Since the formation of street gangs between the 1950s and 1970s, gangsterism has become a way of life for many in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth,  with gangsters often ruling the proverbial roost.

According to a recent report published by Swiss-based independent organisation the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC), street gangs from the mid-20th century were formed to provide a sense of camaraderie during forced removals of black and coloured communities in the apartheid era...