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Active gangs terrorising Elsies Rivier and surrounding areas include The G Units, The Terribles, The Rebels and The Horribles, which have made walking the streets a dangerous activity. (File photo Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images)
CAPE FLATS GANG VIOLENCE

Allegations of ‘gang infiltration’ in Cape CPFs spark investigation

Opportunists and individuals with links to gangs are allegedly trying to influence some CPFs in the province

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
Bloody: Police officers respond to a shooting in Manenberg. Areas of the Cape Flats are controlled by gangs, who contest their turf with rival gangs. Photo: Pieter Bauermeister/AFP
CORRUPTION IN SAPS

Cape Town gangs step in where the state fails

Extortion gangs provide ‘services’ through violence and coercion in Western Cape townships

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read