On a mission to demand safety and security on Table Mountain amid a spate of mountain attacks, more than 50 people held a protest hike along the 5.5km Lion’s Head trail at dawn on Friday.
For the next two months, residents and stakeholders living in areas adjacent to baboons’ natural habitat will have the opportunity to study and comment on the Proposed Baboon Strategic Management Plan (CPBSMP).
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Recreational users of the Mother City’s most famous landmark have demanded answers to questions about a deluge of surplus revenue that has left the reserve, apparently buckling under a mountain of problems.
Proclaimed in 1998 to conserve the iconic fynbos biome, and run by government entity SANParks (South African National Parks), Table Mountain National Park in 2018/19 earned about R308-million. Key expense items – says environment minister Barbara Creecy’s November 2019 reply to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance – were only R123-million, including R90-million in operation costs.
So, where are the rest of the golden goose’s eggs being fried?