Organisations forming part of the Khayelitsha Community Policing Forum’s (CPF) sub-district held a march calling for communities to raise their voice about the use of illegal guns. The march, entitled “Silence the Gun”, took place on Saturday 12 October, with the group starting in Khayelitsha and proceeding through the sub-district. There are nine police stations in the sub-district, including five in the Helderberg: Macassar, Lwandle, Strand, Somerset West and Gordon’s Bay. The march was also supported by local police after a call by the Khayelitsha Sub-district police commander Brigadier Mnoneleli Magobiyane. Along with police, various organisations in the Helderberg calling for safety also joined the action. “We are doing this to make people aware of the illegal guns in the sub-district,” said Fumela Soldaat, chairperson of the Khayelitsha CPF’s sub-district. She hoped that by breaking the silence on illegal guns, the youth in the policing precincts could be afforded more prosperous futures.Photo: Barend J Williams


Organisations gather in Lwandle for the ‘Silence the guns’ marchPhoto: Lillian Albertyn

Marches through the street of Lwandle.Photo: Lillian Albertyn

Organisations gather in Lwandle for the ‘Silence the guns’ marchPhoto: Lillian Albertyn

Fumela Soldaat, Chairperson of the Khayelitsha CPF’s sub-district, addressing the crowd at Strand Taxi RankPhoto: Barend J Williams

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