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South African court reverses earlier ruling against Amazon's Africa HQ

FILE PHOTO: Contested land earmarked for a development, which includes a new Africa headquarters for U.S. retail giant Amazon, is seen alongside the Liesbeek river in Cape Town, South Africa June 2, 2021. Picture taken June 2 ,2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

A South African court has overturned an earlier order halting construction of Amazon's new African headquarters in Cape Town after some descendants of the country's earliest inhabitants said the land it would be built on was sacred.

In March the court agreed to halt the project, saying that in the absence of proper consultation the fundamental right to culture and heritage of indigenous groups, particularly the Khoi and San First Nation peoples, were under threat.

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