Security forces say the integrated deployment aims to dismantle illegal mining syndicates, curb gang violence and restore order in affected communities
Technology is not neutral — it reflects societal values and addressing inequality is crucial to prevent technology from becoming another tool for control and violence
Department is probing the incident when an ambulance took 24 hours to arrive in Cape Flats gang red zone
It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules
The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park
The case of alleged kingpin Yanga Nyalara and his co-accused is set for pre-trial in the Western Cape high court in March 2023
Gangs offer Cape Flats youths a way to elevate their status, opportunities for manageable responsibility and to gain access to resources. And they start young
Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”
Debate is heating up over the Child Justice Amendment Act increasing the criminal capacity age from 10 to 12 years
Wynne Dryden is dedicating his life to children in Epping Forest’s gang-riddled streets with the help of his love for soccer
Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21
Three young women have been shot dead execution-style in one of Cape Town’s gang-riddled communities
About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear
Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates
After spending more than 40 years in a life of gangsterism, Ralph Haricombe’s life changed after his son asked him to change his life
Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application
The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him
The state alleges Modack ‘managed’ illegal operations between October 2019 and September 2020
Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.
Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges
![A police source working on gang-related activities in Hanover Park and Manenberg told the M&G: “The young ones don’t accept [gang] regulations and jump camp very easily.”
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