Calvin has spent over half of his life in Cape Flats gangs. Today, he is 26 years old and a high-ranking member of both the Mongrels street gang and the 28s prison gang. I met Calvin about the time that he started recruiting 10-year-old Mikey.
Violence
Politics and Society South Africa’s ruling party calls for tougher gun laws
Following the murder of national football star, Senzo Meyiwa, the African National Congress (ANC) is calling for a review on current national laws that regulate the usage of firearms
Politics and Society White employers gang rape and sodomise maid while filming
The woman, who was raped and sodomised at the same time, was a maid working at Donny Gaderson’s home located on Ssese View Road in Entebbe
Politics and Society Tunisia shuts Libya border due to violence
Tunisia has sealed its main border with Libya after thousands of stranded Egyptian and foreign nationals tried to penetrate the passage, whilst fleeing continuous conflict in Libya
Politics and Society Consensual sex or rape?
Consent is not always clear-cut. It should be, but sometimes it’s not. In my friend’s view, no doesn’t always mean no. Sometimes it means persuade me. And that for me is where the challenge lies. When does coercion become rape?
Politics and Society Mali clashes leave 37 dead
Over 30 people have been killed in clashes in the desert of northern Mali, the army and Tuareg rebels said, only days before the commencement of internationally-brokered peace talks
Politics and Society Malawi army to grow presence as unhappy voters torch house
Aggrieved voters torched a building set to be used as a voting station outside the capital Blantyre on Tuesday, Nyasa Times reported
Politics and Society Mali militants “kill” French hostage
France has in a statement vowed to “do all to uncover the truth… and will not leave this unpunished” after Islamist group claimed to have killed captive French citizen, according to AFP
Politics and Society Media circus for white murder trials only
With so much media attention on the Oscar Pistorius case, you’d be forgiven for thinking the killing of women by their partners is a rare occurrence in South Africa. It’s not. Are murder victims only newsworthy if they’re white or famous?