Cape gang violence
WC police ‘responding aggressively’ to gang violence
Senior officials briefed the Western Cape Legislature's Standing Committee on Community Safety.
Gang violence has continued throughout the COVID-19 lockdown and recently shootings have surged in various areas, including Mitchells Plain, Mfuleni, and Manenberg.
The contract to use the technology came to an end in 2019 and the City is on record as saying Metro Police asked for it to be renewed.
The incident occurred late on Friday night in the Rosendal area.
Questions were raised last week about what happened to a comprehensive gang plan put together by a team of academics and community activists.
Grieving family and friends bid farewell to 11-year-old Duran Visagie in Kraaifontein earlier on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet. He died in hospital the next day.
The area has been tense especially in recent days after three people were shot dead and eight others were wounded.
This was revealed by Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Bonang Ngwenya, who was speaking at the funeral of Cape Town detective Charl Kinnear over the weekend.
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon.
Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson were arrested shortly after 7-year-old Emaan Solomons was killed in suspected gang crossfire in February.
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.
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.
There was a surge in gang-related shootings in various parts of the city over the past few weeks.
Police say the suspects fled the scene on Wednesday night and were yet to be arrested.
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.
Fadiel Adams from the Cape Coloured Congress wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to take drastic action against murders on the Cape Flats.
Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in the crossfire of gang violence while playing outside her home in Ocean View on Tuesday night.
The 30-year-old was shot in Terblanche Street on Wednesday and later died at hospital.