The Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
The environmentalist and horticulturist who claimed that Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden was in a state of decay, neglect, and poor financial management, said the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) was in denial when it refuted his allegations.
SANBI said they had been in communication with James Deacon, who took to social media last week, and thought the matter was resolved after numerous engagements with the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp.
Deacon took to Facebook and said he had volunteered at the garden for nearly two decades, but was horrified at its state of “death and decay and neglect”.
In response to SANBI’s remarks, Deacon told the Cape Argus he had the future of the garden at heart and did not want it to be politicised.
