Martin Afrika's crudely tattooed body traces his life as a 20-year member of Cape Town's notorious 28 prison gang. Dan McDougall spent four months delving into Cape Town's violent gang culture.

Cape Town - Alleged 28’s gang leader George “Geweld” Thomas was on Thursday found guilty of killing seven people by the Western Cape High Court. He had initially faced 19 murder charges. The verdict ...

Gangs in Cape Town: A daily dance with death. ... The headmaster, Thurston Brown, said he and the staff recently identified as many as 28 gang members who were pupils at the school.

Cape Town, South Africa – In recent months, ... Western Cape, the Ugly American gang. I grew up in prison until I was about 35 and was involved with all three prison gangs, number 26, 27 and 28.

Malusi Booi, the Cape Town mayoral committee member fired in 2023, has been arrested in what appears to be a major construction tender investigation linked to 28s gang suspicions. In that year ...

Cape Town has become one of the world’s ... Ronald Hermanus, 28, denied that his brother had ... Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: As Gang Murders Surge, Army Is Sent to Cape Town.

I picked up Marwan one cloudy morning in May 2019, from his house in the backstreets of Heideveld, the township Cape Town, South Africa, where I have been conducting fieldwork on gangs on and off ...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu announces extraordinary measures to combat gang violence in Cape Town, as statistics reveal alarming rates of gang-related murders and attempted murders. Sunday, June ...

CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town is urging the public to work with law enforcement to fight the scourge of gang violence on the Cape Flats. The metro is appealing to the public to report ...

00:03 GMT, Monday, 1 March 2010 Cape Town's gangs: Martin's story. Dan McDougall spent four months delving into Cape Town's violent gang culture.

Cape Town - Alleged 28’s gang leader George “Geweld” Thomas was on Thursday found guilty of killing seven people by the Western Cape High Court. He had initially faced 19 murder charges. The verdict ...