil and
hydraulic oils from workshops, factories, as well as truck and earthmoving equipment repair
operations. For collections call 0860 6772 72 (NORA-SA).
RUPERT MUSEUM
Stellentia Avenue, Stellenbosch, 7600
Tel: 021 888 3344 Fax: 021 883 2564 E-mail: deh@remgro.com
Contact: Mr D Herselman
Services offered: A selection of 20th Century South African Art, Modern French Tapestries and
International Sculptures. Monday to Friday 09:30–13:00 and 14:00–16:00; Saturday 10:00–
13:00; Closed on Sunday and public holidays.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM (RDSP)
The Grimley Building, 1st Floor, 14 Tuin Plein St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 462 4555 Fax: 021 465 8338 E-mail: rdsp@mweb.co.za
Contact: Karen Damon - Resource and Public Officer
Aim: To support community development/CBOs in rural areas and to equip rural communities with
the skills necessary to sustain their own development. We create an environment in which rural
leadership thrives, a vibrant infrastructure grows and people discover creative, viable development
models that effectively meet their needs.
Services offered: Training in organisational development and practical skills such as project
management, fund raising and conflict resolution. Long-term support through regular visits to
projects is also provided.
RUST EN VREUGD (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
78 Buitenkant St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 621, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 464 3280 Fax: 021 461 9620 E-mail: mcluver@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/rustvreugd
Contact: Michael Cluver - Director
Services offered: An historical home and garden housing a collection of drawings and paintings
of early Cape Town and colonial South Africa. Classic rose and herb garden. Open TuesdayThursday from 10:00-17:00, Closed on Friday, Monday and public holidays. Donations only.
S
SA SENDINGGESTIG MUSEUM
40 Long St, Cape Town, 8001
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Tel/Fax: 021 423 6755
Contact: Wendy Yapi - Manager
Aim: Researching the history of Christian Missions in South Africa, focusing especially on the work
of the SA Missionary Society and its impact on slavery, and presenting this information to the
public and educational institutions in the form of displays and publications.
Services offered: Facilities for research, workshops and training sessions. Being a church
building, it is perfectly suited for weddings and musical performances, renowned for its acoustic
excellence.
SAMARITAN, THE
2 Heron St, Devon Park, Eersterivier, 7100
Tel: 021 902 0946 / 082 963 9848
Contact: Marius Bailey - Chairperson
Aim: Our vision is based on the following Scripture in The Bible (Matt 25:35-36): "for I was
ahungered, and you gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye
took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came
unto me."
Services offered: Involvement and empowerment of community members to participate and
support events that will contribute to the development and upliftment of the community; provide
skills training and education (read and write); provide soup kitchens in the poorest areas of
communities; aiming to acquire land for the erection of a building to be used as a Multipurpose
Centre, shelter for homeless and poor, with recreational facilities for the community; aiming to
start gardening projects and to create employment opportunities. The environment and the
availability of resources plays an important role, especially if one wants to change the mindset of
people within a community.
SAPPI WASTE PAPER
PO Box 36673, Chempet, 7442
Tel: 021 552 2127 Fax: 086 648 5431 E-mail: Marc.Snyders@sappi.co.za
Website: www.war-on-waste.com
Contact: Marc Snyders - General Manager
Aim: Sappi Waste Paper collects waste for use by Sappi's Waste Kraft mill, which runs on 100%
recycled paper. Other mills within the Sappi Forests Products group also use it. The company's War
on Waste (WOW) campaign has captured the public's imagination, with schools, businesses,
municipalities and other institutions participating. It's estimated that over 300 000 hawkers also
participate, bringing the waste paper they collect to WOW recycling centres situated throughout
the country. Amongst the benefits of the campaign are the generation of income and the
promotion of entrepreneurship in the informal sector.
SCALABRINI CENTRE OF CAPE TOWN
47 Commercial Street, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 465 6433 Fax: 021 465 6317 E-mail: mmadikane@scalabrini.org.za
Website: www.scalabrini.org.za
Contact: Miranda Madikane (Director)
Aim: Our mission is to strive to both alleviate poverty by promoting development in the Western
Cape and by offering assistance to refugees and their children. The ultimate aim is that of
fostering integration between local communities and refugees / migrants.
Services offered: Training (Digital Literacy, Life Skills, English Language), Employment Help
Desk (assistance writing CVs, getting in contact with employers, etc.), Welcoming Programme
(handing out of food parcels and clothes to new arrivals), Soup Kitchen, Lawrence House
(children's home for children who have been abandoned by or separated from their parents),
Guest House (any profit is used to sustain the SCCT projects).
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SEED (Schools Environmental Education & Development)
Rocklands Primary, Cnr Park Ave & Capricorn Way, Mitchells Plain, 7789 / PO Box 40, Philippi,
7781
Tel/Fax: 021 391 5316 E-mail: seed@intekom.co.za
Website: www.seed.org.za
Contact: Leigh Brown
Aim: SEED works at transforming learning environments through Permaculture. SEED has grown
out of the harsh Cape Flats Primary School environment and is now rolling out a national program
that incorporates this schools-based work and also focuses on Accredited Permaculture Facilitator
Training.
Services offered: SEED’s Organic Classroom Program works with schools for three years. SEED
offers accredited Permaculture Facilitator Training. SEED text books are available for download on
www.seed.org.za or from SEED directly.
SEAL ALERT SA
Natural Seal Care Behaviour Research Centre, Boat "Fox Hound", Hout Bay Harbour, Hout Bay,
7872
Tel: 021 790 8774 / 083 949 6944 E-mail: sasealion@wam.co.za
Contact: Francois Hugo
Aim: SA Sea Lion was formed to be a voice of the seals and establish a rescue centre. We are
involved in natural care, seal rescue and rehabilitation from the tip of Africa to Namibia.
SHARE-NET
1 Karkloof Rd, Howick, 3290 / PO Box 394, Howick 3290
Tel: 033 330 3931 ext 124/143/144 Fax: 033 330 4576
Contact: Clare Peddie - Share-Net Manager
E-mail: sharenet@wessa.co.za
Services offered: This environmental education network is aimed at teachers in both the formal
and non-formal education sectors. Its extensive library of materials and resources, such as water
tests, school policy packs, fauna and flora and environmental action booklets aimed at problem
solving and information sharing, is available to members at a cost recovery price. We welcome
volunteers to assist our organisation.
SILWERBOOMKLOOF NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Van Gogh Road, Somerset West
Tel: 021 851 6982 (c/o Helderberg NR) Fax: 021 851 2148
E-mail: helderbergnature.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: Opening hours: Public open space.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Hiking trails, bird watching.
Environmental education (EE): No formal programme.
SIMON VAN DER STEL FOUNDATION
PO Box 366, Plumstead, 7801
Tel: 021 794 7464 Fax: 021 794 5480
Contact: Pat Benbow-Hebbert - Secretary
Aim: Promoting an awareness of conservation through a programme of activities aimed at
members and the broader public.
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Services offered: Lectures, walking tours and outings to historical places. Publication of a
newsletter.
SIMONS TOWN FLORA CONSERVATION GROUP
113 Runciman Drive, Simons Town, 7975
Tel: 021 786 1620 E-mail: museumsj@mweb.co.za
Contact: Peter Salter - Chairman
Aim: To further the conservation of the Cape flora in the Western Cape with special reference to
the Simons Town area by: eradication of invasive alien plants; education of the general public, but
with special emphasis on school children and environmental matters; arranging talks, walks and
shows for all interested parties; opposing insensitive and undesirable development in areas of
biological and cultural importance; co-operating with all other organisations with similar
objectives.
Services offered: Identification of alien vegetation; identification of indigenous vegetation, its
properties and uses, its importance in catchment areas versus adverse properties and effects of
alien vegetation; threats to indigenous vegetation; erosion. Hacks (practical, hands-on education);
slide shows and a newsletter. Schools may call for assistance in educational projects and
involvement in environmental activities.
SIMONS TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 56, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 782 1889 (Chair) / 021 786 13909 (Secretary)
E-mail: stmuseum@mweb.co.za
Contact: Terry Korsten - Chair / W Bill Rice - Secretary
Fax: 021 786 2391
Aim: The collection, collation and preservation of documents plans, photographs, books,
newspapers and other records concerning the history of Simons Town and district.
Services offered: Assistance to the Simons Town Museum in the form of fund raising, research,
identification of historical sites and buildings, and where possible, the restoration of such buildings.
SIMONS TOWN MUSEUM
The Residency, Court Rd, Simons Town, 7975 / PO Box 56, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 786 3046 Fax: 021 786 2391 E-mail: stmuseum@mweb.co.za
Website: www.simonstown.com/museum
Contact: Cathrynne Salter-Jansen - Curator
Aim: To gather, research, preserve and present the history of the many cultures within the
Simon's Town community, past and present, with emphasis on the immense diversity of our
origins, cultures and religions and to highlight the significant role played by Simon's Town in
maritime and global history, as a strategically-positioned seaport.
Services offered: Displays of the cultural history including the era of the Royal Navy and AB Just
Nuisance (statue at Jubilee Square). Also covering the history of Simon's Town and the forced
removals under the Group Areas Act. Tours of the CS Cable Restorer are offered. Lectures are
provided to schools and groups on penguins, whales and seals. The museum has its own ghost,
"The Residency" Ghost Eleanor. Volunteer friendly.
SLAVE LODGE (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
49 Adderley St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 645, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 460 8242 Fax: 021 460 8238
Website: www.iziko.org.za/slavelodge
Contact: Rashad Ajam - Director
Services offered: An exhibition of Khoi-khoi communities and slavery. The museum offers
structured lessons, which accompany school curricula. The venue is available for hire. Open
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Monday-Friday, closed Sundays. Visitors 16 years and older R15, free to visitors under 16 years.
South African pensioners, school learners and students R5.
SOCIAL CHANGE ASSISTANCE TRUST (SCAT)
3rd Floor, Berry Streek House, 19 Loop St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 418 2575 Fax: 021 418 6850 E-mail: info@scat.org.za
Website: www.scat.org.za
Contact: Joanne Harding - Field Manager
Aim: SCAT supports community-controlled development projects in rural areas and offers financial
as well as organisational development support.
Services offered: Training workshops on committee skills; planning and evaluation; capacity
building.
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA) –
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SPCA
1st Ave, Grassy Park, 7941 / PO Box 3, Plumstead, 7801
Tel: 021 700 4140 Fax: 021 705 2127
E-mail: enquiries@spca-ct.co.za / undraising@spca-ct.co.za
Website: www.spca-ct.co.za
Contact: Sarah Scarth - Public Relations and Fundraising Manager
Aim: Prevention of cruelty to animals. We speak for, protect and care for animals.
Services offered: The SPCA gives caring treatment and comfortable shelter, protecting the rights
of animals, birds, reptiles and the creatures of the ocean by actively promoting love and respect
for all. We are steadfast in our determination to create an awareness of cruelty to animals and all
creatures as a priority, not only in the minds of the lay-person, but also in the minds of regional
government, local authorities, religious leaders and other bodies. Services include: Stray and
Boarding Kennel Facilities; Hospital and Mobile Clinic; Horse Care Unit; Inspectorate; Education.
SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHERS (SSAG)
c/o Department of Geography, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9301
Tel: 051 401 2184 Fax: 051 401 3816 E-mail: britss.sci@ufs.ac.za
Website: www.ssag.co.za
Contact: Sandra Brits - Administrative Officer
Aim: The promotion of geographical and environmental research, education and communication in
southern Africa. The Society promotes interaction between organisations and individuals interested
in Geography and related disciplines.
Services offered: Organisation of workshops, lectures and other appropriate activities at national
and regional level. Arrangement and organisation of a biennial conference. Representation of
geographical and environmental educators through engaging with government bodies over policy
formulation. Encouragement of scientists of international standing to visit southern Africa.
Publication of the South African Geographical Journal at least twice annually; publication of regular
newsletters and other occasional publications for members.
SOETWATER CARAVAN PARK (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
PO Box 48323, Kommetjie, 7976
Tel: 021 783 1747 / 082 408 0931 Fax: 021 783 3192
E-mail: grandwill.johnson@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Grandwill Johnson
Services offered: Caravan and tenting sites for hire, with ablution blocks. Situated on the beach
with a natural tidal pool. Tariffs on request.
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SOIL FOR LIFE
Stables Lane, off Brounger Road, Constantia, Cape Town, 7800 / PO Box 53497, Kenilworth, 7745
Tel/Fax: 021 794 4982 E-mail: info@soilforlife.co.za
Website: www.soilforlife.co.za
Services offered: Soil for Life works side-by-side with people from all walks of life, offering
hands-on practical education and training courses, as well as an on-going support and advice
service, in organic food and herb gardening, using methods that are low-cost, high-yielding,
water-wise, and environment-friendly. These skills enable people to grow their own food which
empowers them to improve their health, their economic and social status, and to restore the
balance in their own lives, in society and in nature. Courses are also offered in a range of other
activities associated with food production.
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES CAPE TOWN
17A Matopa Rd, Thornton, 7460 / PO Box 1195, Eppindust, 7475
Tel: 021 531 9487 Fax: 021 531 9868 E-mail: capetown@sosvillages.org.za
Website: www.sosvillages.org.za
Contact: Dawie Marais - Village Director
Aim: To care for orphans and abandoned children.
Services offered: Runs villages for disadvantaged children and those without parents.
SOTHEMBA AIDS ACTION
7 Meath St, Oakdale, Bellville, 7530
Tel: 021 948 7699 Fax: 021 948 5740 E-mail: aag@icon.co.za
Website: www.sothemba.org.za
Contact: Ms Elmien Grobbelaar - Manager
Aim: To help people who are affected and infected by the HIV-virus. We can't help them
financially, but we help them with food parcels, clothes, blankets and most of all, counselling and
support. We welcome food parcels, blankets and clothes from churches and individuals.
Services offered: Support for people who are infected and affected by the virus, of which 40 are at
the Tygerberg and Oostenberg clinics. We do testing at the office, counselling, home-based care,
awareness and training.
SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Air Force Base Ysterplaat, Piet Grobler St, Ysterplaat, 7405 / PO Box 100580, Ysterplaat, 7425
Tel: 021 508 6377 Fax: 021 508 6576 E-mail: friends@saafmuseum.org.za
Website: www.saafmuseum.co.za
Contact: Chris Teale - Resident Museologist
Aim: Directed towards the preservation of the military aviation heritage of the peoples of the
Western Cape.
Services offered: The history of the South African Air Force (SAAF); displays relating to the
evolution of the uniforms of the SAAF; an art gallery; general aviation displays of aircraft,
weapons, engines etc; technical and research library; archiving facilities; a flight simulation
programme; and mini-conference facilities. Open 08:30-15:00 Mondays to Fridays and Saturdays
08:30-12:30. Free entry, but donations welcome.
SOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY (SAAO)
Observatory Rd, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 9, Observatory, 7935
Tel: 021 447 0025 Fax: 021 447 3639 E-mail: enquire@saao.ac.za
Website: www.saao.ac.za
Contact: Isobel Bassett - Public Outreach Communications Officer
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Aim: SAAO's mission is to further fundamental research in Astronomy and astrophysics at a
national and international level by providing a world-class astronomical facility and by promoting
astronomy and astrophysics in Southern Africa.
Services offered: Learner and teacher workshops (Education Officer: Sivuyile Manxoyi 021- 460
9315); Tours at SAAO Observatory: once a month on the second Saturday of each month at
20:00; SAAO Sutherland: day tours on Monday to Friday at 10:30 and 14:30, Saturday 11:30 and
14:30. Night tours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - check website for starting times.
Sutherland tour bookings essential Tel 023 571 2436 Fax 023 571 1413, karel@saao.ac.za,
emergency 076 900 0308.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE –
WESTERN CAPE (SANCA (WC))
18 Karoo St, Bellville, 7530 / PO Box 860, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 945 4080 Fax: 021 945 4082 E-mail: sanca@sancawc.co.za
Contact: David Fourie - Director
Aim: Prevention and intervention of substance abuse.
SOUTH AFRICAN DARK SKY ASSOCIATION (SADSA)
20 Nerine Avenue, Pinelands, 7405
Tel: 021 531 5250 E-mail: cliffturk@yebo.co.za
Contact: Cliff Turk - Acting Director
Aim: SADSA was formed under the sponsorship of The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa,
and consists of individuals, organisations and businesses interested in avoiding pollution by
invasive and wasteful lighting.
SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (SAEP)
10 Surbiton Rd, Rosebank, 7700
Tel/Fax: 021 689 2020 E-mail: saep@worldonline.co.za
Website: www.saep.org
Contact: Norton Tennille - Executive Director
Aim: Education and leadership development for promotion of sustainable economic development,
stewardship of the natural environment, protection and improvement of the human environment,
and preparation of learners and young adults for employment in environment-related fields.
Services offered: Academic support and enhancement in high schools through the support of
maths, science and technology, debating, journalism, creative writing and poetry, community
social research, and computers/ ICT, primarily in Browns Farm and Samora Machel (Philippi),
Nyanga East, and surrounding Cape Flats communities. Environmental education and outdoor
excursions in collaboration with the Mountain Club of South Africa and other organisations. "Gap
year" internship programme for recent township high school matriculants. Academic and
career counselling.
SOUTH AFRICAN FISHERIES MUSEUM
Hout Bay Harbour, Hout Bay, 7800 / PO Box 4239, Cape Town, 8000
Tel/Fax: 021 790 7268 E-mail: seaquiz@worldonline.co.za
Contact: Dr R Nachenius
Aim: To inform and educate the public on all matters relating to the management and utilisation of
marine resources. Visitors are welcome to enquire, on an informal basis, about virtually any
subject relating to the sea.
Services offered: Special attention is given to schoolchildren, individually and in groups.
Teaching aids include: a do-it-yourself computerised Marine Encyclopaedia; a small, specialised
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library; audio-visual presentations with slides and video tapes; models of fishing craft and gear;
and thematic poster panels. "Yathetha" is a slide tour around South Africa's coastline with a
spoken commentary in a choice of three languages: English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.
