Crackdown on alleged internet scammer group Black Axe

An internationally organised police operation is under way to arrest members of a syndicate that has been preying on women in the US and SA

24 October 2021 - 00:05

Outside nightclubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg, brand new Ferraris, Bentleys and Mercedes-Benzes roar in defiance of a depressed economy. While Covid has caused many to suffer, the owners of these vehicles have been “popping bottles” of champagne until long after curfew...

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