Community members in Kimberley have taken a strong stand against illegal gambling. The local Safety and Security Task Team was filmed destroying gambling machines seized from spaza shops across the Northern Cape city.

Protecting the Youth

The task team states that their primary motivation is the protection of children. According to the group, these illegal machines are often placed in spaza shops to specifically target young people in the community.

Ulrich Hendriks, a reporter for SABC News, is covering the developing story and the community’s ongoing efforts to remove these devices.