CAPE TOWN - Billionaire Johan Rupert set the scene in the US for the release of crime statistics on Friday.
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He said murder was terrible in the Western Cape and the highest murder is on the Cape Flats due to gang violence.
Recorded murders have decreased but between January and March there were still 240 gang-related murders and 308 attempted murders.
The overwhelming majority of these murders took place in the Western Cape.
Former Western Cape Police Commissioner, Dr Lennit Max discussed these numbers with eNCA.