A commemorative plaque, which was vandalised eight months ago, was restored during a march against the River Club development on Tuesday. Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency (ANA) NEWS | By Francesca Villette | Apr 28, 2021 Cape Town – The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape provincial government have come under fierce attack for “supporting”, through…
Category: Liesbeek Action Campaign
Defend Cape Town Water – Protect our Floodplain
It would mean the world to us if you could also add your name to this important issue. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see. Will you join us by taking action on this campaign? CLICK HERE…
a Word from our Chair
Finally, the City of Cape Town politicians have done what we expected all along. The outcome of our Appeal against rezoning of the River Club land has ended with the City ignoring widespread public opposition, overlooking the facts of the case and justifying the River Club development as a wonderful benefit to the people of…
Environment group goes to court to block Noordhoek wetlands road project
NEWS | By John Yeld | 7 April 2021 The long-running attempt by the City of Cape Town to build a new road link along the edge of the environmentally sensitive Noordhoek wetlands in the Southern Peninsula has been given the green light by the provincial government. But a high court application could still stop the…
SAVE ZANDVLEI NATURE RESERVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CAPE TOWN
Pollution and sewage spills into the vlei are degrading the waters of the Zandvlei at Muizenberg to such an alarming extent that this now requires immediate and serious action if the vlei is to be saved for the benefit of all present and future generations. The vlei is currently in a desperate state because of…
The River Club: When Curing kills the patient
Sign this Petition 23 FEB 2021 Leslie London – Cape Town, South Africa Minister Bredell released his decision on the appeal against the Environmental Authorisation which was granted to the developers of the River Club last year. Yesterday on the 22nd February, he issued a 128-page report in which he rejected the appeals lodged by 21…
#SaveTheLiesbeek
Sacred River MAKE THE LIESBEEK MATTER! Free Observatory from flood risk Don’t infill our wetlands with concrete. Stop destroying a watercourse, a wetland and a floodplain The Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust (LLPT) construction of a massive 150 000m2 Mixed Use development at the River Club, could pose a significant flood risk to the area. The…
Why the River Club development is destructive
Photo courtesy of Trevor Lea The River Club owner and developer Jody Aufrichtig has again published an opinion piece on the River Club development (Weekend Argus Nov 2nd) that misleads the public and obscures facts. We beg to differ that the process of decision-making was comprehensive, open, and transparent, nor that it justifies the massively destructive…
Can Jeff Bezos stop controversial River Club redevelopment?
An aerial view of The River Club. Observatory residents fear a proposed R4 billion redevelopment of the club will mean the loss of public open space along the Liesbeek River. File picture: Andrew Ingram. NEWS | By Bulelwa Payi | Nov 1, 2020 CAPE TOWN – In a last-ditch effort to halt the controversial River Club redevelopment,…
Ruling by the Municipal Planning Tribunal on 30 September 2020
Read HERE the Municipal Planning Tribunal Ruling on the 30 September 2020 Below we share four of the appeals which were lodged against the above ruling 1. OCA Appeal OCA Full appeal Appeal Form Information which wasn’t made available for public comment Impact Assessments Detailed response to MPT reasons Response to Heritage Impacts Visual Impact…