eNCA | Khayelitsha Transformed Through Urban Planning

1,019 views · Published 19 September 2012 · 3:23 · Indexed 12 November 2026

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Cape Town, September 19 -- City officials say there has been a 40 percent drop in murder rates in targeted areas of  Khayelitsha. Five years ago, the city's Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading team launched eight pilot projects in a the crime-ridden area. The project has a no policing policy, instead encouraging public ownership of available facilities, including libraries and crèches.

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