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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
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
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
Defence lawyers killed as Cape Town gang wars spread
Several attorneys and advocates told the Mail & Guardian that their fraternity is now “under siege”.
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
Rain, Ramadan elect peaceful vote
Shootings and violence did not stop voters in the Cape ganglands from exercising their constitutional rights
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
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
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
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