The Lead: The toll of Cape Town’s unending gang war

The Western Cape gang crisis is at fever pitch. The latest stats show nearly 100 people were killed in gang violence every month for the past six months. Families are shattered, police detectives are strained to capacity, and trauma doctors are burnt out. We give the “War at Home” in Cape Town a face with journalist, Lisalee Solomons. Later, in our trending topic, with a win over Ghana under their belt, Bafana brace for a tough Afcon tournament in Morocco. And finally, On This Day in SA History in 1923, the country heard its very first experimental radio broadcast. Chapters 00:01 Graeme's intro 02:06 Crossing with Lisa-Lee Solomons on Cape gang war 19:35 How do schools operate in gang violence? 29:36 Rauby's Round Robin 39:32 Trending topic: Bafana's Afcon chances, with Tashreeq Vardien 41:55 On This Day in SA History: First radio broadcast experiment You can send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note with your questions or thoughts on the show: 072 562 3179. To advertise in the show: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.