Press statement from the Liesbeek Action Campaign

Thursday, February 3, 2022

SMALL KHOI GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPER NOW TURN THEIR BACK ON HERITAGE TO SUIT AMAZON’S PLANS
• “First Nations Collective” does a shocking 180-degree turn
• Majority of San and Khoi reject the development by Amazon

(Please see our more in-depth statement here:
https://drive.google.com/…/1N9GSfW…)

On 31 January, Chief Zenzile Khoisan, chair of the Western Cape ‘First Nations Collective’ (FNC), made the following surprising utterances in a press conference to deny the sacred importance of the site:

“Not one bone or artefact has been found there,” said Chief !garu Zenzie Khoisan, chairperson of the Western Cape First Nations Collective…

READ FULL STATEMENT HERE