We are just days away from our local government elections – will you be making your mark on the 1st November? Our local municipality is responsible for the services closest to our lives. They can ensure we have water and electricity in our homes, our refuse is removed, and that our roads, parks and public…
Category: General News
Meet your ward 57 candidates!
As soon as the IEC announced the list of 34 candidates standing to represent you in Ward 57, the OCA tried to track down email addresses for all of them, either through Facebook, google searches or through the political parties under who’s banner they are standing. In the end we were able to make contact…
Why you should not abstain on 1 November
VOTING matters far more than many who have the vote seem to think. As the local elections approach, we are told on digital media such as Facebook and Twitter that many people will not vote because they don’t believe this will achieve anything. We also hear claims that the majority of voters – who don’t…
Where do I vote?
Find helpful voting information here.
Report digital disinformation!
Find out how to report digital disinformation here.
Join the OCA now!
There are several events coming up in Obs over the next month so please scroll down this newsletter and diarise the ones you are interested in. VERY IMPORTANT to add to your diary is the OCA’s AGM which is scheduled for the 7th of December. Please remember that only members can vote at the AGM…
Save the date!
Below is the recording of the meeting of which the above upcoming meeting is a result of WATCH VIDEO HERE Creating a Peaceful Observatory – Let’s Do It Together Social issues conversation facilitated by Andrew Boraine – residents, businesses, street dwellers, landlords, OBSID, OCA, ONW. For more information, contact Kiki ([email protected]) or Carolyn ([email protected])
City advises of Black River dredging
28 September 2021 (City Of Cape Town) The City’s Water and Sanitation Department is dredging a section of the Black River. The alien invasive plant removal and dredging operation, with excavators, will now run up to 24 hours a day, from Wednesday, 29 September to Monday, 4 October 2021 and may possibly be extended to…
UCT hosts virtual San & Khoi Heritage Month Colloquium
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a virtual San & Khoi Heritage Month Colloquium, titled “Unburning the Fire and Acknowledgement of Land Cleansing Ceremony” on 29 September 2021. The colloquium was a celebration of the research and knowledge production of the new San and Khoi Centre in its first…