LOCAL The construction of Amazon’s planned offices in Cape Town should be allowed to go ahead, according to a court ruling, in a setback for the indigenous people attempting to stop the development. The ruling from the Western Cape High Court said those opposing the project could not “demonstrate the right to heritage is at risk of suffering any harm”, adding the cultural value of the site is undisputed. “On […]
Hundreds of employees of American tech giants Google and Amazon will hold three vigils on 8 September outside the headquarters of the two companies calling for the cancellation of the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus deal with Israel that will provide it with cloud storage services and artificial intelligence tools, the WAFA news agency reported. The #NoTechForApartheid movement said vigils are also expected to be held in the cities of San Francisco, New York and […]
LOCAL A group of Khoi and San traditional leaders, who are in support of the construction of Amazon’s new headquarters in Africa, is appealing a ruling by the High Court in Cape Town on Thursday. The court interdicted the project developer from continuing with construction until meaningful engagement and consultation with affected indigenous peoples happen. The construction is set to cost R4.6 billion, however, the development is being built on […]
The Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust has been interdicted from carrying out further construction of a development at the River Club in Cape Town pending meaningful engagement with all affected people. Construction is already under way at the R4.5bn site where online retail giant Amazon was earmarked to be the anchor tenant. Khoi leaders have been at odds over the development with some in favour and others opposing it. The original […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
