Please be advised that the Library will be temporarily closed due to the replacement of the roof. Closure dates are from the 23rd April 2018 to 16th May 2018; re-opening on the 17th May 2018. Books and other library materials may be returned to the Library and you may make use of the services at […]
View PostMedia Release from the City of Cape Town – Interactive learning inspires young minds to conserve water
CITY OF CAPE TOWN 22 MARCH 2018 MEDIA RELEASE Interactive learning inspires young minds to conserve water In the lead-up to World Water Day, primary school learners have been participating in interactive water conservation outreach programmes. This forms part of the City of Cape Town’s Environmental Management Department’s ongoing efforts to educate young people about […]
View PostMedia Release from the City of Cape Town
CITY OF CAPE TOWN 20 MARCH 2018 STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE DEPUTY MAYOR, ALDERMAN IAN NEILSON Let’s keep our water-saving focus, Team Cape Town As at Monday 19 March 2018, our collective consumption over the past week was 565 million litres of water per day. Unfortunately, usage has increased by 54 million litres per […]
View PostMeet the new OBSID board of directors
Nishendra Moodley – Chair of the OBSID board Nishendra currently works with the South African national Treasury’s City Support Programme. Since 2015 he has worked as a City Governance Specialist supporting all eight metros in SA. He also co-ordinates the national Treasury’s oversight and support relationship with Cape Town. he was a teenager in the […]
View PostOBSID comms & coordination
Edwin Angless – OBSID Communications and Stakeholder Coordination Edwin was born and bred in the next door suburb of Pinelands and moved to Obs in 1977 whilst studying at UCT. After 5 years of community activism, he went into exile in Zimbabwe, returning to Obs in 2003 where he has lived ever since. Edwin spent […]
View Post40% drop in crime during December
The Observatory Neighbourhood Watch (ONW) has reported a 40% reduction in crime in December with 32 incidents recorded. These incidents included robbery, theft, burglary, theft of a car, theft out of a car, drugs and a sexual assault. Only four incidents of theft out of a car were reported in December, despite this usually being […]
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