In 2021, the OCA, the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and other groups and individuals opposing the River Club case formed the Liesbeek Action Campaign to support the court case and mobilise public support against the development. The campaign was relatively successful in its earlier stages, drawing in a wide range of interested activists…
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Appeals are lodged against the decisions of the Cape High Court in November
14 DEC 2022 — In November this year, the Full Bench of the Cape High Court handed down two very bad decisions in our campaign against the River Club development. In one decision, the Court found that High Commissioner Tauriq Jenkins was not authorised to represent the Goringhiacona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and…
A sustained and vicious attack on the Campaign – but we are not out
24 NOV 2022 — We start with an appeal for funding. It is the shortage of funding that has left us vulnerable to a sustained and vicious attack, in court and out of court, on our campaign. Please support us at our fundraising site. Any donation of any size will make a huge difference Here…
The River Club redevelopment – the case is still ongoing
Dear Obs residents You may well have read about the withdrawal of our attorneys from the High Court review of the River Club redevelopment and what you have read is probably not accurate or is frankly misinformation. I am attaching a press release from the Liesbeek Action Campaign to clarify the situation. It is true…
No urgency to stop River Club development, rules court
Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges. This is how it looked on Friday 23 September 2022. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp Steve Kretzmann – 28 September 2022 Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges to…
The River Club development — when the letter of the law clashes with ecological wisdom
Cormac Cullinan – 7 July 2022 The River Club development in Cape Town illustrates how developments that keep us on an unviable trajectory continue to be authorised. Even applying to court to review those decisions doesn’t solve the problem because courts will only intervene to stop unlawful decisions, not unwise ones. The Liesbeek Leisure Park…
No! In Their Own Words: What indigenous people against the River Club development have to say
Protestors during the Liesbeek Action Campaign against Amazon River Club Development on November 12, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that indigenous and heritage protection and conservation groups with concerned residents have slammed the development by Amazon citing that it is a destruction of a sacred heritage site that deeply violates climate…
Vavi slams Amazon for staying silent in row over new HQ in Cape Town
The controversial River Club development in Cape Town. File photo. Image: Esa Alexander Bobby Jordan – 22 June 2022 Veteran trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi has slammed the world’s biggest company, Amazon, for its “deafening silence” on Cape Town’s River Club development dispute. The e-commerce and IT giant is scheduled to be the anchor tenant at…
Amazon plans to expand into South Africa in early 2023 – leaked documents
Business Insider – 20 June 2022 Amazon plans to launch its online marketplace in 5 new countries by early next year, even as it dials back parts of its retail business in the US, Insider has learned. The moves will likely mean more competition for local e-commerce companies, including Jumia, which operates across Africa, and…
LLPT can’t buy truth even though they try
Professor Leslie London, chairperson of Observatory Civic Association, and Tauriq Jenkins, high commissioner of Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council We write in response to the advertorial (“LLPT files urgent leave to appeal to the SCA against the legally flawed, job killing River Club interdict,” Southern Suburbs Tatler, June 16). The Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust…