Loni Prinsloo – 15 December 2022 On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine — it lies next to a railyard and was until recently home…
Appeals are lodged against the decisions of the Cape High Court in November
14 DEC 2022 — In November this year, the Full Bench of the Cape High Court handed down two very bad decisions in our campaign against the River Club development. In one decision, the Court found that High Commissioner Tauriq Jenkins was not authorised to represent the Goringhiacona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and…
Screening & chat on Thursday
Friendly Market & Festival at Valkenberg Hospital
When: Saturday, 3 December 2022, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (join us at any time:) Where: Valkenberg Hospital, 1 Observatory Road | Parking will be available on the hospital grounds What: A market with traders, stalls, stands, etc. | 10% of vendor takings will be donated to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust towards supporting…
A sustained and vicious attack on the Campaign – but we are not out
24 NOV 2022 — We start with an appeal for funding. It is the shortage of funding that has left us vulnerable to a sustained and vicious attack, in court and out of court, on our campaign. Please support us at our fundraising site. Any donation of any size will make a huge difference Here…
SA waste picker organisation joins first global waste pickers’ trade union
Keamogetswe Mosepele – 17 November 2022 Despite saving municipalities up to R750 million in landfill costs, they have, for years, fought for recognition of their work and rights. Clarence Ford spoke to Madi Koena, a local waste reclaimer about joining the launch of the first global trade union. Waste pickers or reclaimers recycle 80 to…
Lives saved, carbon reduced, cancers prevented… if the world cycled just like the Dutch do
The alternative – 3 October 2022 For those who dream of a world where bike lanes are even more traveled than roadways for cars, a new data point shows how much impact such a shift could have on the climate crisis. Worldwide, only five percent of daily trips are made by bicycle, but far more…
MEET CAPE TOWN’S NEW BICYCLE MAYOR
Simangele Mzizi – 29 September 2022 His job is to promote and grow Cape Town’s cycling culture. Cape Town’s new Bicycle Mayor lays out his vision and plans for a cycle-friendly and inclusive city. His smile and charisma are as big and bold as his ideas on how to promote cycling in the Mother City….
The future of free speech—and how to protect it
What would the world look like today without the social justice movements that have shaped our history? From civil rights to women’s suffrage, apartheid resistance to disability rights, these passionate, people-led campaigns have inspired us, challenged us, and shown us the greatest potential of our humanity. As these movements spread around the world, they shared…
River Club development highlights questionable process by City of Cape Town
Lalou Meltzer & Jens Horber – 27 October 2022 he River Club development on the Liesbeek River highlights questionable processes undertaken by the City of Cape Town in relation to members of a large and influential group of property developers. This is exactly what Crispian Olver has written about – particularly in his book, A…