SOUTH AFRICAN FREEZE ALLIANCE ON GENETIC ENGINEERING (SAFeAGE)
PO Box 358, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 447 8445 Fax: 021 447 5974 E-mail: safeage@mweb.co.za
Website: www.safeage.org
Contact: Charmaine Treherne - Co-ordinator
Aim: Safeage is a consumer NGO whose mission is to ‘conscientize’ consumers and government
about the problems with GMOs. We have run two campaigns, one calling for the mandatory
labelling of GM products, and the other the creation of a ‘GM Free’ food list. We also offer a
database of the details for alternatives to GMO. That is, organic suppliers, methodology for food
independence and ways to become a more ‘conscious consumer’ in general.
Services offered: Consumer education, lobbying, information database, national and
international networking on related issues and the provision of objective and unbiased information
on Genetically Engineered foods and crops to the public and to corporations. Information and
resources on genetic engineering.
SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY (SAHRA)
111 Harrington St, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 4637, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 462 4502 Fax: 021 462 4509 E-mail: dsibayi@sahra.org.za /Info@sahra.org.za
Website: www.sahra.org.za
Contact: Dumisani Sibayi - Executive Officers
Aim: SAHRA aims to identify, protect, conserve and promote the rich and diverse expression of a
collective South African cultural heritage for the education and cultural enrichment of all. It is the
national administrative body responsible for the protection of South Africa's cultural heritage.
Services offered: Information relating to the human-made environment, including buildings,
archaeology, shell middens, Stone Age and Iron Age living sites, paleontological material, graves
of conflict and cultural objects, antiques, fossils and relics. In addition, the following services are
available: a rock art management programme; a database on historical shipwrecks; a
Conservation Surveying Kit; a Heritage Register; the declaration of Heritage Sites; the declaration
of Heritage Objects; a library specialising in cultural conservation; a heritage conservation
education programme and resource pack developed in collaboration with teachers and specialists.
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS
(SAIE&ES)
PO Box 1749, Noordhoek, 7979
Tel/Fax: 021 789 1385 E-mail: saiees@intekom.co.za
Website: www.saiees.org
Contact: Jeanette Walker - Secretary
Services offered: The SAIE&ES is a professional body set up to advance environmental science
and uphold the standards of professional practice for ecology and environmental science
throughout southern Africa. The Institute produces a Register of Professional Members, which is a
resource for those needing to access expertise in the fields of ecology and environmental science.
Professionals appearing in the Register have met the Institute's rigorous criteria and continue to
abide by its Code of Conduct. Evaluation of applications for membership is based on a combination
of academic qualification, training and practical experience. Peer sponsorship is also an
application requirement. The Institute is engaged in a wide range of activities: networking through
existing local and international organisations; promoting debate and raising awareness by means
of a regular newsletter; sharing knowledge and expertise through short courses, seminars and
lectures; producing a Register of Professional Members on an annual basis.
SOUTH AFRICAN JEWISH MUSEUM
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88 Hatfield St, Gardens, 8001
Tel: 021 465 1546 Fax: 021 465 0284
Website: www.sajewishmuseum.co.za
Contact: Shea Albert - Director
E-mail: info@sajewishmuseum.co.za
Services offered: The South African Jewish Museum narrates the story of the South African
Jewish community from its early beginnings, against the backdrop of South African history over
more than 150 years.
SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME CENTRE & SAS SOMERSET (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE
TOWN)
1st Floor Union-Castle House V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 621, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 405 2880 Fax: 021 405 2888
Website: www.iziko.org.za/maritime / www.iziko.org.za/somerset
Contact: Johan Rossouw – Curator.
Services offered: A fascinating look at the history of Table Bay: shipwrecks, trade, fishing and
shipping. It houses the largest collection of model ships in South Africa. The SAS Somerset,
moored on North Quay at the V&A Waterfront, is the only boom defence vessel in the world.
Centre open daily 10:00–17:00. No entrance fee, donations only.
SOUTH AFRICAN MELAYU CULTURAL SOCIETY (SAMCS)
145 Grassmere St, Crawford, Rondebosch East, 7764
Tel/Fax: 021 697 3042 E-mail: samcs@mweb.co.za
Website: www.maxpages.com/samelayusoc99
Contact: Ms Rayhana Salie - Projects Co-ordinator
Aim: To revive traditional melayu culture; promote and preserve melayu culture; enrich our youth
from underprivileged areas; integrate our melayu culture with other cultures forming part of our
rainbow nation; establish solid channels of communication with other organisations locally and
internationally.
Services offered: Available for events and projects, special functions and launches requiring
traditional melayu and Indonesian dance and exhibition.
SOUTH AFRICAN MOUNTAINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING TRUST (MDT)
PO Box 662, Gillitts, 3603
Tel/Fax: 031 767 2160 Cape Town contact: 021 509 2541 (Peter Bruyns - Trustee)
E-mail: admin@samdt.co.za
Website: www.samdt.co.za
Contact: Andrew Friedemann - Administrator
Aim: The aim of the Trust is to establish and maintain a South African Mountaineering
Development and Training Programme (MDT). The MDT has two distinct components: The
Development Scheme which promotes the sport of mountaineering and the safe and sustainable
recreational use of the mountain environment, and The Leadership Training Scheme which seeks
to establish and maintain nationally recognised skills and training standards for the many clubs,
organisations and individuals active in mountain-related activities.
Services offered: The MDT has developed an integrated programme of skills training and
assessment in both mountain walking and rock climbing. Programmes and assessments cover all
levels of skill from basic mountain walking through to the Mountaineering Instructor Award, where
recipients are qualified to instruct mountain-craft under all conditions. Training is provided by the
mountain/hiking clubs and commercial operators, all of whom must be approved by the MDT.
Assessments and certification are done by the MDT and are integrated into the SAQA / NQF
processes. Union of International Alpine Associations (UIAA) accreditation is pending.
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
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25 Queen Victoria St, Gardens, 8001 / PO Box 61, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 481 3800 Fax: 021 481 3993 (Museum) 021 481 3990 (Planetarium)
E-mail: jsilberman@iziko.org.za / tferreira@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/sam / www.iziko.org.za/planetarium
Contact: Johanna Strauss/ Andre Williams
Aim: To empower and inspire all people to celebrate and respect our diverse heritage.
Services offered: A dynamic, interactive, outcomes-based education programme, which includes
the learning areas of natural, human and social sciences, is offered for Grades R-12. The museum
caters for mentally and physically challenged groups and has an adult education program. The
Fumana project is an outreach initiative where museum educators visit disadvantaged township
schools to conduct activities. Our on-line resource centre, Mindspace, offers teachers and learners
the opportunity to do their own research for project-based learning, while the Discovery Room is a
stimulating environment that offers an exciting hands-on learning program for children and adults.
Special activities are organized at the Museum for International Museum Day, Arbor Week,
Heritage Day, National Marine Week and World Environment Week. The Iziko Planetarium presents
shows daily covering various topics in Astronomy and Space Science. Shows are available in 3
languages for all age groups.
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION, WESTERN CAPE (SAMA)
PO Box 1965, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 505 1500 Fax: 021 534 8786 E-mail: bthomas@pgwc.gov.za
Contact: Beverley Thomas - Chair: Western Cape Branch
Aim: To promote and protect the interests of museums, their collections and museum professions.
Provide a forum where you can learn, develop your skills and share ideas and expertise regarding
museological issues.
Services offered: SAMA WC organises discussion groups re matters of museological concern.
SAMA WC distributes news on museum activities via e-mail and produces a newsletter three times
a year. SAMA WC organises training workshops and an annual regional conference on museology.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)
Kirstenbosch, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8800/8899 Fax: 021 762 3229 / 021 797 6570 E-mail: info@sanbi.org
Website: www.sanbi.org
Aim: To promote the sustainable use, conservation, appreciation and enjoyment of the
exceptionally rich biodiversity of South Africa, for the benefit of all people.
Services offered: The Cape Town Office of SANBI is situated at Kirstenbosch National Botanical
Garden - see Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden for information on Kirstenbosch. SANBI was
formed in 2004 (formerly the National Botanical Institute - NBI) and is mandated to monitor and
report on the status of South Africa’s biodiversity, the conservation status of threatened species,
and the status of invasive species, to co-ordinate and promote taxonomy, to manage the national
botanical gardens and to collect, generate and disseminate information about biodiversity. SANBI
departments based at Kirstenbosch include: Kirstenbosch NBG, Gold Fields Environmental
Education Centre, Compton Herbarium, Harry Molteno Library, and the Kirstenbosch Research
Centre and Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, which house a number of environmental
programmes and projects.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
Government Ave, Gardens, 8001 / PO Box 61, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 467 4660 Fax: 021 467 4680 E-mail: Kmbongwa@iziko.org.za
Website: www.iziko.org.za/sang
Contact: K Mbongwa
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Services offered: The gallery holds in trust an historical and contemporary art collection on
behalf of the people of South Africa. Regular and special tours are offered. A nominal entrance fee
is applicable, however student cardholders are exempt from the fee. Opens Tuesdays to Sundays
from 10:00-17:00, closed Mondays. Visitors 16 years and older R15, free to visitors under 16
years. South African pensioners, school learners and students R5.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
PO Box 787, Pretoria, 0001 (Reservations can also be made Online or at the Cape Town Tourism
centre, Cnr Castle and Burg Streets)
Tel: 012 428 9111 Fax: 012 426 5500 E-mail: reservations@sanparks.org
Website: www.sanparks.org
Aim: To acquire and manage a system of national parks which represent the indigenous wildlife,
landscapes and significant cultural assets of South Africa for the pride and benefit of the nation.
Services offered: Conservation; social ecology; cultural mapping; community development;
environmental education; environmental education centres; volunteer programme (Honorary
Rangers); training courses (environmental ethics, field guides) and magazines (Custos and Young
Custos). We welcome volunteers to assist our organisation.
SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL MUSEUM
St Georges Street, Simons Town, 7975 / Private Bag X1, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 787 4686/4620 Fax: 021 787 4606/ 021 787 4780 E-mail: navpro@telkomsa.net
Contact: Commander Able Semon Grant - Officer in charge of museum
Services offered: History of the South African Navy. Featuring a mast house and sail loft (1814),
original storehouse and hospital. Life-size minesweeper and submarine. Large collection of ship
models and naval relics. Tours of the Naval Dockyard are provided by appointment.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES MUSEUM
186 Main Rd, Muizenberg, 7945
Tel: 021 788 7031 Fax: 021 788 4120
Contact: Captain Jones
Aim: To inform people about the history of the police in the Western Cape.
Services offered: History of the police service in South Africa. As the oldest structure on the
False Bay coast it is a national monument. It was the VOC policing post in 1673.
SOUTH AFRICAN SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Milton Rd, Goodwood, 7460 / PO Box 25, Goodwood, 7459
Tel: 021 591 6842 /3 Fax: 021 591 6849 E-mail: capewest@scouting.org.za
Website: www.scouting.org.za
Services offered: Total development by environmental education and skills training of all our
youth, based on action in all communities and environments. We are the only organisation that
provides all communities with these programmes from a very early age until retirement and
beyond. Being an international organisation with 28 million members worldwide, we have access to
innumerable sources of information and resources. In the Western Cape we provide excellent
training programmes for our youth at various venues in addition to a fully equipped conference
venue at the Hawequas Scout Ranch in Wellington.
SOUTHSOUTHNORTH (SSN)
138 Waterkant Street, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 425 1464/5 Fax: 021 425 1463
Website: www.southsouthnorth.org
E-mail: Cindy@southsouthnorth.org
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Contact: Cindy de Haan - Environmental Writer and Media Liaison
Aim: SouthSouthNorth (SSN) is a network of organizations, research institutions and consultants
grouped into one developmental organisation aiming to build capacity among public and private
stakeholders to deal effectively with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Services offered: SSN assists all stakeholders in developing a best practice for the CDM. We
provide technical assistance and support to public bodies, interest groups and private owners. SSN
provides support by: forging links, facilitation services, promoting capacity development and
offering training. SSN dedicates itself to supporting the development of robust, clear and certain
rules to ensure integrity for the CDM and the promotion of sustainable development.
SOUTHERN AFRICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF COASTAL BIRDS
(SANCCOB)
Sea Bird Centre, 22 Pentz Drive, Table View, 7441 / PO Box 11116, Bloubergrant, 7443
Tel: 021 557 6155 Fax: 021 557 8804 E-mail: info@sanccob.co.za
Website: www.sanccob.co.za
Contact: Mrs Strauss - Fundraising Manager
Aim: To protect and preserve South Africa's coastal birds, especially threatened species, for the
benefit of present and future generations. SANCCOB meets their mission by supporting coastal
bird research programmes and disseminating information; raising public awareness through
education and raising funds to support and sustain this mission effectively.
Services offered: SANCCOB rescues, rehabilitates and releases ill, injured, oiled and orphaned
sea birds. It also runs training courses for volunteers. Our centre also offers lectures for school
children (booking essential) and opportunities for local and foreign volunteers. SANCCOB aims to
build a new, tourist-friendly sea bird rehabilitation centre within the next three years.
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE (SALT)
Observatory Road, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 9, Observatory, 7935
Tel: 021 460 6280 Fax: 021 447 1312 E-mail: salt@salt.ac.za
Website: www.salt.ac.za
Contact: Isobel Bassett - Senior Scientific Assistant
Aim: In the construction and operation of SALT the focus is on Industrial and Educational
Empowerment, Public outreach, Educational Benefits, Science education visitor centres and SALT
as an African facility.
Services offered: Day Tours of the Sutherland Facility: Visits to be booked through the
Sutherland Tourism Bureau Tel: 023 571 1265.
ST JOHN AMBULANCE FOUNDATION
St John Gate, 183 Sir Lowry Rd, Cape Town, 8001 / 50 Kommetjie Rd, Fish Hoek, 7975
Tel: 021 461 8420 / 021 782 3306 Fax: 021 461 7700 / 021 782 1793
E-mail: Debtors@ct.stjohnambulance.co.za
Website: www.stjohn.org.za
Contact: Le-Ann / Training Department
Aim: As a leading organisation in the Primary Health Care System, we provide, through a caring
team of dedicated volunteers and support staff, training and services in First Aid, Basic Health and
Home Care to all those in need of our expertise, and to this end we are committed to utilising our
available resources effectively.
Services offered: At the South Peninsula Centre, training courses in First Aid, Save-a-Life, Baby
Sitting and Home Care are offered. Home Care courses train students to be a Home Carer in a
private home, hospital, or old age home. The loaning of Patient and Mobility Aids such as
wheelchairs, commodes, crutches, toilet seat raisers, walking frames, etc, is another service
offered. Items are loaned out for a three-month period on a donation basis. Volunteers also
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transport the elderly and people who do not have transport or friends to take them to the doctor
or hospitals in Fish Hoek. Two days notice is required for this service.
STARKE AYRES GARDEN CENTRE
Liesbeek Parkway, Rosebank, 7700
Tel: 021 685 4120 Fax: 021 685 4499
Website: www.thegardencentre.co.za
E-mail: starkeayres@iafrica.com / starkerb@iafrica.com
Aim: To raise the public's awareness of the environment through gardening.
Services offered: This retail garden centre gives lectures to school children about the benefits of
gardening, different soil types and how to propagate plants and trees. Limited space gardening is
also addressed. The nursery dispenses advice on any gardening or landscaping query.
STELLENBOSCH MUSEUM
37 Ryneveld St, Stellenbosch, 7600 / Private Bag X5048, Stellenbosch, 7599
Tel: 021 887 2902 Fax: 021 883 2232 E-mail: stelmus@mweb.co.za
Website: www.museums.org.za/stellmus
Services offered: History of Stellenbosch and surrounds; available for functions by Friends of the
Museum and institutions upon request.
STUDENTS' HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTRES ORGANISATION (SHAWCO)
Braemer Cottage, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT, Anzio Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 406 6740 Fax: 021 406 6741 E-mail: shawco@shawco.org
Website: www.shawco.org
Contact: Mrs Wendy Lewin- Fundraiser
Aim: To improve the quality of life of individuals in developing communities within the Cape
Metropolitan Area.
Services offered: Eight youth development projects run by student volunteers; Mobile clinics in
several communities run by student volunteers and qualified doctors (volunteers); Adult Day Care
Clubs for older and disabled people in Kensington, Elsies River, Nyanga and Khayelitsha; Four
community centres in Kensington, Nyanga and Khayelitsha, run in partnership with other NGOs
and CBOs. We welcome volunteers to assist our organisation.
SURPLUS PEOPLE PROJECT (SPP)
45 Collingwood Rd, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 468, Athlone, 7760
Tel: 021 448 5605 Fax: 021 448 0105 E-mail: herschelle@spp.org.za
Website: www.spp.org.za
Contact: Herschelle Milford - Director
Aim: To assist rural communities to acquire secure land rights; develop mechanisms to hold and
manage that land; and, clarify and implement their plans for the sustainable use of the land.
Services offered: Assisting and empowering landless, dispossessed and homeless communities to
take forward their struggles for land rights, housing and democratic forms of local and regional
government. Influence and assist in the building of sustainable and democratic community
structures. Co-operate with organisations engaged in addressing the social and political legacy of
apartheid.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AFRICA (SEA)
The Green Building, Bell Crescent Close, Westlake, 7945.
Tel: 021 702 3622 Fax: 021 702 3625 E-mail: info@sustainable.org.za
Website: www.sustainable.org.za
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Contact: Mark Borchers- Directors/ Peta Wolpe- Managing Director
Aim: To promote sustainable energy approaches and practices in the development of South Africa
and Africa, through research, capacity building, information dissemination, project implementation,
lobbying and networking.
