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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Eslin Meyer was sentenced in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday.
The accused was arrested last June for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Strandfontein and is out on bail.
It's been rocked by two shootings over the past five days in which 10 people were shot and six died.
The vast area has seen two mass shootings in recent days. Ten people were shot and six died.
A 13-year-old was shot and killed, while three other teenagers were wounded in the drive-by shooting in beacon valley, on Thursday evening.
The shooting took place on the corners of Cadillac and Riley streets in Beacon Valley on Thursday night.
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Since the family's story was published on Eyewitness News, the City of Cape Town has stepped in to assist them.
Victor Labuschage was shot in the chest in Beacon Valley last Tuesday but fortunately, he was wearing his own bulletproof vest.
The paramedic was shot in the chest, but fortunately, he was wearing his own bulletproof vest.
Ethan Palagangwe (10) from Eastridge auditioned for a place at the prestigious school and was accepted.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home in Lengtegeur during the early hours of Thursday morning.
Over the weekend, a group of Siqalo residents took to the streets, demanding houses.
The bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition and while the cause of death is unknown, the victims appeared to have been bound.
Raphael Martin, who worked in the Mitchells Plain area, plans to appeal his dismissal.
The child disappeared on 9 July after boarding a taxi to go to school in Mitchells Plain.
