Western Cape MEC, Anton Bredell, is appealing the High Court’s decision to halt the construction of Amazon’s headquarters in the province.
Western Cape MEC for local government Anton Bredell is appealing to the High Court to restart a R4.5 billion development that would house Amazon’s African headquarters in Cape Town.It stated that the court had not accurately considered the implications of its ruling — specifically, who would suffer less damage or infringement on their rights.
The court also erred in ruling on issues “which were not argued by the applications as part of their case in the first place”.This comes after the High Court granted an interdict last month that“The fundamental right to culture and heritage of indigenous groups, more particularly the Khoi and San First Nations Peoples are under threat in the absence of proper consultation,” the judge’s ruling stated.
The High Court also ordered the developer for the project — Leisbeek Leisure Properties Trust — to undertake “meaningful engagement and consultation” with members of the Khoisan people, the original inhabitants of the land.
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