Khayelitsha residents alongside activists, and police officers marched against the increasing gun violence and infested criminal activity that has taken over the community and surrounding areas. Protesters marched through Makhaza, Site B and Harare on Saturday.
Picture by: SuppliedResidents had many
grievances that led to marching but the highlight was the rise in number of
crimes committed with unlicensed firearms.
“The idea was to
silence the gun violence in Khayelitsha and in the surrounding areas, there is
no day that passes without gun violence, 60% of deaths and murders in
Khayelitsha are a result of gun violence,” said, Lunga Guza chairperson of
Lingelethu CPF.
“We apprehended one gun
already on the day of the March, the message we were sending to the community was
for them to join us in the fight against violence, we can’t do it alone, we are
often targeted by criminals and some of our members have died in the hands of
perpetrators of crime in communities.”
Done by: Sihle Jezile
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