Dahlia Zvikomborero Patsika is a MSocSci in the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town.Her dissertation – “An exploration of public participation in policy making amongst Cape Town civic organisations” – felt relevant to our audience. Read Dahlia’s dissertation here.
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Teens transform gang-ridden area with food gardens
The Feed the Future Garden Project works with youth and communities focusing on valuable education around food and food security. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi In a community where fatal gun fights claim the lives of young people on the regular, a group of youngsters are taking an activist role in working to change their community…
Support for an Urban Agriculture project for young people in Elsies River – Feed the Future
Hello Everyone! With an Exciting Spirit @Feed The Future For Life NPO, is Back & will be in Full operation ! However our One Food Garden water is sorted and running smoothly, thanks to all Donors and Supporter for supporting that Cause ! With regards to our Second Food Garden, where water is a struggle!…
Enter the Place Heros
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…
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…