Gang violence
Are Mamelodi's gang woes over after Boko Haram 'kingpin' murder?
Philip Given Mnguni was shot dead on the N4 Highway near the Diamond Hill Toll Plaza on Tuesday.
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Police task team not having an effect on Mamelodi gang murders, says CPF
Community policing forum chairperson in Mamelodi West, Tebogo Mashigo, said that not much had changed since the arrival of the task team.
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Winde, Fritz meet with WC top cop Patekile to tackle gang violence
On Saturday, a woman was shot dead and seven others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them while they were attending a birthday party in Mitchells Plain.
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Police arrest 3 men in connection with Mitchells Plain mass shooting
A woman was killed and seven other people, including three children, were wounded in the attack.
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Femicide & child murders: WC’s never-ending nightmare
This comes with the news that two men have been arrested for the murder of four-year-old Scarlett Cottle from Ottery.
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Cele urged to act as CT gang violence claims 2 more children's lives
Four-year-old Scarlett Cottle was struck by a stray bullet while inside her family's Wendy house, in Ottery on Wednesday night while on Friday morning, a 10-year-old Manenberg boy was also caught in gang crossfire.
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Grassy Park CPF pleads with community to offer info on killing of little girl
Scarlett Cottle was inside her family's wendy house in Ottery on Wednesday when she was caught in the crossfire of gang violence.
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Police search for suspects after boy (10) killed in gang-related shooting
The little boy was struck by a stray bullet during a gang-related shooting in the Tambo Village area on Thursday.
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Grassy Park CPF condemns murder of Ottery toddler (4) after gang shootout
The four-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Wednesday night.
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WC anti-gang unit hunting 2 suspects after Muizenberg shooting
According to reports, the men approached the victims and opened fire on Monday. One person was killed and another wounded.
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Elsies River teen (14) shot in gang crossfire dies in hospital
Aljondre Byers (14) was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs in Leonsdale in Elsies River over the weekend. He was shot in the head.
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3 suspects due in Paarl court over suspected gang triple murder
The police’s Novela Potelwa said the attack appeared to be gang-related.
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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.
