Sydenham community is high on murders, low on info: frustrated police

Authorities are at the end of their tether after Durban drug kingpin is shot dead in broad daylight but residents are reluctant to come forward

03 July 2022 - 18:51

A bloody drug-war in Sydenham, Durban, has killed scores of people this year as the fight over turf between local gangs and their Cape Town rivals continues unabated...

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