Cape gang violence
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.
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WC govt calls for monitoring of SANDF deployment
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the SANDF would remain involved in urban policing until the end of March next year.
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SANDF to stay in WC until March 2020
The president first authorised the original employment of the SANDF in July 2019 for a two-month period ending on Monday, 16 September.
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Unclear if SANDF deployment on Cape Flats to be extended
Military and defence analyst Helmoed Heitman said a wider set of policing measures was needed if the deployment was extended.
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Where are the youth centres? ISS highlights issues contributing to gang violence
There were 1,120 gang killings nationally and over 900 of these occurred in the Cape.
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Premier Winde requests SANDF deployment be extended in WC
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said he made a request for the army to be deployed for an additional six months in order to reach a point of stabilisation.
