3 July 2020 For Immediate Release The C19 People’s Coalition condemns calls for the mass deportation of foreign nationals from South Africa. It demands urgent action from government to prevent xenophobic violence. A poster has been circulating on social media since the night of July 2, in which the self-named ‘Mzansi Patriotic Front’ calls for…
Category: COVID-19 NEWS
Homeless Feeding Program Observatory – Full moon 🌕 update
Week 14! “Fighting COVID reveals so many vulnerabilities in our community, it is new to us – and young people have the opportunity to be at the forefront of change, we can use social media, no one is heading this – we are all in it at the same time” “Wow, there’s been necessary chaos…
WAIT FOR COCT SAFE SPACE CONTINUES FOR HOMELESS FROM STRANDFONTEIN SITE
A group homeless people is calling on the City of Cape Town to step up and take responsibility for them. They have been living at the Community Chest building for weeks now after the city apparently left them outside a site after the Strandfontein camp closed. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN NEWS | 22 June 2020 | Kaylynn Palm…
OBS CAN Homeless Feeding Program Observatory New Moon / Solar eclipse / Winter Solstice update
Week 11! Wow what a wild ride the last week has been for everyone! So many different sources of information. But one thing stays true! And strong! That people are hungry! And the ObsCAN is committed to our feeding program! We are doing our best to keep up our commitments and feed the 190+ needy…
City of CT feels no remorse for tearing down tents in Obs – homeless resident
NEWS | 11 June 2020 10:46 AM | by Qama Qukula Homeless people in Observatory have been left out in the cold after law enforcement removed tents erected for them by a local resident. On Tuesday, Observatory resident Terna Gyuse put up two marquees to shelter homeless people from the heavy rains. Gyuse is a member of…
Media Statement: City of Cape Town, take your boot off our necks
The C19 People’s Coalition, its Anti Repression Working Group, along with accredited monitors of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) respond to the withdrawal of the interdict by the City of Cape Town. We, human rights monitors, human rights defenders, and respondents in the City of Cape Town’s case against the SAHRC reject the…
CoCT COVID-19 Resource – 8 June 2020
During these difficult times, the City of Cape Town continues to do everything possible to deliver services to you, our residents. We have developed this COVID-19 mailer to equip you with a convenient resource to access all COVID-19 information. This includes thelatest statistics on the progress of the disease in Cape Town, measures that you…
City of Cape Town takes down tents erected by Observatory resident for homeless
City of Cape Town law enforcement officers removing one of the marquees on the Village Green in Observatory on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks NEWS | 10 June 2020 | By Ashraf Hendricks The marquees were set up on City land without its permission Observatory resident Terna Gyuse erected two marquees to shelter homeless people in the…
Update from ObsCAN/MfuleniCAN partnership team
We’d like to let you know what we’ve been up to over the last few weeks, and how we’ve been able to use the time and resources donated by ObsCAN and others to alleviate some of the difficulty in Mfuleni. This is what we’ve achieved so far as a partnership team (Obs and Mfuleni members…
OBS CAN – Homeless Feeding Program Observatory Full moon & Lunar eclipse update
Week 10! Are you covid exhausted or are you level free!? So many mixed emotions at the moment as we see new volunteers join and golden ten week oldies go back to work (hoorah!) and for some the reality of no work Our hearts are with everyone at the moment and the message is “be…