Gang violence surge blamed on dirty cops and poverty

CAPE TOWN - Youth unemployment and poverty are the root causes of the country's gangsterism.

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That's the view of one community activist and co-founder of Coloured Lives Matter Too, Charis Pretorius.

She says unless this, and police corruption is addressed, many lives will continue to be lost to gang violence.

Former gangster, Clayton Peacock, says police are to blame for a rise in gang violence.

He says not only are they not doing their jobs, some are part of gang syndicates.