SA court postpones ruling on objection to Amazon HQ on 'sacred land'

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A South African court on Friday postponed a ruling on a lawsuit from descendants of South Africa's earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, to try to halt construction of Amazon's new Africa headquarters on what they say is sacred land.

The 70,000 square metre development in Cape Town includes plans for a hotel, retail offices and homes. File photo.A South African court on Friday postponed a ruling on a lawsuit from descendants of SA's earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, to try to halt construction of Amazon's new Africa headquarters on what they say is sacred land.

The Khoi and the San were the earliest inhabitants of SA, the latter roaming as hunter gatherers for tens of thousands of years, and the former joining them as pastoralists more than 2,000 years ago. The proposed building site lies at the confluence of two rivers, the Black River and the Liesbeek, that is sacred to both groups, and objectors fear it will also block their view to the equally sacred Lion's Head, part of Table Mountain.

 

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