Gary Kynoch: 2 books
We Are Fighting the World
A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947–1999
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Since the late 1940s, a violent African criminal society known as the Marashea has operated in and around South Africa’s gold mining areas. With thousands of members involved in drug smuggling, extortion, and kidnapping, the Marashea was more influential in the day-to-day lives of many black South...
Township Violence and the End of Apartheid
War on the Reef
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
In 1993 South Africa state president F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime". Yet, while both deserved the plaudits they received for entering the negotiations...