One of the GTP clean-ups that took place in Elizabeth Park in Bellville on Saturday, 25 April 2026.
The restoration of a key section of the Elsieskraal River in Bellville is set to accelerate following the award of a City of Cape Town grant to the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP). As one of the City's 22 grant recipients for 2026, the GTP will use the funding from the Water and Sanitation Directorate's environmental grant programme to expand community-led rehabilitation efforts in and around Elizabeth Park.
The project's focus is rehabilitating the Elsieskraal River by introducing indigenous wetland and riverine vegetation. This vegetation is intended to naturally filter pollutants, improve habitat conditions, and enhance the ecological functioning of the river corridor. The work is complemented by community clean-up and educational activities involving nearby property owners, student housing residents, and daily park users, with the goal of encouraging long-term stewardship of the area.
Nasmera Buckus and Noorudeen Roman, representatives from GTP cleaning litter from the Elsieskraal River which runs through Elizabeth Park
"The efforts of the GTP will contribute greatly to the health of the Elsieskraal River while helping to create a cleaner and more welcoming public space for residents and visitors to Elizabeth Park," said councillor Zahid Badroodien, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation. "Partnerships such as these demonstrate the important role communities play in protecting and improving our local waterways".
