South Africa is now one of the biggest markets for meth in the world, and the Mexican cartel is “franchising” in South Africa ...

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

Territorial battles over lucrative drug routes and extortion rackets are driving a deadly surge in gang violence across ...

Spinners,” the South African extreme sports action drama, is returning for a second season that brings back the creators, ...

How socio-economic challenges, absent fathers, and community dynamics contribute to the rise of gangsterism among South African youth, and what can be done to address this pressing issue.

Gang leader’ Jerome Booysen and co-accused face close to 40 counts ranging from conspiracy to commit to money laundering, ...

In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners—locally called zama zamas (which can be translated as ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gangs of South African men are raping lesbians in the belief it will "cure" the women's sexual orientation, an aid agency said on Friday. NGO ActionAid said in a report titled ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Women’s rights groups in South Africa expressed outrage Thursday and criticized police for perceived failures after charges were dropped against 14 men accused of gang raping and ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners died, ...

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the ...