The Post [South Africa]
29 August 2013
By BRENDAN ROANE
Johannesburg - Eight murders in three months in
Alexandra allegedly have one thing in common: a plasma TV.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a group of men,
known as the Plasma Gang, are stealing the televisions to retrieve a powder
which is being used in a dangerous drug cocktail. […]
Sowetan Live [South Africa]
30 August 2013
iafrica.com
30 August 2013
Article By: Gia Nicolaides, EWN
Police were adamant on Friday that a spate of plasma
television thefts in Alexandra was not linked to the manufacturing of drugs. […]
The Independent
[South Africa]
31 August 2013
By Noni Mokati
Eyewitness News
[South Africa]
24 September 2013
Gia Nicolaides
JOHANNESBURG –
Eyewitness News has conducted an experiment proving that the powder found
inside plasma television screens cannot be used to manufacture drugs. […]