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South Africa: Gang Bosses Face 145 Charges for Decade of Terror in Western Cape
Daily Maverick, 21 October 2020
The case against 20 members of the Delft South-based Terrible Josters highlights how communities across Cape Town are terrorised despite crackdowns of this nature. Read more »
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South Africa: Interlocking Cape Crime Family Networks May Be Fuelling Audacious Underworld Power Struggles
Daily Maverick, 8 June 2020
A failed hit on Ernie 'Lastig' Solomon, an alleged gang boss in the criminal underworld in South Africa, appears to have been triggered by an internal split in the criminal gang… Read more »
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South Africa: Alleged Western Cape Gang Leader, Son Wounded in Apparent Hit - Report
News24Wire, 12 May 2020
Ernie "Lastag" Solomon, the alleged leader of the Terrible Josters gang, as well as his son, Carlo Solomon, were wounded in an alleged assassination attempt at Club Octopus in… Read more »
Gang Bosses Face South African High Court After Decade of Terror
The trial of the 20 members of the Terrible Josters has started in the Western Cape High Court before Acting Judge James Lekhuleni. The gang members pleaded not guilty to all charges that include multiple murders. The case highlights how communities across Cape Town are terrorised despite crackdowns of this nature, writes Vincent Cruywagen for Daily Maverick. Chilling descriptions in the summary of "substantial facts" outlines a decade-long reign of terror during which the gang perpetrated what can only be described as the most unspeakable crimes.
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According to the South African Police Service, more than 50 suspects have already been arrested since the anti-gang unit's deployment on 8 October. President Cyril Ramaphosa, ... Read more »
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Prominent defence advocate Pete Mihalik has been shot and killed outside Reddam House School in Cape Town where he was dropping off his eight-year-old son. According to News24's ... Read more »
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Suspected underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack and some co-accused in his extortion case have had difficulty reporting to police stations. Despite it being stipulated in their bail ... Read more »
