This is the approach of Western Cape police as they work to quell gang violence, said provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile. Patekile told media at a quarterly crime statistics briefing in Cape Town on Wednesday that police had no intention of sitting down with warring gangs to negotiate a ceasefire. Gang violence was listed as the leading cause of murders and attempted murders, accounting for 17.6% of murder cases in the province, and 30.2% of attempted murders. READ | Four killed in suspected Cape Town gang shootingsAccording to the police, there were 166 gang-related murders in the Western Cape between April and June, and 225 attempted murders for the same period. Premier Alan Winde, who also attended the briefing, said gangsterism remained a "big issue" facing the Western Cape.

Source: News 24 August 24, 2023 09:52 UTC