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Trigger fingers: The rise of digital gangsterism
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

Trigger fingers: The rise of digital gangsterism

Technology is not neutral — it reflects societal values and addressing inequality is crucial to prevent technology from becoming another tool for control and violence

By Nasreen Watson
Woman dies while waiting 24 hours for ambulance
National
/ 14 May 2023

Woman dies while waiting 24 hours for ambulance

Department is probing the incident when an ambulance took 24 hours to arrive in Cape Flats gang red zone

By Eunice Masson
Cape Flats: Gang leadership crumbles as members fight their own
National
/ 20 February 2023

Cape Flats: Gang leadership crumbles as members fight their own

It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules

By Eunice Masson
ShotSpotter redeployed on Cape Flats, detects 224 shots in first two weeks
National
/ 14 December 2022

ShotSpotter redeployed on Cape Flats, detects 224 shots in first two weeks

The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park

By Eunice Masson
Khayelitsha mass killings: Retaliation attacks ended in multiple murders
National
/ 30 November 2022

Khayelitsha mass killings: Retaliation attacks ended in multiple murders

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

By Eunice Masson
‘This is why a forever war kid like me is friends with gangsters’
National
/ 6 November 2022

‘This is why a forever war kid like me is friends with gangsters’

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

By Pete Barlow
Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists
National
/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

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
It’s a goal: How a former gangster is changing the lives of children through football
Sport
/ 21 November 2021

It’s a goal: How a former gangster is changing the lives of children through football

Wynne Dryden is dedicating his life to children in Epping Forest’s gang-riddled streets with the help of his love for soccer

By Eunice Masson
Police pursuing ‘specific lead’ in Khayelitsha triple murder
National
/ 1 October 2021

Police pursuing ‘specific lead’ in Khayelitsha triple murder

Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21

By Eunice Masson
Triple murder in Khayelitsha investigated by police
National
/ 28 September 2021

Triple murder in Khayelitsha investigated by police

Three young women have been shot dead execution-style in one of Cape Town’s gang-riddled communities

By Eunice Masson
Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case
National
/ 3 September 2021

Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case

About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear

By Eunice Masson
Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf
National
/ 24 July 2021

Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf

Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates

By Eunice Masson
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
Modack’s defence to ask for indulgence as bail application continues
National
/ 13 July 2021

Modack’s defence to ask for indulgence as bail application continues

Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application

By Eunice Masson
Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped
National
/ 29 June 2021

Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped

As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.

By Eunice Masson
Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state
National
/ 25 June 2021

Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state

The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him

By Eunice Masson
Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town
National
/ 24 June 2021

Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town

The state alleges Modack ‘managed’ illegal operations between October 2019 and September 2020

By Eunice Masson
Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town
National
/ 16 May 2021

Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town

Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.

By Eunice Masson
Modack charged with Kinnear murder
National
/ 14 May 2021

Modack charged with Kinnear murder

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

By Eunice Masson
Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town
National
/ 29 April 2021

Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town

Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.

By Eunice Masson
With school suspended, Kenya’s children become students of gang culture
Africa
/ 31 August 2020

With school suspended, Kenya’s children become students of gang culture

Schools in Kenya will reopen only in 2021. Meanwhile, children are getting their education on the streets, through becoming involved in petty crime

By Pierra Nyaruai
From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force
Article
/ 19 February 2020

From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.

By Eddie Koch
Staggie legacy remains a threat
Article
/ 10 January 2020

Staggie legacy remains a threat

The Cape’s notorious hoodlum was buried in reverence while an innocent child was shot during a gang chase

By Lester Kiewit
​Cape on tenterhooks after murder of gang boss Rashied Staggie
Article
/ 13 December 2019

​Cape on tenterhooks after murder of gang boss Rashied Staggie

The Hard Livings leader was fatally shot in apparent ambush outside his family home

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
Read a human for a life change
Article
/ 17 May 2019

Read a human for a life change

The Human Library lends people with titles like ‘Ex-Drug Addict’ and ‘Gay Christian’ to deal with your problems or challenge your prejudices

By Carl Collison
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted by New York jury
Article
/ 13 February 2019

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted by New York jury

The 61-year-old former boss of the notorious Sinaloa cartel faces life in prison for smuggling tons of drugs into the United States

By Staff Reporter
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