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MEDIA RELEASE 3 MAY 2021 Let’s talk: how can the City improve services for businesses, new ideas welcome
Businesses and stakeholders have the opportunity to share their views and new ideas by completing the Business Satisfaction Survey that was launched on Friday 30 April. This initiative aims to improve services provided to this sector to continue to promote a business-friendly environment that encourages economic growth and opportunities in Cape Town. As part of…
a Word from our Chair
Finally, the City of Cape Town politicians have done what we expected all along. The outcome of our Appeal against rezoning of the River Club land has ended with the City ignoring widespread public opposition, overlooking the facts of the case and justifying the River Club development as a wonderful benefit to the people of…
a Word from our Chair
As you know, the MEC for the Department of Environmental Affairs and Economic Development rejected our appeal against the Environmental Authorisation granted to the developers of the River Club. This decision ignored evidence of the adverse impacts of the development on the environment, the harm for Climate resilience and the unlawful nature of the decision…
Environment group goes to court to block Noordhoek wetlands road project
NEWS | By John Yeld | 7 April 2021 The long-running attempt by the City of Cape Town to build a new road link along the edge of the environmentally sensitive Noordhoek wetlands in the Southern Peninsula has been given the green light by the provincial government. But a high court application could still stop the…
Call for proposals – “Telling the story of Observatory through heritage & memorialisation”
Background: The Observatory Improvement District NPC (OBSID – see www.obsid.org.za) adopted a public space policy in 2020 that is guiding the use of resources for the improvement and celebration of public space in the neighbourhood. Part of this process entailed a public call for ideas amongst residents and businesses. There was some interest in celebrating the history…
A&H Report update
Request from Mark Basson regarding dog owners using Malta Park A field.
Can you please assist with channelling communication to residents walking their dogs at Malta Park · need to bring a bag along from home to pick-up their pets excrement; · need to walk their dogs on a leash in that dogs run into the cricket training nets when practices…
SAVE ZANDVLEI NATURE RESERVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CAPE TOWN
Pollution and sewage spills into the vlei are degrading the waters of the Zandvlei at Muizenberg to such an alarming extent that this now requires immediate and serious action if the vlei is to be saved for the benefit of all present and future generations. The vlei is currently in a desperate state because of…
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
The Observatory Improvement District (OBSID) is an established Special Rating Area (SRA) and provides top up services to the City of Cape Town, including cleaning and urban management, public safety and social development. Our social development programme delivers social services to people living inside of the OBSID boundaries, in line with the programme’s implementation framework – with a focus on…