Inside Cape Town’s Gang Wars: Life, Death, and Survival in the Cape Flats - BBC Africa Eye Docs

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#BBCAfricaEye investigates the violent realities of Cape Town gangs. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa’s Western Cape — 79 were children who died through gunshot wounds or stabbings. Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa, but also one of the most unequal and divided. The city has become the country's gang capital with violence centred around townships known as Cape Flats. Here, more than a hundred gangs are fighting for control of the lucrative drugs trade. This film provides rare access to one of the most volatile communities in the country, Hanover Park, and examines the efforts being made to reduce violence from within. 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Hanover Park, Cape Town 03:04 Pastor Craven Engel 04:08 The pastor meets the neighbourhood watch leader 05:19 4-year-old Davin Africa 06:16 A mother's grief 09:02 Negotiating with an imprisoned gang boss 11:46 Mongrels shooter pleads for help 13:03 Gang members and rehabilitation 16:19 Where the gunshots meet 16:48 Pastor checking in on a family 17:50 Young man on why he left the gangs 18:40 Nando arrives at rehab 21:04 Young men dreaming of a different future 23:05 Pastor’s team plead with OTF gang leader for peace 24:58 Aftermath of a drive-by shooting 25:06 Shooter on the rampage 25:51 Pastor addresses his congregation 🎥 Watch this film in Hausa here: https://youtu.be/E2t1_2_6uSU and in French here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-tAA4p8WtI You may also be interested in these documentaries: https://youtu.be/Qk9HEzcFiZ4 https://youtu.be/QPB42_uLLh0 https://youtu.be/rogZ8BYg-kM https://youtu.be/OVgeXV817o0 🎞️ Check out all Africa Eye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 📽️ Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning #BBCEye investigations team at this documentary playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda **