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Active gangs terrorising Elsies Rivier and surrounding areas include The G Units, The Terribles, The Rebels and The Horribles, which have made walking the streets a dangerous activity. (File photo Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images)

Allegations of ‘gang infiltration’ in Cape CPFs spark investigation

Opportunists and individuals with links to gangs are allegedly trying to influence some CPFs in the province

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
Bloody: Police officers respond to a shooting in Manenberg. Areas of the Cape Flats are controlled by gangs, who contest their turf with rival gangs. Photo: Pieter Bauermeister/AFP

Cape Town gangs step in where the state fails

Extortion gangs provide ‘services’ through violence and coercion in Western Cape townships

  • Eyaaz
7 min read