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Read more Radio network upgrade to strengthen emergency communication in Hangklip area

CapeNature

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Source domain: capenature.co.za

Collected on 1 October 2026

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What this means

This is a CapeNature news statement announcing that CapeNature and Overstrand Municipality will install a small radio repeater near Hangklip Peak. The upgrade is intended to improve emergency and operational radio coverage across the Overstrand area, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area and parts of the City of Cape Town. The installation will be solar-powered, fireproofed and designed to avoid vegetation disturbance.

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public-safety radio communication serviceNot applicable

upgrade to the region’s radio communication network

CapeNature and Overstrand Municipality are making an upgraded radio communication network available for their operational, law-enforcement, fire and rescue activities, with improved coverage across the named areas.

Who it is for
CapeNature staff, municipal law enforcement, and fire and rescue services
How to act on it
Use the upgraded radio communication network in CapeNature and municipal operations; the document gives no public application or registration route.
Show the line this came from
The upgraded network will be particularly valuable during wildfire and other emergency incidents, enabling response teams to communicate and coordinate more effectively in mountainous areas where radio coverage can be limited.

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Where: Operational users of the network across the stated municipal, reserve, marine-protected and city areas · Overstrand municipal area, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area, City of Cape Town

Facts

Places

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Key Takeaways

  • CapeNature and Overstrand Municipality will install a radio repeater near Hangklip Peak
  • Improved coverage across the Overstrand municipal area, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area and parts of the City of Cape Town
  • The repeater will support wildfire and emergency response communications
  • The installation does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment or Basic Assessment
  • The repeater will be solar-powered and transported by helicopter
  • CapeNature
  • Overstrand Municipality
  • City of Cape Town
  • Petro van Rhyn