The recent placement of a monument celebrating the foundation of the Newlands Cape Brewery, but without mention of the cultural and historical significance of the Kildare Road Springs, has caused an outrage.
“This new monument opens up painful, but timely, questions of history, heritage, restitution and environmental justice in Newlands and Claremont.”
“Furthermore, we argue that on every level this monument is in direct violation of the principles, values and procedures of our National Heritage Resources Act,” said Omar. The City of Cape Town’s monument at the site of the demolished the Kildare Road spring in Newlands. No trace of this historically significant spring remains. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency
“Bludgeoning the indigenous people and those condemned to slavery and indentured labour by successive colonial administrations into silence, or excising their histories, reveals a cultural chauvinism that must never be tolerated,” Khoisan said.
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