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Project Ceasefire: Violence interrupters on Cape Flats

As violence continues to flare up on the Cape Flats, project Ceasefire, a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) located in Hanover Park is working tirelessly to restore peace in gang infested areas. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Thursday, Pastor Craven Engel, Founder of the Ceasefire Project currently operational in Hanover Park said the NPO deploys violence interrupters who use a specific method to locate potentially lethal, ongoing conflicts and respond with a […]

5 December 2024

Local

Elsies River community to host mass prayer march to alleviate gang violence

A mass prayer meeting is set to take place this weekend in the Elsies River area as several communities are plagued by gang violence. In recent days several communities throughout the Cape Flats have seen an increase in gang related crimes which has left several communities calling for more to be done to restore bleeding communities. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Wednesday, Bishop Manny Van Niekerk Spiritual leader in Elsies […]

4 December 2024

Local

Child & Human Rights Defender calls for more decisive plan from law enforcement agencies on gun violence in WC

Gun violence continues to plague the Cape Flats, claiming more young lives day by day. The latest figures from the Western Cape Health Department report that between January and June this year, over 300 children with firearm-related injuries were treated at public health facilities in the province. Speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live show earlier today, Crime activist and Child & Human Rights Defender, Zona Morton said a more decisive plan […]

23 June 2024

Local

Elsies River community struggles with Surge in Crime

By Ragheema Mclean The Elsies River Community has witnessed an increase in crime, with a recent report indicating a spat of violence between members of the community and local police force resulting in the death of a teenager. At least three other civilians were wounded in the unrest on Sunday evening (17 March). The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is currently probing violent clashes between police officers and Elsies River […]

19 March 2024

Local

‘We have had killings daily for the last 3 months,’ says Hanover Park CPF

By Aneeqa du Plessis Killings have continued unabated in Hanover Park over the last three months. The shocking statistic comes after two elderly women were fatally wounded during a mass shooting in the area on Tuesday evening. According to Philippi police, five women aged between 32 and 75-years-old were sitting at a house in Lansport Road, when a man who exited a grey VW Polo entered the premises and opened […]

6 July 2023

Local

Lack of confidence in police leaves gang violence rife on Cape Flats

By Aneeqa du Plessis Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen, said since 2020 the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have been effective in combating crime, particularly murder. LEAP areas recorded a total of 428 homicides from January to March this year. Allen explained homicides in LEAP areas decreased by 9% from 468 cases in 2021/2022 to 428 in 2022/2023 when compared with the same […]

26 May 2023

Local

Crime Rates in Cape Metro

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen “Cape Town CBD reportedly has the highest rate of common robberies in the country.” This is according to Crime expert Dr Simon Howell, who commented on the recent criminality across the Cape Metro during VOC’s Breakfast show on Monday morning. “The CBD is very difficult to police despite having all the resources, because of the everyday influx of people going to work and visiting the place. Common […]

13 March 2023

News

Crime remains a huge problem, especially in areas such as Hanover Park

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With innocent people being shot and killed daily, many residents said that they feel unsafe, with some describing it as being prisoners in their own homes. Speaking to the VOC News team, anxious residents said their kids are no longer safe as constant fighting between rival gangs, have stripped the younger generation of the right to play freely in their respective communities, communities that have witnessed […]

8 March 2023

Local

Delft shooting claims two lives, two other people wounded

Two men have been shot and killed in a Delft shooting. Police said that the victims, aged 19 and 23-years-old, died after unknown suspects opened fire on them at Stellenbosch Arterial in the Freedom Farm area on Sunday. Two others were wounded in the incident. SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, said that detectives were investigating the killing. "Yesterday afternoon at around 16:50, two men aged 19 and 23, were shot […]

20 June 2022

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