A crowd of Cape Flats residents greeted President Jacob Zuma on Thursday at the home of three-year-old Courtney Pieters.
Zuma visited the family to meet Courtney’s family and unveil a plaque on the wall of their Elsies River house in memory of the murdered child.
The community members sang gospel and struggle songs as they waited for Zuma‚ whose arrival was delayed by his attendance at an ANC caucus meeting in parliament.
- Zuma to visit family home of little Courtney PietersPresident Jacob Zuma is set to visit the home of slain three-year-old Courtney Pieters in Elsies River in Cape Town on Thursday afternoon.
Courtney’s body was found at the weekend in nearby Epping‚ nine days after she disappeared from outside her home.
A 40-year-old man who lived at the three-year-old's house appeared in Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday charged with murder‚ rape and kidnapping.
- Family of 3-year-old Courtney Pieters flooded with goodwill ahead of memorialA memorial service will be held for three-year-old Courtney Pieters in Elsies River on Thursday evening.
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to attend a memorial service for Courtney at Elsies River Civic Centre on Thursday evening.
- Courtney Pieters's suspected killer lived 'down the hall'The man arrested in connection with the murder of three-year-old Courtney Pieters was a boarder in her family's home, with a room near Courtney's "just down the hall".
Neighbours expressed shock about the murder‚ saying mothers needed to be more vigilant and monitor their children. Many children of Courtney’s age were among the crowd at the Pieters family’s home.
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