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Murder, attempted murder conviction of two gang rivals welcomed

LOCAL Justice has been served for Gift of the Givers volunteer Amieroodeen Noordien, who was fatally struck in a gang shooting in Hanover Park four years ago. The conviction of 27-year-old Adrian Carelse and 22-year old Raiden Lekutu has been applauded after they were handed life sentences in the Western Cape High court on Monday. In a statement, world renowned humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers described Ameerodien as a […]

29 November 2022

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Lavender Hill residents raise retaliation concerns following murder of gang-boss, son

LOCAL Local police are looking for suspects involved in the murder of Lavender Hill's Fast Gun gang leader Cheslin Nelson and his 11-year-old son. They were shot dead at their home in Shepherd Road, while another man was injured on Friday. Steenberg community policing forum chairperson Gavin Walbrugh says the community is tense as the threat of retaliation is real, especially if an alleged high-profile person is killed. Walbrugh says […]

5 September 2022

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Another life lost to gang-related shooting in Mplain

Western Cape police are investigating yet another gang-related murder in Mitchells Plain. Last month, residents urged authorities to tackle the ongoing gun violence in the area, where more than 15 people were injured and eight killed over a single weekend, including two teenagers. In the latest incident on Friday night, a 36-year-old man was chased down and shot in Eastridge. According to reports, one of five suspects in a black […]

25 April 2021

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WC Com Safety MEC condemns bail granted to alleged hitman

The Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Albert Fritz has written to the National Prosecuting Authority to inquire about the release on bail of an alleged hit-man last week. The twenty-year-old suspect was released on a one-thousand-five-hundred-rand bail after he allegedly shot and killed a nineteen-year-old man in a gang-related shooting. Fritz has also asked the provincial Court Watching Brief Unit to monitor the case closely. Fritz’s spokesperson, Cayla-Anny Murray […]

1 September 2020

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Night of mayhem in OView heightens calls to tackle gangsterism

By Tauhierah Salie The community of Ocean View is on tenterhooks following a night of violence in retaliation to the senseless murder of seven-year-old girl Emaan Solomans. Police and city law enforcement officers were patrolling the area Thursday after mayhem broke out the night before, when angry locals set alight four houses, alleged to be drug dens. It comes as police are investigating two cases of murder following a shooting incident […]

27 February 2020

Local

Murder, gangsterism and tragedy: Meet the matriculants who just kept going

Ridah Khan is standing on the green lawns of the Western Cape premier's residence with photographers surrounding him and reporters asking questions. Less than two months ago, the Atlantis matriculant had to write his exams under police guard at a police station because gangsters were out to get him. The modest and softly-spoken man is one of three Western Cape pupils recognised for their incredible resilience in almost unspeakable circumstances, […]

17 January 2020

Local

3 Atlantis learners stabbed, suspect flees

Three learners from Atlantis high school were stabbed in a gang related incident at the school on Tuesday. It’s believed two Grade 12 learners and a Grade 11 learner were attacked by another Grade 12 learner. The incident allegedly took place at the same time of a shooting in the community behind the school. “All three victims were stabbed in the back. Two learners were stabbed thrice and the other […]

28 February 2018

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My Cape Flats Ride Along

By Melanie Sauer I spent my Friday evening in a police van. It is a Friday night I will never forget, but it is not what you think. As an Australian intern working at The Voice of the Cape radio station, I was offered the chance to attend a metro police operation as a 'ride along', with Cape Town City's Mayco Member for safety and security, Jean-Pierre Smith. It was kind […]

12 May 2017

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Elsies parents urged to take charge of their children

By Melanie Sauer The Department of Community Safety is calling for a collaborative approach to end gang-violence and crime in the Western Cape once and for all. Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, hosted a public meeting on Sunday in Elsies River to respond to the concerns of residents, who are reeling after the loss of three community members in a drive-by shooting last Monday. A large crowd […]

8 May 2017

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