/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Women And Children Continue To Bear Brunt Of Violence On Cape Flats
Shootings continue in the area despite a gunfire detection system, known as ShotSpotter, having become fully operational again in Hanover Park in December.

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

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