The City outlined a proposed lease of the land under Station Road bridge, above the railway line, and said that the period for commenting was between 30 Nov 2021 and 3 Jan 2022. This had been preceded by a bulk advert published on 20 May 2021. The OCA raised a number of objections to the…
Notes of meeting with our new Ward Councillor – Yusuf Mohammed
“The OCA invited the new Ward Councillor, Yusuf Mohamed, to meet to discuss some urgent priorities and how to have better collaboration with our Ward Councillor in future on the 12th January. We shared with the councillor what the OCA does and our current plans. We also explained our difficulties with our previous Ward Councillor…
Fundraiser for events at the Willow Arts Collective
Hello friends, I would like to present to you the fundraising campaign we are currently developing at the Willow Arts Collective (WAC) in Observatory. We are aiming to collect funds to get a bedouin tent. The tent will be mounted at the premises and will provide space for permaculture workshops, meetings, screenings, etc. We aim…
Here’s how Liesbeek River floodplain will impact Amazon HQ development
Barbara Friedman – 25 Jan 2022 Dr Kevin Winter of the Future Water Institute at UCT speaks to Refilwe Moloto about the controversial Amazon HQ development. – The area for the planned Amazon headquarters is a floodplain so it will flood, says Dr Winter – Secondly it is hard to model as the catchment area…
Amazon Liesbeek development awaits court ruling
Leslie London’s interview on Radio 786 LISTEN TO RADIO CLIP HERE
Court Freezes Planned Amazon HQ in Cape Town on Historically Significant Site
Lisa Vives, Global Information Network – 24 Jan 2022 NEW YORK (IDN) — A massive new complex housing Amazon’s proposed South African headquarters along with a hotel and other businesses continues to face stiff opposition from indigenous Khoisan, environmental and community groups despite city officials already approving of construction of the nine-story construction. Opponents say…
Our Court Interdict will be livestreamed!
17 JAN 2022 — Today we saw the appearance of poles along the Liesbeek signalling that the developers are likely to close off the original Liesbeek river from public access, presumably as a prelude to infilling the river course. The interdict hearing could therefore not have arrived a day too soon. We hope the judge…
We stand for the truth and we stand for justice
16 JAN 2022 — On Wednesday 19th January, the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and the Observatory Civic Association will be in the High Court seeking an interdict to stop the construction at the River Club which threatens to irrevocably destroy the intangible heritage of the sacred site and contravene numerous environmental sustainability policies….
‘We’re not opposed to Amazon building HQ in Cape Town just not on heritage land’
– Concerned citizens and traditional leaders are opposing the development of the land at the confluence of the Liesbeek River for environmental and cultural-historical reasons – Activists say the area is a flood plain and not suitable for the planned development of Amazon headquarters – They also argue that the area has sacred traditional significance…
Landmark River Club case tests heritage rights
Steve Kretzmann – 24 Jan 2022 – Judge Patricia Goliath is to rule on an urgent application to stop a R4.5 billion development on the River Club site in Observatory, Cape Town. – The development, which would include a regional headquarters for corporate giant Amazon, is opposed by the Observatory Civic Association and by the…