Help Sowaar Bar Rezone
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#1001
I’m signing because I think Sowaar should be allowed to pay for the property to be re-zoned and to have the fine scrapped.Dorothy Dick (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1002
Laat dit juig!Alan Komar (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1004
I am in the band ATFN and Sowaar has been an absolute home for us to play at. We need it back.Chani Brits (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1006
Live music is life🤘🏻Don Cobra (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1008
This is unfair and I support our music scene. Why take away from the communityCandice van Vuuren (Boksburg, 2023-09-03)
#1010
I love SowaarBar!Suzanne Meyer (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1011
I support good live music!! And as a small business owner i support small businessesNicholas McDonald' (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1012
Live music is important.Grover Abrahams (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1014
Stop the bullying and the bullshit. They have made you millions and can make you millions more. What is your problem?Stefaans Rothner (Alberton, 2023-09-03)
#1015
Im sighing because i hope this venue can continue its business in the entertainment sectorByron Horn (edenvale , 2023-09-03)
#1016
I support the statement that small businesses always suffer and are bullied by big corporations. I also agree that our local music and artists suffer and in so destroying our culture. Pls help Sowaar Bar to rezone.Mary-Ann Broodryk (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1017
Live music and the venues that facilitate it, especially places like Sowaar Bar, are integral to the health of a city's culture and the wellbeing of communities around them. I want to see South African art and music flourish in all forms in every corner of this beautiful country.Albert Van der Merwe (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1018
I fully support the cause and despise the bullying of SMMEs by large corporations.Daniel Grobler (Centurion , 2023-09-03)
#1019
I enjoy the bar and the stafdCharl Coetzee (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1020
I'm signing because sowaar bar is a place that is loved by all and holds a very special place in the local music scene of Pretoria give live acts a chance to grow and learn and as a sound Engineer I too have been helped by sowaarObakhe Obie Sicwebu (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1021
I support this venue and it’s impact on the creative element of this country.Sebastian Howarth (Germiston, 2023-09-03)
#1022
Sowwar bar is a uniquw place with local artistQuinton Van Schalkwyk (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1023
We love live music, specifically South African musicians!Cecile Botha (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1024
Safe local rock venuesDean Gerber (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1027
Sowaar Bar is an important cultural venue in PretoriaErik Minnaar (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1029
I am for development and opposed to the unreasonable fine…Louru Engelbrecht (Tzaneen, 2023-09-03)
#1030
I'm signing because I am apposed to bullying!Anneke Scholtz (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1032
I love music and support live music venuesRowan Erasmus (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1034
No one should ever be bullied!Shanel Du Plessis (Jhb, 2023-09-03)
#1041
Sowaar bar needs live music againHenk Oosthuizen (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1042
I'm signing this because this place is absolutely amazing and does not deserve to be put through this!!Jady-leigh Neuhoff (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1043
We need to foster spaces that nurture arts in our community.WOLFGANG MARROW (Johannesburg , 2023-09-03)
#1044
Would like to see local bands play again.Zante Duveen (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1047
I support this causeKerrin McAlpine (Johannesburg , 2023-09-03)
#1048
We want to rezone Sowaar bar to a place of entertainment and help grow the SA music sceneTammy Dickson (Murrayfield , 2023-09-03)
#1049
South Africa needs more local alternative music venues, not less of them.Nic Gonzalez (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1050
Support of the rezoneBrent Burger (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1051
This is our go to bar.l, specifically for the live music.Ryhno von Hagen (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1054
Live music entertainment venues in SA are under threatMarissa Venter (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1055
Pretoria needs live venues. And the landlord trying to force the bar to pay the fine that is their fault is wrong.Marshall Fourie (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1056
I want the bar to be rezoned and to help the awesome people of sowaar barMichael Lesar (Johannesburg , 2023-09-03)
#1059
Small businesses trying make meets end getting slaughter by big powerful corporations must STOP!. Small businesses creates jobs and feeds families!Marius Tubbergh (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1060
As a musician and music lover I deeply care for venues and the role they play not just in the economy. But also they give people a stage to perform on and a seat to listen to some kak lekker local tunes.Dane Nysschen (Johannesburg , 2023-09-03)
#1062
I support Sawaar BarAne Malan (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1065
Its unfairCharl Venter (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1066
