Following months of political wrangling with the DA, Patricia de Lille has resigned as Cape Town mayor and as a member of the party. She has also filed papers in the Western Cape High Court today applying for the two reports by law firm Bowmans to be reviewed and set[…]
The community of Bo Kaap has been faced with a massive blow after the Western Cape high court has ruled in favour of a property developer planning to construct a massive R1 billion apartment complex on the corner of Buitengracht and Rose streets in the historical area. Heritage Western Cape[…]
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[…]
By Tauhierah Salie The South African Human Rights Commissioner, Chris Nissen led a walkabout in Bo-Kaap on Wednesday, following an engagement with the community in June over alleged human rights violations, as a result of the construction of 15 buildings in the area. Western Cape high court Judge Henney granted[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson The case of a Bo Kaap youth arrested on charges of public violence appeared today at the Cape Town Magistrate court and matter was postponed until next month. The 17 year old was arrested in June, after he was a bystander during the protests in the area.[…]
The City of Cape Town has assured residents that the Bo-Kaap anti-land invasion raid this week was conducted after due process was followed. Law enforcement officials demolished symbolic “protest shacks” constructed on an open field on Voetboog Road in Bo-Kaap , which consequently sparked anger from the community. But, mayco[…]
The Bo-Kaap community are determined to challenge any construction of high-rise buildings, as anger grows over a contested development near the iconic St Monica’s Home. Residents have vowed to fight the property developing company Blok, after the company sought a court interdict against the community to stop any form of[…]
By Thakira Desai With intentions to sell a pocket of prime land on the Tana Baru cemetery threatening to divide a local Muslim family, certain members of the family remain resolute that erven 677 and 681 will be sold. The family members are adamant that the land in question does[…]
The sale by public auction of two erven of sacred land on the oldest Muslim cemetery in South Africa has been cancelled by the Claremart Auction Group. Claremart previously announced that it was instructed by the current title holders to sell two erven on the historical Tana Baru site, located[…]
OPINION by Kareem Maliki One might say there is nothing new in the Bo-Kaap residents protests: at the end of the day, all of us are used to seeing South Africans always protesting somewhere about something. However, there is something important about the struggle of Bo-Kaap community that must not[…]
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