Good day all pensioners. A reminder that sadly our Kwikspar is discontinuing their pensioners discount card at the end of this month. So TODAY is the last day you can get the Wednesday 6% discount on purchases (other days 2%)
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Singabalapha screening & Public Discussion on Housing Justice in Cape Town
We would like to invite you to an evening of film, discussion, and collective reflection on the ongoing struggle for land and housing justice in Cape Town.The event will feature a short documentary on the Singabalapha movement, providing a lens into the realities of spatial apartheid and resistance. A panel discussion will follow, bringing together…
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Cape Town TV is hiring
The station is hiring staff for two contract positions. We are looking for an Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the office and provide vital administrative support to the various departments at the channel, and a qualified and experienced Sound Technician to mix audio on its studio shows. For details of these jobs…
Wishlist for Ward Allocation 2026/2027
Please find the attached Wish list notice and template for your information and compliance. The Subcouncil has commenced with the public consultation process for input into the Ward Allocation Budget for Financial year 2026/27 We would like to invite your organisation to submit proposals in compliance with the requirements specified in the attached Wish list notice. The…
Aqua-cise at Obs Pool!
Cape Town has the best city centre in South Africa. A blueprint for others to reverse decay?
City centre of Cape Town, Table Mountain. Wikimedia Commons/Discott By Sara-Jayne Makwala King, 20 February 2025 Cape Town’s Central Business District has undergone significant revitalisation efforts over the past few years, writes Tim Harris in his latest Business Day piece. CapeTalk’s John Maytham (in for Lester Kiewit) is joined on Good Morning Cape Town by…
GOOD ASKS WHY DA-LED CITY IS INSISTENT ON COSTLY DESALINATION PLANT
GOOD statement by Lulama Benge GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 15 October 2024 In September the City announced it is embarking on feasibility studies to investigate the most suitable options for construction, financing and operations of the planned Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant as well as the Faure New Water Scheme, for purified recycled water….
Do children matter?
Children and young people have the same general human rights as adults and also specific rights that recognize their special needs. Children are neither the property of their parents nor are they helpless objects of charity. They are human beings and are the subject of their own rights. The Convention on the Rights of the…
Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world’s food is grown [Grist.org]
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Photo by Heather Gill on Unsplash From Grist.org: The well-traveled tropical fruit exemplifies how farmers are embracing new crops as the world warms Twelve years ago, Vincenzo Amata stumbled upon a plot of flowering trees while wandering the Sicilian countryside. Before long, he found a farmer tending the grove. As Amata asked one question after another, the stranger tugged…