Latest articles on Bonteheuwel

Betrayal adds to apartheid trauma

Article Kim Wale - 22 Feb 2019

People sacrificed to achieve liberation but they continue to suffer from poverty and exclusion

‘Politicians woo us, but don’t stop Cape Flat gangs’

Article Lester Kiewit - 25 Jan 2019

'I’ve only got one message for politicians: don’t come and waste my time talking to me'

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Struggle veterans lead the fight against gangsterism

Article Raeesa Pather - 12 Oct 2018

Anti-apartheid activists are now using their skills to force the state to deliver socioeconomic justice

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Anti-gang protesters accuse police of targeting them instead of gangsters

Article Raeesa Pather - 25 Sep 2018

Riot police fired stun grenades in Kensington and teargas in Bonteheuwel after residents blocked roads in protest against gang violence

Arrests made in Cape Town shutdown protests

Article Govan Whittles - 25 Sep 2018

Protests are underway in Bishop Lavis, Manenberg, Hanover Park, Nyanga, Gugulethu and Mitchells Plain

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Communities attempt to shut down Cape Flats to protest gang violence

Article Raeesa Pather - 25 Sep 2018

Tuesday’s shutdown is expected to see Cape Flats residents blockading major arterial roads during peak morning traffic

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Standing up for Bonteheuwel: ‘We did it in 1976, and we will do it now’

Article Raeesa Pather - 29 Aug 2018

In Bonteheuwel, like many gang communities, the onus has often been on women to lead protests and initiatives to protect their families

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Shut down planned to protest gang violence in Cape Town

Article Raeesa Pather - 28 Aug 2018

In the early hours of Wednesday morning the community of Bonteheuwel will shut down

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Cape Flats communities stand behind police while DA rallies for the army

Article Raeesa Pather - 20 Aug 2018

Around the Cape Flats, communities have been agitating for the Western Cape and national governments to help them clamp down on gang violence

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Throwing the boeka at crime: How Muslims are reclaiming the streets

Article Raeesa Pather - 15 Jun 2018

In Cape Town, residents of gang-riddled areas have found a novel way to use the Ramadan fast to protest against violence and creeping gentrification

Gang rape, murder: Are these children truly ‘born free’?

Analysis Adam Haupt & Herman Wasserman - 23 Apr 2012

The gang rape of a teenager and the shooting of a 12-year-old girl tell us as much as about the failures of news media as they do about the state.

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