Rashied Staggie was laid to rest in the Durbanville Memorial Park.
His twin brother Rashaad was set alight and shot 23-years-ago on the same road.The twins were leaders of the much-feared Hard Livings gang.
The proceedings started in the early hours of Saturday morning with a private viewing for family and close friends. Later, the procession moved to the Jubilee Community church where friends, family and clergy paid tribute to Staggie and, despite his checkered past he was hailed as a man of peace.There he got a heroes welcome from hundreds of locals who came to pay their last respects.
His daughter Saadiqa said her dad loved the people of Manenberg and wanted to bring about lasting peace.
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