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R135m sale of Tafelberg site set aside by Western Cape High Court

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So it’s been a long battle but finally, the sale of the old Tafelberg School site in Sea Point has been reviewed and set aside. The judgment was delivered in the Western Cape High Court yesterday morning. Judge Patrick Gamble and Judge Monde Samela found that both the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town failed to comply with their constitutional and legislative obligations to address apartheid spatial planning in Cape Town. The ruling comes five years after the sale of the Tafelberg site to the Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School for R135 million, which had housing activists fumed.
Since 2015, Ndifuna Ukwazi & Reclaim the City have litigated & lobbied against the sale of the Tafelberg property. Joining us online is Disha Governor Attorney at Ndifuna Ukwazi and head of NU’s law centre, So what does this mean for the Western Cape governments plans? I want to bring in Premier Alan Winde, to chat more about the judgement
1 Sep 2020 English South Africa Technology · News

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