THE CAPE TOWN HIPPO ELUDES CAPTURE TEAM LAST NIGHT

After a long night, the team from Gondwana Game Reserve and the City of Cape Town had to call off the Houdini hippo capture at about 4am in Zeekoevlei in Cape Town. While the hippo, which escaped through a hole in the fence in Rondevlei last week, was sighted last night, it had not come […]

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Gondwana Game Reserve to assist in capturing Houdini hippo on the 28th August.

The hippo that wandered from Cape Town’s Rondevlei to Zeekoevlei will soon have a wonderful new home at Gondwana Game Reserve along the Western Cape’s Garden Route. Gondwana Game Reserve will capture the hippo and transfer it to their reserve after failed hopes by conservation authorities at the False Bay Nature Reserve that it would […]

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Hip Hippo Ray – Young Hippo in Zeekoevlei

There is a young hippo loose in Zeekoevlei, again, lol only much younger this time. Please take care when in or near the vlei, please do not approach the animal, it is being monitored and Nature Conservation are working on getting it back into Rondevlei. It is believed that the animal will return to Rondevlei […]

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Grysbok sightings around Zeekoevlei

Please could you pass this message onto residents & Friends for us? At the moment we are receiving many reports of grysbok sightings around Zeekoevlei, especially along Peninsula & Victoria Road. The reason for the increased visibility of these animals is that they are moving around in search of mates at the moment. Residents are […]

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AGM for Friends of Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei.

Hello All, You are cordially invited to a (belated) AGM for Friends of Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei. Date: Thursday 9th August (a public holiday) Time: 3pm Venue: The Boma, Rondevlei Nature Reserve What: A brief report by the Chair on our achievements this year and Treasurer & elections for new committee Entertainment: a) Dalton (he says […]

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We have a beach and we know how to use it.

Invite you to the annual Zeekoevlei beach… “BRING n BRAAI!” Dalton says “Hi everyone. I have a new skottle braai that I want to try out; feel free to join me with all your stuff on the vlei beach on 29 July. Cheers, Dalton” So I will bring a volleyball net and hopefully the vleighbourhood […]

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Princess Vlei a good future

What’s On Princess Vlei People’s Rally 16th June 2pm, Princess Vlei , Prince George Drive, Grassy Park. To coincide with Youth Day Celebrations and view the People’s Plan for Princess Vlei. Public of all ages are invited to share their ideas at this opportunity for a creative expression of our future. Bring your picnics and […]

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VAN BLOMMESTEIN PARK UPDATE

THE WORK GOES ON! The rains are upon us and the Park is thankfully receiving the welcome nourishment! The ‘draw down’ has meant that we have been able to make further headway with the shoreline management plan (SMP see below). The plan has been approved by Rondevlei and Zeekoevlei management and really involves the opening […]

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Barn Dance & BULL RIDING Evening

G’day Y’all !!! This Friday 25th May – FOZR is hosting Barn Dancing and Mechanical Bull Riding. SO GET OUT YOUR CHECKED BLANKET SHIRTS, DUST OFF AND POLISH THOSE BULL RIDING COWBOY BOOTS, KNOT THE BANDANA AND PUT ON THAT WILD WEST COWBOY HAT & COME OUT FOR AN EVENING OF FUN AND ACTION.   […]

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Vlei Chit Chat

1) ‘The new phone books have been delivered. Please put your old ones into the blue bins behind the guard hut in Peninsula Road for recycling. Any other clean recyclable materials can also be placed into these drums which are emptied by the folk that run the depot at the Scout hall and the Scouts […]

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