Mancomm meeting

Mancomm meeting Date: Tues 29 October 2024 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (upstairs in the NA room) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm meetings online, please pop us an email to [email protected] to request the Zoom invite.

T.R.A.S.H. fundraising

The Obs community’s monthly Liesbeek River cleanup team, in collaboration with the Friends of the Liesbeek, are appealing to local businesses for support towards our annual fundraiser Prize Giveaway. 🙏 The funds raised are used to keep the river and surrounds clean by contributing to stipends for FOL staff (who do the bulk of the…

PHA Campaign Press Release – URGENT 22 October 2024

Dear Journalists, Media Houses, Partners and Interested & Affected Parties. The PHA Campaign has stopped 5 of the 6 developments proposed in the Philippi Horticultural Area over the last 16 years including a Consol Silica Sand mine over a wetland. This was rejected by City’s own appeal bodies, Heritage Western Cape and DWS. The 500ha…

Deaf school pupils explore career options

Mary Khin School pupils, from left, Joshua Isaacs, Manyano Mbi and Ziyaad Ryklief. Lizahn Bowers – October 18 2024 An Observatory school for deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils held a career day to help them explore options for their future. Mary Kihn School teaches classes for pupils from ages 5 to 18, using either spoken English…

Mdzananda Animal Clinic dog show on 26 October

Sausage dog, Unsplash Tasleem Gierdien – 18 October 2024 The event will take place at the Mdzananda Animal Clinic, located at 21297 Govan Mbeki Road, Mandela Park, Khayelitsha, from 10 am to 1 pm. Africa Melane speaks to Marcelle du Plessis of the Mdzananda Animal Clinic. LISTEN HERE