November 5th, 2015  The controversial plans of the City of Cape Town to sell the most prestigious municipal land in Clifton got further momentum when councillors agreed that the City should go ahead with plans for a property transaction.
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November 4th, 2015  THE City of Cape Town has been heavily criticized for supporting a proposal to build a “spaceship galactica” glass office block on top of one of the city’s great historical landmarks, the Martin Melck warehouse. The decision has left the Habitat Council fuming – and it says it is considering appealing to the Western Cape High Court to overturn the decision.
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October 28th, 2015  Becker concludes, “The GIBB consultants have a legal responsibility to put all the pertinent facts before the decision makers in a complete, unbiased and quantified way in the EIA report. Failing to do so can lead to criminal prosecution in their personal capacities.” There is concern from stakeholders that GIBB is trying to push through this flawed EIA with only token public participation.
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October 27th, 2015  D6WC has been mandated by the people to take the Mayor of Cape Town to task about the slow and corrupt land reform process in District6 for the last 17 years.
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October 19th, 2015  GCTCA chairperson Philip Bam said there seemed to be a “terrible haste” by the authorities to evict tenants living in government flats. “From interaction with tenants of the De Waal Drive Flats, it would appear that authorities made no secret of it that the flats were on prime property.
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September 24th, 2015  We were also treated to a glossy presentation showing splashing whales and a boardwalk (a good idea), but no images of the 40-odd “exclusive” houses and shops to be squashed on to this precious site. He proved that our council has done zero consultation with the people who actually use Maiden’s Cove, the historically disadvantaged communities of the Cape Flats.
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August 17th, 2015  It would appear that the voice of the ratepayer is being silenced by the new municipal bylaw on planning (MBL). Regulation will allow developments to be approved without consultation with the ratepayers and community. A closer study of the MBL reveal quite wide ranging powers given to the City to exclude public participation, e.g the City can decide whom it feels would be appropriate to consult. This means it could bypass the local ratepayer and civic organisations thus denying organised community structures a voice.
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July 17th, 2015  The GCTCA will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 15th August.
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July 10th, 2015  Dr Jo Barnes is interviewed by Nancy Richards on SAFM where she explains the serious health risks associated with the continued use of outfall sewers.
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July 7th, 2015  It may be in the interests of the Dept. of Environmental Affairs as well as the City of Cape Town to note that, in the face of this obviously unsatisfactory public participation process with its hidden crucial information, both organisations will share the ethical blame in the event that environmental damage occurs, if not the legal liability.
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July 4th, 2015 Cape Town Stadium should be converted into a hi-tech sewerage plant so the city can stop discharging about 50 million litres of untreated effluent in Hout Bay, Camps Bay and Green Point daily.
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June 23rd, 2015 “These outfalls were built 25 or more years ago, when there was less knowledge about the harmful effects of raw sewage in the sea, and the quantities were very much lower than today. We cannot believe the city is unaware of the well-documented discovery of raw sewage floating off Camps Bay/Green Point by kayakers and divers”
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June 15th, 2015 “There was a massive proliferation of krill, and the whales were feeding in amongst the vessels. Unfortunately, they were in the area of the Green Point outlet. We could smell it. We could see the outlet. There were turds drifting by our boat. It was highly embarrassing for me trying to show off my city to world famous wildlife photographers.”
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June 12th, 2015 In a letter to the City, the association’s chairman Len Swimmer said: “We take serious issue with the present situation in Hout Bay. “The raw or partially macerated sewage is pumped out by our sewage station which, as you may not be aware, is subsequently transported in an anti-clockwise direction by the currents in our bay to Chapman’s Peak, and in and around the bay. “What we need is a proper sewage treatment plant with digesters that are capable of biodegrading the sewage,” he said.
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May 19th, 2015  “Why is the mayor fast-tracking and driving the sale of land used freely and for over a century by families from across the Cape Peninsula for the benefit of a private developer who is behind the scenes and unnamed?”
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May 15th, 2015  Cape Town should be run as a proper business and this is what we the shareholders (ratepayers) demand.
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