Advocate Zeynab Titus (on behalf of the Willow Arts Collective) argued in court today (Tuesday 23 March) that the City’s admission of a Housing Report into evidence was done late, rather than in their founding affidavit as is required by law. This means that it should be struck out from the court papers. The City…
Please support petition calling on alcohol industry to withdraw court challenge against government
Dear colleagues The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in SA (SAAPA SA) is concerned that the alcohol industry (SAB and Vinpro) is using the courts to challenge government’s right to control access to alcohol as part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While SAAPA SA does not encourage the suspension of access to…
Social Issues Autumn Equinox Request
With the change in season comes cold, wet days and nights. We have had requests from the Singabalapha settlement on Main road Observatory for tents to keep them dry this winter. Please contact Kiki [email protected] to arrange collection or drop off at Ferdinandos Pizza in Observatory and mark for donation. Thank you. Kimon Kiki Bisogno 🙂 Watts…
Special General Meeting called for Thursday 25th March 2021!!
Dear Obs residents The OCA held a successful Town Hall meeting on Wed 17th March which was attended by about 70 people in a combined virtual and in-person format using a venue at the Obs Methodist Church organised consistent with COVID-19 protocols (thank you to Eric Judd for making the venue available and to OCA…
Willow Arts: A collective project for Observatory
Sustainable development is a popular buzzword nowadays, used even to describe the most top-down, environmentally destructive, corporate mega-projects. The monstrosity that is being planned on the River Club property in Observatory is a case in point; it is ironically billed as an ecologically sensitive development that will open private land to the public and protect…
City wants to allocate land for gardening purposes.
Please see below for correspondence received from the City of Cape Town. Send us your opinion on how the OCA should respond to this notice @ [email protected] Good day City of Cape Town, Application – Case Number: 130000711, Lease of City Land, Portion of Erf 28925 – Allotment – Cape Town (Mowbray) PROPOSED RENEWAL OF LEASE…
Update on the Obs Library
Our facility officer has confirmed with me that the Library HVAC system is now in good repair and mould free. The facility has been opened for drop and collect service. The libraries books are available for reservation on the online OPAC Service. The Library and Information Service are not charging late fees during COVID-19, and…
Urgent: Calling for objections to proposed development near Village Green DEADLINE: 17 MARCH 202
CNdV Africa have made an application to the City of Cape Town’s Development Management office for planning departures to enable a large-scale apartment building construction at 22 Collingwood Road, Observatory (corner of Collingwood and Blake, near the Village Green and the New Apostolic Church). The proposed plan would entail the demolition of the building currently…
Social Issues Update – The Good News Full Moon Report
Level we have almost WON! We can do it together – A story of Observatory working for you ~ X and Y, Obs regulars approached Kiki at the weekly human values session run by Obs Pasta Kitchen at the Youth Solutions hall in Salt River seeking advice on shelter and rehab. Kiki approached Bongi at Obsid…
The River Club: When Curing kills the patient
Sign this Petition 23 FEB 2021 Leslie London – Cape Town, South Africa Minister Bredell released his decision on the appeal against the Environmental Authorisation which was granted to the developers of the River Club last year. Yesterday on the 22nd February, he issued a 128-page report in which he rejected the appeals lodged by 21…