{"id":50947,"date":"2021-04-29T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/bush-clearing-to-help-keep-humansdorp-safe-20210428-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:22:17","slug":"bush-clearing-to-help-keep-humansdorp-safe-20210428-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/bush-clearing-to-help-keep-humansdorp-safe-20210428-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush clearing to help keep Humansdorp safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_955b5d29\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8329\/50e0e7b66d3f4611ada46a62c0e4acb7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8329\/0a8fcf1f93b841d5805ded9889585944.jpg\" title=\"Major bush clearing is under way at Humansdorp in a joint effort to keep Kouga communities clean safe from crime \u2013 and to support local small, medium, and micro-enterprises. Theodore Plaatjies from Vernon Blessings SMME (left) and Jo-Wayne Felix from SAMFIX SMME (right) receive bush-clearing equipment from Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks (second from left) and Kouga public participation coordinator, Eugene Goliath (second from right).         Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Major bush clearing is under way at Humansdorp in a joint effort to keep Kouga communities clean safe from crime \u2013 and to support local small, medium, and micro-enterprises. Theodore Plaatjies from Vernon Blessings SMME (left) and Jo-Wayne Felix from SAMFIX SMME (right) receive bush-clearing equipment from Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks (second from left) and Kouga public participation coordinator, Eugene Goliath (second from right).         Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MAJOR bush clearing is under way at Humansdorp in a joint effort to keep Kouga communities clean, safe from crime \u2013 and to support local small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs).<\/p>\n<p>This comprehensive project, spearheaded by Kouga Municipality\u2019s local economic development department and community service department, forms an integral part of the municipality\u2019s Keep Kouga Safe and Keep Kouga Clean campaigns. <\/p>\n<p>More than 25 locally based SMMEs, who are registered on the municipality\u2019s database with clear compliance, will be used in the ongoing project.<\/p>\n<p>Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said two SMMEs from Humansdorp and Hankey had started clearing alien vegetation in crime hot spots in April this year.<\/p>\n<p>The first two SMMEs to 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