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

Africa Pierra Nyaruai - 31 Aug 2020

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

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

Article Eddie Koch - 19 Feb 2020

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.

Staggie legacy remains a threat

Article Lester Kiewit - 10 Jan 2020

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

Cape on tenterhooks after murder of gang boss Rashied Staggie

Article Lester Kiewit - 13 Dec 2019

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

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

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2019

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

Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes

Article Lester Kiewit - 2 Aug 2019

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

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

Article Anathi Mlonyeni - 2 Aug 2019

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

Boys join gangs to survive in toxic environment

Article Lester Kiewit - 19 Jul 2019

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

Read a human for a life change

Article Carl Collison - 17 May 2019

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

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2019

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

Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy

Article Sarah Smit - 4 Oct 2018

The Police Minister has called on Westbury to welcome and support the new police units, asking that residents not engage in clashes with authorities

Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters

Article Sarah Smit & Mashadi Kekana - 2 Oct 2018

The police minister has promised a patrolling unit would start their work on the streets of Westbury so the residents can 'sleep better at night'

“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents

Article Sarah Smit & Mashadi Kekana - 2 Oct 2018

The community began protesting on Friday after a woman was fatally shot in the crossfire between alleged gang members on Thursday

Ruby rush brings ‘hell’, not riches, to Mozambique village

Africa Staff Reporter - 17 Sep 2018

Traditional local ruler Cristina Joaquim says the discovery of rubies, which were first found in northern Mozambique, has brought nothing but violence

Shut down planned to protest gang violence in Cape Town

Article Raeesa Pather - 28 Aug 2018

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

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

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

Staggie legacy remains a threat

Cape on tenterhooks after murder of gang boss Rashied Staggie

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

Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes

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

Boys join gangs to survive in toxic environment

Read a human for a life change

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

Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy

Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters

“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents

Ruby rush brings ‘hell’, not riches, to Mozambique village

Shut down planned to protest gang violence in Cape Town

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