The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr Narend Singh, will lead the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve Compliance and Enforcement Joint Operation on Thursday and Friday, 10 and 11 September 2026, in Plettenberg Bay, Bitou Local Municipality, Western Cape Province.
The joint operation is aimed at conducting inspections to determine whether landowners and land users are complying with their legal obligations relating to the management, control and eradication of listed alien and invasive species. The objective is not only to enforce the law, but to promote responsible environmental stewardship and encourage proactive management of invasive species across the landscape.
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the event as follows:
Date: Thursday and Friday, 10 and 11 September 2026
Time: 08:30
Venue: Council Chamber, Bitou Local Municipality, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape
To RSVP, please contact: Merle Van Diemel on 083 301 9400/ mvandiemel@dffe.gov.zaand/or Kagiso Letsebe on 083 439 9755 / kletsebe@dffe.gov.za
For media enquiries, please contact: Zolile Nqayi on 082 898 6483 / znqayi@dffe.gov.za
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