Trail Notes

If you’ve spent any time on Hout Bay Beach, chances are you’ve seen David Beckett doing what he does best - litter picker in one hand, cleanup bag in the other, quietly transforming the shoreline day after day. From 9am to 2pm, 5 days a week, David walks the stretch of beach he’s called home since moving from Johannesburg back in 1999. David cleaning up his backyard (Hout Bay beach) What began as a simple one-off cleanup on 1 March 2017 has grown into an unwavering, eight-ye

Sometimes you cross paths with people whose work just leaves you absolutely inspired. That’s exactly what happened when I met Dawie - the founder and force behind Sustainable Ceder, an NPC with a simple mission: to save, protect, and repopulate the critically endangered Clanwilliam cedar. Last week, I was lucky enough to escape the office and head into the Cederberg with Tim, our now former Head of Sustainability. Swapping laptops for the mountain, this kind of trip reminds m

Every so often, a partnership comes along that just makes sense. For Protect Our Paths, this moment has finally arrived. After months of conversations, planning, and vision-sharing (our very first comms with SANParks started over five months ago!), we’re proud to officially announce that PoP is partnering with South African National Parks (SANParks) to bring our Custodians into some of the country’s most treasured public spaces. Who is SANParks, and why is this partnership so

Raise a glass, protect our paths - every pint counts! We couldn’t be more stoked to announce that Jack Black Brewing Co. has teamed up with Protect Our Paths Foundation as part of their Pint for a Purpose initiative! This initiative, started years ago by Jack Black founders Meg & Ross, sees the local brewery partnering with a local non-profit organization that they know are doing great work at grassroots level for people and the planet. Previous partners include an illustriou

"That which is common to the greatest number gets the least amount of care. " - Aristotle    South Africa is a land of contrasts—stunning...