City appeals against provincial authorisation of R4 billion River Club development

Environment department cites several concerns, particularly the risk of flooding NEWS | 17 September 2020 |  By Steve Kretzmann City of Cape Town environment department and Heritage Western Cape are appealing against the provincial authorisation given to the R4 billion River Club development. Among several objections, the Department raises concerns over building on the flood plain.The environmental…

THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST HOUSING ACTIVISTS SIGNALS A REPRESSIVE STATE SHIFTING BLAME FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE CITYS’ LAND AND HOUSING CRISIS

PRESS STATEMENT 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) unequivocally refutes claims and inferences made by Cllr JP Smith that NU, or its staff, instigated land invasions in Khayelitsha. These claims were made in Cllr JP Smith’s presentation to the Western Cape’s Standing Committee on Human Settlements on 16 September 2020. Ndifuna Ukwazi’s community organisers present…

SAAO appeal

Please see here for all the documentation submitted by the SAAO NEMA Regulations Appeal Form 2019 as completed by SAAO SAAO Response River Club 6 Mar 2018 SAAO Response River Club 2 May 2019 SAAO Response River Club 16 Sept 2019

Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council Appeal

Please see here for all the documentation submitted by the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council Appeal against RiverClub Authorisation by DEADP NEMA Regulations Appeal Form 2019 GKKITC _11 September 2020 CONDONATION National Hearing Report on the Human Rights of the Khoi-San – 14 March 2018 Statement on the Virtual Cabinet Meeting held on Wednesday –…

OCA Appeal against DEADP decision regarding the River Club

Dear registered Interested and Affected Parties, relevant government authorities, and other stakeholders The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape recently granted an Environmental Authorisation for the proposed redevelopment of the River Club in Observatory in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, and the Environmental Impact Assessment…