Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 25 March 2025 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (room 1) or via Zoom (upon request)
What’s on at Ganesh this week
This coming week at Ganesh we are hosting Vinyl Thursdays with Ra Mava & Nyauist + Special Guest from 6pm and on Sunday we have Glen playing Dub Techno from 2pm. We also have a selection of board games for anyone that would like to come hang and play some games! You can follow us…
FOL- OBSERVATORY PROJECT
Following the good work of the LMP, the Two Rivers Urban Park stretch of riparian habitat has been maintained to add aesthetically and ecologically to the park and its surrounds. The most significant achievement in this area of the river has been the ongoing control efforts of the wetland invader, Lythrum salicira. This Turkish species…
Update on Obz United Football Academy: the boys got their new kits!
Update on Obz United Football Academy, the boys got their new kits yesterday and were thrilled. Big thanks again to Gillian Erasmus Attorneys and Charles Hart from our community for covering the bill!
Dave Reynolds & Victor Sithole live at Mowbray Bowling Club
It’s a Wednesday night before the long week-end, and we’re celebrating life in Cape Town with movie-maker Meg Rickardts and musicians Dave Reynolds & Victor Sithole. Muliti-instrumentalist Dave Reynolds is South Africa’s premier steelpan player, a Paraguyuan harpist and acoustic guitarist. He has performed and recorded all over the world with Steve Newman, Andy Narell,…
Riempie Vasmaak
A MESSAGE ABOUT OPENING CASES AT SAPS – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
In light of the apparent occurrences of difficulty in registering cases with the police all members and citizens should be aware of the following National instruction with regards to SAPS members opening cases or registering a criminal offense Refusal by SAPS members in assisting complainants to open criminal dockets in terms of SAPS NATIONAL INSTRUCTION…
Iziko South African Museum marks 200 years of history and heritage
Published by Aiden Daries on March 8, 2025 The Iziko South African Museum (ISAM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, marking a significant milestone as the oldest conventional museum in Southern Africa, Cape {town} Etc reports. Established in 1825, the museum has accumulated a vast collection of over 10 million objects spanning multiple disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, marine biology,…
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health
James Gallagher recording sound levels around Barcelona James Gallagher – 16 March 2025 We are surrounded by an invisible killer. One so common that we barely notice it shortening our lives. It’s causing heart attacks, type 2 diabetes and studies now even link it to dementia. What do you think it could be?… READ MORE
Why is Cape Town SO windy? A structural engineer explains…
Cape Town CBD. Picture: © druid007/123rf.com By Tasleem Gierdien, 18 March 2025 A contributing factor is a miscalculation by architects and town planners more than 50 years ago, explains structural engineer, Adam Goliger. CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks to Doctor Adam Goliger, a retired structural engineer who specialises in the impact of wind when it comes…