ORGANISED CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA

An Assessment of its Nature and Origins


Monograph No 28
August 1998

Introduction

The Problem of Definitions

Earlier Manifestations of Organised Criminal Groups

The 1980s: Organised Crime Comes of Age

1991: Organised Crime under the Spotlight

The Nature of Criminal Organisations in South Africa:

Six Case Studies

Case Study 1: A Network of Syndicates

Case Study 2: A Single, Closed Syndicate

Case Study 3: The Firm - Increased Sophistication

Case Study 4: A Chinese Syndicate - Transnational Organised Crime

Case Study 5: An Alliance of Syndicates

Case Study 6: A Network of Nigerian Syndicates

The Case Studies: Observations

Concluding Comments

Endnotes