The Owl Box Volume 1

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Report your Bullfrog and Hedgehog Sightings for Conservation

Report your Bullfrog and Hedgehog Sightings for Conservation We are currently mapping the locations that Red Data species have been spotted in the conservancy to be used for the conservation plans for the area and we need your help! We are currently focusing on two...
Region A cleans Jukskei River for Mandela​

Region A cleans Jukskei River for Mandela​

Region A cleans Jukskei River for Mandela​ It​ was a day of cleaning and giving in Region A as CRUM staff members gave the Jukskei River in Lonehill a clean-up in the spirit of Mandela Day. The Region A CRUM staff joined hands in true Madiba style with various...
Grass Owl Chicks Rescued from a Raging Fire

Grass Owl Chicks Rescued from a Raging Fire

Grass Owl chicks rescued from a raging veld fire TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS TYRONE MCKENDRY On Wednesday night, 13 July, I received a WhatsApp message saying that baby Marsh Owls had been rescued from a veld fire in the Greater Kyalami conservancy (GEKCO). The message was...
Diepsloot’s community of cyclists

Diepsloot’s community of cyclists

Unable to afford public transport, this group of 200 people have opted for pedal power 8 February 2016 | By Benita Enoch | GroundUp Some of the 200 members of the Diepsloot Cycle Group. Here, assistance is given to one of the cyclists who had a puncture. Photo:...
Creating an interconnected system of parks and open space

Creating an interconnected system of parks and open space

Creating an interconnected system of parks and open space KYALAMI – The Kyalami area has often been referred to as the Central Park or the green lung of the north of Joburg. November 24, 2015 | Tsholofelo Mosina | Fourways Review PATTERNS EMERGE: A map of the Kyalami...
Spruit Day a success

Spruit Day a success

Spruit Day a success KYALAMI – The Greater Kyalami Conservancy (Gekco), residents’ associations and the City of Joburg joined forces on Spruit Day to clean up parts of the Jukskei River on Main Road just after Lonehill. Home to a multitude of wildlife and indigenous...
Steyn City equestrian centre sparks K56 debate

Steyn City equestrian centre sparks K56 debate

Steyn City equestrian centre sparks K56 debate KYALAMI – The launch of Steyn City’s equestrian centre has been met with mixed feelings from residents, who believe that Steyn City is intent on building the K56 which they believe will destroy Kyalami’s greenbelt and...
Kyalami expansion meets resistance

Kyalami expansion meets resistance

Kyalami expansion meets resistance Property group Abland is the project manager for R402m Kyalami Corner, which is co-owned by Dorpstraat and recently listed Pivotal Property Fund, Abland’s property fund. The Greater Kyalami Conservancy, residents and business owners...

Arbor Month 2015

Arbor Month 2015   Click on the link to download your order form: Arbor month 2015 tree order form-2