Interdict granted against ‘monstrous’ River Club development. Developer cries foul Objectors to the Liesbeek Park River Club development in Observatory, Cape Town have obtained an interdict to stop construction, granted on 19 March 2022 by Deputy Judge President Goliath of the Cape Town High Court. This follows a public outcry over the “monstrous” development by residents and cultural groups about its impact on the environment and cultural heritage. The development is on the environmentally significant Liesbeek River green zone just north of the N2. Applicants for the interdict were Leslie London, chairperson of the Observatory Civic Association, and Tariq Jenkins of the Goringhaicona Khoi Klan Traditional Council. It followed protracted protests and unsuccessful appeals to the City of Cape Town and Western Cape Government (WCG) to not approve the project, at least in its present form, and when that failed, for them to halt construction. The ap...