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Jarring Look At Cape Gangs’ School Recruitment Tactics
20 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Terrible Josters may have been dealt a blow recently, with six members sentenced to life in prison, but gangs are hard at work to ensure that new blood is recruited.
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Life Sentences For Cape Gang Leaders
13 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, the Terrible Josters gang was dealt a serious blow when one of the leaders, Horatio “Voudie” Solomon, was sentenced to life imprisonment, along with his so-called right-hand man.
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People Are Dying In India’s Monkey ‘Gang Wars’ [Videos]
12 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Troops of monkeys are fighting each other in Indian cities, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
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“Blood In, Blood Out” – It’s Not Easy Leaving A Cape Gang
17 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cape Town has as many as 130 different gangs, with a combined total of somewhere around 100 000 members, and leaving that life behind is not easy.
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Broad Daylight ‘Gang Hit’ In Cape Town, Toddler Flees [Video]
02 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gang warfare between the Flakka Boys and the Junky Funky Kids is believed to be behind the alleged hit on the Cape Flats.
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Even Japan’s Yakuza Gangs Are Struggling During Coronavirus
15 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The yakuza, a network of around 22 gangs with its origins in Japan, has fallen on really hard times during the current pandemic.
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Looks Like The Cape Flats Gang Truce Is Over
14 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For a while, it appeared that the coronavirus outbreak had led to a truce between rival gangs on the Cape Flats.
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BBC Reckons COVID-19 Has Paused Cape Gangland Rivalries
09 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It appears that the Cape’s gangs have a common enemy, and this time it’s COVID-19.
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Investigation Into Murder Of ‘Hard Livings’ Boss Rashied Staggie Reveals Three Theories
07 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On December 13 last year, Rashied Staggie, one of Cape Town and South Africa’s most infamous gang bosses, was gunned down outside his Salt River home.
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SAPS “Overwhelmed By Kidnappings For Ransom” In SA
10 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Sophisticated crime syndicates are making millions off high-profile kidnappings for ransom in South Africa.
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Producers Of ‘Love Island’ Reportedly In A Panic After Cape Security Boss Shot Dead
08 Jan 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
UK trash TV ‘Love Island’ is using an Upper Constantia property as the base for the latest season, and producers are clearly worried about security.
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Cape Advocate Who Received “Offer He Could Not Refuse” Killed For Failing To Deliver
09 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Sources claim that they know why Vernon Jantjies, who was representing alleged gang members, was killed in Mitchells Plain two weeks ago.
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Cape Lawyers “Under Siege” In Deadly Crossfire Of Gang Wars
06 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
City advocate Vernon Jantjies was killed in Mitchells Plain last week, in the latest hit on legal professionals representing gang members.
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Cape Town’s Gang Wars, Through The Eyes Of A Mother
20 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Residents of the Cape’s gang-plagued areas hoped that the presence of army forces would deter gangsters, but it soon became apparent that wouldn’t be the case.
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Cape Flats Residents Don’t Think The Army Is Working [Video]
17 Sep 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, President Ramaphosa announced that SANDF forces will spend another six months in gang-plagued areas. Are they actually helping?
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‘Terrible Josters’ Gang Member Outlines 10 000-Strong Operation Spread Around Western Cape
15 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The gang member is testifying as a State witness in the trial of alleged Terrible Josters gang leader Horatio Solomons, and 11 other members.
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You Can Get Out A Cape Town Gang If You Pledge Your Son’s Allegiance [Interactive Map]
29 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A former high-ranking gang member has opened up about how the city’s top gangs operate, including what is called a “write-off”.
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Jozi Courthouse Drama As Gangsters Clash And Guns Comes Out [Video]
05 Jun 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When members from rival gangs happen to be in the same courthouse at the same time, things can kick off in an instant.
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A Jarring Look At Polokwane’s Teenage Murder Gangs [Video]
04 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following the murder of musician and student Thoriso Themani, six members of the “maDhura squad” have been taken into police custody.
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Shocking Cape Town Petrol Station Shooting From Friday Evening [Video]
28 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
In what looks like a gang-related hit, two gunmen brazenly shot a woman in her car while she was filling up at a petrol station in Cape Town.
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Broad Daylight Hit In Bellville Leaves Two Dead [Video]
25 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This daytime hit in Bellville is a clear illustration that some criminals have no fear of being brought to justice. Pretty chilling stuff.
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Bodybuilder Murdered In Blouberg Was Underworld “Professional Hit”
25 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Tyrel Ekermans was in Cape Town to make amends after “causing kak” in Johannesburg. Unfortunately for him, it appears he caused some kak here, too.
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This Guy Went From A 28 Gang General To Starring Alongside Hollywood Royalty [Video]
14 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Welcome Witbooi has quite a story to tell, having risen through the ranks to lead the 28 gang. Turns out, with a bit of luck, you can escape that life and succeed.
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Members Of Jozi’s Rolex Gang Arrested After High-Speed Chase [Video]
08 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Traffic came to a standstill yesterday, with the Johannesburg Flying Squad involved in a high-speed car chase with members of the Rolex Gang.
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Here’s The Chilling Phone Call Made One Day Before The “Steroid King” Murder [Audio]
13 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Brian Wainstein, infamously known as the “Steroid King”, was murdered last year at his home in Constantia. This chilling phone call might have something to do with it.
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The Viral Photo That Led To The Arrest a 72-Year-Old Yakuza Member In Thailand
12 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After spotting an older man covered in tattoos, a Thai posted a photograph of him to social media. Little did he know, the man was a member of Japan’s Yakuza.
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Want To Join The Crips? Here’s The Initiation You’ll Have To Go Through [Video]
05 Dec 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Crips are one of America’s most notorious gangs, although their exact initiation process remains somewhat secretive. Turns out it isn’t pretty.
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Cape Gangland School’s Drum Majorettes Are Making International Headlines
13 Nov 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When you grow up in one of Cape Town’s poorest areas, rife with gang violence, it’s tough to escape the cycle. This coach is offering local kids something different.
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Gang Leader “Donkie” Targeted Last Night By Man Dressed As Woman
20 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Cape’s gang war is quickly spiralling out of control, with reports suggesting Sexy Boys leader Jerome “Donkie’ Booysen was targeted in hospital.
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Drama At Cape Town International Airport ‘Drop And Go’ As Gang Leader Allegedly Shot
18 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
At around 5AM this morning, the suspected leader of a notorious Cape Town gang was shot at as he arrived at the drop and go facility of Cape Town International Airport.
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