YORK Blues Festival is set to return for a second time this year, bringing a fantastic day of blues, to the city. The second York Blues Festival will be taking place on Saturday July 24 at The Crescent Community Venue in the city, which the organisers say has a long history of community spirit and musical entertainment. The festival s return was originally planned for the April 4 last year, but this had to be rescheduled several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the festival s organisers, Paul Winn, said: All being well, fourth time lucky, we can go ahead and bring you a day of fantastic blues in the great city of York.
Property developers slap Jo’burg environmentalist and conservancy with R197m lawsuit
1 Mar 2021
Century Property Developments and Riversands Developments are suing Kristin Kallesen and her nonprofit, Greater Equestrian Kyalami Conservancy (Gecko), for the income they have allegedly lost because of objections raised by her and Gecko against development approvals in and adjoining the conservancy.
A Johannesburg environmentalist and the conservancy she runs have been slapped with a R197-million lawsuit by two property developers after raising what they allege are “obstructive, delaying and frustrating” objections to their projects in Riversands and Helderfontein.
Century Property Developments and Riversands Developments are suing Kristin Kallesen and her nonprofit, Greater Kyalami Conservancy (Gekco), for the income they have allegedly lost because of objections raised by her and Gekco against development approvals in and adjoining the conservancy.