Journalists, broadcasters, police and government spokespeople, social media users and local residents shared tales online and in print of the plasma gangs’ frightening exploits.
Depending on which story one heard, the gangs were either nyaope addicts themselves or professional dealers of the drug.in South African cities. It is extremely destructive and the subject of a large body of urban mythology.
The powder contained in these devices is magnesium oxide, a small amount of which coats the display electrodes in a thin layer. It illustrates the way in which certain South Africans develop and transmit stories and rumours that helped them to make sense of the world they live in.
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