RAPE OF OLD HISTORICAL PROPERTIES ....

[Clive Symes]

HI Sandy,
Just read through the SAGA and thought I would leave you with this LITTLE GEM, just in case you have not made the connection.
The City Engineer you have been corresponding with, Peter Henshallhoward went to school with Ian and myself in oranjemund. His Mom was a sister in the hospital and they lived in the two bedroomed house just in from of the Old Bakery on eleventh avenue.
I have tried a few times to contact him but never got a reply.
Bet he does'nt know you lived in Oranjemund

[toonfandangl]

Well done Sandy !!............ there are still David and Goliath's out there

[Michael Alexander]

This is indeed a mammoth fight that Sandy has embarked apon, but Yes, things are happening.... Wonder how much of a blind eye is turned away on similar matters...

@Clive, that id an interesting old Omund link....

[SandyB]

Its  good   to drive past the  site and see  all activity stopped ,, sadly so  the damage cannot  be undone ...  we  await and see  what the  authorites do ... a hefty   fine   or  stop the entire project  entirely asnd fill the hole   in would be  a lesson  as theyw ould  lose all the money pumped  in ,, hit in the pocket  as a lesson .....
for  me  its now to engage  premiers office and  city and  ask   what steps they going to put in  place to prevent  such  happenings in the future ....   thats  then  the  end of  my task ......

[Michael Alexander]

Sandy, what actually will happen to the place now? Will the developers just contest the issue further? Will the place be rebuilt? Are the developers not pissed as they are bound to lose money?

[SandyB]

Drove past  this morning ,, and  see activity again ,, just sent  urgent message to  council  ??  yes  if they  are  forced  to stop totally  then  all  stand to  lose  big  bucks ,, if  they forced to  do a  reasonable  rebuild then they also lose money ,, either way  its problems for them ... if they now in contravention  of the  order  maybe a  fine of  sorts ??

[SandyB]

FOR THOSE  THAT ARE INTERESTED ...  PLEASE  EXCUSE ANY REPETITION  OF  EMAIL THREADS ...  BY THE  WAY  CLIVE .. I ENGAGED THE  PETER HENSHALL HOWARD  WIHT  YOUR  MESSAGE THREAD  .. -- SEEMS HE NOT  INTERESTED IN HIS  PAST LIFE IN OM ........... 

From: alexalexander3@hotmail.com
To: marian.nieuwoudt@capetown.gov.za; mayor@capetown.gov.za; leader@da.org.za; lynnette.johns@inl.co.za; angusm@da.org.za; peter.henshallhoward@capetown.gov.za; gaironesas@da.org.za
CC: moira.vanderheyde@capetown.gov.za; lucinda.carstens@capetown.gov.za
Subject: RE: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:14:10 +0000


Good  evening  all ,
                            I have been away on leave  wisely  framed around the  Easter  weekend .. Thank you for the replies . I firstly read in the peoples post the  Oasis  spokesperson  stating that they always had the interests of the historical building  foremost  and  next a letter in the Argus  in the same vein .. the  basic statement being that  their intention being to restore the building to its original glory  as part of their plan .. I now  offer statements  and beg questions and answers from all .
My first  statement is that  I beleive that  Oasis   were not up front  to the city ,  Heritage Western Cape   and the  Councils  heritage section  , based on  part of the below mail 

<<<<  until such time as Oasis had appointed an acceptable Heritage Architect, who had then assessed the situation, provided a Method Statement and made a recommendation (to be endorsed by Heritage Western Cape and Council's Heritage Section) as to the immediate way forward. >>>>>   

If  they were indeed  so , then  the  above  in blue  would  now  not have been necessary   if all the parties mentioned had  been  kept fully informed  as to how exactly they intended tackling this project . I  remain of the  opinion that   Oasis  went on ahead  departing  from their " original " plans and that  the parties mentioned in the blue  have now  in hindsight  been brought to awareness of  what exactly has happened , in a short sweet expression been caught with  their pants down . My opinion  based on the fact that the amount of demolition  would  not have been allowed  if all parties mentioned were fully aware . I also find the statements that  parts of the building  were  " unstable "  also  very suspect .
Oasis  spokespersons comment that  they have  stored  all  historical  bits and pieces  for re  installation  needs to be  followed up in that they must  show all  relevant parties the bits and pieces in their storage awaiting   this happening  ...   I would call that transparency ....

