WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO We like the angle of Ma Earth’s inquiry, as revealed over this video series “The Regeneration Will Be Funded”. Which is how to direct capital (of all kinds) towards policies and actions that really get us to a renewable, regenerative world. Above is a highly illuminating interview with Bayo Akomolafe, the American-Indian-Yoruban…
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Local news “drives democratic engagement, mitigates disinformation & protects environmental standards.” UK philanthropy needs to step up to help it
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash The Alternative – 23 May 2024 Here’s an interesting cross-post from the philanthropy sector magazine Alliance, which compares how philanthropists are responding to the crisis in local news – which we’re switched onto at this site (here, here, here and here) – in the UK, compared to the US and Europe. (Answer: not much.)…
Our traditional, seemingly natural ways of thinking about property are in crisis. Dark Matter Labs wants us to experiment, widely and wildly
The Alternative – 30 May 2024 A cross-post from the endlessly inventive Dark Matter Labs, launching their “Property and Beyond” Lab. CRISIS AND/OF PROPERTY The concept of property is deeply embedded in our modern socio-economic systems. So much so that it is often viewed as sacrosanct, a near-natural law-like means to distribute agency, power, and…
SARChI Chair MA/PhD Scholarship Opportunities
AVReQ is pleased to announce the opening of applications for Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships, funded by the NRF (National Research Foundation), starting in February 2025. The scholarships are linked to the SARChI Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma, who collaborates with an interdisciplinary team of senior researchers with extensive research and supervision experience. The selected applicants…
Nigel Palmer – Gardening Amendments
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Hello, Urban Farmers!
We are thrilled to reconnect with our amazing community of passionate growers and green thumbs. After a brief hiatus, Die Urban Boer is back, and we’re more inspired than ever to cultivate sustainable and vibrant urban agriculture together. Urban farming is more than just a trend; it’s a movement towards self-sufficiency, healthier living, and a…
JUNE GARDENING GUIDE
June is always a great month in the garden for maintenance. We can be blessed with some beautiful, clear, and crisp days, so make the most of them when they are here! There may not be as many daylight hours, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy being out in the garden when the…
Hartleyvale polling station results
We couldn’t find the combined results for Ward 57 (within which Observatory falls), but we thought you might find the results for the Hartleyvale polling station interesting:
All you need to know about the final 2024 election results and breakdown of seats
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the official election results announcement ceremony at the IEC National Results Center on 2 June. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images) The 2024 elections were declared free and fair on Sunday night, It was marked by a decreased voter turnout and significant challenges. There were notable shifts in political representation, with seven…
Green shoots — five new forests spring up in Cape Town
The first SUGi pocket forest in South Africa is the pilot forest in Philippi, located on the KT Grows Organics which is now two years and five months old.(Photo: Christian Helgi for Mzanzi Organics) Kristin Engel – 27 May 2024 New urban pocket forests have sprouted around Cape Town in Langa, Mitchells Plain, Bo-Kaap, Pinelands…