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ASHLEY TABISHER

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.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack has asserted that the investigating team handling the state’s case against him is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty. (David Harrison/M&G)
ASHLEY TABISHER

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

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
(Photo by David Harrison/M&G)
AMAAL JANTJIES

Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town

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

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
ARREST

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.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
ARREST

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.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
In two recent incidents, staff in Delft were threatened by extortionists, the Western Cape standing committee on social development heard on Friday. (Photo: Getty Images)
BHEKI CELE

Mixed emotions as soldiers return to the Cape Flats

Police Minister Bheki Cele made good on his week-old promise to send the SANDF to the Cape Flats to secure the area

  • Raeesa Pather
9 min read
In August last year, Bonteheuwel’s residents blocked a major road in protest over the high levels of crime in their neighbourhood. (David Harrison/M&G)
BHEKI CELE

‘Politicians woo us, but don’t stop Cape Flat gangs’

‘I’ve only got one message for politicians: don’t come and waste my time talking to me’

  • Lester Kiewit
4 min read
Protesters have dispersed but many are still demanding the release of those arrested earlier in the day be released. (David Harrison/M&G)
BISHOP LAVIS

Anti-gang protesters accuse police of targeting them instead of gangsters

Riot police fired stun grenades in Kensington and teargas in Bonteheuwel after residents blocked roads in protest against gang violence

  • Raeesa Pather
4 min read
In Hanover Park, more than a hundred residents blocked the diverted traffic from the main road with burning tyres and wood. (David Harrison/M&G)
BISHOP LAVIS

Arrests made in Cape Town shutdown protests

Protests are underway in Bishop Lavis, Manenberg, Hanover Park, Nyanga, Gugulethu and Mitchells Plain

  • Govan Whittles
2 min read
In Cape Town, there has been unprecedented mass action against gang violence over the past month, reminiscent of the anti-apartheid resistance movements. (David Harrison/M&G)
BISHOP LAVIS

Cosatu threatens W Cape shut down if province fails to deal with gangsterism

Communities across the Western Cape are prepared to shut down the provincial economy if their demands to fight gangsterism are not met

  • Raeesa Pather
5 min read
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ALBERT LUTHULI

​Unembargoed: March 29 to April 5

This year’s God Edition explores all the unlikely places people have sought, or lost, God – and where to find Her

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
Gangs are a daily reality in many Cape Town suburbs
ANC

It’s Blac to the future in Bishop Lavis

A new wave of activism has swept over the Cape suburb, as residents band together to target gangs

  • Govan Whittles
8 min read