I  have on  memory  recall many similar  incidents  in the similar  vein occuring within this city over the years ,,,

Now  back to  my questions

1. Are  their intentions  of the amount of demolition  on record ?
2. Where  are the  engineers  reports of the  " instability " of  parts of the building  that  amazingly grew into  the  virtual entirety  ?
3. Are   their full  plans  and intent of scope of work  available  and  all parties  informed ??
4 . The  burning question  is  how  is the City , Heritage Western Cape  and the Councils Heritage section going to  prevent such travesties again ??

The last  question being the most relevant ,, again I   quote  the  oroginal controversy  surrounding this project ...

            Regards .... 

                        Alexander ( Sandy ) Buchanan


________________________________________

Subject: RE: FOLLOW UP OASIS PROPERTY
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:36:49 +0200
From: leader@da.org.za
To: alexalexander3@hotmail.com
Dear Mr. Alexander,

On behalf of Helen Zille, I would like to thank you for the e-mail that you sent to her.

Please note that we have taken your suggestion under consideration, and thank you once again for your remarks.

Yours sincerely,

Angus Mackenzie         
Public Liaison Officer
Democratic Alliance National Leaders Office
Parliament of South Africa

________________________________________
From: Alex Alexander [mailto:alexalexander3@hotmail.com]
Sent: 31 March 2010 10:50 PM
To: Leader
Subject: FW: FOLLOW UP OASIS PROPERTY


Dear Gaironesa ,
                          below my latest reply to the city  and their reply  below mine ,,,  read   through properly ...   indeed a lesson to be learnt from this all I believe ..

Regards   Alexander

From: Marian.Nieuwoudt@capetown.gov.za
To: alexalexander3@hotmail.com
CC: Moira.VanDerHeyde@capetown.gov.za; Lucinda.Carstens@capetown.gov.za
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 08:24:42 +0200
Subject: FW: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....
Good Morning

1.       Please refer to your e-mail dated 6 April 2010.
2.       Attached a copy of a reply received from Ossie Gonsalves that "the area in question has been cordoned off and there is no work taking place within it".

Thank you.
Regards

Jackie Wilbers
Director: Planning & Environment: Oostenberg
On behalf of Councillor Marian Nieuwoudt
Mayco Member: Planning & Environment
Tel.: 021 400 5023
Fax: 021 400 1296
6th Floor, Podium, Civic Centre
12 Hertzog Boulevard
Private Bag X9181
Cape Town 8000
E-mail address: Jackie.Wilbers@capetown.gov.za

From: Ossie Gonsalves
Sent: 08 April 2010 04:46 PM
To: Marian Nieuwoudt; Mark Callaghan
Cc: Peter Henshall-Howard; Margot Muller; Sandra Hustwick; Zain Mccallum
Subject: RE: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....

Dear Cllr Nieuwoudt,

The Cease Works Notice only applied to the Historic Villa building and prevented any work being done within a 2m perimeter area around this building until such time as Oasis had appointed an acceptable Heritage Architect, who had then assessed the situation, provided a Method Statement and made a recommendation (to be endorsed by Heritage Western Cape and Council's Heritage Section) as to the immediate way forward.

I asked the building inspector Zain McCallum to investigate on site and confirm that no work is taking place within the stipulated area of the Historic Rocklands Villa. Zain has now confirmed that the area in question has been cordoned off and there is no work taking place within it.

Regards

Ossie Gonsalves
District Manager - Table Bay District
Planning & Building Development Management
2nd Floor Media City,
Cnr Hertzog Boulevard and Heerengracht
Cape Town 8000
Tel: 021 - 400 6444
Cell: 084 888 0702

e-mail: ossie.gonsalves@capetown.gov.za
Web:    www.capetown.gov.za




________________________________________
From: Desiree van Brakel On Behalf Of Marian Nieuwoudt
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:03 AM
To: Ossie Gonsalves; Mark Callaghan
Cc: Peter Henshall-Howard
Subject: FW: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....
Good Morning Ossie and Mark

Ossie and Mark, could you please respond?

