Over the last three weeks, nearly 200 people have been shot and killed or injured in gang-related violence across the Western Cape. Areas such as Nyanga, Ottery, Bishop Lavis, and Mitchell’s Plain, among others, have been severely affected. Despite a new government, the silence from the newly appointed Minister of Police and the South African Police Service (SAPS) has been deafening, leaving communities feeling abandoned. Llewellyn MacMaster Chairperson: Cape Crime Crisis Coalition.

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