This venue deserves to be savedCameron Van Der Walt (Jhb, 2023-09-03)
#1067
To be honest they saw this place are making a killing and that we all enjoyed it with or without live shows..Jealousy is ugly thing
I really hope you guys win this case
Gerhard Engelbrecht (Middelburg, 2023-09-03)
#1070
I support Sowaar, and want them to survive thisRynhardt Wessels (Boksburg, 2023-09-03)
#1071
I'm a huge music fan and dj as well. Let Sowaar bar create more memories with our amazing artist 🔥🪐Corne Strydom (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1073
So waar bar rocksNicole Nortje (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1074
Because I stand for good music, a great place and loving memoriesElzaan Young (Gauteng, 2023-09-03)
#1077
Fuck the manAnnica Potgieter (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1079
It’s time for people to take all forms of art seriously. It’s a living and a passion.Tammy Marshall (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1080
The Sowaar Bar should be a live music venueYolandi Van der Wath (Cape Town, 2023-09-03)
#1082
We need more live music venues in GautrngErik Coetzee (Kempton Park, 2023-09-03)
#1084
Its a nice barIg Jacobson (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1085
Mainstream commercialism is destroying arts and crafts. Authorities deny local venues and artists a platform for growth and exposure yet happily allow international artists to fill the radio waves in our venues. How will South African musicians ever perform on the world stage when they are denied permission to even perform at the local pub? Arts and culture are suppressed in the name of capitalism. This sounds like an extortion tragic to me.Xylon Joubert (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1086
I love live music...support our local artists and small businessesLouna Hearns (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1087
I love the venueMinnie Venter (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1088
It’s not right what they are doing to the sowaar bar, save the venue and the employeesAngie Raison (Jhb, 2023-09-03)
#1089
Pretoria is in need of venues to host events and Sowaar bar is one of the most lively venues in PretoriaDe Wet Meyer (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1090
Sowaar Bar must survive!Martin (groovemasta) Pichler (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1091
I'm signing this petition becasuei saw a different initiative in promoting the music of unknown musicians to the pretorians all-round and without no discrimination and have values so it should be re zoned.Mohlatlego Madodoka (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1093
Personal reasonsTheo Senekal (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1094
I care about the music industryCarmen Pieterse (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1098
I need live music back pleaseHector Skinner (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1100
This is one of the BEST places to visit in Pta in a loooonnng time!!We need a place to enjoy SA talent while relaxing and escaping a very stressful life!
Ilze Terblanche (Pta, 2023-09-03)
#1101
Let the music be heard!Rezone Sowaar bar!
Daleen Breytenbach (Centurion , 2023-09-03)
#1105
I love attending live shows at Sowaar BarAndria Du Toit (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1106
Music is an integral part of people’s livesThe intent to host live shows was clear,
Rezonining or moving are the only options, hoping this petition can help bullying in the industry
Sam Ferreira (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1108
The landlord is guilty of setting up a false pretense of what the property is to be used for. Absolute liar.Wiehann Dumon (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1111
I want to help Sowaar bar to bring back the live music and stop unfair behaviorTwane Grobler (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1117
We need live music venues. This treatment is unfair.Kevin Bartle (Jhb, 2023-09-03)
#1122
Because this business is being unfairly treated. We do not stand for such bullying especially after the Covid19 pandemic where artists and the entertainment industry and this they support were nullified.Axel Kuhn (Brits, 2023-09-03)
#1123
For the livelihood of each person involved.Lynn Cornelius (Wonderboom South Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1124
Sowaar Bar is not just a bar it's where people come together to unwind and have a great time and make friends that become FamilyRyan Britton (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1125
Sowaar Bar is a top class entertainment venue ❤Melinda De Villiers (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1127
This entire situation could easily be resolved by allowing the rezone. And I genuinely miss all the amazing shows So Waar Bar has hosted!!Sherri-Lee Brown (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1129
Small businesses need all the help they can get. Sowaar Bar is an awesome venue that provides employment to a lot of people and needs to be saved!Martjie Brits (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1135
Bullying tactics from landlords and/or corporate entities should not be toleratedNatasha Van Schalkwyk (George, 2023-09-03)
#1138
Pretoria can not lose this amazing place!Aziza Lamraoui (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1139
In support of this venueNiehaus Susanne (Susanne.Niehaus45@gmail.com, 2023-09-03)
#1145
We need live entertainment!Ivan Van der Merwe (Secunda, 2023-09-03)
#1151
