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Gang violence: Mother of slain Bishop Lavis woman doesn’t have much faith in the army
Police use rubber bullets during protest against violence
News | 25 September 2019
Protesters demand Western Cape crime summit
Threats of “a national protest and a possible tax revolt” if government does not respond
Brief | 27 August 2019
This is what it’s like to go to school in Hanover Park
If they hear gunshots the “kids know if they outside they have to go to the nearest classroom and hit the floor”
By Tessa Knight
News | 12 August 2019
Mothers of slain children march in Cape Town
Protest commemorates children killed by crime and gang violence
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 1 August 2019
Claremont Mosque calls for religious leaders to respond to Cape Flats violence
Vigil held for city’s residents “trapped” in conflict areas
News | 19 July 2019
I’m fighting for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, says Hanover Park pensioner
Residents block off suburb to protest against gang violence
News | 3 July 2019
“We close the doors when the gangs are shooting outside”
Manenberg library provides a safe haven for kids
Brief | 27 June 2019
“I’m doing it for all the blood of innocent people shed on the streets of the Cape Flats”
“Government keeps on saying that communities don’t want to speak up, but look what happens when you do”
Feature | 26 March 2019
We’re afraid to leave our homes, Lavender Hill residents tell police minister
Bheki Cele did a walkabout of Lavender Hill on Friday
News | 8 March 2019