GOVERNMENT DECLARES WAR OVER CAPE FLATS

Over seven hundred soldiers deployed in Cape Town’s notorious townships are said to curb crime and gang violence. Soldiers Have joined the police force in helping in the control of crime in the cape flats area where gang violence and serious crime has reached an outcry by the community standards. The soldiers have been briefed to be socially friendly as they are intensely trained to be ruthless in their conduct. They are said to follow the lead of the police who are in contact with the communities on daily basis. The cape flats have always been known for gang wars and crime but recent incidents have touched the attention of the national government that enough is enough. One is left to wonder about the response of the gang to the government decision to deploy soldiers in their hunt. The decision was made after 11 people were shot to death in Philippi in two nights in gang related fights. The concerned by the community is the involvement of the innocent people who get caught in cross fire as these shootings happen. Whether the decision to deploy soldiers was the correct one remains to be seen. 

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