Four gun-toting black children held up 17 Swedish tourists in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.<\/p>\n
The robbery occurred on Monday when the tourists were visiting the Iliso Care Society, which runs programmes including a project to address unemployment, a day-care centre and a food garden.<\/p>\n
The children held up the tourists at about 11.30am , said Vivian Zilo, the founder of the NGO.<\/p>\n
“The tourists were unperturbed by what has happened to them as they said it is not a true reflection on the situation in the area. They are grateful that they are unharmed,” said Zilo, the foster mother of two children.<\/p>\n
Khayelitsha was one of the worst ten murder precincts in 2014. It also\u00a0has the lowest police-to-population-ratio in the province, at 111 police per 100,000 residents.<\/p>\n
“What happened is very sad because it was children as young as 14 who smoke drugs in the community committing this crime.”<\/p>\n
Cameras, money and personal belongings were taken by the children. Zilo said the tourists did not want to be named.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Lieutenant- Colonel Andr\u00e8 Traut confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n
“The suspects are still running loose and the matter is under investigation.”<\/p>\n
The locals who live off foreign donations are worried that this could give tourists a “bad impression” of the area.<\/p>\n
“Some of them are our donors and this also provides a source of income to some unemployed people in the community,” said Zilo.<\/p>\n
Source: timeslive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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