Matthew Hirsch

Cape Town

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Articles

Hundreds join pro-Palestine rally in Sea Point

2 months ago | groundup.org.za | Matthew Hirsch |Ashraf Hendricks

Hundreds of people gathered on the Sea Point Promenade on Saturday for a pro-Palestine rally. The rally was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and was supported by several organisations such as the Housing Assembly, Gift of the Givers, Equal Education, Women on Farms, Reclaim the City and the trade union COSATU. Members of political parties, including the ANC, EFF, PAC and GOOD, also participated.
South Africa: Turning Cape Town's Vacant Land Into Indigenous Gardens

Dec 11, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch

German-South African collaboration is "greening" urban spaces Vacant plots of land in Cape Town are being turned into indigenous gardens thanks to a collaboration between South African organisations and a German work exchange programme. As part of the exchange programme, ASA, young people from Germany come to South Africa to work on sustainability projects.
South Africa: Protest Opposite Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Cape Town - Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 10, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch

The picket marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide About 50 people gathered outside the Samson Centre in Cape Town on Monday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Samson Centre, which houses offices of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies and other organisations, is opposite the Holocaust and Genocide Centre. The protest was to mark the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide.
Protest opposite Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Cape Town: call for ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 9, 2024 | groundup.org.za | Matthew Hirsch

About 50 people gathered outside the Samson Centre in Cape Town on Monday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Samson Centre, which houses offices of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies and other organisations, is opposite the Holocaust and Genocide Centre. The protest was to mark the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide.
South Africa: Last Minute Reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders

Nov 28, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch |Joseph Chirume

The Minister of Home Affairs has extended the ZEP to 28 November 2025 Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber extended the validity of the original Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) to 28 November 2025. The validity of the original ZEP was meant to end on Friday, 29 November 2024. This caused panic among thousands of people trying to remain legally in the country who, frustrated by long queues and challenges with the appointment booking system, have been struggling to meet the deadline.
South Africa: Homeless Man's Struggle to Keep His Beloved Dogs

Nov 28, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch

The City of Cape Town has told Clayton Smith to leave De Waal Park where he has lived for 13 years Clayton Smith, who has lived in a small storeroom at Cape Town's De Waal Park for 13 years, has been served a 30-day eviction notice. Smith says the City of Cape Town offered "safe space" accommodation but it would require giving up his two dogs, his constant companions since losing his mother during the Covid lockdown and struggling with depression.
Homeless man’s struggle to keep his beloved dogs

Nov 27, 2024 | groundup.org.za | Matthew Hirsch

Clayton Smith, who has lived in a small storeroom at Cape Town’s De Waal Park for 13 years, has been served a 30-day eviction notice. Smith says the City of Cape Town offered “safe space” accommodation but it would require giving up his two dogs, his constant companions since losing his mother during the Covid lockdown and struggling with depression. The City says it is a challenge to provide shelter for homeless people with pets.
South Africa: City Extends Public Comment On Sale of Old Woodstock Hospital

Nov 24, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch

This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City's intention to sell the site Public comment on the sale of the old Woodstock Hospital site has been extended to the end of January 2025. The initial deadline for comments on the matter was Wednesday, 27 November. This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City's intention to sell the old Woodstock Hospital site.
City extends public comment on sale of old Woodstock Hospital

Nov 22, 2024 | groundup.org.za | Matthew Hirsch

Public comment on the sale of the old Woodstock Hospital site has been extended to the end of January 2025. The initial deadline for comments on the matter was Wednesday, 27 November. This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the old Woodstock Hospital site. The public participation process to release the old Woodstock Hospital site for the development of affordable housing has been extended.
South Africa: Public Works Minister - Telkom Towers Police HQ a 'Monument to Inefficient Management'

Nov 22, 2024 | allafrica.com | Matthew Hirsch

A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson revealed on Thursday in Parliament that nearly 80% of public works projects are currently delayed, and the troubled Telkom Towers complex in Pretoria is a prime example.