At least 39 children have already been killed violently in the Western Cape this year. At least 39 children have been murdered in the Western Cape since January. "It must be in a [gun] safe and the key to the safe must only be with the person who owns the gun," Kirsten said. "Often these children are family of other gangsters and they would want to emotionally hurt the gangsters by targeting their children," said Lamb. She said that working with children from gang-ridden areas like Manenberg, Bonteheuwel, Delft and Kraaifontein, the exposure of children to gang violence, of which gun violence is just one form, was very disconcerting.

Source: News 24 July 17, 2023 06:55 UTC