Following complaints from the community, the City of Cape Town said it will spend the next 2-5 years reinvesting in Strandfontein Pavillion Beach. Residents of Strandfontein and surrounding areas have expressed dissatisfaction with the conditions of the beaches along the False Bay coastline, citing safety concerns. This is despite the[…]
By Anees Teladia “My big concern is that the DA is politic-ing now [with Bo-Kaap] because it’s election time. They are misleading the people of Bo-Kaap and creating expectations around what this Heritage Protection Overlay Zone will do.” These were the views of GOOD Party secretary general, Brett Herron, as[…]
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[…]
The following is part two of last month’s article. More stories can be found at www.hajjdoctor.co.za I first met her at the airport as we were to depart for Hajj. Her smiling demeanour belied the thin and frail body ravaged by terminal cancer. She sat in her wheelchair and was[…]
The regulations around the Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) will have an impact on all of those who own property in the Bo-Kaap, in particular as it relates to new developments, restorations, and the maintenance and alteration of properties. The HPOZ was approved by the City of Cape Town’s council[…]
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa said it is aware of the allegations of sexual harassment against the organisation’s director Muhammed Desai. This week, Daily Vox reported that US academic Sang Hea Kil had laid a charge against Desai on Sunday. She alleged that there had[…]
The “reports” about the deadly bombing of a Save the Children hospital in Yemen are “awful,” a State Department spokesperson said, urging the Saudi-led coalition to investigate the incident in a “transparent” fashion. The attack on the hospital occurred earlier this week, leaving at least seven people, including children, dead[…]
Anwar Gargash says he expects more contact between Arab countries and Israel via bilateral deals and political visits. A senior official in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said Arab states made a “very wrong decision” in the past when they had decided to not have formal relations or contact with[…]
A Pentagon official has said that the US will retain the right to carry out a nuclear strike in response to a conventional attack. A ‘no-first-use’ policy would erode US allies’ belief that they are protected, he said. Washington has no plans to reverse its policy of “no first use”[…]
The ongoing crisis in Venezuela has taken a new twist, as Nicolas Maduro’s government barred the US-backed parliament leader Juan Guaido from holding public office for 15 years over irregularities in financial records. The move was announced by state comptroller Elvis Amoroso on Thursday. The 15-year-ban – the longest possible[…]
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