Nearly 200 people were killed or injured over the past three weeks across the Western Cape, as gang-related violence ravages communities especially on the Cape Flats.
According to the newspaper, Die Burger, about 120 people were murdered in one week across hotspot areas including Nyanga, Ottery, Bishop Lavis, Mitchell’s Plain, Manenberg, Khayelitsha, Ocean View, Kleinvlei, Atlantis, and many more.
PICTURE: PixabayA group of civil society organisations, and Community Policing
Forums under the banner 'Cape Crime Crisis Coalition', will hold a virtual
meeting on Tuesday to address the ongoing violent, gun and gang-related crimes
in Western Cape.
‘’Our communities have had enough. How long must we continue
to live like animals at the mercy of gangsters who have no respect for the
lives of women, children and the elderly? Today, we as community representatives,
CPF members, Neighbourhood Watch members and civil society organisations pledge
to mobilise all the people on the Cape Flats to defend our own safety,’’ said Llewellyn
MacMaster, the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition Chairperson.
‘’We call on the State to prepare for community action in
the next few weeks as a result of their impotence to deal with the problem. We
call on the police to listen to our collective demands which we will formulate
at a Community Dialogue. We do not want any government official or City
official present… Too much is at stake, and we owe it to our people and
communities to step forward as leaders whose main priority must be the safety
of our communities,’’ added MacMaster.
Done By: Mitchum George
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