Amid a huge push by the community to stop gentrification, the South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) has called for public submissions on Bo Kaap’s proposed heritage sites. It has issued a notice of intent to all stakeholders in terms of Section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act No.[…]
Amid increased awareness around the complex issue of heritage, gentrification and land ownership in Bo Kaap, City of Cape Town has received over 2 000 comments about the proposal to include the area in a heritage protection overlay zone. Nearly all of those who participated in the public participation process[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has called on the legal fraternity within the Muslim community to share their expertise on the preservation of the heritage of Bo-Kaap. The ulema body says its deeply concerned by the ongoing challenges the Bo-Kaap community is faced with. This week, the interdict case between[…]
The interdict application by Blok against Bokaap residents has been postponed until June 10th – in order for both parties to deal with a number of procedural matters. It comes after Blok served papers on nine protestors recently – some of whom have provided affidavits in support of the Bo[…]
Residents came out in their numbers on Tuesday evening at a public meeting to discuss the Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) in Bo Kaap. Vice chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association Fouzia Achmat said she is amazed at how the community understood the HPOZ. “The meeting went really[…]
The South Africa National Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the Bo Kaap community met yesterday to discuss the process of declaring Bo Kaap a national heritage site. SAHRA, which is mandated to identify, declare and protect national heritage sites, said parallel to declaring Bo Kaap as a heritage site, a[…]
While the public-participation process to designate Bo-Kaap as a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) has begun, two important legal processes are now underway to stop the continuous development of the contentious Blok apartment complex. On 21 January 2019, the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association (BKCRA) filed their answering affidavit in[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer In a brilliant show of camaraderie, the District Six (D6) troupes showed their full support for the Bo-Kaap residents in their ongoing fight for the preservation of Bo-Kaap as a heritage site and to claim back their land. It was a feast of colour and excitement as[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer Submissions of written testimonies to declare Bo-Kaap a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) are expected to begin on Friday. Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato announced the proposal to declare Bo-Kaap a heritage site in early December, a decision welcomed by all. “Many families have been living there[…]
Five people have been treated for smoke inhalation on Sunday after a fire broke out at a flat in Schotscheskloof, Bo-Kaap. The city’s Fire and Rescue Service said two men and three women were treated by paramedics and later transported to nearby hospital facilities. Spokesperson Theo Layne said the fire[…]
WhatsApp us 