A nine-month-old baby is among three killed in a triple shooting in Athlone as violence grips the Cape Flats. Residents await the South African National Defence Force deployment to crime hotspots, while questions grow over whether it will bring real change. Meanwhile, suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya appears before the Madlanga Commission, denying wrongdoing.
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