A South African woman prepares a hot meal for the community in the informal settlement of Masincedane which is a beneficiary of the 9 Miles Project and Hope Southern Africa (HOSA) COVID-19 feeding scheme in Cape Town, South Africa, 28 April 2020. (Photo: EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA) NEWS | By Christi Nortier | 4 May 2020 Below…
It’s time for a ‘Smart’ Lockdown
NEWS • Phillip Dexter • 12 May 2020 A smart lockdown must be targeted to protect the elderly and those with health conditions that put them at higher risk. It should also be focused on geographical areas or hotspots where the virus is uncontained. There can be no doubt that South Africa, led by President…
City green-lights new street people accommodation options
CITY OF CAPE TOWN | 10 MAY 2020 STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH, COUNCILLOR ZAHID BADROODIEN The City of Cape Town is finalising the closure of the Strandfontein temporary shelter for street people, and the accommodation needs of the persons on site who have requested ongoing assistance. It has adopted a…
City Clinics subscribe to national COVID-19 protocols
CITY OF CAPE TOWN | 7 MAY 2020 STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH, COUNCILLOR ZAHID BADROODIEN The City of Cape Town notes the ongoing reports about incidents of COVID-19 at government health facilities and the impact on services, as well as allegations of poor infection control measure at some of facilities….
Denis Goldberg Memorial Service on the 08 May 2020
Arrived in Obs at birth and left the world from Obs at Doves crematorium 8th May 2020
Denis Goldberg belongs to those who defeated apartheid
Anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Denis Goldberg at the polling booth in Hout Bay. (Photo: Tessa Knight) NEWS | By Omry Makgoale• 6 May 2020 Struggle stalwart Denis Goldberg died this week. Here tribute is paid to his honesty, integrity and courage as a beacon for South Africa today and for the future. As a white person…
Homeless Feeding Program Observatory – FULL MOON 🌕 UPDATE
ENERGY IS HIGH! Thank you to EVERYONE for pushing through to Level 4! We are doing so much as a community and as some go to work and priorities change it’s important to capture what’s been done! And vision the future in Obs! Here’s a reminder of what’s happening every week of lockdown in Obs👇…
Joint Bylaw amendment objection
The Observatory Civic Association, the Salt River Residents’ Association, Sea Point for All, the Walmer Estate Civic Association, the Woodstock Resident’s Association and the Wynberg East Civic Association hereby jointly object to the proposed amendment of the City of Cape Town’s Streets, Public Places and the Prevention of Noise Nuisances By-law, 2007 (“2007 By-law”). Introduction…
Organisations ask court to close Strandfontein homeless camp
The City of Cape Town has relocated homeless people to this temporary homeless shelter at Strandfontein sports field. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks) NEWS | By Vincent Cruywagen | 29 April 2020 The main point of contention is the high concentration of vulnerable and immune-compromised persons. Organisations opposed to a temporary homeless shelter at Strandfontein sports field…
Human Rights Commission report flays Cape Town’s Strandfontein relocation site
A homeless man shouts from behind a fenced off area during a media tour of the Strandfontein temporary homeless shelter site in Cape Town. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Nic Bothma) NEWS | By Suné Payne• 29 April 2020 Strandfontein relocation camp in Cape Town, where homeless people were moved after the Covid-19 lockdown, has been a…