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Umbrella civic stakeholder meeting
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…
How to report potholes for fixing before winter
Primedia – 17 March 2025 The City of Cape Town is encouraging all residents and road users to report potholes as part of its ‘Fix It Before Winter’ campaign. The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate is encouraging all residents and road users to report potholes as part of its ‘Fix It Before Winter’…
CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit interviews Alderman Grant Twigg, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management.
Man stuffs his rubbish into another resident’s bin / Facebook: U-Watch Woodstock By Amy Fraser – 1 April 2025 The answer might surprise you… CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit interviews Alderman Grant Twigg, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management… LISTEN HERE
‘Yoh! You’re in the OED’ – South Africa makes its linguistic mark
The makarapa was originally a helmet for construction workers but has now been embraced by South African sports fans Khanyisile Ngcobo – 7 days ago BBC News, Johannesburg Yoh! I’m so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people. No, these are not grammatical errors – this is a sentence…
CoCT invests R39.7 billion into ‘making Cape Town a safer place for everyone’ – Hill-Lewis
City centre of Cape Town, Table Mountain. Wikimedia Commons/Discott By Amy Fraser – 27 March 2025 The City will also see the deployment of more than 700 new municipal police officers, with some dedicated to providing armed escort services for frontline staff. Amy MacIver (standing in for CapeTalk’s John Maytham on Afternoon Drive) interviews Mayor…
Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers
Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers 28 March 2025 | By Suraya Scheba and Andreas Scheba City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building’s residents, say urban researchers. Instead of portraying residents as criminals and building “hijackers”, the mayor and his administration should take every opportunity to…
Norwood’s social supermarket is “a hand up, not a handout” (BBC London)
From Norwood Forum From the BBC: Thought to be the UK’s first social supermarket when it launched in Lambeth a decade ago, Community Shop in West Norwood became the heart of the area. The shop is not a foodbank – even though it is stocked with donations. Residents sign up to become members, and then get their shopping for…