Eskom wants to hike your electricity bill by 40% in the middle of a cost of living crisis. This hike will force millions to make an impossible choice between food and electricity. We refuse to accept a future where electricity is unaffordable for the average household. Adding insult to injury, Eskom has been given a…
Bloubergstrand residents fight to preserve village heritage against property developments
Bloubergstrand Kailin Daniels Kailin Daniels – 21 August 2024 The historic and picturesque Blubergstrand is once again in a battleground – but this time, the conflict is not between British forces and Dutch colonists as during the Napoleonic wars. Instead, the conflict is between beachfront property owners and local residents. Property owners are seeking…
Tired of spam calls? Register on this ‘Do Not Contact’ list
Photo: Pexels/Moose Photos By Chanté Ho Hip, 21 August 2024 The DNC list is said to significantly reduce the number of calls you receive. Lester Kiewit speaks to David Dickens, Direct Marketing Association of South Africa CEO… LISTEN HERE
‘CoCT’s evictions are not in the interest of our people. It’s a skop en donder approach’
By Amy Fraser – 21 August 2024 Dean Ramjoomia condemns the City’s approach to evictions, describing the method as shockingly brutal, likening it to a ‘crime operation’ due to the ruthless destruction of homes. Zain Johnson interviews Dean Ramjoomia, Founder of Nehemiah Call Initiative… LISTEN HERE
Aquaponics training workshop
OBSID July 2024 Activity Report
OBSID ALERT: COPPER THEFT
THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN THE THEFT OF COPPER PIPES AND TAPS OBSID has noted a spike in theft from houses and gardens of copper pipes and taps. This type of crime is increasing across South Africa, but there has recently been an increase in this type of theft in Observatory. OBSID is…
Mancomm meeting
Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 27 August 2024 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 27 August 2024 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (NA room) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm meetings online,…
FILM FESTIVALS AND THE CINEMA OF SUBVERSION
Surplus Radical Bookshop and IFAA are honoured to host veteran Film Festival Director and Programmer Trevor Steele Taylor. Trevor will recollect his years in South African Film Festivals such as the Cape Town International Film Festival, the Weekly Mail & Guardian Film Festival, the Film Festival at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival and the early…
Revamped store at Valkenberg offers serenity and support
Shakirah Thebus – 18 August 2024 Cape Town – A vibrant and revamped retail space at the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital aims to give patients a respite from the routine, and providing them, staff and visitors a place of serenity. The Friends of Valkenberg Trust held a grand opening for the revamped retail space, the “Friendly Shop”…