Level we have almost WON! We can do it together – A story of Observatory working for you ~ X and Y, Obs regulars approached Kiki at the weekly human values session run by Obs Pasta Kitchen at the Youth Solutions hall in Salt River seeking advice on shelter and rehab. Kiki approached Bongi at Obsid…
The River Club: When Curing kills the patient
Sign this Petition 23 FEB 2021 Leslie London – Cape Town, South Africa Minister Bredell released his decision on the appeal against the Environmental Authorisation which was granted to the developers of the River Club last year. Yesterday on the 22nd February, he issued a 128-page report in which he rejected the appeals lodged by 21…
ObsCAN Feed You x Africa 70
presenting a couple of nostalgic favourites over the next two weeks. This Sunday, the good people at African Box are making saka madesu – the satisfying warmth of madesu na loso meets the utter moreishness of saka saka: cassava leaves and vegetables and brown beans, served with a coconut rice. free, as always, to our…
City’s planning offices are only a phone call away
3 FEBRUARY 2021 The City of Cape Town’s Development Management Department has created information hubs with contact numbers for residents who prefer to speak to a planning official over the phone, as opposed to sending an email. The City’s eight planning districts have dedicated officials available to answer these calls. Read more below: The officials…
City’s Smart Office Handbook a step-by-step guide to greening your workplace
23 FEBRUARY 2021 The City of Cape Town launched the latest version of the Smart Office Handbook today, 23 February 2021. The handbook is a practical and relevant guide to assist businesses in creating healthier and more sustainable workplaces. Read more below: High resolution images are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8q8gla5l4n4zlo0/AADrv-VZwB_8kBX18O25F6Hva?dl=0 The latest City of Cape Town…
City warns customers of fake electricity officials
5 MARCH 2021 The City of Cape Town urges residents to be aware of scammers posing as electricity officials to gain access to their homes. In recent weeks, the City has been made aware of some instances of scams. Read more below: The City is aware of scammers who are posing as City Electricity officials…
Residents want transparency in awarding of lease for sports fields
a private entity out of public funds”” to have exclusive access to fields at Hartleyvale and Malta Park. Photographer: Tracey Adams/African News Agency (ANA) NEWS | By Bulelwa Payi | Jan 24, 2021 The petition accuses the City of subsidising “a private entity out of public funds” to have exclusive access to fields at Hartleyvale and Malta Park….
Radio786 interview regarding the Hartleyvale Issue
29 Jan 2021 Listen to the interview Here
OCA and others objection to the extension of Stones’ trading hours
Stones, LMR have once again applied to have their trading hours extended from 02h00 to 04h00. This is an annual application that goes to Sub-Council 16 as the City of Cape Town regulates trading hours. Each time this application has gone through it has been rejected by Cllr Chapple as well as others – Stones…
Feb update from Architecture & Heritage
To date this year the Architecture and Heritage Committee has received eleven applications requiring formal comment from the OCA. These range from small applications for repairing boundary walls, to highly impactful plans for demolitions and reconstructions in sensitive parts of the neighbourhood. Property developers’ sights remain set on many parts of Observatory as a space…