JOHANNESBURG -In part two of our special feature of Endangered People, we turn our gaze from Westbury to Eldorado Park in the south of Johannesburg.
Like Westbury, it’s battling a mushrooming drug pandemic that’s sparked increased gang violence in the area despite regular anti-crime campaigns.
Eldorado Park used to be a quiet suburb. Its streets were safe.
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But with an influx of drugs into the area, it’s been given the unofficial name of Lollytown.
That’s because of the high number of so-called lolly lounges – or drug dens - that have indirectly fueled gang activity and its accompanying violence and death.
Peaceful-looking streets have now become crime scenes as drive-by shootings happen in broad daylight.
eNCA producer Lee McCabe takes us into the thick of things with this special report.