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Organised Crime

Thousands of pangolins, 193,000 elephants — how crime networks are hollowing out Africa’s wilderness

Africa

Thousands of pangolins, 193,000 elephants — how crime networks are hollowing out Africa’s wilderness

By Don Pinnock

Trump’s blind spots about SA threaten to whitewash realities — like entrenched gang violence

World

Trump’s blind spots about SA threaten to whitewash realities — like entrenched gang violence

By Caryn Dolley

Intercape bus attacks not investigated because ‘the wrong forms were filled in’

South Africa

Intercape bus attacks not investigated because ‘the wrong forms were filled in’

By Estelle Ellis

Seized PPA Security guns cleared months after police raid linked to Mark Lifman murder investigation

South Africa

Seized PPA Security guns cleared months after police raid linked to Mark Lifman murder investigation

By Caryn Dolley

FBI phone hack — messages reveal suspected ‘drugs in toilet rolls’ plot tied to Australia and SA

World

FBI phone hack — messages reveal suspected ‘drugs in toilet rolls’ plot tied to Australia and SA

By Caryn Dolley

West African wildlife sanctuary becomes a hub of weapons, drugs and people trafficking

Op-eds

West African wildlife sanctuary becomes a hub of weapons, drugs and people trafficking

By Feyi Ogunade

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

Op-eds

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

By Oluwole Ojewale and Raoul Sumo Tayo

Mark Lifman and the murderous matrix in South Africa's gang capital

Magazine

Mark Lifman and the murderous matrix in South Africa's gang capital

By Caryn Dolley

PPA Security raided — cops seize guns from Cape Town company in Mark Lifman murder investigation

Maverick News

PPA Security raided — cops seize guns from Cape Town company in Mark Lifman murder investigation

By Caryn Dolley

While SAPS marks successes, crime intelligence challenges limit action on organised crime

South Africa

While SAPS marks successes, crime intelligence challenges limit action on organised crime

By Siyabonga Goni

Fatal fentanyl hits SA - Mexican cartels among drug trafficking gangs and money launderers 'active' in Mzansi

South Africa

Fatal fentanyl hits SA - Mexican cartels among drug trafficking gangs and money launderers 'active' in Mzansi

By Caryn Dolley

Shake-up in SA’s gang capital — Latest shooting points to broader Cape Town gang ructions

South Africa

Shake-up in SA’s gang capital — Latest shooting points to broader Cape Town gang ructions

By Caryn Dolley