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Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing

R7.6-million Seawinds park was stripped and vandalised

Community leader Karen Mentoor stands among the ruins of the R7.6-million Smart Park in Seawinds. The City of Cape Town has approved a proposal that the site be used for housing. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks
The R7.6-million Seawinds park in Overcome Heights, Cape Town, which has been stripped and used by gangsters as a “killing field”, is to be turned into housing.
“A year ago, we had a gang war here in Overcome Heights. People were killed on this road,” said community leader Karen Mentoor, pointing out a bullet hole in the wall in her office. She described having to lie flat on the ground to avoid being hit by a stray bullet. She has lived in Overcome Heights for 23…

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