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- Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the police cannot defeat criminal gangs due to the complexity of gang violence in the Eastern and Western Cape.
- He notes that gang-related violence contributes significantly to the high homicide rate, with an average of 63 murders per day.
- An anti-gang unit established in 2019 has not stopped gangsters from prevailing.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to enhance law enforcement efforts to address the crisis.
