{"id":50475,"date":"2023-07-05T06:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T04:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:07:47","slug":"free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/","title":{"rendered":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A City of Cape Town proposal to lease a portion of land in a Durbanville residential area for a 12 metre free-standing cell mast has drawn flak from residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The land considered for the installation is on erf 2856 in Durbanville \u2013 on the corner of Claasen and Pelican Streets in Nerina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the City, the public has until 14 July to raise and submit all their concerns, comments or objections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site is bordered by several homes of which the residents are objecting to the installation as it will cause an eyesore and alleged health hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra Delport, a resident who will be affected by the installation as the portion of land is right next to her property, says the cell tower will be erected in front of their kitchen window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will be impeding our view of the neighbourhood and basically will be an eyesore. The cell mast will influence our property value and make it more difficult to get the property leased or sold. Research indicates that over 90% of home buyers and renters are less interested in properties near cell towers and would pay less for a property in close vicinity to cellular antennas. Documentation of a price drop up to 20% is found,\u201d Delport told TygerBurger.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says that the 5G from the cell tower causes air pollution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cell mast will be in a park where children play, and care givers take young toddlers to enjoy the outside,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe report concludes that EMR from a cell tower should be treated as a pollutant, especially as it is a potential cause for the decline of animal populations and deterioration of health of plants and humans living near radiation sources, such as phone masts. EMR is responsible not only for the declining number of birds but is also linked with an unusual phenomenon in bees, bees begin to vanish from their hives,\u201d Delport adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety concerns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

She says safety is also of concern as the cell tower will give criminals an opportunity to view and access their property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will be an invasion of our privacy. Due to the cell mast being installed in an area of a community park there is a risk of kids or teenagers see it as a challenge and use it as a climbing obstacle. There has been analysis from hundreds of studies suggesting that there are biological effects, and that cell mast must not be installed in a neighbourhood. Evidence for a health risk by RF on humans living around cell mast, from radio sickness and cancer,\u201d she says<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would also like to know who exactly the people are behind the name of the company as they do not seem to be concerned about the area that the municipality is offering them for a kick back. More information should be provided regarding the guarantee of 100% safety of RFW on humans and the environment including birds and bee\u2019s,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident stepped forward; Larry Eichstadt who shared the various emails sent to the ward councillor Theresa Uys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these emails, Eichstadt says the placement of such a facility right next to private property is a money-making scheme by the City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe City makes money while the resident loses significant investment value. If Nerina residents had a need for improved telecommunications, they would be professional enough to make their own enquiries and not have such ridiculous projects being imposed on the community by the City and a developer who at this stage still remain \u2018faceless\u2019. Once again, the City is showing disrespect to the residents of Nerina by even considering such a project from the outset. Trust this matter will receive the attention it deserves, and the project is terminated with immediate effect,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way forward<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

TygerBurger<\/em> approached the City for comment who confirmed they have received an application\/proposal for a minor free standing cell mast at 12m tall with a lease extent of 6m\u00b2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lease application is still within the public participation phase (PPP) of our process and residents now have the opportunity, until 14 July to raise and submit all their concerns, comments or objections. Once the PPP has closed, the comments submitted will be collated and sent to the applicant for their response, as per our standard process,\u201d the City says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce the applicant\u2019s responses have been received, all information will be considered, and a decision will then be made whether to recommend or refuse the lease application to the Delegated Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Residents can submit their comment via www.capetown.gov.za\/City-Connect\/Have-your-say\/Issues-open-for-public-comment\/proposed-lease-of-various-city-owned-properties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A City of Cape Town proposal to lease a portion of land in a Durbanville residential area for a 12 metre free-standing cell mast has drawn flak from residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":50477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"6f263be2-e7fb-4276-b3c1-cb0bdb867d22","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Kailin Daniels (K10Daniels)","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-50475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nFree-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned | TygerBurger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A City of Cape Town proposal to lease a portion of land in a Durbanville residential area for a 12 metre free-standing cell mast has drawn flak from residents.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"681\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kailin Daniels (K10Daniels)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\"},\"headline\":\"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":770,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2023\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned | TygerBurger\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":681,\"caption\":\"Photo for illustration. (Pexels)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TygerBurger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/tygerburger\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@TygerBurger-SA\"],\"description\":\"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.\",\"email\":\"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27219106500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/author\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned | TygerBurger","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned","og_description":"A City of Cape Town proposal to lease a portion of land in a Durbanville residential area for a 12 metre free-standing cell mast has drawn flak from residents.