Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath had in March granted the interdict, saying that the fact that the development has economic benefits can never override the fundamental rights of the First Nations People – which was under threat if the development was allowed to proceed. This was after the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) and the Goringhaicona…
Victory!!!
PRESS RELEASE Our Constitution stands up to the Test again – Judge Goliath dismisses leave to appeal on the River Club interdict Today Judge Goliath issued another clear and firm judgement that reflects the primacy of our Constitution in determining the validity of administrative decisions. She dismissed the applications by the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust…
Recording of the appeal hearing
Click here to download a copy of the recording of the hearing.
Our past is being destroyed
The Southern Suburbs Tatler – 21 April 2022 Thomas Johnson, Belthorne Estate Monica Sutherland’s letter (“River Club development will destroy heritage,” Southern Suburbs Tatler, April 14) is spot on. She asks the key question about development: why here? This is relevant when other, perhaps more suitable, sites are available. For the developer it’s easy: tenants…
Working at Amazon Is Hazardous to Your Health
Alex N. Press – 19 April 2022 A new report shows just how dangerous it is to work at Amazon. Injury rates last year at Amazon warehouses were 20 percent higher than the already alarmingly high 2020 rate — and more than twice that of non-Amazon warehouses. Amazon’s workplace safety issues are getting worse, though…
Liesbeek Biodiversity Challenge
Just a reminder for those who wish to to participate in the Liesbeek Biodiversity Challenge for the City Nature Challenge 2022. Click here to find out more.
Turning a Canal into a River: Liesbeek, Cape Town
Click here to watch a YouTube video about an exciting project that shows how a canalised section of an urban river in Cape Town is being turned into a river that supports habitat, adds amenity, and involves local citizens, community organisations, Dutch Foreign Ministry, and students and staff from the Universities of Cape Town and…
Follow the Money and find out why this was approved
29 APR 2022 — Firstly, an appeal. We are completely reliant on Crowd Funding to cover our legal costs. If everyone who signed this petition was willing to donate R20 (or $1), we would be able to fight our court battle on an even footing. So, please help us fund our legal costs by making…
Heritage and the Environment – to make it matter, we need your donation!
27 APR 2022 — Today was Freedom Day, commemorating our first elections under a democratic South Africa. Today we held our second Freedom Day walk to affirm that the sacred heritage and precious environmental wetlands of the Liesbeek are not for sale. Rich and powerful people in our city think they can secure administrative decisions…
Walk of Liberation and Resistance
Dear Obs residents The Observatory Civic Association is partnering with a range of other groups to undertake a Walk of Resistance and Liberation intended to stop the destruction taking place at the River Club site and protect the Riverine valley of the Liesbeek from the construction of a massive commercial site which will house, amongst…