The Aquifer also supports all sorts of birdlife, remove the surface water by installing canals to dry out the land for development and those birds have only Rondevlei left. This is what happened to Ottery when they put in canals, the surface water was washed down the canals and ends ultimately in the sea. The old Regional Services Council used to cover the PHA and protected the area from land misuse when people started unauthorised businesses in the area. Now places like Schaapkraal is home to people who have no intention of sticking to the original zoning and run businesses from them. Slowly but surely the PHA is being encroached upon, it’s so sad to witness this real time. Informal housing and also the lack of sewerage in these camps further pollutes the Aquifer. People are amazed when they rediscover old wells under Cape Town CBD, perhaps in a 100 years’ time when our generations are all dead someone will suddenly realise that all the fresh water to farm with is below our feet under tons of concrete, paving and roads and the farming land further inland does not have a free perennial water source and mediterranean climate that allows you to farm vegetables all year round.
Even the smallest piece of green open land is worth preserving and this piece of farm land is priceless and of particular value to all the people of the Western Cape. Do not let mindless, short sighted people destroy this incredible natural asset. Lets all fight back against development and concrete and needless destruction of the environment
Behind you all the way!
The Aquifer also supports all sorts of birdlife, remove the surface water by installing canals to dry out the land for development and those birds have only Rondevlei left. This is what happened to Ottery when they put in canals, the surface water was washed down the canals and ends ultimately in the sea. The old Regional Services Council used to cover the PHA and protected the area from land misuse when people started unauthorised businesses in the area. Now places like Schaapkraal is home to people who have no intention of sticking to the original zoning and run businesses from them. Slowly but surely the PHA is being encroached upon, it’s so sad to witness this real time. Informal housing and also the lack of sewerage in these camps further pollutes the Aquifer.
People are amazed when they rediscover old wells under Cape Town CBD, perhaps in a 100 years’ time when our generations are all dead someone will suddenly realise that all the fresh water to farm with is below our feet under tons of concrete, paving and roads and the farming land further inland does not have a free perennial water source and mediterranean climate that allows you to farm vegetables all year round.
May this court case be a success for the organic farming dream and safeguarding our precious aquifer.
Resist the Babylon system protect the god given soil and water, protect the people that work the land with their hands. God speed
Even the smallest piece of green open land is worth preserving and this piece of farm land is priceless and of particular value to all the people of the Western Cape. Do not let mindless, short sighted people destroy this incredible natural asset. Lets all fight back against development and concrete and needless destruction of the environment
Vat hle hof toe