Emotions are running high in Hanover Park following the senseless killing of a four year old boy in the area on Wednesday evening. The boy was shot in the head in a gang crossfire last and died in his grandmother’s arms. It’s believed the boy is from Hermanus and was[…]
The Metro Police’s specialised Gang and Drug Unit has yielded positive results in areas like Hanover Park and Ottery in recent months, part of a City of Cape Town-led clampdown on gang activity on the most crime-ridden communities across the city. Hanover Park and Ottery in particular have experienced an[…]
Whenever she hears gunshots outside her Hanover Park home, Melicia Donson tells her two-year-old daughter someone is lighting fireworks. “How do you explain to a baby that there are people trying to kill each other right outside your door?” she asked on Thursday. The single mother of two is one[…]
There may be some relief on the horizon for residents of gang-plagued Hanover Park after provincial MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato confirmed plans by national government to introduce a satellite policy facility in nearby Philippi. The declaration comes amid growing displeasure amongst residents over the slow response times of[…]
A newly formed coalition of imams will meet with residents on Wednesday evening to discuss ways in which they can maintain a peace agreement with gangsters in Hanover Park in the lead up to the festive season. For the past seven days, gang leaders, most of whom are Muslim, have[…]
As gang violence continues to cripple the area, Hanover Park residents believe inefficiency of the Phillipi police station is compounding the problem. Earlier this month, concerned residents marched to the police station to hand over a list of grievances regarding what they describe as a lack of service delivery from[…]
The Hanover Park Clinic is expected to remain shut for the duration of the coming festive season, a concerning development for residents of the area. Hanover Park has been subjected to on-going gang-related violence and while the situation has calmed over the past week, any escalation in shootings could see[…]
A group of Hanover Park imams have warned they will camp outside the houses of drug dealers and gangsters if they refuse to stop the relentless shootings in the community. A coalition of shuyookh has been formed to fight gang warfare in the area, amid an upsurge of violence in[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has assured that schools in Hanover Park are on high alert after an escalation in gang violence in the area, with police presence romped up at three institutions close to the heart of the warfare. This comes after two fatal shootings on Wednesday around[…]
Hanover Park’s ward councillor has rejected concerns that he has shown a lack of involvement in addressing crime in the area by insisting that both he, as well as the city council have gone beyond their respective mandates to ensure residents safety is of top priority. Hanover Park has long[…]
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