There’s no doubt that the workers, advocates, and elected officials coming together to #MakeAmazonPay have captured the world’s imagination and are changing the way the public perceives Amazon. As much as Amazon is trying, solidarity doesn’t scare easily. Since a group of strikers, labour, environment, tax, data, privacy, and anti-monopoly activists from every corner of our planet and every link in Amazon’s supply chain formed #MakeAmazonPay last…
Protest against Amazon Inc’s plans to build on sacred indigenous land
Activists and indigenous groups representing Khoi and San communities held a protest outside the River Club in Observatory, Cape Town. They are opposing the plans by American e-commerce giant, Amazon Inc, to build its African headquarters on land currently occupied by the River Club which is considered sacred tribal and indigenous land. WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO…
Black Friday: Cape groups upset over Amazon development in Cape Town, to join worldwide protest
Mwangi Githahu – Nov 25 2021 Cape Town – Environmental and indigenous groups are using the Black Friday shopping rush to put a spotlight on Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, and the building of its African headquarters on the banks of the Liesbeeck River, regarded by many as “sacred” ground. World-wide, protesters from more…
Interdict hearing placed on hold for River Club redevelopment
24 November 2021 Cape Town – The application for an interdict to halt the redevelopment of the Liesbeek Riverine in the The River Club precinct, has been placed on hold as there is no judge available to hear the matter. Proceedings were set to take place later this week at the Cape High Court. The…
Indigenous communities protest against Amazon Inc’s proposed African head office
Protests continued at the construction site of a property development in Observatory, Cape Town, where American shopping giant Amazon Inc will be the anchor tenant on completion of the development. The site is where the first battle between the Portuguese setters and indigenous people took place on 1 March 1510, in the Battle of Salt…
Jeff Bezos blasted in Cape Town development protest
26 November 2021 Protesters wearing Jeffery Bezos masks stood on a Cape Town street corner on Friday and railed against a planned office precinct development that will house the African headquarters of retail giant Amazon. Bezos, founder of Amazon and the second richest man in the world, according to the Forbes Rich List, has been…
Protests continue against Amazon’s planned Africa head office on indigenous site
26 November 2021 Protests continued on Friday 26 November at the construction site in Observatory, Cape Town, where Amazon plans to build its Africa HQ. The American shopping giant will be the anchor tenant, though not the only tenant, of the planned development. But protesters say it is on a site of particular historical significance…
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The Liesbeek Action Campaign to march against big tech company Amazon on Black Friday
Xolile Mtembu – 24 November 2021 The Liesbeek Action Campaign calls on South Africans to join the Amazon strike #MakeAmazonPay on Black Friday, November 26 at the Liesbeek River. This comes after the American multinational conglomerate announced they will build an Amazon campus at the site. The campaign opposes the proposed construction as the river…
Study of Cape Town residents’ perceptions of water issues
Are you a homeowner in Cape Town interested in water management? A researcher from Arizona State University in the United States, Hallie Eakin, is hoping to interview homeowners (18 years +) about the situation of water in the city. The research focuses on the perspectives of Cape Town residents on issues of water scarcity and…