Residents in Strandfontein packed a public meeting this weekend in a bid to address the recent consecutive murders of young people, gang activity and drug houses in the area. The meeting was called by the Strandfontein Social and Economic Development Forum with the community and governmental role players. The Forum’s[…]
A surge in crime and a lack of trust in the police are pushing ordinary people to take the law into their town hands, and mob violence has become a reality in communities. In the past week an incident which took place in the Lwandle informal settlement near Strand, saw[…]
The City of Cape Town have re- launched their “I have a drug problem” campaign in Bonteheuwel on Wednesday. Mayor Patricia De Lille highlighted that while there are many issues that still need to be addressed, the campaign has seen major successes. De Lille said the campaign has allowed communities[…]
The community of Lentegeur are fed-up with an alleged drug dealer whom they claim has taken over their streets and turned the area into a war zone. The community has been picketing in front of Fadwaan ‘Vet’ Murphy’s house since Sunday in a bid to peacefully communicate with the suspected[…]
With little over 12 days before the annual Sunfoil 10km Big Walk, event organizers have spoken glowingly of the contributions made by volunteers from within the community, whose efforts often go unnoticed. The Big Walk is considered the third biggest social sporting event of its nature in the Western Cape,[…]
In a bid to address safety concerns in the area, the Heideveld community embarked on a march against violence on Saturday. Since the inception of the Heideveld Community Care group a number of programmes aimed at community upliftment and development have surfaced in the area. This march was one such[…]
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