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“They failed us”: Gang violence victims demand justice from Parliament

Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence

A soldier during a joint oversight visit by the police and defence portfolio committees in Mitchells Plain on 14 August. The purpose of the visit was to monitor the progress of the Operation Prosper army deployment in Cape Town. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Cape Town mothers who have lost sons to gang violence said they had seen little justice. They pleaded with Parliament for protection at a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday.
Speakers also called for more support for youth programmes and community policing forums.
The police committee chairperson said that while the most recent deployment of the army may be having an impact in some areas, crime was still rife in others.

“I don’t know what to say about the police…

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