Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to visit the Table Mountain National Park following the devastating wildfire
On Saturday 24 April 2021, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Ms Barbara Creecy will visit the Table Mountain National Park following the wildfire that damaged property and destroyed more than 600 hectares of biodiversity area.
While authorities are still determining the extent of the damages caused by the fire, Minister Creecy will get a glimpse of the impact the fire has had on the communities around the national park. She will also engage the authorities and the firefighters, in order to map a way forward.
Firefighters from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme, the City of Cape Town, NCC Environmental Services, Volunteer Wildfire Service and the South African National Parks (SANParks), amongst others, successfully battled the fire that was subsequently contained earlier this week.
Members of the media are invited as per the details below:
Date: Saturday 24 April 2021
Time: 10:00
Venue: Newlands Fire Base
To RSVP:
Gaopalelwe Moroane
Cell: 063 697 9001
Emaail: GMoroane@environment.gov.za
For media queries contact:
Albi Modise - Head of Communications (DFFE)
Cell: 083 490 2871
Email: amodise@environment.gov.za
or
Reynold “Rey T” Thakhuli
SANParks GM: Media, PR and Stakeholder Relations
Cell: 073 373 4999
Email: rey.thakhuli@sanparks.org
