Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 May 2023. Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings which are always held on the last Tuesday of every month. Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 30 May 2023 Time: 18h00 Venue: via Zoom at home To attend our Mancomm meetings, please pop…
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Statement: On the Supreme Court’s rejection of the OCA’s leave to appeal
The OCA notes with disappointment the rejection of our application for leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Appeal against the Order issued by the Full Court of the Cape High Court in the matter of the River Club development. Our application for leave to appeal the order was based, we believe, on sound…
Centre For Extra-Mural Studies: Forthcoming Events
Dear Summer School participant The University of Cape Town’s Centre for Extra-Mural Studies invites Summer School participants, friends and alumni who were not able to attend the programme in person in January this year to register for some of the 2023 Summer School lectures and courses at a reduced fee as a once-off opportunity to…
GoDriveIn: retro treat in the heart of Cape Town
Ute Hermanus – 4 May 2023 Unlock the Cape is your guide to discovering the coolest spots, some right under your nose in and around the Cape. Ute Hermanus recently experienced a drive-in cinema in Salt River called GoDriveIn, a hidden Cape Town gem. Where and what: A retro drive-in cinema and roadhouse in Salt…
Willow Arts occupants to face eviction
The occupiers of Willow Arts Circus Collective appeared in the Cape Town magistrates court for judgement in their eviction case. The presiding magistrate Khan handed down the eviction order for the 1 July 2023. Attending the hearing were occupiers from WACC,Reclaim The City (CGH) and Singabalapha. The court have granted emergency/alternative accommodation to the occupiers…
Indigenous wetland fynbos species to be reintroduced along Liesbeek River
Cape Town – The Friends of the Liesbeek (FoL), supported by the City, will soon begin a community-led seasonal wetland and indigenous plant reintroduction project along the Liesbeek River in Observatory. The first phase of the project involves mechanical scraping of the site, which may commence later this week or next week… READ FULL ARTICLE…
Preventing and Reporting Sewer Overflows
There is an increased risk of sewer spills and overflows due to heavy rains and high, prolonged stages of load-shedding. This is because our sewer pump stations need electricity to function effectively and convey sewage to Wastewater Treatment Works where it can be treated. We urge you to please log sewer overflows immediately, so they…
Obz Books – Launch of #Feesmustfall and its Aftermath
Dear Friends of BLANK Books (now @Obz Books), Please join us for the launch of #Feesmustfall and its Aftermath with co-Authors Dr Keamogetse Morwe and Thierry M. Luescher on Saturday 20th May 23 from 10am at OBZ Books. Please click here and let us know if you can make it. Co-Authors Dr Keamogetse Morwe from…