Are you a homeowner in Cape Town interested in water management? A researcher from Arizona State University in the United States, Hallie Eakin, is hoping to interview homeowners (18 years +) about the situation of water in the city. The research focuses on the perspectives of Cape Town residents on issues of water scarcity and…
River Club: Utopian fantasies of a high-tech concrete jungle in a city of broken infrastructures and fractured communities
Steven Robins – 22 November 2021 While the details of the land-use planning decision to rezone the River Club land for development has yet to be dissected in the courtroom, what has become very clear is that the economic and political relations between the developers and their civil society opponents are highly unequal. After walking…
Formal notification of OCA AGM on 7th December
The OCA hereby formally announces that its AGM will be held online via ZOOM at 18.00 on Tuesday 7 December 2021. We thus invite you to submit your nominations for the people you would like to see being elected to the OCA Mancomm on December 7th, by submitting the nomination form via email to [email protected]…
Mancomm meeting
Our next Mancomm is on Tues 30 November 2021 Date: Tue 30 November 2021 Time: 18h00 Venue: via Zoom at home
Please diarise the date
On Friday 26th, the Liesbeek Action Campaign will be joining a global protest to “Make Amazon Pay”, in which thousands of workers and activists will rally in over 20 countries across the globe. You can see more on this video and get more information about Make Amazon Pay and its manifesto on its website. Our…
Streetopia!
Hi all In line with Streetopia happening this Saturday I will host the Obs car boot sale in the Pepper Tree car park. It will be R100 per vendor with all funds going towards the LAC. We will also have our table informing the public and selling our merchandise. Volunteers who are able to assist…
Update on our court case
We were due to be in court this coming week on the 24th and 25th November but Deputy Judge President Goliath, who was allocated to hear the case, has fallen ill. The Judge President refused to allocate it to another judge. This means that the hearing will not be taking place 24th and 25th of…
OCA’s comment on liquor license applications for petrol stations
SEE PDF HERE
Obs swimming pool to remain closed
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE A number of swimming pools are undergoing repairs and maintenance and will open in phases throughout the summer season. These are Athlone, Bellville, Bellville South, Bonteheuwel, Delft, Goodwood, Manenberg, Mnandi, Newlands, Parow North, Parow Valley and Ravensmead swimming pools. The City will communicate opening dates as they are confirmed. Unfortunately the Eastridge,…
2021 raffle!
Over R10 000 worth of prizes up for grabs! Our very popular annual TRASH Observatory Community River Clean-up raffle is a vital part of our fundraising activities. Funds raised from this event go towards the costs of the monthly clean-ups: Friends of the Liesbeek staff and equipment to keeping “our” stretch of the Liesbeek River…