CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: Bay gang violence: ‘Our parents are burying us’ say residents, as police downplay crisis

2026-02-16 - 18:26

While Nelson Mandela Bay’s police chief says gang-related violence in the city’s northern areas is ‘nowhere close’ to the Western Cape, residents paint a bleak picture of persistent violent crime. ‘I know the pain of losing family members to gang violence,’ said one resident.