Gang violence
Ocean View CPF appeals for permanent law enforcement base to tackle gang crime
Ocean View is one of numerous communities across the Western Cape that is buckling under ongoing gang violence.
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Gang violence in Ocean View opens old wounds for those who lost loved ones
Boxing Day saw warring gangsters attack each other, resulting in the death of a man, another was wounded, vehicles were torched, and a home was damaged.
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3 people killed during shooting in Delft
The victims were gunned down on Monday night on the corner of Main Road and Symphony Way.
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Parkwood mother battling to accept murder of son (17) over chain
“They came for the second round, so they came to stab Mikyle. The one boy said we will stab him until he lays in his blood.”
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City traffic officers arrest suspect allegedly behind CT taxi rank shooting
The Cape Town Station Deck was still busy even after shots were fired in the area.
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Police hunt suspects after CT girl wounded in shooting
On Saturday, the girl was struck by a bullet during what's believed to have been a gang shooting.
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Murdered Atlantis teen Jordan Moore laid to rest
The 16-year-old, his cousin and another friend were threatened at gunpoint earlier this month when they were forced to buy alcohol for their assailants. Jordan was later found stabbed to death. He'd also been mauled by dogs.
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Child critical in hospital after being shot in hit on former CT gang boss
Ernie 'Lastig' Solomon was shot and killed in Boksburg on Friday after coming under a hail of bullets.
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PE gangster to appear in court for alleged murder of boy (16)
The police's Priscilla Naidu said Damien Dennis was killed on Saturday night after two suspects opened fire in the Helenvale area.
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Manenberg residents take to streets to take stand against gang violence
A group of community members took to the streets on Saturday calling for an end to ongoing shootings and senseless killings.
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Duo accused of killing Atlantis teen Jordan Moore to return to court in January
The men were arrested this week, following the gruesome murder of Jordan Moore who was found dead after he'd been stabbed and mauled by dogs on Friday night.
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WC Community Safety MEC Fritz condemns recent spate of murders as 'inexcusable'
The MEC was reacting to the past weekend's violence in which two men and four teenagers were killed in separate incidents.
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Atlantis mother believes she will get justice for her murdered teen son
Jordan Moore (16) was stabbed and mauled by dogs on Friday night.
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Khayelitsha seeing surge in gang-run extortion rackets, says community leader
Western Cape police said that there were at least 16 known hotspots operating within Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
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Kraaifontein boy (6) wounded in apparent gang shooting
The child was apparently caught in gang crossfire on Tuesday.
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Gangsters accused of killing Emaan Solomons (7) denied bail
The case against Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson has been transferred to the Western Cape High Court.
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Family of slain Duran Visagie never imagined he'd be gang violence statistic
Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting in Kraaifontein earlier this month.
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Duo accused of murdering Duran Visagie (11) at odds over bail application
Duran Visagie was hit by a stray bullet earlier this month.
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Case against men accused of murdering 11-year-old Kraaifontein child postponed
Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet and was rushed to hospital where he died the next morning.
