Today, GOOD Leader Patricia de Lille will be in Elsie’s River as part of their campaign. During the upcoming national and provincial elections that will take place next month some politicians will be seen by citizens for a bit as they are looking to secure votes.
According to the party, Elsies River is one of many communities on the outskirts of the City of Cape Town that is faced with a lack of proper infrastructure and housing, poor service delivery, limited public transport, and some of the highest crime rates in the country. The party says that they have been fighting tirelessly for Elsies River and won’t stop until they can stop this suffering.
What questions do you have for Patricia?
The National Government of South Africa says that their child support fund is ongoing. South African citizens have been complaining about the high cost of living.
According to reports, President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to open the Child Support Scheme. Child support grants in South Africa provide financial support to the primary caregiver of a child under the age of 18. The aim of the grant is to protect children living in poverty.
There is a message going around that the grant will pay out R1100, but this is not true. The Child Support Grant increases to R530 this year, says the The South African.
Do you think R1100 is too much to ask for?
Shasha Lee November is still missing. She was last seen in Hanover Park and has not been seen since. The six-year-old was playing in Groenal Walk. She was wearing white shorts, a white T-shirt, and green slippers. Contact Detective Wakefield on 021 376 9850 if you have any information.
Zingaphi Ndabangaye is a 39-year-old lady and was last seen on March 15 this year. She has a black afro, brown eyes, is 1.65m tall, and weighs about 85 kg. She is from Delft and was last seen in Blikkiesdorp around 10am. Contact Delft SAPS on 021 954 9000.
Mogamat Ameer Schippers is a 14-year-old and was last seen wearing black and white Adidas pants, grey M-Maxus takkies, and a red M-Maxus jacket. He is slim, has brown eyes, brown hair, and weighs about 57 kg. He was last seen at 11:30 am on April 18, when he was on his way to school activities. Contact Detective Muller on 079 558 7710
The police are searching for Faith Enkali. The 20-year-old was last seen in Mowbray on Monday, April 15.
UNICEF Communication Specialist Tess Ingram reports that she left Gaza recently after spending two weeks there. It was her second mission to Gaza this year. Over the last six months, a staggering number of children have been wounded amid intense and often indiscriminate attacks, their lives forever changed by the horrors of war.
Ingram says that she met a 9-year-old girl with major open wounds from a blast, a 16-year-old girl, orphaned and recovering from a broken leg, a 13-year-old boy still recovering three months after a difficult arm amputation without anesthetic, and a 10-year-old boy in intensive care after being shot in the head while buying herbs; he died the next day.
"With at least 70 children injured every day, we need the number of medical evacuations to increase so children can access the care they urgently need. And with one child killed or injured every ten minutes, above anything else, we need a ceasefire. It is the only way to stop the killing and maiming of children. Their shattered bodies and fractured lives are a testament to the brutality being forced upon them."
Pictures: The South African, Pexels and Unicef
