{"id":53464,"date":"2022-09-21T06:03:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T04:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/man-on-a-mission-to-transform-a-sand-patch-in-kuils-river-to-a-lush-green-oasis-20220921-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:37:48","slug":"man-on-a-mission-to-transform-a-sand-patch-in-kuils-river-to-a-lush-green-oasis-20220921-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/man-on-a-mission-to-transform-a-sand-patch-in-kuils-river-to-a-lush-green-oasis-20220921-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Man on a mission to transform a sand patch in Kuils River to a lush green oasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sandy bits of ground alongside Driebergen Road and the outside perimeter fence of the Kuils River Technical High School in Highbury are slowly but surely making way for greenery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a work in progress,\u201d says Graham Dyers, the resident who took it upon himself to 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