Going Rogue

Going Rogue

Season 8 Episode 52 What began as a crime fighting initiative has gone horribly wrong.. In Hout Bay, Mandela Park residents share stories of how the Neighbourhood Watch has become just another criminal gang terrorizing and robbing the locals. Join the...
Taking back the Hood

Taking back the Hood

Season 8 Episode 50 Bishop Lavis which lies in the heart of the Cape Flats, is a victim of all that is wrong in our communities: unemployment, housing, drugs, crime, gangsterism… A group of residents, rekindling the struggle spirit of the 80’s, have formed BLAC –...
Crime – out of control

Crime – out of control

Season 8 Episode 49 Langa residents tell how crime in their neighbourhood is spiraling out of control.  Before 1994 communities took responsibility for the safety of the residents but now most people don’t know that the Community Police Forum exists. Mothers...
Crime and our youth

Crime and our youth

Season 8 Episode 44 Last week 5 high school students from Langa shared their stories on why they turned to to gangsterism. This week, in response, we hear their elders talking about the modernisation of society and how they think this along with other factors like...
Boyhood/Ganghood

Boyhood/Ganghood

Season 8 Episode 43 Teenage boys have no option but to belong to a gang, without protection they are not safe even at school. Musa – Langa High School “Some gangsters do not go to school, they don’t know what do when they smoke drugs and get high, they feel like...
Gatvol V

Gatvol V

Season 8 Episode 29 Six mothers who have lost children to the gang wars in Hanover Park tell how they live in constant fear when the most efficient killers are nine and ten-year-olds who are high on drugs and paid a thousand rand per murder. What role can parents play...