Tagged:

Can Education, Jobs Slow Spread of South African Conflict?

In the first 6 months of 2019, 2,000 people were killed in some parts of Cape Town, collectively known as the Cape Flats. Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Delft, Elsies River, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Philippi, Kraaifontein and Manenberg were identified as the most dangerous areas in Cape Town. allAfrica.com and Bush Radio - Africa's oldest community radio station - hosted a broadcast of a panel discussion to try and get some answers.

When ordinary people from different communities were asked why they think South Africa has such high incidence of violent crime, most said it could be attributed to drug abuse, lack of education, unemployment and poverty.

AllAfrica's reporting on peacebuilding is supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have been deployed to the Cape Flats to help the police quell gang violence.

Shaun Swingler/GroundUp

Don Pinnock says that Cape Flats communities have little faith in the ability of the police to combat rampant gangsterism.

Audio

InFocus

Follow AllAfrica

AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 110 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.