Do your pets often run around in the garden and ruin your plants? Many pet-loving gardeners have to constantly deal with this problem. Sometimes our cats and dogs don’t just roam in the garden, but they also use it as a litter box. They relieve themselves there and end up destroying your vegetables in the…
Get counted for Census 2022 by 14 May 2022
Statistics South Africa has announced that the final phase for Census 2022 has been extended to 14 May 2022 to allow residents from the Western Cape to be accurately counted. We encourage you to please take part in the Census 2022 as the data is critical for City planning and has significant implications for the…
Restaurants use a lot of plastic!
Plastic bags are the leading cause of death in marine life, its harmful to our environment and they contribute to mass litter within our communities. We can all play a part in lessening the impact of climate change and keeping our oceans plastic-free, and the restaurant industry is no exception. Let’s take action by signing…
The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future
Beneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits of our imagination. It’s as diverse as a rainforest or a coral reef. We depend on it for 99% of our food, yet we scarcely know it. Soil. Under one square metre of undisturbed ground in the Earth’s mid-latitudes (which include the…
Day Five: Monetising waste gives communities an extra incentive to recycle
Julia Evans – 6 May 2022 The Skhaftin Bus is a mobile grocery store that aims to provide low-cost food and promote plastic-free shopping. On the fifth day of its trip through South Africa, the bus stopped at the Bontebok Primary School in Swellendam, Western Cape and met with the solid waste and environmental manager…
Molo Songololo still fights for children’s rights 28 years after doing its bit for section 28 of the Constitution
Marianne Merten – 27 April 2022 From the police officer handling a stolen car report to a radio talk show host, Molo Songololo’s work with children and teenagers and its iconic magazine have made an impact — and continues to do so. It’s the 50-cent books we were waiting for. It was a real programme…
Khoi and San win round 2 in River Club battle
Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath had in March granted the interdict, saying that the fact that the development has economic benefits can never override the fundamental rights of the First Nations People – which was under threat if the development was allowed to proceed. This was after the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) and the Goringhaicona…
Victory!!!
PRESS RELEASE Our Constitution stands up to the Test again – Judge Goliath dismisses leave to appeal on the River Club interdict Today Judge Goliath issued another clear and firm judgement that reflects the primacy of our Constitution in determining the validity of administrative decisions. She dismissed the applications by the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust…
Recording of the appeal hearing
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Our past is being destroyed
The Southern Suburbs Tatler – 21 April 2022 Thomas Johnson, Belthorne Estate Monica Sutherland’s letter (“River Club development will destroy heritage,” Southern Suburbs Tatler, April 14) is spot on. She asks the key question about development: why here? This is relevant when other, perhaps more suitable, sites are available. For the developer it’s easy: tenants…