The Presidency has dismissed a Mail and Guardian report alleging that President Jacob Zuma met with top Western Cape gang bosses as ” frivolous, incoherent and pathetic”. The report suggests Zuma met with key alleged gang figures including Ighsaan “Saanie American” Davids and Quinton “Mr Big” Marinus in a bid[…]
Gang violence could be blamed for a portion of murders and attempted murders in the Western Cape, the provincial SAPS said following the release of crime statistics. It said gangsters were responsible for 16% of murders and 39% of attempted murders recorded in the last financial year. Areas contributing to[…]
Over the past few weeks the Imizamo Yethu community in Hout Bay has been plagued by an upsurge in violence where several murders have already been reported over the past few weeks. Mzi Nyaki from the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) says that things are improving however the situation is[…]
The Muslim community in Manenberg have been hindered in their efforts to gain the most out of the sacred month of Ramadan as a gang turf wars continues to rage on. A musallee from the area reported a large decrease in the number of Muslims attending the Taraweeh salah in[…]
Despite the frustrations of communities in gang-infested areas of the Cape Flats, the City of Cape Town has sought to ensure locals that it is doing everything within its power to address the rampant scourge of gangsterism. The City has faced increased scrutiny from the community, amidst an escalation in[…]
Residents in Bishop Lavis are relieved that notorious gang leader, George ‘Geweld’ Thomas was handed seven life sentences this week, in one of South Africa’s biggest gang trials that spanned years. The local Community Police Forum chairperson Graham Lindhorst says incidents involving gang related violence has slightly decreased as the[…]
George “Geweld” Thomas, leader of the feared 28s gang in Bishop Lavis, was sentenced to an effective 175 years in jail in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for each of the seven murders he was convicted of. In May, Judge Chantell Fortuin found[…]
As the Bonteheuwel community become victim to an increase in robberies and vandalism to not only their local schools but also their homes, the police and the Bonteheuwel Joint Peace Forum plan to meet on Saturday to devise a strategic plan in eradicating their area of gang related crimes. However,[…]
Members of the Cape Flats Concerned Residents organisation say they will be combating gang related crimes in their respective areas through establishing an active neighbourhood watch and ensure the safety of residents, especially school learners, during the peak of gang violence. The group has also called on communities to join[…]
Community members from the Manenberg Safety Forum (MSF) held an urgent public meeting at the Green Pastures Church on Saturday after three people were shot in suspected gang related shootings over the weekend. The shootings came just a day after Operation Fiela targeted homes in the area on Thursday. A[…]
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