Mancomm Meeting

Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 28 January 2025 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (room 1) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm meetings online,…

Hartleyvale stadium

Dear fellow Obsies, It was recently brought to my attention that the plans to demolish the existing Hartleyvale stadium and replace it with a 10 000 seater stadium which will also include a shopping precinct are now at an advanced stage. I think its important to note that there is a long history of objection…

Four trailblazing South African artists redefining the landscape

Punk Power Trio Twenty One Children. (Photo: Richard Smith) By Mick Raubenheimer – 8 Jan 2025 A sample of what some outstanding creatives in different fields have planned provides plenty to get excited about. Despite, or perhaps because of the political, social and ecological tumult of this year, we’ve had another bumper year of extraordinary,…

THE JOURNEY TO UNVEILING THE CAPE TOWN LABOUR CORPS MEMORIAL

January 2025 will mark an extraordinary moment in our history, as we unveil our newest memorial to the missing in Cape Town’s Company’s Garden. This new memorial will commemorate by name over 1700 South Africans who served for the military labour corps and died during the First World War. These men were previously unrecognised, with…