Freedom Day 2026 | Cape Flats residents live in fear, crime at crisis level

Cape Town residents are gripped with fear, facing deadly shootings almost daily.

Crime levels have reached a crisis level.

Frequent mass shootings, gang-related crime and extortion are a sad reality for many communities on the Cape Flats.

What does freedom mean to residents when they are held ransom by crime?

Most recently, a 6-year-old girl was shot in the head when she was caught in a gang crossfire in Valhalla Park.

We are now joined by SABC News Reporter Vanessa Poonah for more on this story.

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