Cape gang violence
Emaan Solomons murder suspects' bail bid postponed to 23 Oct
Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson were arrested shortly after 7-year-old Emaan Solomons was killed in suspected gang crossfire in February.
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Cape Town community bids farewell to murdered Gaylin Cupido
Cupido was walking with her mother when gangsters allegedly opened fire on their rivals. It's speculated that gunmen waited until loadshedding kicked in before they started shooting.
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Elsies River teen Lucracia Williams killed in gang violence laid to rest
The boy lives in the same area as Lucracia Williams, who was struck by a stray bullet in Leo Mews flats in 12th Avenue on Tuesday.
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2 young children killed in separate shootings in Cape Town
There was a surge in gang-related shootings in various parts of the city over the past few weeks.
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Toddler injured, man killed in Bonteheuwel suspected gang shooting
Police say the suspects fled the scene on Wednesday night and were yet to be arrested.
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Cape Town prepares for army to leave gang-ridden areas
In July 2019 the army was deployed to 10 gang-ridden areas including Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Nyanga and Delft as part of Operation Lockdown.
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Fadiel Adams on hunger strike outside Parliament over gang violence
Fadiel Adams from the Cape Coloured Congress wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to take drastic action against murders on the Cape Flats.
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Case against Emaan Solomons’s alleged killers postponed
Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in the crossfire of gang violence while playing outside her home in Ocean View on Tuesday night.
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Bonteheuwel's ongoing gang turf war claims life of pregnant woman (30)
The 30-year-old was shot in Terblanche Street on Wednesday and later died at hospital.
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Valentino Grootetjie’s murder accused to appear in court
Valentino Grootetjie was shot and killed while playing in his yard this past Saturday and police arrested the suspects on Monday.
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Two suspects arrested in connection with Lavender Hill boy (5) murder
Valentino Grootetjie was shot and killed in Dury Court, in his backyard on Saturday.
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No resting on Christmas for SANDF members in gang-ridden CT areas
They've been deployed in 10 gang-plagued neighbourhoods since July with a mandate of assisting police in crime-fighting operations.
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Relatives of boy (5) shot dead in CT appeal for help with burial
Valentino Grootetjie was shot outside the kitchen door of his family's Drury Court home in Lavender Hill on Sunday.
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Cape anti-gang unit hunt suspects after five-year-old boy murdered
Valintino Grootetjie was standing outside his kitchen door when gunmen opened fire on Saturday afternoon.
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Premier Winde says provincial safety plan will be costly due to ailing economy
Provincial and national authorities agreed on the R1 billion plan, but the economic crisis means the money to implement it would be difficult to find.
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After Staggie’s murder, Tutu Foundation calls for peace in CT
The foundation said a spike in high-profile gang assassinations in Cape Town has sparked fears of a surge in violence in the metro.
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Another man shot dead in alleged related-gang incident in Bonteheuwel
Two people were shot dead in separate attacks over the last two days.
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Call for help amid violent attacks in CT
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed on Saturday night in Delft, and in a separate incident, one man was gunned down and two others injured.
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There was a noticeable reduction in crime where SANDF deployed - Diko
The president has extended the SANDF’s deployment gang-infested Western Cape communities until the end of March 2020.
