News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The toll of Cape Town’s unending gang war

Police are strained to capacity as the Western Cape gang crisis is at fever pitch.

The Western Cape gang crisis is at fever pitch.

The latest stats show nearly 100 people were killed in gang violence every month for the past six months.

Families are shattered, police detectives are strained to capacity, and trauma doctors are burnt out.

We give the “War at Home” in Cape Town a face with journalist, Lisalee Solomons.

Later, in our trending topic, with a win over Ghana under their belt, Bafana brace for a tough Afcon tournament in Morocco.

And finally, On This Day in SA History in 1923, the country heard its very first experimental radio broadcast.

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