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Protesters tear-gassed
CAPE TOWN - About 100 protesters have been tear-gassed by the police in Woodstock near Cape Town’s CBD after they gathered for a protest march as part of a shutdown called by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). City of Cape Town mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said another group that gathered close to the Cape Town International Airport was dispersed by the police. Smith said there had been sporadic incidents of stone-throwing in Klipfontein Road and Kraaifontein where two Golden Arrow buses came under attack.
Cosmo City peaceful
JOHANNESBURG - Cosmo City was peaceful yesterday as people were going on with their everyday business. A SAPS vehicle stopped on South Africa Road, the main road of Cosmo City, to remove a tyre that was thrown onto the road by three young men. The officer said they never faced any serious protest issues at Cosmo City. This amid the national shutdown called for by the EFF to protest rolling blackouts. The party was also calling for the removal of President Cyril Ramaphosa from office.
Man drowns
LIMPOPO - The Police in Giyani have opened a case of inquest after a 27-year-old congregant drowned in a river during a baptism ritual in Limpopo. It is understood the man slipped into the water and drowned soon after baptism in Groot Letaba River in Nwamarhanga village early on Saturday morning. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said officers were alerted to the incidents by other congregants. “According to the information, the church congregants led by their priest, had been performing religious rituals and after they concluded with the session, one of the congregants went back to the river to collect water.
DURBAN - At a glitzy gala dinner fit for a king, Durban businessman Vivian Reddy dedicated a new book on the Sibaya Community Trust’s philanthropic initiative to the late Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Reddy launched the book - which showcases the trust’s R250 million spent on philanthropic responsibility in the province - at the event on Friday where Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu, MPs, celebrities including his wife, Real Housewives of Durban star Sorisha Naidoo, and the who’s who of Durban’s social scene were in attendance.
Consulted
Reddy, the trust’s chairperson, told TimesLIVE the late King played an integral part in many of its projects and was consulted on the direction of the organisation.
“The Sibaya Community Trust was launched by the late Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini. He told me the plight of the impoverished children and HIV/AIDS and education must be our priority,” he said.
Reddy added: ‘‘Just before his passing, the King was concerned about poor children from rural areas not having access to critical corrective heart surgery.’’