Isobel Asher Hamilton, 24 September 2021 – Amazon is building a new headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa. – Some local indigenous groups oppose the development, saying it’s an important heritage site. – The developer said it worked closely with indigenous groups to accommodate their requests. Amazon announced in April it would build a new…
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TOWN HALL MEETING
Observatory Town Hall meeting tomorrow Saturday 18 September 12:30pm, VENUE: Observatory Community Centre Strict Covid protocols will be observed and you must wear your mask Or join the meeting on the OCA Facebook page. AGENDA 12:30pm Welcome by Carolyn Neville (OBSID Social Issues Chair 2016-2019) 12:40pm Human Values intro by Kiki Bisogno (OCA Social Issues…
SAHRA Heritage Week Webinar Series 2021
Join The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) for our exciting Heritage Week Webinar Series focusing on the conservation of the national estate and building bridges with the heritage community. Between 20 – 23 September SAHRA will be hosting a series of webinars that focus on our areas of management in heritage conservation management. SAHRA…
OPINION | Nathan Geffen: Nick Hudson and PANDA are wrong. Vaccines work. Here’s the proof.
Nathan Geffen, 14 September 2021 The behaviour that Nick Hudson and his organisation PANDA encourage — not wearing masks and not getting vaccinated — ironically, is what is making it so hard to put lockdowns behind us, writes Nathan Geffen. Vaccine hesitancy is a big problem. The news has been filled in recent weeks with…
Anti-vaxxers attempt to scupper efforts to vaccinate the homeless
By Sandisiwe Shoba, 10 September 2021 A drive to vaccinate the homeless in Claremont was almost derailed when a small group of anti-vaxxers showed up and began spewing conspiracies and profanities. Vaccine hesitancy is still rife amongst street dwellers who are often vulnerable to severe illness from Covid-19. “Don’t take the jab! They’re trying to…
Amazon’s Cape Town base: The battle to save South African culture
14 September 2021 Campaigners in the South African city of Cape Town are trying to halt the building of the African headquarters for Amazon. It’s a battle that pits cultural concerns against economic interests, as the BBC’s Vumani Mkhize writes. It is an overcast day in Cape Town and the scenic Table Mountain is shrouded…
The Liesbeek Action Campaign: ‘Yes, misinformation must stop, but it is not coming from opponents of the development’
By Professor Leslie London, Tauriq Jenkins and Marc Turok for the Liesbeek Action Campaign, 25 August 2021 The Liesbeek Action Campaign believes that misinformation is rife with regard to the River Club development. However, it is not the opponents of the development who are misinforming the public. This is a response to Mr Jody Aufrichtig’s…
Jeff Bezos is neither an altruist nor a socialist, and Amazon’s River Club venture is not about job creation
Jeff Rudin, 6 September 2021 It should come as no surprise that those who would turn the River Club into Amazon’s African headquarters do so with jobs as bait. Life for most South Africans has always been cheap. Covid-19 and the continuation of self-imposed austerity economics designed to attract foreign investment has made those lives…
Update from OCA chair
Dear OCA members I am writing to update you on the situation with respect to the re-development at the River Club. 1. As you know, the Observatory Civic Association represented by myself and the Goringhaicona Khoi-Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council represented by Tauriq Jenkins lodged papers on the 2nd August seeking (a) a High Court review…