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Mamelodi’s “John Wick”: A Shadowy Avenger or a Ghost of Chaos?

By Mamelodi News, July 15, 2025 In the dusty streets of Mamelodi, Pretoria, 2021 was a year of blood and whispers. A phantom killer, dubbed “John Wick” after the relentless movie hitman, stalked the township’s shadows, striking fear into the heart of the notorious Boko Haram gang. Bullets flew, bodies fell, and a community gripped by extortion and violence dared to hope for a savior. But four years later, as the dust settles, the question lingers like smoke: Was “John Wick” James Madimetja Nkoana, the alleged robber gunned down by police? Was it Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala, a name tied to Boko Haram’s brutal resurgence? Or was it no one at all—a myth born from desperation and chaos? The story begins with Mamelodi’s Boko Haram, which rose around 2018 to choke the township with fear. Foreign shop owners paid R300 or more in “protection” money, while robberies and murders left residents cowering. The 2019 arrest of leader Vusi “Khekhe” Mathibela sparked a vicious turf war with a splinter group...

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