Victoria O’Regan – 26 January 2024 Cape Town has doubled down on its plan to eradicate rolling blackouts and will start paying cash to businesses that feed their excess power back into the grid. This comes after the National Treasury granted the city an exemption from public procurement legislation last week. The City of Cape…
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District Six Museum welcomes new executive director
Photo: Zeenat Patel-Kaskar. Picture: Shakirah Thebus Shakirah Thebus – 13 February 2024 Cape Town – Looking ahead at the next 30 years, District Six Museum’s newly appointed executive director, Zeenat Patel-Kaskar, said that it was important to remind the public, current and future funders, about why the museum was so important. “We are currently…
Book Bingo for a fun-filled and educational school visit
Schools that would like to invite Bingo, the anti-litter mascot, to come and share his message with learners on how to Bin it in a Bingo Bin, can send through a booking online. These appearances offer an engaging opportunity for students to learn about environmental stewardship through performances and interactive games. Bingo’s schedule for March is…
A conversation with the man who paints trees to combat bark stripping
Don Pinnock – 25 Feb 2024 In Newlands Forest on the slopes of Devil’s Peak you may notice trees with unobtrusive grey bark part of the way up. Enquiries led to a man who paints them. Willem Boshoff is sitting under a turkey berry tree. He’s a tall man with a slightly greying beard, easy…
Energy crisis – Interview for master’s thesis – Stockholm University
Hello, My name is Margret and I am studying International Relations and Human Geography at Stockholm University and am currently doing research for my final thesis. Currently I am writing my master’s thesis about Cape Town’s electricity crisis and its impact on urban households. I’d like to investigate how people react to, cope with and…
The cruelty of floating feedlots that ply the seas with living cargo destined to die
Animal transport ships, from top: Al Shuwaikh. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Mariona Star. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Jawan with stability problems. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) | Yosor. (Photo: Animal Welfare Foundation) Don Pinnock – 22 Feb 2024 On Monday, 19 February, Cape Town woke to a nauseating stench and the horror of long-distance,…
Seed swop
CTT Food Grower’s Initiative in collaboration with Oude Molen Food Garden proudly presents 🌱 Seedswop 🌶️Growing Chillies workshop 10-11am Earthworm farming 11.30am -12.30pm Date: 9 March 2024 Time: 9am to 1pm Location: Oude Molen Eco Village Food Garden, Alexandra Rd, Pinelands https://maps.app.goo.gl/iX8xyNGajZHMGPtJ6 Refreshments: Delicious homemade Curry rotis and Thai sweet rotis on sale Welcome to…
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries. Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses. The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is…
Mancomm meeting
Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] See draft agenda here Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 27 February 2024 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (room 1) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm…
Screening at Bertha House
DFA’s docLOVE in partnership with the Centre for Humanities Research, UWC and the PESP4 and National Film and Video Foundation invite you to join us for a screening of “Mother of all Lies” directed by Asmae El Moudir Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir employs an inventive mode of storytelling to uncover layers of personal and…