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Terrible Josters

Dealer in firearms-for-gang case seeks to plead guilty to lesser charges

Maverick News

Dealer in firearms-for-gang case seeks to plead guilty to lesser charges

By Vincent Cruywagen

Durban gun dealer facing 66 charges after allegedly supplying Cape Town’s gangs with firearms

South Africa

Durban gun dealer facing 66 charges after allegedly supplying Cape Town’s gangs with firearms

By Vincent Cruywagen

Dual legacies – Peter Jaggers’ death sparks divided opinions on gangsterism in Cape Town

Maverick News

Dual legacies – Peter Jaggers’ death sparks divided opinions on gangsterism in Cape Town

By Caryn Dolley

‘Colombian cocaine kidnapping’ — how two bound and cuffed Cape Town men were found killed in Free State

South Africa

‘Colombian cocaine kidnapping’ — how two bound and cuffed Cape Town men were found killed in Free State

By Caryn Dolley

Suspected 28s gang and cocaine ties to kidnapping case among SA’s latest abduction developments

Maverick News

Suspected 28s gang and cocaine ties to kidnapping case among SA’s latest abduction developments

By Caryn Dolley

Western Cape multimillion-rand Mandrax confiscations point to established gang networks in action

South Africa

Western Cape multimillion-rand Mandrax confiscations point to established gang networks in action

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

What SA’s blood-spilling prison gangs wanted Mandela to know — ‘Our history is also one of resistance’

South Africa

What SA’s blood-spilling prison gangs wanted Mandela to know — ‘Our history is also one of resistance’

By Caryn Dolley

Fired detective boss Jeremy Vearey fears police ‘sabotaged’ gang trial

South Africa

Fired detective boss Jeremy Vearey fears police ‘sabotaged’ gang trial

By Caryn Dolley

Mother of Terrible Josters gang member gunned down in Elsies River

South Africa

Mother of Terrible Josters gang member gunned down in Elsies River

By Vincent Cruywagen

Gangsters’ bail application dismissed after they enter high court ‘smelling like dagga’

South Africa

Gangsters’ bail application dismissed after they enter high court ‘smelling like dagga’

By Vincent Cruywagen

Covid-19 lockdown means nothing to warring Cape Town gangsters — and the bodies are stacking up

South Africa

Covid-19 lockdown means nothing to warring Cape Town gangsters — and the bodies are stacking up

By Vincent Cruywagen