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In August 2017, Brian Wainstein, a globally connected steroid smuggler, was assassinated in Cape Town. Journalist Caryn Dolley’s book ‘Clash of the Cartels’ details suspected links between that case and local figures, among them recently arrested 28s gang boss-accused Ralph Stanfield.
A man was recently wounded in a shooting outside a Cape Town restaurant where a murder had previously occurred and, in another incident, shots were fired at a private security vehicle. The shootings are reminiscent of earlier times when bouncer battles surged in the city.
It has emerged that several major gang cases are draining resources at the Western Cape High Court, raising questions about when some trials will be heard.
This type of extortion is nothing new – and now more accusations in this realm have surfaced, pointing to dangers patrons may face.
Despite how politicians react alleged criminality linked to construction tenders and private security is nothing new and hints at how our safety can be sold.