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Cape Town Gangsterism

Defence lawyers killed as Cape Town gang wars spread
Article
/ 6 December 2019

Defence lawyers killed as Cape Town gang wars spread

Several attorneys and advocates told the Mail & Guardian that their fraternity is now “under siege”.

By Lester Kiewit
Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is inextricably bound up in its history
Article
/ 10 August 2019

Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is inextricably bound up in its history

Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable

By Don Pinnock
Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes

Ordinary people are doing what they can to help children surrounded by gunfire and drugs on the Cape Flats

By Lester Kiewit
‘We live in a shack – bullets pass through easily’
Article
/ 2 August 2019

‘We live in a shack – bullets pass through easily’

Journalism student Anathi Mlonyeni describes what it is like to live in the middle of violence

By Anathi Mlonyeni
Boys join gangs to survive in toxic environment
Article
/ 19 July 2019

Boys join gangs to survive in toxic environment

Now those working on the ground to help children say many girls are also being drawn into gangs

By Lester Kiewit
Drag queen’s push against gangs
Article
/ 21 June 2019

Drag queen’s push against gangs

In Lavender Hill, one of South Africa’s most violence-ridden areas, an unlikely activist is finding ways to keep children out of trouble

By Carl Collison
Politics mars anti-crime march
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Politics mars anti-crime march

Political spats threaten to derail Cape Flats residents’ protests against gangsterism

By Raeesa Pather
Shut down planned to protest gang violence in Cape Town
Article
/ 28 August 2018

Shut down planned to protest gang violence in Cape Town

In the early hours of Wednesday morning the community of Bonteheuwel will shut down

By Raeesa Pather
PODCAST: Bowie the poet
Article
/ 27 June 2018

PODCAST: Bowie the poet

I​n this episode we meet Anthero Bowie, a former gang member who is out of prison and trying to reinvent himself as a poet

By Rasmus Bitsch and Sound Africa
Calls for army patrols as gang violence spirals
Article
/ 11 December 2017

Calls for army patrols as gang violence spirals

Sporadic gun battles in gang hotspots around the Cape Flats area have increased and prompted authorities to call for an army intervention

By Sibongile Khumalo
[From our archives] Zuma’s ‘deal’ with Cape gang bosses
Article
/ 20 November 2015

[From our archives] Zuma’s ‘deal’ with Cape gang bosses

At a meeting at the president’s official Cape Town residence, crime leaders allegedly said they would "mobilise our members and work hard for you".

By Amabhungane
Zuma’s ‘deal’ with Cape gang bosses
Article
/ 19 November 2015

Zuma’s ‘deal’ with Cape gang bosses

At a meeting at the president’s official Cape Town residence, crime leaders allegedly said they would "mobilise our members and work hard for you".

By Amabhungane
City of Cape Town deploys task team to tackle drug problem
Article
/ 20 January 2015

City of Cape Town deploys task team to tackle drug problem

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille announces a task team to be trained to take on the drug and gangsterism problem in the city.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma orders report on Cape ganglands
Article
/ 18 July 2012

Zuma orders report on Cape ganglands

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says Jacob Zuma wants an assessment on the gang situation in Lavender Hill and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats.

By Sapa

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