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The OCA will be holding a hybrid (both in-person and online via zoom) SGM on Tuesday the 3rd October in order to: 1) Give feedback to members on the decision by the OCA Management Committee to reach a settlement and withdraw from litigation on the River Club development.  The Man Comm will explain why we…

SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES TO CELEBRATE OBSERVATORY’S DIVERSE HISTORY ABOUT OBSID & HERITAGE In 2020, OBSID undertook a survey of residents desires, and one of the issues raised was the need for a repository of the history of Observatory, which allows for a strengthen the Observatory community through the celebration of our unique and diverse history…

Objection for an Auditorium to be built in this residential road, Dixton Road, Observatory, Cape Town – ERF 28173/ Application number 1500010695/ 70532476 The property is deemed a Heritage site (graded IIIa with part of it graded IIa). The entire erf and its buildings was nominated by the OCA in 2022 as a Provincial Heritage…

Dear colleagues Appreciation for community access to SARS CoV2 vaccines We would like to thank you and your staff for making SARS CoV2 vaccines available to the community, especially as the GSH / UCT Community of Hope vaccine centre options were no longer open. It was great to have appointment times, as well as an…

OCFY is still active with our usual Saturday and Sunday breakfast. We thought the recent eviction notice might change out numbers but hasn’t seemed to. We still serve between 50-80 persons per session. Many members of the green have joined the occupation of riverside lodge We still have a shortage of bread as we only…

Hi all I am on a webinar on corruption and state capture, and a speaker from the African Centre for Cities, shared some video clips about their work on highlighting risks of corruption in urban development decisions See  the  Cities of Integrity playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PL6YKlvsHY3r44POEB457uMbf0o768ZOBH Thanks Leslie

Did you know South Africa produces more than five billion litres of sewage every single day? 10% is ‘treated’ for direct human contact. And where does the rest end up? It’s dumped into rivers, oceans and dams. Disgusting right? The toxic water crisis in South Africa is out of control, we need urgent action to…

As we head into the last quarter of 2023, there is hope on the horizon. As food consumers, we hope to see some relief in food prices along with a drop in inflation and producers’ costs. As producers, our dams are full with the September rains and ready for a productive dry season. Despite this,…

Vincent Doumeizel – 27 September 2023 Seaweed might be the greatest untapped resource we have on this planet. It can be a nutritious food, an alternative to plastic, restore our oceans and could even help tackle climate change. But while there are 12,000 different types of seaweed, we know how to cultivate fewer than 30….

Many of you requested recordings of the Institute for African Alternatives’ (IFAA’s) workshop on Ethics, Parliament and the Elected Representative, held on 24 August. Please visit IFAA’s YouTube page on https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ifaa+forum Or access recordings of the individual presentations, see below: RICHARD CALLAND, Associate Professor, Public Law, Cape Town University at https://youtu.be/MRQC7GR7DGk ANTHONY SMITH, Chief Executive,…