Pagad to walk through M/Berg
Members of the drug support group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) will be marching through the streets of Manenberg on Sunday to draw attention to the gangsterism and substance abuse crisis in the area. After a lull of a few years, gang-related shootings resurfaced in the area a few months, claiming two innocent lives. At the same time, violence escalated in other gang hotspots such as Hanover Park, Elsies River and Lavender Hill. Pagad spokesperson Abiedah Roberts said people in the broader Manenberg community need to start being proactive in how they are addressing the problem in the community.
“People need to realize these kind of things and also realize that they can do something about it. Therefore, we are taking to the streets of Manenberg to create awareness and highlight this serious issue,” she said. The organization aims to empower the broader community to allow them to stand up and create a better environment for children.
Sahib Baker, one of the coordinators for Pagad’s Manenberg branch, linked the situation in the area to that of the rest of the country. “Many young children have been raped and killed in this area by gangsters and drug dealers, and it is getting out of control. In most areas in Manenberg, there are drug peddlers who are destroying our country and therefore we going go out in the area to encourage people to take control of the situation,” he said.
Baker said residents within the area need to start mobilizing in the community and they need to change the economic situation. “We want to also mobilize with them and encourage them to mobilize under the banner of Pagad. Together we will meet and get rid of these gangsters and drug dealers.” He said it was important that the suffering of people in the area comes to an end. “We need to see that all these negative things end, as well as the drug dealers and gangsters too.”
He urged people in the community to join them on the public walk to raise awareness. "It’s an opportunity for them to take control and Pagad is once again creating a platform for them to do it." The public walk will take place between 2-4pm from the Downs Primary School in Tagus Road, Manenberg. For more information, contact the Pagad offices on 021-4651 379 or call Rashaad on 082 510 3859. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
“People need to realize these kind of things and also realize that they can do something about it. Therefore, we are taking to the streets of Manenberg to create awareness and highlight this serious issue,” she said. The organization aims to empower the broader community to allow them to stand up and create a better environment for children.
Sahib Baker, one of the coordinators for Pagad’s Manenberg branch, linked the situation in the area to that of the rest of the country. “Many young children have been raped and killed in this area by gangsters and drug dealers, and it is getting out of control. In most areas in Manenberg, there are drug peddlers who are destroying our country and therefore we going go out in the area to encourage people to take control of the situation,” he said.
Baker said residents within the area need to start mobilizing in the community and they need to change the economic situation. “We want to also mobilize with them and encourage them to mobilize under the banner of Pagad. Together we will meet and get rid of these gangsters and drug dealers.” He said it was important that the suffering of people in the area comes to an end. “We need to see that all these negative things end, as well as the drug dealers and gangsters too.”
He urged people in the community to join them on the public walk to raise awareness. "It’s an opportunity for them to take control and Pagad is once again creating a platform for them to do it." The public walk will take place between 2-4pm from the Downs Primary School in Tagus Road, Manenberg. For more information, contact the Pagad offices on 021-4651 379 or call Rashaad on 082 510 3859. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
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