A short way into Manenberg’s eponymous main road, a crowd of people stopped this reporter on his way to finding out more on the weekend’s surge in gang violence in the area. The small crowd that gathered was wary, until a matriarch informed them that I meant no trouble and[…]
Cape Town – Gunshots and screaming could be heard on the streets of Manenberg on the Cape Flats late into Monday night, a resident and community forum spokesperson Rugshanda Pascoe said on Tuesday. “Between 23:00 and 23:45 last night we could still hear shooting. We could hear people screaming,” Pascoe[…]
– Shootings between rival gangs flared up for a second time in Manenberg, Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon. A 40-year-old resident, who did not want to be named because she feared for her safety, told News24 that the sound of bullets could be heard around 16:00, but that the police[…]
Violence has once again flared up in Manenberg on the Cape Flats, with some reports stating that gangs are using machine guns to fight each other. While residents do not wish to speak to the media, they have taken to social media to express their fear and anger as the[…]
Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz addressed young hopefuls at the first ever Youth Excellence Awards on Monday evening. Speaking to VOC News before the ceremony, Fritz said the Western Cape Government has prioritized the empowerment and development of young people in the province. Through recognising the efforts by individuals[…]
In a bid to pledge their support for law enforcement officials amidst an increase in police fatalities in the line of duty, The Western Province Community Police Board (WPCPB) held a march this past weekend to highlight the perils faced by officers on an almost daily basis. The march took[…]
The community of Manenberg lost another three youth during gang wars over the weekend. The Safe Manenberg Campaign (SMC) along with concerned residents have ramped up efforts to address the fundamental issues which cause young people to turn to gang violence. SMC’s Waheed Sookool said the socio-economic challenges is the[…]
The lives of learners in Manenberg have been severely disrupted during the year end examinations, with some having to study through constant gunfire night and day. The daily gun battles have led community leaders to negotiate a current truce, which they hope will remain in tact until the New Year.[…]
A recent resurgence of gang violence on the Cape Flats may be related to the release of prominent gang leaders, according to Safe Manenberg Campaign project co-ordinator Waheed Sookool. Sookool on Tuesday said Manenberg has been divided up into areas outside of the law that resembles feudal era systems. He[…]
Gang violence is hampering the progress on the Community Residential Units (CRU) in Manenberg, according to the City of Cape Town. City staff and contractors have worked under extremely volatile circumstances given the gang violence experienced in this area. The City has called the community and SAPS to assist in[…]
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