The use of the ‘Must Fall’ hashtag is fast becoming common practice in the fight against injustice in South Africa. Now yet another campaign has sprung up under the popular banner; this time with the hope of bringing about an end to the scourge of gang violence that continues to[…]
07h00 to 09h30 with Moulana Aslam Cassiem We started off discussing how gangsters seem to be ruling the Cape Flats and how we need to speak about them. Callers then changed focus and brought up the subject of how some people who have the opportunity to leave work and attend[…]
The arrest of an alleged Vereeniging gun dealer and collector is a “significant development” in the police’s investigation into gangsterism, deputy provincial commissioner Major General Jeremy Vearey said on Friday. Ongoing investigations into the supply of arms to gangs on the Cape Flats resulted in businessman Alan Raves appearing in[…]
While a section of Mitchells Plain has become a “no-go zone” amid increased shootings, residents say they are taking the fight against the escalation of gang violence in their own hands. Through awareness and establishing community groups, People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) say they hope to mobilise the community within Lentegeur to[…]
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[…]
Hanover Park residents have lashed out at gangsters taking the community hostage, amid a surge in gang shootings over the past two weeks. At the launch of a new anti-crime campaign on Thursday at the Hanover Park Civic Center, residents vowed to reclaim their streets. Over the past two weeks,[…]
A few months ago, a collective body of organisations was formed with an aim to fight against gangsterism and drugs in Cape Town. The United Front Against Gangsters and Drugs (UFAGAD) consists of the Economic Freedom Fighters, the Pan African Congress, Azanian Peoples Organisation, People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, the[…]
Newly appointed police major-general of Mitchell’s Pain, Gregory Goss says while circumstances look bleak, police are making inroads into crime in the area, but not at the required rate. He was addressing community members and crime fighters at the Lentegeur Civic Centre, at a crime strategy meeting called by the[…]
There is no greater asset to police in the fight against gangs in the Western Cape than the communities gangs terrorize. So said provincial police cluster commander Major-General Jeremy Veary, speaking on the final day of the 35th Crimestoppers International Conference in Cape Town. Veary, who is also the head[…]
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