The purpose of this paper is to contextualise the emerging of a violent gang culture (jackroll) in the period following the township unrest of the mid-80s. The paper argues that the rise of youth gangs and wanton youth violence is equally intricately connected to the crisis of capitalism.
The Era of the Jackrollers
Steve Mokwena
Steve Mokwena is a former Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
