There seems to be no end in sight to the ongoing sewage blockages, overflows and resultant sinkholes, which often lead to the spills into the Lourens River estuary and the ocean in Strand.
Last week municipal workers erected signboards at two separate sections of Strand Beach cautioning beachgoers against the “polluted water”, stating swimmers do so at their own risk.
The Ons Plek centre in Strand worked in conjunction with members Helderberg Ocean Awareness Movement (HOAM), Kay’s Caravan Park and Strand Neighbourhood Watch to conduct a river clean-up at the section of the Lourens River behind Woltemade Street, St
Officials of the City of Cape Town and members of the newly established Lourens River Catchment Forum met on a walk along the Lourens River, in a bid to discuss the vision for the waterbody and the progress on council’s ongoing flood alleviation proj