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Mothers of children attending Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park protested recently to raise awareness about gang violence in the area. Image: GroundUp/Raatiqah Tagodien
BLOMVLEI PRIMARY SCHOOL

When bullets fly, pupils know they must ‘hit the floor’ in Hanover Park

During lunch break on Thursday, hundreds of pupils from Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park gathered on the outskirts of the school, holding signs and beating drums to raise awareness about gang violence in the area. The children, who…

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STOP VIOLENCE: ANC MPL Christian Martin, right, signs a memorandum of demands to stop gang violence in the presence of ANC provincial spokesperson Gift Ngqondi, left, and office manager Mongezi DyalaPicture: DESMOND COETZEE
CHRISTIAN MARTIN

MPL sleeps in coffin to protest gang violence

A tent erected in front of the office of Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle has drawn the attention of many motorists since last Saturday. Planted around the tent are 75 white crosses and three black crosses. During an investigation,…

  • Desmond Coetzee