South Africa is facing a wave of extortion syndicates that have infiltrated nearly every sector of its economy.

He said that the South African construction ... In order to achieve these construction goals, government needs a holistic response to the construction mafia and their disruptions, he said.

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South Africa’s economy is basically getting strong-armed by mafia-style extortion syndicates that have wormed their way into ...

By: Lionel van Tonder - Director & Aaqilah Nagdee, Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel It is understandably popular public ...

South Africa’s construction sector contributes ... but its progress has been significantly derailed by criminal groups. These “construction mafia” groups use tactics such as extortion ...

Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson said he would not be pressured by false reports, political collusion, ...

blackmail and other activities of the construction mafia will be more severe than is currently the case with South Africa’s laws related to these offences. A historic partnership agreement to ...

These men are known as the “PayPal mafia” due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa ...