Buy the June issue By Kotie Geldenhuys “When growing up in an environment where your father does not care about you and never gives you a pat on the back saying ‘well done’, it open doors for gangsterism. The gang leader will take on that role. He will tell you ‘well done’. That is how […]
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buy the june issue Compiled by Annalise Kempen Nobody volunteers to become a victim of human trafficking or modern slavery. And yet, it seems so easy for some individuals to be coerced or threatened into a position where they are being exploited. This is especially so when they are vulnerable or desperate to find employment
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buy the june issue By Kotie Geldenhuys Each year, a large number of incarcerated offenders are released from South African correctional centres and returned to their families and communities. While many of them will continue with a criminal career and end up being incarcerated once again, there are a small number of them who successfully
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buy the june issue By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos by Dariusz Dziewanski, Pharie Sefali/GroundUp It seems that some schools in the country have become a paradise for gangsters as children are recruited to join gangs and turf wars are fought on school grounds. In August 2022, a 14-year-old learner at iKaya Primary School in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, was
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