While Cape Town competes for global investment, and sustainable development is needed to drive inclusive economic growth and social and spatial transformation, the controversial River Club mixed-use development is in the wrong place. Here’s why. The controversy around the recently approved River Club development in Observatory, Cape Town has involved a dispute over whose version…
What the LLPT and Amazon think of a National Heritage Site: ripe for ‘Corporate Plunder’
9 AUG 2021 — Notwithstanding the fact that Heritage Western Cape recently identified the Two Rivers Urban Park as a likely National Heritage Resource, the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust (LLPT) are wasting no time in getting concrete onto the ground as soon as possible. The picture above shows just what they think of this National…
We Go to Court!
2 AUG 2021 — Press Release – Monday 2 August 2021: Goringhaicona Khoi-Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and Observatory Civic Association serve notice on the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust and the City of Cape Town and Western Cape government departments that have approved the River Club redevelopment Today, the Cape Town High Court issued our papers…
Help Obs get vaccinated
WESTERN CAPE NOW THIRD WAVE EPICENTRE AS DAILY INFECTIONS OVERTAKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY – Tuesday 3 August 2021 Many people at high risk still need to be vaccinated. Please help OCA get everyone vaccinated who needs it. If you are undocumented or do not have an ID, you WILL be able to get vaccinated….
Grant Two Rivers site heritage status
Cape Town – Heritage Western Cape (HWC) says the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) area should be assessed for Grade I heritage status. Grade I heritage resources are exceptional and considered to be of national significance, and are identified and managed by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA). This follows discussions held with interested…
Organiser wanted for the Liesbeek Action Campaign
Job Description: Liesbeek Action Campaign organiser Background. The OCA needs a part-time / full-time organiser to support the campaign against the re-development of the River Club. The Campaign is comprised of members of a number of different Civics, NGOs and Khoi groups, but principally led by the Observatory Civic Association in partnership with the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Traditional Council, and the…
Eldred Schilder and George Werner Duo live at The Koena Art Institute
There aren’t too many double bass players around in Cape Town. Then there is Eldred Shilder. Eldred Schilder, at the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, is a Schilder, a member of one of Cape Town and South Africa’s pre-eminent music families. Eldred will be performing his own compositions. It will include a tribute to his father,…
Business Live finally published our right of reply
I write in response to what we believe is biased reporting on the River Club redevelopment (“Amazon office developers keep Cape Town’s heritage in mind”, July 4, and “Zenprop lying about River Club project, says professor”, July 6). First, it’s a puzzle that Zenprop can claim the redevelopment is anything more than a moneymaking exercise…
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