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CPF and Obs journey
1. There is a CPF Sub Forum Sector 1 meeting on Wed 6th March at 18h30 at OBSID offices. Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting. 2. SAPS and CPF Sub Forum Sector 1 arranged a meeting with all liquor licence holders in Observatory to discuss security and other related matters. There were 8 establishments…
Hot yoga in Obs
Applications for arts and culture funding now open
Dear Colleagues, The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) has announced the opening of online applications for arts and culture funding support. Funding applications are open to registered arts and culture organisations and institutions, artist groups, individuals involved in artistic expressions and arts and culture events companies. Through this funding, DCAS is committed to…
OBSERVATORY LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
📚 Join us under the starlit skies of imagination at the Observatory Library Book Club! 🌟 Are you a bookworm, a literary enthusiast, or simply someone who loves to explore new worlds through the pages of a book? Then mark your calendars because our monthly Book Club is back! 🗓️📖 WHEN 🌌 Date: First Friday…
Cape Town survey gets underway
We are conducting a large-scale socio-economic household survey across Cape Town to understand our residents and communities better. This will inform our planning decisions to better address residents’ needs. Kantar has been contracted to assist in conducting this door-to-door survey and participation is voluntary and should take approximately 40 minutes to complete. All interviewers will be clearly identified…
Beat the queues by booking online
Visit the City’s online booking system to book an appointment for motor vehicle licence renewals, account payments and queries. This video shows how quick and easy it is.
Final call for shelters to apply for winter aid
If you are a registered non-profit organisation such as a shelter and those working with people on the street, you only have a few weeks left to submit your application for our Winter Readiness Programme. The programme, which runs from 29 April to 31 October this year, gives us the opportunity to support organisations that…
Announcement of 2024 Election Date and the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
Issued by Social Justice Assembly – 27 February 2024 With the election date set for 29 May, we are concerned that the short period available before the election may create pressure on the legislative process that preempts certain important decisions and procedural steps. The amendment Bill is unlikely to be enforced within the electoral timetable…
The Body Shop would seem to be over. But aren’t Gen Z perfectly placed to revive the brand – given its green ethics (and its 90s chic)?
By Caroline Spence I’m exactly the right age (46) to look back with nostalgia on the significant part that The Body Shop played in my teen years. I can clearly remember the excitement of Saturdays in town, scraping pennies together to buy little pots of fruit-scented eye gel or lip balm, and the fact that…