A good friend of mine is launching a fantastic project called Acting Good and is appealing for funds. With your help she can make a difference to the way Capetonians interact with each other and with their city. Below is her email appeal — feel free to pass this post around.
Dear Friends,
I am starting a [...]
In a recent ANC Today, President Kgalema Motlanthe rehashes an article he wrote in the run up to the 1999 elections in which he criticised the then DP’s calls to prevent a two-thirds majority as “a fear of democracy”. In that decade-old piece he said:
Lacking a coherent or realisable vision for a better South Africa, [...]
The ANC and its alliance are desperately trying to stave off losing the Western Cape in the upcoming elections by resorting to lies, smear tactics and false accusations in an attempt to undermine the service delivery record of the DA-led coalition government that runs the City of Cape Town .
Clearly the fact that the current [...]
On Tuesday it was announced that Helen Zille, leader of the Democratic Alliance and mayor of Cape Town, has been awarded this year’s World Mayor prize by an urban affairs think tank, City Mayors.
This is a fantastic acknowledgement of the wonderful work Zille is doing as mayor of Cape Town.
City Mayors have the following to [...]
Recently, Cape Town Metrorail commuters have been subjected to more than just the customary overcrowded carriages, which during rush hour make sardine cans seem spacious.
A few weeks ago there were delays of an hour or more thanks to cable thieves having vandalised a signal box at Woodstock station. Thankfully the bastards were caught.
Then two weeks [...]
According to this article in the M&G, threatening letters are being distributed by disgruntled members of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) to Somali traders in Khayelisha, demanding they close up their shops and get out.
Although at a national level Nafcoc is claiming to have nothing to do with these letters, [...]
I went to the Cape Town Book Fair on Saturday to listen to Max du Preez, the inspiring investigative journalist, columnist and author. Unfortunately he had cancelled his talk, but the the visit to the fair was still worthwhile. It was also interesting to see who had dropped by.
Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture, [...]
