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From Thursday 1 January next year the City of Cape Town will no longer post municipal bills All the statements will be issued electronically via email
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A JOURNO’S VOICE
The colour purple is bright, powerful and demands to be seen.
In the past few weeks, it has become an ever-increasing sight on social media with many individuals changing their profile pictures to resemble the now iconic colour and echo the sentiment of solidarity with our sisters facing gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF)
This call to action highlights Women for Change’s unprecedented demonstration of solidarity for women through a national shutdown on Friday 21 November, just before the start of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg
The campaign aims to force the government to declare GBVF a national disaster
Sadly, it’s become increasingly clear that the threat of violence and abuse remains a constant threat in the daily lives of our women, many of whom suffer in silence, out of fear that they or their children could be killed or that they would be unable to feed themselves
So many women had and still have to endure pain, hardship
City’s Call Centre on 0860 103 089 for assistance
Siseko Mbandezi, Mayco member for finance, said about 517 000 Capetonians have already switched to emailed accounts and that 200000 must still make the switch
“The City is sending direct communication to those who we still need to assist to make the switch
We’re urging all customers to register as soon as possible, as the City
will stop sending accounts by post after Wednesday 31 December ” He urged residents to adhere to the deadline “It’s a quick and easy process that ensures your account is delivered straight to your inbox
For those without email addresses, assistance is available Please contact the City’s Call Centre ”
The People’s Post team went out on Tuesday 11 November, to hand out the latest edition of the newspapers and interact with the readers and advertisers at the corner of Kromboom Road and Jan Smuts Drive. The initiative forms part of the team’s campaign to obtain firsthand information from residents and advertisers about a range of issues affecting our business and to seek ways to improve our operations in line with our loyal supporters . Staff, including sales representatives and reporters engaged with the community, answering questions and sharing stories PHOTO KEANAN
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and death for the benefit of their children and families, developing trauma from staying in toxic relationships rewiring their neural network and the way they process pain and love
Despite the monumental progress of the feminist movement and the women who had to fight for the right to vote and work twice as hard to earn their place in the workplace, ironically, it appears the more things change the more they stay the same
Back in 1956, history was made by the brave women who marched to Parliament and Pretoria protesting against the pass laws, despite the threats of police brutality, tear gas or incarceration
The women also contributed to the Freedom Charter with a document called “What Women Demand”, addressing needs such as: child care provisions, housing, education, equal pay, and equal rights with men in regard to property, marriage and guardianship of children
This is one of many historic examples where women had to defend and fight for their rights to be treated equally
And yet, in 2025 the nation’s crime statistics still paint a grim picture of the violence, abuse and harassment plaguing our women
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According to the South African Police Service’s quarterly data for 2024-’25, between July and September last year, 957 women were murdered, 1 567 survived attempted murders, and 14 366 experienced assaults resulting in grievous bodily harm During the same period, 10 191 sexual assault cases were reported to the police
SA’s femicide rate is approximately five times higher than the global average and one in three South African women aged 16 and older has experienced physical violence in their lifetime, said a study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
As a man, I could only imagine the terror our women face when going for a walk at night or climbing into an Uber, hoping and praying that they are safe
We’ve become numb as a society to hearing about the news of all the young women and recent graduates who have died at the hands of their partners
As men, we should and ought to do much better at calling individuals out who perpetrate these crimes, belittle women ’ s rights as jokes and we must hold ourselves to a better standard and be the gentlemen our mothers raised us to be It has to start at home with
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changing the narrative and the way we speak to our friends and understanding that sexism should never be minimised and no-one should be mocking the rights of women
As men, we have to cultivate a culture of listening, protecting and upholding the rights and safety of not just the women in our daily lives but our fellow sisters
The novel The Colour Purple by Alice Walker also tells the eerily relevant story of traumatised women suffering in silence, lacking basic education, crippled from living their truth and chasing the dreams they wish to pursue
However, as the book nears its conclusion we see our main protagonist, Nettie, find empowerment and improve her education and complete her character arc in the best version of herself
There is hope and there is a brighter future awaiting all our sisters and society despite this dark cloud of violence and abuse we ’ re navigating, but we and the government need to call the senseless violence out and stand together with our women, our mothers, our sisters
As the late great artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone so eloquently put it: “You know what freedom means to me? No fear No fear!”
