Important Names
Groups of Interest
Causes/Effects
The Khumalo Gang
Locations
100

This group of violent youths started following immigration during the Second World War; the majority of youths in townships were members

What were the Tsotsis?

100

This group acted as neighborhood vigilantes; despite their being banned in the 1950s, they continued to act until the mid-1980s

What were the civic guards?

100

Fierce pride in one's national origin

What is nationalism

100

Khumalo filled this religious office when he started the gang

What is an archbishop?

100

These small urban areas were often hotspots for violence of many kinds

What are towships?

200

This man, dubbed the "Vaal Monster", led a group of carjackers on a rampage following their involvement with Inkatha; he would later go on the commit a massacre at the funeral of a man he killed

Who was Victor Kheswa?

200

A group led by the "Vaal Monster" perpetuated a great deal of this crime in their spree involving Inkatha

What is carjacking?

200

A fear of the unknown; a dislike of those not from one's home region

What is xenophobia?

200

This party were chief targets of "cleansings" by the Khumalo Gang

Who were the ANC?

200

This township would be the site of a 1970s uprising which would cause the temporary dissolution of violent youth groups

What is Soweto?

300

This group ran amok in 1980s Johannesburg

Who were the Ninevites?

300

The acronym "SDU" stands for this group of armed vigilantes who countered gangs with their own violence

What is a Self-Defense Unit?

300

This final action between political groups and organized crime caused a massive escalation in crime rates

What is cutting ties?

300

This man, a local leader and leading figure in the peace deals around Inkatha, is believed to have been assassinated by the Khumalo Gang

Who was Sam Ntuli?

300

Police prioritized these neighborhoods over others, regardless of the rampant crime rates

What are white neighborhoods?

400

This portmanteau was used for the "comrades" of Communist-aligned youths

What were com-tsotsis?

400

This Basotho group dedicated itself to protecting residents from criminals

Who were the Makgotla?

400
Local businesses would inadvertently benefit from this gang-related trade.

What is drug smuggling?

400

This family member's death would be Khumalo's main motivator for starting the gang

Who was his daughter?

400

This city was dubbed "a town without law"

What is Johannesburg?

500

This man had absolutely nothing to do with apartheid

Who was some guy who had nothing to do with apartheid?

500

This group filed a 1989 complaint against the SAP for their inaction against crime, while cracking down on anti-apartheid protestors

Who were the Diepkloof Parents' Association?

500

The Tsotsis would re-form under this title in the 1980s following their dissolution a decade earlier

What were the Jackrollers?

500

This tavern would be the site of a massacre committed by the Khumalo Gang following the death of their leader's wife

What is the Ngema Tavern?

500

This station, named for the famed document contesting apartheid, sat on the rail line from Midway to Orlando

What is Freedom Charter Square?

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