A reward of R1 million is now being offered for information that will lead to the prosecution of the gunmen who fatally shot a City of Cape Town official at the Delft Symphony Way housing project.
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Kuils River’s Wendy Klopper was on duty last month when she was shot dead in what was believed to have been the latest in a string of attacks allegedly by the so-called “construction mafia”.
An initial reward of R100,000 was offered by the City, which has now been increased to R1 million.
Upon completion, the R500-million housing project will comprise 3,300 homes.
Cape Town’s Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said yesterday that a private donor had approached him with a generous offer to ramp up the reward.
“We urge those with information to come forward so that we can see justice done for the family. 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,” he said. “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.”
Police have yet to make any arrests in the case.
The motive for the shooting was unclear, according to the City, but it was part of a trend of violence directed at housing projects.
According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, the project would house some of the most vulnerable residents of the metro, including beneficiaries 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,” Booi added.
“Besides the R1 million reward for the information to successfully prosecute the killers of our staff member, in general, we are also offering rewards of R5 000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone targeting City housing projects with extortion and violence across the metro.”
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Picture: Wendy Hendricks Kloppers / Facebook