CRIME fighters in Manenberg have their hands full with child gangs who are terrorising residents and motorists with stone throwing fights.
The community says five “gangs” take to the streets each afternoon to attack each other.
Manenberg police station commander, Brigadier Sanele Zama, says the fights take place at the circle on The Downs Road, and motorists and pedestrians are having to dodge massive stones being hurled in the air.
“These fights started recently and every day around 3pm, the groups gather and start attacking each other,” he says.
“The boys in these fights are as young as nine years old.
“When questioned, we found out that this started with an argument over a girl and has now escalated.”
Zama says police got a skrik when they discovered that the…
