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Return of ‘The R5 meals’ The Shoprite group has re-introduced its R5 deli meals having subsidised more than 150 million meals since inception in 2017. The group has further subsidised its 600g in-house baked bread which remains at R4.99 since 2016. Stores sold 63 million R4.99 bread loaves in the past financial year. The group says with the effects of the pandemic on unemployment, increased hunger and food insecurity plagues vulnerable communities. The meal is the group’s effort to make sure that someone with just R5 in their pocket can afford to eat a hot meal.
COMMUNITY MOURNS: KILLED FOR CELLPHONE
Another innocent death TARRYN-LEIGH SOLOMONS @tarryns07
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he community of Bonteheuwel is reeling in shock after learning that the man accused of murdering 31-year-old Lauren Dryden is apparently a convicted killer. The mother of two was murdered after being robbed at her workplace in Kinghall Avenue, Epping, on Friday 20 November. She had finished her nightshift duty and while waiting for an e-hailing taxi
she was attacked. Many residents took to Facebook after a photo of the accused was posted on The Official Bonteheuwel Group page. The 36-year-old man appeared in the Bishop Lavis magistrate’s court on Monday 23 November. Ward 50 councillor, Angus McKenzie said the police and the justice system failed the community by releasing a convicted murderer. “It is quite clear that the community at large is highly frustrated with the gender violence and the murder. There are two key
issues. Gender based violence must stop. We can’t continue to see the abuse of women and children. Just last week an eight-month-old baby also from Bonteheuwel was murdered allegedly by his parents. On Friday 20 November, Lauren Dryden was robbed and murdered for a cellphone. “The second issue which has really frustrated the community is the fact that the poor work done by the police as well as the broken criminal justice system. The accused in Lauren’s case has been ar-
rested on numerous othber that funding was er occasions. It’s alleged approved.” that he has committed Provincial police various other murders spokesperson, Capt FC and he has found himself van Wyk said she was falling through the murdered at 06:09. cracks of a broken crimi“A murder case was nal justice system.” registered for investiMcKenzie met with Dry- Lauren Braiden (31) gation. Circumstances den just days before she surrounding the fatal was murdered. “She came and reg- shooting incident are under invesistered for the City of Cape Town tigation.” The case has been postand German Funding Corporation poned to Monday 30 November for Covid-19 Relief fund for her two lit- bail information. The accused has tle children. On Friday 20 Novem- been remanded in custody.