Gang violence
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...
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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.
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Cape gang violence back in the spotlight after Mfuleni fatal shootings
The shooting started on Sunday afternoon when four gunmen took out three men in Mfuleni.
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Hanover Park policing forum calls for decisive action against gang violence
Five people, including a four-year-old girl, were shot and wounded in the area on Thursday.
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Gang violence keeping some CT communities penned in long after lockdown relaxed
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't the only disruptive force in such neighbourhoods where residents have had to contend with hunger and the constant threat of gang warfare for years.
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Boy (4) stable after being shot in Lavender Hill gang violence
Arrests have not yet been made in connection with the drive-by shooting.
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Lavender Hill SAPS launch manhunt for gunmen who opened fire on 2 children
A four-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he was struck by a stray bullet in St. Montague Village on Monday, while a 17-year-old boy was shot dead.
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Mitchells Plain residents hope law enforcement deployment will curb shootings
It's been rocked by two shootings over the past five days in which 10 people were shot and six died.
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Fritz: Dealing with gang violence root causes only way to calm Mitchells Plain
The vast area has seen two mass shootings in recent days. Ten people were shot and six died.
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Fritz expresses deep concern after spate of shootings in WC
There were two shootings in Mitchells Plain just days apart.
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A year after 7-year-old Emaan Solomons' murder, case not finalised yet
Emaan Solomons was playing in front of her family home on this day last year when she was hit by a stray bullet.
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Gugulethu SAPS still searching for suspects linked to deaths of 3 taxi drivers
Three men were shot and killed and another wounded after brazen gunmen opened fire on a group of people late last week.
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Cele: 7 out of 10 SAPS stations reporting highest murder rates in the WC
Police Minister Bheki Cele released the crime statistics for the last quarter of 2020 at a media briefing on Friday.
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Robbery shootout at Gugulethu mall leaves 4 people, including child, injured
It’s understood four people, including a child, have been shot and wounded following a robbery in the shopping centre earlier on Saturday.
