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'I watched mob kill men in Hout Bay'

19 January 2016 by Alan

'I watched mob kill men in Hout Bay' – (curated as of interest to Hout Bay and Cape Town).

A Hout Bay resident has given a chilling account of how a group of men patrolling the area with knobkerries and sjamboks turned into a murderous mob that hunted down two suspected gangsters and tortured and beat them to death. As a reign of terror …
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Crime wave hits Hout Bay – (curated as of interest to Hout Bay and Cape Town).

Three murders in Hout Bay in just a month have lifted the lid on crimes plaguing the town, including clashes between rival groups of panga-wielding youngsters. Residents say crime has become so bad that pedestrians are regularly mugged and stabbed in …
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Hout Bay youth gangs now disbanded – (curated as of interest to Hout Bay and Cape Town).

TWO youth gangs blamed for a spate of violent robberies and four murders in Hout Bay recently have effectively been disbanded. Police say calm has been restored to the area after more than 300 members of the Xaba (XB) and Bad Boys Crew (BBC) handed …
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Thieves rip Hout Bay harbour apart – (curated as of interest to Hout Bay and Cape Town).

Cape Town – Hout Bay harbour is being taken to pieces bit by bit by vandals who have even chipped away at the concrete jetties to get at electrical cables. On one of the jetties, all 10 of the taps have been stolen, leaving water gushing out of some of …
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A Cape Town “Hout Bay” tagged image from photographer – Paul Watson as published on Flickr.

Hout Bay

Image by Paul Watson

Not the greatest photo but it gives you an idea of the incredible views you get from the Silvermine hikes. This is up on Silvermine looking down onto Hout Bay. I was blown away by the view, it is something I have never seen.


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