Thank you.
Regards

Jackie Wilbers
Director: Planning & Environment: Oostenberg
On behalf of Councillor Marian Nieuwoudt
Mayco Member: Planning & Environment
Tel.: 021 400 5023
Fax: 021 400 1296
6th Floor, Podium, Civic Centre
12 Hertzog Boulevard
Private Bag X9181
Cape Town 8000
E-mail address: Jackie.Wilbers@capetown.gov.za

From: Alex Alexander [mailto:alexalexander3@hotmail.com]
Sent: 06 April 2010 07:01 PM
To: Peter Henshall-Howard; Mayor; Marian Nieuwoudt; leader@da.org.za; lynnette.johns@inl.co.za
Subject: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....

Good evening all ,
                         as  per the attached  newspaper article  and previous correspondence ,,,  it  is  stated  that the  owners and developers  were   issued an  order to stop  work  on the site ... in my book that means ALL AND ANY WORK ... I see  on my homeward trip that   the building site  is open  and there are workers and  the  huge crane   in action ....   In my  book  a  stop  work order should mean  the gates padlocked  by  city engineers  and heritage and no-one allowed on site  till  full investigation  completed ..  in my book  the owners and their  developers  are  arrogantly flouting the order  and should accordingly be taken to task  ...  in the meantime   bear the brunt of   financial loss  on lost  time ,,, in my book a  reasonable lesson .. I may  be  mistaken  but thats my take on this matter ...
Furthermore  I beg the  answer from  city as to how in future they aim to prevent  travesties of  such a nature  re-occuring ..??

           Regards   Alexander ( Sandy)  Buchanan


From: alexalexander3@hotmail.com
To: peter.henshallhoward@capetown.gov.za
Subject: RE: FOLLOW UP OASIS PROPERTY
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:30:19 +0000

Dear Peter ,
                   Thank  you so much for the reply and your  candid comments ... I understand  perfectly the  limitations that the  City administration work under , nothwithstanding that  I  am of the opinion that the city should have  with the initial  controversy surrounding Oasis   desire to develop  a monstrosoity  paid a bit more attention to their  goings on ... understood they have a professional  company doing their work  etc  but   it  is at their  instruction ... and    my understanding from sources is that  this is not the first time that   the owners of  the building  have have  departed from  agreed plans , all the more reason for  following  their  progress ..  The comment   "  In the event conditions on site, not the least of which was the state of the old building, resulted in parts of the building being broken down for safety reasons "     is to my opinion  an  ,  and excuse the opinion  a load of codswallop ... the entire building was  a strongly built   and perfectly
habitable  home  ... trust me I live in a  107 year  old  home in Woodstock  , perfectly sound  and  will most probably  outlast  some of the junk being built today ...  and have friends living in   even older  buildings   in other areas ,  many  of them  also old  original  historical value farmhouses .. all still standing  and  sound ... I  unfortunately take  the  comment of whoever  stated that as  reason to demolish  with  a huge pinch of salt ...  if anything would  would have made the  existing  building unsafe  it would have  been  their  extensive  excavation  around it ...  My opinion remains  that  their intent was to  get what they wanted . In my  engagement with  the  Walmer  association  when I expresssed concern about  the ripping away of the original  balcony last year sometime  was that they were  lovingly restoring the Manor  home  and that  parts of it were being sent  to UK for  restoration ... I  found this comment rather strange but  accepted it on face value ... the  removal  of the  rear   U  wings I  still   accepted  as  possibly they required space  .. but  when this last  travesty started  I  have  sprung into action ...  sadly  so  the damage is done ...nothing can reverse  what they have done ....  and yes  I  have possibly in my  pushing   buttons ,  prodding , and  asking for answers  raised some ire in the city administration  , for that I have  no regret   as   I have heard  so many  " ordinary " people having endless hassles with  doing  routine work and minor alterations on their homes   but then when  some well heeled  with armies of  professional engineers , construction  firms  and lawyers    in their employ  and  at their behest  behind them ,  seem to feel  able  to  flout  all  regulations and considerations ... its indeed a skewed equation  in my book ...
On the comment   ...   
A Notice has been served on the owners for contravening the conditions of approval and Heritage Western Cape have been requested to take action in terms of the Heritage Resources Act.     
I am indeeed  heartened and satisfied ...  I do hope  appropriate  action will be taken ,,  unfortunately  nothing that can  undo the damage  done ... fortunately  my  again continual badgering  of the media  has now  got  the required interest  , and  to my knowledge  the travesty will be aired in the media soon  as  a  possible   means of preventing  such unfortunate occurences  recurring ..
For  your  perusal  I  attach pictures  firstly  of when I  engaged the City  on this matter  to the  latest  demolition ...  its  indeed a  sad state of affairs ...   as for  the retaining of facades  , in my book its indeed an exeptional  departure ,  examples of which i have seen in the CBD of the city  .. where the buildinginvolved is in a terrace  of buildings ..   and yes  the final result  is   satisfactory .... this  was a free  standing  building  and should  have been left as   such ...

