Another shooting in Cape Town, has left an 11-month-old baby a casualty of continued violence in the Cape Flats.

An infant is one of the victims in the violence that comes days before the deployment of soldiers to gang-ravaged areas in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.

As gang violence escalates in the Western Cape, the SANDF's deployment raises critical questions about timing and operational strategy.

A nine-month-old baby tragically lost her life in a mass shooting in Athlone, Cape Town, highlighting the ongoing crisis of gun violence in the Western Cape.

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has confirmed that the SANDF will be deployed to gang hotspots in the Western Cape within the next 10 days.