Services offered: Renewable and Clean Energy - project management, system design, policy
analysis and development; Climate Change – greenhouse gas inventories, lobbying, project
identification and development; Energy Audits - for residential, commercial and government
buildings; implementing and monitoring; City Energy Strategy Development – developing
sustainable energy plans, supporting city implementation by local government; Green Building
Advice and Sustainable Development Planning – consulting, including sustainable low cost
housing; we have designed and constructed our own green office building. Training courses and
support materials for the above areas.
SWARTRUGGENS CONSERVANCY
1) Contact: Volker Miros
2) Contact: Nik Wullschleger
3) Contact: Paul Gray
E-mail: grays@yebo.co.za
PO Box 15143, Vlaeberg, 8018
PO Box 145, Koue Bokkeveld, 6836
PO Box 231, Bergvliet, 7864
Tel: 021 719 3953
Tel: 023 317 0625
Tel: 021 712 0088
Aim: To conserve and protect the natural and cultural heritage, and to facilitate environmentally
sustainable utilisation of the Swartruggens area in the Western Cape.
Services offered: The conservancy is underpinned by a comprehensive Constitution, which has
been signed by all members (inclusive of 15 farms in the Koue Bokkeveld). The area is extremely
rich in botanical species – the full extent of which is still being studied. At least four types of veld
exist in the biome. The area is also rich in archaeological sites including bushman paintings and
"colonial period" paintings which are unique. The conservancy is linked to the vast Cederberg
Conservancy.
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TABLE MOUNTAIN FUND, THE (TMF)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens (Centre for Biodiversity Conservation), Rhodes Drive,
Newlands, 7700 / Private Bag X2, Die Boord, Stellenbosch, 7613
Tel: (021) 762 8525 Fax: (021) 762 1905 E-mail: ohuyser@wwf.org.za
Website: www.wwf.org.za/?section=Trusts_TMF
Contact: Onno Huyser - Manager
Aim: TMF, run under the auspices of WWF-SA, is a Capital Trust Fund designed to provide a
sustainable source of funding to support biodiversity conservation within the Cape Floristic Region
(CFR). TMF is aligned to the Cape Action Plan for People and Environment's (C.A.P.E.) Vision and
Strategy.
Services offered: TMF implements C.A.P.E. through the following strategic focal areas: Protection
of prioritised habitats (terrestrial, freshwater and adjacent marine ecosystems); Conservation
within the working lowlands and urban areas; Building environmental awareness as part of project
partnerships; The control of alien invasive species and restoration of natural biodiversity; Applied
or action research for biodiversity advantage; Enhancement of the global conservation status of
the Cape Floristic Region; and Capacity Building.
TMF's funding priorities are arranged into 5 programmes, as follows:
- STEWARDSHIP (off-reserve conservation, focused predominantly on the highly threatened
lowlands of the CFR)
- CAPACITY BUILDING (transformation of, and supporting growth and development of new
entrants, to the conservation sector)
- SMALL GRANTS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY (supporting civil society action in conservation)
- CAPE PENINSULA AND CITY BIODIVERSITY NETWORK (recognizing the gateway to the Fynbos,
which is the City of Cape Town including both Table Mountain and the lowlands of the City)
- SUPPORTING DELIVERY OF THE C.A.P.E. LANDSCAPE INITIATIVES (or Mega-reserves)
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TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK (TMNP) – SANParks
Shop A1, Ground Floor, Westlake Square, Cnr Westlake Drive and Steenberg Rd, Westlake, 7945 /
PO Box 37, Constantia, 7848
Tel: 021 701 8692 Fax: 021 701 8773 E-mail: tablemountain@sanparks.org
Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Phumeza Mgxashe - Communications Manager
Aim: To conserve the ecological, cultural and scenic resources of the Table Mountain Chain.
Services offered: Tourism facilities; recreational facilities; environmental management;
environmental education; natural and cultural resource database management; environmental
planning; fire management; alien plant control; footpath management; research and monitoring.
BOULDERS SECTION – TMNP
1 Kleintuin Rd, Seaforth, Simons Town, 7975 / PO Box 62, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 786 2329 Fax: 021 786 5786 E-mail: tmnp@sanparks.org
Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Monique Ruthenberg, Section Ranger
Services offered: Visitors facility as well as environmental education on the penguins.
BUFFELSFONTEIN VISITOR CENTRE – TMNP
PO Box 62, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 780 9204 Fax: 021 780 9321 E-mail: JacquelineS@sanparks.org
Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Jacqueline Simons - Senior Tourist Officer
Aim: Environmental education for children and parents alike. To accommodate overnight hikers as
well as acting as a tourist facility.
Services offered: A day visitor's centre catering for school projects and visits. Rangers and
education officers are willing to assist groups to develop their environmental programmes. The
Centre is electrified and can be used for seminars or conferences.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SECTION – TMNP
Plateau Rd, Simons Town, 7995 / PO Box 62, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 780 9240 Fax: 021 780 9321 E-mail: JacquelineS@sanparks.org
Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Jacqueline Simons- Administrative Officer
ORANGE KLOOF NATURE RESERVE – TMNP
PO Box 37, Constantia, 7848
Tel: 021 790 1023 Fax: 021 790 7981 E-mail: NosiphoS@sanparks.org
Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Nosipho Somdaka - Reserve Manager
Aim: The Orange Kloof Nature Reserve is managed by the Table Mountain National Park,
protecting endangered Afro-montane vegetation in this area. For this reason it is closed to the
public.
Services offered: An educational resource centre; environmental education; indigenous forest
management; fynbos management; fire management expertise; programmes and resources are
available to pre-booked groups.
SILVERMINE SECTION – TMNP
Ou Kaapse Weg, Tokai, 7945 / PO Box 22619, Fish Hoek, 7974
Tel: 021 789 2456 / 021 789 2404 Fax: 021 789 2455 E-mail: LeighanM@sanparks.org
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Website: www.tmnp.co.za
Contact: Leighan Mossop - Section Ranger
SUNBIRD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE, SILVERMINE – TMNP
PO Box 30223, Tokai, 7966
Tel: 021 715 0011 Fax: 021 712 9928 E-mail: penperm@iafrica.com
Website: www.peninsulapermits.co.za
Contact: Peninsula Permits - Booking Agent
Aim: To promote outdoor recreation and enhance environmental awareness among young people
and adults and to make the centre's facilities available to all persons with environmental education
objectives.
Facilities and tariffs: The centre can accommodate 35 people (prices on request). There are
three bedrooms with double bunks and 1 bedroom for facilitators/teachers; a kitchen with a sixplate gas stove, a freezer and cooking utensils; a dining/workshop room with audio-visual
equipment on request; ablution block with laundry facilities and a campfire and braai area.
Crockery, cutlery and bedding are not provided. The centre may only be used for non-commercial
environmental education purposes and groups are responsible for running their own programmes.
TOKAI ARBORETUM (Table Mountain National Park)
Tokai Plantation, Tokai Rd, Tokai, 7945 / PO Box 30088, Tokai, 7966
Tel: 021 712 7471 Fax: 021 712 9504 E-mail: chrisb@sanparks.org
Contact: Chris Botes – Senior Section Ranger
Aim: The Tokai Plantation and the Arboretum are managed by the Table Mountain National Park.
The main aim is to manage and preserve the biodiversity of the section, while multiple use is a
strong priority. Various recreational activities and facilities are available to the public, increasing
an awareness of both commercial forestry and environmental conservation.
Services offered: Facilities include the picnic area, arboretum, guest house hiking trails, walks
and a tea garden. Activities are self-guided hikes, horse riding, mountain biking and picnicking.
TRADE UNION LIBRARY AND EDUCATION CENTRE
7 Community House, 41 Salt River Rd, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 376, Woodstock, 7915
Tel: 021 447 1677 / 7848 Fax: 021 447 9244 E-mail: lrs@lrs.org.za
Contact: Busisiwe Vanada
Aim: To assist unions and workers in gaining access to learning and information, that will be
useful in enhancing their struggle for social equity.
Services offered: Services provided include a resource centre, education/training for shop
stewards and union officials, research on labour issues, and a small bookshop. Monthly seminars
and workshops are also offered on specific topics relating to the work environment.
TRAFFIC (EAST/SOUTHERN AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA OFFICE)
Kirstenbosch Gardens, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, 7700 / c/o South African National Biodiversity
Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 799 8673 Fax: 021 797 7186 E-mail: Burgener@sanbi.org
Website: www.traffic.org
Contact: Markus Burgener - Senior Programme Officer
Aim: TRAFFIC (Trade Record Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce), the wildlife trade
monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the
conservation of nature.
TRIPLE TRUST ORGANISATION (TTO)
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PO Box 13227, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 689 6000 Fax: 021 689 6003 E-mail: tto@tto.org.za / donovan@tto.org.za
Website: www.tto.org.za
Contact: Donovan Pedro – Director: Western Region
Mission: Poverty alleviation through enterprise development
Services offered: Market development facilitation, i.e. market assessment, market information
dissemination, intervention design, capacity building, business linkages and Project management
TSOGA ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE (TERC)
Tsonga Tours, Washington St, Langa, 7456 / PO Box 254, Langa, 7456
Tel: 021 694 0010 Fax: 021 694 9813 E-mail: nosipdil@iafrica.com
Contact: Nomtha Dilima - Executive Director
Aim: To promote a greater public awareness of environmental issues; inform and educate
communities of their environmental rights; promote community participation and involvement in
environmental policy formulation; build a community-accessible resource centre; and facilitate
information-sharing locally and internationally.
Services offered: Educational and training programmes with regard to a wide variety of
environmental issues, including recycling, waste artefact training and gardening skills; resident
horticulturist; school visits; placements in the environmental field; information service; research;
clean-up and water management. Together with township tour operators, Tsoga have mapped a
walking tour of Langa which challenges both tourists' and the community's perspective of their
living environment.
TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE
Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 50603, Waterfront, 8002
Tel: 021 418 3823 Fax: 021 418 3952
E-mail: rstevens@aquarium.co.za / education@aquarium.co.za
Website: www.aquarium.co.za
Contact: Russell Stevens
Aim: To foster a love, respect and understanding of the oceans for their future well being. We
promote the understanding that careful environmental management is the responsibility of every
individual and to provide opportunities for visitors to interact with living animals and eco-systems.
Services offered: Hands on activities for school groups in two discovery centres, specialised
enrichment courses for grade 6 and 10 students, teacher tutoring programmes, puppet shows,
marine art and craft activities for children, adult basic education training literacy programmes,
specialised courses for restaurant employees, tour guides and tertiary students, a mobile outreach
programme and resource material.
TYGERBERG BIRD CLUB (TBC)
Kristo Pienaar Environmental Education Centre, Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Welgemoed, 7530 /
PO Box 4388, Durbanville, 7551
Tel: 021 919 2282 / 082 460 4847 Fax: 086 698 8390 E-mail: md@cape-ecotours.co.za OR
B.DeKock@mweb.co.za
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tygerberg/
Contact: Mariana Delport – Chairman/ Brigid de Kock
Aim: To foster an interest in, and knowledge of, birds and those environmental elements which
impact on them.
Services offered: Our monthly talks and field outings are open to any member of the public. We
also assist with the environmental education programmes offered at the Kristo Pienaar
Environmental Education Centre. We present talks on birds and their role in the environment at
schools and to any interested organisation. Our members are actively involved in bird ringing, bird
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monitoring in various nature reserves, and regular water bird counts (CWAC). All are welcome to
participate in our activities.
TYGERBERG NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Totius St, Welgemoed, 7530 / Private Bag X4, Parow, 7499
Tel: 021 913 5695 Fax: 021 913 6268 E-mail: tygerberg.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Aim: To promote environmental and conservation education for schools, organisations and the
wider community.
Services offered: Qualified environmental educator, guided walks, standard and tailor-made
environmental education programmes, lecture room and resource centre. This nature reserve
supports one of the last remnants of the highly threatened Swartland Shale Renosterveld
vegetation.
Opening hours: 09:00 – 16:00 (weekdays); 09:00 – 18:00 (weekends & public holidays).
2009 Tariffs: Adults R10.00 (13yrs & older), Children R5.00 (3-13yrs), Children under 3yrs free,
Senior Citizens R5.00 (60+ yrs, ID required).
- 'Friends' of this reserve: free (proof of membership required).
- Learner/student groups: R3.00 per learner (pre-booked).
- Season Tickets (annual): Adults R100.00, Family R150.00 (parents & any 3 children up to
13yrs), Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) R50.00. The season ticket provides unlimited entry into the
following nature reserves: Helderberg, Tygerberg, Rietvlei, Rondevlei and Blaauwberg
Conservation Area.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Hiking trails, picnic sites, bird-watching, panoramic views.
Environmental education (EE): Kristo Pienaar EE Centre (please book).
Accommodation: None.
TYGERBERG ZOO PARK
Off N1 Freeway, Exit 39 (Stellenbosch/Klipheuwel), Joostenbergvlakte / PO Box 524, Kraaifontein,
7569
Tel: 021 884 4494 Fax: 021 884 4238 E-mail: tygerbergzoo@mweb.co.za
Contact: John M Spence - Director
Aim: To build a world-class zoo park and build stocks of rare and endangered animal species. Also
to make people realise that animals are part of our universe.
Services offered: The Zoo opens from 09:00-17:00 every day of the year. There are braai and
picnic areas and a refreshment centre. Entry fees: Adults R50, Children R34 and group rates are
available.
U
UITKAMP WETLANDS (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Mosselbank Road, Durbanville
Tel: 021 970 3097 (c/o Durbanville NR) Fax: 021 979 0093
E-mail: durbanville.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Contact: Vibeke Kragh
Opening hours: Public open space.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Nature walks amid a small wetland, interesting plants, birds and frogs.
Environmental education (EE): None.
Friends: Uitkamp Action Group, E-mail: yoellmj@mweb.co.za
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
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University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2353 Fax: 021 650 2352 E-mail: lynn.cable@uct.ac.za
Website: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/age
Contact: Lynn Cable - Administrative Assistant
Services offered: Specific research interests include issues related to human evolution, the
emergence of modern humans, and the history of hunter-gatherer, pastoralist and farming
communities in southern Africa, as well as the archaeology of more recent colonial settlement. In
addition, the Department is home to archaeometric and materials research, focusing on
paleoanthropology, past environments, early human diets and materials analysis. More recently,
the Department of Archaeology has developed expertise in Cultural Resource Management,
working with both government and private sectors to mitigate the effects of development and
widen public awareness of the importance of the past.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – CENTRE FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION (CCR)
UCT Hiddingh Campus, 31-37 Orange St, Gardens, 8001 / PO Box 1228, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 422 2512 Fax: 021 422 2622 E-mail: mailbox@ccr.uct.ac.za
Website: http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za
Aim: To contribute towards a just peace in South and southern Africa by promoting constructive,
creative and co-operative approaches to the resolution of conflict and the reduction of violence.
Services offered: Provides third-party assistance in the resolution of community and political
conflict; participates in national and regional peace initiatives; promotes public awareness of the
value and practice of constructive conflict resolution; promotes democratic values in South Africa;
and promotes disarmament and demilitarisation in South and southern Africa. Equips individuals
and groups with facilitation, mediation, needs analysis and evaluation skills; creative approaches
to conflict and personal management skills. Disseminates academic and policy research to
government departments, parliamentary committees, international agencies, the academic
community and other interested parties. Journals, books, videos, conference and working papers.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN - MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel/Fax: 021 650 3283 E-mail: ma-re@uct.ac.za
Website: www.sea.uct.ac.za/cms
Contact: Mr Emlyn Balarin - Operations Manager
Aim: Providing multidisciplinary marine expertise in order to promote marine, maritime and
coastal studies and job creation in South Africa, through a consultancy service that draws on the
wide resource of highly skilled specialists in marine and coastal sciences amongst the teaching and
research staff at the University of Cape Town.
Services offered: An incomparable consultant base, being able to employ any expert on campus,
in any of the marine fields. The centre also employs post-graduate students under strict
supervision to provide them with job training. This enables the centre to provide exceptional
service at the best rates. It also facilitates and co-ordinates short courses in education and
training.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – DISASTER MITIGATION FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
PROGRAMME (DiMP)
Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3,
Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2987 Fax: 021 689 1217
E-mail: silvia.prime@uct.ac.za / Ailsa.holloway@.uct.ac.za
Website: www.egs.uct.ac.za/dimp
Contact: Sylvia Prime / Ailsa Holloway
Aim: To promote disaster mitigation as one strategy for sustainable development.
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Services offered: Collaborative research: MANDISA - monitoring, mapping and analysis of
disaster incidents for South Africa; education and training: short courses and postgraduate courses
in disaster risk reduction. Policy advocacy: contributions towards policy support for disaster
mitigation. Interdisciplinary partnerships: southern African regional programmes such as
Community Drought Mitigation, Urban Vulnerability and Rainwater Harvesting.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE (ERC)
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 3892 /3230 Fax: 021 650 2830 E-mail: erc@uct.ac.za
Website: www.erc.uct.ac.za
Contact: Prof Kevin Bennett - Director
Aim: The ERC's core activity is energy. Under the umbrella of this first line activity, the
organisation is involved in the following major undertakings; Research, Education and capacity
building; Energy services of benefit to the community at large.
Services offered: The Centre is an African-based multi-disciplinary energy research centre that
pursues excellence in technology, policy and sustainable development research, education and
capacity building programmes at a local and international level.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2873/4 Fax: 021 650 3456 E-mail: postgrad@enviro.uct.ac.za
Website: www.egs.uct.ac.za
Contact: Shahieda Samsodien - Administrative Assistant
Services offered: The department aims to promote excellence in: a) teaching within formal
undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and in short courses; b) through research into numerous
aspects of the environment but in particular the studies of human-environment interactions; and
c) through extension work. The latter is conducted under the auspices of two units housed within
the department. The Environmental Evaluation Unit has major interests in the identification,
evaluation and management of environmental problems, including the assessment of
environmental impacts. The Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (DiMP)
undertakes a diverse suite of activities, including focused disaster risk research into small, medium
and large disasters, especially within the Cape Metropolitan Area.
