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Woensdag 27 Junie 2012
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Slick Invincibles
The finals of the Elsies River Talent and Showcase contest will be taking place at the Adriaanse Hall on Saturday. Last week the venue hosted the eli mination round of the competition and local dance group The Invincibles impressed the judges with their moves making it to the finals. Full story on Page 4. Photo: Gary van Dyk
) Root causes of crime targeted
Gang unit welcomed GARY VAN DYK
As Youth Month draws to a close, young people in the community are calling for the root causes of crime to be crushed. Reacting to news of the successes of the new undercover gang unit, that included finding a 14-year-old girl actively involved with gang activity, some of the young people
that were interviewed over this weekend, confirmed that this was only the tip of the iceberg of young people caught in this downward spiral into crime. In recent operations this specialised unit of the City of Cape Town, that started in December last year, has had some successes with arrests of gang members for possession of drugs, and confiscation of various drugs and firearms.
By forming a focused and dedicated unit for what is an endemic problem in the city, it was hoped that intelligence could be gathered that would lead to the apprehension of known gang leaders in communities. This past weekend there were a number of anti-crime initiatives that took place, starting with an exercise in Blikkiesdorp that was done by the Provincial Community
Police Forum in conjunction with local police and neighbourhood watches. Antheas Boois is a 19-year-old that lives in the area and welcomed the action in the area, but felt that the time had come for authorities to look beyond these exercises and start stronger preventative measures. “Just look around you, there is nothing for us to do,” she said.
“I am lucky that my faith keeps me strong, but many of my friends are into drugs, hanging out with the gangsters, and are living without hope. “I am glad that there is a gang unit that is working in our communities, even though I know nothing about it, but our children must be given a better chance to stay away from the gangs in the first place.” To page 2.
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4
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