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City of Cape Town
07
Mar

Cell Tower Application Melkbosstrand High School

March 7, 2020
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15
Mar

Cape Town By-Law Amendments: the installation of minor freestanding cell masts

March 15, 2019
NB  Objections must be in by 1st of April 2019  (See the “Objections’ pdf * by EMFSA towards the bottom of the page) The COCT is well aware that the cell tower issue is a very problematic one for many communities and individuals. We fail to understand why it was lumped together with other proposed...
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20
Feb

Municipalities should not approve building plans which may devalue surrounding properties, ConCourt rules

February 20, 2019
A News 24 Article, source: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/municipalities-should-not-approve-building-plans-which-may-devalue-surrounding-properties-concourt-rules-20190219 The Constitutional Court has ruled that municipalities are obliged to consider the possibilities that a new development could devalue nearby properties before approving building plans. The court said that when a proposed building is being considered, the decision-maker should check against whether the proposed property could disfigure the area, or...
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20
Nov

21st National Environmental Health Congress – South Africa

November 20, 2018
EMFSA was invited to attend and exhibit at the 21st National Health Environmental Congress which was held over the weekend of the 16 th – 18 th of November. The congress was held in the Council Chambers of the Civic Centre in Cape Town.           Among the delegates were municipal managers, councillors...
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11
Oct

Telkom vs City of Cape Town:Telkom heads for the Supreme Court!

October 11, 2018
11.10.2018 Erf 80708, 47 Fourth Road, Heathfield, Cape Town Telkom appealed the High Court Judgement of the 10th of May 2018 that found the above cell tower to be unlawful. However this application instituted by Telkom against the City of Cape Town was dismissed by the High Court. Telkom has now appealed for leave to...
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11
May

Fury over cell tower

May 11, 2018
By XOLA QETSEMANI May 9, 2018 Marcell Erasmus lives in Colchester End, about 40m away from the tower. The City has taken a Parklands church to task for letting Telkom put up an “unauthorised” cell mast on its property, just metres from a daycare and a primary school. Residents are furious and say they weren’t...
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