Keanan Harmse
Residents live in constant distress
KAYLYNNEBANTOM
As gang violence continues to rock the Cape Flats, residents say they live in constant fear for their safety, expressing frustration over the slow pace of arrests and the seeming inability of law enforcement agencies to curb the escalating crime
Leslie Swartz, chair of Ken-Fac Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association, says children should be laughing and playing outdoors, but instead they are forced to learn to duck and dive from bullets
“No child should grow up in fear and no family should live in constant anxiety about whether their loved ones will make it home safely ”
The Kensington and Factreton areas have seen an escalation in gang-related shootings in recent weeks
“We call on law enforcement, civic leaders and all sectors of society to unite in action, not just words, to root this senseless and barbaric violence out, support affected families and restore peace and dignity to our neighbourhoods Our children deserve a future filled with opportunit t t ”
VIOLENCE IN THE AREA IS OUT OF CONTROL.
be affected I know that our ward councillor and the police are doing the best they can do to end this gang war, but it’s to no avail The saddest part for me is that our young boys are being drawn into these gangs ”
Anti-Gang Únit (AGU) members deployed in Kensington on crime-prevention duties arrested three gang-affiliated suspects in Kensington on Tuesday 11 November
Provincial police spokesperson Const Ndakhe Gwala says officers arrested a 21-year-old man in Glider Crescent for possession of a black 9 mm pistol with four rounds
A 43-year-old, linked to a different gang, was also arrested at another house on the street after 100 rounds of 9 mm ammunition were found
Gwala adds a 35-year-old suspect was arrested in Ventura Street in connection with a murder and attempted murder in Kensington earlier this month P t S A il K i t CPF h i
Schoolcommunityaidtopsgoal
KAYLYNNEBANTOM
You have cancer A phrase that can single-handedly change everything in an instant
René de Wet (51), secretary at Camps Bay Primary School, got the unfortunate news that she has HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer in September this year
HER2-positive (HER2+) is a fast-growing breast cancer that may affect people with invasive breast cancer
“I was diagnosed on Friday 26 September I was distraught You never think that it could happen to you, ” explained De Wet
Her treatment had to begin immediately She started chemotherapy on Wednesday 15 October and will undergo eight rounds, every 21 days, followed by surgery and radiation
But without medical aid, the financial strain is overwhelming, and so is the emotional shock of suddenly becoming a cancer fighter
But De Wet is not facing this battle alone the community is standing firmly behind her
De Wet tells People’s Post that a close friend started a crowdfunding campaign hoping to raise R180000
Within a few days they managed to reach a few thousands
Currently with the help of learners, parents, private donors and the broader public, they have exceeded the target and reached R192000
De Wet explains that she is overwhelmed by the outpour of love and support from everyone
“I have been at the school for 11 years When you ’ re a school secretary you do more than just answering phones, you are a safe space when kids go through a difficult time
“At Camps Bay schools we are like a little village When the kids heard, the crowdfunding campaign just went viral I am still in shock and blown away ”
De Wet says a few years ago she walked this journey supporting her dad when he was diagnosed with cancer
She says knowing she isn’t facing this journey alone gives her the courage to fight
“Last month, the high school learners came to the primary school and I received about 80
cards The outpour of love just touched me
Kids wrote about memories they have at primary school It was an incredible heart-wrenching moment ”
She expresses her gratitude to everyone for their support “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being so kind and generous and for checking in on me all the time Even if I can’t always respond to the messages, just know that I am genuinely grateful and keep praying ”
She encourages people to continue to donate
“I am not sure the exact amount of the medical bills I am receiving treatment at Groote Schuur Hospital We are beyond the target now Which is fantastic because there’ll be continued expenses There are people that I don’t even know who have contributed, it’s incredible ” Laura Perry, De Wet’s close friend, says she started the crowdfunding campaign, emphasising that money should be the last thing on De Wet’s mind She added that they did not expect the overwhelming response “We are so incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated ”
René de Wet will undergo eight treatment sessions PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Cop dies in chase, suspect sought
KAYLYNNEBANTOM
Cape Town police say a fourth suspect involved in an alleged business robbery in Kensington, on Friday 7 November, in which a Metro Police constable lost his life is still on the run
Capt FC van Wyk, provincial police spokesperson, tells People’s Post: “Four suspects were involved; three suspects were arrested and one is still at large Investigations continue ”
Three of the suspect appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Monday 10 November and the state has since charged one of them for murder
The remaining suspects face charges related to the robbery in addition to illegal possession of ammunition The suspect accused of the murder abandoned his bail application
The three appeared again in court yesterday (17 November)
Const Tyler Lamb (30) died after falling through a roof while trying to arrest one of the suspects
JP Smith, Mayco member for safety and security, says Lamb, one of the newly-deployed Neighbourhood Safety Officers (NSO), was conducting a vehicle check along Voortrekker Road when officers spotted a Toyota Yaris driver behaving suspiciously
ONE SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MURDER,OTHERS FACE ROBBERY,ILLEGALPOSSESSION CHARGES
He explains the motorist refused to stop and sped away, and the officers gave chase “The vehicle was later brought to a halt and
PROPOSED SALE OF CITY’S IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES
officers witnessed a group of male suspects
fleeing on foot into a nearby building Officers called for back-up and one suspect handed himself over On entering the building they were informed that a suspect had climbed onto the roof ”
According to Smith, the constable attempted to arrest the suspect but during the scuffle he fell through the roof
In accordance with Section 11.5 of the Management of Certain of the City of Cape Town’s Immovable Property Policy (adopted by Council on 26 August 2010 C54/08/10) and Chapter 2 of the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations (2008), the City of Cape Town is considering the sale of the following City-owned properties. (This is not a tender advert).
