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Hard Livings

The takedown of a terror group destabilising SA’s new democracy

South Africa

The takedown of a terror group destabilising SA’s new democracy

By Marianne Thamm

Horsemen with bows and arrows confront gangsters in Cape Town during ‘Pagad G-Force’ march

South Africa

Horsemen with bows and arrows confront gangsters in Cape Town during ‘Pagad G-Force’ march

By Caryn Dolley

Cycle of killing — Rashied Staggie’s son murdered in Cape Town gang hotspot Manenberg

South Africa

Cycle of killing — Rashied Staggie’s son murdered in Cape Town gang hotspot Manenberg

By Caryn Dolley

Father shot dead, two-year-old son wounded in escalating gang war

South Africa

Father shot dead, two-year-old son wounded in escalating gang war

By Vincent Cruywagen

Who killed Rashied Staggie? Assassination theories abound as uneasy peace follows gang boss’s murder

South Africa

Who killed Rashied Staggie? Assassination theories abound as uneasy peace follows gang boss’s murder

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Murder of infamous Cape gang ‘godfather’ sparks fears of revenge attacks

South Africa

Murder of infamous Cape gang ‘godfather’ sparks fears of revenge attacks

By Don Pinnock

Cape Town gang leader shot dead – Rashied Staggie's violent end

South Africa

Cape Town gang leader shot dead – Rashied Staggie's violent end

By Suné Payne

Ground-Up: DA vs ANC vs gangs in Manenberg

South Africa

Ground-Up: DA vs ANC vs gangs in Manenberg

By GroundUp

Ridealong: Into the heart of Cape Town’s gangland

South Africa

Ridealong: Into the heart of Cape Town’s gangland

By Daily Maverick Chronicle

Manenberg gang violence: In display of solidarity, residents come out of hiding

South Africa

Manenberg gang violence: In display of solidarity, residents come out of hiding

By Shaun Swingler

The Cape’s youth gangs: Bigger, deeper, more dangerous

South Africa

The Cape’s youth gangs: Bigger, deeper, more dangerous

By Shaun Swingler

Manenberg schools battle for safety

South Africa

Manenberg schools battle for safety

By GroundUp