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RSA sends troops to Capetown
RSA sends troops to Capetown
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa ordered troops into the suburbs of Cape Town to quell a crime wave that municipal officials say has turned the city into a “warzone.”
Hundreds of soldiers will be deployed into sprawling area of townships known as the Cape Flats to combat gang-related violence that saw 14 people killed in 24 hours last week.
More than 900 people have been killed in gang-related violence in the Cape Flats in the past year.
Last Friday, six women between the ages of 18 and 26 were murdered by unknown gunmen at a home in a shanty town in the area.
The next day another five men, aged 18 to 39, were shot dead and one was injured in two separate shooting incidents in the township of Philippi.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sou...rzone-185644514.html
Frank
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
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13 July 2019, 06:45
jdollarIIRC, the Cape Flats is near the airport.....
Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend…
Just as expected.
Crimes feeds on crime.
The South African government turned a blind eye to it for so long, it is going to be a difficult, if not impossible fight!
Yesterday I was in the EMIRATES lounge in Dubai airport.
Met a Danish doctor, married to a doctor from New Zealand.
She told me they have been living in Dubai for 27 years.
Lack of crime and a good living standard are the reason they love it there.
I mentioned that criminals do get punished here.
She said “I honestly wish other countries follow your example!”
13 July 2019, 16:20
fulvioTotal BS!
RSA is the epitome of peace and tranquility - what you are hearing or reading is FAKE news according to the blowhards.
Yep!
I bet we will get someone telling us all this is bullshit, and South Africa is a bastion of peace and tranquility
13 July 2019, 18:40
Grizzly AdamsSouth Africa is just another failed African state. No cure either.
Grizz
Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man
Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln
Only one war at a time. Abe Again.
13 July 2019, 19:56
tomahawkerThere’s too many people...let it burn through
13 July 2019, 20:32
Jason PIt’s too bad that RSA continues down this path. I took my wife,
3 sons, and father there a few years back. I would not do that
now
13 July 2019, 20:45
BuffHunter63quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
I mentioned that criminals do get punished here.
I am 100% in agreement with you on that! In the USA liberal Judges and prosecutors have been so easy on criminals for so long, the criminals know they can get away with decades of criminal behavior before they spend any real time in prison.
In Denver a few years back, a Police Officer got into a lot of trouble for shooting and killing a Mexican woman who tried to run him down as he tried to arrest her for driving a stolen car.
She was out on bail at the time for grand theft auto.
The idiot liberal lawmakers then forced a policy change that Law Enforcement cannot shoot people simply because they drive a car at them. The police have to try and get out of the way.
Total stupidity.
As for the dead car thief, GOOD RIDDANCE!
BH63
Hunting buff is better than sex!
If you saw the sad state of the SADF, this isn't going to deter the gangs whatsoever. Most probably the soldiers will sell their weapons to the gangs for beer change.
Ever wonder where the gangs get their weapons?
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14 July 2019, 22:18
Bill/OregonOpus, that is positively depressing.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
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14 July 2019, 22:56
Big Wonderful WyomingHave you guys seen the news about Tommy Robinson the British journalist who is sitting in prison right now in the UK for... well journalism?
The western world is failing fast too I am afraid.
quote:
Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Have you guys seen the news about Tommy Robinson the British journalist who is sitting in prison right now in the UK for... well journalism?
The western world is failing fast too I am afraid.
That bastard can rot in jail.
He has been in and out of jail for a number of crimes!
Anyway, what has that got to do with South Africa??
quote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
Opus, that is positively depressing.
The ANC has been using gangs and violence to destabilize DA strongholds like Cape Town and KZN for years. Accordingly, the ANC has no real agenda to curb violence in Cape Town. This is largely for show.
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quote:
Originally posted by Opus1:
quote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
Opus, that is positively depressing.
The ANC has been using gangs and violence to destabilize DA strongholds like Cape Town and KZN for years. Accordingly, the ANC has no real agenda to curb violence in Cape Town. This is largely for show.
It is the usual practice.
Political parties using the public to extend their agendas.
Being practiced worldwide!
Not much difference to zealots in religion really.
Same methods, same results.