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OBSID Welcome Pack
I want to share that the first draft of our Welcome Pack is now available on our website. Check it out here: https://obsid.org.za/welcome-pack/ We’re also working on a social media campaign to promote the information
The City’s plans to sell Cissie Gool House
On Tuesday 21 January 2025, the Woodstock Residents Association (WRA) organised a community engagement at Woodstock Town Hall to discuss the city’s plans to sell Cissie Gool House (CGH), with the expectation that city officials would also attend, engage, and answer questions.The day before the meeting, City officials met with representatives from WRA and confirmed…
Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital
About 100 people attended a meeting on Tuesday, organised by the Woodstock Residents Association (WRA) to discuss the City of Cape Town’s plans to sell the site to a private developer. Photos: Matthew Hirsch 23 January 2025 | By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch People living at old Woodstock Hospital, also known as Cissie Gool…
Book launch
Please help Cape Town TV to improve
Cape Town TV is looking for viewers who can tell us what they think of the channel’s programming. We are currently embarking on a viewer survey which will help us to improve our content offering to better serve our communities. We would like to hear from people who watch Cape Town TV – in particular…
Diver attacked off Simon’s Town — what to do if you’re bitten by a rabid seal
A Cape Fur Seal swimming playfully underwater at Duiker Island, captured in the new Out of the Blue documentary about the mystery of Cape Fur Seals. (Photo: Out of the Blue director and cinematographer Floris Tils) January 2025 will mark an extraordinary moment in our history, as we unveil our newest memorial to the missing…
Winter Arts Festival
Don’t demonise scientists when politicians misunderstand the method and message on water quality
By Anthony Turton – 23 Jan 2025 For Blue Flag beaches to be reliably reported as safe, statistically representative sampling must be applied through a scientifically robust protocol that will restore public trust. The past two weeks have been characterised by a raging debate over sampling protocols for water quality in large water bodies… READ…
‘People feel a sense of ownership’: the growth of community composting
(R-L) Shelley Tester, Greg Pilley and Kate Cole at the scheme where people can have their garden waste turned into compost. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian By Jessica Murray – 23 Jan 2025 Instead of burning or transporting their garden waste, residents of an English village built their own composting site In the village of Thrupp,…