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Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy
Article
/ 4 October 2018

Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy

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

By Sarah Smit
Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters
Article
/ 2 October 2018

Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters

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’

By Sarah Smit and Mashadi Kekana
“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents
Article
/ 2 October 2018

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

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

By Sarah Smit and Mashadi Kekana
Ruby rush brings ‘hell’, not riches, to Mozambique village
Africa
/ 17 September 2018

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

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

By Staff Reporter
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
Cape Flats communities stand behind police while DA rallies for the army
Article
/ 20 August 2018

Cape Flats communities stand behind police while DA rallies for the army

Around the Cape Flats, communities have been agitating for the Western Cape and national governments to help them clamp down on gang violence

By Raeesa Pather
PODCAST: Bowie the poet
Article
/ 27 June 2018

PODCAST: Bowie the poet

I​n this episode we meet Anthero Bowie, a former gang member who is out of prison and trying to reinvent himself as a poet

By Rasmus Bitsch and Sound Africa
PODCAST: Brother, this is Cape Town
Article
/ 14 June 2018

PODCAST: Brother, this is Cape Town

Bongani Dyalivana’s is a story of loss, of growing up in a gang and then in jail. Of finding oneself and trying to break a new path.

By Rasmus Bitsch and Sound Africa
As mob justice scars linger, Etwatwa rallies to blow the whistle on crime
Article
/ 6 October 2017

As mob justice scars linger, Etwatwa rallies to blow the whistle on crime

A community in Etwatwa, where people have turned to vigilante justice, has reached a tenuous agreement with police but anguished hearts remain

By Raeesa Pather
​Gang war drives prison bloodbaths in Brazil
Article
/ 13 January 2017

​Gang war drives prison bloodbaths in Brazil

Control over cocaine trafficking routes and markets in Brazil and to the world lies behind the mass killings.

By Rosa Sulleiro
Kenyans fear re-emergence of the banned Mungiki sect and its deadly reign of terror
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Kenyans fear re-emergence of the banned Mungiki sect and its deadly reign of terror

A quasi-religious cult that is prepared to spill blood is said to be on the rise once again, with links to senior politicians and extortion rackets.

By Staff Reporter
There are solutions to the Cape gang problem
Analysis
/ 7 April 2016

There are solutions to the Cape gang problem

But it would take a government with insight and compassion to implement the necessary remedies.

By Don Pinnock
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