Crime and violence are two terrifying words that law-abiding citizens hardly want to hear within their environment.
On the contrary, gang groups often escalate with violence having lesser consideration on legal jurisdictions.
What are the most brutal gangs in South Africa?
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South African gangsters have a long history stretching to a time when there were no sufficient legal redresses.
Cases in point are severe disagreements between smugglers, pimps, drug traffickers, and thieves.
However, underworld associated disputes rise with rage ending in brutal violence that directly affect law-abiding citizens.
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Even so, some gang groups sprang up over a century ago for reasons that supersede apartheid.
Like any other, the group is founded on a dispute that arose among mine workers.
Two men allegedly confronted each other fiercely citing inhumane labour conditions.
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The Sexy Boys are better known for their drug dealings and racketeering taxi drivers operating within the neighborhood.
The group is brutal and murderous despite its lighthearted name.
Its later come back as an active criminal enterprise makes it one of the most dangerous Cape Town gangs.
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Cape Flats gangsters
The group is notorious for its intensity of organized crimes in most street corners.
Cape Flats Gangs comprises of undereducated young men as a representation of an independent subculture reading from unconventional rules.
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Recent confrontations with the countrys legal forces indicate their deep roots in crime and violence.
The Hard Livings Gang
The insurgence of the group continues to leave SAPS Cape Town restless.
Notably, the group now runs in collaboration with The Chinese Triad and Sicilian Mafia.
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The Americans
The incorporation ofThe Americans Gangsparked with Apartheid which promoted forced segregation.
Alternatively, members possess sizable imagery of Uncle Sam.
The Firm
The group started in the 1990’s through consolidation of power to gain dominance in Cape Town.
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The Firm dominates primary underworld operations such as Mandrax drug dealings and license-free bar operations.
The Firm also concentrates its transactions in white-collar crimes among them tax fraud.
Did you know that it is through tax fraud, the founder at The Firm faced imprisonment and convictions?
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For this reason, the group is a significant cause of homicides in the city.
The gang recruits and trains their members at an early age of about 12 years.
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There are several ruthless gangs in South Africa under the vigilance of the countrys anti-gang unit.
Most of these criminal groups now have ally links with international crime bodies, therefore, gaining international recognition.
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