Streetopia is an annual free one-day street festival held in Observatory, Cape Town happening this year on the 25th of November. Streetopia is a community-run event sparked by AfrikaBurn and created in conjunction with local artists, businesses and the Observatory Improvement District (OBSID). It has been a City of Cape Town Special Event since 2016….
Blank Books in Obz – 50% OFF All Cookery Books Until Sunday 6th August
Dear All, We’ve cooked the books! The cookery section is overflowing and we need to make some space. So we’re offering a 3-day Sales Blitz with 50% off any Cookery books. Click here to get 50% OFF any Cookery titles. You can also search for a title/author in the search field. Use the discount/voucher code…
River Club: New twist in the plot
Steve Kretzmann – 28 July 2023 The founder of the Krotoa of the Goringhaicona says he told developers to target Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council leader Tauriq Jenkins The founder of Krotoa of the Goringhaicona, an organisation which favoured the development of the River Club site in Cape Town, has revealed that he urged…
Join the Obs community clean-up of the Liesbeek River this weekend
Please join us this coming Saturday for the monthly community clean-up around the Liesbeek River in Observatory. When: Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm (join us at a time that suits you). Where: Meet us at our banner near the corner of Liesbeek Parkway and Station Road, close to the “Two…
The Obs Journey – July 2023 Update
Dear Obs Journey friend, It has been a while since we last communicated but things are still moving along and it is time for an update. We are realising the complexity of our challenges and how there is not going to be one simple solution. Our challenges: A shortage of jobs, housing, social support, addiction…
Blank Books in Obz – Book Launch – Bottled – How Coca-Cola Became African
Blank Books in Obz – Book Launch – Bottled – How Coca-Cola Became African Dear Friends of BLANK Books (now @Obz Books), Please join us this Sunday 6th August at 10:30 am for the Launch of Bottled – How Coca Cola Became African. Please rsvp to [email protected] We look forward to seeing you there! Your…
Comments on the policies on MUP and restricted trading times by the Observatory Civic Association
Dear colleague Please find attached the comments on the proposed policies on MUP and restricted trading times issued by the WC government from the Observatory Civic Association. Leslie London OCA Chairperson
A Cape Town Startup Is Farming Black Flies As Protein For Pet Food
Heinrich – 5 July 2023 As strange as it sounds, Dean Smorenburg started farming with black soldier flies in his bathroom in 2016, and now the entrepreneur is exporting his ‘animal protein’ to the EU and US. With a background in management consulting, Smorenburg always had a passion for sustainability, particularly in reducing the amount…
Berlin spends nearly €1 billion on public arts & spaces for the city (twice as much as for all of England)
The Alternative UK – 25 July 2023 Here’s a fascinating, challenging story from Euronews: In 2024, Berlin will increase its culture funding to €947 million, announced Joe Chialo, the State Minister for Culture and Social Cohesion. Chialo has promised to raise that figure to €1 billion for 2025. [That’s over double the arts budget for…
AfrikaBurn visual arts residency programme
Image credit: Reza Assar The Brain – 3 August 2023 AfrikaBurn is offering two young artists working in visual arts mediums, an opportunity of space and time to pursue research and creative work, with the financial support of a stipend for a four-month period. As the pilots of this inaugural process, the selected Artists will…