Regards  ,,,

           Alexander  ( Sandy )  Buchanan
________________________________________

[SandyB]

SO  STRANGE ... I  STICK TO AND PRESENT FACTS  AND  ALL CONCERNED SEEM INCAPABLE OF ANSWERING ...THE SILENCE IS INDEED DEAFENING  ...  MAYBE I'M STIRRING A POT  TOO MUCH  OR AM I JUST A TROUBLESOME CITIZEN ??     

[SandyB]

GOOD  NEWS ,,, NOW  IF ANYONE READ THROUGH THE LAST EMAIL I SENT TIO THE CITY ... THEY BEEN STONEWALLING ME  ,, TOTAL SILENCE ,,, YET THEY  TAKING MY  WORDS  TO HEART  AND ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS  I  AM ASKING ,,,  STRANGE HOW FOLK DONT LIKE TO GET CAUGHT WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN AND ADMIT IT ,,,  I  ADMIT MY HUMAN FRAILTY  AS I HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES  IN THIS SITE INCLUDING THIS   TOPIC ...  READ THE ATTACHED  NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ...   I STATED EMPHATICALLY  THAT I BELIEVED  THE  OWNERS AND THE DEVELOPERS ON THE  BIDDING   OF THEIR   EMPLOYERS  DID  EXACTLY WHAT THE OWNERS WANTED ... AND  NOW ARE IN  A CORNER ..     THEY CAN DENY ALL THEY WANT ...   I LOVE THE  COMMENT THAT  HERITAGE WANT A FULL  INVENTORY OF  WHAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY STORED ... I AWAIT THAT OUTCOME ...   

[SandyB]

My  latest mail  to all concerned ,,,

From: alexalexander3@hotmail.com
To: marian.nieuwoudt@capetown.gov.za; mayor@capetown.gov.za; leader@da.org.za; lynnette.johns@inl.co.za; angusm@da.org.za; peter.henshallhoward@capetown.gov.za; gaironesas@da.org.za
Subject: FW: FOLLOW UP OASIS ....
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:14:22 +0000

Good  evening all ,
                           I am indeed  heartened  by the latest newspaper article I  read this evening ,  I note deafening silence from all  the  sent  to  addresses  in the City administration and  DA  leadership  from my last  mail dated  14th April ...  to date I  have not had the  decency  or  courtesy of a reply ...  seems the problem  may be I am too much of   a troublesome  citizen   stirring  the pot   too much where   it  is not wanted , well    I feel  vindicated by the newspaper  article  and I  congratulate  Lynnette  Johns of the Argus  on keeping this  topic alive ... again  I  state that   Oasis  in concert with their  developers  just went on ahead  and   tried to get away  with their   veiled plans ..  they can try the comment  "  we are a  BEE firm with commitment  to heritage  "  etc  etc  . is  that supposed to  earn them  brownie points  ?? ... In my opinion  they  have  shown  gross  disrespect  to the heritage  of this city  and accordingly so should  be  brought  to task  and  rectify matters   irrespective of the cost ... I   would  still like to see their  correctly  dated  plans of how they  intended tackling the project  .furthermore  I  add again ; THERE  IS  NOW  WAY IN  ALL  MY  BELIEF  THAT THE  BUILDING WAS IN A  DERELICT  STATE ,,,ITS ABSOLUTE   BULLDUST ... THEY  ARE DISHONEST  AND  TRYING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS ....
attached  articles  to  prod  memory ....

            Regards ,,, Alexander ( Sandy ) Buchanan

Below a comment  to one of the many  websites  I  post on ...  take note this news  spreads  around the web ...


