Weaving the Threads Together
The Social Fabric group of KRRA, in collaboration with global youth organisation PeaceJam, invite you to a screening of Until We Are...
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Stay Informed
Stay up to date with all the latest news and happenings in and around our village.
Steve Pike
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Summary of Baboon Chat at AGM
Dr Ben Cousins, a renowned social scientist and land expert who is assisting with this vexatious issue, presented on the Baboon Dialogues...
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Steve Pike
- May 31
- 1 min
Baboon Attitudes Research Project
From Thursday 1 June to the 10th, fieldworkers will be going door-to-door conducting a survey in Kommetjie. This is part of an...
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Steve Pike
- May 22
- 2 min
Kom Together
Welcome to this year's AGM! Here is a rundown of what we will cover at the meeting, which promises to be a bumper edition!
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Steve Pike
- May 22
- 1 min
Forced Removals from Kom
We will be rolling out several stories of Kommetjie residents who were forced to move to Ocean View between 1968 and 1972 as a result of...
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Steve Pike
- May 22
- 6 min
My Bitter Sweet Memories
We lived for decades as a family of 12 kids of water bailiff Jacob Daniels until the day we were forced to Ocean View. By Louisa Layters.
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Steve Pike
- May 22
- 5 min
The Daniels Family of Jacob Avenue
John Daniels and his sister Johanna Williams grew up in Kommetjie, but were forcibly removed to Ocean View. This is their story.
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
AGM Heads Up
Please diarise the date for the KRRA Annual General Meeting, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday 24 May at St Joseph Church at...
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 2 min
Blackened Swan
The fire that devastated our building more than 17 months ago has created challenges that we as the Oosthuizen family have had to face....
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
Mayoral Queries
The KRRA had three elected questions for a submission at the Mayoral meeting around spatial planning, traffic and a sidewalk to Ocean View.
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 2 min
Road Safety Update
KRRA road representative Caro Smit has been in touch with Cllr Simon Liell Cock, City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Transport portfolio member...
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
Kom Represents!
Road safety expert and KRRA road representative Caro Smit recently attended the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and Road Victims...
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
Primate Patience Please
Since the KRRA workshop in collaboration with the baboon management team from the Simon's Town Civic Association at the Catholic Church...
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
Pipe Pressure Problem
In the Kommetjie area, from Wireless Road to the lighthouse, the COCT has managed to come up with a solution that seems to have worked....
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Steve Pike
- May 4
- 1 min
ET Go Home
As you are all aware, invasive aliens are a continual environmental threat in and around Kommetjie. To keep them at bay, one needs to be...
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Steve Pike
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Last Chance for Kom Book
Last chance to purchase The Story of Kommetjie at only R500 As soon as the Kommetjie Book Project print loan is paid off the price will...
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Steve Pike
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Help Ocean View Kids this Easter
The Ocean View community are running their annual soccer tournament and Easter celebration for the third year. Local community member...
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Steve Pike
- Mar 20
- 8 min
Baboon Resource Pack
Baboons on the Cape Peninsula and elsewhere: A Resource Pack of research findings and other information. Everything you need to know...
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Steve Pike
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Bridging the Baboon Divide
We can finally report some success in resolving "The Great Baboon Divide" after the KRRA hosted a 'Residents meet the Experts' workshop...
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Steve Pike
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Seeking Primate Real Estate
The situation regarding the baboons in Kommetjie and neighbouring residential areas has been steadily worsening as urban pressure begins...
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