Help us combat misinformation

Hi everyone. In our last meeting we discussed the fact that the River Club Facebook page posts sponsored content relating to jobs and things in favour of the development. Their page is about a golf course, and it goes against Facebook’s guidelines meaning they are not allowed to discuss anything political, social issues, etc without…

Video supporter campaign

Hi loyal supporters! We are currently working on a social media campaign to humanise the campaign and amplify voices of ordinary citizens. We are appealing to you to please consider a recording a short clip expressing your feelings about the redevelopment of the River Club. Why do you care? or why should this not go…

LLPT can’t buy truth even though they try

Professor Leslie London, chairperson of Observatory Civic Association, and Tauriq Jenkins, high commissioner of Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council We write in response to the advertorial (“LLPT files urgent leave to appeal to the SCA against the legally flawed, job killing River Club interdict,” Southern Suburbs Tatler, June 16). The Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust…

What’s up, Obs?

Observatory Library hopes to become an essential part of the community again. It has been slow progress due to COVID and the library had to literally fight to reopen last year because of it. Unfortunately, due to City budget, many small community libraries are in danger of closing. Including Observatory Library. We want to re-establish…

Dr Diana Ferrus and the Mengelmoes Digters – A Poetry evening

The Mengelmoes digters/poets came into being in 2013 at the Breytenbach centre in Wellington. They were formed during the time when Dr Diana Ferrus presented and facilitated poetry workshops at the Centre. They have since read at various festivals and published a few anthologies. They will be participating in different festivals this year and to…