Crime in Africa - Crime in South Africa, Gangs in Africa, Organized Crime Groups in Africa, the Numbers Gang, South African Police Service (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Crime in South Africa, Gangs in Africa, Organized crime groups in Africa, The Numbers Gang, South African Police Service, Confraternities in Nigeria, Mungiki, Taxi wars in South Africa, South African farm attacks, Project Griffin, Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing, Private security industry in South Africa, Area boys, Crime Expo South Africa, Whoonga, Sabaot Land Defence Force, Municipal Police, West Africa Coast Initiative, Pebco Three, Bakassi Boys, Nigerian organized crime, Foster gang, Independent Complaints Directorate, Business Against Crime, Khumalo gang. Excerpt: The Numbers Gang are a well known prison gang with one of the most fearsome reputations in South Africa if not the world. They are known to operate primarily in the Western Cape prison of Pollsmoor, however it is thought that they control most of the South African prisons. Although the origins of the gang remain sketchy at best, there is one story that has been passed down from teacher to student over the years. It is the story of Nongoloza and Kilikijan. The entire story begins with a man named Po who was said to embody the interests of all black people. Po noticed that young men left their homelands and went to the mines never to return. He then wondered why this was the case and ventured off to the mines to find out why. When he saw how they lived and how they were treated Po became upset. He went off to his cave near Pietermaritzburg and pondered, finally coming to the decision that deliverance of these young men was necessary. One day Po spotted a young Zulu man who identified himself as Nongoloza who said he was on his way to the mines to look for work. Po then warns the young man of the conditions in the mines, telling him they will ultimately lead to his demise. Po then persuades Nongoloza to join him in his crusade against white...