City of Cape Town continues to clamp down on illegal graffiti and murals

Earlier this year, Ebrahim Freeman, 60, of Lavender Hill in Cape Town, made headlines when he painted a Palestine flag mural on the outside wall of Wicht Court. (Ebrahiem Freeman/Supplied) The City of Cape Town’s Graffiti Unit is still hard at work clamping down on illegal art paintings, gang slogans and murals. The spokesperson for law enforcement, Wayne Dyson, said that, since May last year, 11 519m2 of graffiti across Cape Town had been cleared.  Hanover Park, Mitchells Plain and Atlantis were the areas that had the most graffiti removed.  South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.