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Collectors drive a spike in theft of indigenous plants in the Western Cape Share Cape Town - CapeNature says it has noted a worrying spike in the theft of indigenous plants in the province. It said it has begun to notice that crimes relating to the theft of endangered indigenous plants in the province had begun to steadily increase, even under strict Covid-19 restrictions. CapeNature spokesperson Petro van Rhyn said while there were several reasons why the illegal trade had picked up recently, the most notable reasons pointed to the huge demand by plant collectors to own the naturally occurri...

RENAISSANCE MAN Painter, sculptor, house builder, civil engineer, cartoonist, and airplane builder Arthur Van Rhyn (right) stands with friend and pilot Gordon Heinrichs in front of Legal Eagle, the single-person aircraft he built, which he donated to the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter. Buy it According to Christine Heinrichs, the book of Art Van Rhyn's cartoons is "selling briskly through local outlets," which include Cambria's Cookie Crock Market, Cambria Drug & Gift, and Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay ($12.95 plus tax). You can also order Capturing Cambria: One ...

The Stormers claimed a last-gasp win over the Lions in a thrilling PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA encounter at Ellis Park in Johannesburg

───   17:09 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Madibeng local municipality mayor, Jostina Mothibe was removed on Friday following a motion of no confidence tabled by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and supported by other parties. DA caucus leader in Madibeng, Jan Van Rhyn, says Mothibe's lack of leadership - which led to a collapse in service delivery, as well as the fact that the municipality failed to obtain clean audit reports from the Auditor-General for a number of years - was a key point to outs her. During a council meeting on Friday, it was decided that voting will take place by secret...

Western Cape Government Fishing and swimming should be avoided in the Breede River around Bonnievale, CapeNature has cautioned. The conservation group is still carrying out search operations to recapture an unknown number of crocodiles in the area, which escaped from a nearby facility. T o date, 80 crocodiles have been recaptured. Western Cape residents have been warned to avoid sections of the Breede River over the long weekend because an operation to recapture an unknown number of crocodiles in the area is still under way. By Thursday, 80 crocodiles had been recaptured, CapeNature spokesper...