T.R.A.S.H Observatory Community River Clean-up Fundraiser – in association with Friends of the Liesbeek. Nearly R20,000 worth of sponsored gifts! It’s time for our annual TRASH Observatory Community River Clean-up fundraiser. Funds go towards the costs of the monthly clean-ups, staff, equipment to keep our stretch of the Liesbeek River beautiful and litter free. Many…
Tragedy strikes Singabalapha
From Anthony Hodgson (OCA Mancomm head of Social Issues): Folks, devastating news as 5 homes burnt down at Singabalapha. This leaves 15-20 residents without a place to sleep tonight. Fortunately seems nobody was seriously hurt, but there is an urgent need for relief. I am once again trying to raise money online but if anyone can…
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Low Risk Pest Control Methods
Illegal pesticides are dangerous and are harmful to the environment and to human health. Did you know that simple household ingredients can be effective for pest control? Check out the video for more tips.
CPT Mayor celebrates opening of 37 public pools over summer season
By Paula Luckhoff – 7 December 2024 37 of the 38 community pools in Cape Town will be re-opened in phases over the summer season. Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has been taking a few dips himself as the City works hard to re-open public swimming pools in time for summer… READ MORE
Historically low rental vacancies in South Africa right now – TPN Vacancy Survey
Home owner, insurance, property. Image: Tumisu on Pixabay By Tasleem Gierdien, 9 December 2024 The TPN Vacancy Survey Report for Q3 2024 reveals historically low vacancy rates in property markets across South Africa this quarter. Africa Melane speaks to Waldo Marcus of TPN about the latest TPN Vacancy Survey Report for Q3 2024… READ MORE
These are the most mispronounced words of 2024
US Vice President Kamala Harris is one of a number of public figures whose names feature on the list. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images By Jack Guy, CNN – 5 December 2024 Messing up pronunciations can be a source of both annoyance and amusement, but language learning platform Babbel has put together a handy guide to stop…
Oxford’s word of the year is a modern condition familiar to most of us
“Brain rot” behavior can include doomscrolling and social media addiction. Fiordaliso/Moment RF/Getty Images By Rosa Rahimi, CNN – 2 December 2024 There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024. “Brain rot” took the title in a…
Gobbling Meat Is Fueling a Climate Crisis. Here’s How to Cut Back
Peach and Blossom, the 2024 National Thanksgiving Turkeys, prior to receiving a presidential pardon on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 25.Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg By Zahra Hirji and Olivia Rudgard – November 28, 2024 Meat-centric diets are significantly contributing to global emissions. Yet new data show that some…
End the Double Standards: Ban Deadly Pesticides Already Banned in Europe
Christina van Straten In 2019, Women on Farms Project (WFP) launched its Double Standards Pesticides Campaign which initially targeted the South African government, demanding that it ban 67 Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) already banned in the European Union. The EU continues to produce and export many HHPs to South Africa, even though these pesticides are…