GOOD  NEWS ,,, NOW  IF ANYONE READ THROUGH THE LAST EMAIL I SENT TO THE CITY ... THEY BEEN STONEWALLING ME  ,, TOTAL SILENCE ,,, YET THEY  TAKING MY  WORDS  TO HEART  AND ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS  I  AM ASKING ,,,  STRANGE HOW FOLK DONT LIKE TO GET CAUGHT WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN AND ADMIT IT ,,,  I  ADMIT MY HUMAN FRAILTY  AS I HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES  IN THIS SITE INCLUDING THIS   TOPIC ...  READ THE ATTACHED  NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ...   I STATED EMPHATICALLY  THAT I BELIEVED  THE  OWNERS AND THE DEVELOPERS ON THE  BIDDING   OF THEIR   EMPLOYERS  DID  EXACTLY WHAT THE OWNERS WANTED ... AND  NOW ARE IN  A CORNER ..     THEY CAN DENY ALL THEY WANT ...   I LOVE THE  COMMENT THAT  HERITAGE WANT A FULL  INVENTORY OF  WHAT THEY HAVE "CAREFULLY STORED "... I AWAIT THAT OUTCOME ...   

[SandyB]

Mmm I was so peed off with this saga  that the  last mail  I got seemingly the  usual boucing back and forwards of  clatter of  beurocracy  I  did not   even see the attachments and  ignored ... ( lesson never do that ) /// below the  last correspondence ... and attachments of letters ...
Note  the foundations are of concrete and not the usual packed rock  common to the era  which could have stabilty issues  if excavated too close ... part of the findings as per the attached letters  states that they excavated too  deep ,, they now under instruction to submit new plans as to how they intend " restoring " what they callously bashed down .. the  City is on their case ..  and deservedly so ,, again   I  repeat none of this would ahve happened if they were more vigilant or  someone not numbed by the  greased palm ( still my suspicion )   to  express they found  only two walls remaining shows how asleep they were ... attached letter in two parts ..  interesting reading and   my feelings and suspicions  vindicated ,,   


From: Marian.Nieuwoudt@capetown.gov.za
To: Piet.VanZyl@capetown.gov.za; alexalexander3@hotmail.com; angusm@da.org.za; Mayors.SupportOffice@capetown.gov.za; CedricReginald.Thomas@capetown.gov.za; Johan.Cornelius@capetown.gov.za
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 12:31:58 +0200
Subject: FW: Rocklands Letter- Joint Site inspection by HWC and CoCT
Hi everyone

Alderman Nieuwoudt and the Chief Director: Cultural Affairs (Mrs Hannetjie du Preez) had a follow up meeting (after the site meeting on 21 May) this week to discuss cooperation regarding the Rocklands development by Oasis. 

Ald Nieuwoudt also requested that the BCO visit the site every week and keep a record of his site inspections.  She further asked that the Exec Dir, Piet van Zyl, issue an instruction to the BCO in this regard.

The letter of 25 May from HWC is attached.  It follows that the applicant has some work to do to "replicate the villa".

Regards

Hannes Krynauw

Marian Nieuwoudt
Alderman
Mayoral Committee Member: Strategy & Planning
Tel.: 021 400 1307
Fax: 021 400 1296
6th Floor, Room 30
Podium Block, Civic Centre
12 Hertzog Boulevard
Private Bag X9181
Cape Town 8000
E-mail address: Marian.Nieuwoudt@capetown.gov.za


-----Original Message-----
From: Hannetjie Du Preez [mailto:Hdupreez@pgwc.gov.za]
Sent: 25 May 2010 07:42 PM
To: Marian Nieuwoudt
Subject: Fwd: Rocklands Letter- Joint Site inspection by HWC and CoCT

Beste Marian,

Soos belowe, 'n kopie van die skrywe aan Oasis.

Ek volg die ander saak wat die Burgemeester raak op en sal ter gelegener tyd aan jou terugrapporteer.

Veilige reis!

