People took to the streets in Cape Town to protest a surge in gang crime in the South African capital.<br /><br />Footage captured today shows protesters shutting down roads in the neighbourhood of Athlone.<br /><br />''People want to have a daily life in peace. Children must go to school peacefully,’’ says one of the protesters in the video.<br /><br />Eight people have been arrested for public violence during the protests, local media reported.
