Several of her businesses have been blacklisted and, in certain instances, taken away. Now, in the latest in a series of setbacks, Nicole Johnson, who is facing criminal charges alongside her husband, alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield, has again failed in a bid for bail.
The Western Cape is South Africa’s gangsterism capital, where children are often caught in gun battles. And as criminals try to cash in on the holiday season, more violence could lie ahead.
Gang accused Ralph Stanfield, along with his wife Nicole Johnson, has been arrested in Cape Town. This comes after their names cropped up in an extortion and intimidation spat linked to a city venue that closed temporarily over the saga.
A man was recently wounded in a shooting outside a Cape Town restaurant where a murder had previously occurred and, in another incident, shots were fired at a private security vehicle. The shootings are reminiscent of earlier times when bouncer battles surged in the city.