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Cape gangs

Vandals, escalating gang violence see Cape Town sports field transformed into battleground

South Africa

Vandals, escalating gang violence see Cape Town sports field transformed into battleground

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

A week in the Western Cape — 54 guns seized, 52 people shot dead and anti-gang ‘lockdown’ proposed

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A week in the Western Cape — 54 guns seized, 52 people shot dead and anti-gang ‘lockdown’ proposed

By Caryn Dolley

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (29 April 2024)

Africa

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (29 April 2024)

By Carte Blanche and Daily Maverick

Ex-cops in the cross-hairs – they face death threats, but say their SAPS bosses have abandoned them

South Africa

Ex-cops in the cross-hairs – they face death threats, but say their SAPS bosses have abandoned them

By Caryn Dolley

How soap, skincare and ‘bananas’ influence SA’s notorious gangs – axed top cop Jeremy Vearey testifies during trial

South Africa

How soap, skincare and ‘bananas’ influence SA’s notorious gangs – axed top cop Jeremy Vearey testifies during trial

By Caryn Dolley

Age of the Assassin: The ghosts of Cape Town past still haunting cops

South Africa

Age of the Assassin: The ghosts of Cape Town past still haunting cops

By Caryn Dolley

Interlocking Cape crime family networks may be fuelling audacious underworld power struggles

South Africa

Interlocking Cape crime family networks may be fuelling audacious underworld power struggles

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

‘I am so sorry about what happened,’ mom says to son’s bullet-riddled body

South Africa

‘I am so sorry about what happened,’ mom says to son’s bullet-riddled body

By Anso Thom

‘Western Cape is the most dangerous place for children’

South Africa

‘Western Cape is the most dangerous place for children’

By Suné Payne