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The Charl Kinnear murder trial is set to expose a bewildering battlefield of cop backstabbing and gang accusations – just like a similar case he previously investigated.

A Cape Town high court judge warned an alleged underworld boss on Thursday not to explain why he was pleading not guilty to the murder of a seasoned police detective.

Alleged Cape Town gang leader William "Red" Steven was killed in an apparent hit on Tuesday.

The Western Cape is South Africa’s gangsterism capital, where children are often caught in gun battles. And as criminals try to cash in on the holiday season, more violence could lie ahead.

Cape Town businessman Mark Lifman told the Western Cape High Court he would return to stand trial if allowed to travel to Turkey and Dubai for business.

Cape Town businessman Mark Lifman, who faces a slew of charges including murder, has failed in a renewed bid to change his bail conditions so he can travel to Turkey, Dubai, China and Hong Kong.

It is widely expected that violence will surge during the festive season, as recent arrests and assassinations have created an underworld void that rival gangsters will battle each other to fill.

The intense violence of the past few weeks is the product of major shifts that have been underway in the Western Cape underworld for years.

Zunaid Moti, aided by operator ‘Joe Dollars’, moved millions of rands through his South African group using what appear to be sham loans.

Ralph Stanfield's name crops up in a murky mix of everything from extortion to assault to robbery to murdered lawyers.