Observatory Civic Association

Humans and their four-legged friends, it’s time to strut your stuff along the Sea Point promenade! Join Mdzananda Animal Clinic and Vondi’s Holistic Pet Nutrition for our annual dog walk fundraiser in support of Khayelitsha’s pets. 📅 Date: Sunday, 13 April 📍 Route: 5km from Mouille Point Lighthouse to Sea Point swimming pool & back…

Picture: Pexels By Keely Goodall, 24 March 2025 Cape Town has been confirmed as the ninth most congested city in the world. CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Andrew Mason, Founder of Workplace Fundi… LISTEN HERE

From New York Times The Alternative – 13 March 2025 Thanks to Mike Small for the cross-post from his Substack. Mike is editor of Bella Caledonia, who are running this fund-raiser – please support. In October 2017 the writer Robert McFarlane and the artist Jackie Morris produced ‘Lost Words’ – a ‘book of spells’ to conjure back into existence the words lost through…

Fly-tippers have seized on the disruption from Birmingham’s bin strikes Josh Sandiford – BBC News, in Birmingham Mountains of rubbish blight the streets of the UK’s second-biggest city with no end in sight to a dispute that has been going on for weeks. Wherever you stand on the contentious issue of Birmingham’s bin strikes, the…

A ‘backpack’ sleeping bag made from upcycled textile materials, designed by The Foschini Group. (News24/Paul Herman) Paul Herman – 19 March 2025 Johaar Samsodien is 76 years old. He spent his life as a cabinet maker, but for the past five years, he has been homeless and on the streets of Cape Town. In the…

Monuments, memories and community – this neighbourhood is only 15 minutes from the centre of Cape Town. But few have visited. Anthony Hartman, our guide,  grew up here during Apartheid and now lives close by. Main themes of the tour are resistance and resilience. Anthony shows, through his own experience and research, how history shaped…

Photo: Unsplash/Alan J. Hendry By Tasleem Gierdien, 7 March 2025 Yes, it is possible to be frugal about it – according to the specialists. CapeTalk’s Pippa Hudson speaks to DIY expert Angelo D’Ambrosio of IPMT remedial building consultants, and specialist Anne Darne of Intesec Electronics… LISTEN HERE

Take a photo, including the vehicle registration plate and the parking sign, as evidence and WhatsApp it to 0738539675. Please include the location, date and time. In Cape Town wheelchair parking bays are clearly marked with yellow borders and a wheelchair sign, and are meant for persons who use wheelchairs and drive themselves or are transported…