“We strong condemn these acts of gangsterism. Violence is never an answer to any problem, especially gang-related violence which is a cancer that eats into the community claiming many lives in the process,” Gungubele said.

“Although the community is commended for taking a stance against gangsterism in Daveyton, it is regrettable that some have actually gone further to take the law into their own hands and resort to mob justice which is a crime on its own. We encourage our communities to have faith in the security agencies of the country and play their part by supplying intelligence to the police so that they can effect arrests and let them face the full might of the law.”

The Daveyton situation got out of hand at the weekend when three gang members were killed and torched at the weekend. The charred body of a young man was found on Sunday morning and twins were killed on the same evening. All these men belonged to the same gang.

“Because of this situation some schools have been disrupted because children are too scared to go to school for fear of being victimized and attacked by gangs. This cannot be allowed at this crucial time of the academic year. The future of our communities relies on the education of these youngsters,” Gungubele continued.

He called on the police, metro police, leaders of civil society and the community at large and to work closely in dealing with ‘all acts of lawlessness and violence the area.”

The mayor has also called on community leaders and the community at large to assist the law enforcement agencies in doing their work. “Let us stop the mob justice and have faith in our police to do the work”.