Within the academic department, research encompasses a range of themes according to staff
expertise including, for example, the processes and problems of urbanization in Africa,
palaeoecological and geomorphological studies, southern Hemisphere climate variability, regional
implications of global climate change, climate modelling, precipitation controls, satellite
climatology and mesoscale meteorology.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION UNIT (EEU)
The Co-Director, EEU, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2866 Fax: 021 650 3791 E-mail: Merle.Sowman@uct.ac.za
Website: www.egs.uct.ac.za/eeu
Contact: Merle Sowman – Director
Aim: The EEU is a self-supporting environmental service based at UCT, but operating
internationally, who have successfully integrated research, consulting and short course training in
environmental management. A wide range of environmental services are provided for leading
private and public corporations, research institutions, planning and development organisations,
state departments, local authorities and communities.
Services offered: The EEU prepares innovative teaching/resource material for courses; lectures
at tertiary institutions; designs and delivers a range of short courses in environmental
management and sustainability; fosters links with academics, other tertiary institutions and
government departments; undertakes outreach activities which benefit the broader public; design,
facilitate and support capacity-building activities.
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – FRESHWATER RESEARCH UNIT
Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 3636 Fax: 021 650 3301 E-mail: Jenny.Day@uct.ac.za
Website: www.zoology.uct.ac.za/docs/fresh.html
Contact: Prof Jenny Day - Director
Services offered: Research on rivers and wetlands; management of quantity and quality of water
in rivers and wetlands; freshwater ecology; undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and
training.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2931 Fax: 021 650 3783 E-mail: sci-geology@uct.ac.za
Website: www.uct.ac.za/depts/geolsci
Services offered: The Department of Geological Sciences offers a comprehensive undergraduate
curriculum in the Geological Sciences including an honours program in Geology and in
Geochemistry. At the postgraduate level the department offers a Master of Science in Geology and
in Geochemistry (by thesis), as well as a full PhD program.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
UNIT (OEHRU)
School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Falmouth Building, Anzio Rd, Observatory, 7925
Tel: 021 406 6719 / 021 406 6610 Fax: 021 406 6163 E-mail: oehru@uct.ac.za
Contact: Ms F Roberts (Senior Secretary) / Dr M A Dalvie (Senior Research Officer)
Website: www.oehru.uct.ac.za
Aim: To be a principal centre of occupational and environmental health research in South Africa,
the SADC region of Africa and other African countries, and internationally.
Services offered: To conduct multidisciplinary research integrating laboratory, clinical,
epidemiological and policy research into occupational health problems; conduct public policy
research into issues ranging from toxic or injurious exposures through to health surveillance; the
functioning of relevant health services including promotive, preventive, curative and
rehabilitative/compensation aspects; deliver quality education and training to researchers and
occupational health practitioners especially at postgraduate level.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – PLANT CONSERVATION UNIT (PCU)
Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 2440 Fax: 021 650 4046
E-mail: Mandy.Sauls@uct.ac.za / Timm.Hoffman@uct.ac.za
Website: www.pcu.uct.ac.za
Contact: Prof M Timm Hoffman - Director
Aim: To develop and communicate a biological understanding of the flora and vegetation of the
Cape Floristic Region in order to promote the sustainable use of these unique assets by all.
Services Offered: Plant ecology, post-graduate training in Conservation Biology and institutional,
consulting. Privately funded research into conservation planning and conservation of the Cape
flora, fynbos and succulent Karoo.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – SOUTHERN AFRICA LABOUR AND DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH UNIT (SALDRU)
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10 University Avenue, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700 / SALDRU, University of Cape
Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 5696 Fax: 021 650 5697 E-mail: brenda.adams@uct.ac.za
Website: www.uct.ac.za/depts/cssr
Contact: Brenda Adams
Aim: SALDRU undertakes research in the field of labour economics and development in southern
Africa. Topics of concern are labour relations, labour market issues, training, women workers, child
labour, the environment and industry, and others pertaining to the South African economy and
economic development.
Services offered: The unit has an extensive collection of resources on the above topics, which
includes a database of newspaper articles spanning the last 25 years. It has been doing work in
the area of disability for the past decade, independently and in co-operation with the ILO
(International Labour Organisation). Quantitative databases on household surveys are stored
electronically and there is also a well-equipped library. Ad hoc programmes are also run, including
the analysis of household data.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: 021 650 3604 Fax: 021 650 3301 E-mail: Meg.ledeboer@uct.ac.za
Website: www.zoology.uct.ac.za
Contact: The Departmental Administrator
Services offered: Research on animals in the sea, freshwater and on land, and how they relate to
the environment and conservation issues surrounding them.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – BOTANICAL GARDEN
Cnr Van Riebeeck & Neethling St, Entrance Neethling St, Stellenbosch / Private Bag X1, Matieland,
7602
Tel: 021 808 3054 Fax: 021 887 9803 E-mail: vjc@sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/botanicalgarden
Contact: Deon Kotze - Curator
Services offered: Free entry - A garden, restaurant, gift shop, conference facilities, unique
collections and research.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3236 Fax: 021 808 2405 E-mail: lwillems@sun.ac.za
Contact: Lydia Willems - Secretary
Services offered: An academic department to train students so that they are capable of
assessing interactions between plant and animal species and the southern African
landscape/environment and the implications of potential eco-system impacts to long-term
persistence.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – CENTRE FOR GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3103 Fax: 021 808 3109 E-mail: jhvdm@sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/geog-enviro
Contact: Prof J van der Merwe
Services offered: Providing the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in
environmental and urban analysis, planning and decision-making.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME (EEPUS)
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Department of Didactics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 2259 Fax: 021 808 2295 E-mail: Cpsr@sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/eepus
Contact: Prof Chris Reddy - Programme Leader
Aim: To promote environmental education in schools; to enable teachers and communities to take
responsibility for improving their own situations; to develop appropriate resource materials; to
develop INSET (in-service training) initiatives.
Services offered: Various courses in environmental education; "We Care" resource materials (for
primary schools); "Windows on the Wild" resource materials for Life Science in the Intermediary
Phase, focusing specifically on biodiversity.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT
University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3218 Fax: 021 808 3109 E-mail: desireem@sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/geology
Services offered: An academic department in both the Arts and Science Faculties, which provides
training in Geology, Geography, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Environmental and
Urban Studies at under-graduate and post-graduate levels.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – UNIT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 2418
Fax: 021 808 3556
E-mail: jph2@sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/philosophy/cae
Contact: Prof Johan Hattingh - Head: Unit for Environmental Ethics
Aim: To improve the quality of environmental decision-making in South Africa by creating an
awareness and critical understanding among leaders in business, non-governmental organisations
and government of the values informing environmental policy and decision-making.
Services offered: As specialists in environmental ethics we offer: ethical reviews of EIAs, ethical
surveys of environmental management practice, ethical analysis of environmental controversies
and the facilitation of ethical deliberation in decision-making.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH – UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
SASOL ART MUSEUM
52 Ryneveld St, Stellenbosch, 7600 / Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3693 Fax: 021 808 3669 E-mail: lmdw@.sun.ac.za
Website: www.sun.ac.za/usmuseum
Contact: Dr Lydia M De Waal
Services offered: Selected items from the University's permanent collection of art, anthropology
and cultural history are on display. Special exhibitions are held annually. Lectures, workshops,
special events and tours may be arranged.
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH ART GALLERY
Cnr Dorp and Bird St, Stellenbosch, 7600 / Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3524 Fax: 021 808 3669 E-mail: suz@sun.ac.za
Contact: Suzelle Kriel - Gallery Manager
Services offered: Approximately 10 exhibitions are held per year. The focus is primarily on
contemporary South African art. Lectures, workshops, special events and tours may be arranged.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
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BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2301 Fax: 021 959 2312 E-mail: Achanning@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.botany.uwc.ac.za
Aim: To contribute to building the complete graduate by designing courses and methods of
teaching to prepare students for leadership roles on leaving university. Our ultimate aim is to
produce graduates who not only have a solid grounding in Botany but who feel confident in
communication skills, and are able to think critically and apply knowledge and skills to novel
situations. We also strive to develop as a centre of excellence for teaching and research in four
focal fields: Eco-physiology, Ecology and Ethnobotany, Systematics and Marine Botany. These
aims are presently being revisited.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – CENTRE FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION (CACE)
CACE, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X18, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2231/3880 Fax: 021 959 2481 E-mail: atowfie@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.uwc.ac.za/cace
Aim: To build and extend adult and continuing education; to train adult educators; to provide
resources for adult, community and development educators.
Services offered: Research, training, information and documentation service; consulting;
conference organisation; policy-making and publications.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – EARTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2223 Fax: 021 959 2438 E-mail: Wdavids@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.science.uwc.ac.za/earthscience
Services offered: The Earth Sciences Department Cape combines the disciplines of Petroleum
Geology, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry and Environmental and Water Sciences. We are a dynamic
unit that has been in existence since 1990. Programmes offered here include Groundwater,
Geochemistry, Petroleum Geology and Environmental Sciences.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCES
UNIT (EERU)
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2498/ 021 959 3384 Fax: 021 959 2484 E-mail: eeru@uwc.ac.za
Contact: Ivy Kinnear- Education Officer
Website: www.botany.uwc.ac.za/eeru
Aim: To conduct environmental education and greening programmes with local educational
institutions and communities in order to develop an awareness and understanding of the interrelationships between the natural, social, economic and political environments.
Services offered: Pre-and in-service teacher development programmes; fieldwork and guided
walks in the Cape Flats Nature Reserve; horticultural advice and assistance in starting indigenous
and other gardens; propagation of indigenous plants; environmental awareness workshops;
production and provision of environmental resources; information on environmental issues.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – INTERNATIONAL OCEAN INSTITUTE
SOUTHERN AFRICA (IOI-SA)
c/o Biodiversity & Conservation Biology Department, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag
X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2975 Fax: 021 959 1213 E-mail: jplandt@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.ioisa.org.za
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Contact: Jenny Plandt – Financial Administrator / Mr Adnan Awad – Director
Aim: To develop and offer high quality capacity building and research programmes which improve
upon the sustainable livelihoods methodology.
Services offered: Research, running workshops, training courses and promoting of marine
environmental education. IOI-SA can develop specialised courses related to the sustainable
management of oceans and coasts and their resources. Courses are developed on request.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – LAND DEVELOPMENT UNIT (LDU)
Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2595 Fax: 021 951 4459 E-mail: dmakin@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.uwc.ac.za/ldu
Contact: D Makin-Taylor - Director
Aim: LDU will, through the building of partnerships and by establishing environmentally sound
agricultural income-generating projects, increase the income of livelihoods, thus promoting the
sustainable livelihoods approach.
Services offered: The LDU provides agricultural research and development services; technical
support and capacity training to resource limited to technical support to vegetable gardeners on
the Cape Flats and other peri-urban areas; assists agricultural development agencies to reorientate their farmer support services so that they are appropriate to the needs of resource-poor
farmers and undertakes research into land and agricultural issues by analysing existing farming
systems; promotes the sustainable livelihoods approach through undertaking joint ventures with
government departments; provides capacity building training to ensure successful implementation
of technical developments.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – PROGRAMME FOR LAND AND AGRARIAN STUDIES
(PLAAS), SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 3961 Fax: 021 959 3732 E-mail: plaas@uwc.ac.za
Website: www.uwc.ac.za/plaas
Contact: Prof Ben Cousins - Director
Aim: Research training and evaluation studies of key issues in land and agrarian reform, such as:
land tenure and natural resource management, rural livelihoods, institutional development and
change.
Services offered: Research services for short-term or long-term studies; short courses;
occasional papers series; resource centre; evaluation of programmes or projects.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE – TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES
(TIP)
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 959 2435 Fax: 021 959 3630 E-mail: COntong@uwc.ac.za
Contact: Cheryl Ontong - Office Manager
Aim: TIP works towards the development of learning organisations within the education and public
sectors. We offer learning processes based on an understanding and appreciation of human
development.
Services offered: Key areas of expertise are leadership and management, enabling change,
strategic development planning mentorship, networked learning, facilitating learning processes and
organisational development. Our courses and developmental processes relate current theory in the
above areas to practice at an individual and organisational level. They encourage problem solving
and critical thinking, within an interactive methodology that fosters action learning and strategies
to support the implementation of learning. Various short course modules as well as an
organisational development and mentoring services are offered.
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VALLEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (VDP)
6 Flamingo St, Ocean View, 7975 / PO Box 22465, Fish Hoek, 7974
Tel: 021 783 2292/ 021 783 7039 Fax: 021 783 2687 E-mail: vdp@netactive.co.za
Website: www.vdp.org.za
Contact: Sherine Arendse / Linda Lamb – Executive Members
Aim: To empower and develop the people of the Noordhoek Valley through training and support in
an environment of dedication and growth.
Services offered: Valley development Project (VDP) is a Non-Profit Organisation, which was
formed in 1989 as one of Catholic Welfare and Development's satellite projects. The aim of this
initiative is to improve the lives of the people living within the Noordhoek Valley focusing primarily
on the disadvantaged areas of Ocean View and semi rural Masiphumelele. Various sectors of these
communities are targeted and empowered through the VDP's diverse projects and programmes.
VERGELEGEN (MUSEUM)
Lourensford Road, Somerset West, 7130
Services offered: Vergelegen, meaning "situated far away", was granted to the Governor of the
Cape in 1700 and the property has had a long and fascinating history since that time. During its
long history Vergelegen has developed a unique culture. It is embodied in physical properties, in
its people and in the more aesthetic traditions handed down over the last 300 years. The property
still gives pleasure to its numerous visitors with its layout, including the historic camphor trees (a
national monument) and octagonal garden, the stately homestead and the fertile valley where fine
wines are grown. Open for viewing seven days a week.
VENTURE FORTH INTERNATIONAL
14 Cradle Close, Sunningdale, Table View, 7441 / PO Box 60314, Flamingo Square, 7439
Tel: 021 556 4150 Fax: 021 557 9941 E-mail: info@ventureforth.co.za
Website: www.ventureforth.co.za
Contact: Walther Meyer - Managing Member
Aim: To provide quality, educational, safe and enjoyable mountaineering and adventure
programmes for adults and children.
Services offered: Guided mountaineering and adventure tours, mountain leadership and skills
training courses, outdoor education services, corporate team building, youth camps and
consultation services.
VOLUNTEER CENTRE
124 Belvedere Road, Claremont, 7708 / PO Box 2549, Clareinch, 7740
Tel: 021 674 5338 Fax: 021 674 5367 E-mail: info@volcent.co.za
Website: www.volcent.co.za
Contact: Deline van Boom - Director
Aim: To motivate and develop effective volunteering through consultation, training, information
and placement services for the benefit of all.
Services offered: Training and consultation in all aspects of volunteer management. Referral
services for volunteers. Resource centre with a reference library and quarterly newsletter. A youth
programme focusing on life-skills and volunteering, as well as a retired senior’s volunteer
programme (RSVP).
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WARRIOR TOY MUSEUM
St George's St, Simons Town, 7975
Tel/Fax: 021 786 1395 E-mail: warriortoys@polka.co.za
Services offered: Nostalgia trip of miniature replicas. A collection of dinky toys, dolls, Meccano,
model cars, boats and trains.
WATERWORKS MUSEUM, TABLE MOUNTAIN
Between Hely Hutchinson and Woodhead Reservoirs, Table Mountain (northern side).
Services offered: Obtain the key from the overseer's cottage at the reservoirs. A display of
memorabilia from the construction of the reservoirs can be viewed, including a beautifully restored
narrow gauge steam engine.
WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL CO-OPERATIVE
PO Box 3001, Reygersdal, 7352, Atlantis
Tel/Fax: 021 572 0272 E-mail: wcec1@yebo.co.za
Contact: Mr L Dudley - Office Administrator
Aim: The vision of the Co-operation is to contribute to the integrated development of poor
communities through facilitating income generating environmental projects at local level, that are
driven by local communities.
Services offered: Through the vision, economic, environmental and social objectives have arisen.
The economic objective is to turn degraded and alien infested veld on publicly owned and state
land into pristine natural veld to generate income for local communities. The environmental
objective is to enhance the aesthetics of the local environment. The social objective is to provide
local recreational amenities and contribute to environmental awareness within the local
community.
WEST COAST FIELD STUDIES CENTRE
c/o Brooklyn Chest Hospital, Stanberry Rd, Brooklyn, 7405
Tel/Fax 021 511 2384 / 083 338 9319 E-mail: Admin@stonedragon.co.za
Contact: Frank Wygold - Education Officer
Services offered: Hands-on environmental education to all learners (pre-school to Grade 10) and
graduates. Providing Model C facilities to marginalised schools that can't afford equipment such as
microscopes, videos and TVs. Lectures are based on the outcomes-based education curriculum of
the Department of Education.
WEST COAST FOSSIL PARK AND THE WEST COAST ECO-ED
Langebaanweg, on R45 between Vredenburg and Hopefield / PO Box 42, Langebaan, 7375
Tel: 022 766 1606 Fax: 022 766 1765 E-mail: wcfp@iafrica.com
Website: www.iziko.org.za/iziko/partners/wcfp.html
Contact: Pippa Haarhof - Director
Aim: To give learners a chance to experience hands-on activities that cannot be done at school.
Activities include plants, soil, water and fossils.
Services offered: We offer specialised education programmes, bird watching, hiking, flower
watching and mountain biking trails. We also offer a hands-on fossil experience. Opening times
Monday–Friday 08:00-16:00, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays phone 022 766 1606 for
opening times. Entrance fees for Adults R10, Seniors and students R6, Children over 5 years R4.
Tour Tariff (includes Entrance Fee) Adults R50, Learners R15, Seniors and students R25, Children
under 5 years free.
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WESTERN CAPE ASSOCIATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE
2 Begonia St, Milnerton, 7441 / PO Box 1544, Milnerton, 7435
Tel: 021 555 2881 Fax: 021 555 2888 E-mail: director@apd-wc.org.za
Website: www.apd-wc.org.za
Contact: Johan Joubert - Provincial Director
Aim: To promote such medical, educational, vocational and social services and facilities as may be
needed by persons with physical disabilities to achieve independence. To promote measures for
the early detection and prompt and efficient treatment of persons who are, or might become,
physically disabled.
