Winter has tightened its grip and even the plants are feeling the chill. Although the selection of bedding flowers and vegetables is wide, we will have to wait a while for the weather to warm up before we reap the benefits of everything we plant now. Don’t let that deter you though. Plant cabbage, lettuce,…
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Cape weather not ‘strange’ for winter, extreme variability of weather is – Meteorologist
Picture: Warongdech Thaiwatcharamas/ 123rf.com By Tasleem Gierdien, 10 July 2024 One reason for that ‘extreme variability’ of weather in the Cape is climate change, says meteorologist, Roelof Burger. Clarence Ford speaks to Professor Roelof Burger, Meteorologist at North West University… READ MORE
Menstrual Pad Campaign
Mandela Day Food Drive
Open Studios
Obs Library Nelson Mandela day activities
We would like to do the following activities and hope the Friends can sponsor. Also, if the community can provide old clothes and things for our street store. Would you be able to put the word out? Date: 18 July Time 9am – 12 pm Street Store (Nelson Mandela Day activity) – free clothing store…
Support for Feed the Future
🚜 *Support Our Youth-Led Organization!* 🌱 We are thrilled to share that we receive a monthly compost donation to enrich our food gardens, feeding our community and schools! However, we currently lack the transport needed to collect this vital resource. 📢 We need your help! If you can assist with transport or know someone who…
Meet Geronimo de Klerk, Young Community Builder, Feeding the Future through Food Garden Movement
© Geronimo de Klerk World Food Forum (WFF) Africa – 29 December 2022 Mr. Geronimo de Klerk believes the youth are fighting hunger by not by waiting for the government, but through doing something for themselves. In 2020, he co-founded Feed The Future, his non-profit organization, transforming the place known for some of the worst…
News24 is searching for the Young Mandelas of 2024 – here’s how to enter
Do you know a young person whose love for and commitment to South Africa gives you hope for a better tomorrow? Young South Africans from all walks of life are reviving hope in our country’s future, and we want to celebrate them. News24 has opened nominations for this year’s cohort of Young Mandelas of the…
Home Composting Programme
July is the month for pruning and feeding, and also the month when we mow the lawns short at the end of the month. The temperatures of the winter days and nights are higher than usual, which means we can start pruning any day from 13 – 25 July in the frost areas. The Capetonians…