Why Amazon Is Pulling Itself Out Of Cape Town?
Goringhaicona Khoena Council, a Khoi traditional group in Cape Town, Africa is opposing the development of the Amazon headquarters here. If the court entertains their plea, the American giant has plans of moving out of Cape Town for good. The community believes their land to be sacred and therefore does not want it to be used for construction purposes. Construction is already underway for Amazon’s 4bil rand (RM1.10bil, US$262mil, €231mil) African HQ. The property developers, the Liesbeek Leisure Property Trust had promised to build a heritage, cultural, and media center that will be operated by indigenous groups. This was somewhat favored by several Khoisan groups too. But the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and a neighborhood association have asked the Western Cape High Court to halt construction. As a result, Amazon has now indicated to the developer that if the delay is permitted by the court, they will pull out of the project itself. The nea...