Services offered: The Association is affiliated with the National Council for Persons with Physical
Disabilities in South Africa, with 20 Branches across the Western Cape. Branches provide mainly
social work services to persons with disabilities, including various projects like day care centres
and protective workshops, while the Association supports Branches in their efforts by acting in a
supervisory capacity, dispensing advice, information and supervision.
WESTERN CAPE COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND, THE (WCCB)
PO Box 37559, Valyland, 7978
Tel: 021 785 3315 Fax: 021 785 5246 E-mail: wccbdot@yebo.co.za
Contact: Dot Canham - Administrative Officer
Aim: To promote the quality of life of more than 30,000 blind and partially-sighted people residing
in the Western Cape, and helping them to meet the formidable challenges which they face in their
day-to-day lives.
Services offered: The WCCB is the co-ordinating body of the 25 affiliated organisations for and of
the blind in the Western Cape. Please contact us for a list of these organisations.
WESTERN CAPE INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY (WESGRO)
12th Floor, Waldorf Arcade, 80 St Georges Mall, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 1678, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 487 8600 Fax: 021 487 8700 E-mail: info@wesgro.co.za
Website: www.wesgro.co.za
Contact: Rishaard Hajee/ Richard Wade
Aim: To promote investment and trade in the Western Cape.
Services offered: A fact sheet on the environmental industry in the Western Cape has been
produced. It is also available from the Wesgro website (www.wesgro.co.za) under the "Business
Sectors" link.
WHALE MARK NPO
PO Box 1070, Parow, 7499
Tel/Fax: 021 930 0779 E-mail: whalemark@absamail.co.za
Website: http://myweb.absamail.co.za/whalemark
Contact: Ken Botes - CEO
Aim: Marine and inland biodiversity conservation and education; to bring "The Sea" to people who
cannot afford to see it.
Services offered: Covering the whaling history of South Africa; photo exhibitions of various types
of whales; whaling stations of SA; products manufactured from whales; conservation methods;
education; arts and crafts from whales; types of boats involved in whale catching since 1600 and
methods applied; reasons why whaling activities stopped in SA, but still continue in other
countries. Our intentions are to educate the public, children and tourists about marine biodiversity
and our natural heritage.
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WILDERNESS FOUNDATION, THE
Stone Cottage No. 3, Cnr Rhodes Ave and Kirstenbosch Drive, Newlands, 7700 / PO Box 24046,
Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 674 3450 Fax: 021 683 5888 E-mail: Erica@sa.wild.org
Website: www.wild.org
Contact: Erica Widelko - Pride of Table Mountain Project Coordinator
Aim: To protect and sustain African wilderness and wild lands through integrated conservation and
education programmes, the benefits of which support cultural, biodiversity, scientific, economic
and spiritual values.
Services offered: In the Western Cape, the Pride of Table Mountain Project, an experiential
education programme, promotes leadership, learning and a lively volunteer ethos. School and
community groups from the townships and Cape Flats participate on a one-day hike on Table
Mountain; hikes are led by volunteer leaders from those same communities.
WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE – WESTERN CAPE
(WESSA:WC)
31 The Sanctuary, off Pollsmoor Rd, Kirstenhof, 7945 / PO Box 30145, Tokai, 7966
Tel: 021 701 1397 Fax: 021 701 1399 E-mail: patrick@wessa.co.za
Website: www.wessa.org.za (National site)
Contact: Patrick Dowling - Environmentalist
Aim: To promote public participation in the conservation of the environment where the greatest
impact is from human activity.
Services offered: Our offices are open to the public who can make use of our various resources
including legislation, magazines, journals, case studies, posters, pamphlets, guide books etc. We
respond to telephonic enquiries from our members and the general public including Friends
groups, government, industry and education. Depending on funding and environmental priorities
we undertake training and capacity-building programmes with CBOs. Lobbying, advocacy, policy
development and playing a watchdog role are all important aspects of our environmental work.
Our current focus areas are EIAs, catchment management (water), Coastal Zone Management and
capacity building.
WILLIAM FEHR COLLECTION (IZIKO MUSEUMS OF CAPE TOWN)
Castle of Good Hope, Darling St, Cape Town, 8001 / Castle of Good Hope, PO Box 1, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 464 1264 Fax: 021 464 1280
Website: www.iziko.org.za/castle
Aim: Through innovative, professional museum programmes, the William Fehr Collection has set
itself the task of drawing ever widening layers of the South African community to its permanent
historical collection. Its collection includes, interesting history paintings and decorative art
reflecting the colonial period with special emphasis on the Western and Eastern Cape. A dynamic
heritage centre and gallery for enjoyment and learning which is located in the oldest building in
Cape Town (The Castle of Good Hope).
Services offered: A great tourist attraction, it is also a useful education resource in relation to
the new OBE syllabus. Our museum also provides an exciting venue for changing exhibitions of
contemporary art and photography, crafts as well as a space for small-scale theatre and music
performances. Open daily 09:30-16:00. Adults R20 (Sundays R10), Pensioners with South African
pensioner cards R15, students with SA student cards R10, Children (5-16 yrs) R10 (Sundays R5),
pre-booked school groups R5 per learner.
WITZANDS CONSERVATION AREA (INCLUDES SILWERSTROOMSTRAND CONSERVATION
AREA & ATLANTIS DUNEFIELDS) (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Corner of R27 and Dassenberg Drive, Atlantis
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Tel: 021 577 5000/2/3/4
Contact: Charline McKie
Fax: 021 577 5001
E-mail: witsands.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: Opening hours: Atlantis Dunes: 07:00 – 19:00 for activities in the dunefields
(with pre-arranged permits).
2009 Tariffs: R9.00 per person entering the dunes on foot, R100.00 per 4x4 vehicle which covers
4 persons per vehicle, R60.00 per quad-bike / motorcycle (passengers R9.00 per person extra).
Annual permits (pro rata): 4X4 vehicles R970.00; Quad-bikes/motorcycles R650.00.
Filming (2009): Stills shoots R1710.00 (max. 10 vehicles & 25 people), Film shoots: R3762.00.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Sand-boarding, beach walking, rock pools, filming, 4x4 driving, camping (caravan,
chalets & tents), picnic sites, braai areas, hiking trails, bird watching, whale watching and fishing
(permit required).
Environmental education (EE): Formal programmes by appointment.
WOLA NANI
9 Drake St, Unit 3, Collingwood Place, Observatory, 7925 / PO Box 13890, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 447 2091 Fax: 021 447 3126 E-mail: wolanani@wolanani.co.za
Website: www.wolanani.co.za
Contact: Moira Jones - Director
Aim: To address the needs of those people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and to improve their
quality of life.
Services offered: Family and community support services, home care and lay counselling,
income-generation opportunities to client base, childcare and community outreach, education and
awareness.
WOLFGAT NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Baden Powell Drive, Mitchells Plain
Tel: 021 371 5141 Fax: 021 374 1910
Contact: Charline McKie
E-mail: wolfgat.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
Aim: To best conserve the reserve's natural systems and manage it sustainably in partnership,
primarily as an environmental education destination and recreation resource, for Cape Town
residents, particularly for the surrounding communities of Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.
Services offered: Sand cliffs and coastal dunes that support Cape Flats Dune Strandveld (thicket)
vegetation. Environmental education for pre-primary and primary school learners, covering topics
such as rocky shores, beach ecology, weathering, erosion, fynbos and strandveld; Nature trails;
Guided nature walks; Conservation activities for community volunteers wanting to make a
contribution to taking care of the reserve.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); closed weekends.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: Picnicking and fishing at designated points along coast (permit required).
Environmental education (EE): EE programmes offered outdoors (please book).
Accommodation: None.
WORLD OF BIRDS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND MONKEY PARK
Valley Rd, Hout Bay, 7806
Tel: 021 790 2730 Fax: 021 790 4839
Website: www.worldofbirds.org.za
Contact: Mr W Mangold
E-mail: info@worldofbirds.org.za
Aim: World of Birds strives to bring people and animals closer together, in order to develop
respect and appreciation for nature in all its diversity.
Services offered: World of Birds houses roughly 3000 birds and animals, providing a valuable
education and conservation resource to school groups and the public. A new Monkey Jungle has
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been created, where people can walk amongst the monkeys. The park is open every day, including
Sundays and all public holidays from 09:00 to 17:00.
WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE – SOUTH AFRICA (WWF-SA)
Millennia Park, 16 Stellentia Ave, Stellenbosch, 7600 / Private Bag X2, Die Boord, Stellenbosch,
7599
Tel: 021 888 2800 Fax: 021 888 2888
Website: www.wwf.org.za
Aim: WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a
future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity,
ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of
pollution and wasteful consumption.
Services offered: WWF South Africa is committed to conserving the natural heritage of South
Africa for future generations. Focuses include marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats, climate
change and conservation education. We work with numerous partners including NGOs, industry
and government to achieve our goal of people living in harmony with nature. WWF also focuses on
equipping individuals to reduce their own ecological footprints. For more information on this visit
www.wwf.org.za/hero.
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YMCA OUTDOOR CENTRE, HOUT BAY
PO Box 26384, Hout Bay, 7872
Tel: 021 790 2230 Fax: 021 790 7188
Contact: Ashley Weaver - Manager
Aim: A campsite for the youth to help them with their development.
Services offered: The centre is situated in Hout Bay near the beach. The upper site
accommodates 65 beds in 10 sleeping units while the lower site accommodates 45 beds in 3
sleeping units. Both sites have fully equipped kitchens, ablutions and their own hall. Recreational
facilities include a large swimming pool, volleyball court, games fields, obstacle course and
mountain hikes. There is also an open-air chapel. Tariffs for the lower campsite are R27.00 per
person during the weekday and R62.00 per person at weekends. For the upper campsite it is
R30.00 per person during the weekday and R70.00 per person at weekends (tariffs subject to
change).
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ZANDVLEI CARAVAN PARK (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
The Row St, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 169, St James, 7946
Tel: 021 788 5215 Fax: 021 788 7396
Contact: Keith Surfontein - Parks Superintendent
Services offered: There are 105 caravan and tenting sites and 12 holiday cabins for rent. The
park is situated on the shores of Zandvlei with a playground for children. High season tariffs for a
1-bedroom cabin are R385 and 2-bedroom cabin R400. High season tariffs for caravan and
camping-sites are R140 and R90 in the low season. Pensioners rate in the low season is R50.64
only two people on the site, Rally rate is R63.30. Picnic area R8 per adult and R5 per child. All
tariffs subject to change.
ZANDVLEI ESTUARY NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Coniston Avenue, Marina Da Gama
Tel/Fax: 021 701 7542 Fax: 021 701 9983
E-mail: zandvlei.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
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Aim: Syllabus-orientated environmental education classes are available for pre-primary, primary
and high school level. The reserve offers an environmental resource centre, slide shows and an
interpretive nature walk. Excursions include a guided walk in the reserve, identification of spoor
and identification of edible plants. Local communities also have the opportunity to become involved
in the environment through educational programmes.
Services offered: Integrated environmental management expertise, environmental resource
centre, nature trail and bird watching facilities and general conservation liaison. This estuary
supports a variety of indigenous fish and bird species.
Opening hours: 07:30 – 16:00 (weekdays); closed weekends.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Train.
Activities: Jetty, bird hides, picnic sites.
Environmental education (EE): Zandvlei EE Centre (book in advance for live reptile displays).
Accommodation: None.
ZANDVLEI TRUST, THE
PO Box 30017, Tokai, 7966
Tel/Fax: 021 788 3011 / 021 762 5176 Fax: 021 788 5909 E-mail: vincentm@iafrica.com OR
merryscholar@absamail.co.za
Website: www.zandvleitrust.org.za
Contact: David Muller – Chairman / Vincent Marincowitz - Chairman
Aim: To conserve the indigenous flora and fauna of the Zandvlei and enhance this natural
resource for the benefit of all.
Services offered: Litter and recycling: liaising with council and consultants on "trash racks"
installed on Sand and Langrietvlei canals leading into the vlei. Environment and environmental
education: monitor water quality; serve on Zandvlei Water Quality Committee; jointly manage
water quality schools project with the Wildlife and Environment Society (mainly Retreat/Steenberg
area). Fauna and flora conservation: contacts with Botany and Zoology departments at UCT and
UWC; annual planting of indigenous plants; lobby council and remove alien vegetation.
ZANOKHANYO TRAINING CENTRE
Cnr Fumana & Qamela Streets, Harare, Khayelitsha, 7784 / CWD-Zanokhanyo, Private Bag X8,
Cape Mail, 8003
Tel: 021 363 1782 Fax: 021 363 0392 E-mail: zano@telkomsa.net
Services offered: Train women in skills for employment so that they can have a source of income
to provide for their families and so contribute to the upliftment of the community. We also have a
tea garden where visitors are welcome to enjoy tea/coffee and a biscuit between 9am and 4pm.
ZEEKOEVLEI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME (ZEEP)
Peninsula Rd, Zeekoevlei, 7941
Tel: 021 706 8523 Fax: 021 706 3411 E-mail: zeep@telkomsa.net
Website: www.zeep.co.za
Contact: Mark Ogilvie - Acting Project Manager
Aim: To give young people from all communities the opportunity to get in touch with nature so
that each person comes to recognise that the environment is something worth enjoying and
conserving. ZEEP seeks to build on curriculum 2005 and encourages young people to become
actively involved in environmental/conservation issues.
Services offered: Overnight environmental education programmes focused on supporting
curriculum 2005. Programmes are of high quality, outdoor-based and cost effective, so that even
previously disadvantaged groups can participate. Trained Field Rangers run the programmes,
which can accommodate groups of up to 50. Accommodation facilities are situated on the shores of
the 270ha Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve, and a bush camp on the shore of the 250ha Rondevlei
Nature Reserve.
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ZEEKOEVLEI ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
18 Flamingo Crescent, Zeekoevlei, 7941
Tel: 021 705 3587 E-mail: nicki.stock@softelbiz.com
Contact: Nicki Stock
Services offered: We are a group of residents and users of Zeekoevlei who are concerned about
environmental problems facing the Zeekoevlei area. We actively promote the reversal of the rapid
deterioration of the Zeekoevlei and surrounding ecosystem; and actively promote the
improvement and conservation of habitats in the Zeekoevlei area in a non-emotional and nonpolitical manner by interacting with the roles people play.
ZEEKOEVLEI NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Zeekoevlei Road, Pelican Park
Tel: 021 706 2404 (c/o Rondevlei NR) Fax: 021 706 2405
E-mail: zeekoevleinature.reserve@capetown.gov.za
Services offered: This wetland supports a variety of bird life.
Opening hours: Daily 07:30 – 19:30 (Nov - Apr), 07:30 – 18:00 (May - Oct).
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi.
Activities: Picnicking and fishing.
Environmental education (EE): Zeekoevlei EE Centre (please book).
Accommodation: Book for camps by phoning 021 706 8523.
ZOARVLEI WETLANDS (CITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Between Donegal Road, Rugby; Boundary Road, Milnerton; and Milner Road, Metro Industrial
Township, near Paarden Eiland
Tel: 021 689 4184 (David Curran) / 021 550 1086 (Koos Retief)
Services offered: Opening hours: Not applicable.
Tariffs: None.
Public transport: Taxi or bus.
Activities: walking, bird watching.
