Minister Barbara Creecy to lead a clean-up event in Philippi, City of Cape Town municipality, on Friday, 10 February 2023
The Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms B Creecy, will lead a clean-up event on Friday, 10 February 2023, in Philippi, City of Cape Town, Western Cape.
The clean-up will target the Monwood Stormwater Pond near the Philippi informal settlement. The area is notorious for serious crimes; it is also where the brutally murdered body of Nomvuzo Atoli was discovered in August 2021 in a container.
The Minister, City of Cape Town Municipality, Community Policing Forum and Working for Wetlands participants will embark on a clean-up activity. The clean-up is part of the Good Green Deeds Clean-Up Campaign launched by the President. Indigenous trees will also be towards the 10 Million Trees Programme led by the DFFE.
Members of the media are invited to attend the event as per the details below:
Date: 10 February 2023
10:30 – Bongolwethu Primary School
11:00 – Monwood Storm Pond Clean-Up
To RSVP Contact:
Paul Sigutya
Cell: 072 921 447
For Media Enquiries:
Zolile Nqayi
082 898 6483
