Image: SANParks – Table Mountain National Park/Facebook It’s not Day Zero quite yet, but it’s best we save water NOW, so we don’t have that sword over our heads again. Dam levels are critical for Cape Town’s water supply, warns the City of Cape Town. According to the City of Cape Town, the City…
Check out this relevant UCT Masters student’ dissertation!
Dahlia Zvikomborero Patsika is a MSocSci in the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town.Her dissertation – “An exploration of public participation in policy making amongst Cape Town civic organisations” – felt relevant to our audience. Read Dahlia’s dissertation here.
Teens transform gang-ridden area with food gardens
The Feed the Future Garden Project works with youth and communities focusing on valuable education around food and food security. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi In a community where fatal gun fights claim the lives of young people on the regular, a group of youngsters are taking an activist role in working to change their community…
Support for an Urban Agriculture project for young people in Elsies River – Feed the Future
Hello Everyone! With an Exciting Spirit @Feed The Future For Life NPO, is Back & will be in Full operation ! However our One Food Garden water is sorted and running smoothly, thanks to all Donors and Supporter for supporting that Cause ! With regards to our Second Food Garden, where water is a struggle!…
Enter the Place Heros
Waste next to a cemetery in Gugulethu, Cape Town Jodi Allemeier – Jan 12 During the lockdown, I read about a concept of “placelessness”. The idea that working remotely, from the isolation of our homes, detached us from a “sense of place” – the emotive attachment, bonds and relationships we have to our environment. Perhaps…
Free courses to help grow your business
The City of Cape Town launched the Cape Town Entrepreurship Academy to give entrepreneurs access to free courses that can help them start or grow their business. The short and practical online training courses are supplied by experts and experienced business owners. Find out more about the free online training content.
SPEKBOOM – 5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THIS WONDER PLANT
21 March 2019 – Shamwari.com Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra) is a succulent plant found in South Africa. One of the many Spekboom facts is that it is indigenous to the Eastern Cape province and has been deemed as a miracle plant by many. It is a bright green, small-leaved plant with a contrasting red stem found…
Update from our chair
We go into the new year with our campaign against the River Club happening on several fronts The Interim Interdict halting construction issued by Judge Goliath in March 2022, was overturned by a full bench of the High Court in November 2022. However, the OCA has appealed that decision, in particular the cost order made…
December 16th and way forward
Dear Regular LAC The Day of Reconciliation event at Robben Island was very successful. I have attached the programme for the 16th and the written text I presented and Marc presented. Secondly, since our backabuddy site has been closed, we have worked hard to set up two other platforms A GofundMe site A Givengain site…
River club – attempts to cut our fundraising capacity through our online platform Backabuddy
15 December 2022 Dear donors in our campaign against the River Club site On the 20th November, I wrote to you alerting you to the fact that our fundraising site, backabuddy, had given in to pressure from the developers of the River Club site to insinuate, based on the November 8th High Court findings, that…