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Cape housing activists reject R4bn River Club development.
[LISTEN] Ndifuna Ukwazi’s attorney Jonty Cogger speaks to Stephen Grootes regarding the R4 billion River Club development given a go-ahead after being approved for development by the Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust. LISTEN HERE
’This land is sacred’: Cape Town authorities slammed for approving River Club development
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…
Comments from the Observatory Civic Association in response to the call for comments and suggestions for the review of the MPBL
The MPBL and its processes. The City has twice previously amended the Municipal Planning bylaw, in November 2015 and in March 2019. On both occasions, the Bylaw amendments were copious (58 amendments in 2015 and 87 amendments in 2019) but communities were only given one month to comment on both occasions. The OCA and other…
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…
Special General Meeting called for Thursday 25th March 2021!!
Dear Obs residents The OCA held a successful Town Hall meeting on Wed 17th March which was attended by about 70 people in a combined virtual and in-person format using a venue at the Obs Methodist Church organised consistent with COVID-19 protocols (thank you to Eric Judd for making the venue available and to OCA…
Willow Arts: A collective project for Observatory
Sustainable development is a popular buzzword nowadays, used even to describe the most top-down, environmentally destructive, corporate mega-projects. The monstrosity that is being planned on the River Club property in Observatory is a case in point; it is ironically billed as an ecologically sensitive development that will open private land to the public and protect…