Comment from Leslie London

Indianna Lawrie

OCA Chair Leslie London wrote to Director-General of the Dept Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in response to a request for a comment on consultation on intent to amend the Section 24H registration authority . See letter here

Plans for community hub at derelict Salt River site

Indianna Lawrie

Wesley Ford – 20 Jan 2022 The Salt River Heritage Society plans to build a community hub on a derelict plot it holds the lease on. The society secured the lease from the land’s trustees three months ago. “This plot has been derelict for over two decades, and we had a lengthy interaction with the…

OBSID Public Safety Report

Indianna Lawrie

The December 2021 report is attached below. We had no absenteeism on the contract during the festive season and the team worked really hard to keep Obs safe. We meet regularly with the ONW Chair to share information and ideas and also share our monthly public safety report with both the Chair and the ONW…

Request from ONW

Indianna Lawrie

Hello all We had a fiesty meeting on 27 Oct 2021 with SAPS, WCLA and some residents of Milton Road re Lobey Fiesta and La Verte. The big take away was that residents have to become more active in reporting issues so that a body of evidence can be built up against these establishments. I…

Amazon’s colonial HQ in Cape Town must be stopped

Indianna Lawrie

Michael Kwet & Tshiamo Malatji – 26 Jan 2022 Last week, the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) sought an interdict against the construction of new facilities in Observatory, Cape Town. The centrepiece of development is the Amazon headquarters, without which the project will not go forward. The…