Pretoria has always been a hub for local musicians to perform and their space to do it has become almost non existent. Sowaar bar has helped rejuvenate the industry, especially after the hard times of covid. We need to keep this society alive, keep a space for artists to thrive, and a safe space for this to happen.Jo Mc Laren (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1153
I love live musicCalvin Henery (Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1156
We believe that the unfair discrimination of live music venues has to stop!Angry Spanish (Johannesburg, 2023-09-03)
#1158
For the love of a great love music venueDonovan Boucher (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1161
Sowaarbar is literally the best bar on the planet. It's more than a house, its a home. A home of which people can be who they are meant to be, lekker people.Ezra Labuschagne (Gauteng, 2023-09-03)
#1162
Government talks about helping small businesses. Lets see it. So far I just see Government creating more jobless situations.Jarrit Hosking (Cape town, 2023-09-03)
#1163
Sowaar bar is a place where I go out with my friends to listen to live music and just enjoy our evening. This is my "get away" place. If things get too much I invite my friends along and we go enjoy our evening. I've never had a problem with their music, it's very nice for me to just take a break and sit at Sowaar bar and enjoy myself.Please dont close the bar
Jane Botha (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1165
I’m signing because Sowaar Bar has given me countless memories at their rock/metal live shows. It is a great location close to home and in the heart of Pretoria east. The atmosphere is amazing and the service is great only thing missing is the live entertainment.Gert Botha (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1167
I want live music back in Sowaar BarPhlippie Bosman (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1168
I like sowaar bar and wish for it to continue hosting musical guestsMarcel Pieters (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1170
So that the equitable application of the law can be done and that justice be administered.Juandré Krüger (Pretoria , 2023-09-03)
#1172
I love Sowaar bar, and believe that it is a amazing addition too our area. And the current situation is not fair, and they should be able to rezone.Ruben Beeslaar (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1175
I'm signing because this is not fair to the music industry and all of us that depend on the income from a venue such as Sowaar Bar.Nick Foxtail (Dullstroom , 2023-09-03)
#1176
Sowaar bar is a corner stone of the live music scene and I’m tired of fat cats stepping on the guy that wants to make a difference. We all complain about our country but instead of being part of the problem, become part of the solution.Samuel Commons (Lyttelton Mannor, Centurion, 2023-09-03)
#1184
The world wants entrepeneurs, but as soon as they show success, the world will do anything to break it down!Chantellé Van zyl (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1185
I'm an upcoming artist/rapper (PTA's favorite rapper) I rap in various languages (mostly Afrikaans and English). I would like to share my music to the world and hope they enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.Don D33 King (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1186
Sowaar bar are currently one of a few independent venues who are enabling musicians to earn an income through the performance of live music. This venue provides a professional platform for musical innovation and encourage others to support the arts.By prohibiting this venue from hosting live performances, the consequences does not only have a negative impact on financial loss of income resulting in unemployment, but it prevents the local music industry to grow and flourish.
Live musical performances connects us as a society. Connection is the doorway for compassion, joy, hope, and healing. To create meaningful art and share it with an audience is a luxury many of us have lost due to the closure of a variety of venues during and after the Covid pandemic.
The music industry are in desperate need of independent performing venues in Pretoria. Through preventing instead of enabling venues to provide platforms for artists to tell their stories are not in the best interest of the music industry or Pretoria.
I had the privilege to be part of an innovative musical and poetry performance conceptualized by Wêreld Records at Sowaar bar, which had a profound effect on my music, career and soul. I do hope that we will not lose another venue who have supported the arts.
Regards
Mart-Marie Snyman
Mart-Marie Snyman (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1187
I love this bar , I love the live music they provided and I have often participated in there open micsSimon Bushell (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1189
I have toMartin Degenaar (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1190
Live music needs thisAltus Mouton (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1192
We need Pretoria to be kliphard again!Erhard Beukmann (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1193
It is one of the few places left..Susan Maree (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1195
Sowaar bar should be given the opportunity to rezone and continue bringing entertainment to peopleAnri Burton (Mount Pleasant, 2023-09-03)
#1197
it's the right thing to do 🔥🔥🔥Gareth Daniell (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1198
I love Sowaar!!Elandri Landman (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
#1200
I love this music venue!Ruben Eloff (Pretoria, 2023-09-03)