The City of Cape Town says recent reports and social media claims that Fish Hoek sand sculptor Lanele Xaba was arrested while creating an artwork on Fish Hoek Beach earlier this month are incorrect. In clarifying the situation, the City states that law enforcement officers did not arrest Xaba during the time he was working on the sculpture. Both outlets report that the sculptor is also known publicly as “John English,” and that the clarification addresses misunderstandings arising from online posts. The City’s response focuses on correcting the specific claim about an arrest occurring at the beach during the artwork’s creation. No details are provided in the articles about any separate incident or legal matter involving Xaba; the clarification is limited to denying that he was arrested while sculpting. The reports indicate the City is responding to misinformation and restating that the sculptor was not taken into custody while creating his sand artwork in Fish Hoek.