Feb 17, 2017 | Biodiversity, Community Conservation |
By Noloyiso Gwanqa NATIONAL WINE DRINKING DAY In celebration of National wine drinking day (18 Feb 2017) we thought we would take a look at biodiversity and wine in South Africa. Here are some interesting facts and figures our conservation & gardening guru,...
Dec 1, 2016 | Community Conservation, GrowGreen, Permaculture |
By Dr Tracey Phillips On Monday Nolo was robbed, drugged and asleep while people pilfered her home on the Cape Flats – an extremely poor area on the outskirts of Cape Town city centre in South Africa. They took her laptop, the very thing she uses to make a...
Jul 29, 2016 | Community Conservation |
by Zanele Majebe I recently had the opportunity to speak to the Superintendent of Maitland City Parks, Mr Quinton Abrahams (pictured above), who explained about the process that needs to be followed in order for a green project to be assisted by City Parks. The core...
Jun 2, 2016 | Community Conservation, Permaculture |
Noloyiso (Nolo) Gwangqa (interviewed by Zanele Majebe). Nolo was born in a rural area in the Eastern Cape called Willowvale – a town considered to be as notorious as Philippi. Despite her upbringing in the informal settlements her rooted spirit for conserving,...
Apr 22, 2014 | Community Conservation, Sustainable Development |
Thanks to movies like the “Gods Must be Crazy” when we think of the San, images like this spring to mind: A visit to the !Khwa ttu just off the R27 on the West Coast of South Africa helps us learn about the San culture: past, present and future, leaving us...
Dec 20, 2013 | Community Conservation, Mentorship and Training, Research and Restoration |
Hullo My name is Nolo Gwangqa. I’m from Philippi in Cape Town, South Africa. My passion and my training is in Conservation, so its’ no big surprise that I ended up as the Conservation Officer for Gondwana Alive. My job is to ensure that we develop and run our trails...
