# Civil society movement, the Activists and Citizens Forum, says government and the police need to do more to ensure the safety of South Africans, especially in high-risk crime communities. This follows Tuesday night’s mass shooting in the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of 12 people and left nine injured. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis Bloem, says black lives have become very cheap and worthless:
Activists and Citizens Forum say South Africa’s townships have become war zones [SOUND]
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