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/ 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

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By Eunice Masson

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

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By Eunice Masson

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

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

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

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By Pete Barlow

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”

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By Eunice Masson

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

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By Eunice Masson

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

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

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By Eunice Masson

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

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

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

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

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By Eunice Masson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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