{"id":255549,"date":"2025-06-23T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/caught-in-the-crossfire-the-victims-of-cape-towns-gang-warfare-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:04:45","slug":"caught-in-the-crossfire-the-victims-of-cape-towns-gang-warfare-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/caught-in-the-crossfire-the-victims-of-cape-towns-gang-warfare-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Caught in the crossfire: The victims of Cape Town&#8217;s gang warfare | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-fVcxK7Mapw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Caught in the crossfire: The victims of Cape Town's gang warfare | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fVcxK7Mapw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Over the course of just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa\u2019s Western Cape &#8211; 79 of those were children, killed by gunshot wounds or stabbings.  <\/p>\n<p>Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa but also one of the most unequal and divided. <\/p>\n<p>It has become South Africa&#8217;s gang capital, with more than a hundred gangs fighting for control of the lucrative drugs trade.<\/p>\n<p>This Africa Eye investigation gives rare access to one of the most volatile communities in the country: Hanover Park.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full BBC Africa Eye investigation: Inside Cape Town\u2019s Gang Wars on BBC iPlayer or BBC Africa YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the course of just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa\u2019s Western Cape &#8211; 79 of those were children, killed by gunshot wounds or stabbings. 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