A neighbourhood safety officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “I knew officer Lamb for about 10 months; he was a very bright person ” Yusuf Mohamed, Ward 57 councillor, attended the court proceedings last week “This man was not just an officer, he was also a father, husband and a hero of the city of Cape Town He paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our residents safe ”
IInformation Statement in terms of Chapter 2, Regulation 5 of the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations (MATR) (R.878)(2008):
i) The valuation of the capital asset to be transferred or disposed and the method of valuation used to determine that valuation The market valuation carried out by Property Transactions Valuations branch using comparable sales method, estimate the market value of the subject properties as shown in the table above, escalating at a market-related rate.
ii) Reasons for the proposed transfer or disposal of the assets
The City internal service departments have confirmed that the properties are not required for the provision of the minimum level of basic municipal services.
iii) Any expected benefits to the Municipality that may result from the transfer or disposal
The City will be converting underutilised capital assets into rateable properties. The City will be catalysing underutilised capital assets for economic growth and higher-intensity use.
iv) Any expected proceeds to be received by the Municipality resulting from the transfer or disposal
It is anticipated that the City will receive the proceeds in the form of a market-related sales price and future rates revenue.
v) Any expected gain or loss that will be realised or incurred by the Municipality arising from the transfer or disposal: The normal costs related to the advertisements will be incurred by the City The purchaser will be responsible for the transfer costs.
In terms of Section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments, input or recommendations to the municipality from 14 November 2025 to 15 December 2025
Further particulars in this regard may be inspected during normal weekday office hours (08:00-15:00) at the 13th Floor, Property Transactions, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town by appointment only
Comments, input or recommendations on the proposed sale of the City’s immovable properties may be submitted by email to the relevant City’s officials listed in the table above or by:
• Online: www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay
• Post: Property Transactions 13th Floor Civic Centre 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, 8001
The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist people who cannot read or write people living with disabilities and people from disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments to have their objections recorded and submitted to the City Contact the following persons:
For general public participation and disadvantaged groups contact: Anathi Dywili on 021 400 9825 or email at Anathi.Dywili@capetown.gov za Direct enquiries to the relevant official reflected on the table above
KAYLYNNEBANTOM
The restoration of the Observatory War Memorial has breathed new life into one of the suburb’s most treasured landmarks
Built in the early 1920s, the monument stands as a tribute to the men of Observatory who made the ultimate sacrifice in both world wars of the 20th century
Their names are inscribed on four plaques that mark the memorial
The upgrade was part of a larger project that also included the Village Green, the memorial location
Yusuf Mohamed, Ward 57 councillor, said the project cost R750 000 and was funded through ward allocation
“The restoration included formal pathways, trees a central juncture in the middle of the green, community gym and the cleaning and restoration of the commemorate plaques on the monument ” Mohamed said the monument served as a powerful reminder of the true cost of war
“One must never forget those that laid down their lives, irrespective of the reasons for war It
is the soldiers, their families and civilians that ultimately pay the price And it is worth remembering them ” Mohamed said the entire project had taken two years, as he had worked to reunite members of a large homeless encampment with their families, while some were assisted into City-run Safe Spaces He explained that the upgrades could only begin once the area had been cleared and was no longer occupied
“Public spaces should be accessible and enjoyable spaces for the community We still have work to do I am allocating Ward allocation budget for the 2026-'27 financial year towards this ” Mohamed explained that the next heritage restoration project will be the Rosebank SPCA horse fountain
“This is a project that has been limping along for decades with one obstacle after another I intend to finish what others have started I think we ' ve put the best team in place to get this across the line ”
Swimming
KEANAN HARMSE
KEANAN HARMSE@NOVUSMEDIA CO ZA
World-record swimmer Howard Warrington is looking forward to conquering False Bay’s freezing shark-infested waters to help the Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) with their sterilisation campaigns
The athlete will tackle the 14-hour False Bay challenge, which is a 34 km crossing, on Thursday 20 and Wednesday 26 November, depending on weather conditions The swim will help the SPCA in Grassy Park reach a 10 000-sterilisation goal
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa, the oldest animal-welfare organisation in the country Warrington, from Somerset West, holds a Guinness world record and has completed more than 200 Robben Island crossings
“My wife Elmarie and friend Charl are my skippers, and our border collie, Lily, joins us on our boat as a shark spotter Every swim tests my limits, but it’s nothing compared to the struggles faced by animals every day This is my way of helping them I hope to raise as much money as possible ”
Besides swimming his hobbies include marathons, mountain biking, road riding and marathon swimming
Asked what inspired his 14-hour swim for the SPCA, Warrington said: “I believe that animal sterilisation is the only way to stop or slow the cycle of unwanted animals I hate any form of animal abuse "
The False Bay crossing matches the English Channel’s distance – which Warrington conquered in 2018 after 16 hours and 55 km – but is considered even more dangerous due to unpredictable currents, cold temperatures and Great White sharks
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Howard Warrington pursues his ocean marathon swim a World-record swimmer Warrington and his border collie,
