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Stay up to date with all the latest news and happenings in and around our village.


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.

Steve Pike
May 22, 20236 min read
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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.

Steve Pike
May 22, 20235 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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....

Steve Pike
May 4, 20232 min read
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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.

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
May 4, 20232 min read
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Kom Represents!
Road safety expert and KRRA road representative Caro Smit recently attended the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and Road Victims...

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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....

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
May 4, 20231 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Baboon Resource Pack
Baboons on the Cape Peninsula and elsewhere: A Resource Pack of research findings and other information. Everything you need to know...

Steve Pike
Mar 20, 20238 min read
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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...

Steve Pike
Mar 20, 20233 min read
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Seeking Primate Real Estate
The situation regarding the baboons in Kommetjie and neighbouring residential areas has been steadily worsening as urban pressure begins...

Steve Pike
Mar 11, 20232 min read
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Boardwalk Blues
Whilst out on my daily womble on the boardwalk from the west end of the catwalk to the Lighthouse the other morning, I was reminded of...

Steve Pike
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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KomFilms Part 1
Join us for the first of our Kom Film series - a fund-raising evening of surfing, community and environmental activism to support the...

Steve Pike
Oct 6, 20222 min read
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Dune Rehab
The Coastal Management Branch (CMB), within the City of Cape Town, will be embarking on a dune rehabilitation project on the Kommetjie...

Steve Pike
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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Help Ocean View Kids on Heritage Day
For upcoming Heritage Day on Saturday 24 September, Ocean View resident Shamiela Rooi has organised a netball and soccer tournament for...

Steve Pike
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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Newsletters
Here is a list of newsletters sent since we developed a more modernised, streamlined graphical look and feel. October 2021 April 2022 May...

Steve Pike
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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