Obs gets a C19 vaccine site! UCT has opened a large vaccine site at Forest Hill Residence on Main Road. It will be open every weekday and accepts walk-ins. Please register on EVDS if you can as it makes the process smoother for everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb4nREe-3Z0 Everyone 18 and over is eligible to get vaccine. Vaccines…
‘Western Cape’s stubborn third wave peak has been longer than first two waves’
The Western Cape Health Department’s Dr. Saadiq Kariem and public health specialist Prof Landon Myer chat about the protracted third wave in the province. – The third wave in the Western Cape has been much longer than the previous two waves of Covid-19 – Western Cape health officials say they are seeing a slow, but…
The UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre to open on 1 September 2021
31 August 2021 Dear colleagues and students I am proud to announce that the Western Cape Department of Health and the University of Cape Town (UCT) will open the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre at our Forest Hill residence complex in Main Road, Mowbray, on 1 September 2021. The entrance is on Broad Street…
Development of dodgy tricks at the River Club
30 June 2021 by Steve Kretzmann A defamatory letter to author MacKenzie Scott, whose ex-husband was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was attached to a complaint recently sent to the BackaBuddy crowdfunding platform the Observatory Civic Association is using to raise funds for its legal challenge to the R4.5bn River Club development. The Observatory Civic Association…
Social issues Report August 2021
Thank-you to everyone who donated towards the extension of the Obz Rainbow House keeping their doors open during the coldest recorded winter in 10 years. The Obz Rainbow House is a supported housing model, piloted by OBSID, and assists its residents by offering accommodation as well as psychosocial support during the day in work sites….
Obs CAN Feed You celebrates a win!
Obs CAN will soon be welcoming two new pots as a result of winning a social media campaign run by Cape Town Together. The competition was held last week in conjunction with the launch of the Dala Kitchen Cookbook and involved Community Action Networks (CANs) from all around Cape Town. The Dala Kitchen cookbook was…
Residents between 50 and 59 urged to get vaccinated urgently
12 August 2021 There are signs the province is in its peak of third-wave infections as hospital admissions and cases are starting to stabilise, but health authorities are urging those who are eligible to get vaccinated urgently. Those aged 50 to 59 need to get the Covid-19 vaccine “urgently” since this group has the most…
Anti-vax conspiracy voice note ‘convinced my mom not to vaccinate and she died’
Journalist Anena Burger describes to John Maytham her anger when her mom was convinced by self-styled prophet’s anti-vax message. – Journalist describes her angry at a WhatsApp voice note she believes convinced her 71-year-old mother not to have Covid-19 vaccination – Anena Burger’s mother contracted Covid-19 and died – Burger says the WhatsApp note was…
High court action update
Dear LAC Supporters A quick update: 1. We are on track to go to court – The OCA lodged its papers with the High Court on the 2nd August 2021. We sought relief on two matters: (a) an urgent interdict to halt the construction on the site, whilst (b) the High Court considers a review…
Cape Town’s heritage for sale: Brownwashing The River Club
If greenwashing is disinformation disseminated to present an environmentally responsible public image, what the developers of The River Club project are engaging in might be called brownwashing — falsely presenting themselves as promoters of indigenous rights. Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust claims “the majority of the Cape’s Khoi and San leaders and representatives” are in support…