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City of Cape Town no longer responding to alien wasp invasions on private land

09 March 2023 - 20:40

The City of Cape Town, which beefed up its invasive species unit’s response teams to tackle invasive wasps last year, will now not respond to calls from residents who need help on their premises...

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