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Shutdown: Mass action on the Cape Flats on Tuesday invoked the spirit of resistance residents remember from the 1990s and the apartheid years, as did the police’s response, which included teargas and arrests. Photos: David Harrison
BHEKI CELE

Politics mars anti-crime march

Political spats threaten to derail Cape Flats residents’ protests against gangsterism

  • Raeesa Pather
8 min read
Pagad – which became notorious for violence in the 90s – says its attempts to help drug-affected communities in Jo’burg have been thwarted by police.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Does Jo’burg need Pagad?

Pagad – which became notorious for violence in the 90s – says its attempts to help drug-affected communities in Jo’burg have been thwarted by police.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
Resurrection of Pagad spreads unease
ALBERT FRITZ

Resurrection of Pagad spreads unease

Some desperate residents of Lavender Hill have welcomed the renewed presence of the controversial movement Pagad.

  • Glynnis Underhill
2 min read
ANTHONY STEVEN

Court finds Staggie not guilty

Reformed Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie was on Wednesday found not guilty of the revenge murder of taxi driver Mogamat Ryklief. Staggie appeared in the Cape High Court…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read