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‘The police have failed us,’ says Hanover Park imam as protests for peace continue

By Aneeqa du Plessis As criminality continues to plague the Hanover Park community, residents once again took to the streets to protest against the ongoing gang violence perpetrated in the area on Sunday. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Monday morning, Imam at Masjidun Nur, Moulana Yazeed Benjamin said despite the large turnout, residents need to make a concerted effort to show their support. “Last week we saw numbers close […]

today28 August 2023

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Six notorious Cape Town gang members sentenced

Six members of Cape Town’s notorious Terrible Josters gang were sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. The case, which initially had 12 accused, saw the group face 71 charges including multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm and charges under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA). The gang has been accused of a number of murders of high profile members of rival […]

today13 October 2020

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Two CT gangster handed lengthy prison terms for murder and other crimes

Two gangsters from Manenberg in Cape Town have been sentenced in the Western Cape High Court to lengthy prison sentences after being found guilty of various crimes, including murder, committed during 2016 and 2017, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said on Saturday. On Friday, Donovan Manno, 26, was sentenced to two 24-year terms of imprisonment for two murders, three years for contraventions of the Prevention […]

today26 January 2020

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‘Child soldiers on the Cape Flats are a reality’

By Loushe Jordaan Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world, recruited by a state or non-state armed groups and used as fighters, human shields, messengers, or spies. But in Cape Town, there is a different kind of child soldier roaming the gang ridden streets of the cape Flats. These children are exposed to immense violence within their communities – unable to break free from […]

today19 July 2018

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Ammo shortage and gun thefts: Cape cops’ firearms fiasco

Western Cape police not only have to deal with several firearms that have gone missing from two stations and gangsters armed with guns meant to be with cops. They also have to contend with a shortage of ammunition at a shooting practice range. Various issues relating to firearms and police officers in the province have surfaced over several months and viewed together, paint a worrisome picture in a province that […]

today6 June 2018

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