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Organised Crime

The 21st Constitution Amendment Bill’s proposed anti-corruption commission needs a rethink
Opinion
/ 25 August 2024

The 21st Constitution Amendment Bill’s proposed anti-corruption commission needs a rethink

The Constitution Amendment Bill divests the National Prosecuting Authority of its power to institute criminal proceedings regarding corruption and organised crime and instead vests these powers in the proposed anti-corruption commission

By Lauren Kohn and Theunis Roux
The clash of the Numbers gangs
National
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

By Eunice Masson
Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin
National
/ 19 January 2024

Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin

There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
A new mob boss for the Mother City?
National
/ 19 January 2024

A new mob boss for the Mother City?

It is inevitable that alleged gang leader Ralph Stanfield will be replaced. The question is, by who?

By Eunice Masson
231 rhinos killed for their horns so far this year
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2023

231 rhinos killed for their horns so far this year

But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed

By Sheree Bega
South Africa a crime paradise, despite arrest of Israelis
National
/ 26 November 2022

South Africa a crime paradise, despite arrest of Israelis

Organised crime thrives in SA, experts say, after Israeli gangster with ties to mafia ‘godfather’ is held in Joburg police raid

By Greg Ardé
Rhino poaching must be tackled as crime crisis, not as a conservation crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 26 September 2022

Rhino poaching must be tackled as crime crisis, not as a conservation crisis

Wildlife Justice Commission says law enforcement agencies must address it as transnational organised crime

By Sheree Bega
A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars
Africa
/ 22 June 2022

A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars

Moazu Kromah, aka ‘Kampala Man’, ran a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Africa and law enforcement authorities knew it. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice and what about the rest of his network?

By The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching
The Green Guardian
/ 14 December 2021

South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching

Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December

By Sheree Bega
Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial
National
/ 14 October 2021

Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial

Bukelwa Kwinana, who was expected to plead guilty to ‘business email compromise’ cyber fraud, disappeared moments before pleading

By Khaya Koko
Human trafficking is the most pervasive criminal market — global report
National
/ 1 October 2021

Human trafficking is the most pervasive criminal market — global report

South Africa’s scores 4.5 out of 10 for human trafficking, the 2021 Global Organised Crime Index finds

By Eunice Masson
Modack murder charge withdrawn, other charges added
National
/ 3 May 2021

Modack murder charge withdrawn, other charges added

The Hawks backtrack after saying four suspects arrested last week would be charged with murder; one of their own also arrested on charges of corruption

By Eunice Masson
Trouble brewing for Kenya’s coffee growers
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

Trouble brewing for Kenya’s coffee growers

Kenyan farmers say theft of their crop is endemic – and they suspect collusion

By Ann Wangari
​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
Krejcir: Revenge of the Serbs?
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Krejcir: Revenge of the Serbs?

The motive for the bomb at Radovan Krejcir’s shop in Bedfordview is murky, but the attack has unleashed fear in Joburg’s underworld

By Sally Evans
Krejcir: A dangerous man to know?
Article
/ 17 October 2013

Krejcir: A dangerous man to know?

Fingers have been pointed at "corrupt" cops as the body count in gangland killings mount.

By Sally Evans and Siyabonga Mchunu
Organised crime ‘worth six times the global aid budget’
Article
/ 17 July 2012

Organised crime ‘worth six times the global aid budget’

The UN has launched a campaign against illegal trade, which it says is worth more than six times the global aid budget and has a high human cost.

By Guardian Reporter
Letters to the Editor: January 13
Article
/ 13 January 2012

Letters to the Editor: January 13

Readers weigh in on the ANC centenary celebrations and the state of South Africa’s education.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 January 2012

Japan gangs up against yakuza in shame campaign

Organised crime in Japan is under threat from new laws that will lead to the naming, shaming and fining of citizens who do business with the yakuza.

By Justin Mccurry
Krejcir, Gavric- how McMafia came to South Africa
Article
/ 6 January 2012

Krejcir, Gavric- how McMafia came to South Africa

The globalisation of organised crime has led to the detritus of Central Europe’s underworld — gangsters and hitmen — washing up on our own shores.

By Sam Sole Author
Underworld boss Beeka’s murder mystery deepens
Article
/ 23 December 2011

Underworld boss Beeka’s murder mystery deepens

The unofficial identification of the man present with Cyril Beeka when he was shot in a drive-by assassination has deepened the mystery of his murder.

By Sam Sole Author, Sally Evans and Craig Mckune
Extinction threat ups hunters’ game
Article
/ 1 April 2011

Extinction threat ups hunters’ game

Soaring demand means syndicates are stockpiling rhino horn against future scarcity, writes <b>Fiona Macleod</b>.

By Fiona Macleod
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Article
/ 9 June 2009

Dramat: We’ll crush organised crime

New head of the police unit replacing the Scorpions, Anwa Dramat, on Tuesday vowed to “crush the backbone of organised crime".

By Adriaan Basson
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Article
/ 22 January 2009

Holomisa reports ANC for rule-breaking

Bantu Holomisa has complained to the AU that actions of the ANC and the government are breaking the fundamental principles of the union.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 August 2008

ATM bombers: the pros move in

So futile and low-tech was the exercise back in 2004 that just five attacks using explosives took place countrywide in that year.

By Sello S Alcock
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Article
/ 14 June 2008

SA won’t extradite Mafioso

The Justice Department has rejected the Italian authorities’ request for the extradition of convicted Mafia boss Vito Palazzolo.

By Staff Reporter and Pearlie Joubert Author
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Article
/ 28 August 2007

Cape gangs: Targeting the untouchables

The NPA is appointing 18 dedicated advocates and prosecutors to focus exclusively on organised crime in the Western Cape.

By Staff Reporter and Pearlie Joubert Author

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