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Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?

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Avril Andrews, from Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, lost her son, Alcardo, shot dead near their home by gangsters in 2015. She now runs a programme to support mothers in the community. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks
Avril Andrews has lived in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats for most of her adult life. In October 2015, her son, Alcardo, aged 27, was shot dead near their home by gangsters.
“He was a good son,” she says.
Determined to keep his memory alive, she started she started the Alcardo Andrews Foundation. One of its programmes is Moms Move for Justice, supporting mothers who have lost their children through crime and gangsterism.

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