Local Environmental Bylaws

Our country is a signatory to the Convention on Biodiversity, which highlights the wisdom of protecting landscapes, ecosystems, communities, habitats, species and genes (together making up our biodiversity).

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National and Regional controls are in place in legislation.

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On a local level, we must abide by our municipal bylaws which control, amongst other things, the removal of indigenous vegetation.

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If you intend building, or wish to remove or lop and top a tree, be sure to contact the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality Environmental officers : FEZIWE MHLONGO
Contact number: 039-688 2271/5 or 039-9254
Email: feziwe.mhlongo@rnm.gov.za 
LIZISWA JIBA
Contact numbers: 039-688 2271/5 or  079 467 6763/061 295 6234
Email: liziswajiba@rnm.gov.za

before you start. The Ray Nkonyeni Municipality has started prosecuting environmental offenders and the fines and costs that may now be imposed are starting to outweigh the benefits of a stolen view!

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The dense growth of the Admiralty reserve that Southbroom fortunately still enjoys is also heavily protected and may not be touched, for any reason, without a full Environmental Impact Assessment having been approved by the national Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs.

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Report offenders. Preserve the natural heritage of Southbroom.