Patrol medyczny w Cape Town w RPA - AFP
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An officer with the South African Police Service (SAPS) enters a patrol car providing escort to an ambulance with the Southern Division paramedic at Mitchells Plain EMS base intervening during a night shift duty in the Philippi township, Cape Town, within the broader Cape Flats area, on April 15, 2025. Cape Town’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) refuses to allow its medical crews to move without security cover when they operate in Red Zones.
The Cape Flats, low-lying townships outside Cape Town, are hotspots for murder and gang violence in a country already plagued by one of the highest crime rates in the world.
Ambulance crews are soft targets for criminals looking to steal phones, money or medical equipment, said Pastor Craven Engel who runs a gang violence prevention organisation called Ceasefire. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
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