Hannetjie





Hannetjie du Preez

Hoofdirekteur Kultuursake
Chief Director Cultural Affairs
UMlawuli oyiNtloko weMicimbi yeNckubeko

Departement Kultuursake en Sport
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
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Privaatsak/Private Bag X9067
KAAPSTAD/CAPE TOWN
8000

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--Forwarded Message Attachment--
From: Cvanwijk@pgwc.gov.za
To: rehana@za.oasiscresent.com
CC: cape@archrsa.com; Clive.James@capetown.gov.za; Johan.Cornelius@capetown.gov.za; Ursolino.Gonsalves@capetown.gov.za; vanzyl.piet@capetown.gov.za; Bwalters@pgwc.gov.za; Cjikelo@pgwc.gov.za; Hdupreez@pgwc.gov.za
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 15:42:39 +0200
Subject: Rocklands Letter- Joint Site inspection by HWC and CoCT
Dear Mr Vallie

Please find attached a letter in response to a site inspection on 21 May 2010.

A hard copy will be delivered to your offices.

Yours faithfully



Calvin S van Wijk
Assistant Director: Professional Services
Assistent-Direkteur:  Professionele Dienste

HERITAGE WESTERN CAPE / ERFENIS WES-KAAP
Private Bag / Privaatsak  X 9067
Cape Town / Kaapstad
8000

Third Floor
Protea Assurance House
Greenmarket Square
CAPE TOWN
8000

Tel              021 483 9692
Fax / Faks  021 483 9842

[Michael Alexander]

Sandy, you seen this:

LINK: http://www.iolproperty.co.za/roller/news/entry/green_light_for_demolition_of

"Green light for demolition of historic Woodstock villa

Heritage Western Cape says it has approved the demolition of the remaining walls of the original Rocklands Villa in Woodstock on the advice of two independent structural engineers.

But appeals can still be made within two weeks to the MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Sakkie Jenner.

Oasis Asset Management, which is turning the 60-year-old building into its head office, has for 12 years fought off allegations by the Woodstock community that it wanted to demolish the structure entirely. But the company has insisted it is intent on restoring the building to its former glory.

The company had been battling with Heritage Western Cape which, with the City of Cape Town, issued a stop works order in March when two walls were demolished.

The heritage body said the demolition was undertaken without the necessary authority, but it transpired that the city's building inspector had given permission for the demolition of the two walls because they were structurally unsound.

The company also appeared before the Built Environment and Landscape Committee of Heritage Western Cape, furnishing it with additional documents to show it planned to rebuild the villa and to re-install the fittings and fixtures that had been removed during construction.

Heritage Western Cape said today that two structural engineering reports had found the structural integrity of the remaining walls unsafe after the earlier demolition.

Any appeals will be heard by an independent tribunal appointed by Jenner. If the appeals are dismissed, he will issue a permit for the demolition to go ahead.

Oasis deputy chairman Nazeem Ebrahim said today it would be surprising if anyone appealed.

"We followed all laws and at no time did we take any decisions without seeking professional advice.

"The (demolition of the two walls) was done on the advice of a structural engineers and the city's building inspector.

"Now two engineers report that the remaining walls have to be demolished.

"I cannot see how anyone could appeal that. If there are appeals it would be of a malicious nature," he said.

Meanwhile, heritage consultants who were appointed at the request of the city to assist with the undertaking by Oasis to reconstruct the villa, have submitted plans for reconstruction of the building using all the existing historical fittings and fixtures removed during the demolition by Oasis.

They must also furnish the Built Environment and Landscape Committee with specifications fo"

[SandyB]

MIKE ,, MY  BELIEF IS THE WHEEL IS  ROUND ---
THEY  WANTED TO DEMOLISH THE OLD BUILDING  AND  HAVE GOT IT RIGHT ... NOW  THEY WILL  DO THEIR DAMNDEST IGNORE  HERITAGE  WESTERN CAPE  AND THE CITY  AUTHORITIES  ON  DOING SOME SORT OF REPLICA ...  PRETTY MUCH THE WAY  THEY HAVE DONE  BEFORE .. THEIR  SMUG  POEPARROGANT  COMMENT  AND THEIR ACTIONS WILL PLAY  OUT IN  TIME  IN A REVERSAL OF FORTUNE ... THE WHEEL IS ROUND ...

[SandyB]

Try this link Mike ,,,,  also look up  judge desai vs  oasis  or   judge schlope ...

it says it all ...............

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Oasis-Asset-Management

[SandyB]

Mike .. me been rapping  folk  on the  link  you gave .... read ...