Name Your Hood

28/01/2015

Are you crying out for a platform where you can connect with just your neighbours? A bit like Facebook but more private, secure and controlled? Well now there is an answer. Check out OurHood and sign up here: www.ourhood.co.za. Designed to build stronger, and better connnected neighbourhoods in South Africa. Apps coming soon too!

19/09/2014

Take a look at our latest Cape Town neighbourhood guides - packed full of great content, and insights. Pick up a guide for free at any vida e caffé in Cape Town, through Mr.Delivery, Rikkis Taxis, Rawson Property Group.

18/09/2014

Great to see featured in the matrix. Enmasse Massage rubbing us up the right way!
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A unique authentic massage experience with the Matrix; the most demanded newsletter in Cape Town & Johannesburg.

16/09/2014

Hi guys, OurHood is looking for some interns (towards the end of the year) with design/ writing/ wordpress experience. Great opportunity to be involved in an exciting tech startup. Give us a shout on [email protected] if you know anyone that may be interested. Thanks!

08/09/2014

If you haven't already, go and check out www.ourhood.co.za. It's a new online platform designed to facilitate conversations between neighbours in particular neighbourhoods. OurHood has been launched across South Africa and is growing quickly, with 160 + areas signed up.

The platform provides a simple, user-friendly way to get the most out of your neighbourhood, and works on all devices (with mobile apps being launched soon, too!)

Check out: http://ventureburn.com/2014/08/ourhood-is-building-online-communities-so-we-can-get-to-know-our-neighbours-better/

20/08/2014

OurHood teamed up with Newlands Residents' Association, read more here.

Newlands is not only the suburb with the highest average rainfall in Cape Town, it is also the sporting capital of the Western Cape – having presided over a century of national and international rugby and cricket games. Much of the area is dominated by schools, the Liesbeek River and sports stadiums…

14/08/2014

Ventureburn did a cool & insightful feature on OurHood.

Check it

The sharing economy is a really exciting concept. The idea has been around for a decade now and popularised by internet startups like the accommodation

04/08/2014

Learn something you never knew about Cape Town with our overview of fascinating, lesser-known facts about the Mother City.

31/07/2014

Jozi's very own Sunninghill is up and running.

Sunninghill, an ideal suburban living area close to major highways (N1) and Sandton, is considered by its community as ‘the jewel of the North’. Major recent growth in the area has allowed for complexes occupied by either residents or businesses. The community plays a pivotal role in the overall dev…

24/07/2014

Harfield Village!

Below the railway line, between Kenilworth & Claremont, lies Harfield Village. A dense suburb, it is safe and cherished by those who stay, and work there. In among the houses, there are a variety of quirky restaurants that serve delicious breakfasts & lunches and some that are firm family favourites…

22/07/2014

Radio interview with Smile 90.4FM

SMILE FM, you might have caught up with Bruce Good around 8:40 this morning.

18/07/2014

As new neighbourhoods go live, OurHood will be updating this map which details the neighbourhood borders.
If your neighbourhood is not included, just sign up at ourhood.co.za and it will be live soon!

So far, OurHood is present in these neighbourhoods: Follow