The Six Bob recruited former members of rival gangs in the area who switched allegiance as they grew stronger.70 Source: Facebook The group also controls territory in other areas of the wider Cape Town area, including Hanover Park, and has historically had links in Woodstock.71 While the Six Bob is not as widespread as some of the largest Cape Flats gangs such as the Americans, these pockets of te. [...] The territory currently stemmed from split allegiances to the prison controlled by the Mongrels in Ottery is small Numbers gangs (see discussion of the Numbers’ compared to some of the other gangs in the area, role in street gang governance).79 but fiercely protected. [...] The gang has had a presence in the area since at least the 1970s; the Mongrels Since Du Plooy died of COVID-19 during the leaders were reportedly among the first arrivals pandemic, the gang has allegedly been controlled during the forced relocations to the Ottery area by his two sons, Toriq and Ismodeen du Plooy.80 under apartheid.74 Local sources claim the brothers are active in the local constru. [...] Several interviewees in the area spoke of the lasting legacy of the to visit family in a 2006 murder of an 11-year-old boy in Lotus River, stabbed to death in nearby suburb a school bathroom.136 The murder remains unsolved.137 Second, some schools in the area are located near shooting hotspots and boundaries between gang territories. [...] In a focus group convened to discuss the findings and recommendations of this research, Grassy Park community members emphasised the need for improved design of the urban environment, addressing poverty and inequality, and for government (particularly police) to engage with the community: all pillars of the NAGS document and the Western Cape Safety Plan.
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