Waste next to a cemetery in Gugulethu, Cape Town Jodi Allemeier – Jan 12 During the lockdown, I read about a concept of “placelessness”. The idea that working remotely, from the isolation of our homes, detached us from a “sense of place” – the emotive attachment, bonds and relationships we have to our environment. Perhaps…
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Free courses to help grow your business
The City of Cape Town launched the Cape Town Entrepreurship Academy to give entrepreneurs access to free courses that can help them start or grow their business. The short and practical online training courses are supplied by experts and experienced business owners. Find out more about the free online training content.
SPEKBOOM – 5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THIS WONDER PLANT
21 March 2019 – Shamwari.com Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra) is a succulent plant found in South Africa. One of the many Spekboom facts is that it is indigenous to the Eastern Cape province and has been deemed as a miracle plant by many. It is a bright green, small-leaved plant with a contrasting red stem found…
Screening & chat on Thursday
Friendly Market & Festival at Valkenberg Hospital
When: Saturday, 3 December 2022, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (join us at any time:) Where: Valkenberg Hospital, 1 Observatory Road | Parking will be available on the hospital grounds What: A market with traders, stalls, stands, etc. | 10% of vendor takings will be donated to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust towards supporting…
SA waste picker organisation joins first global waste pickers’ trade union
Keamogetswe Mosepele – 17 November 2022 Despite saving municipalities up to R750 million in landfill costs, they have, for years, fought for recognition of their work and rights. Clarence Ford spoke to Madi Koena, a local waste reclaimer about joining the launch of the first global trade union. Waste pickers or reclaimers recycle 80 to…
Lives saved, carbon reduced, cancers prevented… if the world cycled just like the Dutch do
The alternative – 3 October 2022 For those who dream of a world where bike lanes are even more traveled than roadways for cars, a new data point shows how much impact such a shift could have on the climate crisis. Worldwide, only five percent of daily trips are made by bicycle, but far more…
MEET CAPE TOWN’S NEW BICYCLE MAYOR
Simangele Mzizi – 29 September 2022 His job is to promote and grow Cape Town’s cycling culture. Cape Town’s new Bicycle Mayor lays out his vision and plans for a cycle-friendly and inclusive city. His smile and charisma are as big and bold as his ideas on how to promote cycling in the Mother City….
The future of free speech—and how to protect it
What would the world look like today without the social justice movements that have shaped our history? From civil rights to women’s suffrage, apartheid resistance to disability rights, these passionate, people-led campaigns have inspired us, challenged us, and shown us the greatest potential of our humanity. As these movements spread around the world, they shared…
Obs Halloween
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=18BPnLEwoTuQxLjlGN8XkEuvLF1g&usp=sharing ASK US TO ADD YOU Halloween-friendly homes in Observatory, Cape Town who would love it if some trick-or-treaters called in on 30 October. To add your house join tinyurl.com/obsHalloWApp and give your house address & hosts names and/or number of kids participating Remember to stick a picture of a pumpkin on your gate to let kids…