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…

Update on Change.org

Update 9th December 2020 On the 27th February 2020, more than 60 First Nation groups, Civic Associations, and Non-Governmental Organisations joined together in a historic show of unity to apply to Heritage Western Cape for grading the Two Rivers Urban Park as a Provincial Heritage Site. On the 6th of December, partners again came together to reaffirm our commitment…

The value of community spaces: Our story

During the early stages of the lockdown my 8-year-old son, N, became very fearful. He feared being burgled. Every night he hid our devices so burglars would not find them. At night he would preface comments about the following day with “If we are still alive tomorrow … “. He was scared to go out…

Press conference on the proposed development of the River Club and the new Hartleyvale Stadium both in the TRUP precinct.

Goringhaicona held a combined press conference in solidarity with the Southern African Khoi and San Kingdom Council (which includes the Cochoqua Royal House, San, Nama, !Aman) the Kai Korana Transfrontier, FC Kaapstadt, the Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance, Civic Action for Public Participation, Woodstock Civic Association, Observatory Civic Association, Observatory Civic Association and the Two…

Request for a consultative process for the future of the Malta Park and Hartleyvale precincts

Dear Councillors Badroodien and Chapple Request for a consultative process for the future of the Malta Park and Hartleyvale precincts I write on behalf of the Observatory Civic Association to request the City initiate a public consultation over a precinct plan for the sites including the Hartleyvale Precinct and Malta Park areas, which constitute part…