The River Club golf estate. Picture: Twitter – @RiverClubCpt Paula Luckhoff – 20 March 2022 The controversial River Club Redvelopment Project in Observatory has been temporarily halted. An interim interdict has been granted by the Western Cape division of the High Court after a challenge brought by The Observatory Civic Association (OCA) and the Goringhaicona…
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Court stops R4.5-billion River Club development, including new Amazon headquarters
Tania Broughton – 20 March 2022 The R4.5-billion development at the River Club site in Observatory has been stopped, with a court ruling that the developers must “consult meaningfully” with all affected people. The interim interdict, granted by Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath, will remain in place, pending a review of the relevant…
Court halts major Amazon-backed Cape Town development
Bulelwa Payi – 20 March 2022 Cape Town – The Western Cape High Court has granted South Africa’s indigenous people an interim interdict against a major Amazon-backed development on a sacred site along the banks of the Black River in Observatory. The court’s decision, delivered before the commemoration of Human Rights Day, effectively puts a…
High court suspends building of new Amazon headquarters in Cape Town
Felix Njini and Loni Prinsloo – 20 March 2022 South Africa’s High Court has temporarily halted construction of Amazon’s planned new Africa headquarters in Cape Town and ordered the company to consult with indigenous people who say the site is sacred land. Building work should cease immediately and developer Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust must undertake…