The meeting was of the full Heritage W Cape Council plus officials plus IAPs. About 40 people attended. It was chaired by the HWC chair Mandla Mdludlu. I think he was quite fair. The new CEO was present but did not say a word. There was an agenda of four main items. We were number 3. They…
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Letters of support for the high court action
Centre for Environmental Rights Muslim Judicial Council Cape Town Interfaith Initiative Quaker Community Western Cape Lesley Green Green Anglicans PHA Food & Farming Campaign Environmental Monitoring Group Co-operative and Policy Alternative Centre Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute Ronnie Kasrils Stephen Robins Vanessa Watson Nozizwe Madlala Kevin Winter Rosebank Mowbray Civic Association Catholic Archdiocese South…
LAC Affidavits June 2021
Cogger – Confirmatory affidavit Henstra – Supporting affidavit Jenkins Replying affidavit London – Replying affidavit O’Donoghue – Expert affidavit Prins-Solani – Expert affidavit Wessels – Confirmatory affidavit
Meet Fred Du Preez, the artist behind the mysterious floating Black River statue
Art director Fred Du Preez is responsible for creating the mysterious floating statue on the Black River which has captured the curiosity of Capetonians for years. The statue named Hope has resurfaced in the river once again with a brand-new, eco-friendly floating base. The Hope statue has become a well-recognised art installation floating in the waterway…
The Two Rivers Urban Park is of National Heritage Significance!
23 JUL 2021 — Yesterday, the Council of Heritage Western Cape (HWC) considered our application for Provincial Heritage Status (called Grade II status) for the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP). Our application had been pending for more than a year, during which time the developers secured approvals to proceed with the redevelopment, which we are now going…
Our application for Provincial Heritage Status is finally heard
21 JUL 2021 — In February 2020, the OCA, along with the Goringhiacona Khoi-Khoi Traditional Council, and the Two Rivers Urban Park Association (TRUPA) applied to have the Two Rivers Urban Park declared a provincial heritage site. This was step was prompted by the extraordinary heritage of the entire area, which includes the Liesbeek River, the…
289 Lower Main Road
From: Leslie London Sent: Friday, 21 February 2020 21:24 To: Patrick Chapple Subject: FW: Power Failure Observatory Dear Paddy We view this matter in a very serious light. This is the latest in a series of infringements by the owner of this property who has gone about his development in the most cavalier and insensitive…
City wins the irony award
From Mother City News 30 June – 26 July In what is either a well conceived counter-intuitive public relations manoeuvre, or the possibly embarrassing result of a democratic process, two of the people who have been leading the persistent and dedicated opposition to the River Club development have been presented with civic awards. The City of Cape…
Dirty tricks develop at the River Club
From Mother City News 30 June – 26 July A defamatory letter to author MacKenzie Scott, whose ex-husband was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was attached to a complaint recently sent to the BackaBuddy crowdfunding platform the Observatory Civic Association is using to raise funds for its legal challenge to the R4.5bn River Club development. The Observatory Civic Association is…