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Our Living Community

Our Living Community on Fine Music Radio, is broadcast every Wednesday morning at 07:15 on the Classic Breakfast with Mike Mills. It's presented by Otto van der Walt and is brought to you by RE/MAX Living Cape Town. The focus is on the environmental issues within our community, and we explore ways of ensuring the sustainability of the environment while giving back to the community.
Weekly English South Africa Science · Nature
25 Episodes
1 – 20

Our Living Community - 23 July 2025

The Mountain Club of South Africa is run by passionate volunteers who love the mountains. In this week's episode Anthea van Wieringen tells Otto van der Walt about the club's meetings and the volunteers who make everything happen.
23 Jul 4 min

Our Living Community - 16 July 2025

In this episode of Our Living Community we turn the spotlight to a recreational club having fun but also helping the environment. The Mountain Club of South Africa's Anthea van Wierengen talks to Otto van der Walt about how the club started and what their goals are.
16 Jul 3 min

Our Living Community - 9 July 2025

Various organisations working in the Table Mountain National Park have joined forces this week to launch a petition called Save Our Mountain. Otto van der Walt caught up with the founder of a previously featured organisation here on Our Living Community, Andy Davies from Friends of Table Mountain to find…
9 Jul 4 min

Our Living Community - 2 July 2025

The Sugarbird Project runs on passion, grit and determination. But it also needs a range of skills and money. In the last episode focusing on this driven organization, Sandy van Hoogstraten tells Otto van der Walt about all the ways in which people have offered to help, like donating paint,…
2 Jul 4 min

Our Living Community - 25 June 2025

To remove invasive alien vegetation takes more than just chopping down some trees. In this episode of Our Living Community, Sandy van Hoogstraten tells Otto van der Walt what a proper hack entails, and what makes a hack challenging.
25 Jun 4 min

Our Living Community - 18 June 2025

The Sugarbird Project teams work hand in hand with local community hack groups. In this episode of Our Living Community, co-founder of the organization, Sandy van Hoogstraten, tells Otto van der Walt about how they work together to restore Table Mountain's Floral Kingdom to a pristine state.
18 Jun 3 min

Our Living Community - 11 June 2025

Tackling the removal of alien vegetation, or hacking, is a team effort. The co-founder of the Sugarbird Project, Sandy van Hoogstraten tells Otto van der Walt about their collaborative relationship with Sanparks, and stripped away any illusions of the severity of the invasives problem.
11 Jun 3 min

Our Living Community - 4 June 2025

What would happen if we left invasive alien vegetation to spread in the Table Mountain National Park? The co-founder of the Sugarbird Project, Sandy van Hoogstraten lays out all the details to Otto van der Walt in this week's episode of Our Living Community.
4 Jun 3 min

Our Living Community - 28 May 2025

In this episode we start a new series on our next organization: the Sugarbird Project. Otto van der Walt joined co-founder Sandy van Hoogstraten on her daily walk, joined by Sandy's two pups, Bella and Benjamin. She told him all about how she and co-founder Maya Naumann started the project,…
28 May 4 min

Our Living Community - 14 May 2025

In this episode Andy Davies from Friends of Table Mountain tells Otto van der Walt about their trail clearing efforts, how they're directly dependent on donations, and how long a clearing lasts.
14 May 3 min

Our Living Community - 7 May 2025

Andy Davies of the advocacy group Friends of Table Mountain detailed some security measures to address crime on the mountain, and explained to Otto van der Walt the need for more park rangers in the Table Mountain National Park.
7 May 3 min

Our Living Community - 23 April 2025

In this next series looking at environmental organizations working in and around Cape Town, Otto van der Walt spoke to Andy Davies from the advocacy group Friends of Table Mountain about what the organization does, and what their goals and objectives are.
23 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 16 April 2025

In this last episode looking at Sanccob, Melissa Knott tells Otto van der Walt about the ways in which you can support the organization, specifically "adopting" a penguin!
16 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 9 April 2025

Looking for something worth while to do during your gap year? Robyn Fraser-Knowles from Sanccob tells Otto van der Walt about the different volunteers at the organization.
9 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 2 April 2025

Otto van der Walt recently visited the Table View facility of Sanccob and spoke to Robyn Fraser-Knowles about recent oil spills along the Cape Coast.
5 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 26 March 2025

In this episode, Conservation Manager for Sanccob, Nicky Stander, talks to Otto van der Walt about the historic agreement between conservation groups including Sanccob, and the commercial fishing industry, to ensure the survival of the African Penguin.
26 Mar 6 min

Our Living Community - 26 March 2025

In this episode, Conservation Manager for Sanccob, Nicky Stander, talks to Otto van der Walt about the historic agreement between conservation groups including Sanccob, and the commercial fishing industry, to ensure the survival of the African Penguin.
26 Mar 7 min
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