Day 56. That’s 8 weeks since the end of the court proceedings which considered our application for an urgent interdict. We are still awaiting the Judge’s decision which we have been told is likely to be issued next week.
But as many of you will be aware, Judge Goliath was the target of a shooting last week. It’s a deeply sad day when a member of the judiciary becomes the target of harassment by faceless gunmen and we condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Judge Goliath’s home which resulted in the wounding of a security guard. We wish her all strength and fortitude in her difficult task, particularly when facing such violence from nameless sources. Nevertheless, the wheels of justice must grind forward and we look forward to her decision, which we believe must recognise the irreparable harm to living heritage being inflicted by this development.
The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) are also moving forward with grading the TRUP site and with considering the Provisional Protection of the River Club site.
And we are continuing to campaign for what we believe is just and right.
On Human Rights Day, Monday March 21st, we will be hosting an event to protect the Liesbeek River from destruction by the LLPT’s development in conjunction with Friends of the Liesbeek, Surplus, Extinction Rebellion, the A|Xarra Restorative Justice Forum and the Goringhiacona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council.
The gathering will include an interfaith ceremony, a Khoi cleansing ceremony, speakers and a media conference.
We hope also to host a performance by the Ukwanda Puppets And Designs (linked to the Handspring Puppet Company) of ‘The River Queen.’
If you are in Cape Town, join us at the TRUP Mound (corner of Liesbeek Parkway and Observatory Road, opposite Hartleyvale Stadium, on Monday 21st March at 11am.
As always, please help us fund these legal costs by contributing at our fundraising site.
Visit our website and follow the Liesbeek Action Campaign on twitter: @LiesbeekAction.
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