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Gang Violence

DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape
Politics
/ 30 May 2025

DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape

The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem

By Mandisa Nyathi
27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday
Crime
/ 30 October 2024

27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday

Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints

By MG Reporter
Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township
Crime
/ 7 August 2024

Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township

A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals

By Sandiso Phaliso
Hard Livings may have killed Rashied Staggie’s son
National
/ 20 September 2022

Hard Livings may have killed Rashied Staggie’s son

Three more alleged gang members from the Americans and Jesters were killed on Tuesday in a Manenberg killing spree

By Eunice Masson
Hard Livings: The life of a child gangster
National
/ 11 September 2022

Hard Livings: The life of a child gangster

Debate is heating up over the Child Justice Amendment Act increasing the criminal capacity age from 10 to 12 years

By Eunice Masson
Family member of alleged gang leader shot and killed in Cape Town
National
/ 29 December 2021

Family member of alleged gang leader shot and killed in Cape Town

Community members live in fear of possible retaliatory shooting as police suspect the motive was gang related.

By Eunice Masson
South Africans are trapped in a ‘Squid Game’
Opinion
/ 11 October 2021

South Africans are trapped in a ‘Squid Game’

‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.

By Andile Zulu
Father and son abandon gangs to start a project of hope
National
/ 24 July 2021

Father and son abandon gangs to start a project of hope

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

By Eunice Masson
Shootings on Cape Flats claim 14 lives in less than a week
National
/ 2 March 2021

Shootings on Cape Flats claim 14 lives in less than a week

At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence

By Eunice Masson
Battle of the bands proves a more soothing gang option
Article
/ 6 March 2020

Battle of the bands proves a more soothing gang option

Like many community-based projects, Join Bands, Not Gangs has had to rely on donations to teach young children to play instruments to escape crime, gangsterism and drug abuse

By Lester Kiewit
South Africa’s parole system has failed child victims
Article
/ 4 March 2020

South Africa’s parole system has failed child victims

Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees

By Lester Kiewit
Revolving door of crime and jail
Article
/ 17 January 2020

Revolving door of crime and jail

The prisons department says it has rehabilitation programmes. Others disagree, including an ex-inmate who says the only way to come right is to want to change

By Lester Kiewit
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
Faction fights in KZN turn school playgrounds into battlefields
Article
/ 1 August 2019

Faction fights in KZN turn school playgrounds into battlefields

Long-standing feuds between adults are playing out at schools, with the violence forcing them to be closed for long periods

By Bongekile Macupe
Rain, Ramadan elect peaceful vote
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Rain, Ramadan elect peaceful vote

Shootings and violence did not stop voters in the Cape ganglands from exercising their constitutional rights

By Lester Kiewit
Our children are killers and we need to change this
Article
/ 13 March 2019

Our children are killers and we need to change this

They learnt violence at home and in society which is marred by inequality and poverty

By Carol Bower
Underworld bosses and gang wars — The life of Pete Mihalik
Article
/ 30 October 2018

Underworld bosses and gang wars — The life of Pete Mihalik

Over the years Mihalik has been the go-to lawyer for underworld figures and individuals linked to a deadly turf war

By Kyle Cowan
Communities attempt to shut down Cape Flats to protest gang violence
Article
/ 25 September 2018

Communities attempt to shut down Cape Flats to protest gang violence

Tuesday’s shutdown is expected to see Cape Flats residents blockading major arterial roads during peak morning traffic

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
Life goes on in bloody gangland
Article
/ 20 July 2018

Life goes on in bloody gangland

The drugs, the bodies, the violence – it’s hard to comprehend how people live in Ocean View

By Govan Whittles
‘Nommer 37’ goes beyond its Hitchcock influence
Article
/ 8 June 2018

‘Nommer 37’ goes beyond its Hitchcock influence

Nommer 37 is a safe film, albeit one that executes well within its limits.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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
Prison gang war sparks lockdown
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Prison gang war sparks lockdown

Westville jail inmates say they are being unlawfully punished for gang violence

By Paddy Harper
Police guns have fueled gang wars, taxi and political killings
Article
/ 2 November 2017

Police guns have fueled gang wars, taxi and political killings

Stolen police firearms are being used in politically-motivated shootings, gang hits and taxi violence.

By Caryn Dolley
Letters to the editor: October 6 to 12 2017
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Letters to the editor: October 6 to 12 2017

Readers write in about the auditor witch-hunt, and drug policy

By Letters
Women and children continue to bear brunt of violence on Cape Flats
Article
/ 3 December 2015

Women and children continue to bear brunt of violence on Cape Flats

Women and children bear the brunt of drug and gang violence, but help is at hand in the form of the Saartjie Baartman and Women’s Legal centres.

By Raeesa Pather
Gang violence exposes children to mental instability
Article
/ 8 July 2015

Gang violence exposes children to mental instability

Children who are exposed to gangsterism are at greater risk of becoming perpetrators of violence themselves, according to a study in Mannenberg.

By Amy Green
Media must help and not exacerbate Westbury’s problems
Article
/ 13 November 2014

Media must help and not exacerbate Westbury’s problems

A Westbury activist and the Wits Justice Project debate a recent M&G article about Westbury and the discovery of human remains during a police raid.

By Staff Reporter
E Cape police on high alert amid gang violence
Article
/ 15 March 2014

E Cape police on high alert amid gang violence

Port Elizabeth police are on high alert in the Gelvendale area, after three shooting incidents were reported over two days.

By Sapa
Three killed in Cape gang shooting
Article
/ 9 March 2014

Three killed in Cape gang shooting

Two teenagers are among those killed in a shooting over the weekend during gang violence in Mitchells Plain.

By Sapa
Zille cancels Manenberg trip after gunshots
Article
/ 9 February 2014

Zille cancels Manenberg trip after gunshots

Reports say DA leader Helen Zille has cancelled her voter registration trip to Manenberg after gang violence resumed in the area at the weekend.

By Sapa
Grade one W Cape child shot on first day of school
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Grade one W Cape child shot on first day of school

A man has been arrested after an Elsies River boy was shot and wounded while on his way to his first day of grade one.

By Staff Reporter
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