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Obs Halloween
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=18BPnLEwoTuQxLjlGN8XkEuvLF1g&usp=sharing ASK US TO ADD YOU Halloween-friendly homes in Observatory, Cape Town who would love it if some trick-or-treaters called in on 30 October. To add your house join tinyurl.com/obsHalloWApp and give your house address & hosts names and/or number of kids participating Remember to stick a picture of a pumpkin on your gate to let kids…
RAFFLE PRIZE REQUEST
Dear Obs Neighbours, it’s soon time for our annual Friends of the Liesbeek Fundraising raffle. This is a really important fundraising event as it raises money to pay for the monthly river clean-ups which is essential for keeping our stretch of the Liesbeek enjoyable for all. We have some great prizes but are always looking…
Latest round of litigation at the High Court a ‘lynching’ of indigenous identities
READ PRESS STATEMENT HERE
Amazon Cape Town headquarters fight turns personal
Steve Kretzmann – 15 October 2022 A bitter battle is playing out in the Western Cape High Court over who can speak for a First Nations tribe in the controversial R4.6 billion Amazon development in Cape Town. The development, at the confluence of the Black and Liesbeek Rivers where Khoi people were first dispossessed of…
Fact sheet: the only fraud perpetuated was the fraud against Tauriq Jenkins in the High Court on the 11th October
READ DOCUMENT HERE
Appeal from former Obs resident
Hi! I am raising funds for the SHOE4AFRICA charity to build a 152 bed children’s cancer hospital in Kenya. The hospital will help East African children born into poverty and diagnosed with cancer. 9 out of 10 of these children will not survive (as compared to 1 out of 10 in the United States). In…
The River Club redevelopment – the case is still ongoing
Dear Obs residents You may well have read about the withdrawal of our attorneys from the High Court review of the River Club redevelopment and what you have read is probably not accurate or is frankly misinformation. I am attaching a press release from the Liesbeek Action Campaign to clarify the situation. It is true…
No urgency to stop River Club development, rules court
Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges. This is how it looked on Friday 23 September 2022. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp Steve Kretzmann – 28 September 2022 Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges to…
River Club opposition subject to faceless smear campaign
Steve Kretzmann – 28 September 2022 Anonymous pamphlets and a website are being used in an apparent attempt to hijack the Observatory Civic Association in order to smother litigation against the controversial River Club development. Thousands of full-colour pamphlets were distributed door-to-door in Observatory on three different occasions in September. Each drop involved a different…