State of emergency demanded for Cape Town gangs
Three-year-old gang violence survivor Kauthar Alexander lays on her mother Kashiefas' shoulder. Kauther was shot 2 weeks ago outside of her home, and still has a bullet lodged in her knee and is unable to walk properly. Doctors will try and remove it in August. Hanover Park.
Image by: SHELLEY CHRISTIANS
Image by: SHELLEY CHRISTIANS
Hanover Park residents in Cape town are demanding the declaration of a state of emergency in the gang-ridden area.
The Weekend Argus reported that community leaders wanted the army deployed in the area because they were best equipped to curb gang violence and shootings.
Pastor Isaac Rubain told community safety MEC Dan Plato this week that residents were desperate for solutions.
"At the moment there's no war in South Africa. What is the army doing? What happens with our tax money?," he asked.
"Why can't they set up a tent here in Hanover Park to do patrols? Or is too much to ask on behalf of our children who are dying in this ongoing violence?"
Plato vowed to return to the area, along with Western Cape premier Helen Zille, to address the problem.
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fdmario
Posted 319 days agogale
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