'Skeem Saam' actor Charles 'Big Boy' Maja dies
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Police: More arrests imminent in Khayelitsha tavern shooting probe
Seven people were killed and seven others, including a six-year-old girl, wounded when gunmen opened fire on patrons at a shebeen early Sunday morning.
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One month later, still no arrests in Rashied Staggie’s murder
Staggie was gunned down outside his home in Salt River in December.
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More delays in burial of slain 11-month-old Siyabonga Buthulezi
The baby was caught in the crossfire of an apparent gang shooting in Windmill Park last week.
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Boksburg parents uncertain of burial after baby son killed in shooting
Eleven-month-old Siyabonga Buthelezi was shot in the upper body while his cousin was carrying him into their house last Thursday.
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After dodging bullets for exams, CT matriculant excited to become teacher
Chad Abrahams, aged 18, is among the 61.3% of matrics who passed at Arcadia Senior Secondary.
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New WC police boss must unite law enforcement units, says criminologist
A 34-year veteran with a crime intelligence background, Yolisa Matakata officially took up her duties earlier this week.
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Kliptown residents take justice into their own hands over gang violence fears
Angry residents of Kliptown said they could not sit back while gangs terrorise their community.
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'Please help us': Cape community mourns 5-year-old killed by stray bullet
The five-year-old died last weekend when a stray bullet hit him as he played in his yard.
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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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Five-year-old shot dead in Lavender Hill
The attack happened at Drury Court in Lavender Hill on Saturday afternoon.
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Forest Whitaker launches young peacemaker initiative in Cape Town
The Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative has been running for only a few months and focuses on gang-ridden areas.
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Anti-gang unit deployed in Mitchells Plain after 4 shot dead
On Tuesday, a vehicle pulled up at the house and fired multiple shots killing three men and a woman.
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4 gunned down in Mitchells Plain, motive still unknown
The Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum's Abie Isaacs said the motive was not known at this stage.
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Hanover Park girl shot while walking to the shop
It’s understood she was caught in the crossfire of gun violence and was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
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Violence prevention possible with right funding - experts
Over 700 local and international researchers have gathered for the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum under way at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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Hanover Park girl caught in gang crossfire in stable condition
The 15-year-old was hospitalised over the weekend after she was hit by a stray bullet at Rywood Walk.
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Report calls for legalisation of drugs to curb gang violence in WC
The report said the procurement and sale of illegal leisure drugs was the primary income of almost all Western Cape gangs and central to gaining an understanding of their activities.
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No arrests made in connection with murder of Worcester boy (14)
The teen was shot and killed on Wednesday night.
