31 st January 2018 SUBMISSION BY THE OBSERVATORY CIVIC ASSOCIATION ON THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN DRAFT WATER AMENDMENT BY-LAW, 2017 OCA submission Water by law amendment 1.The Observatory Civic Association (OCA) is a recognised Civic body, representing residents and businesses in the Observatory area. 2. The OCA wishes to make the following submission on…
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Record Breaking AGM 2018 ushers in new era
On Tuesday, 23rd of January, over a hundred members attended the 2018 OCA’s Annual General Meeting The independent election officer for the meeting was Patrick Melly of the Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance. Meeting was chaired by Tauriq Jenkins. Acclaimed Observatory artist and guest musician Adamu Da Silva graced the Community Centre Hall while members…
Water Crisis Discussion Wed 10 January 6pm Community Centre
We will kick off the year with a discussion on Wed 10th at the Observatory Community Centre at 6pm about the Water Crisis in Cape Town and what Civics can do about it. We will also discuss a draft submission on the proposed Drought levy proposed by the City of Cape Town for which comments were…
Draft Submission on the Proposed Drought Levy by the City of Cape Town
The Observatory Civic Association recognizes the enormity of the crisis facing Cape Town as a result of the Severe Water Shortage affecting the City and the province. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. For that reason, the OCA is not, in principle, opposed to the idea of a Drought levy being…
Draft manifesto for a new by-law for public participation
Here are some outputs from a workshop held in 2017 Manifesto Afrikaans Manifesto English Manifesto Xhosa New By-Law_pubblic_partecipation Public Meeting Citizen Participation notes_2
Announcement of the AGM – 23 January 2018
Dear Observatorians, we are proud to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 23rd of January, 2018. The venue is the Community Centre Hall. Starting at 6 PM. Registration will open from 4:30PM. Please check back here for updates – our website is your primary source of information.
OCA Committee response to Mr Kruger
4 December 2017 The Observatory Civic Association notes the statement released by Mr Theo Kruger to the Cape Times (4/12/17) – article quoted below – regarding the outcome of the Special General Meeting on 28th November at which an overwhelming and unanimous vote was taken by 200 Observatory residents and business owners to annul the…
SGM 28 November, Obs Community Centre Hall, 6pm
Dear All Members of the Observatory Community The OCA’s Special General Meeting will be held today at the Observatory Community Centre, Main Hall, at 6PM.
OCA Special General Meeting 28th November 2017 – clarity on communications you may have received
24th November 2017 Dear Observatory Residents, Forgive me for writing a rather long email but these are extraordinary circumstances.
Dear Theo – a letter to Mr Kruger from Mr London
Dear Theo I am perplexed as to the content of this email for the following reasons: