Come see Kai Scott perform at the Obscene Parrot next Saturday! Tickets available at: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/309423-kai-scott/#/
Jazz Jam
It’s that time again for the 6th edition of The Obscene Jam featuring the obscene house band: Bass: @adam.l.selikowitz Keys: @rouxn3schutt3 Drums: @t_mus.e Bring your instruments and join in!! Poster courtesy of @undoubtedly_justin_keep https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHa8nJNIumN/?igsh=dm1memd0NjdzcWww
Gabriela Diamond live
Simon van Gend Dream I’m a Bird House Concert
Join us for a House Concert, following up on the launch of the Simon van Gend Band’s latest album, ‘Dream I’m a Bird’ featuring 15 original songs written by Simon van Gend. This collection of heartfelt, original music comes to life with the artistry of Simon van Gend on guitar and vocals, accompanied by: Gene…
PAWS ON THE PROMENADE – JOIN THE FUN!
Humans and their four-legged friends, it’s time to strut your stuff along the Sea Point promenade! Join Mdzananda Animal Clinic and Vondi’s Holistic Pet Nutrition for our annual dog walk fundraiser in support of Khayelitsha’s pets. 📅 Date: Sunday, 13 April 📍 Route: 5km from Mouille Point Lighthouse to Sea Point swimming pool & back…
How employers can help ease nightmare traffic in Cape Town
Picture: Pexels By Keely Goodall, 24 March 2025 Cape Town has been confirmed as the ninth most congested city in the world. CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Andrew Mason, Founder of Workplace Fundi… LISTEN HERE
Trump’s banned words are “a glossary for resistance and rebuilding the world they are destroying” [Mike Small/Bella Caledonia]
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From New York Times The Alternative – 13 March 2025 Thanks to Mike Small for the cross-post from his Substack. Mike is editor of Bella Caledonia, who are running this fund-raiser – please support. In October 2017 the writer Robert McFarlane and the artist Jackie Morris produced ‘Lost Words’ – a ‘book of spells’ to conjure back into existence the words lost through…
Giant rats and stench: There’s no end in sight for ‘Binmageddon’
Fly-tippers have seized on the disruption from Birmingham’s bin strikes Josh Sandiford – BBC News, in Birmingham Mountains of rubbish blight the streets of the UK’s second-biggest city with no end in sight to a dispute that has been going on for weeks. Wherever you stand on the contentious issue of Birmingham’s bin strikes, the…
Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights
Donrich Thaldar – 16 March 2025 In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned? While privacy laws worldwide focus on protecting individuals’ rights over their personal data, they…
SEE | The many hands that turn fabric waste into backpack-sleeping bags for the homeless
A ‘backpack’ sleeping bag made from upcycled textile materials, designed by The Foschini Group. (News24/Paul Herman) Paul Herman – 19 March 2025 Johaar Samsodien is 76 years old. He spent his life as a cabinet maker, but for the past five years, he has been homeless and on the streets of Cape Town. In the…