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ConflictSouth Africa·27 Oct 2026

Experts say policing alone is insufficient to address Cape Flats gang violence

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On Saturday, five people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at a residence in Steenberg, Cape Town, when gunmen entered and fired indiscriminately. The South African Police Service's Anti-Gang Unit opened an investigation into the five counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies stated…

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