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Western Cape Provincial Transport Infrastructure Bill: Request for comments
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Comment: Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (Additional Comments)
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services is currently considering amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill [B19 – 2020]. The committee invites interested parties/stakeholders to make written submissions on proposals to extend the subject of the Bill to, in addition, provide for: – commercial activities in respect of recreational cannabis; – the…
A call to defend civic democracy
The City of Cape Town is transforming the Ward Committee system from places of participation and democracy into mere administrative tools to support local councillors. This has happened through two mechanisms: 1. With the decision to limit or, in the case of Ward 57, to cancel any participation of civic organisations on the Ward committee….
For all you tree-huggers out there!
The City of Cape Town is in the process of revising the Urban Forest Policy (previously called “Tree Management Policy”) In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments, recommendations or input to the…
City Nature Challenge
The resistance to the River Club development, explained
In January 2022, the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) were in court. They had sought an interdict against the proposed Liesbeek development. On March 20, the court announced their decision and granted the interdict. This meant the development that was currently taking place had to stop. The…
Invasive plants in Suburbia
You are invited to attend an online chat with Fynbos Phil & Obs resident, Kari Cousins on invasive plants in Suburbia Why we ought to be concerned & what should we do about them? Gardeners in Observatory have expressed a desire for more information about the invasive plants that we encounter in our suburb &…
The My Smart City app really works!
Dear neighbours On the 4 April I logged some dumping of bags on the river. I was super impressed to get a call from the CCT coordinator of the River Clean Ups saying that this was related to the Friends of the Liesbeek/CCT clean up on Saturday (based on the not unreasonable assumption that I’d…
Public safety report
The OBSID public safety team are having to inform owners or residents of unlocked vehicles, open doors and open garages or premises gates. OBSID’s public safety team recorded 349 proactive incidents this month, 87 more than last month. See the full OBSID safety report for March 2022 here.