Over the course of just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa’s Western Cape – 79 of those were children, killed by gunshot wounds or stabbings.
Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa but also one of the most unequal and divided.
It has become South Africa’s gang capital, with more than a hundred gangs fighting for control of the lucrative drugs trade.
This Africa Eye investigation gives rare access to one of the most volatile communities in the country: Hanover Park.
You can watch the full BBC Africa Eye investigation: Inside Cape Town’s Gang Wars on BBC iPlayer or BBC Africa YouTube.
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So this is what Gray Worm from Game of Thrones has been up to. A member of the Mongrels gang looking to get out.
Who is surprised? This is what happens when white colonisers get to keep the spoils of their brutal colonialism.
Wont do any of this to the boers though 😂
Typical european media – always focusing on death, and completely ignore everything else on a GIANT continent.
Never a positive story to report when the subjects are NOT european!
Our government blames it on crime, but does absolutely nothing. We have a useless Police minister, like all other corrupt ministers. They have no idea what it does to tourism and industryinvestments… Shame on the ANC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can people allow such a small stickie kak to control there community
It’s almost like centuries of European white terrorism murder and slavery and segregation destroyed half the world….
Ironic that the BBC is reporting on this considering England is one of the biggest reasons Africa struggles so hard to survive 😢😢
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Choosing your life against another is selfish
Cultural problem. coloureds are known to be in gangs regardless of location.
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da party has been governing cape town seens the 2000s but look at the bad conditions people are still living in.
They are living nicely in the suburbs but they do not care about people in the townships. They could not change townships and stop the crimes and poverty
When will you be covering the gang violence of the Northern areas of Port Elizabeth South Africa?
Oh my sweetheart, I wish I could come and give you a hug. I'm so sorry our law has failed you so badly. Our government honestly needs to change. This is not fair. nobody asks for this kind of life. 😢😢😢😢
I noticed they had "OTF" written on the wall. I wonder if they're inspired by Chicago/American gang violence and music.
what is happening in south africa what caused this bitterness,anger amog the people
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I pray for Nando and I really do believe he can change. I wish him all of the best because a you can see here even a high ranking gangster is tired of gangster life.
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South Africa has gone to the dogs. Absolutely no law and order. Thank God I left 31 years ago.
The future of Europe
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