In his response to objections by First Nations Groups and 34 civic associations and NGOs to the River Club development in Cape Town this week, the developer Jody Aufrichtig says: “It is not clear what the agenda of this small group is. We can only infer that they are using the guise of heritage concerns…
Category: Liesbeek Action Campaign
Battle intensifies over plan to develop mini-Century City on Observatory site
NEWS / 18 DECEMBER 2019, 2:15PM / DOMINIC ADRIAANSE – IOL The land is the site of a 100-year-old floodplain where two rivers converge below Observatory, and where the River Club Golf Course lies. File picture: David Ritchie/African News Agency (ANA) Cape Town – As the provisional protection of the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) precinct is nearing its…
First Nations groups fight to save Cape Town’s Two Rivers Urban Park
article by Sonja Schoeman – Daily Maverick 19 December 2019 ‘!Khutse hui ida |hoaba sida lumisa’ (Creator, help us to unite for our natural and cultural heritage) and save Two Rivers Urban Park. This prayer was made by Bradley van Sitters, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s imbongi, at a gathering on Wednesday of five First Nations groups,…
ENCA – Khoi People take on Developer
OCA Chair – Leslie London’s Submission to the HIA LSDF
Dear Ms Postlethwayt Draft Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment for the Site ‘Two Rivers’ (formerly Two Rivers Urban Park) I write as Chair of the Observatory Civic Association to lodge my comments as an Interested and Affected Party with respect to the Draft Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment for the Site ‘Two Rivers’ (formerly Two…
Stop the Riverclub Development – excerpt from the Press Conference
Why is the Observatory Civic Association supporting this application to Heritage Western Cape?
The OCA is a civic that represents the interests of residents and businesses in Observatory. We pride ourselves in working towards an inclusive and responsive community. One of the principles of our Civic’s vision is to value the history of the area, actively recognizing the range of diverse heritages, including the forgotten and silenced histories…
Urgent Press Conference: First Nations, Civics and other Civil Society Organisations call for heritage grading of the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP)
Venue: South African Astronomical Observatory Auditorium Date and Time: Tues 17 Dec 2019 at 10 AM. Members of the media are invited to join an urgent press conference about the controversial R4 billion development proposal by Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust (LLPT) at the River Club in Observatory, Cape Town, on sacred Khoi and San ground,…
LSDF – Where are the documents on which you are asked to comment?
They are available here at Comment on the draft Two Rivers Local Spatial Development Framework. There are two sets of documents on the site. One is the main Local Spatial Development Plan (LSDF) with a few expert reports (not all). The other is a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) being conducted simultaneously with the main LSDF….
LSDF – Why is it important to comment?
This is a last call for you to weigh in on matters to do with Large Developments in Obs before Christmas holidays arrive. As previously indicated, the City has published a Local Spatial Development Framework specifically for the Two Rivers Urban Park ( see HERE for the Two Rivers LSDF ). It has held three…