19 MAR 2022 — Incredible. Amazing. Day 56 after the hearing and Judge Goliath issued her findings – in no uncertain terms. She interdicted the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust (LLPT) from continuing with any construction at the River Club site until (a) there is meaningful engagement and consultation with all affected First Nations peoples (not…
We continue to campaign for human rights
18 MAR 2022 — Day 56. That’s 8 weeks since the end of the court proceedings which considered our application for an urgent interdict. We are still awaiting the Judge’s decision which we have been told is likely to be issued next week. But as many of you will be aware, Judge Goliath was the…
Your guide to Cape Town’s quirky kid – Observatory, as told by CapeTown ETC
Ashleigh Nefdt – 5 March 2022 When you’ve explored Camps Bay to the depths of the ocean and galavanted through town’s treasures for the umpteenth time, you might be ready to explore somewhere a little different. Somewhere that celebrates difference and draws it out of you. Observatory or ‘Obs’ as it is affectionately known is…
Exhibition commemorating the life of Obs resident Denis Goldberg
Click here to see the digital version of the exhibition at the Denis Goldberg House of Hope in Hout Bay. Denis was born in Observatory in 1933 and died in 2020 at the age 87.
Join us on Human Rights Day!
Observatory, what are you doing this coming Monday? Monday the 21st is South African Human Rights Day. What better way to spend it than to defy this colonial act of destruction of indigenous land, honour the resistance against colonial brutality, and pray for peace and unity. Join us for a walk and cleansing ceremony with…
News from OBSID
SEE FEB 2022 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT HERE
Community alert – increasing number of crime incidents in lower Observatory
OBSID is appealing to the community to be more careful and vigilant about their safety. Please work with us to keep yourselves and your property safe. In the past week, more than 50% (8/15) of crime incidents reported to OBSID took place in lower Obs. In the same period, the OBSID public safety team attended…
Will SAHRA protect this river from further butchery? No time to delay!
8 MAR 2022 — Day 46 following our interdict. We still await the Judge’s decision. The infill of the original River Course continues. Concrete mixers continue to barrel in and barrel out of the River Club entrance. We heard today that the Judge asked the legal representative for the amicus curiae in the case (Legal…
High Court Judgement – 18 March 2022
OBSERVATORY JUDGMENT PART 1 OBSERVATORY JUDGMENT PART 2
The Big Obs Virtual Clean Up
GET REAL – an in person virtual activity?! The first Big (not) Virtual Clean Up in Obs! This SATURDAY 5/03/21 9:30AM Meeting point – GROUND ZERO cafe, first 20 participants get a discount of R15 a coffee or a coffee & muffin special R30 Use: ObsWatch as your discount password. While the virtual clean up…