{"id":183,"date":"2025-06-30T11:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/?p=183"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:33:59","slug":"nelson-mandela-bay-metro-mayor-joins-picket-calling-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/nelson-mandela-bay-metro-mayor-joins-picket-calling-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Mayor joins picket calling for justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Motherwell<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr Babalwa Lobishe, joined hands with the Alex Matikinca Cluster and community members today in a powerful picket outside the Motherwell Magistrate\u2019s Court in support of the <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/justiceforlithaliyanda?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZWDSO0vuaFOP2OpRlT2tYlYxG9YdZJr_7LGQ2qc_659UNGpnWtIQMXU3n3JvPsC7LGMLHzUx4GmGuIPmdl4J1Bd6tVpOEvxBL8-47kKMFGuxPrwYMuyDiol5fzaI_3EjZwkv26c6n-BOmWQZefZZ9umYVvc9N0ptZzXANa-PCtHPBheHU2sO4d08A4gqRSq-Ps9O01xwcvijXF5vhNvVMHq&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#JusticeForLithaliyanda<\/a><\/span> campaign.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The demonstration was a call for accountability and justice in the case of young Lithaliyanda, whose tragic passing has sparked widespread outrage and sorrow across the Bay. The Mayor expressed her solidarity with the family and the community, reaffirming her commitment to fighting against all forms of violence and injustice affecting the city\u2019s most vulnerable.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis is not just about one child, it\u2019s about all our children. We will continue to raise our voices until justice is served,\u201d stated Mayor Lobishe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motherwell The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr Babalwa Lobishe, joined hands with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions\/187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}