Knife Crime ER
In 2013 Reggie Yates spent a week at a Cape Town hospital where, on any weekend, the doctors deal with up to 100 stabbings & assaults, with 80 per cent of those admitted under 25.
Twenty years since the first free elections and in the shadow of Nelson Mandela's death, Reggie Yates gets up close and personal with three very different communities in contemporary South Africa. By living amongst them for a week, what will he discover about the extremes of this misunderstood country in the 21st century?
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and the Cape Flats outside Cape Town are now the epicentre of violent crime in the country. Reggie spends a week in a new district hospital in the fastest growing township, struggling to cope with the victims of these attacks. On any given weekend, the young doctors deal with up to 100 stabbings and assaults and 80 per cent of those admitted are under 25.
By living and working with the doctors and patients, Reggie tries to find out why it is almost inevitable for young men just like him to get into violent scrapes here. It is a journey that leads him into the heart of the township and the conflict.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Reggie Yates |
Producer | Ruhi Hamid |
Director | Ruhi Hamid |
Series Producer | Tom Williams |
Broadcasts
- Mon 24 Feb 2014 21:00
- Tue 25 Feb 2014 01:00
- Mon 3 Mar 2014 02:10
- Sun 4 May 2014 23:10大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Sun 4 May 2014 23:35大象传媒 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 4 May 2014 23:50大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sun 4 May 2014 23:55大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Fri 27 Jun 2014 03:00
- Fri 24 Oct 2014 21:00
- Thu 9 Jul 2015 21:00
- Fri 10 Jul 2015 01:55
- Tue 22 May 2018 23:30大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Wed 23 May 2018 00:00大象传媒 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 23 May 2018 00:15大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 23 May 2018 00:30大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
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