MEC Reagen Allen on Manenberg and Khayelitsha shooting incidents

• Published date: 23 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

I am extremely angry at the latest shooting incidents that occurred in Khayelitsha and Manenberg. On Sunday evening in Ekuphumleni, which is situated in Khayelitsha, 3 members of a family were fatally shot in their home. In Manenberg, this morning, there were attempts to shoot and kill 5 people.

I want these perpetrators found and arrested speedily. This terror has no place in our society and must be brought to an end.

Khayelitsha has been plagued by severe shooting incidents and this cannot be allowed to continue unabated. The flare ups of gang related shootings in Manenberg are of deep concern and must also immediately stop.

I call on SAPS to leave no stone unturned and to urgently track these heartless criminals down...