SONA: Action needed on gang crime, passenger rail - GHL

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SONA: Cape Town Mayor calls for action on gang crime, passenger rail

6 February 2024

'I call on President Ramaphosa to announce decisive measures to deal with the crisis of illegal firearms fuelling gang, gun and drug crime in Cape Town, and around the country.

'We have seen thousands of guns flow from the police to gangsters via the backdoor over the years, with just one example being the guns recently stolen from Mitchells Plain police station.

'These are the same guns used to terrorise communities and run the drug trade, killing innocent children caught in gang crossfire. How many more families must mourn the loss of loved ones before decisive action is taken to disrupt the gun and drug trade?