21 March 2019 – Shamwari.com Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra) is a succulent plant found in South Africa. One of the many Spekboom facts is that it is indigenous to the Eastern Cape province and has been deemed as a miracle plant by many. It is a bright green, small-leaved plant with a contrasting red stem found…
Update from our chair
We go into the new year with our campaign against the River Club happening on several fronts The Interim Interdict halting construction issued by Judge Goliath in March 2022, was overturned by a full bench of the High Court in November 2022. However, the OCA has appealed that decision, in particular the cost order made…
December 16th and way forward
Dear Regular LAC The Day of Reconciliation event at Robben Island was very successful. I have attached the programme for the 16th and the written text I presented and Marc presented. Secondly, since our backabuddy site has been closed, we have worked hard to set up two other platforms A GofundMe site A Givengain site…
River club – attempts to cut our fundraising capacity through our online platform Backabuddy
15 December 2022 Dear donors in our campaign against the River Club site On the 20th November, I wrote to you alerting you to the fact that our fundraising site, backabuddy, had given in to pressure from the developers of the River Club site to insinuate, based on the November 8th High Court findings, that…
Amazon, Khoisan face off over Cape Town headquarters
Loni Prinsloo – 15 December 2022 On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine — it lies next to a railyard and was until recently home…
Appeals are lodged against the decisions of the Cape High Court in November
14 DEC 2022 — In November this year, the Full Bench of the Cape High Court handed down two very bad decisions in our campaign against the River Club development. In one decision, the Court found that High Commissioner Tauriq Jenkins was not authorised to represent the Goringhiacona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and…
Screening & chat on Thursday
Friendly Market & Festival at Valkenberg Hospital
When: Saturday, 3 December 2022, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (join us at any time:) Where: Valkenberg Hospital, 1 Observatory Road | Parking will be available on the hospital grounds What: A market with traders, stalls, stands, etc. | 10% of vendor takings will be donated to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust towards supporting…
A sustained and vicious attack on the Campaign – but we are not out
24 NOV 2022 — We start with an appeal for funding. It is the shortage of funding that has left us vulnerable to a sustained and vicious attack, in court and out of court, on our campaign. Please support us at our fundraising site. Any donation of any size will make a huge difference Here…
SA waste picker organisation joins first global waste pickers’ trade union
Keamogetswe Mosepele – 17 November 2022 Despite saving municipalities up to R750 million in landfill costs, they have, for years, fought for recognition of their work and rights. Clarence Ford spoke to Madi Koena, a local waste reclaimer about joining the launch of the first global trade union. Waste pickers or reclaimers recycle 80 to…