Shallcross is a suburb of Durban, South Africa.
Shallcross | |
|---|---|
  Shallcross  Shallcross | |
| Coordinates: 29°53′13″S 30°52′37″E / 29.887°S 30.877°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Queensburgh |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 14,514 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 85.2% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 87.2% |
| • Zulu | 5.1% |
| • Xhosa | 3.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4093 |
| PO box | 4079 |
Gang activity
editShallcross experienced intermittent gang violence from 2019 to 2021.[2] In January 2021 Yaganathan “Teddy Bear Mafia” Pillay became the 8th victim in an ongoing turf war over drug distribution and sales.[3] A relative of Pillay alleged that the police had failed to arrest any of the killers, and may have been bribed.[4] In one of several drive-by shootings following these murders, a 52 year old man died on 8 March in Taurus street.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Shallcross". Census 2011.
- ^ Singh, Orrin (13 January 2021). "More than R100k in drugs found at flat near Teddy Mafia's home, Hawks confirm". timeslive.co.za. Times Live. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Meyer, Dan (5 January 2021). "'My father drank black tea' – Alleged drug lord Teddy Mafia mourned: According to his daughter, alleged drug kingpin Yaganathan Pillay (AKA Teddy Mafia) was a generous benefactor to the Chatsworth community". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Singh, Orrin (7 January 2021). "Teddy Mafia's brother says police are in cahoots with drug kingpins". timeslive.co.za. Times Live. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Marriah-Maharaj, Jolene (8 March 2021). "Man killed in drive-by shooting near Teddy Mafia's house". iol.co.za. IOL. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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