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Haveva Hookah Bar Liquor License Application meeting

Indianna Lawrie

Dear All, Leslie London and I met with residents of Bowden road about the Haveva Hookah Bar license application last night. It’s a pretty terrible situation for the residents if this bar gets a license. Past Behaviour: Selling liquor through parties as a bottle with ticket Lots of DJ parties day and night – Loud…

Do good AND move your body with these Mandela Day events in CPT

Indianna Lawrie

Nelson Mandela smiles broadly on 27 April 1994 in Oshlange, near Durban, as he casts his historic vote during South Africa’s first democratic and all-race general elections. Picture: AFP By Tasleem Gierdien – 17 July 2024 Here’s how you can get involved and make a difference in your community. Africa Melane speaks to resident fitness…

Cut down on food waste

Indianna Lawrie

Stats SA reports that 10 million tonnes of food goes to waste in South Africa each year. Leaving aside the awful waste implications, the reality is that food waste takes a toll on your budget too. Every time you throw away food that has expired or gone bad, you are effectively throwing away the money…

How much South Africa’s richest 0.1% owns

Indianna Lawrie

Luke Fraser – 22 Jun 2024 South Africa has the worst income inequality in the world, with the disparity between the top and bottom earners widening since the end of apartheid. According to Imraan Valodia, the Director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at Wits, when looking at wealth in the country, the top…