Gangs

Security forces say the integrated deployment aims to dismantle illegal mining syndicates, curb gang violence and restore order in affected communities

Technology is not neutral — it reflects societal values and addressing inequality is crucial to prevent technology from becoming another tool for control and violence

Department is probing the incident when an ambulance took 24 hours to arrive in Cape Flats gang red zone

It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules

The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park

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

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

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

Debate is heating up over the Child Justice Amendment Act increasing the criminal capacity age from 10 to 12 years

Community members live in fear of possible retaliatory shooting as police suspect the motive was gang related.

Wynne Dryden is dedicating his life to children in Epping Forest’s gang-riddled streets with the help of his love for soccer

Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21

Three young women have been shot dead execution-style in one of Cape Town’s gang-riddled communities

About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear

Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates