Gangs
It’s “war” on the Cape Flats
“We are living in fear” says Lentegeur Community Policing Forum chair
Brief | 27 February 2019
Police chalk up arrests with anti-gang units
But civil society tells Parliament that an untrained and under resourced police force is failing communities
Parliament | 13 February 2019
Police minister declares anti gang unit a success in its first month
Community members of Cape Flats praise police but complain about a lack of cooperation
News | 29 November 2018
“Mommy mommy, they just shot Dylan!”
Dylan Pelton, a teenage victim of Bonteheuwel’s gang violence, would have turned 20 on 5 November
Feature | 5 November 2018
Cape Flats communities shut down in protest over lack of policing
“When we call the police, they don’t come, but now they are standing around here just watching us”
By Ashraf Hendricks and Barbara Maregele
News | 25 September 2018
Stacy Ganger, 12, died in gang crossfire in 2016. More than two years later, no-one has been arrested.
Bishop Lavis residents demand better policing
News | 12 September 2018
“Mass shutdown” planned on the Cape Flats in October
Hundreds expected to march against crime and gang violence
News | 11 September 2018
Hundreds of Bonteheuwel residents protest against gang violence
Roads closed off, police fire stun grenades
News | 29 August 2018
“Kensington police station is a museum”
Three avenues closed on Friday morning by residents fed up with gang violence
Brief | 24 August 2018