Police officers patrol the streets in Yeoville and the inner city in Johannesburg, during the national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. Picture: ALON SKUY NEWS | 26 APRIL 2020 – 07:59 KARL VON HOLDT AND TASNEEM ESSOP The heavy-handed, top-down approach during the lockdown has not worked; NGOs, coalitions and community networks have….
Category: COVID-19 NEWS
City of Cape Town slated over ‘questionable ethics’ of proposed by-law amendments
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato Picture: African News Agency (ANA) READ the Draft version for public comment below. NEWS | By Siphokazi Vuso Apr 23, 2020 Cape Town – The public have until May 17 to comment on the City’s proposed amendments to the streets, public places and the prevention of noise nuisance by-law. The by-law relates…
Homeless Feeding Program Observatory FREEDOM DAY UPDATE
It’s truly amazing how ALL OUR COMMUNITY has come together to love and look after the homeless and vulnerable. We would really like to give a big shout out to the teams making and distributing food! The Tuesday/Thursday & Saturday Lunch pack team – Rebecca, Bulelwa, Julie, Michael & Melikaya! Thank you! The Sunday lunch pack team – Nikki,…
Permitted goods, services and movement – Public Version.
APRIL 25, 2020 (11H00AM) SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FRAMEWORK FOR SECTORS READ DOCUMENT HERE
Independent Report submitted to the South African Human Rights Commission concerning the City of Cape Town’s COVID-19 Shelter For Street-based People — Strandfontein, Cape Town
11th April 2020 READ the full report HERE
Observatory resident Prof Ruth Hall calls for….. ‘Cash and food – not more soldiers’
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 16: Viva Foundation hands out food parcels to the parents of the children that attend their school and also the wide NEWS | By Ruth Hall | 23 April 2020 Questions are circling about the mobilisation of 73,000 additional South African National Defence Force personnel, and whether this suggests an…
Strandfontein homeless site more a prison than a place of safety — Human rights report
City of Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato along with other officials held a media briefing at their Covid-19 lockdown facility in Strandfontein followed by a tour of the large marquee tents. The media presence incited many of the people in the tents that was quickly stopped after media was urged to move along. The City…
UPDATE on OBS CAN initiatives and needs – What we are doing
Community Action Networks are neighborhood-organized initiatives that have been set up by communities, for communities to respond to Covid-19. It often means that one neighbourhood might be paired with another, more vulnerable neighbourhood, to bring support and relief. Observatory has been paired with Mfuleni, a community of people living around 40km away. It quickly became…
OCA Social Issues Homeless Feeding Program Observatory – UPDATE
Meals are served as below. 1.SPAR / Village Green Daily meal 12pm & dinner 6pm 2.PNP Occupiers/Arcadia/Singabalapha Daily food / meal / water delivery 3.Circus WAC Weekly food delivery / Food parcel 4.Liesbeek Super 7 (+2!) Weekly food delivery / food parcel 5. 12 persons (now 13 & a baby) living…
Dear Obs residents – a word from our Chair
Dear Observatory residents, I am writing to alert you to the very good news about the River Club and to update you on work on COVID-19 in Observatory. Forgive me if this communication is a little long. 1. The outcome of the Heritage Appeal Tribunal considering the appeal against provisional protection of the River Club…