Proposed anti-crime wall along Cape Town highway divides residents

Locals call it the “Hell Run”, a nine-kilometre stretch of highway between Cape Town’s airport and the city centre.

While attacks on the N2, some deadly, have been reported along the busy multi-lane road for years, there has been a surge in hijackings and smash-and-grab incidents in recent months.

But there have been mixed reactions to the city’s plan to build a $7 million dollar anti-crime wall along the strip in South…