Don Pinnock – 25 Feb 2024 In Newlands Forest on the slopes of Devil’s Peak you may notice trees with unobtrusive grey bark part of the way up. Enquiries led to a man who paints them. Willem Boshoff is sitting under a turkey berry tree. He’s a tall man with a slightly greying beard, easy…
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Energy crisis – Interview for master’s thesis – Stockholm University
Hello, My name is Margret and I am studying International Relations and Human Geography at Stockholm University and am currently doing research for my final thesis. Currently I am writing my master’s thesis about Cape Town’s electricity crisis and its impact on urban households. I’d like to investigate how people react to, cope with and…
The cruelty of floating feedlots that ply the seas with living cargo destined to die
Animal transport ships, from top: Al Shuwaikh. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Mariona Star. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Jawan with stability problems. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Yosor. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) Don Pinnock – 22 Feb 2024 On Monday, 19 February, Cape Town woke to a nauseating stench and the horror of long-distance,…
Seed swop
CTT Food Grower’s Initiative in collaboration with Oude Molen Food Garden proudly presents 🌱 Seedswop 🌶️Growing Chillies workshop 10-11am Earthworm farming 11.30am -12.30pm Date: 9 March 2024 Time: 9am to 1pm Location: Oude Molen Eco Village Food Garden, Alexandra Rd, Pinelands https://maps.app.goo.gl/iX8xyNGajZHMGPtJ6 Refreshments: Delicious homemade Curry rotis and Thai sweet rotis on sale Welcome to…
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries. Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses. The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is…
Mancomm meeting
Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] See draft agenda here Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 27 February 2024 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (room 1) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm…
Screening at Bertha House
DFA’s docLOVE in partnership with the Centre for Humanities Research, UWC and the PESP4 and National Film and Video Foundation invite you to join us for a screening of “Mother of all Lies” directed by Asmae El Moudir Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir employs an inventive mode of storytelling to uncover layers of personal and…
Market milestone
Lizahn Bowers – 8 February 2024 The Trust for Community Outreach celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Mowbray Market, held on Saturday at the Gordon’s Gym in Mowbray. On sale were fruit and vegetables, fish, plants, seedlings and crafts. The market is held on the first Saturday of the month, and the next one takes…
Inside the stinking ship at Cape Town harbour carrying 19,000 cattle to the Middle East
Velani Ludidi – 20 Feb 2024 Photos from inside the Al Kuwait, which is docked in Cape Town with 19,000 cattle aboard, show distressed animals. Some had been lying in their urine and faeces for the past eight days. If the smell in Cape Town CBD was so strong today, can one imagine what the…
Ladybugs
These small insects are a very important insect in the garden. They control Aphids. Aphids are a pest , it attracts more pests to plants and also sucking out the juices of plants. Ladybugs can eat up to 50 aphids per day.