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Nathlia Pienaar (6), another innocent victim of Cape Town gang violence

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6-year-old Nathlia Pienaar’s crime was innocence and her skipping rope. A stray bullet, likely from a gang member, stopped her happiness at her home gate on Saturday, in Lavender Hill, Cape Town. Brain dead on hospital arrival. Dead everything, 7 hours later. Is she just a statistic in the child murder capital of the world… or should she be every child needing protection? Fadiel Adams, from Gatvol Capetonians, made emotional statement on Facebook: “A six year old girl has been shot dead, the price we pay for something as mundane … Read the full article…

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Dark Places…

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“I hadn’t thought about what was wrong with Ellie, not even when i parked the car. Kids get sick. But unlike the old gettin sick, kids normally get sick to get stronger, their immune system and all that stuff. It was certainly a surprise when I saw her dead body and, because I didn’t know what to say at first, I got to have a good look.   She was more startlin because she was on her back, lookin at me if she coulda looked. Her tiny face carried no … Read the full article…

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Friday 13 Began Dark Valentine’s Weekend For Knysna

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A murder of a man, the kidnapping and murder of a child, a husband and wife shot multiple times, and a bad vehicle accident – Friday the 13th was the beginning of a dark Valentine’s weekend for the tourist municipality of Knysna (pop. 68 000). Details are thin but this is what happened to the best of my knowledge: 11-year-old, Zama Mani was reported missing by his mother on Friday. On Sunday, his body was discovered after his community apprehended a suspect who led the police to it near the … Read the full article…

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