Pages written before anyone was asked
None of the organisations in this section have been asked about its page yet. Each page describes the organisation only through what it has said or done in public, with a tag after each fact showing where it comes from. Each page opens with questions for the organisation, and will be corrected when it replies. To correct or add to a page, see How to Submit.
This section holds one page for each organisation based outside Ward 2 whose work reaches the valley. They include government bodies with duties over the valley’s water, land, and heritage, conservation groups working in the mountains above it, funders of initiatives on the Register, and the banks and funds behind the Cape Water bond. None of them is a Forum initiative, so they do not appear on The Register.
The organisations
| Organisation | Link to the valley | Contact with the Forum | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kind Specialist firm3 | |||
| Aluwani Capital Partners | Cape Water bond: co-anchor investor, R350 million | Not approached | South Africa |
| Conservation Alpha | Cape Water bond: independent verifier | Not approached | — |
| Urban Dynamics Western Cape | TRANCRAA process: consultants | Not approached | — |
| Kind Government17 | |||
| Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency | Breede catchment: water use and licences | Not approached | — |
| CapeNature | Riviersonderend Complex: reserve manager | Not approached | — |
| City of Cape Town | Greater Cape Town Water Fund: founding partner | Not approached | Cape Town |
| Department of Land Reform and Rural Development | TRANCRAA and Farm 39: national custodian | Not approached | — |
| Department of Water and Sanitation | Theewaterskloof Dam: owner and operator | Not approached | — |
| Eskom | Electricity supply | Not approached | — |
| Heritage Western Cape | Heritage permits in the valley | Not approached | — |
| Overberg District Municipality | District fire services | Not approached | Bredasdorp |
| Overberg Water Board | Theewaterskloof Dam: bulk water user | Not approached | — |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency | National heritage authority | Not approached | Cape Town |
| South African National Biodiversity Institute | Greater Cape Town Water Fund: steering committee | Not approached | Pretoria |
| Theewaterskloof Municipality | The local municipality for Ward 2 | In conversation | Caledon |
| Wesgro | Overberg tourism research and marketing | Not approached | Cape Town |
| Western Cape Department of Agriculture | Elsenburg training and farmer support | In conversation | — |
| Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism | Tourism Growth Fund: funder | Not approached | — |
| Western Cape Education Department | Public schools in the valley | Not approached | — |
| Western Cape Government | Intervention in Theewaterskloof Municipality: oversight | Not approached | Cape Town |
| Kind Non-profit14 | |||
| Cape Leopard Trust | Leopard surveys: neighbouring mountains | Not approached | — |
| Endangered Wildlife Trust | Agulhas Green Corridor: partner | Not approached | — |
| FoodForward SA | Rotary food security project: works alongside | Not approached | — |
| Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association | Veldfire: fire protection association | Not approached | Bredasdorp |
| Grootbos Foundation | Agulhas Green Corridor: partner | Not approached | Gansbaai |
| Humane World for Animals | Pigs to Plants: funder | Not approached | — |
| Kogelberg Biosphere Wildlife Rescue and Training Centre | Grace Valley Wildlife Rescue: planned link | Not approached | — |
| Landmark Foundation | Leopard cameras near Greyton (reported) | Not approached | — |
| Legal Resources Centre | TRANCRAA process: legal advice, 2009 | Not approached | Johannesburg |
| Ranyaka Community Transformation | Third Way concept paper: author | In conversation | — |
| Rotary International | Rotary Club of Greyton: parent network | Not approached | — |
| South African Red Cross Society | Greyton branch: parent society | Not approached | — |
| The Nature Conservancy South Africa | Cape Water bond: implementer | Not approached | Cape Town |
| WWF South Africa | Riviersonderend clearing: started the project | Not approached | — |
| Kind Bank2 | |||
| FirstRand Bank | Cape Water bond: issuer | Not approached | Johannesburg |
| Rand Merchant Bank | Cape Water bond: arranger | Not approached | Johannesburg |
| Kind Funder6 | |||
| FSD Africa Investments | Cape Water bond: co-anchor investor, R234 million | Not approached | — |
| International Finance Corporation | Cape Water bond: lead investor, about R1.6 billion | Not approached | — |
| Kwaxala | Water rights: has offered to work with the valley | In conversation | — |
| Olsen Animal Trust | Pigs to Plants: funder | Not approached | — |
| Sophia Foundation | Greyton Nature Programme: matched funding | Not approached | — |
| Woolworths | Breede stewardship programme: partner | Not approached | — |
| Kind Water fund1 | |||
| Greater Cape Town Water Fund | Cape Water bond: clearing programme | Not approached | Cape Town |
The Cape Water bond
For a plain-language explanation, start with How the Cape Water Bond Works.
Nine of the organisations in this section are linked by one deal. In April 2026 FirstRand Bank issued the Cape Water Performance-Based Bond, a R2.5 billion bond listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange [IC]. Part of what investors earn is linked to independently verified results from clearing invasive plants in the catchments that feed Cape Town’s dams [IC].
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| FirstRand Bank | Issuer, project agent, and conditional funding donor [MS] |
| Rand Merchant Bank | Arranger, structurer, and distributor [MS] |
| The Nature Conservancy South Africa | Implementer [MS] |
| Greater Cape Town Water Fund | The programme through which the clearing is done [MS] |
| Conservation Alpha | Independent design and verification agent [MS] |
| International Finance Corporation | Lead investor and co-anchor, about R1.6 billion of notes [IC] |
| Aluwani Capital Partners | Co-anchor investor, R350 million of notes [IC] |
| FSD Africa Investments | Co-anchor investor, R234 million of notes [IC] |
| Outcome funders: the FirstRand Foundation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Remgro, the Rupert Nature Foundation, and the Lewis Foundation | Pay the success premium only when the clearing is verified. The FirstRand Foundation (the anchor) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have each committed R50 million [IC]. Details in the research brief |
| City of Cape Town | Not a party to the bond. A founding partner of the water fund [MS] |
How bonds of this kind work in general is explained on the BioConomy wiki, at Performance-Based Water Bonds. Why the three co-anchor investors backed the bond is set out in the research brief Why Three Investors Anchored the Cape Water Bond.
How the bond reaches the valley
Theewaterskloof Dam is the largest dam in the Western Cape Water Supply System, which supplies Cape Town [IC]. The valley lies downstream of it, where the Gobos and Baviaans rivers join the Riviersonderend [IC]. Wild Restoration, which clears invasive plants in the Riviersonderend mountains above Greyton, has told the Forum that the Greater Cape Town Water Fund supports clearing in those mountains through a partnership with CapeNature [TBV]. Which slopes that covers, and whether they drain into the dam or into the valley’s own rivers, is not yet known.
Three ideas tabled at the Forum build on the bond: From Water Access to Water Agency, Restoring the River, and Ridge to River to Table. None of the organisations in this section have been asked about them.
What gets a page
An organisation gets a page here when another page on this site names it, and its work reaches the valley through something it has done. An organisation based in Ward 2 has an entry in The Register.