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# ![@LudidiVelani Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::2871312289.png) @LudidiVelani Veve

Veve posts on X about cape town, over the, has been, mother of the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and 1221 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2871312289/interactions)
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### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::2871312289/posts_active)
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### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2871312289/followers)
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### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::2871312289/influence)
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**Social category influence**
[travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [countries](/list/countries)  [finance](/list/finance) 

**Social topic influence**
[cape town](/topic/cape-town) #47, [over the](/topic/over-the) #2213, [has been](/topic/has-been), [mother of](/topic/mother-of) #1, [ct](/topic/ct), [mali](/topic/mali), [law enforcement](/topic/law-enforcement), [insurance](/topic/insurance), [murder](/topic/murder), [aged](/topic/aged)

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### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::2871312289/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"CCTV footage captured the Gugulethu attack showing gunmen with an automatic rifle and pistols chasing and executing two men outside a house. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stop on XXX XXX 0111 or use the MySAPS app"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1973085774414245976) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-09-30T18:01Z 28.2K followers, 178.7K engagements


"After three long and emotionally exhausting years a Cape Town woman may finally see her estranged husband in court. She discovered explicit photos of herselfnaked and unconscious on her husbands phone. She says he drugged her and sexually abused her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1978904859953791113) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-16T19:24Z 28.1K followers, 5586 engagements


"I wrote an analysis a few weeks ago about the politicisation of crime fighting in Cape Town. I realised it was quite emotional that could be used against me or even reinforce some of the fallacies weve been hearing. Im going to try to refine and polish it for publication"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979457788121129369) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-18T08:01Z 28.1K followers, 12.4K engagements


"@Ntombekhaya_ La mali prizes nala profit izothiwani"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979895310483964330) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T13:00Z 28.1K followers, XXX engagements


"@JuanitaKhumalo @SihleSays Discovery just showed you what Im talking about. Oh Juanita sisi. Did you see Sanlams statement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979897601425047778) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T13:09Z 28.1K followers, XX engagements


"Cape Town criminals Look what Law Enforcement officers on patrol in the Strand-Helderberg area found on a 33-year-old male 🤧"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1978829155710947705) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-16T14:23Z 28.2K followers, 11.3K engagements


"Tyhini. Also the organisers have not been truly transparent which is why some people are even suggesting that extortion might 🥲 people flew from all over the country some outside. Cape Town wind is not new. Did they have event insurance and what does it cover"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979832832328675732) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T08:51Z 28.2K followers, 11.4K engagements


"See 🤷🏾♂. The organisers can also offer discounts etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979867525715509582) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T11:09Z 28.2K followers, 21.9K engagements


"The Cape Town Marathon may be cancelled but my hearts still racing for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979870373417279580) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T11:20Z 28.2K followers, 19.6K engagements


"You pushed bra. This cancellation was sad to witness. Next week will be interesting 🤨"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979901686316466653) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T13:25Z 28.2K followers, 13.7K engagements


"A 24-year-old CPUT student briefly appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Monday after being arrested on rape charges. The student was arrested inside the Catsville residence over the weekend for allegedly raping a 22-year-old fellow student"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980368049565037007) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-20T20:18Z 28.2K followers, 11.5K engagements


"One of the men believed to have been involved in the double murder of Cloete and Thomas Murray has been killed in a shooting outside Netcare Milpark Hospital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1973750467152031921) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-02T14:02Z 28.2K followers, 5158 engagements


"Its my first time seeing the president hello Cupcake 🤣🤣🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979104940749373884) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-17T08:39Z 28.2K followers, 645.8K engagements


"Youre a mental health advocate remember that people are emotional. The cancellation wasnt just a financial loss it was also an emotional blow for many. The race was called off barely an hour before it was due to start. What was the wind speed at the time Were there any contingency plans in place for such situations Cape Town wind is not new. Why cant the tickets be carried over to the next race Was cancelling truly the only option Also around 7am the wind speed had dropped was that taken into account People have every right to express their frustration. Your posts come across as dismissive of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979831477354336292) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T08:46Z 28.2K followers, 35.7K engagements


"A mother of a 16-year-old Milnerton High School pupil said it broke her heart that her son could survive cancer but could have died at the hands of fellow pupils. Her son was among nine boys who were savagely assaulted allegedly by a group of senior pupils"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980853573685768431) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-22T04:27Z 28.2K followers, 352.2K engagements


"Another angle of Gugulethu shooting. The person dancing outside the premises 😭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1978095224246153368) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-14T13:47Z 28.2K followers, 60.1K engagements


"The level of gun violence Philippi is about to experience is scary. Innocent people will be caught in the crossfire and again authorities are nowhere to be found"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1978688462803873953) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-16T05:04Z 28.2K followers, 85.9K engagements


"Security beefed for the weekend. Tactical intervention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979232770929934742) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-17T17:07Z 28.2K followers, 20.2K engagements


"Last night seven people aged between XX and XX were killed in Better Life. Armed men entered the house and opened fire killing everyone inside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979417379592339853) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-18T05:20Z 28.2K followers, 77.9K engagements


"The gun violence in Cape Town is anything but normal. The constant sound of gunfire the fear that grips entire communities and the trauma etched into the lives of children have become part of daily life akumelanga injalo. I think there is a study that found children in Cape Towns townships experience the same levels of trauma as those growing up in war zones. That comparison is devastating but true. No amount of good parenting can shield a child from stray bullets or the psychological scars that come with living in a neighbourhood where gunfire replaces lullabies. It was Steve Biko during the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979445748899918021) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-18T07:13Z 28.2K followers, 33.5K engagements


"Wasnt Philani studying during FMF Ay comrades noko ngoku"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979515248458838266) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-18T11:49Z 28.2K followers, 20.7K engagements


"An SANDF member calls the cancellation of the marathon a sabotage. This runner says they have been in far worse dangerous conditions. Shame man"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1979809623399149703) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-19T07:19Z 28.2K followers, 7698 engagements


"A high-ranking member of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association has been shot and killed on the R300 near Cape Town. The 32-year-old who chaired one of CATAs routes was attacked while travelling with his guards on Monday morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980267520574857582) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-20T13:39Z 28.2K followers, 26.1K engagements


"The seven men killed Philippi East were reportedly targeted for being unknown in the area and living together in a single house. The area is described as a no-go zone for outsiders where gang members target and kill anyone they dont recognise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980355030898339976) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-20T19:26Z 28.2K followers, 33.4K engagements


"Mama please dont report it to the school I will be in trouble with the other boys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980872621320466568) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-22T05:43Z 28.2K followers, 344.9K engagements


"The mother of one of the boys accused of brutally assaulting a 16-year-old Milnerton pupil has come to her sons defence saying there are two sides to the story. She was at the school to fetch her son when the heated argument broke out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LudidiVelani/status/1980893686297694554) [@LudidiVelani](/creator/x/LudidiVelani) 2025-10-22T07:07Z 28.2K followers, 87.7K engagements