With nearly 100 gang hideouts raided in eight months and an estimated 100,000 gang members active in the Cape Flats, experts ...

In response to the surge in violence, Saps said over 150 police officers, metro police, and other law enforcement agencies have been deployed to patrol the affected areas.

Wellington mom who posted pictures of her toddler son with 28 prison gang tjappies reported to social workers.

JP Smith said he is determined to address gang violence on the Cape Flats by collaborating with the SAPS and using a ...

The lethal weapon was seized from a suspected gangster in Parkwood in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Zip guns are ...

Perhaps this explains why despite numerous deployments of both the army and police, the Cape Flats is still synonymous with gang violence.

Two shocking Street View images spotlight the prevalence of illegal and illicit firearms, daily shootings and gang wars.

CAPE TOWN - In a bid to combat gang violence in the Cape Flats, Western Cape police have arrested a suspect in Delft who was found in possession of two unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

Cape Town - Crime fighters and watchdogs have asked whether the 2024/2025 baseline funding budget allocated for the Police’s Anti-Gang Unit of R7 062 000 is enough to combat gang violence in the ...

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It is believed the Cape Flats is overrun by 80 000 to 100 000 gangsters in at least 130 gangs. The Cape Flats has seen a rise in mass gang shootings in communities such as Bishop Lavis ...