Alleged 28’s gang leader George “Geweld” Thomas was on Thursday found guilty of killing seven people by the Western Cape High Court. He had initially faced 19 murder charges. The verdict was delivered after Judge Chantel Fortuin spent a few days reading out the 800-page judgment against Thomas and his[…]
A member of the Americans gang in Manenberg on the Cape Flats has died following a shooting, the Manenberg Community Forum (CPF) said on Sunday. “He died yesterday morning,” CPF spokesperson Rugshanda Pascoe told News24. Pascoe did not know his real name, only his nickname, Mandela, and that he was[…]
A teacher at Al Azhar primary school in Lotus river was shot on the school premises during a gang related shooting on Thursday afternoon. Grassy park police spokesperson Warrant officer Juanita Kleinsmith said gang members from the Mongrels and Yurucats were involved in a shootout outside the school grounds. The[…]
Four people were shot and wounded in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Monday, the SABC reported. Police spokesman Lt-Col Andre Traut told the public broadcaster that several men opened fire on a group of people and fled. The motive for the shooting had not been established. SAPA
Although the community has a major role to play in preventing the spread of gangsterism in the province, Operation Combat leader Major-General Jeremy Veary believes cutting gangs off from their recruitment base may cripple them in future. At the 35th Crimestoppers International Conference in Cape Town this week, Veary said[…]
The police’s gang strategy is not stopping the scourge of gang and drug related crimes, says provincial MEC for Community Safety Dan Plato. The minister was commenting on a recent spate of gang violence on the Cape Flats, which has left communities with little faith in the police force. Over[…]
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