An unprecedented 22,000 stems were used in the display to create a proudly South African explosion of fynbos. (Photo: Mandy Ackerman) Daily Maverick – 21 May 2024 South Africa’s Chelsea Flower Show exhibit, inspired by the Cape Mountains, led by designer Leon Kluge and artist Tristan Woudberg, wowed with its fynbos explosion, rare hybrids…
Bypassing government — gatvol South Africans are doing it for themselves
Brij Maharaj – 15 May 2024 Across the country people are coming together with a shared purpose to solve common problems, and start with the basics — like clean-ups and fixing potholes — where government has failed, or tenderpreneurs have scored. The bad news folks is that gatvol South Africans know that they can no…
Comment on the amendments to City’s Grants-in-Aid and Ward and Subcouncil Allocations Policies
We have made some changes to the Grants-in-Aid and the Ward and Subcouncils Allocations Policies, and we want to hear from you. About the policies Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Policy We provide support to qualifying organisations in the form of annual grants-in-aid to fund community-based initiatives. These projects help us to realise our goals and objectives of…
If you make a mistake on your ballot next week, this is what you should do
ToBeConfirmed Hope Ntanzi – 23 May 2024 The May 29 elections are fast approaching and voters must understand the voting process to ensure their ballot counts. For instance, one could mistakenly mark their vote next to the wrong party, but is there recourse for that? One common worry that can happen during the voting process…
EC spokesperson Kate Bapela answers three key election questions
llustrative image | source: EPA-EFE / Caroline Blumberg) Ferial Haffajee – 21 May 2024 This article originally appeared as an elections newsletter by Ferial Haffajee. Here, we break down everything you need to know before the big vote. In this edition, we asked IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela to answer three crucial election questions, and we…
How a Colombian city cooled dramatically in just three years
A vertical garden at Medellin’s City Hall. Photo: Peter Yeung Peter Yeung-13 May 2024 With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, Medellín is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades. It’s mid-afternoon along Medellín’s Avenida Oriental, a traffic-clogged road that scythes through the heart of the…
Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled
More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing…
Local conservation groups feel ‘undermined’ by Cape Town’s biodiversity management branch
Rondevlei Nature Reserve’s protected area includes a wetland and a lake, threatened fynbos species and bird-watching hides. (Photo: Kristin Engel) Kristin Engel – 16 May 2024 Local conservation groups complain they are being undermined by certain decisions taken by the City of Cape Town’s biodiversity management branch, describing them as ‘autocratic’ and ‘counterproductive’ to the…
Calling on residents and interested parties to comment on the proposed “development” which will devastate the Oude Molen Community & the Cape Town green corridor Invitation to a Town Hall on the proposed development at Oude Molen Eco Village When: Tuesday 7th of May Where: Oude Molen Hall Time: 17.30 Provincial government has proposed a…
OBSID traffic study
The proposals to revitalise the Lower Main Rd with some options explored in the OBSID traffic study (which can be found here). Matt Tyrrel from OBSID will speak to this