Mighty Men’s Conference: Calls for action as 30,000 convene to tackle gang violence

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1 November 2025 | 7:04

Author and former inmate turned Pastor, Ivor Swarts, will also be in attendance.

Mighty Men’s Conference: Calls for action as 30,000 convene to tackle gang violence

File: A group of young men, one with a tattoo 'RIP' (Rest in Peace), pose for photos during a police crime-prevention operation in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town on March 05, 2021 during a joint operation between SAPS and provincial Law Enforcement officers, which are part of the Western Cape government's Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP). Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP

By Camray Clarke

The Mighty Men’s Conference gets underway at the Athlone Stadium on Saturday.

An estimated 30,000 men are expected to gather to discuss ways to curb gang violence plaguing Cape Town communities.

Author and former inmate turned Pastor, Ivor Swarts, will also be in attendance.

He stresses the necessity for men to take responsibility and step up.

“To get 30,000 men together on the Cape Flats is already a miracle because we know that men, they have some sort of resistance towards opening up to say enough is enough, more must be done,” Swarts said. “We as men have to step up; we have to get our act together.”

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