By Kouthar Sambo Residents of Bo-Kaap are concerned, and some are even angry about the potential gentrification underway. This comes after the City of Cape Town approved the Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the area. Residents fear the changes will strip the area from its rich culture and heritage.[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Concerns are mounting among Bo-Kaap residents as gentrification threatens to eradicate the heritage of the birthplace of Islam in South Africa. This comes after the City of Cape Town (COCT) recently approved its Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the area that will set in motion[…]
As the St Monica’s old age home in Bo-Kaap has gone up for auction, the chairperson of the Bokaap Civic and Ratepayers Association has indicated that he suspects the reason for the auction is due to the developer who acquired that property pulling out as a result of their failure[…]
The Zeenatul Islam Masjid in District Six has said it will be engaging with the City of Cape Town to review its bylaw that deals with noise pollution, following a complaint about the athaan being rendered on loudspeakers. The City of Cape Town has agreed to engage with the masjid’s[…]
By Anees Teladia The City council has given their stamp of approval to have Bo-Kaap included in the Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ). According to some, this means Bo-Kaap residents have achieved their goal of having the area protected. The vice chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association, Fowzia[…]
By Anees Teladia With many Cape Town residents experiencing increases in their valuations and the accompanying rise in rates, a sense of distress has taken hold of many property owners. People already struggling to pay outstanding rates owed to the City of Cape Town will have even lighter pockets when[…]
A process to have the Bo-Kaap declared a national heritage site will begin early in the new year, Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa announced on Monday. His announcement was met with cheers from the people assembled in the hall of Schotshekloof Primary School on the slopes of Signal[…]
After scenes of chaos and violence yesterday, Wednesday saw its second wave of protests against gentrification in Bo-Kaap. Residents took to the streets on Tuesday to block a crane from entering the area to access a building site. Protests against high-rise buildings in the area has long been a contentious[…]
Bo-Kaap residents took to the streets on Tuesday to prevent a Blok crane from entering the neighbourhood. Issues of gentrification have long been raised in the Bo-Kaap area, with residents unhappy about new developments in the area. Residents said that these new developments are destroying their heritage. Property development group[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer Bo Kaap residents are expected to hold a public meeting on Monday after property development company Blok withdrew an interdict application that prevented activists and residents from going anywhere near its building site in Lion street, where a 12 storey apartment complex is being built.The community of[…]
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