Following a landmark announcement by Minister of Police Bheki Cele declaring that the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to the Cape Flats, provincial Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz has expressed his elation with the decision. Despite his praise, however, he believes the deployment of the SANDF[…]
The South African National Defence Force will join an operation to clamp down on Cape Town’s gang infested areas on Friday, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced on Thursday evening. He made the announcement towards the end of his budget speech, and elaborated further at a press briefing shortly thereafter. He[…]
By Rukaya Mosavel “Our children’s lives matter” and “The Cape Flats is a low-key war zone” were some of the emotive words written across placards held by community crime fighters today – an expression of the sheer frustration with the level of gang violence. Community Police Forums and Neighbourhood Watch[…]
A very special birthday was celebrated in Delft on the Cape Flats of possibly the oldest man in the world, Oom Fredie Blom. He was showered with gifts, cake and love for his 115th birthday. Blom has not been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, despite[…]
By: Zaahidah Meyer The trial of Ziyaad Haywood otherwise known as the “Closet Killer” is expected to begin next month. Haywood faces 21 charges, including murder, robbery and kidnapping. The 34-year-old was on the run for almost two years before being arrested by Grassy Park police in July 2018. Parents[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world, recruited by a state or non-state armed groups and used as fighters, human shields, messengers, or spies. But in Cape Town, there is a different kind of child soldier roaming the gang ridden streets[…]
The issue of gang violence, though having increased over the past few months, remains a ‘norm’ in the lives of Cape Flats communities, but with the recent discovery of an arms cache in Valhalla Park, residents have been granted renewed hope. In what is considered a ground-breaking discovery, last week[…]
In a bid to raise awareness about crime and gang violence that has negatively impacted Cape Flats communities, the Grassy Park Community Police Forum (CPF) on Tuesday launched the #GangsterismSHALLFall campaign. The campaign, which is geared toward creating awareness about the scourge of gang violence, will call to the fore[…]
Controversy over the Springbok team’s demographic composition again shows the need for rugby investment in black schools. A non-profit organisation is trying to do just that. In 1990 there were 17 rugby-playing schools in Mitchell’s Plain and the fledgling rugby culture benefited players like Stormers flanker Nizaam Carr, who had[…]
This article forms part of a series focused on community activists who are the ‘Unsung Heroes’ working tirelessly to fight crime. One Cape Flats crime fighter has found a way to use technology to create greater awareness of criminal activity in his ‘hood’. 47 year old Riyad Adams is the[…]
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