Dorp Street Sunday Market

VerifiedEditor-approved CLM-5033 · 29 October 2024 · Stellenbosch Municipality

The municipality said in a statement on 29 October 2024 that the application to continue on Dorp Street was not approved because the area "is not designated for informal trading or market activities", citing pedestrian safety, access for elderly/disabled people, liability, property-owner objections, and that access to municipal property had not been through an open/competitive process. Organiser Leani Breedt told Cape Argus (1 Nov 2024) that they were appealing, that they had "followed all the procedures they asked about", that no notice had been given before the market was shut down in June, and that the municipality could not provide concrete evidence of the complaints.

Sources: Finding a new, more suitable venue for the Dorp Street Sunday Market (original, opens in a new tab) ↗ · archived copy of Finding a new, more suitable venue for the Dorp Street Sunday Market (opens in a new tab) · details; Stellenbosch Market fights closure order (original, opens in a new tab) ↗ · details — Stellenbosch Municipality, "Finding a new, more suitable venue for the Dorp Street Sunday Market", 29 Oct 2024, paras 2-7

Counter-evidence: Organisers' response (Cape Argus, 1 Nov 2024): appeal pledged; 'we followed all the procedures they asked about'; no notice; no concrete evidence of complaints. The refusal letter, the decision-maker and the by-law section relied on are not among the records cited for this claim.

Official response: Municipal statement of 29 Oct 2024.

Last checked 29 October 2026