{"id":159,"date":"2026-01-19T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:40:14","slug":"the-ganglands-of-westbury-where-the-cost-of-a-life-is-as-little-as-r30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/the-ganglands-of-westbury-where-the-cost-of-a-life-is-as-little-as-r30\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ganglands of Westbury: Where the cost of a life is as little as R30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With drug turf wars driving gang-related attacks, former rival gang leaders have come together to end the generational curse of community violence which is now drawing teenagers into the killings <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is cheap in Westbury, a crime-ridden township a few kilometres west of the Johannesburg CBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2018In fact, in Westbury you can lose your life for as little as R30,\u2019 says Vernon Fritz, chairperson of local Community Policing Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Gang rivals come together to end cycle of violence in Westbury\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFA6nREc0cE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Police statistics for 2025 reveal that at least 70 people have lost their lives in Westbury due to gang violence. 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