Environmental education (EE): West Coast Field Studies Centre. Contact Frank Wygold to book the
Centre, on Tel: 021 511 2384, Cell: 083 338 9319 or E-mail: admin@stonedragon.co.za
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Alphabetical listing of organisation acronyms (A – Z)
AACL - Animal Anti-Cruelty League
AMIF - Afro-Montane Information Forum
ARO - Animal Rescue Organisation
ASAF - Advance South Africa Fair
BEN - Bicycling Empowerment Network
BMT - Baboon Management Team, The
BOTSOC - Botanical Society of South Africa
CACE - Centre for Adult and Continuing Education – University of the Western Cape
CAFDA - Cape Flats Development Association
CANSA - Cancer Association of South Africa
C.A.P.E. - Cape Action for People and the Environment
CAPE TOWN APD - Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled
CAPFSA - Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa
CAPTRUST - Cape Environmental Trust
CCDI - Cape Craft and Design Institute
CCR - Centre for Conflict Resolution – University of Cape Town
CDRA - Community Development Resource Association
CEES - Conservation Education and Exploration Society
CFCE - Centre for Creative Education
CHPA - Cart Horse Protection Association
CI - Conservation International
CIRD - Centre for Integrated Rural Development
CIWF-SA - Compassion in World Farming - South Africa
ComArt - Community Arts Association
CNF - Community Networking Forum
CPI - Cambridge Programme for Industry
CPMC - Cape Province Mountain Club
CPU - Conservation Planning Unit
CROW - Concerned Residents of Wynberg
CTHT - Cape Town Heritage Trust, The
CWA - Community Women Action
CWD - Catholic Welfare and Development
CWT - Cape Wetlands Trust
DAG - Development Action Group
DAPG - Dolphin Action and Protection Group, The
DARG - Domestic Animal Rescue Group
DEA&DP - Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
DEAFSA - Deaf Federation of South Africa
DEAT - National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
DEF - Durbanville Environmental Forum
DiMP - Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme – University of Cape Town
DLA - National Department of Land Affairs
DPSA - Disabled People South Africa
DWAF - National Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
EASD - Empowerment for African Sustainable Development
EDG - Energy & Development Group
EEASA - Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa
EEPUS - Environmental Education Programme – University of Stellenbosch
EERU - Environmental Education and Resources Unit – University of the Western Cape
EEU - Environmental Evaluation Unit – University of Cape Town
EJNF - Environmental Justice Networking Forum, Western Cape
ELA - Earthlife Africa
ELA - Environmental Law Association, The
EMG - Environmental Monitoring Group
ERC - Energy Research Centre – University of Cape Town
ERSWA - Elsies River Social Welfare Association
EWT - Endangered Wildlife Trust
FAMSA - Family and Marriage Society of South Africa, WC
FCA - Fairest Cape Association, The
FCR - Foundation for Contemporary Research
FDU - Fisheries Development Unit
FoMM - Friends of Mostert's Mill
FOTG - Friends of the Glen
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FRC - Friends of Rondebosch Common
GGASA - Girl Guides Association of South Africa
GLENCO - Grassy Park and Lotus River Environmental Commission
HET - Humane Education Trust
HSCT - Historical Society of Cape Town
IAIA-SA - International Association for Impact Assessment, South Africa
IDASA - Institute for Democracy in South Africa
IDT - Independent Development Trust, Western Cape
IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare
ILRIG - International Labour Resource and Information Group
IOI-SA - International Ocean Institute Southern Africa – University of the Western Cape
IPC - Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation – University of Cape Town
KEAG - Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group
KERIC - Khayelitsha Education Resource and Information Centre
LDU - Land Development Unit – University of the Western Cape
LRC - Legal Resources Centre
MCSA - Mountain Club of South Africa
MDT - South African Mountaineering Development and Training Trust
MEET - Marine Environmental Education Trust
MPIDT - Mitchells Plain Industrial Development Trust
MSSA - Marie Stopes South Africa
NCOP - National Council of Provinces, Environmental Affairs Committee
NEAG - Noordhoek Environmental Action Group
NICRO - National Institute for Crime and Reintegration of Offenders
NPRT - Non-profit Resource Training
OEHRU - Occupational & Environmental Health Research Unit – University of Cape Town
OIEC - Oil Industry Environment Committee
PAP - Protea Atlas Project
PASASA - Paraffin Safety Association of South Africa
PDSA (SA) - People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, South Africa
PERMACORE - Permaculture Foundation of the Western Cape
PLAAS - Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, School of Government – University of the
Western Cape
PMF - Peninsula Mountain Forum
PPASA - Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa – Western Cape
PUPP - Project for the Upliftment of Pets and People
RDSP - Rural Development Support Program
RIM - Robben Island Museum
RUEESU - Rhodes University Environmental Education and Sustainability Unit
SAAO - South African Astronomical Observatory
SACHM - South African Cultural History Museum
SADSA - South African Dark Sky Association
SAEP - South African Education and Environment Project
SAFeAGE - South African Freeze Alliance on Genetic Engineering
SAHRA - South African Heritage Resources Agency
SAIE&ES - South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
SALDRU - Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit – University of Cape Town
SALT - Southern African Large Telescope
SAMA - South African Museums Association, Western Cape
SAMCS - South African Melayu Cultural Society
SANBI - South African National Biodiversity Institute
SANCA - South African Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, WC
SANCCOB - Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds
SANE - South African New Economics Network
SANParks - South African National Parks
SANTA CPT - South African National Tuberculosis Association, Cape Town
SAPS - South African Police Services – Crime Stop Misdaad Western Cape
SARCS - South African Red Cross Society
SCAT - Social Change Assistance Trust
SEA - Sustainable Energy Africa
SEED - School Environmental Education and Development
SMRU - Small Mammal Research Unit – University of Cape Town
SHAWCO - Students' Health and Welfare Centres Organisation
SPCA - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Cape of Good Hope SPCA
SPP - Surplus People Project
SSAG - Society of South African Geographers
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SSN - SouthSouthNorth
TBC - Tygerberg Bird Club
TEARS - Emma Animal Rescue Society, The
TERC - Tsoga Environmental Resource Centre
TIP - Transforming Institutional Practices – University of the Western Cape
TMF - Table Mountain Fund, The
TMNP - Table Mountain National Park, South African National Parks
TNS - Natural Step, The
TTO - Triple Trust Organisation
UNISA - University of South Africa – Department of Further Teacher Education
VDP - Valley Development Project
WCCB - Western Cape Council for the Blind, The
WCED - Western Cape Education Department – Curriculum Services
WCEEF - Western Cape Environmental Ethics Forum
WENT - Westlake Neighbours Trust
WESGRO - Western Cape Investment and Trade Promotion Agency
WESSA: WC - Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, The – Western Cape
WWF-SA - World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa
ZEEP - Zeekoevlei Environmental Education Programme
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Selected government departments - (local, provincial
and national)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
WEBSITE: www.capetown.gov.za
ACCOUNTS & GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Telephone: 0860 103 089
Telephone: (overseas callers only) +27 21 401 4701
Fax: 0860 103 090
SMS: Send a short message (< 160 characters) describing your query/complaint to 31373 (incl.
your name, acc. number and/or erf no.). Your contact will then be logged and a reference number
issued to you so that you can track our progress.
E-mail: contactus@capetown.gov.za OR accounts@capetown.gov.za
ALCOHOL & DRUG 24/7 HELPLINE
Telephone: 0800 HELP 4 U (0800 435 748)
COUNCILLORS
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/council
CABLE THEFT
Telephone: 0800 222 771
Fax: 021 400 5910
CITY MANAGEMENT (City Manager and Executive Directors)
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/management
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT CENTRE (Enquiries: All hours)
Telephone (All hours): 021 597 5000
Fax: 021 597 5010
E-mail: disasteroperations.centre@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/disasterriskmanagement
ELECTRICITY SERVICES (General, prepaid, load shedding and faults)
Postal address: PO Box 82, Cape Town, 8000
Telephone: 0800 220 440
SMS: Send a short message (< 160 characters) describing fault to 31220 (incl. your name, acc.
number and/or erf no.)
Fax: 0860 220 441 / 0800 220 441
Telephone (Accounts): 0860 103 089
ESKOM: 0860 037 566
E-mail: frc@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/electricity
Buy electricity online: www.energy.co.za
EMERGENCY (When life or property is endangered by fire, accidents and natural disasters etc.)
Telephone: 107
Telephone from mobile: 021 480 7700
Telephone from mobile: 112 (toll free)
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/disasterriskmanagement
EVENTS APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS
Telephone: 021 483 9013 / 021 483 9272
Fax: 021 957 0046
E-mail: events.permit@capetown.gov.za
FILM SHOOTS & PERMITS
Telephone: 021 483 9060
Fax: 021 483 9061
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E-mail: film.permit@capetown.gov.za
FRAUD HOTLINE
Telephone: 0800 323 130
INVESTMENT & TRADE PROMOTION
(WESGRO - Western Cape Investment & Trade Promotion Agency)
Telephone: 021 487 8600
E-mail: info@wesgro.org.za
Website: www.wesgro.org.za
LAND INVASION (Squatter control)
Telephone: 0800 225 669
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
Postal address: Private Bag X9181, Cape Town, 8001
Telephone: 021 400 1300
Fax: 021 400 1313
E-mail: mayor.mayor@capetown.gov.za
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
Telephone: 0860 103 089
Fax: 021 400 2276/5915
E-mail: accounts@capetown.gov.za
OMBUDSMAN
Telephone: 021 400 5486/7
Fax: 021 400 5952
E-mail: ombudsdirect@capetown.gov.za
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Telephone (Information): 0800 65 64 63
Telephone (Dial-a-ride - for disabled people): 0800 600 895
ROADS AND STORMWATER (Potholes, flooded roads and chemical or other spills)
Telephone: 0860 103 054
Postal address: PO Box X1694, Cape Town, 8000
E-mail: watertoc@capetown.gov.za
SOLID WASTE (Illegal dumping, wheelie bins, cleansing, extra cleaning)
Postal address: PO Box 298, Cape Town, 8000
Telephone: 0860 103 089
Fax: 0860 103 090/021 400 4302
E-mail: wastewise@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/solidwaste
TENDERS
Telephone: 021 400 2405/2505
Fax: 021 419 7659
E-mail: tenders@capetown.gov.za
Website: web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/newcitytenders/
TRAFFIC FINES
Telephone: 0860 103 089
Fax: 021 406 8734
Website: www.payfine.co.za
TRAFFIC & METRO POLICE
Telephone: 0860 765 423
TRAFFIC SIGNAL FAULTS (All hours)
Telephone: 0860 00 19 48
WATER & SANITATION (Emergencies such as leaks, burst pipes, sewer defects/blockages and
complaints e.g. low water pressure and water wastage)
Telephone: 0860 103 054
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SMS: Send a short message (< 160 characters) describing fault to 31373 (incl. your name, acc.
number and/or erf no.)
Telephone (Account & consumption) queries: 0860 103 089
Fax: 021 957 4726
E-mail: watertoc@capetown.gov.za
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/water
STRATEGY & PLANNING DIRECTORATE (City of Cape Town)
Executive Director
PA to Executive Director
Director: Environmental Resource Management
Director: Planning & Building Development Mngt
Director: Strategic Development Information & GIS
Director: Spatial Planning & Urban Design
Director: Strategic Support
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PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
cape>gateway
Cape Gateway is a single point of access to government information and services for the citizens of
the Western Cape.
You can also get answers from Cape Gateway by:
> logging on to www.capegateway.gov.za
> calling 0860 142 142 (weekdays 08:00 - 18:00)
> visiting us at 142 Long St, Cape Town (weekdays 08:00 - 16:00)
> emailing questions@capegateway.gov.za
Provincial Government Western Cape switchboard Tel: 021 483 3911
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING (DEA&DP)
1 Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4091 Fax: 021 483 3016 E-mail: adevilli@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Rudi Ellis – Acting Head of Department; Annelize de Villiers – Office Manager
Aim: The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning promotes human wellbeing, economic efficiency and environmental integrity in the interests of sustainable development
in the Western Cape.
CHIEF DIRECTORATE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND MANAGEMENT [DEA&DP]
1 Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4790 Fax: 021 483 4185 E-mail: rellis@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Rudi Ellis - Chief Director: Environmental and Land Management
Aim: The Chief Directorate Environmental and Land Management's main objectives include:
Implementation of an integrated restructuring process, including the organisational establishment;
Maintaining and supporting an effective, integrated, environmental and land development
management system; Initiating and participating in the formulation of legislation, regulations,
policies, law-reform and other initiatives with regard to planning and environmental matters;
Capacitating organs of state and other stakeholders and rendering relevant support regarding
planning and environmental matters.
DIRECTORATE: INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (REGION A) [DEA&DP]
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1 Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4796 Fax: 021 483 3633 E-mail: crabie@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Chris Rabie - Director: Integrated Environmental Management (Region A)
Aim: Because of the amount of work generated in the Province, it is divided into two regions. A
responsibility manager manages each region. Each region has exactly the same measurable
objectives, performance-indicators and targets. Integrated Environmental Management (Regions A
& B) aims to: Ensure efficient and effective provision of staff for the new structure and
development of personnel; Administer, implement and enforce constitutional and statutory
environmental obligations and support municipalities to manage land use applications effectively,
to ensure that development is environmentally sustainable; Develop, implement, enforce and
improve systems, projects and programs, which support the exercise of statutory obligations;
Ensure successful implementation of the Western Cape Planning and Development Act as
amended, and the alignment of legislation and other initiatives with regard to the three spheres of
government, in the spirit of co-operative governance; Ensure that policies, directives and manuals
in support of municipal and environmental planning are in place; Capacitate and support organs of
state, the Department internally, other national and provincial departments and the Minister in
order to enhance service delivery.
DIRECTORATE: INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (REGION B) [DEA&DP]
1 Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4093 E-mail: anbarnes@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Anthony Barnes - Director: Integrated Environmental Management (Region B)
Aim: See entry above.
CHIEF DIRECTORATE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND PLANNING [DEA&DP]
6TH Property Centre building Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 2723
Fax: 021 483 5654
E-mail: delford@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Dipolelo Elford - Chief Director: Environmental and Land Planning
Aim: Environmental and Land Planning are responsible for the following: The implementation of an
integrated restructuring process, including the organisational establishment; Ensuring the
execution of land and spatial planning on provincial and regional level; Initiating and participating
in the formulation of legislation, regulations, policies and other initiatives relating to land planning
matters; Capacitating organs of state and other stakeholders and render relevant support
regarding planning and environmental matters; Promoting biodiversity management and support
and monitor public entities and relevant statutory committees; Supporting the Western Cape
Nature Conservation Board; Supporting the Environmental Commissioner; Executing coastal
management; Implementing and promoting integrated pollution and waste management;
Rendering functional support to the Department
DIRECTORATE: STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT [DEA&DP]
4 Leeuwen St, 4th Floor Leeusig Bldg, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 5126 /3966 Fax: 021 483 4440 E-mail: magordon@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Mark Gordon - Director: Functional Support
Aim: To ensure efficient and effective provision of staff for the new structure and development of
personnel; Ensure compliance and law enforcement and provide legal support; Undertake
reporting, co-ordination and communication regarding transversal policy matters and transversal
reports, focusing on sustainable development, co-operative governance and environmental
education; Support statutory and liaison structures; Maintain the Departmental Geographical
Information System (GIS) for data provision service internally and externally; Capacitate and
support organs of state, the Department internally and the Minister through reliable databases and
information systems.
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DIRECTORATE: PLANNING, BIODIVERSITY AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT [DEA&DP]
1 Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4794/5 Fax: 021 483 4527/ 021 483 8326 E-mail: sfriday@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Aim: Planning, Biodiversity and Coastal Management's objectives are to: Ensure efficient and
effective provision of staff for the new structure and development of personnel; Ensure and
support land and spatial planning in the Province based on the methodology of Bioregional
planning; Develop, participate and communicate policies, directives and manuals in order to
capacitate organs of state, the department internally and the Minister; Formulate relevant
legislation and participate in the drafting and alignment of other legislation; Ensure compliance
with relevant local and international treaties and support and monitor public entities and relevant
statutory committees; Capacitate and support organs of state, the Department internally, other
national and provincial Departments and the Minister in order to enhance service delivery;
Implement and manage a coastal management programme; Financial support to the Western Cape
Nature Conservation Board; Financial support to the Environmental Commissioner.
DIRECTORATE: POLLUTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT [DEA&DP]
5th Dorp St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 5109 Fax: 021 483 4425 E-mail: gmarends@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Gottlieb Arendse - Director: Pollution and Waste Management
Aim: Pollution and Waste Management also aims to: Ensure efficient and effective provision of
staff for the new structure and development of personnel; Collect, analyse and disseminate
relevant and current information regarding pollution and waste management; Promote
programmes on pollution and waste management that give effect to integrated pollution and waste
management; Promote public participation in environmental governance and decision-making with
respect to integrated pollution and waste management; Provide efficient and effective support to
all clients and ensure co-operative governance to achieve integrated pollution and waste
management; Develop and implement pollution and waste management legislation, policies,
norms, standards and guidelines and ensure compliance with relevant environmental legislation.
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
27 Wale St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9086, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 483 4064 Fax: 021 483 8797 E-mail: mstuurma@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.capegateway.gov.za
Contact: Myrtle Stuurman
Aim: The Western Cape Department of Housing has committed itself to promote and facilitate the
provision of adequate housing. Our further aim is to implement and maintain sound administration
through working with municipalities
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (WCED)
Grand Central Building, Lower Parliament St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9114, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 467 2627 Fax: 021 467 2620 E-mail: msemmelink@pgwc.gov.za
Website: www.wced.wcape.gov.za
Contact: Matseliso Semmelink - Chief Education Specialist
Aim: To initiate, facilitate, co-ordinate and advocate activities that promote lifelong learning and
development. To ensure that curriculum policy development is based on a secure research
platform.
Services offered: Creating awareness of government policies regarding Environmental Education
(EE); Providing a platform for various education stakeholders to reach consensus around key
concepts, and models for an understanding of issues concerning the environment and EE;
Developing guideline documents which educators can use to provide education for sustainable
development; Developing and promoting EE curriculum activities and curriculum networks.
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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (DEAT)
CAPE TOWN:
Room 328, 120 Plein St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9154, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 465 7240 /1 /2 Fax: 021 465 3216
PRETORIA (HEAD OFFICE):
Fedsure Forum Building, North Tower, Cnr Pretorius and Van der Walt Streets, Pretoria, 0002 /
Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
Tel: 012 310 3911 Fax: 012 322 2682 E-mail: Fmkhetheni@deat.gov.za
Website: www.environment.gov.za
Contact: Mr Fundisile Mkhetheni - Director-General
Aim: The aim of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism is to lead environmental
management and tourism in the interest of sustainable development for all by: Promoting the
sustainable development, utilisation and protection of our natural and cultural resources;
Establishing responsible tourism that ensures environmental sustainability and which contributes
to job creation and a better quality of life; Harnessing the skills, experience and knowledge of the
environment of all South Africans; Fostering equitable access to the benefits derived from our
natural and cultural resources; Empowering the South African public, communities and
organisations through participation, environmental education, capacity building, research and
information services; Working together with all relevant stakeholders and spheres of
government in the spirit of good governance; Ensuring that all international participation and
obligations are undertaken in the context of South Africa's environmental policies and principles.
BRANCH: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION [DEAT]
Fedsure Forum Building, North Tower, Cnr Pretorius and Van der Walt Streets, Pretoria, 0002 /
Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
Tel: 012 310 3849 Fax: 012 320 1714/7114 E-mail: Mscott@deat.gov.za
Contact: Mr Mava Scott - Branch Communicator
Website: www.environment.gov.za
Aim: To ensure the regulation and management of all biodiversity, heritage and conservation
matters.
Services offered: Our functions are to: Manage the conservation of the Transfrontier
Conservation Areas and Protected Areas; Promote and conserve our biological diversity and
cultural and local natural resources and ensure the sustainable utilisation of resources for the
benefit of the people of South Africa; Provide programme management support service to Line
Managers in managing Poverty Relief projects.
BRANCH: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION [DEAT]
Fedsure Forum Building, North Tower, cnr Pretorius and Van der Walt Streets, Pretoria, 0002 /
Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
Tel: 012 310 3730 Fax: 012 320 0488 E-mail: imolamu@deat.gov.za
Website: www.environment.gov.za
Contact: Mr Molefe Molamu - Branch Communicator
Aim: To promote the enhancement of natural resources for sustainable equitable use and protect
and enhance the quality and safety of the environment.
