“Women in Islam – Women in South Africa” Symposium
Intersections of Poverty: Gang Violence and Drug wars on the Cape Flats
Gabeba Gaidien
Charles was 33 years old when he lost his life at the hands of a young man in the
community of Manenberg. He was shot at point blank range because he happened to
be in the wrong place, at the wrong time, during an intense gang warfare.
He is survived by his family including a five year old son. At his funeral the little boy read
a farewell poem to his dad which he concluded with a simple question…
‘’Why?’’
Cape Town is celebrated for its picturesque mountains and coastline shielded by
seemingly eternal sunshine and blue skies. Yet it is also rated as one of the ten most
violent cities in the world. 1
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