Gangsterism
Gqeberha teen begins 17-year jail term for killing rival gangster
The High Court on Friday found that the convicted killer was 17-years-old when he murdered Enrico Kasterivier in 2019.
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2 men shot dead after shooting in Kuils River
The Police's Andre Traut said this was a possible gang-related attack.
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IN RESPONSE: Skewed facts & personal attacks do not change WC policing reality
In response Mesuli Kama's opinion on Dan Plato, Reagen Allen challenges the idea that the Western Cape's leaders aren't doing enough to curb violence in the province.
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Gangsterism, hunger & COVID-19: Cape Town communities’ triple threat to life
While the country grapples with COVID-19 that’s wreaked havoc on employment and the economy, residents in Elsies River and Tafelsig are dealing with more than one pandemic.
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MESULI KAMA: Dan Plato is heartless & unsympathetic to poor people's plight
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato's opinion piece on efforts to fight Western Cape crime are hypocritical, writes Mesuli Kama.
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OPINION: Nathaniel Julies, gangsterism & SA's policing problem
There are several lessons to heed from the Julies case - the same lessons that we will observe elsewhere where gang violence and how to police it are primary issues, writes Theodore Petrus.
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Those guilty of anti-social behaviour may be barred from renting CT property
The City of Cape Town is considering amendments to its Allocation Policy for Housing.
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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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Elsies River family battling to deal with murders of two family members
Arthur Samuels’ 12-year-old nephew and his 10-year-old niece died when gunmen stormed their wendy house in Clarke’s Estate on Tuesday night.
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Cele: No need for SANDF in Johannesburg
Speaking outside Jeppestown police station, Police Minister Bheki Cele said the unrest around Johannesburg is due to disgruntled residents which can't be likened to gangsterism in Western Cape.
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Western Cape govt likely to ask for extension on SANDF deployment
The army started rolling into 10 of the worst gang-plagued neighbourhoods on the Cape Flats seven weeks ago.
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Cape Flats army deployment could end in 16 days
It remains unclear whether the soldiers will remain on the ground for longer.
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Bring back specialised policing units to deal with crime - Sapu
The union said deploying the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the province to gang-ridden areas was not the solution to addressing violent crime.
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Winde: 43 murders recorded in CT metro over the weekend
SANDF troops arrived in the Western Cape over the weekend, however, were not deployed on Friday as initially announced by Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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Philippi Lockdown: 141 arrested
Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Philippi East Police Station for the second time this week. The stop at the station follows his announcement of the army's deployment to gang-ridden areas in Cape Town. Cele received an update on ongoing investigations in the area this weekend, before doing a walkabout through the community.
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SANDF to be deployed to CT in anti-crime operation
Police Minister Bheki Cele's spokesperson confirmed this to Eyewitness News on Thursday night.
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Another week, another murder in Bonteheuwel
This year, the area of Bonteheuwel has averaged four days between murders.
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Elsies River community calls for government to invest in young people
To mark Youth Day, the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape went on a whistle-stop tour across the Cape metro, including Eureka in Elsies River where locals hosted a fun day for young people.
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Cele on anti-gang unit attack: This is an attack on the state
The officers were hospitalised after they came under fire in Samora Machel, in Nyanga.
