CAPE IN 'A HUMAN CATASTROPHE'

THE Western Cape is “living through a human catastrophe”, according to South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO).

- BY WENDY DONDOLO

The organisation says the high rates of crime and gun violence reveals a province where fear has become a permanent reality.

SANCO said in a statement: “The Western Cape is not merely experiencing high crime. It is living through a human catastrophe.

“Children grow up recognising the sound of gunfire more than they recognise hope, while women are hunted by predators as the system meant to protect them continues to fail.”