Services offered: Our functions are to: Promote and conserve our biological diversity and cultural
and local natural resources and ensure the sustainable utilisation of resources for the benefit of the
people of South Africa; Protect the environment in the interest of the health and well being of the
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people of South Africa; Provide environmental information in support of effective environmental
management and public participation in environmental governance.
BRANCH: MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT [DEAT]
6th Floor Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag
X2, Roggebaai, 8012
Tel: 021 402 3025 Fax: 021 425 6498 E-mail: cmoses@deat.gov.za
Website: www.environment.gov.za
Contact: Ms Carol Moses - Branch Communicator
Services offered: Through the provision of appropriate scientific liaison, logistical, administrative
and personnel management, the Branch: Marine and Coastal Management advises the Minister and
the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism on the development and conservation of
marine and coastal resources to ensure the sustainable utilisation of such resources, as well as to
maintain marine ecosystem integrity and quality.
BRANCH: TOURISM [DEAT]
Fedsure Forum Building, North Tower, cnr Pretorius and Van der Walt Streets, Pretoria, 0002 /
Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
Tel: 012 310 3903/ 012 310 3322 Fax: 012 322 75754 E-mail: Msesele@deat.gov.za
Website: www.environment.gov.za
Contact: Ms Mothepane Sesele - Director
Services offered: To fulfil the national government's role towards creating the conditions for
responsible tourism growth and development by promoting and developing tourism, thereby
increasing job and entrepreneurial opportunities and encouraging the meaningful participation of
previously disadvantaged individuals. The focus will be on facilitating the growth of the tourism
industry by providing support to the public and private sectors, and the broader community.
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS (DLA)
PROVINCIAL OFFICE:
Nedbank Building, 3rd Floor, 63 Strand St, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag X9159, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 426 2947 Fax: 021 426 2702 E-mail: TUFife@dla.gov.za
Website: www.land.gov.za
Contact: Terence Fife
Aim: To provide access to land and to extend rights in land, with particular emphasis on the
previously disadvantaged communities, within a well-planned environment.
CHIEF DIRECTORATE SURVEYS AND MAPPING [DEPARTMENT: LAND AFFAIRS]
Van der Sterr Building, Rhodes Ave, Mowbray, 7700 / Private Bag X10, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 658 4300 Fax: 021 689 1351 E-mail: dclarke@sli.wcape.gov.za
Website: www.land.gov.za
Contact: Dr Derek Clarke
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY (DWAF)
Room 1060, Sedibeng Building, 185 Schoeman St, Pretoria, 0002 / Private Bag X313, Pretoria,
0001
Tel: 012 336 7500 Fax: 012 336 8850 E-mail: mosahakgas@dwaf.gov.za
Website: www.dwaf.gov.za
Contact: Ms Pam Yako - Director-General
Aim: The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry is the custodian of South Africa's water and
forestry resources. Its aims are to: Ensure the availability and supply of water on a national level;
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Ensure equitable and efficient provision of water services at local level; Promote sustainable forest
management.
WORKING FOR WATER PROGRAMME [DWAF]
5th Floor, Parliament Towers, 103 Plein Street, Cape Town, 8001 / Private Bag 4390, Cape Town,
8000
Tel: 021 441 2700 Fax: 0865133376 E-mail: rossouwt@dwaf.gov.za
Website: www.dwaf.gov.za/wfw
Contact: Theo Rossouw - Communications and Education
Services offered: Working for Water was launched in 1995 in an effort to tackle the problem of
invasive alien plants and unemployment. It is a multi-departmental initiative led by Department of
Water Affairs and Forestry in partnership with the Departments of Environmental Affairs and
Tourism and Agriculture. With more than 300 projects throughout the country, the programme
aims to enhance water security, improve ecological integrity, restore the productive potential of
land and promote sustainable use of natural resources and invest in the most marginalised sectors
of South African society.
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List of recycling organisations and waste facilities
Key:
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LDPE
HDPE
PET
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Metal
Paper
Cardboard
Low Density Polyethylene (soft plastics)
High Density Polyethylene (hard plastics)
Polyethylene Terephthalate (e.g. plastic cooldrink bottles)
GENERAL COMMERCIAL DEPOTS - ALL MATERIALS (i.e. P, Cdbd, M, LDPE)
AEP Scrap. Cnr Lansdowne & Duinefontein Rd, Manenberg
AT Recycling. P, Cdbd, LDPE. Evans Ave, Epping Market
Alvaro Scrap Dealers and Recycling. Wimbledon Rd, Blackheath Ind.
Atlantic Recycling. P, Cdbd, M, LDPE. Refinery Rd, Paarden Eiland
Cannon Scrap. All materials. 77 De Waal Rd, Diep River
Cape Waste. P, Cdbd, LDPE, M. Vrede St, Beaconvale, Parow Valley
Captain Waste. Somerset West, Stellenbosch
C L Waste. 5 Planken St, Plankenbrug Ind. Stellenbosch
Consol. Glass
Corporate Scrap and Recycling. 14B Scheckter Rd, Killarney Gardens
DJ Waste. All materials. Bravo St, Mitchells Plain
Dump It. All materials. 16 Hof St, Bellville
Dump It. Eerste River
Dump It. Maitland
Dump It. Mitchells Plain
Express Waste. All materials. Johnson Rd, Athlone
False Bay Recycling. All materials, wine bottles. Lekkerwater Rd, Kommetjie
Henry D. P, Cdbd, LDPE. Mitchells Plain
Highland Recycling Facility. Malmesbury
Kronendal Recycling. Main Rd, Hout Bay
Kypo Loots. All materials. 11 6th Ave, Elsies River
L&B Scrap. All materials. 222 Lower Main Rd, Observatory
Mondi Recycling. P, Cdbd. Parow Valley
Nampak Recycling. P, Cdbd
Overstrand Recycling. Gansbaai
Paper King. P, Cdbd and non-ferrous metals. 69 Roeland St, Cape Town
Paper King. Voortrekker Rd, Salt River
Peninsula Scrap. All materials. Ruben Kaye Rd, Parow Industria
Premier Recyclers. Buys, sells, restores used cdbd boxes. Packer Ave, Epping
Proactive Recycling. All materials. Opposite Athlone Library
Ralls LA Scrap. Old Paarl Rd, Brackenfell
Retreat Waste Paper. 6th Ave / Retreat Rd, Retreat
RJ's Waste. Killarney Gardens
Southern Recycling. All materials. Bravo St, Mitchells Plain
Strand Waste. All materials / wine bottles. 28 van Zyl St, Strand
Tech pak Waste paper. Cdbd. Kensington
The Scrap Mania. 45 Albert Rd, Woodstock
Uniscrap. 258 Lower Main Rd, Observatory
Waste World. 16th St, Elsies River
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GENERAL COMMUNITY DROP-OFF DEPOTS (All usually collect P, Cdbd, Cans & Glass)
Aanhouwen Club. Drummer Rd, Somerset West
Atlantis Primary Schools (All schools). All materials
Bergvliet High School. All materials
Footprints Environmental Centre. All materials. Wynberg
Helderberg Hospice. Cans, P, Glass, Cdbd. Somerset West area
Kalk Bay Recycling. Outspan car park
KEAG. Kommetjie Imhoff's Gift, Ocean View
Kronendal Recycling. Main Rd, Hout Bay
MD Corporation. 17 Cleveland Close, Highlands, Mitchells Plain
Mary Harding Centre. Klipfontein Rd, Athlone
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Noordhoek Village Centre. Noordhoek
Oasis Workshop. Lansdowne Rd, Claremont
Palms Workshop. 11, 1st Avenue, Claremont
Scarborough Recycling Centre. Cans, P, Glass, Cdbd
Tsoga Community Recycling. Washington St, Langa
Wildlife & Environment Society. Cans, P, Glass. Kirstenhof, Tokai
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FOR SCHOOLS RECYCLING NEAR YOU:
Contact your nearest school or the Fairest Cape Association at Tel: 021 462 2040.
FOR PAPER AND GLASS BANK LOCATIONS:
Visit www.paperpickup.co.za for a list of depots and schools; Visit
www.theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za for glass bank locations; Mondi Paper Recycling Tel: 021 931
5106, www.paperpickup.co.za; Nampak Paper Recycling Tel: 021 534 5346; Sappi Waste Paper
Tel: 021 552 2127.
BUILDERS' RUBBLE
NOTE: All landfills accept CLEAN, UNCONTAMINATED Builder's Rubble for free (any amount).
MIXED LOADS will be charged for.
Solid Waste (Disposal) Enquiries. 38 Wale St, Cape Town
Athlone Refuse Transfer Station. Settlers Way, Athlone (MAX. 1 Ton)
Bellville Landfill. Sacks Circle, Bellville South
Brackenfell Landfill. Reservoir Rd, Brackenfell
Coastal Park Landfill. Baden Powell Drive, Strandfontein
Faure Landfill. Old Main Rd, R102, Eerste River
Swartklip Landfill. Swartklip Rd, Mitchells Plain
Vissershok Landfill. Frankdale Rd, Vissershok (Off N7)
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GENERAL WASTE, GARDEN WASTE & BUILDERS' RUBBLE
NOTE: Not all drop-off sites below accept builder's rubble.
Waste Enquiries / Report illegal dumping to Tel: 086 010 3089 (all hours)
Atlantis Drop-off. Dassenberg Rd, Atlantis
Belhar Drop-off. Adam Tas Ave, Belhar
Culemborg Drop-off. ONLY GARDEN WASTE. Foreshore, Cape Town CBD
Delft Drop-off. Fabriek St, Delft
Fifth Avenue (Parow) Drop-off. Frans Conradie Dr, Parow
Gordon's Bay Drop-off. Firlands Rd, Gordon's Bay
Hout Bay Drop-off. Main Rd, Hout Bay
Ladies Mile Drop-off. Ladies Mile Rd, Constantia
Macassar Drop-off. Zandfliet Rd, Macassar
Morningstar Drop-off. ONLY GARDEN WASTE. De Villiers Dr, Durbanville
Ocean View Drop-off. Kommetjie Rd, Kommetjie
Ravensmead Drop-off. Industria Ring Rd, Parow
Ruyterwacht Drop-off. Drommedaris St, Ruyterwacht
Schaapkraal Drop-off. Ou Schaapkraal Rd, Philippi
Simons Town Drop-off. Main Rd, Simons Town
Tenth Avenue (Retreat) Drop-off. Tenth Ave, Retreat
Tygerdal Drop-off. Oranje St, Tygerdal
Welgelegen Drop-off. Malmesbury Rd, Welgelegen
CARTRIDGES (Laser and ink-jet printer cartridges)
Cartridge Man
Collect a Cartridge
Equity Cartridges
Panatone
Top Toner
0800 222 244
021 461 1777
021 531 6112
021 551 3327
083 480 3879
COMPOST
Bellville Compost. Sacks Circle, Bellville South
Garden Refuse Removals
Radnor Compost. Stellenberg Rd, Parow Industria
Reliance. Stellenbosch
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083
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936
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9667
8796
7383
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COMPUTERS
Cape Precious Metals. Computers & X-ray plates. Link Close, Montague Gdns
DESCO electronic. Computer waste. Kraaifontein
021 551 2066
021 987 7133
DRUMS (oil barrels)
Peninsula Drums. Hilda Close, Philippi
021 374 1161
GLASS
Cape Bottle Recyclers
Cape Bottle Wash. Wine bottles. Cnr Marvello and Oop Rd, Bellville
Consol Glass (factory)
Dump it. Wine/spirit bottles. Bellville
The Glass Recycling Association. Johannesburg
The Glass Recycling Company. www.theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za
Worcester Bottle Traders. Worcester
021
021
021
021
011
011
023
535
951
950
949
827
803
342
0075
6101
5100
6667
0338
0767
2597
HAZARDOUS WASTE – HW
Vissershok Waste Management Facility
021 557 6160
MEDICAL WASTE – MW
BCL Medical Waste Management. Delft
SANUMED
021 955 2447
021 951 8420
METAL
Broadlands Scrap. Laker Drive, Helderberg Industrial Park, Strand
Cape Precious Metals. Computers & X-ray plates. Link Close, Montague Gdns
Collect-a-Can. 107 Bofors Circle, Epping Industria
National Scrap Metal. Fabriek Street, Kuils River
National Scrap Metal. Lansdowne
National Scrap Metal. Philippi
Rall's LA Scrap. Old Paarl Rd, Brackenfell
SA Metal & Machinery Co. 107 Bofors Circle, Epping Industria
SA Metal Group. Christian Ave, Epping Industria
SA Metal Group. 125 Voortrekker Rd, Salt River
021 845 6162
021 551 2066
0800 111 232
021 903 4131
021 371 4153
021 797 5862
021 981 8955
021 535 1809
021 590 3900
021 511 0739
OLD MOTOR OIL
The Rose Foundation for oil storage tanks near you
0860 107 107 /
021 448 7492
PACKAGING FOR RE-USE
Grassroots Educare. Klipfontein Rd
Mary Harding Centre. Klipfontein Rd
Warmth Project for Soup Kitchens. 19 Regent St, Woodstock
021 638 3111
021 637 8068
021 448 0930
PAPER AND CARDBOARD
AT Recycling. Evans Ave
Atlantic Recycling. Paarden Eiland
List of depots and schools (Mondi Recycling)
Mondi Recycling. Glenhurst St, Parow Valley
Nampak Recycling. Bertie Ave, Epping Industria
Sappi Waste Paper. 7 Esso Rd, Montague Gardens
The Paper King. 19 Voortrekker Rd, Salt River
021 534 0021
021 511 3582
www.paperpickup.co.za
021 931 5106
021 534 5346
021 552 2127
021 510 8465
PLASTICS (NOTE: VERY FEW COLLECT DOMESTIC PLASTICS)
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Atlantic Plastics. LDPE ie soft film
Cape Waste. LDPE ie soft plastics
Econo Recycling. Will collect PET / cooldrink bottles in W/Cape
PACSA (Packaging Council of SA)
Plastics Federation. Info on Green Cages
Plasticycle / Plastibottle. HDPE, LDPE, PET. Parow Industria
Rhino Plastics. LDPE ie soft plastics
Uniscrap. LDPE ie soft film
Van der Schyff Plastics. LDPE ie soft plastics, PET
WS Plastics. 21a Assegai Rd, Parow Industria
021 933 3412
021 931 7251
021 905 2249
011 783 4782 /
Fax: 011 883 7170
011 314 4021 /
Fax: 011 314 3764
021 931 5161
021 535 2634
021 448 6376
021 376 5662
021 933 2083
RAGS
Trade Wipers collect, wash and deliver old rags. Uranium Rd, Stikland
021 948 8741
SECOND HAND CHARITY SHOPS
CAFDA Community Centre. Retreat
CARE Gifts for the Aged. 67 Regent Rd, Sea Point
Friends of the Red Cross. Klipfontein Rd
Catholic Welfare and Development
Physically Disabled Association. Any household / office goods
021 706 2050
021 658 5243
021 425 2095
021 555 2881
SOLID WASTE (City of Cape Town)
For all queries regarding waste collection, disposal, cleansing, compost sales and Waste Wise,
contact the Call Centre at Tel: 086 010 3089 (all hours)
E-mail: accounts@capetown.gov.za
Solid Waste, PO Box 1694, Cape Town, 8000 / 19th Floor, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape
Town, 8001
ILLEGAL DUMPING HOTLINE: 086 010 3089 (All hours)
INDUSTRIAL WASTE EXCHANGE - IWEX (City of Cape Town)
This waste exchange programme assists industrial companies to find alternative ways of waste
disposal and exchange - your waste may be another company's gain. Visit the website to find out
more: www.capetown.gov.za/en/iwex
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Media (radio stations, newspapers and publications)
RADIO STATIONS
BUSH RADIO (89.5FM)
330 Victoria Rd, Salt River, 7925 / PO Box 13290, Mowbray, 7705
Tel: 021 448 5450 Fax: 021 448 5451 E-mail: mother@bushradio.co.za
Contact: The Station Manager
CAPE TALK (567MW)
Suite 7d, Somerset Square, Highfield Road, Green Point, 8005 / Private Bag 567, Vlaeberg, 8018
Tel: 021 446 4700 Fax: 021 446 4800 E-mail: shelley@capetalk.co.za
Website: www.capetalk.co.za
Contact: Shelley Doyle - PR & Promotions
CCFM RADIO (107.5FM)
146 Main Rd, Muizenberg, 7945 / PO Box 50, Muizenberg, 7950
Tel: 021 788 9492 Fax: 021 788 9493 E-mail: mail@ccfm.org.za
Website: www.ccfm.org.za
Contact: The Station Manager
GOOD HOPE FM (94-97FM)
SABC Building, 209 Beach Rd, Sea Point, 8005 / PO Box 2551, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 430 8276 Fax: 021 434 3392 E-mail: kwezi@goodhopefm.co.za
Website: www.goodhopefm.co.za
Contact: Kwezi Rapiya - CSI Coordinator
HEART 104.9FM
3rd Floor, Satbel Centre, Cnr Somerset Rd & De Smidt St, Green Point, 8005 / PO Box 211, Green
Point, 8051
Tel: 021 406 8900 Fax: 021 406 8940/8956
Website: www.1049.fm
Contact: The Station Manager
MFM 92.6FM
2nd Floor, Langenhoven Student Centre, Matieland, 7602 / PO Box 3426, Matieland, 7602
Tel: 021 808 3098 Fax: 021 808 4814 E-mail: mfm@mfm.sun.ac.za
Website: www.mfm.co.za
RADIO 786 (100.4FM)
2nd Floor, Rycom Center, Cnr Murton & Klipfontein Roads, Rylands Estate, 7764
Tel: 021 699 1786 Fax: 021 699 0786 E-mail: info@radio786.co.za
Website: www.radio786.co.za
Contact: The Station Manager
RADIO HELDERBERG (95.9FM)
PO Box 5509, Helderberg, 7135
Tel: 021 852 7483 Fax: 021 852 7482
E-mail: info@radiohelderberg.co.za/Tharina@radioheldeberg.co.za
Contact: Tharina Strauss- Senior Marketing & Account Executive
RADIO TYGERBERG (104FM)
Nobel Park, Old Paarl Rd, Bellville, 7530 / PO Box 4321, Tyger Valley, 7536
Tel: 021 948 8801 Fax: 021 948 8870 E-mail: Info@104fm.org.za
Website: www.104fm.org.za
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Contact: Dr S Zevenster - Managing Director
RADIO ZIBONELE
Ngcowalazi Drive Ketric Building St, Litha Park Kayelitsha 7784 / PO Box 294 Khayelitsha, 7783
Tel: 021 361 7109 Fax: 021 361 5194
Contact: The Station Manager
SAFM 104-107FM
Cell: 082 829 6933 Fax: 086 670 7827 E-mail: farashah@iafrica.com
Website: www.safm.co.za
Contact: Rehana Dada – Environmental & Earth Sciences Reporter
Voice of the Cape (100.4, 95.8, 90.7 and 90.9FM)
2 Queens Park Ave, Salt River, 7925
Tel: 021 442 3500 Fax: 021 447 7271 (General) / 021 448 8766 (Sales & Marketing)
hassiem@vocfm.co.za
Website: www.vocfm.co.za
Contact : Hassiem Bastra
E-mail:
NEWSPAPERS
CAPE ARGUS (INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, CAPE)
Newspaper House, 122 St George's Mall, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 56, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 488 4552 / 021 488 4911 Fax: 021 488 4156 E-mail: jyeld@incape.co.za
Website: www.capeargus.co.za
Contact: John Yeld - Environment Writer
CAPE TIMES (INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, CAPE)
Newspaper House, 122 St George's Mall, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 11, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 488 4716/ 021 488 4911 Fax: 021 488 4717 E-mail: melanieg@incape.co.za
Website: www.capetimes.co.za
Contact: Melanie Gosling - Environment Writer
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS - INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, CAPE
Newspaper House, 122 St George's Mall, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 1983, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 488 4608 Fax: 021 488 4615 E-mail: brian.joss@inl.co.za
Website: www.iol.co.za
Contact: Brian Joss - News Editor
List of Community Newspapers: Athlone News, Atlantic Sun, The CapeTowner, Constantiaberg
Bulletin, False Bay Echo, Bolander , Plainsman, Sentinel News, Southern Mail, Southern Suburbs
Tatler, Tabletalk, Bellville/Durbanville Tygertalk, Goodwood/Parow Tygertalk, Vukani.
