Dear Leslie London, I have just read your Opinion piece on News 24.: The spinning approach used by these developers reminds me of the Costa Areosa attempts in the 1970s to take over Sandy Bay and Karbonkelberg which was eventually stopped – they used full pages in the Cape Times and a variety of other…
June 2022 river clean report
Thank you to the group from McCann Health Medical Communications; Nina and her son, Nathan, and other volunteers for joining us. Your time, efforts and support are much appreciated and we hope to see you again! – Number of bags collected: 53 bags – Supervised by: Kari Cousins – Trash removed by City of Cape…
LAC Affidavits June 2022
!Aru IIKuisi Piet Barendse Affidavit Andrews Affidavit Arendse Affidavit Baatjies Affidavit Bam Affidavit Bolton Affidavit Cupido Affidavit Dewar Affidavit (Part 1) Dewar Affidavit (Part 2) Fester Affidavit Fick Affidavit Fick Affidavit – Annexes First Applicants Supplementary Founding Affidavit First Applicants Supplementary Founding Affidavit – Annexes Fredericks Affidavit Hallinen Affidavit Hoffman Affidavit Kai Bi’a Glen Taaibosch…
LAC Affidavits August 2021
Jenkin’s Affidavit London Affidavit O’Donoghoue Affidavit Prins-Solani Affidavit
Protest against the River Club building that is in violation of the Interim Interdict
Dear Observatory residents, As you know, the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust have elected to ignore Judge Goliath’s historic ruling on the River Club development, by recommencing construction work at the River Club. The OCA and the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council lodged contempt of court papers today against the LLPT on the basis that…
Oude Molen estate as a cultural site
Click here to read about the significance of Oude Molen as a cultural heritage site.
The battle for history and a river — the Liesbeek and the River Club site
Lalou Meltzer – 7 July 2022 It is significant that the early colonial history of the Cape has again become a battleground of ideas. Clearly, history is not dead — moribund rather are those interpretations that succumb to old relations of power and don’t look to nurturing a more resilient future. A case in point…
Invitation: WOMAN – by Dieuwke-Jean Linee
The Koena Art institute hereby wishes to invite you to another astute art exhibition opening Featuring Dieuwke-Jean Linee Join us for a sophisticated evening with the Institute’s youngest female artist showcasing her new art collection dedicated to South African Women who greatly contributed to our South African Landscape in their respective fields. Dieuwke-Jean Linee I…
The River Club development — when the letter of the law clashes with ecological wisdom
Cormac Cullinan – 7 July 2022 The River Club development in Cape Town illustrates how developments that keep us on an unviable trajectory continue to be authorised. Even applying to court to review those decisions doesn’t solve the problem because courts will only intervene to stop unlawful decisions, not unwise ones. The Liesbeek Leisure Park…
Social Issues Report June 2022
New moon report It is with sadness I write this report, anger was the first emotion – that we as a civic, community, me as a person – could not do enough – to save the Obs Rainbow Shelter from its inevitable closure at the end of July. As we speak 600 people are insecure…