On Sunday a wonderful gathering of families with children and dogs met to challenge the proposal of a major office block set to be built on Chapman’s Peak, estimated to cost around R58 million.

On Saturday, 13 November 2010, the Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, hosted a workshop on Eco-congregations.  Kate Davies from SAFCEI (Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute) led the workshop, which was attended by representatives from four congregations in Kayamandi, as well as members from the United Presbyterian Church and Stellenbosch Gemeente in town.

The Wild Coast continues to be under threat from both the application to undertake sand dune mining and the N2 toll highway. The record of decision (ROD) for the N2 toll road was released on 19 April.