27 FEB 2022 — Day 37 after the end of the urgent interdict hearing. We are still awaiting the Judge’s decision. The developers have now fenced off the remnant of the original course of the Liesbeek River and have started proceeding to infill it. The image above is devastation and devastating… READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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While the Judge makes her decision, muddying narratives will emerge
21 FEB 2022 — Day 30 after the end of our High Court hearing and we still await Judge Goliath’s decision. We know it’s a complex case and needs a lot of careful consideration of a wide range of facts. But while we wait, the concrete continues pouring. Amazon’s HQ building is now three floors…
We still await the Judge’s decision while the Vultures circle the River Club
6 FEB 2022 — It has been two weeks since the end of the High Court hearings for our interdict application to stop the ongoing construction at the River Club. Judge Goliath has yet to make her decision. We are hopeful that the delay is because, in order to make the best decision possible, she…
Concrete cannot be our future
22 JAN 2022 — On Friday 21st, the court heard the last arguments in our urgent interdict application to stop the River Club re-development. The judge was much more interventive with the legal representatives for the City and the First Nations Collective (FNC). In particular, she asked probing questions about who constitutes the world of…
Amazon – the LLPT’s ‘partner’?
20 JAN 2022 — Today was the second day of the court hearings for our Interdict seeking to halt the ongoing construction at the River Club. It was filled with presentation by Counsel for the developers, LLPT, and by counsel for the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning who awarded the Environmental Authorisation, over-riding…
First day of the court case seeking an interdict
19 JAN 2022 — Today was our first day in court. After a long delay, it was a relief to get to court. Our legal team was led by Advocate Alan Dodson because the advocate originally scheduled to represent us for the November dates, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, was unavailable for January. We needed to get into…
We are not optimistic; rather, we are prisoners of hope
18 JAN 2022 — Today our petition blasted through the 67 000 mark and is continuing to rise as we prepare for our days in court, starting tomorrow, 19th January. Jeff Bezos is not the only person experiencing rocket power. The difference is our petition is rocketing upward because it is driven by people power,…
Calling for volunteers – placarding on Monday 17 and Tues 18 along the Liesbeek
Dear LAC supporters, As you know, we will be in court next Wed 19th to seek an interdict to stop the construction at the River Club site. We are going to hold placard demonstrations on Monday 17th and Tues 18th along Liesbeek Parkway. The times for the demonstrations are 7.30am to 8.30am in the morning…
The following links provide insights and context about the battles against Amazon’s destructive development
The banks of the Liesbeek River: Amazon vs. Indigenous South African Communities – minidocumentary by Nash Makado Amazon’s Colonial Headquarters in South Africa with Tariq Jenkins, Leslie London & Nadine Dirks – Tech Empire, Michael Kwet, Yale University Indigenous South Africans Protest Planned Amazon Headquarters in Cape Town – by Richard Smallteacher, CorpWatch ‘Amazon this…
Court hearing – Stop the destruction of this sacred floodplain
PRIVATE DEVELOPER, CITY OF CAPE TOWN MUST ANSWER FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF A SACRED FLOODPLAIN On the 19th to 21st January 2022, our interdict will be heard in the Cape Town High Court, the proceedings will be live-streamed. It seeks to stop the development of 150 000 square metres of concrete at the River Club…