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/","og_site_name":"TygerBurger","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","article_published_time":"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":681,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kailin Daniels (K10Daniels)","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@tygerburger","twitter_site":"@tygerburger","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TygerBurger","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/"},"author":{"name":"TygerBurger","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952"},"headline":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned","datePublished":"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/"},"wordCount":770,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2023","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/","name":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned | TygerBurger","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","datePublished":"2023-07-05T04:03:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T20:07:47+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","width":1024,"height":681,"caption":"Photo for illustration. (Pexels)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/free-standing-cell-mast-planned-in-durbanville-has-residents-concerned-20230705\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Free-standing cell mast planned in Durbanville has residents concerned"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","name":"TygerBurger","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization","name":"TygerBurger","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"TygerBurger"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","https:\/\/x.com\/tygerburger","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tygerburger\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TygerBurger-SA"],"description":"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.","email":"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27219106500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952","name":"TygerBurger","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TygerBurger"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/author\/tygerburger\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aca8ae3c154e436facb19f1ee98ba4de.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":317064,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/one-way-road-in-valmary-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":0},"title":"Have your say on one-way conversion in Valmary Park in Durbanville","author":"TygerBurger","date":"20 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Durbanville residents can now have their say on a proposed one-way road conversion by the City of Cape Town in Valmary Park in Durbanville.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A map of the proposed layout for Turner Crescent in Valmary Park.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ProposedLayout_Turn_64566.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ProposedLayout_Turn_64566.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ProposedLayout_Turn_64566.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ProposedLayout_Turn_64566.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ProposedLayout_Turn_64566.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":316265,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/road-works-in-durbanville-kenridge-contermanskloof-commence\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":1},"title":"Road works in Durbanville, Kenridge, Contermanskloof commence","author":"TygerBurger","date":"14 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Motorists in Durbanville and surrounding neighbourhoods, as well as in Kraaifontein, must brace themselves for roadworks.","rel":"","context":"In "Business"","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Durbell Road is to be upgraded.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Locality_Durbell-Road_page-0001.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":312353,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/durbanville-racecourse-development\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":2},"title":"Public outcry against Durbanville racecourse development","author":"TygerBurger","date":"13 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"More than 2 000 concerned residents of the Durbanville area had by noon today already signed a petition against the proposed development of the Durbanville racecourse.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A development plan for Durbanville Racecourse is being considered.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/racecourse_02706.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/racecourse_02706.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/racecourse_02706.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/racecourse_02706.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/racecourse_02706.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":311465,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-seeks-council-backing-for-new-nature-reserves\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":3},"title":"City seeks Council backing for new nature reserves","author":"TygerBurger","date":"9 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The City of Cape Town plans to expand five nature reserves, including Table Bay in Milnerton, and create two new reserves.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Table Bay Nature Reserve in Milnerton is home to important indigenous flora and birdlife.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flower_87245.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flower_87245.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flower_87245.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flower_87245.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flower_87245.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":316846,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/bothasig-residents-have-a-month-to-comment-on-one-way-street-proposal-for-their-area\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":4},"title":"Bothasig residents have a month to comment on one-way-street proposal for their area","author":"TygerBurger","date":"16 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bothasig residents can comment on a proposed anti-clockwise one-way system for Elbrecht and Vreem streets by May 15.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bothasig","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bothasig_54047.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bothasig_54047.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bothasig_54047.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bothasig_54047.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bothasig_54047.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":321146,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/oxen-pampoenkraal-durbanville\/","url_meta":{"origin":50475,"position":5},"title":"Oxen at Pampoenkraal Square in Durbanville restored after vandalism","author":"TygerBurger","date":"20 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The oxen which form part of the historical outdoor exhibition on Pampoenkraal Square in Durbanville, have been restored.","rel":"","context":"In "Arts"","block_context":{"text":"Arts","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/arts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The oxen has been restored and after this photo was taken, painted in their original bright colours.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OxenPampoenkraal_60092.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OxenPampoenkraal_60092.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OxenPampoenkraal_60092.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OxenPampoenkraal_60092.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OxenPampoenkraal_60092.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"TygerBurger","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50475"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=50475"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=50475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}