Screenshot from Adopt a Tree campaign video – City of Cape Town/Facebook Paula Luckhoff – 12 April 2026 The ‘Adopt a Tree’ initiative aims to get communities involved in expanding the city’s green spaces. If you’ve ever wanted to make your street or neighbourhood a little greener, the City of Cape Town has the answer….
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How a common herbicide affects honeybee brains and behavior
A marked honeybee drinks a sugar solution containing glyphosate from a feeder. Credit: Margaret Couvillon for Virginia Tech by James Mason, Virginia Tech Cultivating flowering plants for pollinator gardens, commercial farms, or home landscapes often relies on the use of herbicides to manage unwanted weeds. Honeybees are attracted to these locations and play a critical…
Oude Molen press release
THE STORY OF PLASTIC
If you haven’t seen The Story of Plastic yet, join us. This is an eye-opening and very worrying exposé of how the oil industry is switching to plastic as its no. 1 output in future; and how they won’t tolerate resistance. It’s a free screening followed by an informal discussion in our fav place in…
What’s on in Obs website is live!
(Well technically it’s a sub page dedicated to Observatory on the “What’s on in Cape Town” but still. It’s all about what’s cooking in Obs, from Comedy Nights to Creative Markets, Specials to Spectacles … If you want to know what’s going on. Here is where to find it! https://whatsonincapetown.com/things-to-do-in-observatory/
BLVQ IRIS at Trenchtown
EVENT DETAILS: Date: Saturday, 28th March Venue: Trenchtown, Observatory (Back Nightclub Area) Doors Open: 17:00 Opening Act: 19:00 Headliner: 20:00 Facilities: Full bar & kitchen available. TICKETS: Early Bird: R 50 Phase 1: R 80 Phase 2 // At the Door: R 120 https://www.quicket.co.za/events/365216-blvq-iris-the-crossroads-culture-collab-obs/?utm_source=EventPage&utm_medium=Sharebox&utm_campaign=&ref=event-page-share Grab your tickets now and witness the new flavor of Cape…
Voom Voom Records
We are so happy to announce our presence at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Franschhoek! Voom Voom Records takes over Franschhoek Village, all day from 11am to 4pm. Get ready to listen to some of the best jazz, South African jazz and a bit of soul, funk, Afrobeat and good grooves! https://voomvoomrecords.com/ https://voomvoomrecords.bandcamp.com/music
Mushroom Foraging
Join renowned Mycologist and author, Gary Goldman, known as the Mushroom Fundi. Enjoy an early morning hike in Newlands forest with a small group of fellow mushroom enthusiasts. Always wanted to know which mushrooms you can eat? Forage your own mushrooms for breakfast. Armed with baskets, boots and pocket knives you’ll head into the forest…
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
This 19th century Cape Dutch homestead in Glencairn Valley has been converted into the Welcome Cottage community centre. Photo: GroundUp GroundUp – 18 March 2026 A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers. A once derelict heritage building in Welcome Glen in Glencairn Valley, Cape…
‘It will break you’: Homeless man living on Table Mountain for 10 years shares daily reality
Kabous Le Roux – 18 March 2026 A homeless Capetonian living on Table Mountain for a decade reveals his daily life, survival tactics and the hidden mental toll of rough sleeping. A call to CapeTalk has pulled back the curtain on life on Table Mountain, after a homeless man who has lived there for nearly…