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Petition launched to stem pollution at Zandvlei Nature Reserve
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - Marina Da Gama residents and surrounding areas have started a petition demanding that Mayco member for water and waste Xanthea Limberg meet the communities using the Zandvlei Nature Reserve over its deteriorating state.
The residents said the vlei was in a desperate state caused by litter and weed together with the stench caused by sewage spills, rotting weed and detritus. They also said the water was becoming deoxygenated, killing fish and other water life.
In the petition, the residents requested, among other things, a written undertaking outlining the short-term achievable actions of the City to protect Zandvlei from future sewage and industrial spills, plans that will be implemented to effectively resolve the silting and sedimentation problem and confirmation that a contract for the clearing of the canals will be finalised before the end of the month and b ....

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