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The Liesbeek River snakes down from Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain for only 9km, but nevertheless has become the focus of a battle between retail giant Amazon, indigenous groups, green activists and land claimants.
Lawsuits and protests have delayed Amazon's plans to build its headquarters on the River Club site. For centuries, the 37-acre plot was a sacred ground for the Khoisan tribe.