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“You’d swear everyone owns a gun” says Khayelitsha police forum member

About 100 people marched against an increase in gun violence and shootings in Makhaza

About 100 people marched through Makhaza in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, to the police station on Saturday, calling police implement urgent action to stop gun violence. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana
Mass shootings and gun violence are destroying lives and traumatising entire communities. This was the message echoed by community activists and residents of Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday.
About 100 people, dressed in blue with yellow reflective bibs, marched under the “Silencing the Gun Walk” banner through Makhaza to the police station. They were joined by members of community policing forums (CPF) and neighbourhood watches to demand that police implement urgent action to stop gun violence.
“Shootings are so frequent, you’d swear everyone owns a gun,” said Vuyo Khonkwane, a member…

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