1920s slang was prevalent all through the decade: from gangsters to the everyday civilian, learn what was popular to say amongst each other with our list. Amongst gang members, the likely apocryphal story of Nongoloza and Ngeleketshane is claimed as the gang's origin.. One of Cape Town’s most notorious ‘alleged gang bosses’ shot dead William Stevens, believed to be the leader of the infamous 27s gang in Cape Town, was murdered on his own doorstep last night. The Numbers Gang was started in the late 1800s, supposedly to protect mineworkers. Jason is a 50-year-old former member of The Americans, the largest street gang operating in Cape Town. In a statement, SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the attack and said an investigation is underway, but would not name the victim. 19 May 2017, Cape Town: John Mongrel is the brutal general and leader of the 28's in Pollsmoor prison. Street gangs have a long history in Cape Town, dating back to the aftermath of the Second World War, when they grew rapidly due to returning servicemen. We can, however, begin our search in the birthplace of many of South Africa: Gangs of Cape Flats. Cape Town - A former gangster has turned his life around and made it his mission to change the lives of other youth. For more than 50 years, street gangs have been a defining part of life in the so-called “coloured” communities of the Cape Flats area of Cape Town… Jermaine Theys, 25, is from Saxonsea in Atlantis, a town … CAPE Town is currently gripped by a blood-soaked battle being waged between terrifying gangs who make recruits kill children to show loyalty and have even used gang rape as a … Alleged Cape Town gang leader William Steven (56) was reportedly shot dead by three unknown suspects at his Kraaifontein home at about 6.35pm on Tuesday, February 2. Mongrel entered Pollsmoor at the age of 14 and immediately took a liking for gang life. The Numbers Gang story holds that a man named Po became alarmed by the exploitation of miners in late 1800s South Africa. The origins of the gang remain uncertain at best. He wanted to become a 28 and therefore killed one of his cell mates by stabbing him through the heart. These are the circumstances that have driven around 100,000 people into the estimated 130 gangs fighting each other on the windswept sandy outskirts of Cape Town’s urban periphery.