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Lonte was known as the person who introduced crack cocaine into South Africa in the 1980s. During the mid 1990s whilst in prison, Lonte was the first person to raise the flag of a street gang in prison cells, an act forbidden by prison number gang rules.
South Africa has one of the world's largest HIV epidemics. [4] A study by the SA National Aids Council (Sanac) estimated that there was a 60% infection rate, [30] although this varies from area to area, for example, Johannesburg 72%, Durban 54% and Cape Town 40%. [31] The reluctance to use condoms has contributed significantly to the epidemic.
The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era. Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs [1] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000. [2]
Nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people, authorities and an aid organization said as the city ...
Nyanga was one of the poorest places in Cape Town and is still one of the most peaceful parts of Cape Town. In 2001 its unemployment rate was estimated at being approximately 56% [3] and HIV/AIDS is a huge community issue. Nyanga is situated 20 km (12 mi) from Cape Town along the N2 highway, close to the Cape Town International Airport and next ...
The Western Cape (Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni; Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. [8]
The Hard Livings is a Cape Town based street gang whilst the 28s are a South African prison gang. The Hard Livings gang is a large street gang and organized crime group based in Manenberg, Cape Town. [2] A number of other smaller gangs form part of the Hard Livings gang and owe allegiance to it. The Hard Livings used to be one of two 'super ...
When Cape Town finally started implementing the Group Areas Act, it did so more severely than any other major city; by the mid-1980s, it had become one of the most segregated cities in South Africa. [5] Plans to build Khayelitsha were first announced by Dr Piet Koornhof in 1983, then Minister of Co-operation and Development. By 1985, the suburb ...