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The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era.

Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs[1] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000.[2]

  1. ^ Dziewanski, Dariusz. "It's hard to leave a Cape Town gang. But these men's stories show that it's possible". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. ^ "Rising Cape Town Gang Violence Is Yet Another Legacy of Apartheid". Bloomberg.com. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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