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Moms Move for Justice

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

South Africa

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

By Jim Mohlala

Slain son before he was gunned down: ‘They want to kill you mommy’

South Africa

Slain son before he was gunned down: ‘They want to kill you mommy’

By Nomatter Ndebele and Anso Thom

Mother prays next to son’s slain body asking for a few minutes to say good-bye

South Africa

Mother prays next to son’s slain body asking for a few minutes to say good-bye

By Biénne Huisman

‘I don’t know what it means to have joy anymore’

South Africa

‘I don’t know what it means to have joy anymore’

By Nomatter Ndebele

‘I am so sorry about what happened,’ mom says to son’s bullet-riddled body

South Africa

‘I am so sorry about what happened,’ mom says to son’s bullet-riddled body

By Anso Thom

‘When the gangsters don’t shoot, they sodomise our boys’

South Africa

‘When the gangsters don’t shoot, they sodomise our boys’

By Suné Payne

Police union tries to shut down anti-gang unit

South Africa

Police union tries to shut down anti-gang unit

By Suné Payne