One has to be ruthless to ascend to the rank of leader in a Cape Town gang, and Denzil Moses certainly earned his title.
When you’ve acquired a taste for the finer things in life it can be tough giving that all up. Not a great look when you’re out on parole though.
Melbourne is on high alert ahead of what many fear could be an upsurge in gang-related violence. You may recognise these names.
There’s some gang violence going down in Dublin and it’s setting off some reactionary killings that don’t look too good.
Attracting the world’s most organised criminals, South Africa’s slight instabilities make it the ideal location for everything illegal.
A man who reigned the South American underworld in the 80s has left his mark of violence on the South American youth – a mark that no one could ever have predicted.
It looks like New Zealand’s Mongrel Mob could give some of our local gangs a run for their money. These lads are not afraid of a tattoo either.
The gangs of Cape Town are apparently rather enjoying the Eskom outages as no one can see them coming. So what is The City doing about it?
It would be wise not to mess with biker gangs in general but the Bandidos, one of the three gangs from Sunday’s shootout, are amongst the most feared in the world.
Claudia Ochoa Felix of Sinaloa bears a striking resemblance to that of Kim Kardashian, but spends her time off of social media as the boss of the Sinaloa cartel murder gang.
Is there an end to the gang violence in Cape Town?
So even though the Tupac Shakur murder case is still technically open, it is widely accepted that the identity of Tupac’s killers will remain anonymous forever. The same is not true for the final words he spoke, which have just been revealed.
Gangland thrillers, with their true-to-life characters and gripping storylines, are taking South African cinema by storm. Best-selling crime fiction writer Mike Nicol finds out why.
A brave resident popped their head about their wall to film this street shootout between gangs in Manenberg, earlier this week. Manenberg has fallen under the political and media spotlight recently, with drug-related gang violence spiralling out of control in the Cape Town township. [Source : YouTube]
Teenage gangsters in Nyanga are turning the township into a war zone. Gang members between the ages of 14 and 25 are committing murder, doing drugs and stealing from people to support their drug habits. Journalist for the Daily Maverick Pharie Sephali interviewed some of these gang members.
Most of the time when people think of Cape Town they envision one the world’s top tourist destinations – sunny shores, a breathtaking mountain and bustling nightlife to name but a few of the draws. What is often omitted however, is the darker side of the city – murderous, drug-fuelled gangs which run rampant in the city’s shadowy corners.
This morning a man was shot in the neck outside the Cape High Court, and is currently fighting for his life. His attackers are unknown and immediately fled the scene. According to people who know the victim, he was attending a murder trial involving five members of the Junky Funkie Gang.
You thought living in Johannesburg or Cape Town was dangerous business? Apparently not. The people of El Salvador, in Central America, have it much, much worse. With an average of 12 murders a day, peaking at 18 a day early this year, this is a much dodgier place to be texting in an alley.