2023
SAPS boss Masemola tightens the purse strings on food, travel and new appointments costs Daily Maverick recently reported on how National Treasury was trying to prevent the country’s finances from collapsing. Now, even the police are having to tighten their belts, with new limitations being imposed on everything from travel to catering.
Net seems to be closing in on alleged 28s gang ‘boss’ Ralph Stanfield after his arrest in Constantia His name crops up in a murky mix of everything from extortion to assault to robbery to murdered lawyers.
Alleged 28s boss Ralph Stanfield and his wife arrested in Cape Town crackdown following Ayepyep extortion spat Gang accused Ralph Stanfield, along with his wife Nicole Johnson, has been arrested in Cape Town. This comes after their names cropped up in an extortion and intimidation spat linked to a city venue that closed temporarily over the saga.
Fear, violence and extortion in Cape Town — luxury venue Ayepyep closes amid claims of gangsterism and threats The Ayepyep Lifestyle Lounge in Cape Town, marketed as a luxury venue, recently closed its doors following claims and counterclaims about gangsterism, business shares and life insurance. This fits into a matrix of extortion that endangers visitors at some city venues.
SAPS investigating allegations Cape Town mayco member Malusi Booi ‘took cash from gangsters’ A police investigation shows that allegations against fired Cape Town mayco member Malusi Booi include that he accepted cash gratifications from underworld figures. This has emerged after a judge, in a separate case, warned that 28s gangsters infiltrated the Western Cape’s cop service.
Company previously flagged over ‘28s gang’ suspicions still building houses for Western Cape government Four years ago, news emerged that a Cape Town company with suspected links to the 28s gang was awarded a housing tender in an area where thugs were threatening contractors. Daily Maverick has established that the provincial Department of Human Settlements is still doing business with the company.
Spate of shootings in Cape Town linked to political, gang and construction mafia elements At least three murders and two attempted murders were carried out in Cape Town last month in a wave of violence that is believed to be linked to gangsterism and lucrative construction tenders, which are in turn connected to politics.
2022
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Photo of ‘suspected gangster’ posing in Anti-Gang Unit vehicle sparks new probe into cop-criminal collusion A judge warned in October that gangsters had infiltrated Western Cape police structures, sparking two investigations into the claims. Now a photograph of a possible gang suspect posing in an Anti-Gang Unit vehicle has surfaced — and is also being investigated.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Untangling the Judge Thulare judgment warning of cop collusion with gangsters A recent court judgment warns of alleged cop corruption linked to hitmen, the taxi industry and drug dealing, issues that police investigators had already flagged years ago. It outlines some of the rattling accusations and suggests police bosses have known about the problem for years.
28s gang ‘capture’ top Western Cape cops, prosecutors’ lives at risk – judge sounds corruption alarm A rattling high court judgment says evidence points to 28s gangsters having wormed their way into the Western Cape’s cop management, accessing Crime Intelligence reports and meetings during which policing strategies are discussed.
‘We were lied to’ – The fiasco of ‘Top Secret’ Ipid report into the assassination of senior cop Charl Kinnear Parliament was told a police watchdog report into detective Charl Kinnear’s assassination was restricted as senior officers were implicated. Earlier this month, Parliament heard proper processes were not followed when the report was classified, bringing into question whether it was indeed restricted.
How Jacob Zuma’s spies trampled on national security and citizens’ rights to change SA’s trajectory Missing ‘weapons of war’, fake intelligence reports and copious cover-ups – the tools to try to dismantle democracy are revealed in Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s final report into State Capture.
Inside a police smuggling scandal – 175 missing firearms, increased inspections and a suicide
2021
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As Covid-19 surged in South Africa, so too did the black market linked to it. March 2021 Illicit Ivermectin busts: Crooks cash in on the Covid-19 pandemic
Arms caches could be buried all over South Africa by freedom fighters and right-wingers
2020
Read on Daily Maverick: Age of the Assassin: The ghosts of Cape Town past still haunting cops History seems to be repeating itself, with the events leading up to the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear earlier this year eerily similar to the murder of police Captain Bennie Lategan in January 1999.
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She explains how Cape Town, South Africa, is a major cog in global criminal networks: ‘What we’re seeing in Cape Town is just a fragment of transnational organised crime’
Here she discusses whether a commission of inquiry, into police firearms that ended up in the hands of gangsters, is necessary in South Africa: Book Review: The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s deadly nightclub battles
2019
These articles appeared on amaBhungane
- ‘Global terrorist’ Dawood Ibrahim’s lasting grip on SA
- Goswami’s SA mandrax secrets
- News analysis: Battle for Cape’s police chief post intensifies in midst of turmoil
- SAPS wars update: KZN top cop post suddenly ‘vacant’, Cape general ‘earmarked’ for it
- Palazzolo: Italian authorities target ‘mafia banker’s’ wealth
- SAPS Wars Part 2: It ain’t over till the fat Czech sings
- SAPS Wars Part 1: The blurry line between the cops and the Cape underworld
- Analysis: Spy watchdog pushes on with probes, despite ‘threats and intimidation’
2018
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- EXCLUSIVE: More apparent attempts to target Crime Intelligence head and top detective revealed
- EXCLUSIVE: Duduzane Zuma’s mystery meeting with underworld figure Nafiz Modack
- Fake clients, suitcase of cash and a chopper – how VBS allegedly dealt with ‘R1.5bn fraud’
- EXCLUSIVE: Death threats and dismissals – inside SITA’s ‘clean-up’ investigations
- Genius, conman and double agent – the many faces of the SA spook murdered in Serbia
- REVEALED: Court hears identities of ‘high-ranking’ cops allegedly working with underworld figure Modack
2017
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- ‘Amateur’ Crime Intelligence officers intentionally derailing high-level probes, claims top Cape cop
- EXCLUSIVE: People want me dead because of my security industry connections – underworld figure Modack
- ‘Those guns are going to be used on your head’ – News24 journalist threatened for national firearms probe stories
- State Security Agency boss’ ‘interference’ in ex-Mandela cop’s case – more details emerge
- Mandela murder plot was ‘covered up’ – top cop
- Divide between ‘old guard’ and ‘new guard’ cops detailed in court
2016
These articles appeared in the Weekend Argus
- Top cop ‘on mec, gangs’ hitlist’
- ‘Gang boss’ won’t be a pawn
- Thuli’s snitch threatened her predecessor
- Hawks probe MMM ‘pyramid’ scheme
- Shocking reality of conditions at Pollsmoor Prison
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Earlier
These articles appeared in the Sunday Times