BY CHARMAINE SMITH
Anyone who’s started a volunteer initiative will tell you that the biggest challenge is to keep the project going in the long run. Asking people to dedicate their time for free – or donate money towards expenses – is a tough call in an era of busy schedules and economic hardship. But one initiative in Cape Town’s southern suburbs seems to have beaten this challenge. This year, the Observatory community’s monthly Liesbeek River clean-up in partnership with the non-profit Friends of the Liesbeek (FOL) is celebrating its tenth year…