Sausage dog, Unsplash Tasleem Gierdien – 18 October 2024 The event will take place at the Mdzananda Animal Clinic, located at 21297 Govan Mbeki Road, Mandela Park, Khayelitsha, from 10 am to 1 pm. Africa Melane speaks to Marcelle du Plessis of the Mdzananda Animal Clinic. LISTEN HERE
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Come celebrate 28 years of serving the Khayelitsha community with our Fun Dog Show
The Mdzananda Animal Clinic is excited to announce its 28th anniversary of providing essential veterinary care and shelter to the pets of the Khayelitsha community. As the only animal clinic and shelter in the area, Mdzananda plays a vital role in ensuring that many animals receive the health care they need, as private veterinary services…
Cape Town fights uphill battle against ocean and waterway sewage spills
Camps Bay Beach]. Photographer: [Chris von Ulmenstein]. Kristin Engel -15 October 2024 Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town’s coastline, and the City of Cape Town’s marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped into the ocean daily, have sparked debate about public health, pollution and infrastructure failures….
Minutes of 3rd Working Committee meeting 1 October 2024 plus important announcement
Two links of interest below (following on the note I shared regarding King David Mowbray Golf Course ‘mixed use’ plans). The first link is short synopsis from Voice of the Cape – regarding social housing development in Rondebosch. The second link relates to heavy traffic congestion in Cape Town. Any further development (and there are…
Tushita Kadampa Meditation Centre open day
Leslie London reviews ‘An Uncomfortable Paradise: A history of dispossession and slavery in Simon’s Town’
Reviewer: Leslie London Book Review Type: Standard Book Review Joline Young’s new book, “An uncomfortable paradise” takes us on a journey, part personal, part historical, and a South African history that few know of – early colonial life in Simons Town. Modern day Simon’s Town is a tourist hub in which South Africa’s naval base…
The Wild Fig Wine, Beer & Cheese festival
Road closures for Sunday 20 October
Road closures for Obs and surrounds this Sunday
STREETOPIA
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How to win, from the new science of protest. Violence seldom pays; be cohesive not mixed in your demands; benefit from visible oppression; be marginal
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash The Alternative – 27 September 2024 Very interesting article from Psyche, on the “new science of social change”, which gives protestors and activists the data that can help them win. A short extract below (posted under fair use terms). [Donate to Psyche here.] Protesters today have an opportunity. They can claim more victories…