{"id":2300,"date":"2026-04-01T13:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:33:18","slug":"army-will-never-be-long-term-solution-to-gang-violence-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/army-will-never-be-long-term-solution-to-gang-violence-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"Army will never be long-term solution to gang violence &#8211; activist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight hundred soldiers are about to hit the streets of the gang-infested streets of the Cape Flats in the Western Cape , in a desperate bid by government to reduce the number of gang-related deaths reported daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week it was reported that 83 violent deaths had occurred over an 11-day period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-real-news-real-impact wp-block-embed-real-news-real-impact\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oCwrIouESE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/every-month-100-people-killed-in-gang-violence-across-the-cape-flats-one-man-has-an-idea-to-keep-kids-safe\/\">Every month 100 people killed in gang violence across the Cape Flats. 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