After nearly four months of maintenance and renovation work, Long Street swimming pool has reopened, ready to show off its enhanced interior and upgraded facilities. These enhancements include roof and cash office repairs, electrical compliance upgrades, and interior touch-ups like the painting of the foyer ceiling and external façade. While there is still some minor installation…
U-Turn’s ‘A Night on the Street’ campaign raises over half a million rand to fight homelessness
Winter is on our doorstep and homelessness is on the rise in South Africa. Picture: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers By Wendy Dondolo In a striking campaign designed to enhance public empathy and understanding for homelessness, U-turn, along with partners SMG BMW Constantia and various philanthropic organisations, hosted a successful event “Night on the Streets 2024”. The…
Cape Town protesters block busy road, demanding services
Families from the “Gate 7” informal settlement outside the Maitland Cemetery blocked Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. They want the City of Cape Town to install water, electricity and toilets. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks 22 May 2024 | By Ashraf Hendricks About 40 protesters from the “Gate 7” informal settlement outside the Maitland…
Everything you ever wanted to know about the NHI but were afraid to ask
(Image: Quicknews / Wikipedia) Rebecca Davis – 16 May 2024 The National Health Insurance Bill signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday is a notoriously complex piece of legislation which few people have actually read. We break it down. What is the NHI? The most important thing to note is that it is not a…
Proteas win again at the Chelsea Flower Show
An unprecedented 22,000 stems were used in the display to create a proudly South African explosion of fynbos. (Photo: Mandy Ackerman) Daily Maverick – 21 May 2024 South Africa’s Chelsea Flower Show exhibit, inspired by the Cape Mountains, led by designer Leon Kluge and artist Tristan Woudberg, wowed with its fynbos explosion, rare hybrids…
Bypassing government — gatvol South Africans are doing it for themselves
Brij Maharaj – 15 May 2024 Across the country people are coming together with a shared purpose to solve common problems, and start with the basics — like clean-ups and fixing potholes — where government has failed, or tenderpreneurs have scored. The bad news folks is that gatvol South Africans know that they can no…
Comment on the amendments to City’s Grants-in-Aid and Ward and Subcouncil Allocations Policies
We have made some changes to the Grants-in-Aid and the Ward and Subcouncils Allocations Policies, and we want to hear from you. About the policies Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Policy We provide support to qualifying organisations in the form of annual grants-in-aid to fund community-based initiatives. These projects help us to realise our goals and objectives of…
If you make a mistake on your ballot next week, this is what you should do
ToBeConfirmed Hope Ntanzi – 23 May 2024 The May 29 elections are fast approaching and voters must understand the voting process to ensure their ballot counts. For instance, one could mistakenly mark their vote next to the wrong party, but is there recourse for that? One common worry that can happen during the voting process…
EC spokesperson Kate Bapela answers three key election questions
llustrative image | source: EPA-EFE / Caroline Blumberg) Ferial Haffajee – 21 May 2024 This article originally appeared as an elections newsletter by Ferial Haffajee. Here, we break down everything you need to know before the big vote. In this edition, we asked IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela to answer three crucial election questions, and we…
How a Colombian city cooled dramatically in just three years
A vertical garden at Medellin’s City Hall. Photo: Peter Yeung Peter Yeung-13 May 2024 With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, Medellín is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades. It’s mid-afternoon along Medellín’s Avenida Oriental, a traffic-clogged road that scythes through the heart of the…