A Valhalla Park ouma of four has thanked Nicole Stanfield - the wife of suspected 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield - after 1200 children received free school stationery packs.
On Saturday at 2.30pm, kids ran to a housing development along Angela Street where businesswoman Nicole, several of her relatives and employees opened a metal container filled with stationery, which they handed out to the laaities.
The ouma, who asked not to be named, says the donations are a gift from God.
“I look after my four grandchildren as their parents are on drugs. To be honest, they had nothing because their parents sell everything,” she says.
The 64-year-old woman admitted she was concerned about the gang connection at first, but in the end felt it was “a nice thing to do”.
“Our livelihood is dependent on SASSA, now, thanks to Nicole, kan die geldjies ‘n bietjie verder gaan,” she says.
Children received backpacks, books, pencils, rulers, colour pencils, crayons, erasers, glue sticks, highlighters and pens among others.
HANDY: Schoolbags filled with stationery. Picture: Supplied
Businesswoman Nicole made headlines last year after questions were raised about her company Glomix Housebrokers CC being awarded the tender for the Valhalla Park social housing development in Angela Street.
In March last year, the ANC slammed the City of Cape for awarding the multi-million rand contract to Nicole.
ANC Western Cape secretary Faiez Jacobs said: “We are shocked and outraged that the City of Cape Town has awarded a multi-million rand contract to the wife of gang leader, Ralph Stanfield, to build houses in Valhalla Park.
DONATIONS: Nicole Stanfield. Picture: Supplied
“We see this as further evidence of the cosy relationship between the DA and the underworld.”
However, the Western Cape Provincial Government said Glomix was cleared by three national government entities including SARS.
Nicole confirmed her company handed out the stationery but referred queries to her project Manager, Paul Davids.
“The stationery drive is one of about eight projects we heed in the area,” said Davids.
GRATEFUL: Hundreds of laaities lined up for goodies. Picture: Supplied
“All staff, from members on site to administrators and executives, took a whole day to make up the packs for the children and we all handed it out.
“The children were really excited and by 4.30pm, we had emptied the container.”
The chairman of the Community Policing Forum (CPF) for Bishop Lavis, Graham Lindhorst, says they also appreciate Nicole’s efforts.
“If any person wants to do good to help the poor, with no ulterior motives, we appreciate that sort of thing,” Lindhorst said.
Ralph Stanfield is due to appear in the Khayelitsha Regional Court with his partner, his sister, at least three former police officers and 18 others in March.
NOTORIOUS: Ralph Stanfield. Picture: Supplied
His case, which is six years in the making, involves more than 100 charges relating to a flood of guns which fuelled gang wars on the Cape Flats.