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Slipping grip: Control over the empire of Ralph Stanfield, who is in jail on charges of theft, robbery and fraud.
NICOLE JOHNSON

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?

  • Eunice Masson
9 min read
Police officers on guard at the magistrate’s court in Durban. File photo
CRIME STATS SA

KZN cop killings: Organised crime is the enemy

According to an expert on violence prevention, SAPS must move resources from the VIP protection unit to organised crime prevention

  • Clive Ndou
  • MG Reporter
3 min read
Graphic: John McCann
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

SA ranked seventh in Global Organised Crime Index

The report found that South Africa’s overall trend over recent years was one of ‘worsening instability’ and economic crisis

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues in its second year, the global organised crime network remains rife. (Fadel Senna/ AFP)
COVID 19

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

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read