Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the
City’s reward has been increased to R1 million, from R100 000, for information
leading to the successful prosecution of those responsible for the murder of a
City official on site at the Delft Symphony Way housing project, that occurred
two weeks ago.
Wendy Kloppers, was reportedly at the Delft Symphony Way
housing project to inspect it. She worked in the City’s Environmental Affairs
Department, and was one of five people attacked and seriously wounded at the
Power Construction’s N2 Gateway site in just a week.
Hill-Lewis said that a private donor approached him and
offered the other R900 000. The Cape Town Mayor appealed to residents to come
forward with information regarding the incident.
‘’We urge those with information to come forward so that we
can see justice done for the family of Ms. Wendy Kloppers. We also continue to
call on the South African Police Service to do whatever it takes to hunt down
and find the perpetrators responsible for this violence. We have a clear
message for the public, the Delft community, and the future beneficiaries of
this housing project: help us find these thugs, and help us protect this
housing project so that it is not derailed,’’ said Mayor Hill-Lewis.
‘’This is a R500 million housing project for 3 300
beneficiaries, some of the most vulnerable in the metro including from
Blikkiesdorp. The City will continue to pursue our six-point plan to help
reduce the incidents of violence, criminality, and extortion at our housing
projects, which is threatening some R1 billion in projects. Besides the R1
million reward for info to successfully prosecute the killers of our staff
member, in general, we are also offering rewards of R5 000 for info leading to
arrests of anyone targeting City housing projects with extortion and violence
across the metro,’’ said Mayco member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi.
Done by Esobusi Mkangelwa
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