NOTE: When sending information to a specific community newspaper, please mark it for attention
with that papers' name. If the information needs to be printed in many papers, mark it for "All
community papers," or e-mail your information to the News Editor.
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS – WP NEWSPAPERS (MEDIA24 NEWSPAPERS)
Naspers Centre, 40 Heerengracht Rd, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 692, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 406 2121
www.media24.com
Three community newspaper titles are distributed weekly to suburbs throughout the Cape
metropole: City Vision, People’s Post and TygerBurger.
DIE BURGER
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Naspers Centre, 40 Heerengracht Rd, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 692, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 406 2222 Fax: 021 406 3951 E-mail: webred@dieburger.com
Website: www.dieburger.com
Contact: Willem Breytenbach
DISTRICT MAIL – HELDERBERG BASIN
37 Maynard Rd, Gants Centre, Strand, 7140 / PO Box 58, Somerset West, 7129
Tel: 021 853 0211 Fax: 021 853 0235 E-mail: carel.vandyk@helderberg.com /
theresa.olivier@helderberg.com
Website: www.helderberg.com
Contact: Carel van Dyk / Theresa Olivier - Editor
MAIL & GUARDIAN
18 Roeland St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 462 4688/ 021 425 5124 Fax: 021 461 3203
Website: www.mg.co.za
E-mail: cape@mg.co.za
RAPPORT
Naspers Centre, 40 Heerengracht, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 90, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 406 3333 Fax: 021 406 2934 E-mail: kaap@rapport.co.za /
Johann.Maarman@rapport.co.za / Seraj.Jones@rapport.co.za
Website: www.rapport.co.za
Contact: Johann Maarman / Seraj Jones - Journalists
SUNDAY TIMES
Wable Square, Makhenzi St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001 / PO Box 2447, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 488 1700/77 Fax: 021 488 1778 E-mail: Andre.Jurgens@sundaytimes.co.za
Website: www.sundaytimes.co.za
Contact: Andrew Trench - Editor: Cape
PUBLICATIONS
AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC (Monthly magazine)
PO Box 44223, Claremont, 7735
Tel: 021 762 2180 Fax: 021 762 2246 E-mail: Subscription@africageographic.com /
Reception@africageographic.com
Website: www.africageographic.com
Contact: Peter Borchert - Editor & Publisher
BIOPHILE (Bi-monthly magazine)
PO Box 39277, Capricorn, Muizenberg, 7948
Tel: 021 709 0390 Fax: 021 709 0392 E-mail: Anthea@biophile.co.za
Website: www.biophile.co.za
Contact: Anthea Torr - Editor
ENVIROPAEDIA, THE (Published environmental encyclopaedia/directory & online)
PO Box 425, Simons Town, 7995
Tel: 021 786 4311 E-mail: enviropaedia@iafrica.com
Website: www.enviropaedia.com
Contact: David Parry-Davies – Editor
GREENPRINT MAGAZINE (Bi-annual magazine)
Private Bag X16, Constantia, Cape Town, 7848
Tel: 021 794 8162 / 082 777 8167 Fax: 021 794 8155
Website: www.greenprint.co.za
E-mail: arlene@greenprint.co.za
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Contact: Arlene Cameron
GREEN CLIPPINGS (Online magazine)
Tel: 021 883 3366 Fax: 021 883 3366 E-mail: info@greenclippings.co.za
Website: www.greenclippings.co.za
Contact: Richard Weeden
LIFE IN BALANCE (Published directory & online)
The Creative Suites, 210 Long St, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: 021 481 1836 Email: michael@lifeinbalance.co.za
Website: www.lifeinbalance.co.za
Contact: Michael Beatham - Managing Director
MIND//SHIFT (Magazine)
Website: www.mindshiftmag.co.za
RED - THE GREEN MAGAZINE
PO Box 7204, Stellenbosch, 7600
Tel: 021 887 2663 Fax: 021 887 2661
Website: www.redgreen.co.za
Contact: Laetitia Botha
E-mail: laetitia@inkpublishing.co.za
SHARED EARTH (Magazine)
Tel: 021 782 3401
Website: www.sharedearth.co.za
Contact: Steve Venter
SIMPLY GREEN (Magazine)
PO Box 30946, Tokai, 7966
Tel: 021 713 0018 Fax: 021 715 2809
Website: www.simplygreen.co.za
Contact: Sean Doel - Editor
E-mail: admin@simplygreen.co.za
URBAN GREEN FILE (Urban development trade journal)
Tel: 011 603 3960 E-mail: mavis@brookepattrick.co.za
Contact: Mavis Mlisa
Website: www.urbangreen.co.za
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Websites of broad environmental interest
Below is a selection of useful websites depicting organisations not already listed in the
‘Alphabetical listing of organisations (A – Z)’ section.
All addresses are preceded by http:// unless indicated otherwise.
AfricaBio www.africabio.com
AfriCam www.africam.com
African Water Page, The www.africanwater.org
African Wildlife Foundation www.awf.org
AfriCat Foundation, The www.africat.org
Amphibian Ark www.amphibianark.org
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition www.asoc.org
ARKive www.arkive.org
Association for Water and Rural Development www.award.org.za
Best Practices Database www.bestpractices.org
Biodiversity Explorer – Iziko Museums www.biodiversityexplorer.org
BirdLife South Africa www.birdlife.org.za
Breathing Earth (real-time simulation) www.breathingearth.net
Cape Peninsula University of Technology www.cput.ac.za
Cape Town Green Map www.capetowngreenmap.co.za
Cape Town Tourism www.capetown.travel
Care2Company www.care2.com
Centre for Environmental Citizenship www.envirocitizen.org
Centre for International Environmental Law www.ciel.org
Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife www.crowkzn.co.za
Centre for Science and Environment www.cseindia.org
Cities Environment Reports on the Internet (CEROI) www.ceroi.net
City of Cape Town: Environmental Resource Management Department
www.capetown.gov.za/environment
Climate Action Network (CAN) www.climatenetwork.org
Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE) www.case.org.za
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) www.cites.org
Council for Geoscience www.geoscience.org.za
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) www.csir.co.za
CSIR River Health Programme www.csir.co.za/rhp
D-LIST Benguela (coastal resource) www.dlist.org
Danida Urban Environmental Management Programme – South Africa
http://www.danidadevforum.um.dk/en/menu/Topics/EnvironmentAndSustainableEnergy/Environm
ent/Programmes/CountryProgrammes/SouthAfrica/
Delta Environment Centre www.deltaenviro.org.za
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK (DEFRA) www.defra.gov.uk
Discovery Channel www.discovery.com
Dow Jones Sustainability Indicators www.sustainability-index.com
Eagle Bulletin www.eagleenv.co.za
Earth Charter Initiative www.earthcharterinaction.org
Earth Share www.earthshare.org
Earth Summit 2002 www.earthsummit2002.org
Earth Trends www.earthtrends.wri.org
EarthWire Africa www.earthwire.org/africa
EE-Link (North American Association for Environmental Education) http://eelink.net
Enviro Facts Data Warehouse www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html
EnviroLink Network www.envirolink.org
Environment Agency of England and Wales, UK www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Environmental Business www.greenbiz.com
Environmental Data Services, UK (ENDS) www.ends.co.uk
Environmental Goods and Services www.sustainableabc.com
Environmental Law for All www.envirolaw.co.za
Environmental News Network www.enn.com
Environmental Sustainability Information www.environmentalsustainability.info
Environmental Web Directory (search engine) www.webdirectory.com
European Environment Agency www.eea.eu.int
Five E's Unlimited - Sustainable Development Solutions www.eeeee.net
Food & Trees for Africa www.trees.org.za
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Food Gardens Foundation www.foodgardensfoundation.org.za
Friends of the Earth (US) www.foe.org
Garden Route Tourism www.gardenroute.com
Global Environmental Information Centre, The www.geic.or.jp
Going Green www.goinggreen.co.za
Green Clippings www.greenclippings.co.za
Green Industry of South Africa www.gisa.co.za
Green Map System www.greenmap.org
Green Space www.greenspace.co.za
Greenpeace International www.greenpeace.org
Greenworks www.greenworks.co.za
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability www.iclei.org
ICLEI Africa www.iclei.org/africa
Institute of Environmental and Recreation Management, Africa www.ierm.org.za
International Corporate Environmental Reporting www.enviroreporting.com
International Institute for Environment and Development www.iied.org
International Institute for Sustainable Development www.iisd.org
IUCN-World Conservation Union www.iucn.org / www.iucnsa.org.za
Jacana Educational Books www.jacana.co.za
Jane Goodall Institute www.janegoodall.org
Johannesburg Council www.joburg.org.za
Johannesburg Zoo www.jhbzoo.org.za
KwaZulu Natal Wildlife www.rhino.org.za
Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) www.iclei.org
National and Provincial Government (SA) www.gov.za / www.info.gov.za
National Council for Science and the Environment www.cnie.org
National Geographic Society www.nationalgeographic.com
National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) www.nosa.co.za
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) www.noaa.gov
National Roads Agency www.nra.co.za
National State of the Environment Report (NSOE) www.ngo.grida.no/soesa/nsoer
Natural History Museum, London, UK www.nhm.ac.uk
Natural Resources Defence Council www.nrdc.org
Nature Journal www.nature.com
New Scientist Magazine www.newscientist.com
NGO Pulse (previously SANGONet) www.ngopulse.org
Northern Cape Tourism www.northerncape.org.za
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) www.oecd.org/env
Poodwaddle World Clock (real-time simulation) www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm
Rainforest Alliance www.rainforest-alliance.org
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands www.ramsar.org
Rand Water www.randwater.co.za
Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) www.redlist.org
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEP) www.reeep.org
Resource Renewal Institute www.rri.org
Society of South African Geographers www.ssag.co.za
Soul City www.soulcity.org.za
South African Association for Energy Efficiency www.saee.co.za
South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) www.saambr.org.za
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) www.sabs.co.za
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy www.saimm.co.za
South African Journal of Science (National Research Foundation) www.nrf.ac.za/sajs
South African Museums www.museums.org.za
South African Non-Governmental Organisation Network (SANGONET) www.sangonet.org.za
South African Weather Service www.weathersa.co.za
Southern African Snakes www.southernafricansnakes.com
Stockholm Environment Institute www.sei.se
Sustainable Cities www.sustainable-cities.org
Tourism South Africa www.tourism.org.za / www.southafrica.net
United Nations Development Programme www.undp.org
United Nations Environment Programme www.unep.org
University of Cape Town www.uct.ac.za
University of South Africa www.unisa.ac.za
University of Stellenbosch www.sun.ac.za
University of the Western Cape www.uwc.ac.za
Urban Sprout www.urbansprout.co.za
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US Agency for International Development (USAID) www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment
US Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov
Vegetation of Southern Africa www.plantZAfrica.com
Water Environment Federation www.wef.org
Water Institute of South Africa www.wisa.org.za
Water Research Commission (WRC) www.wrc.org.za
Wilderness Information Network www.wilderness.net
Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa www.wildlifesociety.org.za
Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe www.zimwild.co.zw
Women's Environment and Development Organisation www.wedo.org
World Bank www.worldbank.org
World Conservation Monitoring Centre www.unep-wcmc.org
World Heritage Sites http://whc.unesco.org
World Resources Institute www.wri.org
World Travel and Tourism Council www.wttc.org
World Watch Institute www.worldwatch.org
Zoo Web www.zooweb.com
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Quick reference telephone numbers for complaints, help
and advice
PLEASE NOTE: The City of Cape Town does not endorse the following organisations or contacts. They are solely
intended to provide information on various topics and this is not an exhaustive list.
Air Pollution............................................................................................ 021 424 7715
Ambulance............................................................................................. 10177
Anti-corruption Hotline (national).............................................................. 0800 701 701
Baboon Hotline....................................................................................... 071 588 6540
Cable Theft (‘the Copperheads’)................................................................ 0800 222 771
Cape Town Routes Unlimited (Tourism in Western Cape).............................. 021 487 4800
City of Cape Town – Accounts & General Enquiries........................................ 086 010 3089
Cleansing Enquiries.................................................................................. 086 010 3089
Dial-A-Ride (Public Transport for the Disabled - CCT).................................... 0800 600 895
Disaster Risk Management Centre (All Hours)... 080 911 HELP (4357) / 080 112 HELP (4357)
Dog Control............................................................................................. 021 424 7715
Electricity, Rates & Water Accounts (City of Cape Town)................................ 086 010 3089
Electricity Faults / Street Lights / Power Outages / Prepayment Meters (CCT)... 0800 220 440
Emergency (Police, Fire, Accidents, Disasters etc.)…........ 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
Environmental Crimes Hotline (Environmental Management Inspectorate)....... 0800 205 005
Environmental Health (Food, noise, pest control).......................................... 021 424 7715
ESKOM (Electricity queries)....................................................................... 0860 037 566
Fires (Mountain)......................................................... 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
Flooding.................................................................... 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
Fraud Hotline.......................................................................................... 0800 32 31 30
Groote Schuur Hospital............................................................................. 021 404 9111
Illegal Dumping (General solid waste) [24hrs]............................................. 086 010 3089
Illegal Dumping (Medical waste) .................................. 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
International Telephone Directory Enquiries [24hrs]..................................... 0903#
Land Invasion (Squatter control)................................................................ 0800 225 669
Law Enforcement / Civic Patrol................................................................... 0800 222 771
LitterWatch............................................................................................. 086 010 3089
Metro Police...................................................................... 0860 765 423 / 021 596 1999
Motor Vehicle Registration (Central Cape Town)..................... 021 400 4900 / 0860 103 089
Mountain Rescue Services........................................................................ 021 948 9900
Noise Control............................................................. 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
Oil Spills.................................................................... 107 (landline) / 021 480 7700 (cell)
Police Flying Squad (SAPS) ...................................................................... 10111
Public Transport Information (MTI) [Disabled: see Dial-a-Ride]....................... 0800 656 463
Red Cross Children’s Hospital.................................................................... 021 658 5111
Red Cross Hospital Poison Information....................................................... 021 689 5227
Rescue Services - Aviation....................................................................... 021 937 1211
Rescue Services - Sea............................................................................. 021 449 3500
Roads / Drains / Sewer Defects................................................................ 0860 103 089
Solid Waste (Illegal Dumping, Wheelie Bins, Cleansing, Extra Cleaning)........... 0860 103 089
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway................................................................ 021 424 8181
Table Mountain National Park - Emergency MaxiCall..................................... 086 110 6417
Time Request.......................................................................................... 1026
Traffic Control......................................................................................... 021 406 8700
Tygerberg Hospital.................................................................................. 021 938 4911
Tygerberg Poison Information Centre......................................................... 021 931 6129
Waste (Solid) collection, disposal, cleansing, compost.................................. 086 010 3089
Water Leaks/sewers/restriction queries and contraventions [24hrs]............... 086 010 3054
Water Pollution....................................................................................... 021 424 7715
Water Line (Water Technical Operations Centre)........................................... 0800 004 756
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not represented in this directory.
CONTACT DETAILS:
E-mail: enviro@capetown.gov.za
Tel: 021 487 2284
Fax: 021 487 2255
Environmental Resource Management Department
City of Cape Town
PO Box 16548
Vlaeberg
8018
Website: www.capetown.gov.za/environment
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