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Rashied Staggie

Accused in Booi and Stanfield R1-billion tenders case murdered two days after bail release

South Africa

Accused in Booi and Stanfield R1-billion tenders case murdered two days after bail release

By Caryn Dolley

Malusi Booi and Ralph Stanfield — R1-billion in tenders and ex-gang boss’s assassination crop up in court

South Africa

Malusi Booi and Ralph Stanfield — R1-billion in tenders and ex-gang boss’s assassination crop up in court

By Samane Jnr Marks, Caryn Dolley and Siyabonga Goni

Arrests after ‘ammo’ burglary at Western Cape police base reminiscent of 1998 gang theft

South Africa

Arrests after ‘ammo’ burglary at Western Cape police base reminiscent of 1998 gang theft

By Caryn Dolley

Shifting landscapes, power plays dealing death and destruction through Cape Town’s ceaseless gang shootings

South Africa

Shifting landscapes, power plays dealing death and destruction through Cape Town’s ceaseless gang shootings

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

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

There will be blood: Gangsterism, underworld elements embedded in towing industry roadside battlefields

South Africa

There will be blood: Gangsterism, underworld elements embedded in towing industry roadside battlefields

By Caryn Dolley

What do a gangster, a pastor and sushi have in common? The Patriotic Alliance

South Africa

What do a gangster, a pastor and sushi have in common? The Patriotic Alliance

By Caryn Dolley

Taxis and art: Rethinking ‘Cape Malay’ and ‘Coloured’ identity

Magazine

Taxis and art: Rethinking ‘Cape Malay’ and ‘Coloured’ identity

By Malibongwe Tyilo

History’s hangover: Apartheid opened markets for drug lords who were allowed to flourish in exchange for intel

South Africa

History’s hangover: Apartheid opened markets for drug lords who were allowed to flourish in exchange for intel

By Vincent Cruywagen

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

City of Assassination: Six striking shootings over six months rock Cape Town

South Africa

City of Assassination: Six striking shootings over six months rock Cape Town

By Caryn Dolley