South Africa: Nine Shot and Four Killed in Cape Town Township Attacks

South Africa: Nine Shot and Four Killed in Cape Town Township Attacks

Three people were killed while drinking at a house in Better Life. A fourth person was badly hurt. Two shopkeepers were shot dead in Khayelitsha, with residents blaming gangsters asking for money.

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Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the areas illegally occupied by foreign nationals in Bellville and Kensington, as a local source of crime and grime. Hill-Lewis says they were meant to be there temporarily during COVID-19 but have since rejected attempts to assist them to move. The foreign nationals fled the townships in 2020 alleging xenophobia. The City of Cape Town as well as the Departments of Home Affairs and Public Works ha…

Nine shot and four killed in Cape Town township attacks

By Buziwe Nocuze Three people were killed while drinking at a house in Better Life. A fourth person was badly hurt. Two shopkeepers were shot dead in Khayelitsha, with residents blaming gangsters asking for money. Nine people were shot in three separate attacks across Cape Town townships. Four were killed and five others were injured. In the first attack, four friends were drinking inside a house in Better Life, Philippi, when gunmen stormed i…