Gang violence
Crime scene experts probing apparent taxi-related shooting in Bellville
The shooting occurred earlier on Monday on an open field in Bellrail Road.
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Police continue to investigate 2 mass shootings in Cape Town
Last weekend three men were gunned down in Nyanga, while a few days prior nine people were shot outside a house in Gugulethu and eight of them died.
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SAPS implement 72-hour activation plan following Nyanga triple murder
Three men were shot and killed in the Vlei informal settlement on Saturday.
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CT mom struggles to find justice after sons killed in gang violence
Many parents are having to go through life in the Western Cape never knowing if anyone will be brought to book for murdering their children.
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Delft CPF calls for additional resources to help tackle gangsterism
At the start of the week, a 17-year-old boy was shot dead in Delft.
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WC authorities offer up to R5k rewards for crime tip-offs
The Western Cape Community Safety Department will be offering rewards for information that leads to the arrest and successful conviction of perpetrators in gang-related killings.
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Gang violence in Cape Town has residents living in fear
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety on Wednesday said 22 people have died since the start of the weekend due to gang violence.
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Teen girl (13) among 3 people killed in Delft shooting
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has condemned the killings.
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CT police hunt gunmen who killed 12 people, injured 6 others in Khayelitsha
The shootings started early on Saturday morning and continued throughout the day.
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Westbury gang member Kemal Zita handed 2 life sentences for 2017 murders
In 2017, 25-year-old Kemal Zita – a Varado gang member – shot and killed a man while wounding many others, a few days later he killed another man and wounded several others again during a shooting in Westbury.
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Alleged crime mastermind Modack, co-accused's attempted murder case postponed
Modack and two co-accused were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the botched hit on defence attorney William Booth last April.
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CT alleged underworld crime boss Modack, two others due in court today
They arrested last week following high-level investigations by the Anti-Gang Unit, a national task team and a special task force.
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Plato condemns rise in gun violence in CT after activist Angelo Kube killed
Angelo Kube was shot and killed in Ravensmead on Thursday, while his daughters were in his car with him. The girls, aged five and 12, were caught in the crossfire and the five-year-old had been left paralysed.
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Children paying the price for escalating gang violence in Cape Town
Several children are currently recovering from gunshot wounds sustained during suspected gang crossfire in different parts of Cape Town.
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Cele warns criminals to 'run' as additional forces deployed in WC to fight crime
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday welcomed almost 200 additional police officers to fight crime in the province.
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Cele welcomes deployment of 197 additional cops to fight crime in WC
The officials gathered in Belhar earlier on Wednesday.
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Mitchells Plain NPO determined to bring sport back to local schools, communities
Unchain the Plain founding member, Mark Striker, said that gangsterism had crippled many communities and that more needed to be done to protect children.
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CT police and law enforcement grilled over plans to tackle gang violence
Western Cape Legislature's Standing Committee on Community Safety chairperson, Reagen Allen, was among those questioning whether police and in particular the anti-gang unit were doing enough to combat gang violence.
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Crime expert: Govt needs to relook at SAPS strategies dealing with gang violence
Over the weekend, six people were killed in Mfuleni and last week, five people, including a four-year-old child, were wounded in Hanover Park.
