Hanover Park gang violence stabilised

By Lelethu Mquqo
30 October 2010

The City of Cape Town says the situation in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats has been stabilised.

This follows an incident that lead to the closure of the Hanover Park Day Hospital on Thursday.

This was due to gunshots that were fired by suspected several gang members in the area.

Eight people have been killed and more than a dozen others injured since the violence erupted two months ago.

Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Albert Fritz has called for armoured police vehicles to be stationed between the hospital and the bus terminus.

Fritz says the area is seen as the heart of violent outbreaks.

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