Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp Construction of a hotel on a vacant plot in the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town is to go ahead, but it will be three storeys lower than the original plan. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has confirmed the decision by the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Planning Tribunal to approve the development on Buitengracht Street. The original plan, for … Continue reading Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel