Impact of Obs liquor spots on crime
By: Anine Kriegler, Obs resident and researcher at the Centre of Criminology, UCT Obsid approached the Knowledge Co-Op at UCT to compile...
Does crime differ in parts of Obs?
Florain Herremans, a 25 year-old Belgian student and Obsid intern, has recently helped the Observatory Improvement District (Obsid)...
Dutch intern analyses Obs crime trends
A research paper on the causes of crime in Observatory and a public space map will soon be released by Dutch intern, Hendrick Suppers,...
Eyes, ears and loads of smiles
Nosipho Sofika (31 yrs), Busisiwe Mafanya (42 yrs), Shirley Ndengane (33 yrs) are the eyes and ears in the Observatory Improvement...
ADVERTORIAL - Become a winner with Kwikspar
Obz Kwikspar is a family business, established in OBS in 1995, trading at Pepper Square since 2005. They employ over 70 staff and feel...
OBSID - Job shadowing shows results
Three of the four internship spots at the Observatory Improvement District (Obsid) has been filled since the launch of the Obsid’s...
OBSID - COO looks back on the past year
Over the past year Obsid portfolio managers have been hard at work building on all the effort invested by the founders of the Observatory...
OBSID - Smiling office angel
When coming to visit Obsid (opposite the kiddies’ park on Station Road) the first person you are likely to meet is a smiling and...
OBSID - 'sheriffs’ keep the ball rolling
Obsid “sheriffs” Wayne Roukema (above right) and Jason Clarence-Hill (left) are our ever vigilant and brave Public Safety Managers,on...
Bang for Buck?
OBS is a more complex suburb than most others, barring CBD, with over 21 kilometres of road system, thousands of foot commuters passing...
