Cape Town - A mom of two from Lotus River says she never expected her post to go viral and found it amusing that people are sharing and enjoying her quirky Halloween costume.
Fatima Sait, a long-standing mountain tour guide says she is fed up of being a target for muggers who are robbing hikers almost daily. Sait, 48, shared a few throwback images of her in a scary bride costume and posted it on the Hiking Cape Town Facebook page.
People had a good laugh when they saw the photos. But Sait says the message of her costume is more serious than the amusement it brings.
The former admin assistant says the hiking community around Table Mountain has been targeted by robbers and she shared the picture as a suggestion to scare off muggers.
“I’m scared for not only my own safety, but my fellow mountain users as well. It’s not only affecting my own income, but others in my industry.
“SANParks and other law enforcement units are doing visible patrols, but can’t be everywhere at the same time with limited resources,” Sait said.
Sait says the outfit was pure coincidence when she put it together for Halloween in 2020.
“I wore this for Halloween 2020, following the spate of muggings on the mountain, it was a bit of tongue in cheek to come up with solutions.
“I belong to a group called The Mountain Slayers and have a Halloween hike up Lion's Head annually and hand out sweets.
“I was going for a totally different look but couldn't find the hat to complete the look so decided in the shop, that I'm going as a corpse bride as I had a long white dress, bought the veil and face paint and viola, look complete. My dress didn't have pockets for my phone so took the handbag.”
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