Join renowned Mycologist and author, Gary Goldman, known as the Mushroom Fundi. Enjoy an early morning hike in Newlands forest with a small group of fellow mushroom enthusiasts. Always wanted to know which mushrooms you can eat? Forage your own mushrooms for breakfast. Armed with baskets, boots and pocket knives you’ll head into the forest…
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
This 19th century Cape Dutch homestead in Glencairn Valley has been converted into the Welcome Cottage community centre. Photo: GroundUp GroundUp – 18 March 2026 A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers. A once derelict heritage building in Welcome Glen in Glencairn Valley, Cape…
‘It will break you’: Homeless man living on Table Mountain for 10 years shares daily reality
Kabous Le Roux – 18 March 2026 A homeless Capetonian living on Table Mountain for a decade reveals his daily life, survival tactics and the hidden mental toll of rough sleeping. A call to CapeTalk has pulled back the curtain on life on Table Mountain, after a homeless man who has lived there for nearly…
What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall
The municipality’s plans have been hotly debated. Our chart this week looks at how the hotly debated N2 Edge wall project stacks up against some of the City of Cape Town’s other planned infrastructure projects over the next three years… READ MORE
SUPPORT LANDMARK CHANGE TO AFRICAN LAW ACROSS THE CONTINENT
For the first time in history, we’re bringing a case before Africa’s highest human rights court with a simple, powerful argument: the climate crisis is a crime against the people of this continent, and those responsible must be held accountable under African law. If the Court agrees with us, every citizen, activist, and community in…
Cape Town Repair Cafe
Fan need a fix? Favourite shirt in need of a mend? Sewing machine stuck? Why not bring them to the Cape Town Repair Cafe?! What is it? A free event with volunteer repairers to help get you started on that fix you’ve been meaning to get to but weren’t quite sure where to start. Maybe…
Community Manifesto
In the lead-up to the election, the Umbrella Civic has committed to leading a process of developing a Community Manifesto to represent the commitments of the people in our ward (Salt River, Observatory, Woodstock, Walmer Estate, University Estate) which will from this election onwards be Ward 92 (you can browse the 2026 ward boundaries here…
How “miracle plant” spekboom is helping revive South Africa’s Eastern Cape
A rhino among spekboom at the Kwandwe Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Todd Brown / UNEP Doc Ndyawe is always on alert in case poachers target the black rhinos that browse the thickets along the Great Fish River in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. But he worries more about another lurking danger: drought….
Electrical Meters
An OCA member wrote to us that the City of Cape Town is conducting a mandatory, free replacement of older electricity meters with new, smart, or upgraded prepaid meters.’ The facts are that access to premises is mandatory but installation of prepaid meters is not – if residents/owners choose, they may opt for upgraded Credit…
Recycling made easy
We offer weekly collection of your Gooi waste with two subscription models. Standard, which covers the average small household and accommodates up to two 5L bags of kitchen scraps per week. Bigger families, or just a very avid juicer, may need to move up to the XL package. With this model you can fill a…