For decades, the Rhodes Street Smiley Market in Langa has been a cornerstone of local food culture. Known for the preparation and sale of “smileys”, sheep heads cooked over open flames, the market is both an economic lifeline for women traders and a gathering place for residents and visitors. Despite its vibrancy, the site hadContinue reading “Paving and Levelling of the Smiley Market: Strengthening Safety and Dignity”
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Cape Town Mayor Joins SAUFFT at the Lerotholi Ave Open Streets
Following the success of the inaugural Open Streets event, the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust (SAUFFT) was invited to participate in the Open Streets Experiments: Lerotholi Ave Sundays on 30 November. The platform allowed us to showcase work across our community programmes in Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and Gugulethu. At the event, we wereContinue reading “Cape Town Mayor Joins SAUFFT at the Lerotholi Ave Open Streets”
Global urban health leaders given deep insight into Cape Town’s food system
As part of the recent 2024 Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Cape Town, delegates from more than 50 cities around the world were able to gain first-hand experience with the local food environment by visiting a local traditional meat market and sampling local street food, visiting a community food garden, learning how community membersContinue reading “Global urban health leaders given deep insight into Cape Town’s food system”
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